11th Annual Awbrey Park Wildflower Celebration

Posted on April 12, 2022 by Gary Haliski

April 30th from 11am until 2pm. Awbrey Park is at the corner of River Road & Spring Creek Drive.

Celebrate wildflowers and the Santa Clara Community with the Friends of Awbrey Park! Take a self guided tour and discover the native flowers, shrubs and trees that can be found in the park. The Friends of Awbrey Park will be stationed throughout the park to help you find trillium, lupine, red Columbine, bleeding heart, violets, fairy bells, starry false Solomon Seal, Oregon myrtle and much, much more. Other items to look forward to:

  • Live Music – Santa Clara’s own Tim and Jerry and an appearance by Connecterine.
  • Free Cookies
  • Horseshoes
  • Treasure Hunt – Search for native plants and earn a native plant while supplies last. Plants provided by the Buford Park Native Plant Nursery.
  • Dave the Bee – Did you know that Eugene is an official Bee City USA? Dave the Bee from GloryBee will be joining us at our pollinator garden and just might bring a little honey.
  • Rock Painting – Rocks and paint provided. You make up your own design.
  • Whuttle’s BBQ – Check out their menu in advance

You might also be interested in learning more about our Santa Clara Community Organization and the recently formed non-profit, the Santa Clara Community Foundation. Drop by their tables and see what is happening in our community including the effort to restore an old schoolhouse (built in 1901) into a small community centered event and meeting space.

Ever wonder what to do in the event of The Big One – that earthquake that is due? Meet the experts in Emergency Preparedness. Ready NW (Northwest) and other preparedness experts will be on hand.

Children are more than welcome. The park features two playground areas (one for 2-5 years old and one for 6-12 years), a large playfield, a pollinator garden, Spring Creek and a small forest where you will find woodpeckers, mallards, newts and salamanders.

If you or your children don’t find the newts, drop by the River Road – Santa Clara Volunteer Library table and find a good book.

For more information, please contact Kelsey Irvine, Native Plant/ Waterways Volunteer Coordinator, at 541-682-4845 or KIrvine@eugene-or.gov .

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Video of Lane County Commissioner Candidate Forum

Posted on April 11, 2022 by Gary Haliski

The SCCO hosted a candidate forum last Thursday, April 7th. Four candidates participated. The topic categories were:

  • Land Use
  • Financial
  • Transportation
  • Public Health
  • Unhoused
  • Social Justice
  • Climate Change
  • River Road-Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan

The candidates who participated were:

  • Ryan Ceniga
  • Terry Duham
  • Misty Fox
  • Dawn Lesley

If you are interested in specific topics, go to the YouTube video, then click on ‘SHOW MORE’ to open the tab links. The tab links will take you to specific topics. Here is the link to the forum video.

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Irving Grange Easter Egg Hunt – Saturday, April 17

Posted on April 1, 2022 by Gary Haliski

Keep your eyes open for Easter Egg hunts in the Santa Clara and River Road area. Here’s the information for the Easter Egg hunt at the Irving Grange.

Linted to the first 50 participants in each age group. 10 eggs per participant. Look for the golden eggs to win a prize!

Saturday, April 16
9:00 Ages 4 and under
9:15 Ages 5-8
9:30 Ages 9-12

1011 Irvington Drive

Information for Irving Grange annual Easter Egg hunt.
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West Lane County Commissioners Forum – Thursday April 7, 7pm

Posted on March 24, 2022 by Gary Haliski

Please join us for a Lane County Commissioners forum.  We will be asking the five candidates questions that are specific to Lane County and the Santa Clara area.  The forum will be the only topic of the evening to ensure we have enough time for all candidates to answer questions.

The West Lane County district includes the Santa Clara area.

West Lane County Commissioners Forum 2022

The election will be held May 17th.  If a candidate gets 50% or more of the votes, that candidate becomes the West Lane Commissioner.  If no candidate reaches 50%, there will be a runoff in November.

Time: Apr 7, 2022 07:00 PM

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LTD seeking feedback on redistricting – by March 18

Posted on March 10, 2022 by Gary Haliski

Lane Transit District (LTD) is asking the public to weigh-in on the Oregon Secretary of State’s proposed redistricting of LTD’s seven subdistricts. Every 10 years when federal census data is updated, subdistrict boundaries are redrawn in order to better reflect community demographics.

Residents of LTD’s subdistricts are encouraged to provide comment about the current redistricting proposal by emailing the LTD Clerk of the Board of Directors by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, March 18, 2022, at clerk@LTD.org, or provide public testimony at the March 16, 2022 virtual LTD Board of Directors meeting. Information about the virtual board of directors meeting and guidance about how to participate in public meetings is available online.More information>>

LTD redistricting survey
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