Low water on the McKenzie
This just in from EWEB: Continue reading
blog Archive
Stop Stacking Rocks! End the Hippie Cairns!
Are you a rock-stacker? Or are you a rock-stack knocker? The opinion piece, "Stop the Rock-Stacking" on the High Country News website is getting a lot of opinions. Some people get really worked up on the subject of what I like to call "hippie cairns." Continue reading
Bob Ackerman honored by LCC
A tribute video to longtime LCC Board member Bob Ackerman. Continue reading
Super cheap air conditioner
Check out this cool (literally) creation that uses a cheap fan, a piece of plumbing, a styrofoam cooler and a block of ice. Continue reading
Four Juveniles to be Charged in Civic Stadium Fire
This just in from the Eugene Police: Four Juveniles Charged in Civic Stadium Fire Today, Eugene Police Arson investigators received a tip in the case, leading to the identification of four male juveniles who were involved in the fire at historic Civic Stadium on Monday, June 29. The incident was not fireworks-related. The juveniles, all from Eugene, range in age from 10 to 12, and will be charged in the case. More information about their specific charges will be available tomorrow. Continue reading
Fireworks ban coming?
Mayor Kitty Piercy has called for an emergency meeting of the Eugene City Council to discuss a fireworks ban over the holiday weekend in light of fire danger in the area. The mayor’s ability to call such a meeting is pursuant to ORS 192.640. Here is the statment from the mayor's office today: Continue reading
Civic Stadium on fire
Around 5:30 pm on June 29, Civic Stadium caught fire. Witnesses say the entire structure has burned down. EW will update as more information becomes available. Continue reading
ColdFire: New brewery coming to Eugene
A new brewery will be joining the Eugene beer scene this fall. ColdFire Brewing will open by the end of October at 263 Mill St. near Rye restaurant and The Gallery at the Watershed. Brothers Dan and Stephen Hughes will be running the brewery. The duo has been homebrewing since 1999. Continue reading
Merkley on ‘Fast Track’
Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley released the following statement today after the U.S. Senate passed “fast track” trade legislation for the Trans-Pacific Partnership and other future trade deals: Continue reading
Watch Horses Prance and Jump Over Large Logs Near Corvallis this Weekend
The weather might be heading for the triple digits this weekend. Some people will head for the river, others for the coast, and some of us will head to Philomath (just outside Corvallis) for three days of watching riders ask large hooved mammals to prance like equine ballet dancers one day, then run balls-to-the-wall over ditches, logs and oddly shaped immobile obstacles the next. It's time for the 18th annual Inavale Farm Horse Trials. Continue reading