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Page 14 The INDEPENDENT, April 6, 2006 Tillamook Forest Center now open The new Tillamook Forest Center visitor and educational facility opened its doors for the first time Saturday, April 1, on the first day of Oregon Arbor Week. This will be visitors’ first chance to enjoy the Center’s 40-foot tall replica of a fire look- out tower and walk across the dramatic 250-foot-long pedes- trian suspension bridge across the Wilson River. Center visitors can also ex- plore the past, present and fu- ture of the Tillamook State For- est through artifacts, personal stories, photos, film, exhibits, games, hands-on models, computer simulations, inter- preter-led programs and other innovative media. Outdoors, the forest comes alive through salmon watching viewpoints Oak Village Laundromat and a network of interpretive trails. Admission to the Center is free. During the winter off-sea- son (October – April), the Cen- ter is open from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Wednesday – Sun- day (closed Monday and Tues- day). During summer months (May – September) it will be open seven days a week from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Tillamook Forest Cen- ter, located in a stand of trees planted by schoolchildren in the 1950s, is 50 miles west of Portland on the Wilson River Highway (Oregon 6) in the heart of the former “Tillamook Burn,” which is today’s Tillam- ook State Forest. For more information, maps and directions, go to <www.tilla mookforestcenter.org>. On March 4, members of Boy Scout Troop 581, Cub Pack 581, Adventure Crews 581 and 201 went through the Banks area and collected Goodwill/Goodturn bags that they had left the weekend before. Starting at Schlegel Hall, they collected over 167 bags. The bags were de- posited at the Forest Grove Goodwill collection center. PCC will celebrate Global Green Day starting April 15 4 Jumbo Washers Air-conditioned Easy Access with Ample Parking What in the world is in your food? You can find out with Portland Community College’s inaugural Global Green Day. This event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Satur- day, April 15, in Building 3 at the Rock Creek Campus (17705 N.W. Springville Road). Come celebrate agricultural traditions of peoples from around the world, learn how to support healthy communities, located next to Jim’s Market at the junction of Hwy 47 & Hwy 6 Main Street, Banks ©2005 Curves International find information about locally- grown food and connect with people who like to garden. Activities include a compost- ing demonstration by Ammi Ludwick, Metro’s Worm Lady; seed planting and transplanting demonstration; games and book displays; information ta- bles; and campus eco-tours. Food will be provided by Flam- ing Carrot Catering. Highlights include Linda Hummer, Portland State Uni- versity sociology professor, presenting on “Conventional Agricultural Practices and its Health Consequences” at 11 a.m. in The Forum; a welcome by Preston Pulliams, Portland Community College district president, and Katherine Pers- son, Rock Creek Campus pres- ident, as well as performances by African American Ballet “Seve” Kan at noon in The Fo- rum; and John Gardner, local farmer, will present on commu- nity-supported farming prac- tices at 1:00 p.m. in the Build- ing 2 Town Hall. During the month of April, the Rock Creek Campus will also host a film series in con- junction with Global Green Day. S TRASSEL ’ S A UTO R EPAIR & H YDRAULIC H OSES S AY GOOD - BYE TO YOUR FAT PANTS . Curves introduces the end of dieting as you know it. 2-4-6 S PIRAL W IRE F LANGE H EAD • S UCTION H OSES A DAPTORS - 3/16” TO 2” B ULK O IL P RODUCTS 276 S UNSET , B ANKS 503-324-9808 Introducing the Curves 6 Week Solution. 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