BRIEFLY.Byline: The Register-GuardWorld War II battles subject of talk at club Nathan Fendrich will speak about Dunkirk, The Battle of Britain Battle of Britain, in World War II, series of air battles between Great Britain and Germany, fought over Britain from Aug. to Oct., 1940. As a prelude to a planned invasion of England, Germany attacked British coastal defenses, radar stations, and shipping. On Aug. and The Blitz at 7:30 tonight at the veterans building, 1626 Willamette St. The presentation is part of a series sponsored by the Veterans' Memorial Association, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion American Legion, national association of male and female war veterans, founded (1919) in Paris. Membership is open to veterans of World Wars I and II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. . Extension service to offer class about rural water A "Rural Living Basics" class about maintaining drinking water drinking water supply of water available to animals for drinking supplied via nipples, in troughs, dams, ponds and larger natural water sources; an insufficient supply leads to dehydration; it can be the source of infection, e.g. leptospirosis, salmonellosis, or of poisoning, e.g. wells and septic systems will be offered from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the Oregon State University/Lane County Extension Auditorium, 950 W. 13th Ave. Gail Andrew, coordinator of the OSU (Open Source UNIX) Refers to the Unix variants that are maintained as open source, which were primarily BSD Unix and Linux until Sun made its Solaris operating system open source in 2005. Well Water Program, will lead the free class. Free screening of well water for nitrate will be offered as part of the class. Participants can bring a cup of untreated well water in a clean container to be tested. Testing is completely anonymous. Doors will open 30 minutes before class to enable participants to drop off a water sample. To register or for more information, visit wellwater.orst .edu online or call 682-4243. Kucinich backers to hold organizational meeting A meeting to organize regional activities in support of presidential candidate Rep. Dennis Kucinich  This article or section contains information about one or more candidates in an upcoming or ongoing election.Content may change as the election approaches. , D-Ohio, will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday in Harris Hall at the Lane County Public Service Building, 125 E. Eighth Ave. Information about his background will be presented. For more information, visit www.kucinich.us or call 543-9616 or 485-4727. Theater chain to sponsor annual food bank benefit Regal Cinemas 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. will hold its 23rd annual Cans Film Festival on Thursday to benefit the Oregon Food Bank. Moviegoers will receive free admission to a movie and a free small box of popcorn if they bring three cans or boxes of nonperishable food. Starred attractions will be excluded. Last year, the Cans Film Festival collected 125,000 pounds of food for the Oregon Food Bank. Bridge work, road repairs could cause some delays Motorists driving through parts of Lane County this week could expect traffic tie-ups because of road work. The state Department of Transportation will be doing work on Willamette River Willamette River River, northwestern Oregon, U.S. It flows north for 300 mi (485 km) into the Columbia River near Portland. Oregon's most populous cities are in its valley. The Fremont Bridge, a steel arch with a main span of 1,225 ft (373 m), crosses the river at Portland. bridges on Oregon 126 between Springfield and Glenwood. Work will run from 7 p.m. until 6 a.m. Mondays through Thursdays through most of October. On Oregon 58, from Dexter Park Dexter Park may refer to two U.S. horse racing tacks:
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