News Release
| Release Number: | 98-056 |
| Dated: | 7/10/1998 |
| Contact: | Public Affairs Office, 503-808-4510 |
Portland, Ore. -- - The public is invited - and we hope you'll want to tell your audience and cover -- the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers "Day of Celebration" at Bonneville Lock and Dam on the Columbia River 40 miles east of Portland tomorrow, July 11, 1998.
The men and women of the Corps are celebrating 60 years of service to the United States and the Northwest, and rededicating themselves and the Bonneville project to continued service in the 21st century. Bonneville Lock and Dam officially began operation on July 9, 1938.
The schedule of events, times and locations is attached. If you plan to cover the event and need assistance, please call today between 1 and 4 p.m.: Dawn Edwards, (503) 808-4510. Interviews with specific retirees also can be arranged at your request. If no special assistance is needed, simply come and mingle with the crowd.
If you would like to use historic photographs to accompany your report on the event, they can be pulled off the Internet by accessing: http://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/im/v/historic.htm These photographs include construction photos, a shot of construction crews perched on a turbine, and President Franklin Delano Roosevelt at the Sept. 28, 1938, dedication of the Bonneville project, plus one of the Columbia River as it appeared in 1928.
If you have any questions after reading the attached schedule, or if we can be of help to you, please call the number above. Bonneville Dam 60th Anniversary Celebration Schedule of Events, Times and Locations July 11, 1998 10 am-5 pm Tour Steam Sternwheeler Portland -Bradford Island Sternwheeler Dock Exhibits and historic photographs - Administration Bldg. Antique cars and boats - Robins Island Military equipment display & food booths -Bradford Island Visitor Center parking area Films -Bradford Island Visitor Center 1-4 pm Free Concert - Swingline Cubs -Bradford Island Visitor Center 2-3 pm Free Concert-Whiskey Flats-Robins Island picnic shelter 2:30-3 pm Antique plane fly-over - Planes from the 20's, 30's, 40's from Pearson's Airpark, Vancouver, and Washougal-Camas Airpark 4 pm Judging and Awards of Antique Cars -Robins Island picnic shelter 12:30 & 4 pm Photographs taken of retired and former Bonneville employees - Bradford Island Visitor Center Bring the family and picnic at Bonneville until 8 p.m.