COMMUNITIES BRIEFLY.Byline: The Register-Guard Willamalane to celebrate new recreation center SPRINGFIELD - A week's worth of free events are scheduled to celebrate the grand opening of the Willamalane Park & Recreation District's new Community Recreation Center at 250 S. 32nd St. A ribbon cutting will kick off 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. at noon Saturday, and will be followed by an afternoon of live entertainment including folk dancing, drumming and children's activities. A movie will be shown for teenagers at the center from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Saturday. At noon Monday, a free class - introduction to Tai Chi Tai Chi Definition T'ai chi is a Chinese exercise system that uses slow, smooth body movements to achieve a state of relaxation of both body and mind. - will be held. Tuesday's special event is a community line-dance gathering from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. On Wednesday, craft classes for children ages 3 to 5 will begin at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Register in advance for a class by calling 736-4544. From 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, the center will host an "Introduction to Nia" exercise class. A salsa dance class will be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Jan. 26. All events are free of charge. Call 736-4544 for more information. Seminar on surrogacy surrogacy See Gestational surrogacy. scheduled for Saturday A free seminar about surrogacy will be held Saturday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Washington Park This article is about baseball parks in New York. For other uses, see Washington Park (disambiguation). Washington Park was the name given to two different major league baseball parks in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, located at 3rd St. Center, 2025 Washington St. Presenters include reproductive endocrinologist endocrinologist /en·do·cri·nol·o·gist/ (en?do-kri-nol´ah-jist) a specialist in endocrinology. Endocrinologist Dr. Douglas Austin, attorneys Tim Brewer Tim Brewer is an American stock-car racing crew chief and television analyst. Brewer joined NASCAR on ESPN for the 2007 season. He is part of NASCAR Countdown, the pre-race show, with host Brent Musburger and fellow analyst Brad Daugherty. and Robin Pope, and experienced surrogates. The practical, medical and legal options and aspects of surrogacy will be discussed. Free child care will be provided on site. For more information and to RSVP (ReSerVation Protocol) A communications protocol that signals a router to reserve bandwidth for real time transmission. RSVP is designed to clear a path for audio and video traffic, eliminating annoying skips and hesitations. , contact Adrienne Black at 344-8056 or at breathoflifebirths@hotmail.com. Adulthood workshop set for those with disabilities The Oregon Parent and Information Training Center will hold a free workshop called "Becoming an Adult: Rights, Responsibilities, Challenges and Triumphs for Individuals With Disabilities," Saturday. The workshop will discuss issues that arise for anyone older than 18, such as voting, making decisions about education, medical care, working, entering into legal contracts, and where and with whom to live. A short workshop and a panel of self-advocates will be available to answer questions, discuss concerns and share their experiences in becoming an adult. The workshop will be from 10 a.m. to noon at the Hilyard Community Center, 2580 Hilyard St. To register, phone Leah Skipworth at (541) 791-4415 or e-mail lskipworth@orpti.org. Women Voters sets forum on campaign finance 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 will host four speakers Saturday on campaign finance reform Campaign finance reform is the common term for the political effort in the United States to change the involvement of money in politics, primarily in political campaigns. . The keynote speaker, who will provide a national overview of the topic, is Janice Thompson, executive director of the Money in Politics Research Action Project, an organization based in Salem. Judge David Schuman of the Oregon Court of Appeals The Oregon Court of Appeals is the state intermediate appellate court in the U.S. state of Oregon. Except for death penalty cases, which are reserved to the Oregon Supreme Court, and tax court cases, it has jurisdiction to hear all civil and criminal appeals from circuit courts, will explain the constitutional framework within which any reform must occur. Carol Cushman, president of the League of Women Voters in Portland, will describe `Voter Owned Elections' in that city. Rep. Phil Barnhart, D-Eugene, will speculate on how the Legislature will treat Measure 47 in the coming months. Thompson will discuss the importance of campaign finance disclosure in Oregon. Kappy Eaton, a longtime League member, will moderate and discuss the league's work in this area. The program will be from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Training Room at the Eugene Water & Electric Board, North Building, 500 East Fourth Ave. Class offered for children of separated parents The Center for Community Counseling Community counseling is a generic term for any kind of professional counseling that occurs outside a hospital setting. will hold a class this Saturday for children whose parents have divorced or separated. The class runs from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the center, 1465 Coburg Road. To sign up, call 344-0620 between 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. today. The fee is on a sliding scale slid·ing scale n. A scale in which indicated prices, taxes, or wages vary in accordance with another factor, as wages with the cost-of-living index or medical charges with a patient's income. . On-site child care for children younger than 5 will be provided. The class is provided by Providence Health Plans. Women Marines group to meet Saturday The monthly meeting of the Women Marines Association Chapter OR-3 will be held at noon Saturday at the Veterans Memorial Building, 1626 Willamette St. Attendees should bring their own lunch. For more information, call 554-5041. Soil and water board to hold annual meeting The East Lane Soil and Water Conservation Board will hold its annual meeting Saturday at the Eugene Water & Electric Board's cafeteria cafeteria: see restaurant. , 500 East Fourth Ave. Lunch will be provided at noon, with the meeting getting under way at 12:45 p.m. Those planning on attending need to RSVP by calling 465-6443, Ext. 102. Weather causes delay of Willamalane breakfast SPRINGFIELD - The Willamalane Men's Breakfast scheduled for this morning has been canceled because of weather. It has been rescheduled for Feb. 15 at 7:45 a.m. at 215 West C St. The cost is $2.50 per person. For more information, call Trish Phetteplace at 736-4411 or e-mail trishp@ willamalane.org. South Eugene senior advances in contest South Eugene High School South Eugene High School is a public high school located in Eugene, Oregon, United States. It was founded as Eugene High School around 1900, and was located at Willamette Street and West 11th Avenue in a brick building that later served as Eugene's city hall. senior Dmitry Vaintrob, who made national headlines last month after winning the $100,000 grand prize in the 2006-07 Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology, has been named a semifinalist in another prestigious science competition. Vaintrob, 18, is one of two Oregon high school students to be named a semifinalist in the Intel Science Talent Search The Intel Science Talent Search (Intel STS) is a prestigious research-based science competition in the United States primarily for high school students. The Intel STS is administered by the Science Service, which began the competition in 1942 with Westinghouse; for many years, the , one of the country's oldest and most highly regarded pre-college science competitions. As one of 300 semifinalists, Vaintrob will receive $1,000, with an additional $1,000 for South Eugene. Forty finalists will be announced Jan. 31. 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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