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FROM SHEEP
TO SHAWL
Top City Frozen Yogurt Café is finally opening for
business at 5 pm Friday, June 22, after numerous delays.
The shop, which originally planned to open in March, is
located at 1665 W. 18th Ave., sharing a parking lot with
Albertsons. The building was previously Bene Pizza and
before that a branch of Oregon Community Credit Union.
Top City is owned by Joel and Tina Rimmer of Eugene and
Tina will be managing the café. The Rimmer family business
is Oldfield’s Appliance and Home Theater. Joel says they
would have had fewer delays if they had bought a franchise,
but they wanted to “do something new and different” that
combines the fun of a self-serve yogurt bar and the
sophistication of a coffee shop. Find Top City on Facebook
and at topcityyogurt.com
Absolute Wellness Center chiropractor Dr. Rick White,
D.C., is retiring after 14 years in Eugene and his practice is
being bought by Dr. Michael Herb, D.C. and his wife, Whitney,
from the Portland area. One of the massage therapists at
AWC will be working with Olympic Trials athletes this
summer. AWC is at 1524 Willamette, phone 484-5777 or visit
awceugene.com
Sweet Home Sanitation is putting on a barbecue,
hopefully not involving recycled solid waste. It’s all part of
the Brownsville Chamber of Commerce quarterly “After
The 38th annual Black Sheep Gathering is happening
June 22-24 at the Lane Events Center, a “sheep to shawl”
event that has grown to be recognized as one of the best of its
kind in America. The BSG will have animal, wool, mohair
and fiber arts competitions as well as a trade show and classes
taught by renowned instructors. All events, except the classes
being taught at O’Hara grade school, are free to the public.
The BSG Sheep and Angora Goat Show will have 600
animals judged, with most farmers coming from out-of-state
and as far away as Michigan, Texas and Montana. “Since this
is primarily a fiber show, animals are judged by the quality of
their fleeces and not as meat lamb,” organizer Wayne
Thompson says. There are no cash awards. “Livestock
producers come from long distances to our event for the
prestige of showing at the BSG and the enjoyment of seeing
old friends,” says Thompson.
Get more information about this family-friendly event at
www.blacksheepgathering.org or email wayne@
foxhollowfiber.com
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Hours” event to highlight community businesses, from 5:30
to 6:30 pm Tuesday, June 26, at Norm’s Electric, 279
Templeton Ave. at Highway 228. Email atavista@centurytel.
net or call 466-5566.
Sen. Lee Beyer and Reps. Phil Barnhart, Paul Holvey and
Nancy Nathanson will hold a forum on “Building Momentum
for Small Businesses” from 6:30 to 8:30 pm Wednesday,
June 27, at the Oregon Community Credit Union head
offices, 2880 Chad Drive in Eugene. Speakers include
Cheryl Myers, the governor’s director of economic and
business equity and a panel of regional economic
development experts. Sponsored by the Eugene and
Springfield Chambers of Commerce and the Lane Small
Business Development Center.
LCC’s Small Business Development Center
(SBDC) offers entrepreneurial education and mentorship
programs and services to Lane County businesses, including
free business advising sessions to help develop strategies
for improving an established business or starting a new
venture. Call 463-5255 for an appointment or email
thomast@lanecc.edu
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June 29 » July 15
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June 29
HELMUTH RILLING conductor
HULT CENTER
Pink Martini
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A Child of our Time
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MATTHEW HALLS conductor
HULT CENTER
Tango Harmonica
July 13
JOE POWERS Tango Quintet
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