BRIEFLY.Byline: The Register-Guard School plans 'Salute to Veterans' at church A "Salute to Veterans," Lifegate Christian School's annual Veteran's Day Ceremony, will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at Living Hope Church, 2801 W. 18th Ave. Veterans and their family and friends can attend. A reception will follow the ceremony. For information, call 342-1222. Zendo plans sesshin Wednesday-Sunday The Eugene Zendo will hold the Festival of the Hungry Ghosts A hungry ghost is a kind of ghost associated with hunger common to many religions. Recent stories involving dead characters stuck in 'ironic' hells often allude to them. In Tibetan Buddhism
A Zen sesshin is a period of intensive meditation meditation, religious discipline in which the mind is focused on a single point of reference. It may be a means of invoking divine grace, as in the contemplation by Christian mystics of a spiritual theme, question, or problem; or it may be a means of attaining , which includes extended seated meditation periods (chairs are available) and work periods conducted in silence. Vegetarian vegetarian /veg·e·tar·i·an/ (vej?e-tar´e-an) 1. one who practices vegetarianism. 2. pertaining to vegetarianism. veg·e·tar·i·an n. One who practices vegetarianism. meals will be eaten communally in ritual Oryoki style. The sesshin will conclude with a Segaki ceremony, which is an enactment of how to overcome greed Greed See also Stinginess. Almayer’s Folly lust for gold leads to decline. [Br. Lit.: Almayer’s Folly] Alonso Shakespearean symbol of avarice. [Br. Lit. . Full or partial attendance is offered and limited overnight facilities are available. The event is free, but donations are accepted. To register, contact the Eugene Zendo, 2190 Garfield Street, 302-4576. Grange's calendar 'pinups' offer rides to voters Procrastinators can once again ride in style to deliver their ballots to Lane County Elections headquarters, provided that they don't mind riding with some aging pin-up boys. As they did in 2004, the Men of the Long Tom Grange and Sunshine Limo Service will offer free "get out the vote" rides for those who have yet to turn in their ballots. Their "ride" will be Sunshine's new 16-passenger Escalade es·ca·lade n. The act of scaling a fortified wall or rampart. [French, from Italian scalata, ultimately from Latin sc SUV Limousine. A donation toward purchase of a 2007 Long Tom Grange Calendar also will get such voters a glass of champagne and a rose. Proceeds from the beefcake-spoof calendars support the Grange's charity Community Chest and 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, schools. For reservations, call 998-2828. |
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