BRIEFLY.Byline: The Register-Guard Series on memory loss scheduled to begin A 10-week series on living with memory loss will begin Tuesday and continue through Nov. 13. The series, sponsored by Cascade A connected series of devices or images. It often implies that the second and subsequent device takes over after the previous one is used up. For example, cascading tapes in a dual-tape backup system means the second tape is written after the first one is full. Adult Center, ElderHealth & Living and the Alzheimer's Association The Alzheimer's Association, incorportated on April 10, 1980 as the Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Association, Inc., is a non-profit American voluntary health organization which focuses on care, support and research for Alzheimer's disease. , is geared toward those affected by memory loss and the caregiver care·giv·er n. 1. An individual, such as a physician, nurse, or social worker, who assists in the identification, prevention, or treatment of an illness or disability. 2. or partner. The classes will run from 10 a.m. to noon at the Kaufman Senior Center, located at 996 Jefferson St. To register or for more information, call 726-4484. Program offers classes on police operations The Lane County Sheriff's Office will offer a free 31-hour Citizens Corrections Academy for anyone who wants a close-up look at the operations in the county's jail, the Forest Work Camp and the work release center. The three-hour classes will take place on nine evenings from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. and one Saturday beginning Oct. 9 and ending Dec. 4. Enrollment is limited to 15 people. Participants are encouraged to attend all sessions. The course covers such things as training for sheriff's employees, communications styles, offender offender n. an accused defendant in a criminal case or one convicted of a crime. (See: defendant, accused) management, gang identification, use of force, funding and future options for public safety programs. A tour of the jail and work camp is included. Participants of the course must be at least 18 years old and able to pass a criminal background check. For more information, leave a message at 682-2224. Lectures, gardening clinics planned for fall series The Willamette Valley The Willamette Valley (pronounced [wɪˈlæ.mɪt], with the accent on the second syllable) is the region in northwest Oregon in the United States that surrounds the Willamette River as it proceeds northward from its Hardy Hardy may refer to:
The speaker will be David Culp, a plant researcher and salesman for Sunny Border Nurseries located in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (pĕnsəlvā`nyə), one of the Middle Atlantic states of the United States. It is bordered by New Jersey, across the Delaware River (E), Delaware (SE), Maryland (S), West Virginia (SW), Ohio (W), and Lake Erie and New York . His talk, `The Best of Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow,' offers new ways of incorporating the old and the new in our garden design. The evening includes a garden tip of the month and mini clinic by Willamette Graystone on landscape and design with stone. Refreshments re·fresh·ment n. 1. The act of refreshing or the state of being refreshed. 2. Something, such as food or drink, that refreshes. 3. refreshments A snack or light meal and drinks. and book sales will follow the lecture. Admission is $6 for nonmembers. For information, call 687-1280 Support group meets for Parkinson's caregivers The Parkinson's Care Giver's support group of Eugene-Springfield/Lane County will meet at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Campbell Community Center, 155 High St. An occupational therapist occupational therapist A person trained to help people manage daily activities of living–dressing, cooking, etc, and other activities that promote recovery and regaining vocational skills Salary $51K + 4% bonus. See ADL. and a physical therapist from Cascade Home Health will demonstrate assistive devices assistive device Public health Any device designed or adapted to help people with physical or emotional disorders to perform actions, tasks, and activities. See Americans with Disabilities Act, Architectural barriers, Assistive technology. and talk about adjusting to limitations of movement, and information will be provided about the "Sole Support" walk happening later this month. For information, call 515-2683 or 345-9449. Northwest Youth Corps plans open house Northwest Youth Corps will hold a free "Celebration of Youth" open house Sept. 21 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the corps' campus, 2621 Augusta St. Participants can meet local youth who have spent time improving public lands, enjoy food and view interactive displays. Registration is required before Monday. For registration, call 349-5055. 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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