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Jonna Hayden of the Arts Community Costume Studio in Springfield was costume designer for the Eugene Ballet Co.’s production of “Mowgli: The Jungle Book Ballet.” Ashleah Bullock of Springfield was hired by Hayden to provide color renderings of the show’s costumes.

Events scheduled by Willamalane Park and Recreation District through Tuesday. Friday, April 26 Seed Starting — Ages 50 and up. Learn tricks from a Master Gardener on how to start your own seeds. Discover which ones need special requirements in this hands-on experience. Seeds, soil and containers supplied.

School district honors outstanding volunteers Twenty-nine volunteers were honored at Monday night’s Springfield School Board meeting in recognition of National School Volunteer Appreciation Week.

Unbalanced reaction We as a nation seem to react to tragedies at home, but what about the ones that happen everyday in Afghanistan? Roadside bombs explode almost every day — not that we would care. That’s not here, that’s over there.

Friday Film Forum offers ‘The Last Waltz’ The Friday Film Forum will feature “The Last Waltz,” the 1978 rock documentary directed by Martin Scorcese that captured the legendary final concert by The Band, from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Friday at the Springfield Public Library, 225 Fifth St.

Incidents FRIDAY, APRIL 12 Fight: 8:48 p.m., Mill and G streets. A passing motorist said nine people were assaulting another person at a park’s basketball court. 1Burglary: 4:20 p.m., 900 block Lochaven Avenue. Someone entered a residence through a garage window, stealing jewelry and rummaging through dressers.

Jonathan Emerald appears to have found his comfort zone along the Hayward Field runway. In what’s been known as a somewhat challenging venue for young track and field athletes, particularly jumpers, Emerald seems to have mastered his craft with a few years of experience at the site.

The Northwest Christian University golf teams closed out the regular season at the Cascade Collegiate Conference championships held last week at Diamond Woods Golf Course in Monroe.

Kids in the kitchen — that sounds like a recipe for disaster (or a really bad TV show). But cooking with your kids can actually be fun. And because children like to eat the things they make, they may say yum instead of yuck to healthy foods.

Can you believe it’s time to start thinking about summer already? Register now for Willamalane’s summer day camps and save up to $110. A variety of camps for all ages start June 17. If you sign up for select day camps before June 1, you get $10 off per week.