activity,” Taylor said. The four police officer
painted sidewalks were “clearly inappropri-
ate” and the markings were removed, Taylor
said.
But asked if the spraying officers will be
punished like other taggers, Taylor re-
sponded, “Probably not.”
Taylor’s admission of illegal tagging by
officers followed a week of confusion in the
media with police officers and city officials
making conflicting statements about what the
city policy was about the no trespassing
signs. Taylor said it took the city three to four
days to confer with the police, public works
and city attorney to decide what the city pol-
icy was.
Taylor said the city will now train police
officers to not spray paint illegal signs that
BY PAUL NEEVEL
S n a ta m K a u r K h a ls a
As part of a Sikh household in Colorado
and California, Snatam Kaur Khalsa grew
up with Kundalini yoga, meditation, and
Kirtan chants. “Both of my parents were
musicians,” says Snatam, who studied
voice, violin and percussion. “The Sikh path
celebrates music.” After high school,
Snatam worked at a boarding school in
India, taking care of children and playing
music for their chants. She graduated from
Mills College with a biochemistry degree,
then began work in research and develop-
ment at Peace Cereals, a Golden Temple
brand made in Eugene. “I developed a
number of cereal flavors,” says Snatam,
who also returned to India to study with
Kirtan master Bhai Hari Singh. Her first CD,
To Heaven and Beyond, was released by
Spirit Voyage Music in 2000. Her fourth album, Grace, appeared in late 2004. In a
concert marking the start of her international Celebrate Peace Tour, Snatam will per-
form on harmonium and vocals, along with collaborators Thomas Barquee and
GuruGanesha Singh, at Eugene’s First Christian Church Jan. 29 (details at
snatamkaur.com). Between tour dates, she will continue to teach Kundalini and Naad
yoga at Yoga West.
deprive people of their constitutional rights.
“We’re not going to do the signs anymore.”
But that might be too late to prevent yet
another public black eye to a police depart-
ment already battered by accusations that its
leadership has failed to control officers who
have sexually preyed on women and racially
targeted minorities.
Human rights activist Hope Marston said
the city shouldn’t have allowed officers to
launch their own illegal campaigns against
the homeless. “There are a lot of people in
this community who are upset about that,”
she told councilors. “We have a real problem
here in Eugene.”
— Alan Pittman
IN THE SPIRIT
OF DR. KING
Springfield’s 7th Annual Martin Luther
King Jr. Celebration will take place from 2 to
4 pm Jan. 17 at Springfield Middle School.
The theme of the event is “Martin Luther
King Jr.: Fulfill the Dream!” and will feature
artwork, poetry, speakers, music and enter-
tainment by Springfield students.
Beginning at 2 pm, students who submit-
ted to the MLK art, essay and poetry contests
will have their work on display. Attendees
can browse, enjoy refreshments and listen to
music by Ricardo Cardenas prior to the 2:30
pm entertainment segment.
In past years, the event featured an adult
keynote speaker, but this year, students com-
pete in a MLK speech contest. Megan Wright
and Stephanie Badenoch will give their win-
ning speeches. The other two winners were
Thomas Lovell and Bria Light.
There will also be performances from the
Eugene Peace Choir, the Elizabeth Page
Elementary Rockin’ Amigos, and the Mt.
Vernon Elementary 5th grade choir.
“The primary reason for youth orientation
and involvement is that unless we keep
Martin Luther King’s dream alive for the next
generation, the dream dies,” said Kate
Wallace, Springfield Alliance for Equity and
Respect (SAfER) member and MLK
Committee member. “It is particularly appli-
cable at this time with the horrors in the world
to keep these kids positive and focused on
how the world could be a better place.”
Last year, more than 300 people attended
the MLK Day celebration, and 650 students
submitted contest entries.
The free event will take place from 2 to 4
pm. The site is wheelchair-accessible.
— Sara Brickner
CORRECTIONS/
CLARIFICATIONS
Due to an editor’s error in Brett
Campbell’s story in Bravo last week, the cor
anglais was incorrectly identified. It is an
English horn.
Last week’s cover story, “Old
McDougal’s Have a Farm,” incorrectly re-
ferred to the location of the swap sites. The
Santa Clara property is in northwest Eugene;
the Laurel Hill property is in southeast
Eugene.
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