COMMUNITIES BRIEFLY.Byline: The Register-Guard Lane County Dahlia dahlia (däl`yə, dăl`–) [for Anders Dahl, 1751–89, Swedish botanist and pupil of Linnaeus], any plant of the genus Dahlia Society to hold auction Dahlias of all colors and sizes will be for sale tonight at the dahlia tuber tuber, enlarged tip of a rhizome (underground stem) that stores food. Although much modified in structure, the tuber contains all the usual stem parts—bark, wood, pith, nodes, and internodes. auction and sale at the Campbell Senior Center, 155 High St. The event, which begins at 7:30, is an annual fundraiser for the Lane County Dahlia Society and is open to the public. Reps. Nathanson, Edwards set town hall meeting Reps. Nancy Nathanson and Chris Edwards Chris Edwards may refer to one of the following persons:
Lane County Commissioner Bill Fleenor will moderate the discussion, which runs from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Organic plant sale aids FOOD for Lane County FOOD for Lane County will hold a spring plant sale Saturday and Sunday at the GrassRoots Garden, 1465 Coburg Road. Organically grown annual vegetable, flower and herb starts, and assorted edible and ornamental perennials will be for sale. Proceeds will benefit the agency's gardens and its efforts to grow organic food for the community. Call 343-2822 for more information, or visit www.foodforlanecounty.org. Hat auction, concert to help cancer care center A hat-designing contest, fashion show and concert, hosted by Eugene/Springfield Asian, Asian-American Youth, will be from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday at the 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. Auditorium auditorium Portion of a theater or hall where an audience sits, as distinct from the stage. The auditorium originated in the theaters of ancient Greece, as a semicircular seating area cut into a hillside. to benefit the Willamette Valley The Willamette Valley (pronounced [wɪˈlæ.mɪt], with the accent on the second syllable) is the region in northwest Oregon in the United States that surrounds the Willamette River as it proceeds northward from its Cancer Care Center. The hats will be displayed and auctioned. There are no restrictions on types of materials used or what kind of theme the hats display. The hats will be a part of a silent auction that will take place after the `One Love' Hat-Fashion Show and Concert. All funds go to the Willamette Valley Cancer Care Center Foundation to assist families and youth in need of medical emergency support. For more information, call YungSoona at 517-2807 or 688-9423. Workshop on handling aggressive dogs offered A free workshop on how to deal with aggressive dogs will be from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Amazon Community Center, 2700 Hilyard St. The workshop will show walkers, runners and bicyclists how to defuse de·fuse tr.v. de·fused, de·fus·ing, de·fus·es 1. To remove the fuse from (an explosive device). 2. To make less dangerous, tense, or hostile: aggression in other people's dogs. Techniques include reading dogs' temperaments and body language, and actively using dog calming signals, directed mirroring, positive feedback loops and nonconfrontational posturing. For information, call 496-4115. Field burning is topic at Rubicon Society Frank Bocci, a former U.S. district judge, will discuss field burning at the Rubicon Society's weekly luncheon today. The meeting begins at noon at the Pearl Street Ice Cream Parlour and Restaurant, 1313 Pearl St. Lunch is optional. For more information, go to www.rubiconsociety.org. 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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