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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
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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
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