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The draft plan may be found in the following locations: · City of Eugene and City of Springfield public libraries (review only copies); · City of Eugene Risk Services, 777 Pearl Street, Room 101 (limited number of copies); and · City of Springfield Development Services (limited number of copies). A copy of the plan is also available on the City of Eugene web site, http://www.ci.eugene.or, us For more information, please contact Chuck Solin, Emergency Program manager at 682-5664. Team Adventure and Rec & Roll Help Serve Summer Fun For All Sites This year's two new components of the Summer Fun For All (FFA) program have been very successful: The River House Outdoor Program's "Team Adventure," which traditionally operates throughout the school year as part of after-school programming, received a summer extension through the new 20-67 levy funding. This summer, Team Adventure provided week-long outdoor games and activities for the kids and families at four FFA park sites: Monroe, Sladden, Trainsong, and State Street. Each park site ended its Adventure Week with a raft trip down the Willamette River. This was the very first rafting trip for nearly 100 participants! Isaac Markehe of Team Adventure said, "The rafting trips have been a great way for youth and their families to experience Eugene's backyard river, learn about river safety, our environment, history and have tons of fun in a positive atmosphere." Junior River Guide Trevor Kemp, age 11, demonstrates exceptional river running skills. Fun for All also started the new "Rec n' Roll" program this year. "Rec n' Roll" was created to stretch out the FFA program to neighborhood sites not receiving regular summer programming. A team of recreation staff traveled to the following four different sites to provide a variety of fun activities each week: Cai Young Youth Sports Park, Irving Elementary Playground, Mangan Park and Tugman Park. For more information, contact Recreation Manager Craig Smith at 682-6340. New Marquees Cominq to Hult Center As the Hult Center turns 23, many things are wearing out and having to be replaced. One of the most exciting ways the facility is getting spiffed up to prepare for its 25th birthday celebration is the replacement of the Hult Center's 20-year-old marquee. The three current (and distinctively noisy) marquees were built with ancient "flipper dot" technology where one-inch squares physically flip over to display either a white or black side with an audible clicking sound. Parts for this type of display have been unavailable for years, forcing Hult Center maintenance to cannibalize one of the three marquees to keep the other two running. The new marquees are based on modern LED (light emitting diode) technology ~ ~. and will be controlled by a computer software program operated out of the ticket office. Mark Loigman, Hult Center Operations director, says that the new marquees will "be many times more visible, reliable, energy efficient and flexible." In fact, the marquees will not only be brighter and visible from further way, they will actually adjust to the brightness or dimness of the day or night! The displays will be made entirely of small amber-colored diodes. The marquee will show all kinds of textures, four lines of type in many fonts and sizes will have the capacity of showing graphics and moving pictures. The new marquees will be manufactured by the Daktronics Company, the same company that produced the Autzen Stadium scoreboard. Eugene Sign and Awning is overseeing this $65,000 project. The equipment will only require a couple of days of installation, and will be up and running by the end of September. EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 2 August 23, 2004