BRIEFLY.Byline: The Register-Guard Montana heritage party planned for park setting Native Montanans are invited to celebrate their heritage at Maurie Jacobs Park on Sunday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Attendees will gather near the Greenway Footbridge across from 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. , where they will share food, drink and stories from the Big Sky state. Guests are also encouraged to wear Montana clothing, such as boots and hats. For information, call Mary Lou Williams Mary Lou Williams (May 8, 1910 – May 28, 1981) was an American jazz stride pianist, composer, and arranger. She was born Mary Elfrieda Scruggs in Atlanta, Georgia and grew up in the East Liberty neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. at 942-5411. Spencer Creek Grange barbecue barbecue [West Indian or South American], in the United States, traditionally an open-air gathering, political or social, in which meats are roasted whole over a pit of embers and food and drink are liberally enjoyed. set for Sunday Spencer Creek Grange's annual chicken barbecue will be held from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday at the corner of Lorane Highway and McBeth Road. For information, call 343-6970. Military officers group to meet for picnic Sunday SPRINGFIELD - The Emerald Empire chapter of the Military Officers Association will hold its annual picnic at Jasper Park Jasper Park could refer to:
Eugene Marathon The Eugene Marathon, established in 2007, takes place in Eugene, Oregon, a city considered a mecca in the American running community. The main event, accompanied by a half marathon, 5K and kids run, became the first major marathon to be held in Eugene since 1982, when the last kickoff event scheduled Sunday Come join Olympians, runners, elite coaches and the Eugene marathon race director at the Eugene Running Company at the Oakway Center between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Sunday to start the 2008 Eugene Marathon and related races. The Eugene Marathon will be held on May 4, 2008. Sign up for either the marathon, half-marathon, 5K or kid's run and receive 15 percent the entry fee. There will be free food and drinks with giveaways and raffles Raffles leading Victorian criminal-hero. [Br. Lit.: Herman, 19–20] See : Thievery . Annual kite festival to be held at Hilyard Center The Asian Council will hold its annual kite festival from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday at the Hilyard Community Center, 2580 Hilyard St. The event celebrates the tradition of kite building in Asia. For a fee of $3, participants can get the materials to build their own kites. The Kiwanas Club of Eugene will assist with kite repairs, and professional flyers will be on hand. There will also be an open-air exhibition of old kites and the Eugene Lion Dancers will perform. Scholarships are available to children. For more information, contact Katrina Swendseid-Ang at 345-5587 or swend@angengineering.com. Recycling recycling, the process of recovering and reusing waste products—from household use, manufacturing, agriculture, and business—and thereby reducing their burden on the environment. of electronics planned at SELCO SELCO Southeastern Libraries Cooperating SELCO Ships Electronic Configuration File branch SPRINGFIELD - NextStep Recycling will offer a community electronics roundup from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at SELCO Credit Union's Gateway branch, 925 Harlow Road, Springfield. The roundup allows the recycling of home electronics, computers and related hardware, cell phones and more. For more information, handling fees and a complete list of items that can be recycled, call 686-2366, Ext. 118. 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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