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EUGENE rr r <br /> August 25, 2003 <br /> CONTACT: <br /> • Houston Sheppard, Landscape and Medians Supervisor, 682-4825. <br /> • Jenica Tannenholz, Public Information Support, 682-4814. <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> POS STAFF RECOGNIZED FOR LANDSCAPING AT SHELDON COMMUNITY CENTER <br /> For the second consecutive year, the Eugene Garden Club presented Parks and Open Space <br /> staff with the "Beautification Award" for the landscaping of Sheldon Community Center. The <br /> award, presented annually in honor of special landscape efforts to enhance Eugene, will be on <br /> display at the center located at 2445 Willakenzie Road. <br /> Large planter bowls, which staff salvaged from the Broadway reopening project, are the <br /> highlight of the center's landscape beauty. A variety of more than 600 petunias, alyssum, <br /> marigolds, zinnias, and salvia spill over the edges of the bowls and provide living artwork for <br /> passers-by. For year-round enjoyment, pansies fill the bowls during the winter months and offer <br /> a fresh breath of color during overcast weather. <br /> "The community and those who work at the center love the flowers," said Joanne Glore, the <br /> parks specialist who plants and maintains the landscapes at the center. "Almost every single <br /> person who walks by, comments on the lovely flowers." <br /> Staff is always looking for ways to enhance the flower displays and landscapes at the city <br /> community centers. "Right now our plan is to further establish and expand the existing flower <br /> beds at Sheldon," said Houston Sheppard, Landscape and Medians Supervisor. For more <br /> information about community center landscapes, contact Houston Sheppard at 682-4825. <br /> # # # <br />