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
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Fall Openings Available
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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