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<br />Throughout the month of July, information will be provided about the surprising benefits of recreation. These facts,
<br />research findings and anecdotal results will be posted in community centers and pools, on Recreation’s Facebook pages,
<br />website, and Twitter. Knowing more about all that recreation can do, the community will be even more motivated to get
<br />moving! Folks will be asked why they love recreation and can respond by posting their answers to one of Rec's Facebook
<br />pages, Tweeting to #YILoveRec, taping up handwritten reasons in the community centers, and/or posting videos of
<br />testimonials.
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<br />What makes recreation special? Is it fitness? Having fun? Learning something new? Or maybe it’s meeting people through
<br />recreation. It could be an appreciation for recreation facilities and sports fields that provide a place to recreate, make art
<br />or crafts, and play team sports. Of course, there are the environmental benefits of fresh air or just being in nature.
<br />Whatever the reasons are to love recreation, Recreation staff would like to hear them.
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<br />For more information, contact Kathy Madison, Library, Recreation and Cultural Services marketing and public information
<br />manager, at 541-682-6342.
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<br />Park Watch Collaboration Adds Online Tool to Help Keep Parks Safe, Clean and Green
<br />Park Watch is a powerful and interactive collaboration between the community, Eugene Police Department, Public Works
<br />Parks and Open Space, and Library, Recreation, and Cultural Services’ Recreation to increase safety and reduce crime in
<br />Eugene’s parks, recreation facilities, and surrounding neighborhoods. Park Watch is entering its second year, targeting
<br />patrols in high use park and recreation areas throughout the peak season with very positive results.
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<br />These efforts are now going to be assisted by the release of a new online tool that takes advantage of quick and immediate
<br />reporting, provides direct access to the appropriate responder, and allows incident location tracking for follow-up action.
<br />Park users, neighbors and staff can easily report non-emergency safety issues immediately as they are encountered in a
<br />park or facility at www.eugene-or.gov/parkwatch from any computer or mobile device.
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<br />The types of non-emergency issues that can be reported include bike path hazards, graffiti, harassment, theft, trash,
<br />vandalism, disorderly behavior and more. Best of all, users do not need to worry about whether to report to Parks or EPD,
<br />the dropdown menu is coded appropriately. For example, a “restroom problem” would get reported to Parks automatically,
<br />while “disorderly conduct” would go straight to EPD.
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<br />Park Watch signs will begin appearing in the park system later this summer with the website and QR code direct access for
<br />smart phone users. The signs will encourage users to trust their intuition. If it doesn’t feel right, report it!
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<br />For more information about Park Watch, contact Parks and Open Space Natural Resources Manager Eric Wold at
<br />eric.n.wold@ci.eugene.or.us or 541-682-4842, or AIC Captain Doug Mozan, Eugene Police Department, at
<br />doug.l.mozan@ci.eugene.or.us.
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<br />“Calamity Jazz” Concert at Eugene Public Library
<br />On Friday, July 5, at 6 p.m., the Downtown Eugene Public Library will host a free concert by Calamity Jazz. The Downtown
<br />Library is open until 8 p.m., the first Friday of each month.
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<br />The band features toe-tapping, high-energy, Dixieland, swing, and ragtime tunes with a super-fun band led by Vicki Cox
<br />(trumpet, vocals) with Meg Graf (piano, bass sax), Jeff Green (banjo, guitar), and Norm Gary (reeds).
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<br />While visiting the Library, adults, teens, and children can sign up for Summer Reading 2013. At sign-up, each child and teen
<br />gets a free book, and each adult gets a coupon for a free coffee at Novella Cafe or $1 off books at the Friends of the Library
<br />book store.
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<br />For more information, visit www.eugene-or.gov/library or call the Eugene Public Library at 541-682-8316.
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<br />June 27, 2013
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