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3 Public Works Maintenance and Parks & Open Space News May 2004 <br /> "THE YARD" FROMA CHILD'S and watch the flashing lights." --Cole Morris, age 8 (Kristi <br /> PERSPECTIVE... Hayden's son) <br /> ##t~ <br /> "My daughter, Anna Duckett (age 7), loved driving the " s; E". = <br /> street sweeper, eating candy from people's desk, and sitting - r <br /> in a real conference room, like she has seen on T.V." (Scott ~ <br /> JD~~..j~uckett) ~ <br /> tYtY# iµ <br /> " <br /> "I liked it. I would like to come back again." -Jacob ~ '~"~r:;. <br /> Spangler, age 9 (Carla and Mike Spangler's son) Note: Jacob ~ y~. p~~,~~ ~3" ~ <br /> turned 9 on "Take your Kid to Work Day." t ~ <br /> xc~ , ~ " <br /> _ w <br /> ~r~~ <br /> ~~x <br /> ~ ~ shy'' ~Ay"_ <br /> ~ 4 -tee,-.. ~ try' i~ N- ~ ~ ~ _ <br /> r _ <br /> ~ Paul Fager's daughter, Emma, age 9 <br /> t~ <br /> s~ <br /> ~ , "I woke up in the morning very early (at 6 o'clock) because we <br /> s!~tx ~ ~ had to be at the yard for the wetlands tour. First we met Paul, <br /> Jamie and Matt. They seemed like nice fellows. We waited for <br /> r ~ " ` ~ I Cole and then went out to plant grass in the wetlands. On the <br /> f~ way, we figured out that Jamie liked Mountain Dew and Peter <br /> liked Siena Mist. At the grass, Peter got stuck in the mud for 15 <br /> ~ t;: <br /> ~ minutes and Jamie wouldn't help him!! <br /> Jacob Spangler <br /> We dug holes deep enough for the plant and planted the grass. <br /> After we were done, we were so muddy that we went to a <br /> nearby stream to clean off our boots and shovels. Peter got <br /> _ K. ! ~ . z ~ stuck in the stream too! ! _ <br /> - ~ ~ ~ <br /> r _ « Then we went over to the store and Jamie and Matt looked at a <br /> a. i ,,r ~ <br /> horse carrier and it was $800 and Jamie and Matt thought it was <br /> a~~~~f ; a rip-off. Then we got into the truck and went out to look for <br /> y 'f. ~ I ~ ~ elk, but a beer bottle was the only'wildlife' I saw (except for <br /> ~ ~ ~ ~ trees). <br /> ~ It M <br /> c. <br /> w 1' ~ ~ <br /> - : ~ We tried to build a fence but the grass was too fun and we made <br /> ~ ti amaze in the grass because it was 3 '/Z feet tall! Paul called my <br /> " - mom and we had to go back to the yard. <br /> ` £ <br /> u~ Then we edited Eugene Outdoors! After that we went out to <br /> ~i ~ , r, a a ' <br /> lunch and I had a cinnamon roll and French toast and a soda. <br /> <br /> ~ ' " 'A t~.~~ <br /> =u~:: We went back to mom's office and updated the website. I went <br /> Caitlyn Jobanek, Age 9, with Rocky Paakaula with Rocky on the street sweeper and rode around. I had to <br /> leave early but my mom and brother got to go to a meeting." <br /> Caitlyn Jobanek said that it was really cool to spend time at -Paul Picado-Curtis, age 10 (Therese Picado's son) <br /> work with her dad, Tony. She especially liked her time <br /> riding in the sweeper with Rocky. <br /> Ready to Rumble! <br /> By Peter Picado-Curtis, age 11 (Therese Picado's son) <br /> "I really enjoyed the wetlands because we put up posts. I Chapter 1: Rumble! <br /> liked crawling around like a tiger and playing with Peter and I started the day to the usual fog horn wake-up call just one and <br /> Paul. I got to ride in a fire engine, sit on a police motorcycle, a half hours earlier than usual! I sprang up, eager to start the <br /> <br />