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<br />Eugene Fire & EMS at the Lane County Fair
<br />Eugene Fire & EMS had apparatus and personnel stand by at the Lane County Fair in order to provide
<br />public relations, deliver urgent and emergency medical assistance, and offer emergency response. Over
<br />the six-day event, two medics staffed a medical aid tent and provided a fire engine and crew to assist as
<br />needed with any emergency response needs at the Fairgrounds.
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<br />Overall, eight patients were transported to the hospital, and more than 50 fairgoers were treated for
<br />various minor injuries and ailments. On Friday night, Fair Manager Warren Wong got a bird's eye view
<br />of the fairgrounds with a ride in the bucket of the 105' aerial ladder truck. For more information, please
<br />contact Acting Deputy Chief of Operations Randy DeWitt at 682-7130.
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<br />Summer Reading Soars at Eugene Public Library
<br />Eugene Public Library's Summer Reading 2006 was HOT, with record-breaking participation by people of
<br />all ages. More than 4,300 children and teens signed up, an increase over 1,000 from 2005. Adult
<br />sign-ups increased from just over 500 during last year's debut, to more than 900.
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<br />Appreciated partners in this success were Library volunteers, the Friends of the Library, the Eugene
<br />Public Library Foundation, local schools, Lane Arts Council, Novella Café, Second Hand Prose,
<br />Destinations: The Travel Store, and LetterHead Fine Papers & Gifts.
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<br />Summer Reading for Kids' animal-themed Paws, Claws, Scales, and Tales program, and the teens’
<br />Creature Feature, encouraged young readers to set
<br />individual goals of a number of books or number of
<br />minutes to read. Younger kids’ parents pledged to
<br />read aloud to them. Each youth got to choose a free
<br />book to take home and get started.
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<br />Special events for kids and families ranged from witty,
<br />wacky performances to spellbinding storytellers to live
<br />animals, including birds from the Cascades Raptor
<br />Center and dogs from the Eugene Police K-9 Unit.
<br />Storytimes hosted therapy dogs, guinea pigs, and
<br />even pygmy goats. More than 350 kids and their
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<br />adults turned out for the 13 annual Teddy Bear
<br />Picnic in the park.
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<br />Teen workshops offered opportunities to try new activities including printmaking, drawing fantasy beings,
<br />making 3-D masks, and improvisational acting -- plus Retro Thriller Cinema screenings of unintentionally
<br />hilarious movies such as Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! At the closing Creature Contest, teams of teens
<br />sculpted creatures of recycled materials to vie for awards, including Most Sturdy, Most Odd, and Most
<br />Magnifico.
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<br />The Summer Reading for Adults travel theme brought an enthusiastic response, including more than 700
<br />brief book reviews and over 300 event participants. Summer selections for EPL book groups, book lists,
<br />displays, and programs were each tied to the theme. Events including a Writer’s Fair, hands-on
<br />workshops to make a travel journal, and a "time traveling" First Friday were filled to capacity. A how-to
<br />class about finding travel information on the Internet was so popular that a second session was added.
<br />For more information, contact the Eugene Public Library at 682-5450.
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<br />Fire Safety Poster Distribution
<br />Staff from the Eugene Fire & EMS Fire Prevention Section is distributing the first of a seven-part poster
<br />series from the Oregon State Fire Marshal’s Office. Messages on the posters range from cooking fire
<br />prevention to home heating precautions. The series of posters, as well as informational brochures, will
<br />be distributed to various senior housing facilities as well as the University of Oregon, an EPD substation
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<br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 3
<br />September 7, 2006
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