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<br /> <br />City of Eugene <br />125 East 8 Avenue, 2 Floor <br />thnd <br />Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br />(541) 682-5010 <br />(541) 682-5414 (FAX) <br /> <br />www.eugene-or.gov <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br />December 12, 2013 <br /> <br />IN THIS EDITION <br /> <br />FIREFIGHTERS PROVIDE “TREES FOR TROOPS” <br />“THE SHOW MUST GO ON” <br />NEW RECREATION CLASSES ENCOURAGE ACTIVITY AND CREATIVITY <br />NOCHEVIEJA/NEW YEAR’S PARTY FOR FAMILIES AT EUGENE PUBLIC LIBRARY <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br />Firefighters Provide “Trees for Troops” <br />In true holiday spirit, off-duty firefighters from the Eugene Springfield Fire Department’s Station 2 volunteered their time <br />and efforts last week to provide trees to local military families. The firefighters cut, bailed and loaded 55 trees during <br />Friday’s snow storm. These trees were <br />donated by a local tree farm owner, <br />delivered to the Springfield Armory and <br />distributed to military families over the <br />weekend. <br /> <br />This is the second year that this event has <br />taken place, and it was again a huge success. <br />Eugene International Association of Fire <br />Fighters (IAFF) Local 851 is working with <br />the Springfield Armory to continue <br />providing trees to local military families who <br />might not be able to get a tree for the <br />holidays this year without this help. <br /> <br />For more information about the “Trees for Troops” event, contact the Eugene IAFF Local 851 Union office at 541-344-4557 <br />or Deputy Chief of Shift Operations Randy DeWitt at 541-682-7147. <br /> <br />“The Show Must Go On” <br />This well-known phrase in show business could not be more <br />appropriate for the performers, staff and patrons of the Hult <br />Center. Since the big freeze and snow storm arrived last Friday, <br />there have been no performance cancellations and the schedule <br />of events is robust. <br /> <br />This weekend, Eugene Symphony will be joined by Pink Martini <br />for songs and sounds of the holidays. Sunday afternoon, Eugene <br />Concert Choir will present the Holiday Pops Concert. Pre- <br />concert festivities in the lobby include the Oregon Tuba <br />Ensemble and a visit by Santa. In the Soreng Theater, the <br />weekend performances of Comedy Pet Theater and the <br />Nutcracker Remixed are sold out. <br /> <br />The holiday season is not complete without Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker ballet, this year performed by the Eugene Ballet <br />Company, Dec. 20 – 22. To wrap up the season in a nice bow, Eugene Opera opens with La Traviata on New Year’s Eve. <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />December 12, 2013 <br />