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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 />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br />November 26, 2014 <br /> <br />IN THIS EDITION <br /> <br /> <br />TURKEY BURN A THANKSGIVING TRADITION <br />50 STREET TREES TO BE PLANTED NEAR WEST EUGENE EMX CORRIDOR <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br /> <br /> <br />Turkey Burn a Thanksgiving Tradition <br />Enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving meal and all the calories that come with it, knowing <br />about another Thanksgiving tradition: The Turkey Burn! <br /> <br />Eugene Recreation invites everyone to this water fitness class on Saturday, Nov. 29, <br />9:30 - 10:30 a.m., at both Echo Hollow and Sheldon pools. Water fitness is a great <br />way to exercise with little or no impact. The two pools offer 11 different water <br />fitness classes for a range of abilities and effort from Water Walking to Cardio <br />Challenge. Burning off that big Thanksgiving dinner is the perfect reason to give <br />water fitness a try. <br /> <br />The Turkey Burn is drop-in; registration is not required. There is a $5 fee. For more <br />information, contact Aquatics Section Manager Rich Fay at 541-682-5525. <br /> <br />50 Street Trees to Be Planted Near West Eugene EmX Corridor <br />Dozens of community volunteers organized by Lane Transit District and Friends of Trees will plant 50 new street trees in <br />Eugene on Saturday, Dec. 6. The new trees will enhance the neighborhoods between West 5 and West 8 avenues, east of <br />thth <br />Garfield Street, adjacent to the West Eugene EmX corridor. <br /> <br />This event will supplement the EmX project landscape plan, created in collaboration with City staff, and will provide more <br />trees along the corridor than exist today. The new trees will have more room to grow in better soil conditions, and offer <br />more diversity. Volunteers can sign up for the volunteer event using an online LTD Planting Pre-registration Form, or <br />contact Friends of Trees at 541-632-3683. <br /> <br />For more information visit the West Eugene EmX project website at weemx.ltd.org, the Friends of Trees website at <br />friendsoftrees.org, or call Mark Snyder, the City’s urban forester, at 541-682-4819. <br /> <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />November 26, 2014 <br />