Oregon Family Magazine Summer Camp Directory

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RIVER ROAD PARK DISTRICT SUMMER CAMPS

SUMMER CAMP DIRECTORY

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“Where you are free to be a kid” Activities include: games, swimming, arts and crafts.

REGISTER NOW! • Summer Daze (ages 4-5) • Adventure Camp (grades 1-5) • Middle School Camps (grades 6-8) • Gymnastics Camp (ages 6-12) • Sports Camp (ages 6-14) • Lego Camp (ages 5-12)

541-688-4052 • www.rrpark.org 1400 Lake Drive, Eugene

Don’t let summer go to waste with

Camps we offer: Calculus Prep SAT/ACT Prep Creative Writing Foreign Language Scientific Exploration an = rn ©ZisforZebra

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For more info call Oregon Tutor today (541) 733-1749

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JOIN US AT PNCA!

SUMMER CAMP DIRECTORY

Still searching for summer fun? Register now for summer workshops

PRE-COLLEGE GRAPHIC JOIN US ATNOVEL PNCA! WEEK PRE-COLLEGE

GRAPHIC Monday, July 18 NOVEL to Friday JulyWEEK 22 9:00 am - July 5:00 pm Monday, 18 to Friday July 22 register: pnca-ce.corsizio.com 9:00 am - 5:00 pm register: pnca-ce.corsizio.com

OpheliasPlace.net Na- Pua O Hawai‘i Nei

• archery • horses • mtn biking • arts + crafts • water sports ...and more!

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Big Lake Youth Camp

www.biglake.org

503-850-3583

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Camp Harlow

www.campharlow.com

541-683-5416

5-10

Camp Wilani

www.wilanicouncil.org

541-342-6338

5-17

Eugene Performing Arts

eugenepac.com

541-780-6982

K-12

Hawaiian Day Camps

www.napuaohawaiinei.com/summercamps

541-653-3327

6-14

Ophelia’s Place

OpheliasPlace.net

541-284-4333

10-18

Oregon Tutor Summer Fun

www.oregontutor.com

541-733-1749

10-18

Pre-College Graphic Novel Camp

pnca.edu/academics/community-education/precollege-courses

503-821-8967

15-18

River Road Park & Recreation District

www.rrpark.org

541-688-4052

4-14

Shedd Music School Camps

https://theshedd.org/musicschool

541-434-7000

K-12

Singing Creek Educational Center

https://www.singingcreekcenter.org

541 968-1986

6-10

Summer Art at Emerald Art Center

www.emeraldartcenter.org/youth-art-camp

541-510-5198

11-18

Summer on The Hill

oakhillschool.net/summer-camps

541-741-0199

PK-18

UO Volleyball Camps

https://www.duckvolleyballcamps.com

714-606-0967

8-18

Wallowa Fiddle Tunes Camps

http://wvmusicalliance.org

503-423-7730

all ages

Whole Earth Nature School

WholeEarth.org

541-937-KIDS

4 - 17

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BigLake.org

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napuaohawaiinei.com fb.com/nnapuaohawaiinei 541-653-332 7

Pioneer • Nature • Lewis & Clark Historical Summer Camps www.SingingCreekCenter.org

Language Arts

Jun e 27-July 1 G rad e s 3 - 5 July 5 -8 G rad e s K -2 July 1 1 -1 5 G rad e s 6 -8

Math/Science

Hawaiian Culture, Crafts & Music

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Joshua Hirschstein, Director

2022 Late Summer Fun! Sessions starting from July 25th to August 28th

Day Camp Mini Overnight Camp Week-Long Overnight Camp Service Learning & Leadership Family Camp Teen Adventure BEACH Camp

SUMMER CAMP DIRECTORY

CAMP WILANI

SUMMER CAMP DIRECTORY

Your Ticket to Summer Fun!

Call 541-683-7452 to Advertise

LANE

TUTORING SERVICE, INC.

One-On-One Tutoring: • Friendly, Certified Teachers • All Subjects, K-12 • In-home and Online

Eugene’s College Prep Center: • SAT/ACT Preparation • Application Essay Coaching • Admissions Coaching

541-484-4133

lanetutoringservice.com Trusted locally since 1990.

Soccer Tryouts for 2022-23 Season at LCC Junior Academy (born in 2013, 2014 and 2015) May 17 and 19

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541-343-5100

Register Online at www.eugenetimbers.org

U11-14 Premier & Competitive (born in 2012-2009) May 8-11 U11-14 Discovery Program (born in 2012-2009) May 16 & 18 U15-19 Premier & Competitive (born in 2008-2004) May 21 & 22

Get started on a Path To Excellence! SPECIAL

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An orientation, free uniform, and a month of lessons for

$59.95 747-3181 • www.eastgatekenpo.com • 4404 Main St, Spfld.

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Home & Garden

Landscaping Tips for Instant Curb Appeal

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NE OF THE BEST ways to achieve instant curb appeal, according to the experts, is to effectively layer shrubs, plants and flowers in your front yard. Doing so can create a cohesive visual experience that naturally guides visitors to the front door. Landscape designer Doug Scott describes plant layering in art terms: “Just like in a painting, you need to have a background, a middle ground and a foreground. Each layer serves a purpose, and there’s no more important place for them to be on full display than your home’s entrance.” To help homeowners understand the purpose of plant layering and identify the best types of plants for each layer, Scott has joined forces with Exmark, a leading manufacturer of commercial mowers and equipment for landscape professionals and serious DIY-ers. Here they break it down for you:

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BACKGROUND. The background layer should consist of taller evergreen shrubs to ensure that no matter what’s in front of them, you and your visitors will always have something green to look at. This layer provides a cohesive backdrop and a bit of living color in every season.

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MIDDLE GROUND. Here’s where to step it down a notch in height and add interesting shapes, colors or stripes that provide contrast against the darker green of the background layer. Herbaceous perennials, like lavender, are a good choice for this purpose.

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FOREGROUND. Finally, the foreground layer should help transition the planting beds to your lawn space or sidewalk, and should therefore be lower than the back two layers. It’s also where you can keep things fresh and get your hands dirty throughout the year by changing out annuals with the seasons. Or, if you want a lower-maintenance entrance, you can choose smaller perennials, evergreens or creeping ground covers. Use the foreground layer as an opportunity to add pops of color at ground level and draw attention to your home’s entrance. Scott lays out a few other important tips to keep in mind: • Choose plants consistent with your home’s style. For instance, if you have a craftsman home, you should probably skip tropical plants. Or, if your home is more minimalist, avoid an overabundance of different plants.

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• Don’t obstruct views of your front door from the street with plants. Likewise, visitors shouldn’t have to maneuver around plants as they make their way down the sidewalk. Neither is convenient or welcoming, so you’ll either need to keep pruning plants to size, or choose plants that won’t overgrow their space without a ton of pruning. • To make your entrance “the star” it should be, the plant material in the rest of your front yard shouldn’t be distracting. Rather let it frame the intended view. Scott offers more plant layering tips in “Making an Entrance,” a recent episode of “Done-In-A-Weekend Projects,” an original series from Exmark. To watch the video, visit Backyard Life, which is part of a unique multimedia destination with a focus on helping homeowners make the most of outdoor spaces. There you can also download additional tips and view other Exmark Original Series videos, including “Dream Yards,” “Living Rural,” “Prime Cuts” and “Done In a Weekend – Extreme Projects.” Through effective plant layering, you can boost curb appeal and give your home the grand entrance it deserves. ✦

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