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EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER
August 10, 2006
City of Eugene
777 Pearl Street, Room 105
Eugene, Oregon 97401-2793
(541) 682-5010
(541) 682-5414 (FAX)
www.eugene-or.gov
IN THIS WEEK’S EDITION
PRESCHOOLERS SAFER THANKS TO EPD’S SAFETY TOWN
EUGENE MEDICS LEARN LATEST AIRWAY MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES
NEW STATE LAW CHANGES SPEED ZONES NEAR SCHOOLS
RECREATION SERVICES DIVISION OFFERS SURF CAMP/OOLIGANS ON THE OREGON COAST
MULTICULTURAL FESTIVAL IS “SOUL OF THE CITY”
AROUND THE CITY
Preschoolers Safer Thanks to EPD's Safety Town
More than 50 children are scheduled to graduate from
the Eugene Police Department's Safety Town
program on Friday, August 11, in a ceremony running
from 10:45 to 11:30 a.m. The 56 pre-kindergarteners
will have spent two weeks with Eugene Police
personnel and guest speakers, learning about how to
protect themselves against dangers present in
everyday situations.
The Safety Town program teaches life-saving lessons
on pedestrian, bicycle, vehicle passenger, school bus,
poison, basic fire, water, playground, and home
safety. Teaching tools include a child-sized town
complete with streets, crosswalks, stop signs and
traffic signals. A highlight of this year's program was a visit from the crew of the Eugene Fire
Department's Engine 7, who showed the kids their fire engine and taught about fire safety. During the
program, participating children also get to explore a police car, police motorcycle, and school bus.
Safety Town is a nationally recognized, comprehensive program that introduces young children to safety
awareness and accident prevention through hands-on safety education. The Eugene Police Department
partners with the Eugene Kiwanis Club to offer this two-week safety education program each summer.
For more information, please contact Kerry Delf, Eugene Police Department, 682-5197.
Eugene Medics Learn Latest Airway Management Techniques
Proper airway management is fundamental to emergency medical treatment, and is the focus of this
month's Medical Class of the Quarter at the Fire & EMS Department. All line staff are taking the three-
hour course, which is taught by Paramedic Monica Hull and EMS Training Coordinator Karen Anderson.
Hull and Anderson recently received specialized training which prepared them to educate firefighters and
medics in Eugene in response to changes in airway management protocols and medications that reflect
the state-of-the-art in this critical lifesaving area. The class involves both lecture and skill stations, and
is being presented over several sessions in order to allow on-duty personnel to attend without negatively
affecting emergency response coverage. Continuing medical training is offered to Fire & EMS staff on a
year-round basis. For more information, please contact Karen Anderson at 682-7134.
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New State Law Changes Speed Zones Near Schools
Public Works Traffic Operations has completed upgrades for school speed zones in compliance with the
new sate House Bill 2840. Prior to this bill, motorists had to maintain a 20 mph speed rate adjacent to
schools seven days a week, 24 hours a day. Passed by the State legislature in 2005, the new bill
changes the speed limit to 20 mph on school days only and during the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. It
is expected that this new law will be more easily recognized and interpreted by motorists. For more
information, contact Tom Larsen, traffic engineer, at 682-4959 or Tom.C.Larsen@ci.eugene.or.us.
Recreation Services Division Offers Surf Camp/Ooligans on the Oregon Coast
What's an Ooligan? Outdoor Recreation Programmer Roger Bailey reports that the Recreation Services
Division's first ever Surf Camp for ages 14 and up was offered in July at Otter Rock on the Oregon
Coast. “We camped at South Beach State Park. In addition to
surfing, we visited an old lighthouse, old town Newport and
joined in interactive naturalist presentations. If you’re thinking
‘surf's up, dude’, guess what? Nobody really talks like that. In
Oregon the question seems to be ‘how did you stay warm?’
Well, the ocean water is warmer than the McKenzie and with a
full wetsuit, it's just like surfing off the Hawaiian coast—well
not exactly, but it sure is fun.”
Assets were built all week as surfers learned about ocean
safety, marine biology, haunted lighthouses, how to support
your surf partner, and how to take care of yourself. Outdoor
Program staff gave group and individual lessons, and
coached, cheered on, and surfed alongside young surfers.
Roger added, “And the Ooligans—they’re a small fish related
to the surf smelt, which was an important food source for
natives and early settlers. We could see their shimmering sides as they darted around in the surf with
us.” Anyone interested in experiencing this one-of-a-kind sport for all abilities should check out the Fall
Recreation guide. For more information, contact Roger Bailey at 682-6323.
Multicultural Festival is “Soul of the City”
Enjoy a fun-filled evening with the family at the Multicultural Festival,
from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Friday, August 11, at the City of Eugene’s
Sheldon Community Center and Park, 2445 Willakenzie Road. The
festival is free and presented by Eugene Library, Recreation and
Cultural Services. The theme of this year’s festival is “Soul of the City.”
Announcements and performances on the main stage at the festival will
be sign-language-interpreted for persons with hearing impairments.
The event includes music by The Vipers, featuring Deb Cleveland,
which is part of the Cultural Services’ Summer Concerts in the Park series. A writing contest asks youth
ages 12-19 to answer the question: What is the “soul of the city?” At the Creative KidZone presented by
Recreation Services, kids can create cultural crafts, play games, dunk a staff member, have their faces
painted and participate in portable ropes course challenges.
At the Library Services’ cultural crafts booth, children can make colorful maracas (from recycled toilet
paper tubes w/rice or beans), and castanets (with cardstock and bottle caps) or tap, jingle and drum a
“Musical Clothes Line” of objects made from recycled cans and household objects. The booth will also
include a display of books and CDs featuring percussion and rhythm instruments from around the world.
Youth and families can kick off the event with a recreational swim from 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. at nearby
Sheldon Pool, then enjoy the activities, information booths, craft vendors and food booths at the festival.
For more information, contact Recreation Programmer Kim McManus at 682-6343.
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