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group joins over 60 academy alumni from past programs. For more information on the City’s leadership <br />development program, contact Performance and Development Manager Denise Smith at 682-5731. <br /> <br />We Are Bethel “Moo Lawn Rouge” Kicks off Summer Events <br />You’ll have fun until the cows come home (or at least until 6:00 p.m.) at the We Are Bethel (WAB) Celebration that <br />gets underway at noon on Saturday, June 6, at Petersen Barn Community Center. The Recreation Division’s Youth <br />and Family Services Program organizes the annual event with community partners <br />including the Bethel School District and the Eugene Police Department’s Bethel Public <br />Safety Station. Eugene Cultural Services supports WAB with the first of the Summer <br />Concerts in the Parks and Eugene Public Library also kicks off its Summer Ready <br />Program that day. <br /> <br />This year’s Moo Lawn Rouge theme promises lots of laughs and great entertainment <br />at this free, fun, family event. Don’t miss the performance by Vagabond Opera, the <br />first of eight free Summer Concerts in the Parks. The celebration also includes a <br />Youth Circus Carnival (25¢ tickets), a can can race station, potato sack race, hoop <br />stick race, bicycle parade, prizes throughout the day, performances by Bethel School <br />District students, community booths, and food vendors. For more information, contact <br />Peter Chavannes at 682-5521. <br /> <br />Celebrate Good Times <br />Congratulations to the 120 people who participated in the fourth annual Out in the Artdoors Urban Adventures <br />Race on Saturday, May 9. Presented by the Recreation Division, this race gives residents a unique opportunity to <br />connect with their community, environment and City government. Throughout this community-building race, teams <br />had the opportunity to choose a series of challenges while navigating a scavenger hunt-style course on bicycle, <br />with the focus of the events being on art and/or outdoor activities in Eugene. One of the stops, at Fire Station #2, <br />required contestants to dress in turnouts and get a taste of the rigors of Fire Department training. <br /> <br />The event itself requires community spirit and collaboration by <br />many partners and volunteers who help run and/or provide <br />equipment at each race station. A special thanks to: <br />? <br /> Mo Hull and the Eugene Fire Paramedics who ran the fire <br />station at 2nd and Chambers. <br />? <br /> The Westmoreland Disc Golf Club, for running the disc golf <br />station at Westmoreland Park. <br />? <br /> The Emerald Horseshoe Pitching Association, for running <br />the horseshoe station at Washington/Jefferson Park. <br />? <br /> Lane County Ice, for providing the facility and supporting <br />the ice skating station. <br />? <br /> The BMX Track Club for providing space for the BMX track <br />station. <br />? <br /> Sue Harnly and the Eugene Coffee Company baristas, for <br />providing space for the Beat Poetry station. <br />? <br /> The Bicycle Transportation Alliance, for use of bikes for <br />participants. <br />? <br /> UO Outdoor Program and Willamalane Parks and Recreation, for providing additional GPS units for <br />participants. <br />? <br /> Arthur and Anita Jones, a real race team from the Amazing Race TV show, who reside in Eugene; Arthur <br />also works in Public Works. <br />? <br /> All of the Recreation staff and community centers that provided resources toward this great adventure. <br /> <br /> For more information, contact Kellie Nemke at 682-6324. <br /> <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 2 <br />June 4, 2009 <br />