BRIEFLY.Byline: The Register-Guard South Lane renews school chief's contract COTTAGE GROVE Cottage Grove, village (1990 pop. 22,935), Washington co., SE Minn., near the St. Croix River; inc. 1965. There is farming (cattle, sheep, corn, and soybeans) and manufacturing (chemicals and machinery). - The South Lane School District Board unanimously renewed Superintendent Krista Parent's three-year contract this week, praising her for "exceptional" performance in curriculum, instruction and community relations. Board Chairman Leslie Rubinstein said the district has won state and national recognition under Parent for its literacy plan and "Culture of Achievement" team. Parent also was commended for her business and finance skills. Her 2005-06 salary is $102,364 to oversee the 2,800-student district. Groups bring pets together for adoption Homeless pets from numerous organizations around Lane County will be available for adoption from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at Westmoreland Community Center, 1545 W. 22nd Ave., next to Jefferson Middle School Jefferson Middle School is a middle school located in Jefferson City, Tennessee. The middle school is home to the football team the Elks, which has won more conference champs than any other middle school in Tennessee. . People who already have pets can bring them by for discounted micro-chipping administered by a veterinarian veterinarian /vet·er·i·nar·i·an/ (vet?er-i-nar´e-an) a person trained and authorized to practice veterinary medicine and surgery; a doctor of veterinary medicine. vet·er·i·nar·i·an n. for $20. Participating groups include Exotic Bird Rescue, the Florence Humane Society, Greenhill Humane Society, Shelter Animal Resource Alliance, Stray Cat Alliance, the Humane Society of Cottage Grove and experts in 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. . The groups organize the adopt-a-thon so that people can see a variety of animals at one location. For more information, call 686-6768. Planned Parenthood Planned Parenthood A service mark used for an organization that provides family planning services. sponsors free concert Planned Parenthood and its youth council, Revolution, will sponsor a free concert featuring youth performers on Sunday at Cozmic Pizza. SOAR, or Sound of a Revolution, will be held from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the performance space, 199 W. Eighth Ave. The high school and college-age performers include Alphabet Labyrinth, Boondocks, the Jet Jones, Jimmy & James and Little Girl Big Spoon. Information regarding issues of healthy adolescent sexuality will be presented throughout the afternoon. For information, contact Shannon at 344-1611, Ext. 18, or e-mail REVolution@ pphsso.org. Professionals to speak about Parkinson's disease Parkinson's disease or Parkinsonism, degenerative brain disorder first described by the English surgeon James Parkinson in 1817. When there is no known cause, the disease usually appears after age 40 and is referred to as Parkinson's disease. Parkinson's Resources of Oregon will hold a "Parkinson's Disease 101' class on Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at the Cascade Health Solutions Cascade Health Solutions is a health service provider in Eugene, OR. Cascade Health Solutions' services include occupational health, employee assistance, health education and risk management, home health, and hospice. building, 2650 Suzanne Way. Several healthcare professionals will address various issues confronted by Parkinson's patients and their families. For information, call (800) 426-6806. Tree seedling sale set in Corvallis CORVALLIS - The Benton County chapter of the Oregon Small Woodlands Association will hold its annual forest tree and plant seedling sale here Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at the OSU (Open Source UNIX) Refers to the Unix variants that are maintained as open source, which were primarily BSD Unix and Linux until Sun made its Solaris operating system open source in 2005. Extension Service office, 1849 N.W. Ninth St. More than 20 species of two-year-old conifer conifer (kŏn`ĭfûr) [Lat.,=cone-bearing], tree or shrub of the order Coniferales, e.g., the pine, monkey-puzzle tree, cypress, and sequoia. Most conifers bear cones and most are evergreens, though a few, such as the larch, are deciduous. and hardwood seedlings will be available for $1 to $3 each. Free planting advice also is available. Proceeds benefit education programs for elementary schools and small woodlands owners. Ceremony, dinner honor Lorane firefighters LORANE - The public is invited to the Lorane Rural Fire Protection District's Firefighter Award ceremony and dinner on Sunday. The free event will begin at 5 p.m. at the IOOF IOOF abbr. Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge, 80282 Old Lorane Road. For information, call 942-1233. |
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