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' ■ State University MONDAY September 18, 2000 STOLEN ART: Several stolen pieces of PARTLY CLOUDY art were finally HIGH:73 i I/JW-52 returned to the Denver www.bgnews.com Art Museum PAGE 6 independent student press VOLUME 90 ISSUE IS Dedication honors veterans By Kimberty Dupps CITY EDITOR A newly plated marker lays in front of the flagpole at the Wood County I listorical Museum. The marker states: In honor of all Wood County Korean Veterans, 2000. The marker was a part of the flagpole dedication on Saturday during Wood County Day. "We are holding this dedica- tion in conjunction with the ">( HI i anniversary of the start of the Korean War," said Joel Davis, president of the Wood County Korean War Veterans Memorial Association. The Korean War began in June 1950 and ended in an armistice in July 1953. The United States never officially declared war. Tom Ualilul. chairman of the committee, said that Korea was more than merely sending troops over to Korea or a ix>licc action taken by the United Photo Provided States. It was a war. Outdoors: Above: Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah was a place that a group ot three students visited on a trip outfitted by the BGSU Outdoor Program. Cutout: Mitch The Korean War is often called Oollery celebrates after hiking seven miles out of the Grand Canyon. Dollery and friends used University camping equipment to backpack in and out of the canyon. Below: the "forgotten war." The com- mittee is trying to raise aware- The sun shines down on Ribbon Falls, a day hike that the three travelers took. This trip was not offered by the outdoor program but was outfitted by it. ness with a three-year project. The flagpole dedication was the kick-off for the campaign. Balduf led the ceremonies, while Davis dedicated the flag. Chaplain Ralph Clink led the veterans and members of the public in attendance in prayer, UERING THE as well as the benediction. Those who s|>oke at the cere- mony emphasized the impor- tance of the work of the Korean Veterans in Korea. "May everyone who visits here for many years to come remem- ber the sacrifices our Korean Veterans made to keep this a free nation," Davis said in his dedi- caiton. U. outdoors program offers experience Members of die Northwest Ohio chapter of the Korc;in War By Stetanie Sizemore preservation, care and wide use of The BCiSU Outdoor Program has Veterans Association hung the UINAG.HG EDITOR the natural environment several'trips and programs planned flag, which was given by This fall, the University Outdoor • an awareness and understanding this fall. Some of them include: Congresswornan Marcy Kaptur. Program started its second year of of the inter-relatedness of all nature, • Sandusky River canoe trip A representative from her office existence and is giving students an including human beings • Oak Openings backpacking chal- presented the flag at the ceremo- opportunity to participate and devel- • an understanding and apprecia- lenge ny. op skills in outdoor recreational tion of man's heritage of outdoor liv- •Vertical reality: Climbing and pro- The ceremony was the second activities. ing, skills and pursuits pelling presentation of the committee. Bryan Cavins. assistant director for • good outdoor citizenship • Biking and hiking on Slippery The first presentation was held the outdoor program, has headed the • good physical and mental health Kim Trail in 1994 the dedication of a program since it began and feels that • resourcefulness, self-reliance and • Tall break backpacking adventure memorial for the 16 Wood outdoor recreation trips and activi- adaptability trip County residents diat lost their ties offer students a number of bene- Cavins said students participate in • Gaulcy Whitewater rafting lives in Korea at the Wood fits. these programs for several reasons. overnight trip County Courthouse. "I find that Outdoor Recreation "Many students want to partici- • Mohican horseback riding and The monument will be reded- opportunities and vacations can pate in outdoor activities to see nat- hiking trip icated as a part of die diree-year have a profound effect on all areas of ural beauty and tranquility, as well as • Mountain biking trip commemorative project. human development and abilities," develop self-reliance and group fel- Cavins is also planning several According to Balduf, there will Cavins said. lowship," he said. "The outdoor pro- workshops on topics ranging from a be a number of activities each Cavins said objectives of outdoor gram is designed to provide the backpacking trip planning workshop year to remember the Korean recreation developed in 1954 by the University community widi instruc- to a winter camping and snowshoe- War. Athletic Institute still hold true today. tion and experiences with the natural ing workshop. "We will be producing a his- Outdoor recreation often develops: world through adventurous human- torical record over the next year. • a sense of responsibility for the powered activities." PROGRAM,PAGE 2 MEMORIAL, PAGE 2 WOOD Hurricane hits coast T By Pat Leisner ■p // ASSOCIAHO PRESS WHITES G0UNTY TAMPA, Pla. — Heavy rain began falling along die Cult Coast DAY on Saturday as I lurricaiie Gordon bore down on central Dorida. The storm had deluged Cuba with up to 10 inches of rain before reach- ing hurricane strength with 75 mph winds Saturday. Gordon was expected to strike land between Port Myers and the Panhandle sometime late Sunday. Amylo L Broun BG News But its unpredictability and direc- tion changes left forecasters urg- Old-fashioned ideas: (above) Kalhy Valentine of Whitehouse, ing all coastal areas from Florida shows kids how to make candles Saturday at the Wood County to Alabama to closely monitor its Associated Press Photo Historical Center. Her event was one of many exhibiting the life of progress. people who lived over a century ago. Storytellers, musicians and Civil I li 11 ii I, i Gov. leb Bush put emer- Seawall: Jill Freed and Bill Otte watch waves crash over the seawall War re-enactors all participated in this annual event, (right) Jackie gency response teams on standby along Lido Key in Sarasota, Fla., Sunday, Sept. 17, 2000. Frazier of Woodville demonstrates tatting. Saturday, and in some counties, anticipate a storm surge. does," said (Tiris Robbing, a mete- disaster officials recommended "It's gonna be a nuisance, orologist at the National voluntary evacuation of barrier bringing a lot of rain, possible I lurricane Center in Miami. islands and areas prone to flood- flooding along the Gulf Coast with ing. Coastal areas were told to stonn surge mid possible torna- HURRICANE. PAGE 2 I 2 Monday. September 18.2000 BG NEWS' Plan to Hurricane Gordon blasts cost causing havoc remeber HURRICANE, FROM PAGE 1 Phillips of Clearwater bought 15 about 235 miles southwest of Canaveral and into its hangar. southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia. 50-pound bags of potting soil to Tampa and moving north-north- Discovery is scheduled to blast Saturday evening with sustained The center's tropical storm use as sandbags. Both live in low east at about 12 mph. a slight shift off Oct. 5 on a space station con- winds of 70 mph and was expect Korean War warning Saturday covered a 210- lying areas and said t hey planned to the north from earlier in the struction mission. ed to pass near eastern mile stretch from Bonita Beach, to barricade their front doorways day when the storm was headed A Sunday baseball game Newfoundland on Sunday. MEMORIAE. FROM PAGE 1 just south of Fort Myers, to the with the potting soil to keep flood northeasterly. between Oakland and Tampa Rip currents associated with We want to know what hap- ■' Suwannee River, about 100 miles water out. Two to five inches of rain were was also postponed as a precau- Florence were blamed for at least pened to you (Korean War. north of Tampa. Richard Lehfeldt recently expected to fall across parts of tion. three surf deaths Tuesday in A hurricane watch was issued moved to Tampa from New York South Florida and the Keys on In addition to Gordon's rainfall Veterans) or what didn't happen North Carolina. to you in Korea," Balduf said.. for a 400-mile stretch from Bonita City and wasn't sure what to Saturday. in Cuba early Saturday, the storm Near its center, Florence still Beach to the Panhandle town of "There is no one piece of histo- expect. He bought plastic weath- Disaster officials in Hemando, pounded Mexico's Yucatan packed hurricane force winds of Apalachicola. The watch means a Manatee and Pinellas counties ry that we do not want to erproofing to cover windows of Peninsula on Friday, causing 80 mph but some weakening was storm with winds of 74 mph or his house, duct tape, batteries told residents who wanted to street flooding in the resort city of record.'' forecast in the next day and the greater could hit within the next and flashlights —just in case.