BRIEFLY.Byline: The Register-Guard League of Women Voters League of Women Voters, voluntary public service organization of U.S. citizens. Organized in 1920 in Chicago as an outgrowth of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, it had as its original nucleus the leaders of the latter organization. hosts state Supreme Court judge State Supreme Court Judge Wallace Carson will speak at 12:15 p.m. today at the League of Women Voters of Lane County "Third Thursday" meeting. Carson will discuss the selection of judges, campaign finances in judiciary elections and judges' discretion, among other topics. The free program will be held at the Mallard mallard: see duck. mallard Abundant “wild duck” (Anas platyrhynchos, family Anatidae) of the Northern Hemisphere, ancestor of most domestic ducks. The mallard is a typical dabbling duck in its general habits and courtship display. Banquet Hall Definition A banquet hall is a room used for social gatherings like receptions, reunions, parties, and business events. , 725 W. First Ave. An optional buffet lunch will begin at 11:45 a.m. Lunch costs $10 including tip. For lunch reservations or information, call 343-7917. Pacifica Forum to show video on 'Israeli Apartheid' The Pacifica Forum will be held at 4 p.m. Friday at 125 McKenzie Hall on the University of Oregon campus The University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Oregon has around 80 buildings and facilities, including athletics sites such as Hayward Field, which is the site for the 2008 Olympic Track and Field Trials, and McArthur Court, and off-campus sites such as nearby Autzen Stadium and the , near 11th Avenue and Kincaid Street. The topic will be "Israeli Apartheid," a viewing and critique of a video of the same title by Wendy Campbell. Admission is free. For information, call 344-0483. Humane Society offers cat special, dog training course In honor of St. Patrick's Day, anyone who adopts a green-eyed cat from Greenhill Humane Society between Friday and Tuesday, will receive 20 percent off the adoption fee and a gift bag with treats from Lar-sen's Fine Candies. All adoptions include a free veterinary exam, a microchip, vaccines, a collar and an identification tag. Greenhill is located at 88530 Green Hill Road. On March 25, certified pet trainer Jennifer DuMond of Dog and Cat Training and Behavior Modification behavior modification n. 1. The use of basic learning techniques, such as conditioning, biofeedback, reinforcement, or aversion therapy, to teach simple skills or alter undesirable behavior. 2. See behavior therapy. will offer a course on how to communicate with your dog using positive reinforcement positive reinforcement, n a technique used to encourage a desirable behavior. Also called positive feedback, in which the patient or subject receives encouraging and favorable communication from another person. . DuMond also will discuss house training, nutrition and common behavior problems such as separation anxiety and aggression. The course fee is $15. To register, call 689-1503, Ext. 116. Well water testing on tap at Daffodil daffodil: see amaryllis. daffodil Bulb-forming flowering plant (Narcissus pseudonarcissus), also called common daffodil or trumpet narcissus, native to northern Europe and widely cultivated there and in North America. It grows to about 16 in. Drive Festival JUNCTION CITY - Sure, there may be other daffodil celebrations in the country, but how many will test your drinking water drinking water supply of water available to animals for drinking supplied via nipples, in troughs, dams, ponds and larger natural water sources; an insufficient supply leads to dehydration; it can be the source of infection, e.g. leptospirosis, salmonellosis, or of poisoning, e.g. ? That service will be among features at the Long Tom Grange's 34th annual Daffodil Drive Festival, which runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Besides the daffodil-lined nine-mile drive out Ferguson Road from Highway 99W to the grange, the festival offers horse-drawn wagon rides, hot cinnamon rolls, coffee and hot chocolate, quilt and and other local arts and crafts arts and crafts, term for that general field of applied design in which hand fabrication is dominant. The term was coined in England in the late 19th cent. as a label for the then-current movement directed toward the revivifying of the decorative arts. displays, exotic animals, antique cars and live music. Admission and parking are free. Area residents, many of whom live in a state-designated groundwater contamination area, are invited to put a half cup of untreated well water in a clean container and bring it to the festival's Community Booth for a free analysis. Materials on the Southern Willamette Valley Groundwater Management Area will also be on hand. A map with directions to the Grange can be downloaded at www.junctioncity.com. |
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