NEWS BRIEFS
and Friends of the Ridgeline are hosting a
day of activities along the Ridgeline trail
from 9 am to 1 pm Saturday, April 23.
Guided bird walks, bike rides, butte hikes,
ecology strolls, music and snacks will be
provided.
Additionally,
volunteer
opportunities will be available to improve
the trail, clear invasive species and move
gravel. For more information, and to sign
up: lorna.j.baldwin@ci.eugene.or.us
Also on Saturday, the Science Factory in
Eugene will hold an open house and
children’s activities from 10 am to 4 pm at
2300 Leo Harris Pkwy. “The exhibit hall
and seasonal star show will be free, and we
will have recycled seed planters for children
to plant seeds in and take home,” Hilary
Kretchmer, Science Factory’s marketing
manager, explained.
See these events and more in our
Calendar this week. — Heather Cyrus
PENNY POLL
MEASURES
PUBLIC’S
PRIORITIES
Activists gathered at the Eugene
downtown post office on Tax Day, April 18,
to challenge militarism and corporate greed
and to call for the re-ordering of federal
spending priorities from supporting war to
meeting human and environmental needs.
Not as many people were outside the
post office this year since more and more
people now file their tax forms
electronically, but about 100 people were
found who were willing to participate in
the annual “penny poll.” Participants were
handed 10 pennies and asked to deposit
them in jars representing six categories of
federal budget.
Participants budgeted human resources
at 62.5 percent this year, up from 50
percent last year. Physical resources got
21.8 percent compared to 25.5 percent last
year. General government got 6.2 percent,
down from 12 percent last year.
Spending on the military (not including
current wars) was 3.9 percent, up from 2
percent last year; while spending on the
Iraq and Afghan wars was only .2 percent,
even less than last year’s 1.5 percent.
Payments on the national debt came in at
5.4 percent, down from last year’s 9
percent.
“Eugene taxpayers have clearly had it
with the Iraq/Afghanistan wars and want
their elected officials to do more to bring
these wars to an immediate end,” says
Michael Carrigan of CALC, one of the
organizers of the event. “If Eugene residents
ran the federal government things would be
significantly different — their tax dollars
would be funding social and environmental
programs and not endless war. “
Local war tax resisters, who object to
more than half of their federal taxes going to
the military, were given the opportunity to
redirect their “war” taxes to local
organizations. Planned Parenthood, White
Bird Clinic and ShelterCare were on hand to
receive donations through event coordinator
Peg Morton of Taxes For Peace Not War.
Peace activists were joined by activists
from Eugene-Springfield Solidarity
Network-Jobs with Justice and Industrial
Workers of the World who spoke out
against corporate greed and for a more
equitable system of taxation.
WOW GETS
GRANT FOR
DOWNTOWN
The WOW Hall, legendary nonprofit
venue for some of the best music acts that
come through Eugene, has been awarded a
$13,241 city of Eugene Neighborhood
Matching Grant for the West 8th
Collaborative neighborhood improvement
ACTIVIST ALERT
• “Curbing Climate Change, One Bite at a Time” is the topic at City Club
of Eugene at 11:50 am Friday, April 22, at the Hilton Hotel top floor. Speaker
are Dan Armstrong of Mud City Press, Sarah Kleeger of Open Oak Farms, and
Dale Lugenbehl of LCC.
• County Commissioner Pete Sorenson will be hosting an Earth Day
Forum on the Greenhouse Gas Effects of Local Transportation Planning
beginning at 9 am Saturday, April 23, at Campbell Center, 155 High St. in
Eugene. Speakers will include numerous state and local officials, along with
transportation and land use activists.
• Canvassing in south Eugene in support of the temporary income tax
on the May ballot will begin with a gathering at 10 am Saturday, April 23, at
the South Eugene High School cafeteria. The next canvassing day for north
Eugene will be at 10 am Saturday, April 30, at Cascade Middle School, 1525
Echo Hollow Road. To phone, write a letter, endorse, or donate, visit www.
StrongSchoolsEugene.org
• The UO Dance Department is sponsoring a performance of traditional
West African music and dance at 2 pm and 8 pm Saturday, April 23, in the
Dougherty Dance Theatre on campus. The performances will benefit stove
projects in Africa and South America, and is supported by StoveTeam
International. Former members of some of the most prestigious performance
groups in Ghana, including the Ghana Dance Ensemble and Abibigromma, as
well as the UO’s Dance Africa ensemble will participate. Tickets are $20 with
students and seniors at $15.
• The Portland Bus Project is coming to Eugene for a round table chat
starting at 4:15 pm Saturday, April 23, at Sam Bond’s Garage. Topic is public
policy in support of economic innovation. Reps. Nancy Nathanson and Val
Hoyle are expected to join the discussion, which will be followed by a visit to
Arcimoto for the unveiling of its newest prototype. Word on the street is
Nathan Fillion and Jon Huertes of ABC's Castle will be there. RSVP to noah@
busproject.org
• The Eugene Tree Foundation is organizing an Amazon Creek work party
from 10 am to 1 pm Saturday, April 23, at 16th and Friendly. Bring gloves and
boots.
• The local Sierra Club will give a free screening of the film Gasland at 7
pm Thursday, April 28, at the Eugene Garden Club, 1645 High St. The film
looks at hydraulic fracturing methods developed by Halliburton.
project. Working in collaboration with
FOOD for Lane County and Metro
Affordable Housing, the WOW Hall, also
known as the Community Center for the
Performing Arts, proposed the grant in
efforts to better the presentation of its
surrounding environment and make
downtown safer.
“Landscaping, lighting, and (bike)
locks” will be the primary use of the
provided funds, says Michelle Smith,
WOW Hall board treasurer and program
services director of Metropolitan Affordable
Housing Corporation. Smith says that there
is a negative perception of the downtown
area that she and her fellow neighbors and
co-workers are trying to change. “Visual
perception matters, environment affects
attitude. We want to help people who live
here feel safer and encourage more folks to
come down here,” she says.
According to Smith, a great deal of
cooperation with neighborhood watch
groups as well as local crime prevention
specialists aided in the design of the
proposal. The new recipients of the grant
are also hoping that the shift in visual
aesthetic and additional safety measures
will encourage residents and patrons to
lend a hand and be more proactive about
keeping the downtown area cleaner.
— Dante Zuñiga-West
LANE AREA
SPRAY SCHEDULE
• ODOT will begin highway spraying in
District 5 (Lane County) April 18, depending
on weather (see Notices/ODOT/2011). Call
District 5 at 744-8080 or (888) 996-8080
for herbicide application information. ODOT
spraying may have already started in other
parts of Oregon.
• Forestry spraying that was delayed by
rain may happen any time the weather clears
— look at all notices posted this year or call
ODF in Springfield at 726-3588 or in Veneta
at 935-2283.
Compiled by Jan Wroncy, Forestland Dwellers: 342-
8332, www.forestlanddwellers.org
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