BRIEFLY.Byline: The Register-Guard Alton Baker Park Alton Baker Park is located in Eugene, Oregon, United States, near Autzen Stadium. It features duck ponds, bicycle trails, and a dog park, and directly touches the Ferry Street Bridge. focus of restoration celebration Nearby Nature Restoration Celebration will feature work on the land and cleaning up Alton Baker Park from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday. Participants should plan on meeting at the Park Host residence next to the community gardens. For more information, call 687-9699. Duo-piano concert now a solo recital COOS BAY Coos Bay (k  s), city (1990 pop. 15,076), Coos co., SW Oreg., a port of entry on Coos Bay; founded 1854 as Marshfield, inc. 1874, renamed 1944. - Kristina Foltz won't be able to perform in a
duo-piano concert Friday at the Oregon Coast The Oregon Coast is a geographical term that is used to describe the coast of Oregon along the Pacific Ocean. Stretching 362 miles from Astoria to the California border, the Oregon Coast is unique in that the whole coastline is public land. Music Festival. Alexander
Tutunov, the other half of the duo, will give a solo recital instead, at
7:30 p.m. at Southwestern Oregon Community College Southwestern Oregon Community College is a college in Coos Bay, Oregon, United States. It is Oregon's oldest community college, founded in 1959. The college has about 3,000 students annually and has 60 full-time employees and 275 part-time instructors. in Coos Bay.
Crow Car Show and Shine to benefit school district CROW - Classic cars, children's games, a community garage sale and a street dance will be part of the third annual Crow Car Show and Shine on Saturday. The 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. event will benefit the Crow-Applegate-Lorane School District. The family event begins with an 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. pancake feed at the Crow Grange, followed by a car show and community garage sale in downtown Crow with sack races and water games for children. A Soap Box Derby-style race for kids 16 or younger will begin at 12:30 p.m., with a barbecued chicken dinner served by the Crow Booster Club A booster club is an organization that is formed to contribute money to an associated club, sports team, or organization. Booster clubs are popular in American schools at the high school and university level. at 3 p.m. and a street dance to the music of "Steppin' Out Steppin' Out or Stepping Out may refer to: Theater
Pie bakers prepare for Blackberry Jam LOWELL - The aroma of baking pies will fill the air here this weekend as local residents prepare the signature dish A signature dish is a recipe that identifies an individual chef. Ideally it should be unique and allow an informed gastronome to name the chef in a blind tasting. It can be thought of as the culinary equivalent of an artist finding their own style, or an author finding their own for their 10th annual Blackberry Jam. New events will include a petting zoo, 29-foot slide and a carnival, Jam Chairman Mike Galvin said. The free festival begins Friday at 5 p.m. in downtown Lowell's Rolling Rock Rolling Rock is a brand of pale lager beer. Although founded as a local beer in Western Pennsylvania, it was marketed aggressively and eventually became a national product. The brand was sold to Anheuser-Busch of St. Park. Live music for the evening will include the U-Gene Band at 6 p.m. and Coupe de Ville at 9 p.m. Things will start at 6 a.m. Saturday with a pancake breakfast and the $10,000 fishing derby Fishing Derby is an Atari 2600 video game created by Activision programmer David Crane based on the sport of fishing. In Fishing Derby, two fishermen sit on opposite docks over a lake filled with fish (and a shark that passes through). on Dexter Lake. Participating anglers will try to hook one of 10 fish tagged by the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife. Nine of the tags carry a $50 prize, while one is worth $10,000. Tickets for the derby are required for each day and may be purchased in advance from local retailers or at the Lowell Marina on Saturday only. A parade begins at 11 a.m. Saturday, with retiring fire Chief Jan Mann as Grand Marshall, followed by a blackberry pie Blackberry pie is pie composed of blackberry filling, usually in the form of either blackberry jam, actual blackberries themselves, or some combination thereof. Blackberry pie is somewhat sweeter than blueberry pie, usually requiring only a sprinkle of sugar for taste, whereas the baking and eating contest at 1:30 p.m. Saturday music will include the Inspirational Sounds at noon; Trammels and Co. at 2 p.m.; Neal Harris at 3 p.m.; Devotion at 4:30 p.m.; Liesel Alkire & Scott Ruby at 6 p.m.; and Sticky Mouse at 9 p.m. Sunday music will be provided by Dharmika & Leslie at noon, followed by Community Karaoke at 1 p.m. Myrtle Point plans townwide garage sale MYRTLE POINT - A townwide garage sale is planned here Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. A map of all participating sites will be available at the sale. For information, call (541) 572-2626. North Bend's annual July Jubilee this weekend NORTH BEND North Bend is the name of several places in the United States of America:
n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. begin Friday night at 7 p.m. with a presentation of Citizens Awards at the North Bend Community Center. The parade is at noon Saturday at Simpson Park. For more information, contact the Jubilee committee at (541) 756-4613 or e-mail nbinfo@uci.net. Quilt and Treasures Show scheduled for Saturday PLEASANT HILL - Antique and new quilts will be on display Saturday at the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church's third annual Quilt and Treasures Show. The event runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the church, just off Highway 58 at 84520 N. Enterprise Road. Demonstrations are scheduled throughout the day. Hand-crafted quilt racks, quilt/craft books, refreshments and other items will be available for purchase. Admission is free. `Safety on Wheels' event includes helmet giveaway VENETA - Firefighters will distribute 100 multisport mul·ti·sport also mul·ti·sports adj. 1. Composed of, involving, or accommodating several sports: a multisport competition; a multisport stadium. 2. helmets here Saturday at a safety event sponsored by Lane County Fire District No. 1. "Safety on Wheels" will run from noon to 4 p.m. at the Veneta Skate Park, at the corner of West Hunter and Territorial roads. It will also feature a Bicycle Rodeo, where cyclists compete in an obstacle course obstacle course n. 1. A training course filled with obstacles, such as ditches and walls, that must be negotiated speedily by troops undergoing training or participants in an obstacle race. 2. designed to test safe riding skills, such as stopping and looking both ways. Safety pads for skating will also be raffled off. The helmets, available in a variety of sizes, were purchased with a $750 donation from the local Kiwanis Club. "So far, most of our skate park injuries have been arm and leg injuries," said Heather Hill, the fire district's prevention coordinator. "But we also know that once a head is damaged, there's no turning back." Under a new Oregon law, children 15 or younger are required to wear helmets while skating and skateboarding, as well as while cycling. The department aims to encourage helmet use among adults and older youth, as well. |
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