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<br /> <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br /> <br />July 19, 2012 <br /> <br /> <br />City of Eugene <br /> 777 Pearl Street, Room 105 <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97401-2793 <br /> (541) 682-5010 <br /> (541) 682-5414 (FAX) <br /> <br /> www.eugene-or.gov <br /> <br />IN THIS EDITION <br /> <br />WHITEAKER NEIGHBORHOOD RIVER FESTIVAL BRINGS COMMUNITY TOGETHER <br />YOUNG WOMEN GET FIRED UP <br />CAMPBELL CENTER CELEBRATES 50 YEARS <br />SUMMER READING FOR KIDS IS HOT <br />ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF WEST EUGENE EMX EXTENSION NOW AVAILABLE <br />COMMUNITY MEETINGS LOOK AT PROPOSAL FOR TRAFFIC CALMING ON JEPPESEN ACRES ROAD <br />REPAIR WORK SET TO BEGIN ON MLK BOULEVARD <br /> <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br /> <br />Whiteaker Neighborhood River Festival Brings Community Together <br />Recreation Services presents the annual Whiteaker Neighborhood River Festival on Friday, July 27, from 4 - 7 p.m. at <br />Maurie Jacobs Park, behind the River House Community Center at 301 North Adams. This free event features <br />kayaking along the shore of the Willamette River, a giant slip-n-slide, an introduction to <br />circus arts, music, and much more. <br /> <br />Like many other Recreation Services activities, the event draws families for an <br />afternoon of fun and builds community as hundreds of people congregate for a shared <br />experience. <br /> <br />This year, the River Festival is sponsored by Northwest Community Credit Union. For <br />more information, call Roger Bailey at 541-682-5329. <br /> <br />Young Women Get Fired Up <br />Last week 15 young women between the ages of 14 and 19 graduated from the second annual Young Women’s Fire <br />Camp, hosted by the Eugene Fire & EMS and Springfield Fire & Life Safety departments. Six young women who <br />participated in the camp last year returned as team leaders and support staff, taking their experience to the next level. <br /> <br />A dedicated group of professional women came together to <br />make this an incredibly successful event. The goal of the <br />camp was to provide a safe environment to introduce the <br />young women to fire and emergency medical services, teach <br />them leadership, confidence- and team-building skills by <br />providing them with instruction and hands-on drills in rope <br />rappelling, live fire burns, physical fitness training, and <br />emergency medical treatment. Camp participants also heard <br />from a wide variety of local community leaders and <br />department personnel, who spoke on the topics of <br />confidence and leadership. <br /> <br />While fire departments in the U.S. have a long history of <br />being predominantly white and male, the camp is part of ongoing efforts to encourage under-represented populations <br />to consider careers in fire and emergency medical services. <br /> <br />For more information about the Young Women’s Fire Camp, contact Anna Reid at anna.e.reid@ci.eugene.or.us. <br /> <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />July 19, 2012 <br />