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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 7, 1994)
COMMUNITY The Oregon Rim k Polilii nl Corm-n • ion is si heduled for Saturday and Sun day in Salem The purpose of the con vention is to serve as a forum for delegates and to endorse candidates run ning in the 1994 primary election t he convention is open to anyone who is committed to the political development of him k people Student registration is sr.o For more information, call 757-82.30 Lane County Public Works will offer a county exhibit Friday through Sunday at Gate wav Mall People can see the Richardson Campground and Lowell Park master plans and will learn how county roads are i onslrui ted and main tained Sac red Heart General Hospital will offer an eight-week program for chroni i alls ill people and their families The class will offer information about the effects of long-term illness on the chron ically ill. their families and care-givers The group will meet every Thursday from 7 to 8:30 p in at the Oregon Heart Center conference room. Glasses tiegin April 2H Preregistration is required. For more 1 » i 'iftlflV't < •»- • I... information. < all 686-7044 Sat red Heart General Hospital will offer a class titled Phe New Food I.ahel. What's in it for You7'' April lit from 0 10 to 8 lo p m Participants will learn how to interpret these laliels and how to apply information to healthy diets Preregistra turn is required For more information, call 888-7000 Phe class tost is $5 Womonspoce. a shelter for haltered women and their children, needs voiun* leers to work as an advot ate. a i hildren's w orker or a peer counselor Volunteers also are needed for its 24 hour crisis line Spring training for volunteers begins April 10 For more information or to reg ister for the training class, call 080 8680 Proregistrulion is required F.iigene Folklore Six ietv has sched uled a ( ontra and square dance workshop Saturday from 3 to 5 p m at kelly Middle School. 850 Howard Ave The workshop will be taught bv Suzanne Giradot Admission is 5 I For more information, call 686 2053 Registration is open for the city of Eugene spring and summer re< reation classes Activities offered include out door education classes, rafting, i nnoeing. oh k climbing, sailing, land and water fit ness, swimming, voga. dam e. arts and i rafts, home improvement and spei ml interest <it ti\ ities S< hedules .ire available at the Eugene Re< reution ( enter. 22 \\ 7th Ave ("lasses are available for all ages and abilities and are at t essihle for people w ith disabilities For more information, tall the Eugene Recreation Services Office, 587-53 t l 1 ree guided tours of two Eugene pub lie gardens are offered this spring The public is invited to tour Hendricks Park's rhododendron garden and the Owen Rose Garden Hendrii ks Park gardeners will identify plants, offer historical informa tion and answer gardening questions at the park every Sundav at 1 p m For more information, t all t«H7 53 H ()wen Rose Garden tours are scheduled for Mav 12 and June 12 at 1 p m I tie rose garden is located west of skinner finite Park l or more information, call 587 5220 -Sign language classes w ill liegm April 1 1 and April 1 I at Hllyard ( ommumtv ( enter American Sign l anguage 1. for lieginners. will Is- offered from 7 to o p m every Monday from April II to Junu 1 t Sign Language II. a continuation course in conversation skills will be offered Wednesdays April I t to June 1Y from 7 to 'I p in fhe i ost of both < lasses is $J l For more information, i all Sue tlarnlv. bH 7 Yl 11 I he t anted Wav needs v olunteers for the following positions act ess i ommittee volunteer for F.ugene Spei iali/ed Ret re ation. event i oordinator for Head Start of Lane County, child care volunteer for Cotholb Community Servu es. two hours per month, support serv it es counselor for Women in Community Service, two hours per month, street outreach volun teer for 1 ookmg Class Youth and Family Servu es. five hours per week I he Multiple Sclerosis Society is hosting a 10 kilometer walking t hallenge Saturday to raise money for researt h Par tn ip.nils raising $7S or more will rei em ail MS walk I shirt and will hove the i ham e to win various prizes The walk tx'gins at <) a m m Valiev River Inn Grass Roots Organizing Weekend Friday, April 15th through Sunday, April 17th University of Oregon Gilbert Hall Contact: Phil Bentley, ASUO: (503) 346-3724 Robert Nosse, OSL: (503) 588-1571 s zjo ^yAssotiuted Students of the l niversity of Oregon DEADLINE TO SIGN UP IS FRIDAY, APRIL 8 AYear With VISTA Hays Off In More Ways Than One. 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