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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 17, 1990)
Cat's Meow Jazz & BIues Corner lazz & Blues, Records, CD's, Cassettes Gift Certificates! r I Special Orders Gladly! In the I lithpearl Shops FiftI< & PiarI • Eu^isi 686 8742 C oupon"—“I Welcome Back Students *1.00 off any purchase IxpiresOct il Hll HSSHDQR UNIVERSITY BRANCH 831 EAST 13TH • Personalized Prole ssiot.vO Service • 1 .OWES I AIR I \RI s - ANYWIIER! • DOMI STIC • INTERNA I IONAl • Instant Email Passes • Student and Youth 1 ares • Amtrak • East Computerized Reservations • Convenient Campus lunation ASTA I loins S:()(! to 5: '0 M-1 < : ' \ ! IWRKINd IiI?HINI> Ill'll DINT, Foil I ret ! Sf X) XX.N- \7‘*J All M ViORi K! I)I ! ( AKH.S AC( I'!’! 1 D /nTISrfoli^ "The Land East" Traditional Greek & Indian Food I 992 Willamette - Eugene, OR 97401 • 343-9661 J NO BOOZE Continued from Page 14 I ight <i i hallenging a< lion .id venture game Traditional table games in cluding chess, checkers back gammon. Monopoly. Othello and Stratego i an also be i becked out from the recreation < enter for free with student II) I or video game enthusiasts, the recreation center will he sponsoring a Sega (emesis vid eo game tournament ()i 1 fi and 7; the winner will receive a trip to Hawaii to compete for an Ka gle Talon car Admission to this event is free This term students i an also look forward to a plethora of other tournaments in the i las sir recreation games, such as (boss billiards, bowling and pingpong. The recreation center s bowl ing ill lev has night lanes avail able for hours of inexpensive fun for pros anil amateurs alike The pride of the recreation i en ter, however, is its top of the line billiards equipment, which can be rented bv students for S2 7(1 an hour According to recreation i en ter manager Sue I’ederson. theirs are"some of the best ta hies in town I or those interested in these activities, the recreation center sponsors howling and billiards leagues and has its own pro shop The I'.Ml ’ Kei routine ( Tutor's hill term hours are ‘t a m to 1 1 pm Monday through Thurs dnv 0 a m to 12 ,S0 a ,m T ri dav. 12.JO p.m to 12:.(It a.til Saturday, and 12 to p.m. to 11 p in. Sunday wow Continued from Page 6 done In volunteers A hard rock maple floor was Jiut in for dam ini' rhroughout the 1‘l.iOs, '40s and ails, the hall was used for Boy Scout meetings dance classes, theatrical productions, and. of ( nurse, dam log in lino, the West Kugene Boxing Association based themselves in the hall com plete with a portable boxing ring Km k 'n roll bands com ing through Kugene often placed at the hall. and in the tills, small st ale theatrical pro ductions were staged Meanwhile, the Kugene Woodmen c hapter became less active as its members became older In 1*172. a musical and theatrical promoter leased the building, and the hall was re named the New (.lobe Reperto ry Theater and Community Per forming Arts (lenter li\ offering a varietv of dance and theater i lasses, the hall was able to stav open, hut h\ tlie mid 70s the bn h of 11 names and organization forced the hall managers to considei their options tor keeping tin hail open In 11)75 a group of concerned hall supporters formed the Committee to Secure a West side Community Center for the Performing Arts. Ini Their goal was to purchase and oper ate tlie VV.t) VV hall tor the i om munitv In December 1075. the owner offered tin' building to the com munity tor $75,000 with a $10,000 down payment, file group had l.i days to raise the mone\ Through aui lions, parades, fund-raising drives and a five day niusii and dance marathon called the "Wowathon." organ izers came up with $10,000 to buy the hall. During the rest of the 1970s and early 1980s. the hall sur vived city plans to turn the lot into <i parking structure, nu merous changes in staffing and the constant struggle to stay above water financially Past CCPA hoard chairman Bruce Newhouse said he was lirst attracted to the hall bv the people who were working there I started to realize it was run l>\ real people Newhouse Turn to WOW, Page 26 YOU WILL FIND MORE OF THE FINEST NAMES IN AUDIO AND VIDEO EQUIPMENT AT: "STEREO LOFT /TLPINE HIGH-TKHKNOWLEDGJST AM/FM Cassette Pull outs starting at $299.00 DENON HOME and CAR AUDIO A Legend In Sound ." Klipsch KG 4 Loudspeakers Starting at $598 00 pr.!! 90 Day Same as Cash O A C _ as i^asn u « u Stereo Eft Sales, Service and Installation In Store Financing Available 30 E. 11th Avenue Eugene, Oregon QT] 342-2463 — S 9-6 M F 9 5 Sat. | ABOVE OREGON TYPEWRITER & RECORDER