B y P ete V orbeck
P u b lic W o rk s N e w s
T O W N P R O JE C T S M O V IN G A H E A D
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C o n tracto r B url B rim officials p lan to have all o f th e T o w n ’ s w ater users co n n ected to th e n ew w ater fY 5 ^ ™
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sidew alk rep air is u n d erw ay an d w eath er p erm ittin g , m o st o f th e w o rk w ill m o v e to w ard co m p etio n in p •
co n stru ctio n o f th e w ater system reserv o ir tan k has n o t y et been set. P u b lic W o rk s is p u sh in g o r w o r to eg in
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P u b lic W orks has been w o rk in g o n a co u p le o f projects o f its o w n . T h e p relim in ary p lan s fo r p av in g
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G rade S chool are finished. T h e p lan includes sidew alks w hich, hopefully, w ill ease th e co n flict b etw een cars an d lad s w h en scnooi is
session. T h e o th er p ro ject w ill p u t th e T o w n P ark o u t o f co m m issio n fo r aw hile. Im p ro v em en ts w ill in clu d e in stallin g * sp ™ * 1
system , h au lin g fill d irt fo r leveling th e g ro u n d s an d grass seeding th e en tire p ark . P lans are to b eg in w o rk in A p ril. P u b lic W or <s
D irecto r T o m H ayes hopes to g et so m e v o lu n teer help fro m individuals o r in terested g ro u p s to w o rk o n th e p ro ject.
ODDS AND ENDS
an d th e b eat g o es o n . .. th e F alls P ark v iew in g stru cture w as recen tly vandalized, ag ain , an d , o n e m o re tim e T erry S chultz to o k
it u p o n h im self to p ro v id e th e m aterials an d rep air th e dam age. T H A N K S T E R R Y .
A few th o u g h t ab o u t th e T o w n ’ s n ew w ater system . T h e co st o f th e p ro ject is 1.6 m illio n d o llars, h alf p aid b y g ran t m oney and
h alf p aid b y lo an m o n ey . R ep ay m en t o f th e lo an m o n ey begins July 1, 2 0 0 1 . T h e T o w n ’ s y early p ay m en t is ab o u t $ 4 6 ,0 0 0 . T hat ’ s
$ 4 6 ,0 0 0 every year fo r th e n ex t 4 0 years! T h ere are lots o f nice th in g s ab o u t living in a sm all co m m u n ity , b u t co m in g u p w ith th e
m o n ey to p ay fo r th e h ig h co st o f p resen t-d ay co n stru ctio n is n o t o n e o f th em . S m all co m m un ities th ro u g h -o u t A m erica are
experiencing sim ilar eco n o m ic stress. T rad itio n al sm all fam ily farm ers an d ran ch ers are also h av in g p ro b lem s m ak in g a g o o f it. T he
w o rld o f S M A L L is b ein g p u sh ed aside b y th e w o rld o f B IG . T h e challenge to any an d ev ery th in g sm all is to create w ays to becom e
econom ically valuable an d self-sufficient. T h e co m m u n ity o f B u tte F alls has w o rk to d o .
R A N G E R D IS T R IC T N E W S
by Janice Schultz
T h ere is n o t a lo t o f new s fo r A pril, since
th e sn o w level w ill n o t allow m u ch access to
th e w oods. A p ril is k in d o f an in b etw een
m o n th , w ith people v en tu rin g o u t after a few
h o t days to see if they can g et a little fu rth er,
only to have a sudden sn o w sto rm trap th em
indoors again.
F arew ell B end S n o w P lay area is closed,
(o r it w ill be so o n ) d u e to insufficient snow l
fo llo w in g cam p g ro u nd s: F o r B u tte F alls,
Im n ah a is th e o n ly ad d itio n al fee area, fo r
P ro sp ect ad d M ill C reek, R iv er B rid g e, an d
N atu ral B ridge.
I w an t to talk ab o u t th e n ew R eg io n al
F o rest P ass co m in g o u t o n M ay 1, 2 0 0 0 .
T h e pass w as d ev elo p ed to m ak e it sim p ler
fo r th e p u b lic to u se th e N atio n al F o rest.
O rigin ally w e w ere p artn erin g w ith th e
N atio n alP ark s S ystem , an d d ev elo p in g a pass
m ed or J b o th lan J>
C ° nC ept
C rater L ak e is n o t
I d o n ’ t k n o w if they w ill o p en it again if w e d id n o t w o rk o u t.
g et a b ig sto rm at th at elevation, b u t y o u can accessible w ith this pass, an d is d o in g its o w n
call th e statio n at 8 6 5 -2 7 0 0 if y o u are th in g . N o w o rk y et o n w h at th at is exacdy.
th in k in g o f g o in g to play. 1 0 0 0 S prings T h e R- e g i oria l F o rest P ass is g o o d o n all
S now m obile P ark w ill b e o p en u n til M arch p articip atin g forests in O reg o n an d
req u ired . T h e co st is $ 3 0 fo r an an n u al pass
o r $ 5 fo r a day pass, an d G o ld en A ge o r
G o ld en A ccess C ard s w ill ap p ly h ere fo r a
5 0 % d isco u n t.
If y o u already have a 1 9 9 9
T rail H ead P ass, it w ill b e h o n o red u n til th e
n ew pass arrives. T h is is all I k n o w at th e
m o m en t, b u t I w ill k eep y o u p o sted as th in g s
develop. H av e a H ap p y E aster an d a safe
S p rin g fro m th e B u tte F alls R an g er D istrict.
E X T E N S IO N E X C E R P T S
by L ois H am ann
Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at 20 or
80. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The
3 1 , an d th en w ill b e evaluated every tw o W ash in g to n , at sites w h ere a sig n directs th at
is 10 ^epyour mind younf. -
this
pass is req u ired . T h is ex p lanatio n m ay
w eeks u n til it is closed fo r th e season.
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W e h op e to have som e o f th e sm aller seem vague, b u t th at is because P m n o t su re
cam p g ro u n d s o p en by m id -to -late A pril, ab o u t w h ich sites are in clu d ed o n o th er
T h ere w ill be a significant change in th e f° rest - O n th e R o g u e R iv er th e sites th at
adm inistration o f som e o f th e cam p g ro u n d s req u ire
this
o p eratin g
season.
S ites
th at
a
R eg io n al
F o rest
P ass
are
w ere p articip atin g trailheads an d day-use areas,
previously free o r d o n atio n w ill n o w req u ire T h ese areas sh o u ld b e w ell sig n ed w ith a clear
a fee. T h ere w ill b e an o n -site pay box at th e m essage letting y o u k n o w if th e pass is
T h e lesson fo r A p ril d eals w ith “Families
motional and Physiological Issues”. T h e d ate
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is
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m m u n ity
at 9 :3 0 am at th e B u tte F alls
H all.
Jo in
th e
E x ten sio n
m em ak ers fo r lifelo n g learn in g . N o dues
reo u ‘ d
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' q u estio n s? C all L o is at 8 6 5 -3 2 2 1 .