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environment comfortable while saving energy. The balance of the preventive maintenance work orders addressed roofing, plumbing, electricity, elevators and other building systems that employees and customers count on every day. For more information, please contact Facilities Operations and Maintenance Manager MaryBeth Perkins at 541-682-5807. State Department Develops Video on Biking in Eugene Eugene’s reputation as a bicycle-friendly city extends to the East Coast and staff at the U.S. State Department. The State Department's Bureau of International Information Programs selected Eugene as an excellent example of an innovative city for sustainability and biking. State Department staff hired Crossborders, a New York City media company, to develop a video on biking in Eugene for the State Department’s Innovative Cities Program. City of Eugene Transportation Planning staff provided the film makers with a list of bicyclists who have been working with City staff to make this bike- friendly city even more bikeable than it is now. The Eugene residents who are filmed in the State Department video are: Holly McRae, a member of Eugene’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC); Shane MacRhodes, Eugene 4J School District Safe Routes to School program manager and a BPAC member; Emily Swenson, a teacher at Eugene Village School and member of the Lane Area Commission on Transportation; and Hanna Scholz, Bike Friday general manager. Filming the video was wrapped up at the end of November 2012, and is now available for viewing. The one-minute-and- 42-second video is available on the State Department’s web page at http://iipdigital.usembassy.gov/st/english/video/2012/11/20121128139175.html#axzz2HPs88Ok5. For more information about this video, contact Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator Lee Shoemaker at 541-682-5471 or lee.shoemaker@ci.eugene.or.us. Popular Archery Club Holds First Competition Recreation’s Youth Archery Club held its first competition in December at Sheldon Community Center. Twenty-eight youth, ages 10 - 16, participated in an Olympic style, non-elimination event with officially scored rounds at multiple distances. Parents and friends packed the gym to watch this unique and fun event. Recreation Activity Coordinator Josh Lutje is the driving force behind the Archery Club. His enthusiasm has helped the program expand to locations in both the Bethel and Sheldon regions. Josh also arranged for a generous sponsorship from Cabela’s Outdoor Outfitters during the school year. Cabela’s provided an award for each participant in the competition and prizes for first, second and third place. The event emphasized club values of safety and good sportsmanship. Three more competitions are planned throughout the school year. For more information, contact Gina Tafoya at 541-682-5373. Eugene Public Library Helps Young Children Get Ready to Read The Downtown Eugene Public Library will host “Language, Literacy, and Early Brain Development,” a workshop for childcare providers and other adults who work with young children, on Saturday, Jan. 19, 1 – 3 p.m. Admission is free and no pre-registration is needed. Early literacy, or “reading readiness,” brings great benefits to individual children, families, communities, and to society as a whole. Workshop leader Joann Contini will explain “brain facts and functions” and share new research discoveries about the relationships among language development, early literacy skills, and early brain development. She will provide tips for putting this knowledge to practical use, including ways to share the information with co-workers and parents. Ms. Contini is a master trainer in the Oregon Registry Training Program, holds a master’s degree in human development, and has more than 30 years’ experience in early childhood EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 2 January 10, 2013