BRIEFLY.Byline: The Register-Guard I-105 improvements up for discussion Improvements to Interstate 105 will take place next spring and summer, and how to accommodate them with the least disruption to area motorists will be discussed at an open house sponsored by the Oregon Department of Transportation on Monday. ODOT ODOT Oregon Department of Transportation ODOT Ohio Department Of Transportation ODOT Oklahoma Department of Transportation officials will be on hand to talk about the project, which will be the first major work done to the highway since it opened in 1967. More than 60,000 vehicles a day use the freeway, which runs between the Washington-Jefferson Street Bridge on the west to the interchange with Interstate 5. The project involves reconstruction of both eastbound east·bound adj. Going toward the east. eastbound Adjective going towards the east Adj. 1. and westbound lanes, as well as travel lanes connecting I-105 with Delta Highway The Delta Highway is a short limited-access freeway in Eugene, Oregon, United States, linking downtown Eugene with the Beltline Highway, northern Eugene and the Riverridge golf course to the north. and Coburg Road. Engineers have proposed closing off one direction of traffic entirely while rebuilding that side of the freeway - routing vehicles to other roads - or making alternate sides of the highway two-way, with one lane of traffic in each direction. The open house will take place from 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday at the Eugene School District Eugene School District (4J) is a public school district in the U.S. state of Oregon. It serves the city of Eugene Elementary schools
For information, call ODOT at 744-8080. Paving project on I-5 to close lane Monday Motorists traveling north on Interstate 5 on Monday should exercise caution while driving through the Goshen area, Oregon Department of Transportation officials advise. At milepost 188, highway crews will be paving the right-hand lane, from 9:30 a.m. to about 4 p.m. Dogs invited to give blood to fellow canines Just like people, sick or injured dogs sometimes need donations of red blood cells Red blood cells Cells that carry hemoglobin (the molecule that transports oxygen) and help remove wastes from tissues throughout the body. Mentioned in: Bone Marrow Transplantation red blood cells or plasma to survive, and a blood drive will be held Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon to boost the canine blood supply. 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. Donna Dimski started the nonprofit Banner's Blood Bank two years ago to collect blood for dogs during monthly canine blood drives. This weekend's drive will be unusual, because Banner's Blood Bank will team up with the Lane Memorial Blood Bank to encourage people and their pets to help needy patients of their own species. The blood drive will take place at the Oregon Veterinary Referral Associates office at 444 B St. in Springfield. Dogs will donate their blood in the surgery area of the veterinary hospital, while people give theirs in the Lane Memorial Blood Bank's bloodmobile blood·mo·bile n. A motor vehicle equipped for collecting blood from donors. outside. However, humans can give blood even if they don't bring a dog, and dogs may donate even if their humans don't. Treats and toys will be given to all dog donors, and humans also will receive snacks and small gifts. People who would like to give blood should call the Lane Memorial Blood Bank at 484-9111. Dog owners who'd like their pets to donate should call Oregon Veterinary Referral Associates at 726-1100. Open house helps fund spay/neuter services The nonprofit Stray Cat Alliance will host a grand opening benefit Saturday to raise money for The Big Fix, a project to spay spay v. To surgically remove the ovaries of an animal. spay, spey to remove the ovaries. See also ovariohysterectomy. spay hook see spay hook. or neuter neu·ter adj. 1. Having undeveloped or imperfectly developed sexual organs. 2. Sexually undeveloped. n. A castrated animal. v. To castrate or spay. neuter 1. more than 500 cats and dogs Cats and Dogs A slang term referring to speculative stocks that have short or suspicious histories for sales, earnings, dividends, etc. Notes: In a bull market analysts will often mention that everything is going up, even the cats and dogs. now through August. The group has contracted with the Oregon Neutermobile, which travels throughout the state to perform spay/neuter procedures on stray and feral cats “Stray cat” redirects here. For the band, see Stray Cats. Feral cats are the descendants of domesticated cats that were abandoned by their owners or that strayed into wild areas from their homes. as well as pets belonging to low-income people. The Neutermobile will be in Eugene at 4065 W. 11th Ave., Unit 18, Friday through Sunday from July 16-Aug. 29. Saturday's grand opening will be a fund-raiser to help pay for the local effort and will feature wine and hors d'oeuvres as well as tours of the mobile spay/neuter surgical unit for a $10 donation. Pet owners who want to take advantage of the spay/neuter program may make appointments by calling the Stray Cat Alliance at 607-4219. The cost will be $25 for male cats, $35 for female cats, $50 for male dogs and $60 for female dogs. Reduced fees will be available while funds last to low-income pet owners and caregivers of feral cat colonies A feral cat colony is a population (or "clowder") of feral domestic cats (not to be confused with wild cats). Members of a feral cat colony can include cats that have strayed after living with human caretakers as well as their offspring, which have had little human contact or none . Rabbits and ferrets also may be brought to The Big Fix for spay/neuter procedures. 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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