COMMUNITIES BRIEFLY.Byline: The Register-Guard Eugene police chief to visit with public at Bethel office Eugene residents can visit with the city's police chief Wednesday morning at the Bethel Public Safety Station. Chief Robert Lehner will be at the station, 464 Highway 99N, from 7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Members of the public can meet with the chief over coffee and pastries. The quarterly "Meet the Chief" events are an opportunity for people to speak one-on-one with Lehner in an informal setting. For more information, call the police department's public information office at 682-5124. Women in Colombia is CISCAP speaker's topic "Women Working for Peace in Colombia" is the title of a presentation by human rights activist Yaneth Maria at two events Wednesday sponsored by the Committee in Solidarity with the Central American Central America A region of southern North America extending from the southern border of Mexico to the northern border of Colombia. It separates the Caribbean Sea from the Pacific Ocean and is linked to South America by the Isthmus of Panama. People. Perez Benavides is president of Dawn of Women for Arauca Association in Colombia. The association works to defend women's rights The effort to secure equal rights for women and to remove gender discrimination from laws, institutions, and behavioral patterns. The women's rights movement began in the nineteenth century with the demand by some women reformers for the right to vote, known as suffrage, and and promote peace in Colombia. Her first presentation begins 4 p.m. in the Ben Linder Benjamin Ernest Linder (July 7, 1959–April 28, 1987), born in California, was a young American engineer who was working on a small hydroelectric dam in rural northern Nicaragua when he was killed by anti-government Contra rebels. Coming at a time when U.S. Room of the EMU on the University of Oregon campus The University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Oregon has around 80 buildings and facilities, including athletics sites such as Hayward Field, which is the site for the 2008 Olympic Track and Field Trials, and McArthur Court, and off-campus sites such as nearby Autzen Stadium and the . She will give a second talk 6:30 p.m. at 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. , 555 E. 15th Ave. Both events are free. For more information, call 485-8633 or e-mail ciscap@efn.org. History of Food Not Bombs is topic of presentation Food Not Bombs co-founder Keith McHenry will give a presentation about the history of the organization on Wednesday at 4 p.m. in Lawrence 115 on the University of Oregon campus. The Survival Center at the University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. in sponsoring the event. For more information, call (847) 494-6161. Success in nonprofit agencies is seminar topic Representatives from local chapters of the American Marketing Association The American Marketing Association, one of the largest professional associations for marketers, has 38,000 members worldwide in every area of marketing. For over six decades the AMA has been the leading source for information, knowledge sharing and development in the marketing profession. and the Public Relations Society of America The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), based in New York City, is the world's largest organization for public relations professionals. The organization has more than 30,000 professional and student members, and is organized into 112 chapters nationwide. will offer "Nonprofit Nirvana: Success Strategies on a Shoestring," a training seminar for nonprofit agencies from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. May 9 and the Hilton Eugene. Local experts will discuss how to promote organizations, attract volunteers and cultivate stakeholders Stakeholders All parties that have an interest, financial or otherwise, in a firm-stockholders, creditors, bondholders, employees, customers, management, the community, and the government. . The conference will feature addresses from Priscilla Gould, executive director of United Way of Lane County, and Marie Deatherage, director of communications Director of Communications is a position in the private and public sectors. The Director of Communications is responsible for managing and directing an organization's internal and external communications. and learning at Meyer Memorial Trust. A number of breakout sessions also will be held. Those interested in registering may do so by visiting www.nonprofitnirvana.org. The cost is $35 if registered before Friday, $50 after. Cicero Society's Thursday subject is 'The Future' Dr. Mary Clark will discuss "The Future - Are we up to It," at a meeting of the Cicero Society to be held at noon Thursday in the Wildish Room of the Town Club of Eugene, on the ninth floor of the Citizens Building, 975 Oak St. Reservations and membership are not required to attend. For information, call 822-3639. National group recognizes EWEB EWEB Eugene Water and Electric Board (Oregon) for reliable service The American Public Power Association has recognized the Eugene Water & Electric Board for providing highly reliable electric service. EWEB was one of 48 of the nation's 2,014 public utilities to earn status as a Reliable Public Power Provider. The certification program, inaugurated last year, judges a utility's reliability (such as low outage rate and quick restoration time average), safety, training and system improvements. EWEB won a platinum certification, the second-highest possible. EWEB increased its reinvestment in system upgrades and maintenance after a 4.6 percent overall rate increase in 2004 to address its aging electric distribution network of poles, wires, substations and other facilities. 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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