BRIEFLY.Byline: The Register-Guard CORRECTION (ran 8/8/2007):One of the contacts for the reunion of the Springfield High School Springfield High School may refer to:
Animals available today for adoption at Key Bank Save the Pets, a new nonprofit group working to open an animal adoption center, is holding a pet adoption Pet adoption usually refers to the process of taking guardianship of and responsibility for a pet that a previous owner has abandoned or otherwise abdicated responsibility for. event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at Key Bank, on the corner of Coburg and Cal Young roads. The group will have adoptable dogs and cats from the Lane County Animal Regulation Authority and Greenhill Humane Society A humane society is a group that aims to stop animal suffering due to cruelty or other reasons. Examples Examples of humane societies include: The Humane Society of the United States, Peninsula Humane Society, American Humane which was founded in 1877 as a network of on hand. Cats can be adopted for $75, which includes 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. surgery, an identifying microchip, vaccinations and tests. A barbecue fundraiser with chicken, burgers and hot dogs, and live entertainment round out the event. Meals range from $3 to $5 including drinks and dessert. More than two dozen animals have been adopted over the past several weeks. Save the Pets will continue holding adoption events from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Sunday at the bank for the rest of the summer. Student art class slated at Springfield library SPRINGFIELD - The Springfield Public Library will offer free art classes for students entering sixth through 12th grades from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday in the library meeting room. Students will create their own beads to design a story bracelet. For information, call Carrie Schindele-Cupples at 726-2237. Class has answers for homebuyer home·buy·er n. One who is in the process of buying a home. questions The nonprofit Neighborhood Economic Development Corporation will hold a "Community Homeownership Workshop" session Aug. 13 for first-time home buyers who want to learn more about buying real estate. The class will be from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at NEDCO'S Home Ownership Center at 783 Grant St. in Eugene. Topics include financial preparation for home buying, finding a good mortgage and how to deal with credit and debt issues. The class also covers special loan and down payment assistance programs available to first-time and rural home buyers, including the Oregon State Bond low-interest loan, rural development loans and a down payment assistance program available in rural areas. There's no fee for the class, but participants need to register. For information or to sign up, call The Homeownership Center of Lane County at 345-7106 or e-mail nedcocdc.org. Support group for those who have lost child meets The Compassionate Friends support group meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Peace Health Medical Building, 1162 Willamette St. Compassionate Friends is a self-help organization offering support, understanding, grief education and hope to all families who have experienced the death of a child at any age from any cause. For information, call 689-1626. Reunions The Cottage Grove High School Cottage Grove High School is a public high school located in Cottage Grove, Oregon. It has a newer school building, opened in 2003 to replace the old high school building that was built in 1939 and held its first classes in 1940. class of 1977 will hold its 30th reunion Aug. 10-11. The ice breaker breaker: see wave, in oceanography. will begin with a no-host social gathering from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday at the Village Green R.V. Park in Cottage Grove Cottage Grove, village (1990 pop. 22,935), Washington co., SE Minn., near the St. Croix River; inc. 1965. There is farming (cattle, sheep, corn, and soybeans) and manufacturing (chemicals and machinery). . At 8 p.m., the festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. will move inside to the lounge. There is no charge for the event. Donations will be accepted. Retro Night will be Aug. 11 with dinner and a slide presentation from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Stacy's Covered Bridge Restaurant in Cottage Grove. A deejay dee·jay n. Informal A disc jockey. [Pronunciation of DJ1.] deejay Noun Informal a disc jockey [from the initials DJ] dance featuring music from the '70s will be at 9 p.m. Retro attire optional. Cost is $30 per person. For more information, call 541-942-2834 or visit www.geocities.com/cghsclassof77reunion/index.html. The Springfield High School class of 1962 is celebrating its 45-year reunion Aug. 17-19. For information, call Phylis Schulte Rice at 747-3727 or Sandi Palaniuk Pepperkorn at 747-8511. Send announcements to: Briefly News at The Register-Guard, P.O. Box 10188, Eugene, OR 97440, or e-mail rgnews@guardnet.com. |
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