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<br />On display will be “Visions from Within,” an exhibit of works by artists who are currently or formerly incarcerated. Curated
<br />by Sponsors, Inc., the exhibit features pieces in mixed media including fiber arts, stencils, painting, and more.
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<br />“Prisons, Compassion, and Peace” will include many events in the coming month, including the “Prisons and Peace”
<br />UNESCO/UO international conference; Eugene Opera’s Northwest premiere of the opera “Dead Man Walking”; and the 40th
<br />Anniversary celebration of Sponsors, Inc. Sister Helen Prejean will visit Eugene for a number of events, including a free talk
<br />at the Downtown Library on Saturday, March 16, at 2 p.m.
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<br />For a complete community calendar, visit www.eugeneopera.com/events.For more information about free events at the
<br />Eugene Public Library, call 541-682-5450 or visit www.eugene-or.gov/library.
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<br />Owen Rose Garden Rejuvenated
<br />In 2011, a 30-percent budget cut reduced staffing levels at Owen Rose Garden by half and necessarily set into motion a
<br />thoughtful restructuring of this historic and beloved garden. The overall goals of the project were to scale back the garden
<br />collection and improve sustainable garden practices while retaining the lush visual aesthetic and historic stature of the
<br />garden.
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<br />Over the course of the last two years, aged and diseased roses
<br />were removed and replaced with lower-maintenance rose
<br />varieties, and the number of planting beds were reduced. Several
<br />capital investments augmented these efforts, including automatic
<br />irrigation system expansions into areas that were previously
<br />hand-watered, removal of two large arborvitae hedges to improve
<br />safety and visibility into the garden, renovation of several paths
<br />and paved areas to reduce weeding time and improve access and
<br />circulation, and a new lawn installation east of the green rose
<br />arbor.
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<br />This fall, 370 hybrid tea roses were removed by a contractor, 210
<br />of which were donated to the Eugene Parks Foundation and the
<br />remaining 160 were transplanted within the garden. Volunteers
<br />with the foundation hosted a successful surplus rose sale last
<br />Sunday that had people anxious to own an authentic piece of the
<br />garden lining up more than an hour before sale time. Not
<br />The line at last Sunday’s surplus rose sale formed more than an
<br />surprisingly, 70 bundles of three sold quickly for $15 each. The
<br />hour before sale time.
<br />remaining 50 roses were donated to the OSU Extension Master
<br />Gardener’s plant sale coming up April 20 at Eugene Water & Electric Board.
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<br />The benefits from work to date are paying off. Owen Rose Garden looks tidier and better cared for than it has in several
<br />years. Safety, visibility and accessibility within the garden have improved significantly while staff inputs, and water and
<br />chemical use have gone down. Combined, these steps will help ensure the health and beauty of the rose garden into the
<br />future in a fiscally and environmentally sustainable way.
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<br />For more information about Eugene Park Steward volunteer events, contact West Region Volunteer Coordinator Lorna
<br />Baldwin at 541-682-4845 or lorna.j.baldwin@ci.eugene.or.us. For more information about Owen Rose Garden rejuvenation
<br />efforts, contact Emily Proudfoot, Landscape Architect at 541-682-4915 or emily.a.proudfoot@ci.eugene.or.us.
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<br />Possibilities Are Endless with Apps
<br />Recreation’s Adult Services is offering a free class on the applications available for use on an iPhone, iPad, or iPod.
<br />Attendees will learn how to easily download free, or nearly free, services that help keep track of blood pressure and heart
<br />rate, track stocks, weather forecasts, and more.
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<br />The class is offered on Monday, March 4, 3 - 4 p.m., at Campbell Center, 155 High Street. Attendees
<br />should have some experience operating a device. The class is free, but pre-registration is required.
<br />Bring an iPhone, iPad, or iPod to the presentation.
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<br />For more information about this class or other classes in Campbell Center’s “Technology Institute,”
<br />call Tom Powers at 541-682-5318.
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<br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 2
<br />February 14, 2013
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