PLEASE HELP ADOPT WOOLLY

The Woolly Mammoth is a larger than life-size, three-ton iron sculpture created by artist Dixie Jewett of Dayton, Oregon.

Woolly is on loan at Fossil for a few years while area residents raise funds for its permanent placement. Jewett, a former Alaska bush pilot, is agreed to loan Woolly to local residents after learning that Fossil reportedly is named for mammoth bones found nearby. The sculpture has been placed along Main St. and serves as an icon for the region's geologic and paleontologic resources. The asking price is $55,000. As of Oct. 2006 nearly $13,000 has been raised. A foundation grant has been offered to match every $1 contribution one-to-one during 2006 and 2007.

Tax deductible contributions may be made to:

Wheeler County Cultural & Heritage Coalition
PO Box 231
Fossil OR 97830

The Coalition is a registered 501c3 nonprofit organization, tax ID#72-1552926. Donors receive "adoption certificates" as receipts -- $10 as distant cousin, $25 as aunt or uncle, $50 as grandparent, or $100+ as loving parent. Lesser contributions are also welcome and those donors receive a certificate stating they don't claim to be related but will help the cause.