ZOO TO OPEN PAVILION PLAINS OCT. 26
ASHEBORO -Evcn before
Its three white peaks towered
over the treetops or the
magnificent collection of Af
rican animals was gathered to
live within it, the concept of
the African Pavilion at the
North Carolina Zoological
Park was already one-of-a
kind in the zoo world.
"We wanted the Pavilion to
provide visitors with a cross
section of typical African
wildlife inhabitants represen
.tiag the major geographical
and botanical features of the
continent," said Robert L.
Fry, zoo director.
The African Pavtloo to wen
above a tram making a trial
ran along the African Plains
In preparation for the opening
of these two exhibits at the
N.C. Zoological Park on Fri
day, Oct. 26.
[NRCD photo by Jim Page]
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The dedication of the i
sumptnons $4.8 million build- t
ing and th# $1 million African I
Plains section that adjourns it 1
wil be Thursday. Oct. 25. |
James A. Summers, Secretary i
of the N.C. Department of I
Natural Resources and Com- <
munity Development, will of
ficiate at the ceremony for I
invited officials and guests.
The dedication is not open to i
the public. <
On Friday, Oct. 26, the
African Pavilion and the Afri
can Plains officially open to
the public. The occasion is a
milestone in the zoo's history
book, closing one chapter and
beginning another. The two
exhibits complete the African
continent at the zoo, and
plans for North America, the
next of six additional conti
nents at the zoo, will get
underway.
To celebrate the debut, the
zoo has lined up a weekend of
festivities. On Friday, Oct. 26,
through Sunday, Oct. 28.
musicians, jugglers and other
performers will be helping to
make the weekend a memor
able one.
On Saturday and Sunday
the North Carolina A Sc T
State University Dancers will
perform on the Pavilion over
look. The drum music and
dances, including "Rain For
est" and "African Ceremon
ial," are based on West
African traditional pieces.
Dancers will wear traditional
African costumes and play
authentic instruments.
The African Pavilion will be
the most spectacular exhibit
on the African continent at the
zoo--33,500 sqaure feet of
plant and animal habitats
enclosed under a translucent
Fiberglass roof topped with
three cupolas. It's the only
structure of its kind in the zoo
world. The 53,000 square foot
total in the Pavilion includes
the animals' night quarters,
located below ground level, as
well as restaurant and rest
room facilities.
Adjoining the Pavilion is a
40-acre expanse which will be
home to many species of
intelope Md targe, ground
Iwelling birds. Impels, De
Eun wpterbuck and Greater
tudu, to aame a lew, wD
put and rest under the
?hade trees on the Plains as
Freely as they would in the
wild.
Visitors who walk into the
Pavilion will enter a large
continent <ni a small scale
end get an idea of the
diversity of plant and animal
life found in Africa. In the
Pavilion are some 200 African
animals in areas representa
tive of Africa's lush rain
forests, swamps, savannas,
grasslands and semi-deserts.
In the rain forest will be
Ramar, probably the zoo's
most famous inhabitant. The
magnificent, 400-pound Low
land gorilla will live in a
three-quarter acre indoor/
outdoor habitat with his fe
male friend Hope. The exhibit
is already being called one of
the best in the world.
In addition to adding a
year-round dimension to the
zoo, the two new exhibits will
offer visitors the chance to
expand their plant and animal
horizons.
"This is an outstanding
opportunity for tfie public to
begin to understand the im
portance of protecting our
wild places for future gene
rations and to take an interest
in worldwide conservation
problems," Fry said.
The multi-exhibit continent
that took a decade to complete
will take at least a day to
appreciate. Zoogoers can ride
the tram around the park, or
stroll through and enjoy the
scenery on foot.
The zoo is open every day of
the year. Winter hours, which
begin Oct. 15, are 9 a.m.
5 p.m. every day.
Admission is S3 for adults
and SI for children ages 2-15
and senior citizens. Tram fare
is SI per person.
The zoo is located 6 miles
southeast of Asheboro off
U.S. 64, U.S. 220 and N.C.
159. For information, call
(919) 879-5606.
Senator John Melcher [D-Mt]
to Meet with
NICC Participants
It was announced today that
Senator John Melcher
(D-MT), Ranking Minority
Member of the Senate Select
Committee on Indian Affairs
will be the keynote speaker at
the closing banquet of the
Sixth Annual National Indian
Child Conference (NICC) on
October 31, 1984 at the
Albuquerque Gvic Center in
Albuquerque, New Mexico.
The conference, which is
sponsored by Save the Child
ren Federation, is expected to
draw over 1,000 Indians from
across the country.
It was also announced that
on November 1st Senator
Melcher will conduct a legis
lative forum from 9:30 until
11:30 A.M. also in the Albu
querque Civic Center. Helen
Scheirbeck, Director of the
Indian Nations Programs for
Save the Children explained,
"It has always been our
practice to invite national
leaders from Washington to
meet with Indians at the
NICC. For most Indians, geo
graphy prohibits any personal
communication with decision
1
makers." Scheirbeck contin
ued, "On October 31st, In
dians will have an opportunity
to listen to Senator Mekher
and on November 1st Indians
will have the chance to apeak
with the Senator. We're very
pleased."
Scheirbeck explained that
the forum on November 1st
will be divided into two parts.
First, young Indians will have
an opportunity to address the
Senator on the problems they
faoe. Later, anyone with com
ments for the Senator will be
provided an opportunity to
speak or deliver written com
ments. "We hope that every
one will have time to speak,"
she added, "but the time may
become a factor. Therefore, I
recommend that anyone with
comments bring a written
copy for the Senator."
Scheirbeck also stated that
she was optimistic that Indi
ans would not want to miss
this opportunity and urged all
concerned participants In ar
range their schedule to be at
the forum on November 1st.
1
South
Robeson
Open
House
Open house is planned at
South Robeson High School
for October 22. It is an event
held annually at South Robe
son to allow teachers and
parents to confer on the
progress of students. The
time is from 6 p.m. to 8:30
p.m.
A Monday has been select
ed for. holding open house
with the hope it would not
conflict wkh the night or
evening plans of too many
parents. Teachers will be on
duty m their individual rooms.
- Parents are urged to attend
this open house at this time
because it will give an oppor
tunity for an early conference
between parent and teacher
and may well help teachers
guide (he progress of students
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