BRIEFLY.Byline: The Register-Guard REGION Activist to discuss cancer prevention policies A breast cancer activist will visit Eugene on Monday to discuss growing evidence pointing to environmental causes of the disease and raise questions about feel-good pink-ribbon campaigns. Barbara Brenner, a breast cancer survivor, and executive director of Breast Cancer Action, a San Francisco-based nonprofit, will discuss prevention policies with city staff at noon at the Eugene Public Library, and will give a "Behind the Pink Ribbon" talk at 7 p.m. 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 , room 180, Prince Lucien Campbell Hall Campbell Hall can refer to:
In 2005, breast cancer was expected to kill more than 40,000 women in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , one death every 13 minutes. U.S. women now have a one in seven chance of being diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetimes, a risk that has nearly tripled in the past four decades. A 2006 report suggests that as many as 50 percent of breast cancer cases remain unexplained by either genetics or lifestyle factors, and evidence points to synthetic chemicals in our environment as the culprit, Brenner said. Her visit is sponsored by the Oregon Toxics Alliance, Associated Students of the University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. , the UO Women's Center, the UO Survival Center, and Mayor Kitty Piercy "Kitty" Piercy is the current mayor of Eugene, Oregon, sworn in January of 2005. The press dubbed Piercy's election part of a "shift to the left" for the Eugene City Council. . Mother's Day breakfast serves as fundraiser BLACHLY - The Triangle Grange will hold a Mother's Day breakfast on Sunday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Grange hall in Blachly. The breakfast is a fundraiser to repair the Grange hall roof. There is no charge but donations will be accepted for the roof repair. The menu includes juice, coffee, eggs, sausage, ham, hash browns hash browns pl.n. Chopped cooked potatoes, fried until brown. Also called hash brown potatoes. and pancakes, "as much as you can eat," organizers said. Grange to host Mother's Day breakfast WALTERVILLE - Pancakes, eggs, ham, sausage, coffee and juice will be served Sunday at a Mother's Day breakfast offered by the Walterville Grange. Breakfast will run from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at George Millican Community Hall, 39259 Camp Creek There are over one thousand places in the United States named Camp Creek, including several hundred streams: Streams Georgia
U.S. Postal Service The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) processes and delivers mail to individuals and businesses within the United States. The service seeks to improve its performance through the development of efficient mail-handling systems and operates its own planning and engineering programs. holds annual food drive Letter carriers for the U.S. Postal Service will hold the "Stamp Out Hunger" food drive Saturday. Anyone in Lane County can contribute by leaving canned food canned food food sterilized by heat in a closed, durable container such as tin and aluminum cans, flexible aluminum foil and thermoplastic containers including squeeze tubes. Technically, the processes used are highly efficient and used universally. at their mailbox Saturday, and a carrier will collect the food. FOOD for Lane County depends on this drive to replenish its food supply, the agency said. Eagle Scout Ea·gle Scout n. One who has achieved the highest rank in the Boy Scouts. Noun 1. Eagle Scout - a Boy Scout who has earned many merit badges Boy Scout - a boy who is a member of the Boy Scouts candidate to create ID profiles An Eagle Scout candidate on Saturday will create identification profiles for children that will be used by Eugene police in the event of an emergency. Cody Roberts of Eugene is inviting parents and guardians to bring their children to the Cal Young Middle School cafeteria from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., where he will create the profiles. The profile includes fingerprints, a photograph, the child's Social Security number, date of birth, height, weight and eye color. Parents and legal guardians will be provided for the profiles. Spanish-speaking translators will be available. For more information, call Cody Roberts at 343-2062. Fax items to Briefly News at 683-7631 or e-mail rgnews@ guardnet.com. |
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