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100 BANNERS FOR 100 YEARS The Eugene Public Library (EPL) will turn 100 years old Nov. 14 and 100 commem- orative banners by 100 local artists will go on display on the second floor of the downtown library, to be auctioned off Dec. 4 at the fifth annual Authors & Artists Fair. Artist Bob DeVine came up with the idea for the banner project. He was inspired by a banner his partner Tylar Merrill had decided to make last fall for him to paint in order to mark the location of his birthday party. This year, as Merrill, who is EPL’s marketing co- ordinator, was thinking about ideas for the li- brary’s 100th anniversary, DeVine suggested producing 100 original banners. The EPL Foundation invited community members to participate in the banner project on a first-come, first-serve basis. “The most important thing,” DeVine said, “is that we reached out to everyone, not just artists, so the community itself could express its rela- tionship to the library.” Indeed, respondents included community members of all ages and walks of life as well as established artists from Eugene, Springfield, Albany, Cottage Grove, Noti and Veneta. They used painting, drawing, callig- raphy, photography, printing, quilting, col- lage and assemblage to decorate the banners. One of the artists is legally blind, another a paraplegic, and some banners were a group effort. “We didn’t have a library or a literary theme,” DeVine explained. “It could be any- thing they wanted to express in a visual form that they felt could be auc- tioned.” The backside of the banners shows the commemorative logo and signa- ture of the artist. Each banner will be assigned a number corresponding to the name of its maker, as listed on the display’s brochures available to visitors. This system, developed by Merrill, will allow visitors to search for the banners of specific artists and to identify the creators of the banners they may be interested in bidding for at the silent auction from 7 to 10 pm Dec. 4. Bidding starts at $25 and proceeds will go to the Library Foundation. To volunteer, contact Barbara Dellenback at the Foundation office, 682-5338. — Sylvie Pederson SUPPORTING THE TROOPS Veteran’s Day is this week and a gathering supporting U.S. troops and opposing the Iraq War is planned from 7 to 9 pm Thursday, Nov. 11, at McNail-Riley House at 13th and Jefferson. Refreshments will be served start- ing at 6:30 pm. BANNER DESIGNED BY ALEX AMEND work for ESSN, along with Jeanine Malito, an ESSN co-chair and member of the steering committee. ESSN has been advertising for a new or- ganizer since September, and the deadline for application is this week. Application materi- als can be requested from essn@efn.org The non-profit group is dedicated to pro- moting economic and social justice through fair wages, improved working conditions, sustainable business practices and building community. — TJT The meeting is sponsored by WAND (Women’s Action for New Directions) and will include a conversation with Army Sgt. 1st Class (Ret.) Laurie Anderson. “Laurie”s perspective may help us explore ways to con- nect with Oregon’s Guardsmen when they re- turn. This election brought back the divide between veterans and the peace community,” says a statement from WAND. “Let’s not let that happen again.” Topics for discussion will include reac- tions to the election, Pentagon mismanage- ment and waste, ongoing actions regarding the Iraq War, and efforts to collect care pack- ages to send to member of the Oregon National Guard. For more information, call WAND at 338-8605. SCHOOL’S OUT Parents wondering what their kids can do during this week’s parent-teacher confer- ences might want to check out The Science Factory offerings. Thursday, Nov. 11 is a Treecentric Day looking at all elements of the watershed, combining collective forces with members of the Young Writers Association, Lane Arts Council and the Science Factory. Friday is an all-day trip to the Oregon Zoo in Portland. Call 682-7888 for information. gested amendments. Straub says the board is not pushing for expanding the ordinance to deal with blight at this time. Also, the chair of the Housing Policy Board was quoted as op- posing the new code, but he was only listing the arguments opposing the code in his memo to city staff. Another page not provided to EW listed the arguments in favor. He states in the memo that he personally voted in favor of the code. • LCC Board member Jay Bozievich re- sponded to our Slant item last week criticiz- ing him for calling local Kerry supporters “terrorists,” as reported in the R-G and in e- mail discussions. He claims he never called Kerry supporters terrorists, but rather “re- ferred to the behavior of some of the Kerry supporters present that evening as terrorist actions.” He reportedly did, however, send a note to fellow Republicans Oct. 24 urging sign-waving on Ferry Street Bridge, saying “Let’s show the D’s that Bush supporters don’t run from terrorist[s]!” Bozievich also said he has “never voted against increased funding of higher education.” We were refer- ring to his vote last year opposing an LCC Board endorsement of HB 2152, the Legislature’s three-year tax package that would have supported higher education. CORRECTIONS/ CLARIFICATIONS • In last week’s news story “Renters’ Rights” on a proposed housing stan- dards for city residents, Jim Straub, a board mem- ber of the Rental Owners Association, says the ROA position statement we quoted from opposing the new code was never approved by the board, and in fact the board has decided to support the housing standards ordi- nance, with some sug- james von boeckmann attorney at law G E N E RA L P RAC T I C E , I N C LU D I N G : fa m i l y • b u s i n ess • c r i m i n a l l aw a p p ea l s • i m m i g ra t i o n * C O S T- F R E E I N I T I A L C O N S U LTAT I O N S * H O M E V I S I T S AT YO U R C O N V E N I E N C E 968-0781 J LV O N B O @ M S N . 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