BRIEFLY.Byline: The Register-Guard Donations are needed for `Senior Holiday Dinner' Donations are sought for the annual "Senior Holiday Dinner," which serves senior citizens and starts at 1 p.m. on Christmas Christmas [Christ's Mass], in the Christian calendar, feast of the nativity of Jesus, celebrated in Roman Catholic and Protestant Churches on Dec. 25. In liturgical importance it ranks after Easter, Pentecost, and Epiphany (Jan. 6). Day at the Hilton Eugene, 66 E. Sixth Ave AVE Avenue AVE Average AVE Alta Velocidad Espanola (train between Madrid and Seville) AVE Alta Velocidad Española (Spanish: High Speed Train) AVE Audio Video Entertainment AVE Advertising Value Equivalent . The dinner gives senior citizens an opportunity to socialize so·cial·ize v. so·cial·ized, so·cial·iz·ing, so·cial·iz·es v.tr. 1. To place under government or group ownership or control. 2. To make fit for companionship with others; make sociable. with friends and peers during the holidays. The holiday dinner is coordinated by the Lane County Human Services Commission on behalf of the Board of Commissioners. Local businesses and community members who would like to make contributions to the event can mail them directly to the Lane County Human Services Commission, marked "Senior Holiday Dinner," at 125 E. Eighth Ave., Eugene, OR 97401. The event, which is open to anyone age 62 or older, includes a full turkey dinner, entertainment, dancing and door prizes, for $5 per person. Tickets should be purchased in advance at the Campbell Senior Adult Center (682-5318) or the Willamalane Adult Activity Center (736-4444). For more information, call 515-9600. Police officers to shop with local children today About 20 Lane County sheriff's deputies, along with Oregon Oregon, city, United States Oregon, city (1990 pop. 18,334), Lucas co., NW Ohio, a suburb adjacent to Toledo, on Lake Erie; inc. 1958. It is a port with railroad-owned and -operated docks. The city has industries producing oil, chemicals, and metal products. State Police and other law enforcement agencies A law enforcement agency (LEA) is a term used to describe any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). , will shop with children and visit Santa Claus Santa Claus: see Nicholas, Saint. Santa Claus jolly, gift-giving figure who visits children on Christmas Eve. [Christian Tradition: NCE, 1937] See : Christmas Santa Claus at 8 a.m. today at the Wal-Mart on West 11th Avenue in Eugene. The event, "Shop with a Cop," pairs officers and young children. For more information, call 682-4150. Send announcements to: Briefly News at The Register-Guard, P.O. Box 10188, Eugene, OR 97440, fax 683-7631 or e-mail rgnews@guardnet.com. |
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