Lane Education Service District Board Vacancy

Posted on May 3, 2018 by Gary Haliski


The Lane ESD Board of Directors announced a Board Vacancy for Position 1, Zone 1 at the April 3, 2018 Lane Education Service District Board of Directors Meeting.

The Vacancy Announcement for the Zone 1 Board Member position is available on the Lane ESD website, www.lesd.k12.or.us.

    • Zone 1 is located in the Eugene School District, north of 11th Avenue.
    • The Board will accept applications until May 25, 2018. Applications will be collected by the Executive Assistant
    • Interested parties should be prepared to be interviewed by the Board at the June 5, 2018 Board meeting. The Board will make a selection following interviews and immediately appoint.

Lane ESD is committed to working in partnership with schools, families, and communities to help students succeed. To learn more about Lane ESD, please visit our webpage at www.lesd.k12.or.us.

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Awbrey Park Wildflower Celebration a huge success

Posted on May 1, 2018 by Gary Haliski

The Friends of Awbrey Park celebrated their 10th year by giving away cake.

Was it the free hot dogs, our new sponsors, live music, the wonderful wildflowers or the sun that shined on us for almost the entire event?  Probably a combination of everything.

Our 7th annual Wildflower Celebration was by far the most successful.  For the first time, the Friends of Awbrey Park joined forces with the Santa Clara Community Organization to expand the event.  We hope to add a few more sponsors next year.

We’d like to give a big thank you to our supporters:
Fred Meyer for their donation of hot dogs and condiments
Franz Bakery for hot dog buns
Hexion for providing pizza
City of Eugene and volunteer coordinator Carrie Karl for the native plant giveaways, 10th anniversary cake, picnic games, tents and more.
Gather Together Yoga – New this year
River Road – Santa Clara Volunteer Library – New this year
Small is Beautiful Farmstand – New this year
Tim Foelker – Music – New this year

Tim Foelker provided the music for the event.

Awbrey Park adopter Brandi Ferguson leading youth on a tour.

Gather Together Yoga, a Santa Clara yoga studio, supporting the event.

Hot dog volunteers, Devin, Peggy, Wyatt, Logan and Patrick served almost 350 hot dogs – for FREE!

The city of Eugene promoting the River Road – Santa Clara planning process.

Kate Perle at her Small is Beautiful Farm Stand. Head out to E. Beacon on Sunday’s to get her organic produce.

Did you know there is a local volunteer run library in our area? It’s at 105 Oakleigh Lane.

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SCCO meeting – Meet the Candidates this Thursday, the 3rd.

Posted on May 1, 2018 by Gary Haliski

The candidates forum is almost here!  Next meeting of the Santa Clara Community Organization:

Thursday, May 3
Candidate Forum

Lane County and Eugene Ward 5

Meet the candidates, ask tough questions

7:00 to 8:00 p.m.
West Lane Candidates
Jay Bozievich, Beverly Hills and Nora Kent

8:15 to 9:15 p.m.
Ward 5 candidates
Mike Clark and Christopher Dean

7:00 p.m.
Messiah Lutheran Church
3280 River Road

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Key Events the next two weeks. Take a look.

Posted on April 16, 2018 by Gary Haliski

While we wait for the clouds to clear and the rain go away we have several opportunities to make an impact on Santa Clara.  Better now than in the sunny days of July and August.

Tuesday, April 17th.  You choose:

  • Drop by to see how the River Road- Santa Clara Plan is progressing.  This is the fifth meeting of the Community Advisory Committee. Members will review the second draft of vision statements and prepare for the April 23rd working group meeting. North Eugene High School, Library . You are invited to attend.
  • Eugene Parks District Feasibility Meeting.
    Can our parks be as good as Springfield’s?  Community supporters would like to invite you to attend an organizational meeting to explore the feasibility of creating a Metropolitan Park District to serve the recreational needs of the Eugene area.  Now is time to take the next step!  We would like to put together a committee of Metropolitan Park District supporters that can organize a process to achieve the goal of completing a feasibility study.This organizational meeting will be held Tuesday, April 17th at 7:00 pm at River Road Park and Recreation District, located at 1400 Lake Drive.  And will be facilitated by Joel Robe

Tuesday, April 24th.  Beltline Highway Improvement Open House

North Eugene High School, 200 Silver Ln, Eugene, OR 97404, USA Cafeteria (map)
This will have a huge impact on Santa Clara.

Saturday, April 28th Awbrey Park Wildflower Celebration

The 7th Annual Wildflower Celebration at Awbrey Park.   Come see the incredible transformation of Awbrey Park.  Ten years ago the park was mostly blackberry vines and ivy.  The Friends of Awbrey Park have removed most of the invasive plants and planted native plants.  Come learn what plants are easy to grow in our area without much watering and no fertilizer.   Free hot dogs, yoga, games, tours.

May 3rd Candidates Forum.  SCCO Meeting,

A Lane County Commissioner and City Ward spot are up for grabs.  Come and ask questions so you can make an informed decision.  Click here for candidates list.

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Candidates Forum – May 3 SCCO Meeting

Posted on April 12, 2018 by Gary Haliski

Candidate Forum:
West Lane County and Ward 5 Eugene City Councilor

MEET THE CANDIDATES  –  ASK THE TOUGH QUESTIONS
BE DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

The SCCO will host a candidate’s forum for West Lane County Commissioner and Ward 5 City Councilor on May 3rd.

Both of these seats are up for election mid May. SCCO will host the candidates at our monthly meeting so they can give you a brief introduction to themselves and then you can ask questions to help guide your decisions on election day.

  • 7:00-8:00 pm West Lane candidates
    • Jay Bozievich
    • Beverly Hills
    • Nora Kent
  • 8:15-9:15 pm Ward 5 candidates
    • Mike Clark
    • Christopher Dean

Ward 5 includes Santa Clara city properties east of River Road and north of Beltline.

7:00 PM
Thursday, May 3rd
3280 River Road
(Messiah Lutheran Church)

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