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State Farm in 2002 and has been volunteering for EPD since 2004. He had served 3,577 hours as of March 31.
<br />For more information, contact CVA Volunteers in Policing Program Manager Carrie Chouinard, Eugene Police
<br />Department, at 682-5355 or email carrie.f.chouinard@ci.eugene.or.us.
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<br />Downtown Urban Renewal Loan Fills Gap for McDonald Theater Purchase
<br />The City used its Downtown Urban Renewal Loan Program to provide $250,000 in gap financing for Kesey
<br />Enterprises to purchase the historic McDonald Theatre Building at Willamette Street and 10th Avenue. Primary
<br />financing for the purchase came from Wells Fargo. Kesey Enterprises has leased space and operated a
<br />performing arts venue in the McDonald Theatre since 2001. The one-quarter-block, 34,224 square-foot building,
<br />which includes the McDonald Theatre and eight retail tenant spaces, is located next to Lane Transit District’s
<br />downtown station. Retail tenants include the following: Burrito Boy, Kitsch Local Vintage Resale, New Odyssey
<br />Juice & Java, Potala Gate, Savona's Imports, Station Market, Un Solo Pueblo and World Flavors restaurant.
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<br />Kesey says his immediate plans are to settle into the new role of owner while also continuing to manage spring
<br />programming at the McDonald, shifting to summer programming at the City-owned Cuthbert Amphitheatre and
<br />production of the Eugene Celebration in September. “The building purchase solidifies our commitment to provide
<br />high-quality entertainment in Eugene,” he explains.
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<br />“The City of Eugene is very happy to be involved in this project,” says Mike Sullivan, community development
<br />manager. “The McDonald Theatre generates a lot of activity downtown and supports the City’s vision of a vibrant
<br />city center. Kesey’s purchase will secure the music venue’s future and improve the level of care for the building.”
<br />For more information, contact Amanda Noble Flannery at amanda.nobelflannery@ci.eugene.or.us or 682-5535.
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<br />Local Stories to be Memorialized through StoryCorps
<br />StoryCorps is coming to Eugene. Since 2003, tens of thousands
<br />of people have shared their stories and life experiences with
<br />StoryCorps, fulfilling its mission to honor and celebrate one
<br />another’s lives through listening. Many of these conversations air
<br />regularly on National Public Radio and each is preserved at the
<br />American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress.
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<br />Local public radio station KLCC is sponsoring StoryCorps’ visit to
<br />Eugene and the City’s Cultural Services Division is hosting the location of the StoryCorps booth at the Broadway
<br />Plaza in downtown, May 7-30. Cultural Services will also be reaching out to members of diverse groups to
<br />encourage them to record their stories. Sign-ups to record stories will be taken on a first-come, first-serve basis,
<br />beginning at 10:00 a.m. on April 23. Those with stories to tell can sign up online, at www.StoryCorps.net or by
<br />phone at (800) 850-4406. For more information, call Laura Niles at 682-2697.
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<br />Bilingual Fun for Families at Eugene Public Library
<br />Celebrate spring in Spanish and English at Eugene Public Library’s Family Fiestas. The free family gatherings
<br />feature stories, songs, and snacks. Kids will learn to make bouquets of Mexican tissue paper flowersBilingual
<br />Family Fiestas are scheduled for Saturday, April 18, at the Downtown Library at 11:00 a.m., and at the Bethel
<br />Branch at 3:00 p.m.
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<br />All library locations will honor the international holiday “Día de los Niños / Día de los Libros” (Children’s Day/Book
<br />Day) at Preschool Storytimes during the last week of April. The guest presenter will be Amy Costales, an award-
<br />winning author of books for young children. For more information, contact the Eugene Public Library at 682-8316
<br />or www.eugene-or.gov/library.
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<br />Swim, Play and Win Prizes on “April Pools Day”
<br />The City’s Aquatics program’s third annual April Pools Day, offers a free, fun family day of swimming and learning
<br />about water safety from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 25, at Echo Hollow Pool. Kids and families can
<br />swim for free, check out a fire truck and water rescue boat, win prizes, and – by far the favorite attaction – try a
<br />kayak in the outdoor pool. The event also includes water safety information, games, scoop-a-duck prize give-away,
<br />and an opportunity for parents to enter to win valuable prizes, including a 10-visit punch card, kids’ lifejackets,
<br />towels, goggles or a summer family swim pass valued at $150. The day promises to be great fun for everyone. For
<br />more information, call Rich Fay at 682-5525.
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<br />City to File Comments on Broadband Grant Program
<br />The City of Eugene has been a member of the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors
<br />(www.natoa.org) since the City Council’s policy work related to the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996.
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<br />April 16, 2009
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