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Wildlife Safari and More

  • Start date: 05/09/2024

  • Start time: 8:00 AM

Description:

Spring is here and so is our first Obsidian bus trip. Sign up now to visit the recently renovated Creswell Historic Schoolhouse, Wildlife Safari, and the Douglas County Museum. Our own Verlean McCoy, Obsidian and chair of the Creswell Heritage Foundation, will tell us about the seven-year, $365,000 effort to save, restore, and transform an 1875 schoolhouse, church, clubhouse, and finally a library, into a community center. The restoration is remarkable; just in time for the 150th anniversary of the schoolhouse next year.
After coffee and pastry across the street at the Creswell Bakery (on your own), we head down I-5 to Winston. If you have not visited Wildlife Safari before, you are in for a treat. This 600-acre animal park features over 500 animals from around the world, roaming freely as though in the wild. Our 56-passenger motor coach will provide views from on high as we slowly drive the 4.5 mile loop, with our onboard safari guide narrating. After lunch, we switch seats to the other side of the bus and go through the park a second time. Bring your lunch or purchase burgers, sandwiches, and salads ($10 to $17.75) at the Safari Grill. Explore animal exhibits, a petting zoo, gift shop, and artwork in the Safari Village.
We head next to the Douglas County Museum. You could spend a day exploring the Smithsonian-quality exhibits in this gem of a museum. We will have about one and a half hours to take in the train depot, loggers bunkhouse, Oregon Trail exhibit, David Douglas Natural History Area, and much more. Did you know that a 1959 explosion of a dynamite truck leveled eight city blocks in Roseburg? There is something for all, and a gift shop to boot.
Cost is $80 for members and $83 for nonmembers. We board the bus at 7:45 a.m. at Valley River Center, west of Regal Cinemas and next to the bike path and river. The bus departs at 8:00 a.m. Our expected return is around 5:00 p.m. Bring a water bottle. Optional: a snack, binoculars, a lunch, or lunch money. Make payment to "Obsidians Bus Trips" and send to Judy Garwood, 4145 East Amazon Drive, Eugene, OR 97405. You can contact Judy at 541-683-5539. Payment is due before April 29. Please join us for an exciting and informative day. Limited to 40 persons.

Photo by: Pat Soussan

  • Event Leader: Northrop Jim

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  • Season: 2024

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  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Water bottle. Optional: snack, binoculars, money for morning coffee break at Creswell Bakery; sack lunch or money for lunch.

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  • Member Fees: 80

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  • Non-Member Fees: 83

  • Committee: Bus Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

Twenty-four members and six nonmembers enjoyed bright sunshine and warm temperatures on a bus trip to the historic Creswell Schoolhouse, Wildlife Safari in Winston, and the Douglas County Museum in Roseburg. Obsidian Verlean McCoy greeted us at the Creswell Schoolhouse with coffee and pastries from the Creswell Bakery across the street. Verlean explained the years-long effort to transform a dilapidated building into a light-filled community center. At Wildlife Safari our guide Denise provided an informative and entertaining tour of the wildlife of Africa, Asia, and North and South America. After lunch at the Safari Village, we finished the day with a walk back through time at the Douglas County Museum. Kudos to our bus driver Danele for maneuvering our motor coach through the gates of the lion, bear, and tiger enclosures with just inches to spare.

Members & Guests signed-up & waitlisted

  • Number of spots on trip: 40
  • Number of spots available: 7
No. Status Full name Phone Transportation Needed? Trip Fee # Can Take?
1 Signed-Up Northrop, Jim 5413433426 N 80
2 Signed-Up Garwood, Judy 541-683-5539 N 80
3 Signed-Up Adamcyk, Judy 541-302-8160 N 80
4 Signed-Up Adamcyk, Thomas 541-302-8160 N 80
5 Signed-Up Emlen, Clara 541-746-2181 N 80
6 Signed-Up Frank, Nikki 541-954-3050 N 80
7 Signed-Up Reich, Ginny 541-686-8188 N 80
8 Signed-Up Duncan, Sharon 541-343-8079 N 80
9 Signed-Up Frank, Nikki 541-954-3050 N 80
10 Signed-Up Hopkins, Yuan 541-484-4269 N 80
11 Signed-Up Beard, Barbara 541-994-2337 N 80
12 Signed-Up Beard, Paul 541-994-2337 N 80
13 Signed-Up Beard, Paula 541-968-0013 N 80
14 Signed-Up Payne, Don 541-452-3617 N 80
15 Signed-Up Gadomski, Sharon 541-896-0936 N 83
16 Signed-Up Hovis, Scott 541-731-3412 N 80
17 Signed-Up Eastwood, Rebecca 541-556-3150 N 80
18 Signed-Up Baldwin, Mari 541-206-9251 N 80
19 Signed-Up Cleall, Patricia 941-780-0583 N 83
20 Signed-Up Claypool, Marcia 541-736-3896 N 80
21 Signed-Up Iredale, Gwyneth 541-505-0055 N 80
22 Signed-Up McIvor, Andrew 503-475-3039 N 80
23 Signed-Up Hawkins, David 541-505-0119 N 80
24 Signed-Up Martz, Helen 541-345-6229 N 80
25 Signed-Up Repp, Diane 808-960-9591 N 80
26 Signed-Up Curtis, Alan 541-345-2571 N 80
27 Signed-Up Dunlap, Larry 541-337-0785 N 80
28 Signed-Up Soussan, Pat 541-653-7997 N 80
29 Signed-Up Jacobsen, Janet 541-206-1251 N 80
30 Signed-Up Whitley, Robin 707-357-7109 N 80
31 Signed-Up Whitley, Jean 720-827-8788 N 83
32 Signed-Up Risque, Robin 541-228-2525 N 80
33 Signed-Up Lacerta, Gisele — N 83

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