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Meeting on fighting meth scheduled in Walterville

WALTERVILLE - Fighting methamphetamine use is the subject of an educational meeting set for Tuesday night at the Walterville Community Center, 39259 Camp Creek Road.

A 20-minute documentary titled "How to Fight Meth" will be followed by discussion on methamphetamine use in the community. The meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. Dessert will be served.

For more information, call Jeff Dehne at 746-9974.

Soup fundraiser to benefit city's sharing program

A "Souper" fundraiser soup dinner to benefit the Cottage Grove Community Sharing Program will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, 1025 N. 19th St., Cottage Grove.

The soup will be prepared by school superintendent Krista Parent, Community Sharing board chair Pam Simpson, Bohemia Mining Days festivities coordinator Sharon Jean, Cottage Grove Chamber president Judd Van Gorder, Chamber of Commerce Volunteer of the Year Jerry Vaverka, co-owner of the Bookmine Gail Hoelzle and Community Sharing board member Mary McNamara. Seven soups will be offered, as well as bread and double chocolate brownies. The Cottage Grove Children's Choir will perform at 6:30 p.m. Cost is $10.

For information, call 942-2487.

Bariatric surgery group meeting set for Tuesday

The Lane County Bariatric Surgery Support Group will meet Tuesday from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the EWEB Community Room, 400 E. fourth Ave.

This discussion group is designed for weight loss surgery patients and their family support. All surgical practices are welcome to attend.

Sacred Heart to sponsor sixth annual Sleep Fair

Sacred Heart Medical Center's Sleep Disorders Center presents its sixth annual Sleep Fair on Tuesday.

The fair will address sleep disorders and their treatments, including how obstructive sleep apnea is associated with heart disease and stroke.

The fair starts at 3 p.m. with an expo, featuring sleep testing kiosks and demonstrations of medical equipment used to treat sleep-disordered breathing, set up outside the hospital's auditorium at 1255 Hilyard St. Presentations begin at 4 p.m., followed by a question-and-answer session with the speakers. Dr. Marylin Datzman, medical director of the Sleep Disorders Center at Sacred Heart, and Dr. Richard Marcus, sleep specialist with PeaceHealth Medical Group, will discuss types of sleep disorders and healthy sleep habits. Dr. Neal Gorrin, medical director for the Oregon Bariatric Center, will address obesity and its relationship to sleep apnea. Jeffrey Sprague, University of Oregon professor, will talk about his successful experience with sleep diagnosis and treatment.

The expo runs through 8 p.m., and a second round of presentations begins at 6:30 p.m.

For more information, call 686-7224.

Pair of writers to give

presentations at library

Memoirist Jodi Varon and poet and essayist David Axelrod will visit the Eugene Public Library on Tuesday as part of the Windfall Reading Series.

The writers will speak about their works from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Jodi Varon's recent memoir is `Drawing to an Inside Straight: The Legacy of an Absent Father.' It's the story of growing up Jewish in 1960's West Denver, the daughter of a Ladino-speaking cattleman gambler whose luck turned catastrophic when he wagered the family business.

David Axelrod's collection "The Cartographer's Melancholy" won the 2005 Spokane Poetry Prize and was a finalist for the 2006 Oregon Book Award. The book explores fate, stillness, travel, power and the connections between personal and political history.

For more information, call the library at 682-5450.

Elmira High class of 1957

to hold 50th class reunion

The Elmira High class of 1957 will hold its 50th class reunion Aug. 4-5. The classes of 1954 through 1960 are also invited.

An informal buffet dinner will be Saturday, Aug. 4, at Shadow Hills Country Club, and a no-host potluck picnic will be Sunday, Aug. 5, at Perkins Peninsula Park.

For information and to make reservations, contact Bob or Barbara Dahlin Flick at 689-1234 or Bunny Nelson Smith at 686-3137.

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