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About Eugene weekly. (Eugene, Oregon) 1993-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 23, 2007)
trekking? medical advice for global travelers T HE T RAVEL C LINIC John D. Wilson, M.D. 1200 Hilyard St., Suite S-560 • 343-6028 Start traveling healthy today at www.TravelClinicOregon.com ECOFAIR UPDATE An expanded schedule of the bioregional Cascadia EcoFair (see News Briefs last week) is now available online (suburbanpermaculture.org). The gathering runs Aug. 23-26 at River’s Turn Farm, 10 miles north of Eugene. Dozens of workshops, panel discussions and speakers have been added to the sched- ule in recent weeks, including a Saturday afternoon panel on “Least Favorite City Ordinances.” Property owners in Eugene and elsewhere sometimes clash with local plan- ning departments over unconventional but environmentally friendly design and construction techniques. Registration for the gathering, including food and camping, is on a sliding scale of $45 to $75. For information and last-minute registration, call 345-6822 or email jflan@efn.org “The internet says I can get the car I want at a price I like, but the 3 dealers I called said it’s impossible.” That’s why I called Oregon Roads. Order any new or used vehicle from the agency that delivers. Drive Oregon Roads! BY PAUL NEEVEL 6th & Jefferson, Eugene 683-CARS • 800-944-0227 Kid’s Shoes ALEX BIBICOFF AND GEO BITGOOD During the seven years he lived in a shack he had built in the woods near Florence, Alex Bibicoff sometimes came into town after midnight to pull recyclable materi- al from dumpsters. "It was a foolproof way to make myself feel better," he says. Now a resident of the Rainbow Valley community near Lorane, he began work last year with the Saturday Market set-up crew. "It became apparent that no one else liked to recycle," says Bibicoff, who was pleased to take on the chore. He was joined this year by Geo Bitgood, recently arrived from Arkansas. "I used to come out to visit my grandpa in McKenzie Bridge," she notes. On Saturdays, Bibicoff and Bitgood dig through every bag of trash from the market, separating out compost and recyclables. In June, they achieved a 90 percent diversion rate. Nine bags of garbage per day went to the landfill, as compared to two overflow- ing dumpsters three years ago. In the photo, the two Bs have just finished a seven-hour shift at the Lane County Fair. "I feel drawn to event recycling," says Bibicoff. "It's in line with my ideas of right livelihood." Back-to-School Lane Area Herbicide Spray Schedule SANDALS SHOES CLOGS BOOTS 10 AUGUST 23, 2007 &#SPBEXBZt%PXOUPXO&VHFOFt 48.BEJTPO"WFt%PXOUPXO$PSWBMMJTt .PO4BU4VOtXXXGPPUXJTFDPN • Near Horton in the area of Lake, Swartz and Congdon creeks: Weyerhaeuser Co. — So. Valley (744- 4600) will spray roadsides with herbi- cides starting Aug. 23 (#50909). • Near the Siuslaw River, Farman, Bottle, Doe, Tucker, and Maxwell creeks: Weyerhaeuser Co. — So. Valley (744- 4600) will ground spray 412 acres with herbicides starting Aug. 20 (#50896). Compiled by Jan Wroncy, Forestland Dwellers: 342-8332, www.forestlanddwellers.org
