Regional Roundup.Byline: The Register-GuardALBANY THURSDAY Linn linn n. Scots 1. A waterfall. 2. A steep ravine. [Scottish Gaelic linne, pool, waterfall.] Benton Lincoln Education Service District board meeting - 7 p.m. Education Service District center 905 Fourth Ave. S.E., Albany. Eight candidates being interviewed for vacancies on the Lincoln County School District Lincoln County School District is a name shared by several school districts in the United States.
Prior to her election, Turner was a General practitioner in the Springburn area in Glasgow for 25 years. , Eugene Cvar. (541) 812-2600. BANDON TODAY South Coast Interagency Narcotics narcotics n. 1) techinically, drugs which dull the senses. 2) a popular generic term for drugs which cannot be legally possessed, sold, or transported except for medicinal uses for which a physician or dentist's prescription is required. Team Steering Committee steer·ing committee n. A committee that sets agendas and schedules of business, as for a legislative body or other assemblage. steering committee Noun - 1 p.m., Bandon Dunes Golf Resort Bandon Dunes Golf Resort is a complex of three golf courses located just north of the city of Bandon, Oregon, United States. Courses The first course at the resort, Bandon Dunes, opened on May 19, 1999. Clubhouse, 57744 Round Lake Drive. Discussion of interagency narcotics team's future in the wake of defeat by voters of a taxing district to cover funding problems. 396-3121, Ext. 700. 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). Bill of Rights celebration: The Cottage Grove-based Center for the Advancement of Liberty will hold a "Bill of Rights Celebration" from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Gateway Mall Gateway Mall may refer to:
One-day school closure: Dorena School will be closed all day Thursday as Lane Electric Cooperative works to upgrade an electrical substation An electrical substation is a subsidiary station of an electricity generation, transmission and distribution system where voltage is transformed from high to low or the reverse using transformers. in the Dorena-Culp Creek area. Power will be cut in the area from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Child's Way School in Culp Creek also will be affected. The school will operate on a modified schedule. Call 942-3381, Ext. 130, for more information. TODAY Planning Commission Noun 1. planning commission - a commission delegated to propose plans for future activities and developments commission, committee - a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle - 7 p.m., City Hall, 400 E. Main St. 942-5501. CRESWELL THURSDAY School Board Strategic Planning Finance Committee - 6:45 a.m., district office, 182 S. 2nd St. 895-6000. DOUGLAS COUNTY Foundations join forces: A new affiliation between the Douglas Community Foundation and the Oregon Community Foundation will allow Douglas County residents to give charitable organizations a wider range of assets such as cash, securities, real estate, farmland and business interests, and get full tax benefits, according to a statement from the Oregon Community Foundation. The affiliation will also create more access to grants for nonprofit organizations seeking financial support. For more information, call Jack Snodgrass at 672-4203. DUNES CITY THURSDAY City Council - 7 p.m., Dunes City Community Building, 82877 Spruce St. Rural tourism marketing plan; restroom improvements in community building; application for appointment of Road Commission; right-of-way use request for dock; skateboarding complaint; water rights discussions; fire service payment; donations to Project Graduation and Humane Society; City Hall water system; audit report; office closure for administrative reorganization. 997-3338. FLORENCE Heceta Lightstation open house: A variety of music along with hot apple cider and holiday cheer will be available for the next two weekends at the Heceta Lightstation - the former residence for the lighthouse keepers north of Florence. The Victorian Christmas Open House will run Saturday and Sunday both weekends from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Musical performers this Saturday night will include celtic harpist Kholella Bratang and saxophonist Paul Biondi. Sunday's performers include harpist Carol Anne Smith and the River City Rascals The River City Rascals are an independent minor league baseball team playing in O'Fallon, Missouri as a member of the Frontier League. History The team was previously located in Zanesville, Ohio where they were known as the Greys. barbershop quartet accompanied by members of the Siuslaw High School band. The house will be decorated the way it might have looked at Christmas 100 years ago, and Santa Claus will make nightly visits. Refreshments will be provided. A shuttle bus will run between parking at the Heceta Lighthouse Scenic Wayside (Devil's Elbow) and the old keeper's house. Visitors can walk up to the lighthouse To the Lighthouse (5 May 1927) is a novel by Virginia Woolf. The freely, multiply discursive tale centers on the Ramsay family and their visits to the Isle of Skye in Scotland between 1910 and 1920. , but should bring flashlights. For more information, call 547-3696. City panels need members: The city is accepting applications to fill vacancies on several advisory panels. The vacancies, to be filled by City Council appointments, are on the Airport Advisory Committee, the Budget Committee, the Events Center Advisory Committee, the Parks and Recreation Commission, the Planning Commission, the Transit Advisory Committee, and the Solid Waste/Recycling Committee. Some of the committees require residence within the city limits. Others have positions for people who live within the city's urban growth boundary "UGB" redirects here. UGB may also refer to Unión de Guerreros Blancos (White Warriors' Union), a death squad founded to repress leftist elements in El Salvador. An urban growth boundary, or UGB . There also are vacancies for student positions on the Events Center Advisory Committee and the Parks and Recreation Commission. Applications are available at City Hall. The deadline for submitting them is Jan. 3. For more information or to request a mailed application, call Barbara Miller, 997-3437. TODAY Siuslaw School Board - 6:30 p.m., Siuslaw Middle School, 2525 Oak St. High school driver education tuition price increase. Public hearing on proposed school budget cuts. 997-2651. FLORENCE THURSDAY Florence Area Chamber of Commerce - Noon, Lovejoy's Restaurant, Pier Point Inn, 85625 Highway 101. Dennis Davidson and Shirley Stentz with the Oregon Department of Parks and Recreation discuss development of Oregon's first dive park near the north jetty jetty: see coast protection. of the Siuslaw River. 997-3128. HARRISBURG TODAY City Council - 7 p.m., City Hall, 354 Smith St. 995-6655. LAKESIDE THURSDAY City Council - 7 p.m., City Hall, 915 North Lake Road. Set date for lottery for new sewer connections; zone change for property behind water district office from general residential to public facility zone. 759-3011. LANE COUNTY TODAY Board of Commissioners - 9 a.m., Commissioners' Conference Room, Public Service Building, 125 E. Eighth Ave., Eugene. Update on capital improvement projects; logo modifications; public hearing on amendments to the Junction City Comprehensive Plan. 682-4203. Fair Board - 5 p.m., Meeting Room No. 2. Convention Center, Lane County Fairgrounds n. pl. 1. same as fairground. , 796 W. 13th Ave., Eugene. 682-7338. Vegetation Management Committee - 5:15 p.m. dinner, 5:30 p.m. meeting, Public Works Department Many governments worldwide have had departments or ministries referred to as the Public Works Department either formally or informally. In Australia: - New South Wales -
Community Mental Health Advisory and Local Alcohol and Drug Planning committees - 5:30 p.m., Lane County Mental Health Building, 2411 Centennial Blvd., Eugene. 682-3777. Roads Advisory Committee - 5:30 p.m. dinner, 5:45 p.m. meeting, Public Works Department, 3040 N. Delta Highway, Eugene. 682-6911. THURSDAY Metropolitan Policy Committee - 11:30 a.m., Board Room, Lane Transit District, 3500 E. 17th Ave., Eugene (Glenwood). 682-7407. Transportation Planning Committee - 1:30 p.m., Board Room, Lane Transit District, 3500 E. 17th Ave., Eugene (Glenwood). 682-4044. Public Safety Coordinating Council - 2 p.m., Carmichael Room, Juvenile Justice Center, 2727 Centennial Blvd., Eugene. 682-4511. McKenzie Watershed Council - 5:30 p.m., call for location. 682-9076. Lane Council of Governments Board - 7 p.m., Fourth Floor Large Conference Room, LCOG LCOG Lane Council of Governments , 99 E. Broadway, Suite 400, Eugene. 682-4395. LORANE THURSDAY Fire Board - 7:30 p.m., Fire Hall. 942-7539. NORTH BEND Casino accepts "Toys for Tots Toys For Tots is a program run by the United States Marine Corps Reserve which donates toys to children whose parents cannot afford to buy them gifts for Christmas. The program was founded in 1947 by Major Bill Hendricks. :" The Mill Casino is accepting donations for the U.S. Marine Corps "Toys for Tots" program. People who want to donate can drop off new toys at the donation station in the casino near the Coffee Mill espresso bar and the Cook Shack Buffet. Donations will be accepted until Dec. 22. PLEASANT HILL TODAY Rural Fire Protection District - 7 p.m., Fire Hall, 36024 Highway 58. 747-8016. YACHATS THURSDAY City Council - 1 p.m. work session, 2 p.m. business meeting, Civic Meeting Room, Yachats Commons, 441 Highway 101. Public works installation fee; stage sound and lighting policy for Yachats Commons; establish criteria for allocating sewer connections; League of Oregon Cities funding for Public Employment Retirement System analysis; long-range planning discussion. 547-3565. |
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