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Welcome to The Best Things We’ve Seen This Week – Vol. 6! It’s a bit hard to believe we’ve been at home for more than six weeks now, but here we are. As state and local leaders are continuing to say, there is a plan for recovery, but for now the best thing we can all be doing is to hunker down and stay at home. 

We want this space to be a place where we can share thinks we think people will like, provide tips for getting through your days at home or to just put a smile on your face. But the underlying reason why we are all home right now can’t be forgotten, so our first link every week is to a resources page on the City of Eugene website where you can find the latest information on what the City is doing, key resources and related information.

And now, enjoy this inspirational video our friends at Cultural Services made to promote National Dance Week Digital, which is wrapping up this week. You can go to the event’s Facebook page to find a ton of great videos from local dancers who aren’t letting their circumstances stop them from dancing.

Roundup

• Here in Rec, more videos are being posted to our Stay Home and Recreate YouTube channel, where you can find a few dance classes for kids as well as some helpful mindfulness and stretching exercises.
• Eugene Rec Athletics is also busy, doing things like a FIFA 20 league that you can play on the console of your choice, or a Mile A Day Challenge in May. Just because your home doesn’t mean you can’t still be active!
• This week is National Library Week. The national theme is “Find Your Place at the Library” and you can still do that digitally. Here’s how!
• Starting today you can participate in the City Nature Challenge where with the help of an app, you can identify the biodiversity in your own backyard.
• The Oregon Community Foundation is managing a $1.3 million grant program for Oregon arts and cultural organizations. The money comes from state and local arts funders.
• Oregon State Parks and BLM recently posted about the great season for snowy plover births in the state. Click on the link at the very least for the extremely cute photos of the fluffy little things.
• Are you like us and are spending a lot of your time planning a lot of hikes and outdoor adventures? A really helpful skill to have mastered is how to read a topographic map. This lesson is in-depth and helpful.
• Need to just getaway (virtually)? Here are 13 train rides you can experience from home.
• And finally, here’s a 16-minute video about an inspirational woman ultra marathoner.

Let’s head into the weekend with a smile

Yet another edition of Some Good News.

And one more thing...

Here it is, your 1.5-hour moment of zen flying over Kauai.

Have a good weekend everyone.