The Nenana river is located immediately adjacent to Denali National Park and Preserve and passes by the McKinley Village where the Host had an overnight stay. The river is glacier fed. There was a sign saying that a Grizzly bear had recently been seen immediately by this property. This river and the surrounding territory is both beautiful and dangerous.

Governor's Commission on Senior Services announces

Community and Video Forums to be held throughout Oregon

On May 2, 2006, Governor Kulongoski announced that forums on services to aging Oregonians Public will have a chance to speak out on Oregon's aging population. The Governor's Commission on Senior Services will hold community and video forums in 18 cities throughout the state in May and June to get public input on whether Oregon is ready to deal with big increases in the aging population and long-term care for seniors and people with disabilities. "Within the next decade, 15 percent of Oregon's total population will be over the age of 65, compared with 12 percent just last year," the Governor said. "By 2025 that number will grow to nearly 20 percent-that's one person in every five." . . . Commission chairman, John Helm, of Scappoose said there's no question about whether Oregon's population is aging. . . . Armed with this information, participants will offer their opinions about the future of publicly provided services for seniors and people with disabilities. At the same time, civic leaders and government officials will hear firsthand about population changes in their communities and what must happen in such areas as housing, transportation and public accommodation. . . ."

Here is a list of the forums.

All forums begin at 9:00 a.m. and end at noon, unless otherwise noted)

• Newport on May 24 at the Visual Arts Center, 777 N.W. Beach Dr.
• Eugene on May 25 at Valley River Inn, 1000 Valley River Way.
• Hillsboro on June 1 at the Hillsboro Civic Auditorium, 150 East Main.
• Oregon City on June 1 at Gregory Forum, Clackamas Community College, 19600 S. Molalla Ave. (Note: Time is 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.)
• Pendleton on June 6 at the Pendleton Convention Center, 1601 Westgate.
• Portland on June 7 at Multnomah County Board Room, 501 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd.
• Medford on June 13 at the Smullin Center, Rogue Valley Medical Center, 2825 E. Barnett Rd.
• Bend on June 21 at the County Building Conference Room, 1300 N.W. Wall St.
• Salem/Keizer on June 22 at the DHS Conference Room, 3420 Cherry Ave. N.E., Keizer. (Note: Time is 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.)

Video Forums On May 31 from 9 a.m. to noon in:

• Astoria at the Department of Human Services, 450 Marine Dr.
• Burns at Harney Behavioral Health, 348 West Adams.
• La Grande at the Seniors and People with Disabilities office, 1607 Gekeler Lane.
• Ontario at Lifeways, Inc. 702 Sunset Dr.
• The Dalles at Greater Oregon Behavioral Health, 400 East Scenic Dr.
• Video Forums on June 27 from 9 a.m. to noon in:
• Coos Bay at the Newmark Center, Southwestern Oregon Community College, 2110 Newmark Ave.
• Gold Beach at the Department of Human Services, 94145 W. 5th Place.
• Portland at the Department of Human Services, 30 N. Webster, Suite A.
• Redmond at the Department of Human Services, 1135 S.W. Highland Ave. Roseburg at the Department of Human Services, 1937 W. Harvard Blvd.

All requests for reasonable accommodations need to be made five days in advance by calling 1.800.358.3117 (V/TTY). Contacts: Lonn Hoklin (503-378-6169) Anna Richter Taylor (503-378-6496) Tom Towslee, Oregon DHS (503-947-5207)