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71 °F Forecast | Road Cams Sunday, September 12, 2004 Today's News | Classifieds | Autos | Homes | Jobs | Tempo | Health | Community | Home Delivery SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics Tempo AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map SPECIAL SECTIONS Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Prime Times Wellness Connection Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Wedding Guide Rogue Valley's Finest EXTRA Newspaper in Education Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People MARKETPLACE Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Classifieds Place an ad eSouthernOregon Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar CUSTOMER SERVICE Frequent Questions Advertising Information Home Delivery Employment Contact Us Media Kit Network Affiliate Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Email Story to a Friend June 5, 2004 Dedication events will be held today for Scenic Byway By BUFFY POLLOCK for the Mail Tribune After 14 years in the making and a two-year delay in its celebration, the Rogue-Umpqua Scenic Byway officially will be dedicated today with events in Gold Hill and Shady Cove. The 172-mile loop trail that reaches north to Diamond Lake and west to Roseburg was designated in June 2002 as a National Scenic Byway by the Federal Highway Administration. Scenic Byway coordinator Christina Lilienthal of the Umpqua National Forest said the dedication was planned in 2002 but put off because of the devastating wildfire season that year. Lilienthal said local communities are planning a full day’s worth of activities to celebrate, ranging from quilt shows and free rafting to wild animal displays, rock painting contests and interpretive hikes. Events celebrating both the dedication and coinciding National Trails Day are planned in Gold Hill, Shady Cove, Trail, Lost Creek, Prospect, Union Creek, Diamond Lake, Steamboat, Glide and Roseburg. Advertisement "This is the culmination of 14 years worth of support and dedicated effort in developing the Scenic Byway," Lilienthal said. "Part of the reason for the celebration is to help raise awareness in general, now that the Scenic Byway is a national destination, and we’re billing it as a place for world-class recreational adventure, because our best front line is the people who live in the area." In Gold Hill, festivities begin at 7:30 a.m. at the Sports Park with an Audubon Society Bird Walk, followed by a Gold Dust Run at 8 a.m. and an Interpretive Plant Walk at 8:30 a.m. A complimentary continental breakfast will be provided from 8:30 to 10 a.m. by members of the Gold Hill Grange. Activities will continue throughout the day, including live music, food, the Raging River Rock Art contest, educational exhibits, interpretive talks, water sports demonstrations and rafting rides by Klamath River Adventures. The dedication and ribbon-cutting for the Upper Rogue portion of the byway will take place from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the sports park, and a philatelic station will be set up from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. offering a postal cancellation marking the event. Elsewhere, the Gold Hill Historical Museum will open from noon to 4 p.m. and an art exhibit by the Southern Oregon Society of Artists will take place at the Del Rio Vineyards from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Also planned: guided interpretive hikes from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Table Rocks; an artisans’ market from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. near Two Pines in Shady Cove; and a recognition ceremony for the Shady Cove Bridge at 1 p.m. The Trail Creek Tavern Museum will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and tours of Lost Creek Reservoir’s William L. Jess Dam Power House, which has been closed to the public since the 9/11 attacks, will be given on a limited basis beginning at 3 p.m. A drive to the various communities along the scenic loop will find a slew of other activities, ranging from a Material Girls Quilt Show at the Upper Rogue Grange to free camping at Stewart State Park. "The most important thing is that we are inviting families to come out with their children to participate in these fun events in their communities, see the trails, hike public lands, go camping and just enjoy all the things that the byway has to offer," Lilienthal said. A complete list of activities will be available at the Gold Hill dedication and at the Roseburg Visitors Center. Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright © 1997-2004 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions Website Feedback ADVERTISERS A D V E R T I S E R S SPECIAL SECTIONS Auto Finder Job Finder Home Finder Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Tempo Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Moving to Southern Oregon? Volunteer Opportunities