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Work on the next Friends Book Sale, slated for April 8 - 9, 2006, is already underway. "If you're doing
<br />some summer cleaning and come across any gently-used, general interest books you're ready to part
<br />with, bring 'em on in," says Hildebrand, the book sale team leader. "Just don't put them into the Library
<br />book returns!" Donations are accepted at all Library locations: downtown, by the sign in the lower level
<br />parking garage; Sheldon branch, in the marked barrel at the Rite-Aid next door; and inside Bethel
<br />branch. To have a large donation picked up, otto ask questions, contact the Friends at 484-1452. For
<br />all other questions, call the Library at 682-5450.
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<br />Work Beqins This Month on Two Street Improvement Proiects
<br />Work will begin this month on two street improvement projects in Eugene. Construction starts this week
<br />on a project to improve the 3rd/4th connector between Lincoln and Pearl streets. Delta Construction
<br />Company was awarded the contract for the $1.8 million project, which is funded through a combination of
<br />property owner assessments and systems development charge (SDC) revenues. The project is expected
<br />to be substantially complete in late November. The 3rd/4th connector project was included in Eugene's
<br />Capital Improvement Program to create safer traveling conditions for bicyclists, pedestrians and
<br />motorists using the badly deteriorated east-west route just north of the railroad tracks in downtown
<br />Eugene. The intersections at each end of the project will be realigned to further improve traveling safety.
<br />Improvements consist of a 32-foot wide roadway with two travel lanes, landscaped medians, bicycle
<br />lanes, curb and gutter, sidewalks, street lights, street trees, traffic calming, and wastewater and
<br />stormwater drainage systems. In addition, the design is intended to accommodate future north-south
<br />connections between the train station, Skinner Butte and the Shelton-McMurphey-Johnson House.
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<br />The week of August 15, work is scheduled to begin on improvements to Debrick Road (Clinton Drive to
<br />Valley Butte Drive) and Butte Lane in north Eugene. The improvements, which are being made at the
<br />request of the neighborhood, include paving the graveled streets and installing curbs, gutters, sidewalks
<br />and a storm drainage system. The estimated $420,000 project will be paid through assessments to
<br />property owners and City stormwater systems development charges. The project is scheduled to be
<br />completed by late September.
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<br />For more information about the 3rd/4th connector project, call Project Manager Steve Gallup at 682-8460.
<br />For more information about the Debrick Road project, call Project Manager Terry Colvin at 682-5398.
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<br />Younqsters Brave the Heat to Make a Difference at New Native Plant Nursery
<br />Despite temperatures in the upper 90s, 24 youth from the
<br />Science Factory's Water World program volunteered last week
<br />for Stream Team at the new Native Plant Nursery in Alton
<br />Baker Park. One of the goals of the organizer was to share
<br />with participants what happens to rain when it falls on roofs,
<br />yards and driveways. Also discussed were their role and the
<br />role of native vegetation in improving water quality and fish
<br />and wildlife habitat. Students contributed to the effort by
<br />collecting seeds, planting plugs of a native grass into
<br />permanent beds, shoveling soil and watering. Stream Team
<br />and the Science Factory have partnered for years to improve
<br />the vegetation around the ponds near the Science Factory site.
<br />The proximity of the new volunteer-run nursery lends itself to this expanded partnership. For more
<br />information about this and other Stream Team projects, call Stream Team Coordinator Lorna Baldwin at
<br />682-4850.
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<br />Recreation Services Division Staff Saves Lives
<br />The word "recreation" implies relaxation, escape, and fun activities; however, along with most
<br />recreational pursuits comes potential danger. For this reason, City of Eugene Recreation employees are
<br />prepared to prevent and care for a variety of injuries, and to appropriately respond to a variety of
<br />emergency situations. All members of Youth and Family Services staff must become certified in
<br />Adult/Child/Infant CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation), AED (Automated External Defibrillators), and
<br />First Aid. Sometimes, as in the following example, this critical aspect of staff training saves a life.
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<br />On July 14, lifeguard Cameron Kellett put his training into practice by delivering back blows to an eight-
<br />month-old child in an attempt to dislodge a plastic wrapper on which the child was choking. He
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<br />August 4, 2005
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