Solarize Eugene smoothes the path for EWEB customers to go solar through a
limited-time bulk purchase of solar electric and solar hot water panels. With
pre-selected contractors and equipment as well as workshops to walk you through the
process, going solar is a breeze. Come to one of our last three workshops (listed
below) to learn more about the program and find out more on our website:
www.solarizeeugene.info http://www.solarizeeugene.info Solarize Eugene is based on
a highly effective model that has dramatically increased solar installations
statewide. Solarize Eugene is a project of The Resource Innovation Group
http://www.theresourceinnovationgroup.org/ funded by an EWEB Greenpower
http://www.eweb.org/greenpower grant. Contact eugenesolarize@gmail.com or
541-654-4054 with questions.

Saturday, May 19th, 10:30am-12:00pm Trinity Methodist Church, 440 Maxwell Rd.
Tuesday, May 29th, 7-8:30pm Hilyard Community Center, 2580 Hilyard St.
Wednesday, June 13th, 6-7:30 Umpqua Bank, 497 Oakway Rd.

Help us spread the word about our upcoming workshops with this flyer:
http://solarizeeugene.info/storage/solarize_workshop_scheduleMay8.pdf

This is our scheduled General Meeting, but it is the final planning opportunity before the C.A.N. DO Gardening Event.

We are spreading the word and need your help!  Come this Wed at 7 pm to pick up
event flyers to share with neighbors and friends.  We will be at Valley Covenant
Church, 18th and Bailey Hill. Hope to see you there!

The CAN's February General Meeting location has changed! Instead of the Valley Covenant Church, we will be meeting at the Churchill Estates at 1919 Bailey Hill Rd.
However, the agenda is unchanged! Please join us for our annual elections and the ongoing discussion about the Churchill Gardens!
 
Where: Churchill Estates, 1919 Bailey Hill Road
When: Wednesday, February 22nd, 7:00-8:30pm
 
You can view the agenda here: CAN February General Meeting Agenda

At our next General Meeting, we are inviting neighbors who love gardening to brainstorm ideas for an event that celebrates gardening in the Churchill area.
The specifics of the event are not yet defined – bring your creativity, knowledge, and passion for gardening to this next meeting!

WHAT: Creative Brainstorming for The Churchill Garden Experience!
WHEN: Wednesday, January 25th, 7-8:30 pm
WHERE: Valley Covenant Church, 18th and Bailey Hill

Who: Board and neighbors

When: Wednesday Oct 26, 2011 @ 7:00pm

Where: Valley Covenant Church (18th & Bailey Hill)

What: The only standing agenda item is the Neighborhood Matching Grants review and (extremely likely) endorsement process, but feel free to email the co-chair to add agenda items.

WREN Wanders are casual walks through various West Eugene Wetlands sites each 2nd Tuesday of every month. Luk-wah, a Kalapuyan word meaning “grass,” is an aptly named 83 acre recreation site known for its tufted hairgrass (Deschampsia cespitosa) community. A recent prescribed burn of 48 acres in Luk-wah Prairie offers a historic example of burning techniques used to improve the health of the bunchgrass communities and the wetland ecosystem.

Participants are asked to meet at the western-most turnout, east of the intersection of Willow Creek Road and W 18th Ave in Eugene. WREN will provide binoculars. For more information call 541.338.7047 or email info@wewetlands.org FREE!

WREN staff and volunteers invite you to join them for a sunset exploration of the West Eugene Wetlands. A Beaver’s Tale is an opportunity for folks to gather for a 30 minute presentation followed by a one hour exploration of the West Eugene Wetlands in search of beaver scat, tracks and clues that help answer some common questions: What do beavers eat? Why do beavers build dams? How do beavers mark their territories?

Participants are asked to meet at the educational yurt, adjacent to the WREN office at 751 South Danebo Avenue in Eugene. Folks attending should bring water and binoculars and wear sturdy shoes and warm clothing.

For more information call 541.338.7047 or email info@wewetlands.org. Our fees for this program are $5 for members and $7 for non-members.

Hello neighbors,

The CAN General meeting this Wednesday will be focused on a couple of items:

To review and discuss the Churchill Area Neighbors' charter to better understand how the CAN should operate.

To review and discuss the Neighborhood Organization Recognition Policy (NORP) and other documents to clarify the relationship CAN has with the City of Eugene.

This will be a casual meeting with no agenda, so feel free to stop by and enjoy the discussion. Below are some links to the documents.

CAN charter
http://www.churchillareaneighbors.org/files/CHURCHILL_NEIGHBORS_CHARTER_02_12_2007.pdf

Model Charter for Eugene Neighborhood Organizations
http://www.eugene-or.gov/portal/server.pt?open=18&objID=361198&parentname=CommunityPage&parentid=9&mode=2&in_hi_userid=2&cached=true

Neighborhood Organization Recognition Policy (NORP)
http://www.eugene-or.gov/portal/server.pt?open=18&objID=361199&parentname=CommunityPage&parentid=5&mode=2&in_hi_userid=2&cached=true

CAN Farmers Market / Urban Farm Collective
What do you want? What do you see?
http://hyperlocavore.ning.com/group/EugeneCAN
Parks, Paths and Garden Tour!
When: May 25th 7:00 - 8:30 pm
Where: Valley Covenant Church (3636 W. 18th)
 

Churchill Area Neighbors Executive Board Meeting
What is happening in your Neighborhood?
What do you want to happen in your Neighborhood?
Plan for 2011- and 2012

Where: Valley Covenant Church, 3636 W. 18th. Ave.
When: March 23rd 7:00 - 8:30 pm

Churchill Area Neighbors General Meeting
Where: Valley Covenant Church, 3636 W. 18th. Ave.
When: February 23rd 7:00 - 8:30 pm
Say Hello, Say Good by!
What CAN you do?

Residents and Oregon Toxics Alliance join for a solution to West Eugene pollution | MyEugene
http://www.myeugene.org/2011/01/31/residents-and-oregon-toxics-alliance-join-for-a-solution-to-west-eugene-pollution/
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=109372562426356
http://hyperlocavore.ning.com/group/EugeneCAN
http://twitter.com/Churchill_EUG
#Eugene #CAN (@ Churchill Skate Park) [pic]: http://4sq.com/dNqdcA
 
Stay informed about the Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan on the project website: www.eugenepedbikeplan.org
 

Where: Valley Covenant Church, 3636 W. 18th. Ave.
When: January 26th 7:00 - 8:30 pm (following the Rexius meeting)

Neighbors,

The CAN welcomes EWEB Commissioner Joann Ernst to our January General Meeting.

Below is EWEB's description of Joann's visit.

The Eugene Water & Electric Board is Oregon's largest public utility, serving nearly
87,000 electric customers. As a public utility, EWEB does not operate to earn a
profit or to meet the investment needs of stockholders. Instead, EWEB has a
five-member Board of Commissioners who are elected by Eugene residents to serve
their interests. Joann Ernst, one of the five elected Board members, represents an
area roughly equivalent to the Churchill, Far West, Jefferson/Westside and Friendly
neighborhoods (City Council Wards 1 & 8). Her main areas of interest as an EWEB
Commissioner are energy conservation programs, renewable power, protecting the
McKenzie River, and facilitating community involvement and education.

Commissioner Ernst has requested an opportunity to meet with Churchill neighbors to
share information on some upcoming EWEB projects and respond to your questions about
utility issues. More specifically, Joann will discuss the underlying factors
leading to the Board's decisions to raise rates in 2011, introduce EWEB's upcoming
energy resource planning effort, and share some insights on the utility's first new
General Manager in twenty years, Roger Gray. Neighbors who can't attend the meeting
are welcome to contact their EWEB Commissioner directly at joann.ernst@eweb.org.

WREN New Volunteer Orientation
Friday, January 7th
5:30 - 6:30 PM
New Education Guides will receive an overview of our programs and how they can help connect people to nature in the West Eugene Wetlands. The orientation will be held here at our offices in the Red House, 751 S. Danebo Ave, Eugene, OR 97402. Guide training sessions begin on January 14th. People can find our more information about our volunteer opportunities on our website. FREE!

This meeting is a casual after dinner sharing of shacks and neighborly caring for one another. Bring want you have (including Cares and Concerns) but mostly bring your "Hope" and one non-parish-able for someone in need.
Subject and time: open to your input and interpretation.
Location: