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The Shedd Institute www.theshedd.org - 541.434.7000 careful stewardship of taxpayers' money and county resources? The hypocrisy here is that Bozievich, along with the other conservative board members who voted lock-step with him, Faye Stewart and Sid Leiken, has squandered county money by embroiling the county in lawsuit, hiring an inept administrator, by costly and unnecessary redistricting/ gerrymandering, and by venturing into costly and ineffi cient privatization of services. In further hypocrisy, the three-term East Lane incumbent, Faye Stewart, has voted for at least six tax increases, including a sales tax, a local income tax, as well as his own pay raise. Lane County needs a clean sweep. Zenia Liebman Junction City HIKING CUMMINS CREEK On a recent Sunday, a group of seven hardy hikers were introduced to the Cummins Creek Wilderness Area, guided by Chandra LeGue of Oregon Wild, a nonprofi t with a mission to protect our natural resources. The hikes Oregon Wild conducts throughout the year have given me the incentive and ability to go where not many people go, and it is such an honor. To be surrounded by nature’s way gives everyone a huge perspective. In Cummins Creek, as we followed an elk trail, we “hiked” over a forest bed that has never been logged. It was physically challenging but spiritually rewarding. We saw many giant Sitka spruce and even measured one we could walk all the way around (most we couldn’t because of dense undergrowth), which was 28 feet in circumference. According to Oregon Wild and lots of scientists, these huge trees store the highest levels of carbon, thereby helping to protect the earth. If increased logging, as proposed by plans in Congress, is allowed on BLM lands in Western Oregon, it will Black Prairie Saturday May 3 Coming to The Shedd (full, updated listing at theshedd.org) 5.2-11 The Jazz Kings: Bésame Mucho 5.7 Laughter and Reflections with Carol Burnett (Hult) 5.9-11 TAC International Film Festival 5.9 Steve Martin & the Steep Canyon Rangers w/ Edie Brickell (Hult) 5.19 Chamber Music Amici: Guy Few 5.23-24 SheSings 2014 5.31 Moombah! Skyscraper Caper 6.11 Chamber Music Amici: Lane County 6.12 Dave Douglas Quintet 6.19-29 MUSICAL: George & Ira Gershwin’s 1926 jazz age farce OH, KAY! 7.1-10 MUSICAL: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 7.1-10 OFAM 2014: Son of Hollywood! 7.15 Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue 10.10 Chris Smither 10.22 Loudon Waingwright III eugeneweekly.com • May 1, 2014 5
