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ACTIVIST ALERT in tourists, local residents on vacation, as well as all the distractions and congestion that a large event of this nature attracts.” The police say that during the 2008 Olympic Trials at Hayward Field, “crime went up around the entire city.” Between June 24 and July 9, “EPD recorded 83 burglaries, 119 thefts and 59 stolen vehicles.” An uptick in crime wasn’t the only side effect of the 2008 Trials. While Oregon expects an economic boost as a whole from the athletes and their entourages coming to town, businesses close to Hayward Field reported that they lost, rather than gained, during the 2008 events. This time around Studio One Café and other businesses formed the “Hayward Historic District” to ensure that the eats and treats within walking distance of the track will get their due. Convention & Visitors Association of Lane County Oregon (CVALCO) is reporting that lodging for the Trials is a moving target. “While most of room inventory has been nearly booked to capacity over the last few months preceding the Olympic Trials, we are now seeing some last-minute cancellations,” Lisa Lawton, director of community relations for CVALCO, announced. That could be bad news for the hotels, but good news for last- minute tourists looking for somewhere to stay. Eugene’s Craigslist is still littered with places for rent, cheaply, only blocks from Hayward. On the celebrity front, word is the E! show “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” is coming to town to film an episode with 1976 gold medal decathalete Bruce Jenner on June 22. Local music will be getting a boost from the Olympic Trials. Satin Love Orchestra, Halie Loren and The Essentials are among the Eugene favorites that will be playing at the festival during the Trials. For a full list go to tracktown12.gotracktownusa.com — Camilla Mortensen 0' • “Housing the Homeless” is the topic of City Club of Eugene’s noon Friday, June 22, lunch meeting at the Downtown Athletic Club, 999 Willamette St. Speaker is Portland City Commissioner Nick Fish, who oversees Portland’s Housing Bureau. Fish will talk about innovative approaches to building and preserving affordable homes, and ending homelessness, and the politics involved. • The Eugene-based Rhythm of Peace Project is launching a three-month “10,000 Voices for Peace” campaign beginning this week. An expected 10,000 people will join in a daily focus on peace from June 22 to Sept. 21 to participate in building a culture of peace. See www. rhythmofpeace.org or find the group on Facebook. • First Christian Church, 1166 Oak, is serving breakfast to the low-income and homeless every Sunday morning. Other congregations are signing up to serve on the second and fourth Sundays. More volunteers are needed and a free orientation is planned for 9 am Saturday, June 23. Email phyllisweare@comcast.net to find out what the needs are and to sign up for the orientation. • A free dental clinic for extractions only is coming up Saturday, June 23, for people who are uninsured, low income, have a tooth that needs to be removed, and have not had recent dental care. See News Briefs last week or email sierralupe@comcast.net to get on the list, or call Lina at 484-3647. LANE COUNTY AREA SPRAY SCHEDULE • ODOT is spraying highways in the Eugene-Springfield area. For more information call 1-888-996-8080. • Seneca Jones Timber Company, 689-1011, plans to ground spray approximately 3 miles of roads near Fish Creek with Milestone VM, Glyphosate and Triclopyr with additives Methylated Seed Oil and Syl-Tac. See ODF notice 2012-781-00386. Weyerhaeuser Company (541) 744-4600 plans to spray 150 miles of roads throughout Lane County and 175 miles of roads in Benton County with Accord, Garlon 3A, Forestry Garlon XRT, Escort, Milestone, Polaris and/ ++1#* or Opensight with additives Induce, Methylated Seed Oil and/or Non-Ionic Surfactant. See ODF notices 2012-551- 00309 and 2012-781-00386. Rosboro LLC (541) 746-8411 plans to ground spray 25 miles of roads with Garlon 4, Glyphosate and MSO near Ferguson Road. See ODF notice 2012-781-00422 Roseburg Resources (541) 935-2507 plans to ground spray Imazapyr, Triclopyr Amine, Tripcolpyr Ester and surfactants on 102 acres along Hwy 36 between Greenleaf and Deadwood. See ODF notice 2012-781- 00414. Compiled by Jan Wroncy, Forestland Dwellers: 342-8332, www.forestlanddwellers.org • Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan will be speaking at 7 pm Friday, June 22, at the small amphitheater in Maurie Jacobs Park, off River Road and across the river from Valley River Center. Her son Casey was killed in the Iraq War and she has become an outspoken critic of American foreign policy under both Bush and Obama. • A free workshop for nonprofit board members to help them become more prepared and productive will be led by Tim Armstrong of LCC and Carrie Heltzel of UO, at 3 pm Saturday, June 23, at the downtown Eugene Public Library. • EWEB is conducting an online survey at http://wkly. ws/1b2 to solicit feedback on prioritizing services at a time of rising BPA wholesale electricity costs and the need to cut expenses. The survey results will “help guide our 2013 budget,” says Board President John Simpson. “Last week we began the process of laying off 48 employees and we’re eliminating unfilled but budgeted positions to save almost $6 million,” he says. “Now we’re looking for an additional $4.3 million worth of savings. We need your input to help guide our strategic decisions.” • Medea Benjamin, founder of Code Pink and Global Exchange, will be on tour in Oregon in late June and plans to speak at 7 pm Sunday, July 1, at Cozmic, 199 W. 8th Ave. in Eugene. Suggested donation is $5-$25. Benjamin will be talking about “Modern Drone Warfare and What You Can Do to Stop It.” Find Eugene Code Pink on Facebook. 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