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a great combo, the LFNW birthday celebration was held on America Recycles Day, Nov. 15. Rexius donated seven yards of <br />finished LFNW compost for the Village School Garden and following the delivery, students celebrated with a ceremonial <br />(and edible) compost cake. Additionally, community partners <br />provided a variety of recycling, reuse, and compost education <br />tables for students while 8 graders hauled the donated <br />th <br />compost into the school garden. Event partners included <br />Rexius Sustainable Solutions, The School Garden Project, <br />Partners for Sustainable Schools, M.E.C.C.A., BRING, Lane <br />County Waste Management, OSU Compost Specialists, and <br />Sanipac <br /> <br />In the last year, Eugene businesses diverted over 1,000 tons of <br />food waste from the landfill – roughly equivalent to 100 <br />garbage truck loads. Currently, 95 local businesses participate <br />in the program. LFNW allows participants to reduce waste by <br />sending food scraps (meat, dairy, fruit and veggie scraps, and bakery items) as well as plant trimmings, food-soiled paper, <br />and waxed cardboard to be composted. The City provides free training, assistance, and food waste bins to the businesses <br />that sign up for the composting service with their garbage hauler. <br /> <br />For more information about the event and how to host an America Recycles Day program next year, please contact <br />Stephanie Scafa or 541-682-5652. <br /> <br />Music and More at Eugene Public Library <br />The Downtown Eugene Public Library will host a Bilingual Family Fiesta on Saturday, Dec. 1, at 2 p.m. Kids and their adults <br />are invited to watch and learn salsa dancing with Mario and Jenny Mora, joined by the Cuban salsa dance group Dale <br />Tumbao. And every Saturday at 11:15 a.m., enjoy Cuentos y Canciones: Stories & <br />Songs in Spanish, at the Bethel Branch. <br /> <br />The Jarvie & Thomas Classical Guitar Duo (pictured at left) will play a free concert at <br />the Downtown Library for First Friday, Dec. 7, at 6 p.m. When John Jarvie and Peter <br />Thomas, two of the Willamette Valley's most popular musicians, perform together, <br />they showcase more than double the beauty, grace, and precision each is well known <br />for. Travel with them through time and around the world to enjoy the beautiful <br />music of the renaissance, baroque, classical, and modern eras in England, France, <br />Italy, Spain, and Latin America. On the First Friday of each month, the Downtown <br />Library stays open until 8 p.m. <br /> <br />For more information, contact the Eugene Public Library at 541-682-5450 or www.eugene-or.gov/library. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 2 <br />November 21, 2012 <br />