Good morning, Eugene.

NAACP Eugene-Springfield will hold the 'Freedom Through the Decades' Dinner at the Shedd on Saturday, Aug.

29 to mark 50 years of civil rights advocacy; online voting for the Dallas Boggs Connector Award nominees ends Aug. 26 at 11:59 p.m. PT as live music and honors add to celebration.

Professional drummer Claudia Paige leads nonprofit Octopus RhythmWorks, which uses yoga ball drumming to help seniors stay active and spark memories.

The program started in 2022 and, in partnership with Eugene Recreation, holds weekly classes at the Petersen Barn Community Center through December.

Tamana Ashor, an event planner and caterer who moved to Eugene from Afghanistan to preserve her cultural roots, now hosts celebrations featuring Afghan recipes like firni while studying English at Lane Community College (with her husband) and supporting local Afghan women amid continued threats from the Taliban.

Lane Council of Governments partnered with the Lane County Driver Education Alliance and Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) to launch LaneTeenDriver.org.

The free online resource now helps teens and families find driver education information as schools no longer offer such classes.

Secretary Brooke Rollins announced the U.S. Forest Service proposed to repeal the Roadless Rule, which currently protects nearly 2 million Oregon forest acres, potentially allowing new logging and tailored wildfire risk reduction plans.

The agency will accept public comments until Sep. 21.

Eugene Parks and Open Space invites residents today to complete an online survey on city parks, trails - and natural areas; the survey takes 7-10 minutes, runs through September, and offers a drawing for Eugene Parks swag.