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equipment, Rexius has the ability to blow the different filler media into the socks from trucks parked back
<br />away from the banks. This is a more sustainable repair technique than previous City practices for two
<br />reasons: 1) it provides the ability to fix bank failures where bank top access is difficult or non-existent;
<br />and 2) it helps prevent any collateral environmental impacts from the use of heavy mechanized
<br />equipment.
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<br />Although Rexius has used this technique previously for lake shore protection projects, this is the first
<br />time crews have installed such media-filled socks in-stream in a channel. Both City and Rexius staff will
<br />be monitoring the site over the fall and winter to see how well the pre-seeded compost mixture grows in
<br />as well as to see whether the configuration and staking of the layered socks is sufficiently stable to
<br />prevent additional bank failure. For more information contact Jack Long, POS Open Waterway Program
<br />supervisor, at 682-4895 or at jack.e.long@ci.eugene.or.us.
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<br />Chris Crutcher LIVE @ Your Library!
<br />The national slogan for Teen Read Week 2005 is Get Real @ Your Library. Eugene Public Library (EPL)
<br />rises to the challenge by presenting Chris Crutcher, a writer whose novels for teens are unflinchingly
<br />honest and exceptionally popular -- not to mention funny, scary, and profound. As Crutcher says, "Kids
<br />are asking, 'Who will listen to me? Who will tell me the truth?' . . . When kids ask real questions, I'll go
<br />for real answers -- every single time."
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<br />Chris Crutcher will talk to -- and with -- middle and high school age youth at the Downtown Library,
<br />Friday, October 21, 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. Earlier that day, EPL will sponsor Crutcher presentations for
<br />students at Churchill and Willamette High Schools, and a professional development session about young
<br />adult literature and censorship for area library and school staff. (For more information about the staff
<br />presentation, contact EPL Youth Services at 682-8316.)
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<br />The National Coalition Against Censorship honored Crutcher with its 2005 Celebration of Free Speech &
<br />Its Defenders Award. He’s the author of Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes, Whale Talk, Stotan!, Ironman,
<br />and his latest, The Sledding Hill. Set in high schools, his novels often include sports themes, and his
<br />characters always face struggles with identity, family, friendship, and, ultimately, right and wrong. His
<br />autobiography, King of the Mild Frontier, reveals the roots of his stories and beliefs in his own youth and
<br />years as a teacher, therapist, and child protection advocate. Learn more about Crutcher and his work at
<br />www.chriscrutcher.com. For more information, contact Eugene Public Library at 682-5450.
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<br />Hult Center presents The Great Tennessee Monkey Trial
<br />From the Silva stage on October 25, the Hult Center presents The Great Tennessee Monkey Trial. This
<br />production is based on the original transcripts of the real-life 1925 trial of John
<br />Scopes in Dayton, Tennessee. Starring a cast drawn from the ranks of L.A.
<br />Theatre Works Radio Theatre, including Ed Asner, John de Lancie, and Alley
<br />Mills, this production is sure to provide outstanding performances and thought-
<br />provoking material about a controversy that continues today. The characters at
<br />the center of one of the great debates of American history come to life in this
<br />magnificent production, staged in the style of radio theatre. John Scopes, a high
<br />school science teacher, challenged the state law in Tennessee by teaching
<br />evolution instead of creationism. The trial quickly became a national battleground
<br />which drew the attention of fundamentalists and the ACLU. Kyle Schnabel, a 17-year-old drama student
<br />at North Eugene High School will be playing Howard Morgan, a 14-year-old student who testifies at the
<br />trial. “I’m excited! It’s an honor to perform with these big stars at the Hult Center,” Schnabel says.
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<br />For younger audiences, the Hult Center presents The Stinky Cheese Man and
<br />other fair(l)y (stoopid) tales on Saturday, October 29. Based on the hit book,
<br />The Stinky Cheese Man, audiences will enjoy an hour-and-a-half of non-stop
<br />hilarious havoc. “It’s fast and furious funny,” says Dallas Children’s Theater
<br />Education Director Nancy Schaeffer. “The sharp wit of the piece promises to
<br />keep both parents and children in stitches . . . everyone can abandon logic and
<br />just revel in the absurdity.” Come and enjoy story time in the lobby before the
<br />show with Borders Books & Music (9:45 a.m. - 10:05 a.m.) and purchase books
<br />at a 15% discount. Wear your Halloween costume and trick-or-treat in the lobby
<br />after the show. Fun for the whole family! For more information, contact the Hult
<br />Center Ticket Office at 541-682-5000.
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<br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 3
<br />October 20, 2005
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