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<br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br /> <br />July 13, 2006 <br /> <br /> City of Eugene <br />777 Pearl Street, Room 105 <br /> <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97401-2793 <br /> (541) 682-5010 <br /> (541) 682-5414 (FAX) <br /> www.eugene-or.gov <br /> <br /> <br />IN THIS WEEK’S EDITION <br />THAILAND’S PRINCESS TO VISIT EUGENE PUBLIC LIBRARY <br />STATE SENATORS JOIN MAYOR, VOLUNTEERS TO CLEAN UP WILLAMETTE RIVER <br />ENGAGING YOUTH THROUGH VOLUNTEERISM VIDEO NOW AVAILABLE <br />DELTA PONDS PROJECT SELECTED FOR SALMON AND TROUT ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM <br />WALKING TOUR LETS CREST DRIVE RESIDENTS IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES, CHALLENGES <br />RECONSTRUCTION OF HILYARD STREET ON SCHEDULE <br />TRAVEL INFO @ YOUR FINGERTIPS: INTERNET WORKSHOP AT THE LIBRARY <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br /> <br />Thailand’s Princess To Visit Eugene Public Library <br />On Saturday, July 15, the public is invited to join Mayor Kitty Piercy <br /> <br />and Library Director Connie Bennett in welcomingThailand’s <br />Princess Bajrakitiyabha in a formal state ceremony at the Downtown <br />Eugene Public Library. <br /> <br />Her Royal Highness will dedicate a collection of books Thailand <br />th <br />donated to the Library in honor of the 60 anniversary of the Thai <br />King’s accession to the throne. <br /> <br />Doors open at 10:00 a.m. To attend the ceremony, arrive at the <br />Library before 10:30 a.m. During the morning, access to the <br />Downtown Library will be limited; library services will not be <br />available, and the parking garage will be closed. Regular library <br />services will resume at noon. <br /> <br />The Library’s Bethel and Sheldon Branches, as well as the Library’s <br />website (www.eugene-or.gov/library), will provide full service all day. <br />For more information, please call Eugene Public Library, 682-5450. <br /> <br />State Senators Join Mayor, Volunteers to Clean Up Willamette River <br />Recreational Equipment, Inc.’s (REI) Eugene store has chosen the Willamette River for its 2006 Outdoor <br />Service Project. Almost 200 volunteers (including three Oregon senators: Ben Westlund, Vicki Walker <br />and Floyd Prozanski) are expected to help clean the river of garbage and debris on Saturday, July 15, <br />from 9 a.m. to noon. Volunteer teams will be working along the banks to pick up trash and help clear <br />garbage from boats as they ferry back and forth across various islands and areas of the river. <br /> <br />The project begins at Island Park in Springfield and extends north to the Beltline overpass in Santa <br />Clara. The event is organized in cooperation with the State of Oregon (DEQ & ODOT), the cities of <br />Eugene and Springfield, Willamalane Recreation District, HIV Alliance, Committed Partners for Youth, <br />Lane Metro Youth Corps, Eugene Stream Team, Willamette Riverkeepers, and private property owners. <br />Eugene’s Volunteers in Parks program will coordinate the collection and disposal of the litter that is <br />picked up. The Eugene Stream Team is focusing its clean-up volunteers along the West Bank Trail <br />between the Greenway Bridge and the Owosso Bridge. <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />July 13, 2006 <br />