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Adaptive Recreation Offers Weekly Bike Rides
<br />The Adaptive Recreation program is offering weekly bike rides for individuals
<br />with a disability who are 16 and older. Riders will learn bicycle safety skills while
<br />riding on a different bike route each week. Rides are every Thursday from 11
<br />a.m. – 2 p.m., June 23 - August 25. The cost is $8 per ride and pre-registration is
<br />required.
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<br />Riders are encouraged to bring a bike although some will be available for use.
<br />All rides begin at Hilyard Community Center. Participants should bring a sack
<br />lunch for a picnic stop along the way. Volunteers are needed to ride along. For
<br />more information, call Patty Prather at 541-682-5311.
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<br />Jinju Delegation Celebrates 50 Years of Friendship with July Visit to Eugene
<br />The Eugene-Jinju Sister City Committee is busy making preparations for a visiting delegation from its sister city in
<br />South Korea. This is a special visit marking 50 years of friendship between Eugene and Jinju. The delegation will be
<br />in Eugene July 10 - 13.
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<br />One highlight for the visit will be a 50 anniversary ceremony and dinner at the Veteran’s Memorial Hall, 1626
<br />Willamette Street, July 12, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. The dinner is open to all friends of Eugene-Jinju by online reservation,
<br />however seating is limited. Contact Jinsoo Lee, secretary/treasurer of the sister city committee, at
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<br />jslee74@hotmail.com to reserve a place. The suggested donation is $20 at the door. Mayor and Council: for
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<br />reservations, please contact Maureen Robesonat 541-682-5336 or maureen.t.robeson@ci.eugene.or.us.
<br />Guests will enjoy music by master jazz guitarist Don Latarski, vocal music by In Accord Community Choir,
<br />performances by Korean youth artists, historical photo presentations, a Korean-American food buffet, wine by King
<br />Estates Winery, and special presentations by the mayors of Eugene and Jinju.
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<br />The sister cities program has been part of City of Eugene government since 1961, when Jinju became Eugene’s first
<br />sister city. The 2011 delegation will include Mayor Lee Chang-hee and his wife, First Lady Kim Hyung-nam, as well
<br />as Jinju city councilors and others active in economic development, planning and international relations.
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<br />The group’s itinerary will include a visit to City Hall on Tuesday, July 12, at 8 a.m. Other activities include a Bach
<br />Festival concert; breakfast hosted by the Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce; lunch with the Eugene Emerald
<br />Rotary Club; visit to University of Oregon sports facilities; agri-tours at Hey Bayles! Farm and King Estates Winery;
<br />and an Oregon coast tour. The Jinju delegation also will take in a Eugene Emeralds baseball game on Tuesday
<br />evening, July 12, with Mayor Lee expected to throw out the first pitch.
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<br />Jinju, also known as Chinju, is in southern South Korea, along the Nam River. Jinju is a transportation junction
<br />connecting the surrounding provinces and is the economic, educational and cultural center of the western counties of
<br />South Kyŏngsang province. Jinju Agricultural College is located there. A national park encompassing Mount Chiri
<br />(6,283 feet) and the surrounding area is northwest of the city. An old city, Jinju has many historical remains. Its 2008
<br />population was estimated at 334,237.
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<br />For more information about the visiting delegation or the work of the Eugene-Jinju Sister City Committee, such as its
<br />student exchange/homestay program, please contact Ki-won Rhew, at 541-344-4464 or kiwon@rhew.us; or Linda
<br />DeSpain at 541-687-2427 or ldespain1957@yahoo.com. For additional information on Eugene’s Sister City program,
<br />contact Keli Osborn, City Manager’s Office, 541-682-5406 or keli.m.osborn@ci.eugene.or.us.
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<br />Director of The Natural Step to Lecture in Eugene on June 28
<br />The City’s Waste Prevention and Green Building Program, in partnership with the Cascadia Green Building Council,
<br />will host Regina Hauser, director of The Natural Step Network USA, for a free lecture on Tuesday, June 28 at noon in
<br />the Bascom-Tykeson Room at the Eugene Downtown Library. Her talk, titled, “Integrating
<br />Sustainability into Your Business: It’s Easier than You Think,” will focus on the progress of
<br />sustainability efforts in the business world. In its early stages, being sustainable was
<br />perceived as an expensive add-on to business. As it progressed, sustainability became
<br />associated with efficiencies and cost savings. Today, sustainability has become a strategy
<br />for future success. Hauser will also speak about how developing the habit of sustainability,
<br />like other habits, can be learned easily.
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<br />The Natural Step Network (TNS) is a non-profit organization that has been active since
<br />1997 in helping businesses of all sizes, and communities, take meaningful steps toward
<br />sustainability. TNS helps organizations translate sustainability into action and value through the use of a strategic
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<br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 2
<br />June 23, 2011
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