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p.m.totlay. - bulbs along the road near her house. "Daffodil Queen,"and a cry—)of yel-
<br /> Conrad Pfeiffer tau sat the a THOMAS Bono/The Regie vd She planted a few more each year low and orange daffodils w tupon
<br /> pplause he gets after playing Sloi. ..an and urged her neighbors on Ferguson her head.
<br /> folk songs on his accordion during the Junction City Daffodil Festival. Road just northwest of Junction City Turn to DAFFODILS,Page 5C
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<br /> Abby(right)and her four-legged friends(left to right)Essie,Lullaby and Corky,have lots to bark about with a new do NICOLE MwTO/The Register Guam
<br /> g park under way.At rear is Sharon Fridrick.
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<br /> �z �' Alton Baker Park will have a new off-leash space
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<br /> r it d .i BY JEFF WRIGHT heavily used 2-acre fenced area beside the least twice a week,she starts acting like a
<br /> i pd ,� the Register-Guard Abby-and is accus-
<br /> ., e 4* -r:' "-r£ y. Chris Girard knew it was a good omen leashs community devoid
<br /> trees The current off- child,' he said of cu
<br /> t= r ., when heposted a single' Park is devoid of and missing toured to sharing the currentspace with as
<br /> .;i' f "r+ 9 leers he weekeworkanseeking volun- much of its original vegetation because of many x340 other dogs and their wners,
<br /> t ,HT1party — and' heavy use. • - "This time of year,more come from the
<br /> • 3.u. lug �` set more than 40 people showed up. The new
<br /> g +,fy'n ”' 0,.,,,..,A.:,-,,,,-0.,,,), 49, I waspark will have plenty more other parks because they are even worse
<br /> fi p,AI F'° said Girardjust swarmed by dog owners," trees and amenities. But the best feature mudholes,"he said,referring to the city's
<br /> .1,�, -.+41‘,,,,,,,„‘: g parks volunteer coor- may be the city's plan to cross-fence the two other off-leash areas at Amazon Park
<br /> TM dinator. "I figured we. had at least five bow-tie-shaped park so that half can be put and Wayne Morse Ranch,both on the south.
<br /> ,, .•'',4;,-;;Vhours of work,and we got it all done in into
<br /> pasture rotation while the other half side of town
<br /> rabsorbs the traffic of four-footed visitors. The biggest gripe some dog owners have
<br /> The object of the dog owners'affection is "That's a wonderful, wonderful idea," about the new off-leash park is that it won't
<br /> ;,1 Existing --�New dog a a.new 9-acre off-leash park under construc- said Michael Kostrikin, who owns a red- be.open until late.July or early August.
<br /> dog park 1� pa k tion in a northeast pocket of Alton Baker bone coon hound named Abby."If one area That's because city crews have
<br /> ' Park,just west of the Canoe Canal foot- breaks down,you can move into the other seeded a portion previously used as Astor
<br /> y +p;#a;, m�'.fa y e- bridge near Autzen Stadium and WISTEC. one -
<br /> r a,-e.sigi x c , The space will replace Alton Baker age area,and want to wait until the turf is
<br /> STEPHANIE BARROW Me Register-Guard Park's existing off-leash park,a Spartanleasfr park said he's a rdon't user rf the •
<br /> but off-leash -"If we don't get there at Turn to DOG PARK,Page 6C
<br /> Secrets to his long life: Tree advocates
<br /> early supper, yodeling sanction plan
<br /> By REBECCA NOLAN He proved it with some impres- ' ,.•,*' to remove trees
<br /> The Register-Guard- - - sive yodeling, a rendition of the t'l
<br /> Arnold Duerst likes a good classic song, "You are My Sun-
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<br /> routine. shine,"and a revue of tunes on his UT THE WORDS"tree cutting"and
<br /> He lived on the same road in harmonica."No one else is playing c.; Broadway"together in a sentence and
<br /> Cottage Grove for more than 80 any music,"lamented Duerst, who - people who've
<br /> years before moving to Eugene in regularly entertains the staff and lived in Eugene for a
<br /> December. other residents with his musical e- while will get the CITY BEAT/
<br /> He watches the television game talents. heebie-jeebies.
<br /> shows "Wheel of Fortune" and Five generations of Duerst's faro- The words remind EUGENE
<br /> "Jeopardy" every evening, then ily were present Saturday,ranging / them of June 1,1997, Diane Dietz
<br /> shuts off the TV. from centenarian Duerst to his _ when the city's
<br /> And he attributes his good great-great-grandson, 3-month-old impassioned tree
<br /> health to eating lunch at noon and Ezra Senters. advocates clashed with police over the removal
<br /> supper at 5 p.m.for more than 100 All told, about 70 relatives fil- -IB of 40 trees to make way for the$29 million
<br /> years. - 'tered in and out of the party to - - Broadway Place complex.
<br /> , "I feel great,"he told relatives enjoy cake, ice cream and a chat ' • • It was a day of bruises and bruised feelings,.
<br /> gathered at Eugene Rehabilitation with Duerst,who's still sharp as a THOMAS BOYD/The Register-Guam] which eventually permeated the city—as police
<br /> and Specialty Care on Saturday to • - Arnold. Duerst kicks off his 104th struggled to control a crowd of protesters,who
<br /> 1 celebrate Duerst's 104th birthday. Turn to BIRTHDAY,Page BC birthday party by playing his harmonica Turn to CITY BEAT,Page 6C
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