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Lane Area Herbicide Spray Schedule • Near Walterville Elementary-Middle School: Oregon Forest Management Services (896-3757) will ground spray 55 acres with Arsenal and Chopper herbicides plus Methylated Seed Oil adjuvant for Weyerhaeuser (741-5211) between July 30 and Sept. 30 (#55805). • Western Helicopter Services (503-538- 9469) will aerially spray 90 acres with Triclopyr Ester, 2,4-D, Sulfometuron, Metsulfuron, Imazapyr and Glyphosate herbicides in Low Pass near Jones Creek tributaries for Plum Creek Timber (336- 6224) between Aug. 15 and Oct. 25 (#50888). Compiled by Jan Wroncy, Forestland Dwellers: 342-8332, www.forestlanddwellers.org BY PAUL NEEVEL JANE AND EVA HAPPY “When I was a kid, there was a farm at the end of the street until I was 9,” says Jane Happy, who grew up in Salem. “We could go play in the field all day long. I was heartbroken when it was developed.” Now a social worker at Sacred Heart, a resident of Eugene’s Friendly Neighborhood and the mother of 10-year-old Eva, Happy has taken an active role this year in the effort to save Madison Meadow, two acres of remnant meadow and orchard. “I was making fairies for Eva’s birthday party fairy hunt,” she says. “I had an inspiration to make them to benefit the park.” Constructed from artificial flow- ers, costume jewelry, and other thrift-store materials, the Happy fairies were a hit for $10 each at the Mount Pisgah Wildflower Show. “I’ve been making two every night ever since,” she reports. “Eva makes one or two. We’ve sold a thousand dol- lars worth at garden tours.” Though the Madison Meadow nonprofit has raised $379,000 since incorporating in 2003, they need another $143,000 by December to save the land from development. Learn more at madisonmeadow.org “The internet says I can get the car I want at a price I like, but the 3 dealers I called said it’s impossible.” That’s why I called Oregon Roads. Order any new or used vehicle from the agency that delivers. Drive Oregon Roads! 6th & Jefferson, Eugene 683-CARS • 800-944-0227 Since the U.S. invasion began on March 20, 2003 (last week’s numbers in parentheses): • 3,676 U.S. troops killed* (3,651) • 26,558 U.S. troops injured* (26,558) • 292 Coalition troops killed* (292) • 414 contractors killed** (414) • 74,927 Iraqi civilians killed*** (74,403) • $449.7 billion cost of war ($445.7 billion) * through Aug. 6, 2007; source: icasualties.org; some figures only updated monthly ** estimate; source: icasualties.org *** highest estimate; source: iraqbodycount.org; based on confirmed media reports; other groups calculate civilian deaths as high as 655,000 HUGE SUMMER SALE!! 2821 Oak St., Eugene • 541-434-0430 • www.knit-shop.com High Country Expeditions Daily rivers trips on the Upper McKenzie and Klamath Rivers. * Trips also available on other great NW Rivers * * 1/ day 2 *$ 45 WEDNESDAYS! McKenzie River Trips • Must mention special at time of booking Come see us at Belknap Hotsprings • Everything you need to know @ www.HighCountryExpeditions.com 888-461-7238 • 541-822- 8288 AUGUST 9, 2007 13
