Our printer in Klamath Falls delivers 30,000 copies of Eugene Weekly early every Thursday morning to our location on Lincoln Street. Then our circulation crew puts them in the red boxes and racks all over our community. Lately, we have had a few complaints that boxes and racks are out of papers by late Thursday and Friday. If you have that problem, please give us a call 541-484-0519 or send an email to Circulation@EugeneWeekly.com. That tells us if maybe we should be printing more papers. That’s a good problem to have.
• Finally, some good news about Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida. He’s only 5 feet 9 inches tall, and, as the story goes, that’s too short to be president in this age of television. We don’t condone it — presidential fitness is not about looks or stature — but the conventional wisdom is that American voters don’t want a short president. From our perspective, we don’t want a racist, anti-education, anti-immigrant president. We’re watching folks line up against President Joe Biden with trepidation, and rooting for the politicians who care about people and the planet (Biden is about 6 feet tall, FYI).
• After 40 years, the owners behind Dana’s Cheesecake Bakery, Dana and Colleen Bauman, have decided to retire. The popular Oregon Country Fair and Saturday Market booth announced the news on its Facebook Feb. 15. It’s the end of an era, and we’ll miss eating the cheesecakes and other sweet treats there, but we look forward to the next business to take the bakery’s place at Fair and Saturday Market.
• Congresswoman Val Hoyle will be at City Club of Eugene this week with “An Update to Local, Regional, and National Issues.” Her noon Friday, Feb. 24, talk will be in the Maple Room at the Inn at 5th. The former labor commissioner’s 4th Congressional District includes Benton, Coos, Curry, Douglas, Lane and Lincoln Counties.
• We got word that longtime community member Cynthia Waters died in a car accident on Feb. 8 when her car slid into another, three miles short of Willamette Pass. Her friends tell us that she co-facilitated a local depression and bipolar peer support group, and served as an active board member and guide for Nearby Nature. She was also a master gardener, dog-sitter and skier. Friends will gather to share memories 1 pm Saturday, March 4 at Francis M. Wilkins Shelter at Hendricks Park. Waters’ friends say she “was an Earth and animal lover, deeply caring, curious and playful” who had just bought her own home and “was joyfully nesting, living her best life.” Her friends have not been able to get in touch with her contacts and are hoping to get the word out. For more info visit MajorFamilyFuneralHome.com
A Note From the Publisher
Dear Readers,
The last two years have been some of the hardest in Eugene Weekly’s 43 years. There were moments when keeping the paper alive felt uncertain. And yet, here we are — still publishing, still investigating, still showing up every week.
That’s because of you!
Not just because of financial support (though that matters enormously), but because of the emails, notes, conversations, encouragement and ideas you shared along the way. You reminded us why this paper exists and who it’s for.
Listening to readers has always been at the heart of Eugene Weekly. This year, that meant launching our popular weekly Activist Alert column, after many of you told us there was no single, reliable place to find information about rallies, meetings and ways to get involved. You asked. We responded.
We’ve also continued to deepen the coverage that sets Eugene Weekly apart, including our in-depth reporting on local real estate development through Bricks & Mortar — digging into what’s being built, who’s behind it and how those decisions shape our community.
And, of course, we’ve continued to bring you the stories and features many of you depend on: investigations and local government reporting, arts and culture coverage, sudoku and crossword puzzles, Savage Love, and our extensive community events calendar. We feature award-winning stories by University of Oregon student reporters getting real world journalism experience. All free. In print and online.
None of this happens by accident. It happens because readers step up and say: this matters.
As we head into a new year, please consider supporting Eugene Weekly if you’re able. Every dollar helps keep us digging, questioning, celebrating — and yes, occasionally annoying exactly the right people. We consider that a public service.
Thank you for standing with us!
Publisher
Eugene Weekly
P.S. If you’d like to talk about supporting EW, I’d love to hear from you!
jody@eugeneweekly.com
(541) 484-0519
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