BRIEFLY.Byline: The Register-Guard Open house held today for Dexter dexter /dex·ter/ (deks´ter) [L.] right; on the right side. dex·ter adj. Of or located on the right side. library's opening An open house and recognition ceremony will be held today as part of the grand opening celebration at the Cascade Foothills Library, 39095 Dexter Road, Dexter. Children's music and poetry, 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 a free book giveaway will be offered at the open house, which will run from noon to 5 p.m. At 1 p.m., a ceremony of recognition will be held for past board members, donors and volunteers. Jeanne Good will receive special recognition. For more information, call 726-6587. Role models honored for volunteer work OASIS will hold its annual event April 24 to honor local senior role model volunteers. A breakfast is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Valley River Inn. Comedian Leigh Anne Jasheway will be master of ceremonies and Bob Welch There are a number of famous people of this name including:
This year's honorees are: Bill Colbert, 74, and Florence Colbert, 75, nominated nom·i·nate tr.v. nom·i·nat·ed, nom·i·nat·ing, nom·i·nates 1. To propose by name as a candidate, especially for election. 2. To designate or appoint to an office, responsibility, or honor. by PeaceHealth Volunteer Services. They have contributed a combined total of 9,324 hours in 10 years of volunteering with the organization. Etha Ellingsen, 82, nominated by Beta Signa Phi for her volunteer work with senior citizens and elementary school elementary school: see school. children, and for knitting baby blankets and booties for a hospital pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children. pe·di·at·ric adj. Of or relating to pediatrics. ward. Emily Schue, 77, nominated by the League of Women Voters League of Women Voters, voluntary public service organization of U.S. citizens. Organized in 1920 in Chicago as an outgrowth of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, it had as its original nucleus the leaders of the latter organization. of Lane County, has been an activist and a league member since the early 1960s. Thelma Wafford, 85, nominated by McKenzie-Willamette Hospital, was a founding volunteer at the hospital and still volunteers there weekly. Marge Williamson, 77, nominated by FOOD for Lane County. She provides technical assistance to new rural emergency food box pantries and helps conduct site visits at 22 pantries. Bill Kievith, 64, nominated by OASIS, is a volunteer instructor, a member of the OASIS advisory council and a PeaceHealth "Heart to Heart" volunteer. Pat Rankin, 64, also nominated by OASIS, is a tutor, a tutor leader and coordinates the OASIS tutoring library. Tickets for the event are available at OASIS. Cost if purchased before April 11 is $9 each, or $8 each if two or more tickets are purchased. After April 11, or at the door, tickets cost $10 each. Seating is limited. For more information, call 342-6611, Ext. 2601, or visit the Web site at www.oasisnet.org/eugene. Work on two bridges For the neighborhood in New York City, see . Two Bridges is an isolated location in the heart of Dartmoor National Park, in Devon, United Kingdom. It is situated around 2. closes Stagecoach stagecoach, heavy, closed vehicle on wheels, usually drawn by horses, formerly used to transport passengers and goods overland. Throughout the Middle Ages and until about the end of the 18th cent. Road Starting Monday and running through April 17, Stagecoach Road will be closed to traffic between mileposts 6.9 and 7.3 as highway crews replace deteriorated decking and handrails on two bridges. Motorists may use Highway 126 or Highway 36 to avoid the closed section. Stagecoach Road runs between the two highways, from Swisshome on the Highway 36 end to Highway 126 near Camp Lane. County bridge supervisor George Harrison estimates the cost of the repairs at $35,000. Equipment needed to repair the bridges will completely block the one-lane road, necessitating its closure. For information, call 682-6978. Free seminar to focus on exercise for men Dr. Greg Skaggs, a sports medicine sports medicine, branch of medicine concerned with physical fitness and with the treatment and prevention of injuries and other disorders related to sports. Knee, leg, back, and shoulder injuries; stiffness and pain in joints; tendinitis; "tennis elbow"; and specialist with PeaceHealth Medical Group, will speak Tuesday at a free seminar at Sacred Heart Medical Center Sacred Heart Medical Center may refer to: In the United States:
Registration is requested and may be arranged by calling 686-7074. For more information, visit the Web site at www.peacehealth.org/hlc. Culvert replacement closes Gowdyville Road Those who routinely travel along Gowdyville Road will need to make a detour this week, as county road crews put in a new culvert before milepost 1. A section of road roughly a quarter mile long will be closed Monday through Friday. Motorists may use Adams Road instead. For more details, call Lane County at 682-6946. Meetings to discuss housing study update A housing study update will be the topic of discussion this month at unit meetings of The League of Women Voters of Lane County. The meetings will be held: Monday - 10 a.m., 3330 Olive St.; 11 a.m. (potluck), 1953 Yolanda Ave., Springfield; 11:30 a.m., 2050 Madison St. Tuesday - 9:30 a.m., 1473 Luella St.; noon, League office, 81 E. 14th Ave. Wednesday - 9:30 a.m., Central Presbyterian Church Located on the northeast corner of Brazos and Bois d'Arc (now Eighth Street), Central Presbyterian Church in Austin Texas traces its roots to the organization of the first Presbyterian church in Austin on Sunday, October 13, 1839. That event, conducted by Rev. , 1475 Ferry St.; noon, Room 136, Lane Community College 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). , 1275 S. River Road; 4 p.m., 2365 W. 23rd Ave. Friday - 1 p.m., 2050 Goodpasture Loop, No. 21. For more information, call 343-7917. |
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