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EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER November 20, 2008 City of Eugene 777 Pearl Street, Room 105 Eugene, Oregon 97401-2793 (541) 682-5010 (541) 682-5414 (FAX) www.eugene-or.gov IN THIS WEEK’S EDITION FIRE PREVENTION TV SPOTS ON THE AIR RECREATION EVENTS KICK OFF HOLIDAY SEASON FIRST FRIDAY AT DOWNTOWN LIBRARY AROUND THE CITY Fire Prevention TV Spots On the Air Using City telecommunications funds, the Fire & EMS Department has commissioned the production and broadcast of two 30-second TV spots, one warning of the dangers of novelty lighters (which look like toys) and the other urging children and families to know what to do when their smoke alarm sounds. Both spots feature Cody, the official Fire Safety Dalmatian, who represents Fire Prevention at no taxpayer cost. The photo shows a sampling of novelty lighters from a local private collection. These have been banned in some states and cities, and fire officials would welcome further restrictions. Eugene's fire prevention TV spots began airing this week on local stations and will continue to be broadcast through mid-December. For more information, please contact Fire & EMS Public Information Officer Glen Potter at 682-7118. Recreation Events Kick Off Holiday Season Recreation Services will hold two events in honor of Thanksgiving next week. The first, presented by the Senior Program, is a Thanksgiving meal with turkey and all the trimmings that will be served at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 26, at the Campbell Community Center. The center is expecting 150 people for this year’s Thanksgiving meal. On the Saturday after Thanksgiving, November 29, Sheldon and Echo Hollow pools will help residents undo their holiday overeating tradition with special “Turkey Burn” deep-water fitness classes from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Another annual event, the Senior Program’s Holiday Bazaar, was a great success last Saturday, bringing in $4,450 on the first day of the sale. That’s almost $1,500 more than the first-day receipts from last year’s event. The bazaar features items handcrafted by local seniors, and a silent auction and raffle of items donated by local businesses. The bazaar has raised just over $6,050 for the Campbell Center’s Trust fund, which is used for Senior Program services. For more information, contact Kathy Madison at 682-6342. First Friday at Downtown Library The Eugene Downtown Public Library will host an uplifting evening on First Friday, December 5, at 5:30 p.m. with a concert of holiday music performed by HeartSong. Carolyn Larson, Karen Williamson, Beverly Gischel, and Karen Meats have been blending their voices as a quartet for five years – and some of them have been singing together for more than 15 years. At 6:30 p.m., author Bob Welch will talk about his latest book, Pebble in the Water. Books for purchase and signing will be provided courtesy of the University of Oregon Bookstore/Duck Store. Pebble in the Water tells the story of researching, writing, and promoting American Nightingale, Welch’s biography of a WWII nurse, which was named an Oregon Book Award finalist. From jottings on a fast food napkin, through 26 rejections, to publication and national media attention, the project grew into a four-year, rags-to-riches-to-rags journey that took Welch to Boston, Ellis Island, France, and beyond. A popular Register-Guard columnist and author of 11books, Welch has been honored with dozens of regional and national journalism awards. He is also an adjunct professor of journalism at the University of Oregon, and the founder of the Beachside Writers Workshop in Yachats. For more information, contact the Eugene Public Library at 682-5450 or www.eugene-or.gov/library. EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 November 21, 2008