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the school and community for many years, are also incorporated into the park design. In this follow-up
<br />session, participants will have the opportunity to review the results of the first workshop, discuss the draft
<br />concept plan, and help prioritize improvements.
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<br />The City of Eugene purchased the property from the 4J School District in 2004. Neighborhood parks,
<br />which serve residents within a half-mile radius, include a children’s play area, accessible pathways, open
<br />space, and park furniture such as benches, picnic tables, and trash receptacles. They typically do not
<br />include restrooms, off-street parking, programmed athletics, skateparks, off-leash dog areas, and other
<br />facilities that attract visitors from greater distances.
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<br />For more information contact Parks Planning Principal Landscape Architect Robin Hostick at 682-4915 or
<br />robin.a.hostick@ci.eugene.or.us.
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<br />Still Sexy After All These Years
<br />Leah Kliger, co-author of Still Sexy After All These Years? The 9 Unspoken
<br />Truths About Women’s Desire Beyond 50, will read and lead a discussion on
<br />Saturday, June 3, 3 – 5 p.m., at the Downtown Eugene Public Library.
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<br />Based on research of thousands of women ages 50 to 95 across the U.S.,
<br />Still Sexy dismantles the negative stereotypes about older women’s sexuality
<br />and offers "a compassionate roadmap through the mysteries of sexual aging.”
<br />Noted sex educator Pepper Schwartz says the book is “a must read for baby
<br />boomers like myself.” Explains Kliger, “We want to bring the subject of sex
<br />and the older woman out from under the covers, so to speak. It’s vitally
<br />important to women to have a modern, real-world view of the complexities of
<br />sexual desire and self esteem as we age.”
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<br />Kliger is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Health Services,
<br />School of Public Health at the University of Washington, Seattle, and a long-time health care educator.
<br />To learn more about her work, visit www.WomenBeyond50.com. For more information about the free
<br />local event, call the Eugene Public Library: 682-5450.
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<br />Summer Reading for All Ages at Eugene Public Library
<br />Summer Reading sign-ups for kids, teens, and adults begin Saturday, June 3, at all Eugene Public
<br />Library locations. Free Summer Reading programs for kids and teens are fun and much more: studies
<br />show that participation in this program keeps reading skills up while school’s out. Summer Reading
<br />introduces youth to new ideas, friends, and things
<br />to do, and at sign-up, each kid and teen gets a free
<br />book to keep!
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<br />Summer Reading for Kids jumps into animal
<br />adventures with the 2006 theme “Paws, Claws,
<br />Scales, and Tales.” The whole family is welcome
<br />to celebrate the first week of Summer with hilarious
<br />physical comedy at the Henrik Bothe Variety Show,
<br />Monday, June 19, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the
<br />Downtown Library (free tickets available 30 minutes
<br />before each show). Then, drop in for Tom
<br />Question’s juggling madness and mayhem on
<br />Tuesday, June 20, 2 p.m., at Petersen Barn, or
<br />Wednesday, June 21,
<br />2 p.m., at Sheldon Community Center. Wind up the week with Rhys Thomas’ fast, funny JuggleMania,
<br />on Friday, June 23, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Downtown Library (free tickets available 30 minutes before
<br />each show). Weekly performances, creative activities, and live animal visits continue through summer.
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<br />Teens can dare to check out “Creature Feature," a summer of free, frighteningly interesting arts, films,
<br />and people—something new every week, as well as mini-versions of this summer’s workshops at Taste
<br />of Creature Features, Thursday, June 22, 2 - 4 p.m. at the Downtown Library. Teens who sign up get a
<br />free book and CD case.
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<br />June 8, 2006
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