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The Personal Touch
People who love Oregon and
want to share the breathtaking
natural beauty that the coast has
to offer are the ideal ones to ar
range and conduct scenic tours
for local residents and out-of
town visitors.
That’s just what Oregon
Coast Line from Eugene has
done. John McCaffrey and the
other four members of the board
of directors have put time, effort
and loving care into developing a
transportation service that has
the personal touch.
From the eyecatching logo on
the bus tickets, to the tastefully
refurbished yellow bus that car
ries 24 passengers and their bicy
cles, to the entertaining and well
researched information present
ed by guides Jennifer Gehr
Warren and Stuart Warren, you
have the feeling that you are
being treated with personal at
tention, consideration and pro
fessionalism.
On April 6, 1983, the Obsi
dians from Eugene, with Jen
nelle Moorhead as their leader,
chartered the bus for a day-long
tour of the Oregon coast. This
environmental group explores
preserves and promotes areas of
natural beauty in the Pacific
Northwest. The coastal part of
their tour began at Florence and
extended 20 miles north along
Hwy. 101. The trip included
some of the most spectacular
scenery and viewpoints along the
Pacific shore. The weather was
extremely cooperative and af
forded the opportunity to enjoy
the dramatic view from the Cape
Perpetua overlook for miles in
either direction.
The scheduled stops included
the world-famous Sea Lion
Caves, Strawberry Hill Wayside
to observe the harbor seals,
Cape Perpetua, Devil’s Elbow
State Park, and Heceta light
house. Conducted at a leisurely
and flexible pace, the tour allow
ed time for a lunch stop at Nep
tune State Beach with its fas
cinating tide pools. A brief visit
to the Darlingtonia Wayside was
also made at the patrons’ re
quest.
The guides really did their
homework and were very well in
formed about the geographical
features, vegetation and his
torical data along the route.
They included special features
such as pointing out sites along
the Siuslaw where Oregon
author Ken Kesey was inspired
to write his novel, Sometimes a
Great Notion, and gave a vivid
description of the properties of
the wild gorse plant which fueled
the devastating Bandon fire in
1937. Their combination of his
torical anecdotes and future pre
dictions of the fishing and agri
culture of the area was well pre
sented. They encouraged ques
tions and comments from the
patrons often integrating this in
to their prepared talks with
humor and intelligence.
Of particular interest to the
riders was the personal com
mentary of driver John McCaf
frey, who shared knowledge and
experiences gained from his
studies of the Grey Whales
which migrate up and down the
Oregon coastline from Novem
ber to April.
I have lived in Oregon for over
20 years and this was the first
time I have taken a guided tour
of the coastal area. I believe I
speak for the members of the
Obsidian group as well as for
myself when I say that traveling
on the Oregon Coast Line was a
particularly enjoyable way to
spend the day at the beach.
Oregon Coast Line has regu
larly scheduled scenic coastal
tours, regular bus service be
tween Eugene and Florence,
Thursday through Sunday, and
provides statewise charter trips,
such as this one. Future plans in
clude trips to Crater Lake, Wild
life Safari and the Columbia
Gorge. For tour information
and bus schedules, please call the
office at 683-4060. Tickets are
also available at the EMU main
desk, 686-4363.
—Patricia McNeir
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Everybody’s Business
I First, a Salute to Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hot Dog Stand! Their Grana upen
l ing is Saturday, and if you have some time to spare, it would be well worth it to
drop in and celebrate with Greg and Rick. Food, surroundings, and hosts will
combine in a special occasion for you as well as the new business.
I A new bakery has come to town and it offers goodies which have not been
available in the area before. There’s a wide selection and they’re attractive to
the eye as well as the taste buds. The bakery is The European Pastry Shop and
| it is operated by Lis Albrich, who is not only the baker, but runs the business.
Lis Albrich moved to Eugene from North Bend, OR, where she previously
operated a similar business. The European Pastry Shop is located at 565
j Willamette, across the street from the Eugene Main Post Office just down the
street to the north of the Hult Center and the Eugene Hilton. Hours of opera
tion are 7:30 am-6 pm on weekdays and 8 am-5 pm on Saturday.
| Lis Albrich, a very attractive woman, offers an equally attractive display of
j pastries, cookies, cakes, etc. To give you an idea of her variety of “sweets,”
fetchingly displayed in her store display cases, here is a list and prices presently
posted at her shop at 565 Willamette: Petit Fours (multiple offering), 40c each;
Chocolate Eclairs, 750; custard torts; Florentine (chocolate), 756; Napolean
1 Hats, 700; almond macaroons; Sarah Bernhards, 700; Frogs, 700; and other
specialities. Bread (cinnamon) is offered at $1.25 per loaf; eggbread at $1.35
and french rolls at 20c each. Coffee cakes are displayed for $2.25; crispies at
45c and coffee on the premises at 40c per cup. Tables and chairs are available,
in fact, on the site to sample and/or enjoy her food products ”on the spot.”
The European Pastry Shop is decorated with "flags' on the outside and
with attractive travel posters on the inside. Telephone orders are available dur
ing business hours by calling 342-6325.
Lis Albrich has been trained in ”old country” danish bakery techniques and
the products of her new Eugene shop reflect the quality of all her techniques.
Her chocolate eclairs are of the ”10” variety on a scale of 1 to 10, and many
other products in the store are equally tasty. Oh yes, I forgot, Danish cookies
are also available at a nominal cost along with the large selection of Petit
Fours. Pass the coffee, please, and let’s have a day of gastronomic exploration.
Another new business in Eugene is designed for the ”ear” and not the taste
buds. However, the promised savings for ’’telephoning” under a new system
offer much for the pocket book. The system is "Savenet" and it promises a
telephone (long distance) call anywhere in the United States for up to 40% less
(on interstate charges). Savings claim is triggered on the statement of savings to
be made ”if you spend more than $40 per month.”
Roger Chrysler of Eugene (phone 687-1461) indicates that the service offers
computerized itemization, tracking, accuracy and accountability. This service
is particularly helpful to those in business who must accurately charge call costs
back to clients; to special projects or budgets. Other services of Savenet include
Extendnet, Call Detail Reporting Service, Project Accounting Codes, Tie-Line
Service, Speed Numbers, etc.
| Users of Savenet pay a one-time set-up charge and a monthly authorization
code charge. Calls are billed monthly based on six second time increments
I rather than 60 seconds as Bell or other common carriers charge. Their monthly
statement itemizes each call by date, time and code number. Additional infor
| mation may be had by contacting Jon or Roger Chrysler, marketing represen
tatives for Savenet at 687-1461 or 343-5282.
By the way, Savenet is now offering special ”1-5” rates to clients which in
clude a 224 call from Eugene to Portland for one minute and a 17c minute call
from Eugene to Salem. A Medford to Eugene telephone call is available for 224
per minute. This represents a 33%-plus reduction to Ma Bell’s direct dial
Oregon rates. Special evening rates nation-wide are offered from 5 pm to 11
| pm weekdays and Sunday including Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico and the
I Virgin Islands.
—Jack Craig
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