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<br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br /> <br />July 31, 2008 <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 />IN THIS WEEK’S EDITION <br /> <br />KIDS LEARN LESSONS IN SUCCESS AT POLICE SUMMER CAMPS <br />NEIGHBORHOOD MATCHING GRANT APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE <br />NEW UNDERGROUND VAULT WILL IMPROVE STORMWATER QUALITY ON POLK STREET LINE <br />FRIENDLY AREA NEIGHBORS HOST A THREE DAY NEIGHBORHOOD EVENT <br />BELTLINE HIGHWAY OPEN HOUSES SCHEDULED <br />GEARs AND CITY CO-SPONSOR EVENTS TO BENEFIT LOCAL BICYCLE EDUCATION <br />GOLDEN GARDENS PARK/DELTA PONDS UPDATE <br /> <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br /> <br />Kids Learn Lessons in Success at Police Summer Camps <br />The second of three incredible summer opportunities for Eugene's youth has wrapped up, with more than 100 kids <br />participating in the two camps. The Eugene Police Activities League Camp - a program designed to give kids an <br />opportunity to work with positive role models and learn about success and failure on a playing field without drugs <br />- <br />or violence offered a week of action-packed fun for youth aged 8 to 13. The 95 participating youth formed teams <br />– <br />led by police personnel and enjoyed a wide range of games and activities during the camp, which ran July 2125. <br />Highlights of the week included a visit from a former Portland Trail Blazers basketball player, a field trip to Autzen <br />Stadium, and taking on the City of Eugene's Spencer Butte Challenge Course. The Challenge Course - the only <br />full-service accessible course in the region, consists of ropes, cables, poles, tires, swinging bridges, bolts, ladders, <br />log pilings, and platforms, making up challenge course elements that group members help each other get over, <br />under, around, or across. <br />Earlier in July, Eugene Police offered a program for <br />older youth interested in law enforcement. The <br />department's annual Youth Academy, a citizens' police <br />– <br />academy designed just for teens, ran July 1418. <br />Students in the Youth Academy learned about a <br />variety of assignments within the police department <br />such as the K-9 unit, SWAT, violent crimes, <br />motorcycle traffic enforcement, narcotics team, bomb <br />squad, forensics, and more. Participants also visited <br />the 9-1-1 Communications Center and local <br />corrections facilities, learned some defensive tactics, <br />watched a demonstration at the firearms range, and <br />got to drive police cars on the emergency vehicle <br />operations course for a full day. <br /> <br />In August, the police department will teach potentially <br />life-saving safety lessons to about 50 pre- <br />kindergarteners at Safety Town, a nationally <br />recognized, comprehensive program that introduces <br />young children to safety awareness and accident prevention through hands-on safety education over the course of <br />– <br />two weeks. Teen volunteers are still needed to help with Safety Town, which will be held August 1122; contact <br />Sergeant Lisa Barrong at 541.682.8248 or Margaret Mazzotta at 541.682.5761 for more information. To learn <br />more about the PAL Camp and Youth Academy, please contact Sergeant Mike Galick at 541.682.8189. To find <br />out about other summer camps offered by the City of Eugene, visit http://www.eugene-or.gov/rec. <br /> <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />July 31, 2008 <br />