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<br /> 05/25/05 WED_ 15:47 FAX 541 682 4882 EUGENE PR' MNTNC & POS PW ADMIN X002 <br /> E U G E N E <br /> Parks aad <br /> open space N E ~N S R E L E AS E <br /> www.ci.eugene.ar,us/parks <br /> May 25, 2005 <br /> CONYACT: <br /> ¦ Stacey Janssen, Skinner City Fame, 344-8322, s @iefn.org <br /> ¦ Matt McRae, Community Gardens Manager, 682-4845, 912-2142 (cell) <br /> ¦ Therese Picado, Parks and Open Space Public Information Specialist, 682-4814/682-4800 <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> SharA Stories of Eugene's Past at Skinner Clty Fanm Grand Opening <br /> Do you hav® memories or stories to share about the Skinner Butte area and Eugene's stretch of the <br /> Willamett® River? Join other history buffs, witnesses, tradition bearers, and other fellow Eugeneans In <br /> sharing these remembrances in historic Talking Circles at the historic celebretion and grand opening of <br /> Skinner City Farm on Sunday, June 12 from 1 to 4 p.m. The free event also indudes other historic <br /> presentations, the unveiling of the gates created by local artists, garden tours, vermicomposting demo, <br /> music, food, and fun for all ages. The City's newest and most Innovative community gardens is located at <br /> the west end of Skinner Butte Park at the foot of Washington Street on Cheshire. <br /> Bob Hart, director of the Lane County Historical Museum, and Alice Parman, exhibit planning <br /> consultant, will lead the historic Talking Circles. Listen and share eyewitness accounts, family stories, and <br /> oral histories about the land naw called Skinner Butte Park and Eugene's rivertront. To share a story and <br /> participate in the talking circles, call 3448322. Some of the stories will ultimately be compiled and displayed <br /> as a web-based exhibit. <br /> Skinner City Fans (SCF), acitizen-driven, non-profit organization, develops programs that educate <br /> about the historic and agricultural importance of the area, as well as provide opportunities for people of all <br /> abilities and means to cultivate food. Currently, 14 youth and 21 families from five different community <br /> groups that serve people in need are tending individual and organizational plots at the farm. For more <br /> information about organizational plots or educational programming at the farm, <br /> call 344-8322 or visit www.efn.orq/-scF. For more information about rentals of ~ as 4~~ <br /> individual plots, qll 682-4800 or visit ~ A Q <br /> www.a.eu <br /> eg„_ne.or.usIPARKS/howto/commaardens.htm. ~y o~~ <br /> AR. <br /> <br />