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Page 14 The INDEPENDENT, September 21, 2006 Oregon Zoo set to celebrate 9th annual World Animal Festival Many people may not realize how animals inspire reverence or fear in cultures throughout the world. During the Oregon Zoo’s ninth annual World Ani- mal Festival, presented by Weyerhaeuser Company Foun- dation, visitors discover how animals influence different cul- tures, beliefs, and customs. World Animal Festival is slated September 30-October 1 and October 7-8, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., daily. The multi-cultural festival features local cultural groups presenting their versions of an- imal folklore, arts and crafts, African and Native American storytelling, performance art, and live music on the zoo’s concert stage and in the entry plaza. Activity areas found through- out the zoo feature games, ed- ucational activities and take- home crafts such as Ukrainian egg decorating (first weekend only), Middle Eastern mosaics, Native American bracelet bead- ing, and animal mask making. Visitors watch as sea otters, Human Rights Council starting up Vision Action Network (VAN) has announced organization of a new Human Rights Council of Washington County. The first meeting of the all-volunteer Council will be in mid-October. Carlos Perez, deputy super- intendent for Hillsboro School District and a member of VAN’s Board of Directors, will serve as the Council’s first chair. Twenty community members have been invited to serve on the initial Council, which will be housed temporarily at the Vi- sion Action Network. Members will determine the scope of work, nominate new members, and search for funding and a permanent home. Over the past decade, Banks Dance Academy cougars, warty pigs, ocelots, and African birds receive en- richment treats, and learn about what is threatening the animals’ survival. “World Animal Festival showcases animals and the cultures they influence,” says Krista Swan, Oregon Zoo event coordinator. For several Pacific North- west Native American tribes, the sea otter represents loyal friendship, while the salmon is seen as a provider, according to Swan. For the San Bushmen of southern Africa, they revere giraffes and hippos as “rain an- imals.” In India, the Asian ele- phant appears in the Hindu in- carnation of the four-armed god Ganesh, lord of wisdom, intelli- gence, and education. Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation has supported World Animal Festival since its inception in 1998. “We’re longtime supporters of the festival because it fits well with our vision and our commitment to conservation, sustainability and diversity,” said Nancy Arend, vice presi- dent for Weyerhaeuser’s hard- woods and industrial products business and member of the Washington County has seen unprecedented growth and change, both in population and diversity. The Human Rights Council is the result of two years’ work by the Vision Action Network and its community partners to respond to the needs of the growing communi- ty. The non-profit Vision Action Network is an innovative or- ganization dedicated to com- munity-based problem solving in Washington County. It was created in 2002 based on the premise that there are un- tapped opportunities for collab- orative problem-solving in the community by coming together, rather than working in isolation. • Preschool classes • Beginners thru advanced • Top quality training • After school drop off • On-site store • 3 beautiful studios The professional school in the country Pre-enroll for the year by Sept.30th receive a free dance outfit & a 15% discount on all classes. Public comment sought on HUD A five-foot-tall African Saddle-Billed stork flaps its wings at the Oregon Zoo. Photo by Michael Durham,courtesy of Oregon Zoo. S TRASSEL ’ S A UTO R EPAIR & H YDRAULIC H OSES 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 Ye Olde Dingheiser Pub & Restaurant VISA - MC - ATM Access COCKTAILS • BEER • WINE FOOD, KEGS & ICE TO GO Lunch & Dinner Served Daily SUNSET LAUNDRY 11:00 am – Closing CASH PRIZES!! 503-324-0112 Wash…$1.00 Dry…25¢ Ballet • Tap • Jazz/Hip-Hop • Highland New! Community ballroom on Friday night! 180 S. Main St. Banks, Oregon 14175 NW Sellers Rd., Banks, OR 97106 Oregon Zoo Foundation board of trustees. “World Animal Fes- tival celebrates wildlife and dif- ferent cultures, which is some- thing we strive for.” World Animal Festival is free with general zoo admission. In conjunction with World Animal Festival the zoo is cele- brating Sea Otter Awareness Week, which highlights the plight of sea otters and the zoo's hope to bring sea otters back to Oregon. Sea Otter Awareness Week features ma- rine life displays as well as ani- mal and keeper talks. The zoo opens at 9 a.m. dai- ly and is located just off High- way 26. The zoo is also acces- sible by MAX light rail line. Ad- ditional information is available at www. oregonzoo.org or by calling 503-226-1561. BINGO SUNDAYS 5-8 PM All Lottery Games CLOSED MONDAYS 47100 NW Sunset Hwy. Manning • 324-4848 Oregon Housing and Com- munity Services (OHCS) seeks public comment on the draft 2007 Action Plan relating to the use of funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Public comment will be taken through October 13. OHSC and Oregon Eco- nomic Community and Eco- nomic Development Depart- ment (OECDD) will jointly sub- mit an action plan to HUD for a variety of housing and commu- nity development activities. De- scriptions of those activities are on the draft 2007 Action Plan. A public hearing will be held at noon on October 12, at OECDD, 775 Summer ST., NE, Salem, in room 201. The draft 2007 Action Plan can be viewed on the web at www.ore gon.gov/OHCS/HD/HRS/CON SPLAN/AnnualActionPlan/Draf tAnnualActionPlan07.doc. OHCS is the State’s housing finance agency and community services program administra- tor. The Department provides financial and program support to create and preserve oppor- tunities for quality, affordable housing for Oregonians of low- er and moderate income and administers federal and state antipoverty, homeless, energy assistance and community service programs. For more in- formation, go to www.ohcs.ore gon.gov.
