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Byline: The Register-Guard

Bilingual event to share college information

Lane Community College, Springfield Public Schools, GEAR UP and Selco Community Credit Union are offering a college information night for Latino and Latina middle and high school students Tuesday from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Springfield High School.

The bilingual English/Spanish event is called Informate, Preparate, Educate para el colegio, or, Inform yourself, Prepare yourself, Educate yourself for college. The event will include college information, student speakers and entertainment.

There will be an awards ceremony to recognize outstanding Latino and Latina students in Lane County. For more information, call 954-2858 or 463-5688.

Classes planned for

would-be homeowners

The Home Ownership Center at the Neighborhood Economic Development Corporation will offer a new series of weekly homeownership seminars for individuals and families interested in buying instead of renting their homes.

The sessions begin May 23, but participants must register no later than Friday.

The new Threshold Homeownership Program consists of 12 classes, each two hours long, that cover topics such as understanding the real estate process, qualifying for the best loan, handling credit problems, saving money on utility bills, managing finances and insurance choices.

Classes take place from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the center at 783 Grant St. in west Eugene. The per household registration fee of $65 includes unlimited one-on-one consultation with a home ownership counselor and a three-bureau credit report.

To register, contact The Home Ownership Center at 345-7106 or find the forms online at www.neecocdc.org.

Greenhill Humane Society's board to hold meeting

The annual meeting of the Greenhill Humane Society's Board of Directors will be held 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the society, 88530 Green Hill Road.

The meeting is open to the public. For more information, call 689-1503.

Lecture to cover U.S.

intervention in Venezuela

On Tuesday Venezuelan-American attorney and author Eva Golinger will discuss her research on U.S. intervention in Venezuela, at 7 p.m. in Room 175 of the University of Oregon Law School, 15th Avenue and Agate Street.

Golinger has spent the last four years living in Venezuela, and will offer a distinctive perspective on U.S.-Venezuelan relations. She has written two books on the subject, "The Chavez Code" and "Bush vs. Chavez." For more information, call 485-8633 or e-mail [e-mail].

Health conference features exhibits, demonstrations

The Gerontology Institute at Sacred Heart Medical Center and Trillium Community Health Plan will present the 15th annual Health Through Exercise and an Active Lifestyle Conference from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, at the Lane Events Center.

The conference features Tai Chi demonstrations, line dancing and chair exercises. There will be exhibits and displays from community organizations that provide services to people 50 and older, balance testing and blood pressure checks. The event is free, but tickets are required. Tickets will be entered in a drawing for door prizes, and the first 350 people in attendance will receive a free T-shirt.

To register or for information, call 687-6234.

Speaker to discuss

errors on coins, bills

SPRINGFIELD - The Coil and Diggers Club of Lane County will meet Tuesday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Springfield Elks Lodge located at 1701 Centennial Blvd., Springfield.

Neil McElroy will be giving a presentation on minting errors on coins and printing errors on bills that make your pocket change and cash worth more than face value. There is a $2 fee. Meetings are open to those interested in the hobby of metal detecting. For more information, go to www.CDCLC.org or call 937-2611.

Event to celebrate

Norwegian independence

The Sons of Norway, Sonja Lodge, 1836 Alder St., will celebrate Norwegian Independence Day, known as Syttende Mai, on Thursday.

Events include accordion music by Chester Pietka between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., and a display of crafts and demonstrations of chip carving, rosemaling and hardanger between 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. A flag ceremony at 5:15 p.m. will start the evening program, which includes The Norsemen Singers, Sonja Folk Dancers and music by David Elliker-Vagsberg. For more information, call 344-1064.

Principal organizes

bone marrow drive

The University of Oregon will host a bone marrow drive on Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Fir Room of the EMU.

The drive is being organized by Kennedy Middle School Principal Charlie Smith and his family, in partnership with friends of the family, the UO and the National Bone Marrow Donor Program. It will be the second such drive that the Smith family has put on since their daughter, Lexy, was diagnosed last year with Severe Aplastic Anemia, a life-threatening blood disorder in which the bone marrow stops producing enough blood cells. Lexy's condition has stabilized and she has not required a bone marrow transplant, but the experience raised the family's awareness about the need for bone marrow donors.

There's no cost for donating, and testing requires just a mouth swab, not a needle stick. Donors must be between the ages of 18 and 60.

Fleenor schedules monthly 'conversation' meeting

FLORENCE - West Lane County Commissioner Bill Fleenor will hold his monthly "coffee and conversation" meeting Monday at Old Town Coffee Roasters, 125 1/2 Nopal St. in Old Town Florence.

Florence City Manager Bob Willoughby will be the guest speaker.

For more information, call 997-2267 or e-mail [e-mail].

Belly dance performance set for WOW Hall

The Community Center for the Performing Arts and KRVM will bring Le Serpent Rouge - an evening of belly dance performance with ragtime, vaudevillian, Middle Eastern and Gypsy music - to the WOW Hall on Monday night.

The performers include The Indigo Belly Dance Co. and The Inkwell Rhythm Makers.

Percussionist Tobias Roberson will also perform.

Tickets are $20 in advance or at the door, and are available at CD World, House of Records, the University of Oregon ticket office, the WOW Hall and www.ticketweb.com.

Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and showtime is 8 p.m. This is a seated show.

The WOW Hall is located at the corner of Eighth Avenue and Lincoln Street in Eugene, and it is open to all ages.

For more information, call 687-2746.

Schools' class of 1952

to hold 55th reunion

The 1952 class of Eugene High School and University High School will hold their 55th class reunion on Aug. 10-12. For information, please contact Pat Weakley Hein at 344-1703 or Joan Lilley Mehn at 541-767-0579.

Crow High class reunion scheduled for July

The 1967-71 classes of Crow High School will hold their reunion July 6-8. Those planning to attend need to RSVP by June 1.

Call Sheila Doughty Hinke at 345-3951, Jody Lewis Brannon at 935-4195 or Linda Loeck at 998-3160.