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Moon Gazers Gather on New Deck at Hendricks Park Shelter As the moon rose over the new deck that overlooks the native plant garden at Hendricks Park, nearly 40 community members gathered to dedicate the Moon Terrace by celebrating the Chinese Moon Festival. Guests enjoyed Chinese moon cakes, tea, and stories about the Moon Festival, while Jerry Blakely, who spearheaded the project as a memorial to his wife, Mary Rear Blakely, spoke about the project and the partnership with the City of Eugene. Jin Chen, renowned landscape architect, David Moon, president of the Friends of Hendricks Park, and Robin Hostick, Hendricks Park planner also participated. Blakely closed the ceremony with readings of moon poems by his late wife. The deck is called "Moon Terrace" because it is shaped like a crescent and positioned to view the moon as it rises over the horizon. The Moon Terrace lies in the heart of the Native Plant Garden at Hendricks Park. The garden, which was dedicated in May 2002, was designed to inspire a better knowledge of and appreciation for the native plants of the southern Willamette Valley. An added benefit of the Moon Terrace is that it will significantly expand and enhance the historic F.M. Wilkins Shelter, built in 1938. Natural stone complements the design of the shelter, and the Moon Terrace provides a lovely outdoor area in which to socialize. The deck was funded and constructed with donations of money, labor and materials from the community. For more information about the Moon Terrace or the Native Plant Garden, contact Ginny Alfriend, head gardener at Hendricks Park, at 682-5324 or (www. ci. eugene, or. us/parks/hendricks/npgarden, htm), or the Friends of Hendricks Park, one of the primary non-profit organizations involved in the development of the native plant garden, at 607-4066 or (www. friendsofhendrickspark, org). EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 4 October 1,2004