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Despite a herald greeting by two honking geese, Amazon Village Community Center is still a bit empty of users. Although its grand opening is not scheduled until mid September, the building has been open since July 9. The center’s staff has future plans for organizing camping trips, folk art skills, and team sports, as well as provide rtiuiu oy d?eve i wear facilities for photographers, potters, and woodworkers. The center, located on Hilyard near the Amazon pool, wants student volunteers (who can earn academic credit for working there) to help organize projects. German AUTO SERVICE VOLKSWAGEN /<&tmtn / L_AUTOjwysa/ & PORSCHE DATSUN & TOYOTA EXPERT WORKMANSHIP AND SAVINGS 2045 FRANKLIN BLVD. Bus. Ph. 342-2912 Eugene, Oregon 97403 Amazon Center open for tun The newly-constructed Amazon Village Community Center is now open and will be operating a varied program of community activities and instruction in the fall, with some classes beginning in August. Ground was broken for the complex late last fall and the doors were opened for business on July 9. Scheduling of events is not complete for the three-building site located on Hilyard St. at about 27th Avenue, next to the popular Amazon Park swimming pool. The recent narrow passage of the Eugene city budget assured the center of an operating budget for the coming year, but the allocations are still undergoing analysis. The community center is a part of the Eugene City Parks and Recreation Division. The organizing staff now working there include Betty Paulus as full-time supervisor, Jim Goodenough as assistant supervisor and the coordinator for youth activities, and Marilyn Steels as secretary -receptionist. Maintenance and part-time staff will provide support services as needed in the complex. In a group interview conducted at the new center, questions were asked of Paulus, Goodenough and Sue Douglas, information coordinator for the Parks and Recreation Division. Supervisor Paulus revealed that the grand opening is slated for mid September, “but we’ve been here since July 9 and we welcome anyone coming in to look around or to ask questions.” Goodenough expects the ac tivites schedule to include fine arts, folk arts and an outdoor and sports program. “The outdoor program would involve things like camping, fishing and team sports,” he said. In organizing his projects, Goodenough hopes to receive a large and enthusiastic community input. “I’m particularly looking for volunteer help, mainly from University students,” he added. “It is possible that students could get credit for working here, and considering that this is the only (Continued on Page 15) Be a part of progress at the Oregon Daily Emerald Creative feature writers_and terpretive through August anc special issue of the Oregon Kmeruld a Lane County progress issue. Your work will be displayed and integrated into a qualHy. full-color and blank and white publication with'county wide distribution. This will be the first annual publication of a valuable large circulation issue, reflecting the progress of the county and the1 resulting benefits arid problems to the people, Their work and their Ii\es/ The pay is not high, hut the ex perience of interpreting and relating to the changing ein iroruneni and varied lifestyles <>t. the people <>! Lane County will he imqui 'itid rewarding jour __ nalistie undertaking. Writers and pilotogrhpliers will work in teams, taking two or three day trips to ‘SS8B t»it sonalized feature stories and photo essays on different aspects of living and working in Lane County with an eln pttasis on progress You,will he illustrating in words and phooigraphs Hie positive and negative -peels ot progress in Lane County by erpreting the views and opinions of its people. ’ll you an- interested in doing some serious ami i.eative (ournahstie field work, eome m an<l apply now Clay Kals is the issue's editor. I’iiil W.ddstein is the photo editor Wi..>#,at SOI Mien Hall oil c ampus The Emdrald is an equal op portunity employer .
