BRIEFLY.Byline: The Register-Guard Street closing scheduled in Junction City Junction City, city (1990 pop. 20,604), seat of Geary co., NE Kans., at the confluence of the Republican and Smoky Hill rivers; inc. 1859. The rail, trade, and processing center of an agricultural and dairy area, it grew as the supply point for nearby Fort Riley, on Monday JUNCTION CITY - Eighteenth Avenue will be closed to through traffic Monday to Wednesday from Rose Street to Oaklea Avenue for water line construction. Many Rivers Group to discuss sustainability The Sierra Club Sierra Club, national organization in the United States dedicated to the preservation and expansion of the world's parks, wildlife, and wilderness areas. Founded (1892) in California by a group led by the Scottish-American conservationist John Muir, the Sierra Club Many Rivers Group will hold a discussion on Sustaining Local Businesses at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Indigo District, 1290 Oak St., Eugene. Among the topics to be discussed include advocating for a permanent location for the farmers' market farm·ers' market n. A public market at which farmers and often other vendors sell produce directly to consumers. Also called greenmarket. , supporting local businesses and other issues of sustainability. Eugene City Councilor coun·cil·or also coun·cil·lor n. A member of a council, as one convened to advise a governor. See Usage Note at council. coun David Kelly  This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. will also take part. For more information, contact Eric Westerholm at westerholme@lanecc.edu or Debra Higbee, 461-3314. Florence meeting to focus on rural health care FLORENCE - Rural health care will be the focus of a state Senate hearing at 9 a.m. Tuesday in Conference Room A of Peace Harbor Hospital, 400 Ninth St. The Senate Public Health Committee meeting is one in a series of Senate hearings outside Salem to make it more convenient for the public to participate. Sustaining a health safety net, health care provider shortages and other rural health care issues will be on the agenda. United Way volunteer fair slated for Tuesday United Way of Lane County will hold its annual Neighbors in Action volunteer fair from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday in the Wheeler Pavilion at the Lane Events Center. Representatives of more than 60 nonprofit organizations will be available to provide information. Bob Welch There are a number of famous people of this name including:
For information, call 741-6000, Ext. 104, or visit www.unitedwaylane.org. National Red Hat Day fete set at Valley River Center Valley River Center is a shopping mall located in Eugene, Oregon. As the largest shopping center south of Portland and north of San Francisco, this mall comprises over 130 local and national stores and restaurants. Members of the Red Hat Society can put on their fanciest red hats and celebrate National Red Hat Day at 11 a.m. Tuesday in front of the mural where the new theater will be located at Valley River Center. For more information, call 461-5408. Sexual Violence Prevention Week events planned at UO 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. Women's Center will host a series of events beginning Monday in conjunction with Sexual Violence Prevention Week. Events include a performance by singer-songwriter Magdelen Hsu Li from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Gerlinger Lounge on the UO campus and a presentation by feminist activist Nandi Crosby from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday at the International Resource Center, Erb Memorial Union mezzanine. The Annual Take Back the Night March will begin at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Erb Memorial Union amphitheater. Traffic-calming workshop open to residents Eugene residents on Wednesday can attend the second "traffic calming" workshop for the Agate Street/Fairmount Boulevard area. The city-sponsored workshop will be at 7 p.m. in the Edison Elementary School Edison Elementary School is the name of many primary schools, with most of them named after Thomas Edison. They include:
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