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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (June 21, 1976)
At Country Fair Crafts, food entertainment and exhibits Three hundred crafts and food boosts, five stages of entertain ment and an Appropriate Tech notogy Exhibit wril be offered at the Oregon Country Fair June 25 26 and 27. The fair (formerly the Renais sance Fare) gathers entertainers and craftspeople with handmade, homegrown or hand-gathered wares from throughout ffie Pacific Northwest to the Veneta-Eimra a-ea for a regional cetedrabon of the arts, according to Cynthia Wooten, a far coordinator The Appropriate Technology Exhibit is what Wooten cals The theme of the fair.” The exnixt wtR consist of several mrr-exhibrts of technology that she says can be incorporated into people s frves In addition to the technology exhibits. Wooten says, there w* be continuous demonstrations of various crafts and their operating procedures V SWOMSI - a science fun center? How coes an okj railroad station become a science fun center? Through the magic hands of SWOMSl SWOMSl s an acronym for Southwest Oregon Museum of Scsence and Incfostry It is an autonomous regional branch of foe popular Portland OMSI. with its own board of directors and regional financial support SWOMS i has soentrfic exhfoits. a pianetanum and histor »ca railroad cars, as wefi as soentific merchandise for sale In eooifion its education3 department is offenng a wide range of summer classes fix children and The adult classes which start June 21. offer educational information and instruction hi energy conservation, amateur fBd*° recording stucfio techniques, microwave cooking, home repair and outdoor recreation. The museum, located m foe old Oregon Electee Railroad oasseoge' Depot at Fifth and Willamette streets, m downtown tugene wit be open afi summer Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a m to 6 p m Admission is 75 cents tor adults, but both members of SWOMSI and the Portland OMSl enter free of charge SWOMSI also hopes to begin construction on a new science complex near Autzen Stadium in Alton Baker Park the summer A cooperative science museum commission was formed with SWOMSI and other area educational institutions for funding of the $750,000 science center and planetarium tf a federal grant comes through this summer as hoped, the new complex should be ready within 18 months Established in 1965, SWOMSI has rapidly grown mto Eugene s community science center And according to SWOMSI acting manager Flora Anderson, With the new complex we have the possibility of becoming a major science and technology center of the region by E G White-Swift As a rmw-crty, the far wif pro vide ite own emergency and med ical services with the help of WhrteOrd Cirnc and a physoan and nurse on 24-hour duty, as we* as its own water supply and gar bage recydng unit Wooten says the fair has two mam rules: no camping and no dogs on the 320-acre site Entertainment on the main stage wil include such groups as Wheatfield, the Ragtime Mil i*ona»res and Mother lode Both groups and singles are scheduled for "three full days of entertain ment On other stages, entertainment be provided by such delights as the Checkered Players, puppet shows, mime, juggling and belly, foir and dog dancmg The fair started m 1969 as the Renaissance Faire In its early years, the fair *vas held both in spring and fan but five years ago it changed to the summer date The name was changed because m California a Renaissance Faire is held patterned after 15th and 16th century faires The California faire is copyrighted So the Oregon Fair changed its name and now it in cludes the whole territory that was once the Oregon Territory. The fair will be held at its cus tomary site near Veneta-Elmira, just off Highway 126, about 14 miles west of Eugene Admission is $1.75 for everyone over 10 years okl There wilt be bus ser vice to the fair from the bus station on 10th and Willamette streets beginning at 10 45 a m and leav ing for the fair every half hour Buses wti also leave the fair every half hour Everyone r»Ong the bus will get 50 cents off the admission price Those wanting more informa tion on the fair can caB 345-6010 or go to the fair office at Grower s Market. 454 Wrifamette St by Anne Kem SUMMER Celebrating & Sharing Good News Central Presbyterian Church 15th Ave. at Patterson <3 blocks west of the U of O Library > Sunday Celebration 10 a.m. Fellowship Hour at 11:00 a.m. Pastors: Walter H. Gray, R. Whitfield Bass Mass Schedule WEEKDAYS: 4:30 at Newman SATURDAY: Vigil Mass &00 pm SUNDAY: 10 am, 11:30 am, 8:00 pm 1850 Emerald 343-7021 NEWMAN CENTER Emerald Bible Fellowship Sunday Sen ices Sheldon Community Center 10-11:30 a.m. 45 minutes of teaching followed by sharing For more information contact 344-0766 D r Fall Openings Available Page 4 Section B Looking for Christian Living? PHILADELPHIA HOUSE Bill Lemons Christian Men’s House 1883 University Street Eugene, Oregon 97403 344-8344 or b 11 hast 19th I emerald baptist church SUMMER HOURS Church School—9:45 AM Morning Worship—11 AM Jack Kiekel Marvin Friesen Pastors UHlVfRSITY PARK BAPTIST CHURCH 2520 HARRIS STREET a EUGENE. OREGON 97405 Phone 344-3108 WELCOME SUMMER STUIEHTS Attend Sundays Bible Study — 9:45 a m Worship — ll;00 a m Christian Training — 6:00 p m. Evening Worship — 7:00 p m FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH! 868 High St. Morning 9 & 10:30 'Study on John! SZHXt 6^°° (°ld Testament Characters) Morning College Hours: 10:30 Bible Study at The Way In, 1332 Kincaid Tues. 7:30 p.m. Thurs. 7:30 p.m. You’re Invited to Worship With Us! Peop/e caring for people” Bethel Assembly Bill Carmichael, Pastor James Bellmore, Pastor Church School 9:45 A M Morning Worship 10:00 A M Evening Services 6:00 P.M. “lst and Centennial. Springfield Call 746-6432 Free Bus Transportation Monday, June 21, 1976
