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BPAC members play a vital role in implementing the Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan, which will shape the future of the <br />pedestrian and bicycling system for the next 20 years and make Eugene an even greater place for people who walk and <br />bicycle. <br /> <br />Applications are available at www.eugene-or.gov/bpac, by emailing Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator Lee Shoemaker at <br />lee.shoemaker@ci.eugene.or.us, or by picking up an application at City of Eugene Engineering, 99 East Broadway, Suite <br />400. The deadline for submitting applications is Nov. 22. For more information, contact Shoemaker at 541-682-5471 or <br />lee.shoemaker@ci.eugene.or.us. <br /> <br />Class Teaches Students to Give Back <br />Dr. Seuss famously wrote in the The Lorax, “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. <br />It’s not.” Adaptive Recreation, KindTree-Autism Rocks, and STiLE have <br />partnered on a class that teaches individuals with disabilities about making <br />things better in the local community. <br /> <br />Each Friday, for 10 weeks, students in the class, Get Up, Give Back are given <br />safe, educational and fun opportunities to learn and practice life skills, while <br />volunteering. Participants learn new skills about interviewing and resumes, <br />increase self-awareness, and experience community integration <br />opportunities. Projects have included creating and delivering appreciation <br />items to veterans and assisting the Parks and Open Space Division on a <br />project in Alton Baker Park (pictured). <br /> <br />Staff supports participants as they work to gain a greater understanding of <br />serving and their own work interests, while practicing pre-job skills. For <br />more information, contact Senior Recreation Programmer Shayle Wigger at <br />541-682-6307. <br /> <br />Eugene Ready if Old Man Winter Comes Knocking <br />Meteorologists are hedging their bets when it comes to predicting this winter’s weather, but Eugene is prepared for the <br />cold stuff if it comes. Last week, the City updated its ice-snow web page with a 2013 map showing ice-snow emergency <br />routes and reminding residents to not park or abandon vehicles on priority routes during ice-snow emergencies. The map <br />and related information can be found at www.eugene-or.gov/icesnow. Internal plans and procedures are already in place <br />to mobilize crews and equipment if a winter storm hits Eugene. <br /> <br />This week, the Eugene Police Department issued a news release offering cold weather driving tips. The fundamental <br />message in the 16 tips and in the information provided on the ice-snow emergency page is to use caution and good sense <br />when driving in bad weather. For more information about ice-snow emergency preparations, contact Public Works Surface <br />Operations Manager Eric Johnson at 541-682-4904. <br /> <br />It was a Dark and Stormy Night in West Eugene <br />Petersen Barn Community Center hosted the annual Boo Barn on Halloween for more than 400 parents, children and <br />community members. Visitors to the free event were treated to a fun sensorium complete with boxes filled with creepy <br /> <br />contents to feel sight-unseen and specimen jars, a loft “haunted” by a giant penguin, anappropriately stern teen court <br />judge and a gleefully “mad” recreation leader. <br /> <br />Halloween stories told by staff members in a temporary corn maize introduced dozens <br />of children and youth to the joys of almost-scary ghost stories, and carnival games and <br />crafts provided the customary treats. Revelers were also encouraged to strut their <br />stuff on the costume catwalk. <br /> <br />Boo Barn is one example of Petersen Barn’s commitment to provide safe, low-cost <br />activities for all members of the family upon which residents can build relationships <br />with each other and their city government. <br /> <br />Other such events at Petersen Barn are the First Friday Family Fun Nights that <br />typically draw 100 parents and children from the neighborhood for crafts, games, and <br />a simple dinner; the We Are Bethel Celebration, held in June, and attended by 1,000-1,200 Bethel residents who enjoy fun, <br />educational activities, youth entertainment, an annual salute to a neighborhood leader, and more. <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 3 <br />November 7, 2013 <br />