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<br />I’m A Track Fan booth, also provided by the Recreation Division, is designed to build excitement and enthusiasm
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<br />for track and field by asking fans to test their knowledgeabout track and field and then make a button of their
<br />favorite team logo, mascot or track and field legend. This booth is provided in partnership with Oregon Track Club
<br />Elite and fans will have the opportunity to ask questions and receive autographs. There is no cost to participate.
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<br />The Starting Block /Track Fan booths hours are:
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<br /> June 10 – 3-7 p.m.
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<br /> June 11 – 3:30-6:30 p.m.
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<br /> June 12 – 8:30-11:30 a.m.
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<br />For more information, contact Kimberly McManus at 541-510-3862.
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<br />Summer Reading for All Ages: Make Waves at the Library!
<br />This year, the Library’s Summer Reading theme is “Make Waves!” Children, teens, and adults can visit any
<br />Eugene Public Library location – Downtown, Sheldon, or Bethel - to sign up, and pick up a calendar of free events.
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<br />At sign-up, kids and teens get a free book, courtesy of the
<br />Friends of the Library. Adults get a coupon for a free coffee from
<br />Novella Cafe or $1 off a purchase at Second Hand Prose Book
<br />Store, both located at the Downtown Library, plus a colorful
<br />Library logo notepad (while supplies last).
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<br />Events for kids and families begin the week of June 21 with the
<br />Tom Question Show, featuring juggling, stilt-walking, and lots of
<br />laughs. Catch the free show at the Downtown Library on
<br />Monday, June 21, or Thursday, June 24, at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
<br />Space is limited at downtown shows, with free tickets available
<br />starting 30 minutes in advance. Tom Question will also perform
<br />at Petersen Barn Community Center, 870 Berntzen Road, on
<br />Tuesday, June 22, at 2 p.m., and at the Sheldon Community
<br />Center, 2445 Willakenzie Road, on Wednesday, June 23, at 2
<br />p.m.
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<br />Kids’ events throughout the summer will include a visit from the Oregon Coast Aquarium (and its giant inflatable
<br />whale), storytelling by Chris Leebrick, the annual Teddy Bear Picnic, and “What Do You Know About H0?” by the
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<br />zany educators of Mad Science.
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<br />Programs for teens will include creative writing, tagged cartooning, acting, Zumba dance, movies, Teen Book
<br />Group, and a talent show. For adults, the Library will host a wide variety of free workshops and classes on topics
<br />ranging from tai chi to genealogy, watercolors to small business, and expressive writing to grant writing. Oregon’s
<br />favorite hiking guide, Bill Sullivan, will give an illustrated talk on Water Walks and the Oregon Bach Festival will
<br />offer a free concert. In addition, international activist and educator Alexandra Cousteau will speak at the Downtown
<br />Library on Thursday, July 22, at 6 p.m., on Expedition: Blue Planet 2010, a cross-country campaign to raise
<br />awareness and action on water issues.
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<br />For more information, visit the Eugene Public Library at www.eugene-or.gov/library, or call 541-682-5450.
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<br />Making the Highways near Eugene Safer for All Travelers
<br />Crashes involving large semi-trucks or other large commercial
<br />motor vehicles tend to have devastating consequences. That is
<br />why it is so important that these vehicles' equipment and operators
<br />are safe. On Tuesday, June 8, the Eugene Police Department
<br />hosted a safety operation for commercial motor vehicles operating
<br />on or near Interstate 5, Highway 126 and Interstate 105, which are
<br />areas covered by the Oregon Department of Transportation’s
<br />(ODOT) 2010 Oregon Commercial Vehicle Safety Plan and have
<br />been identified as Accident Intensified MCSAP Corridors (AIM
<br />Corridors).
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<br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 2
<br />June 10, 2010
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