On Saturday, March 28 at 8:30pm in whatever time zone you are in, millions of people are expected to turn off their lights for an hour to raise awareness for the amount of wasted energy we create every day and the need for better energy use solutions to help reduce the impacts of global warming. The event, called Earth Hour started in Australia two years ago. The goal of organizers is to have a billion people turn off their lights for the hour. Major cities are expected to join in – the Eiffel Tower will go dark to honor the event.

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The Center for Environmental Equity is trying to get the City of Portland’s attention about the danger compact fluorescent light bulbs have on the environment if they are not properly recycled. The Center estimates that 95% of these bulbs get thrown into dumps when they burn out which means all the mercury in them escapes into the ground and the water supply. Not a good place for this neurotoxin to end up. The increase in sales of these bulbs is what has prompted the center to voice its concern to the city – if 95% of the bulbs sold in the last years all go out at the same time, that will be a lot of mercury-bleeding bulbs contaminating the area.

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Many families are looking for inexpensive ways to get out this Spring Break. So many homes have had to tighten their budgets which means cutting out an expensive trip to southern California or a state amusement park. Just because money is tight doesn’t mean you can’t have some fun and memory making spring break adventures. You just have to think about interesting things to do closer to home. Many are touring their local zoos or visiting children theaters this spring break to save money on travel. Those with more energy may want to consider taking the family on a hike at one of the closer in parks.

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April 25 marks the first day of fishing season in the Northwest and the Sandy firefighters want you to start your season out right. Starting April 24 at 5pm, the firefighters will begin serving up pancakes, ham and eggs for 19 hours at the Sandy main fire station. This has been a community tradition since 1960. Proceeds from the fishing season kick-off will go toward scholarships and food baskets for the needy.

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KGW News has just reported that 23-year old Rhonda Casto fell down a 100 foot embankment at Eagle River Trail and died on Monday evening. Casto, who was from Portland, was hiking in the trail located west of Cascade Locks with another man when she is believed to have slipped on the wet trailway that had recently had sleet and hail activity. Police are still investigating the incident. I’ll let readers know more when it comes available.

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