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Rendezvous with romance By Miriam Winston Emerald Contributor A Valentine's Day night on the town in Eugene can in clude dinner at a romantic restaurant, a limousine ride through Hendrick's park, or a flight over Eugene — for a price At the Eugene Hilton, two getaway'' packages are of fered for Valentine's Day and the entire month of February For $65 a night, a couple can rent a room that includes champagne on ice, turn-down service with chocolate, and continental breakfast in bed Guests under 21 will find sparkling cider on ice instead of champagne in their room The Hilton's second "get away" package is being of fered in conjunction with the McKenzie Flying Service It in eludes a flight over Eugene in a twin engine Cessna, dinner at Skinner's restaurant, cock tails at Coconut Joe's, and a suite for the night The cost of Paid Advertisement Thomason Restaurants, Inc. A FRANCHISEE OF CARL KARCHFR ENT S-rnmj aUot Southern Oregon Feb. 1989 WOULD YOU LIKE A CARL'S JR RESTAURANT ON THE CAMPUS OF THE U OF O? (An open letter to the student body ot the University ol Oregon) Wo need your help1 Our names are David and Doneta Thomason and we own and oper ate 3 Carl's Jr Restaurants in southern Oregon For those that are not familiar with Carl's Jr . there are currently 470 restaurants operating in California, Arizona, Nevada and Oregon The company was founded in 1941 by Carl Karcher in Los Angeles, Califor nia We are considered one of the west coasts premier organizations in the quick ser vice segment ot the food service industry We offer a wide variety of menu selections, including charbroiled hamburgers, charbroiled chicken sandwiches, roast beef, fish, stuffed baked potatoes, salads along with a full compliment of beverages, desserts and even a full breakfast selection We are not considered like many other stereotypical fast food establishments in that we have many items on our menu which are nutritional Why is any of this important? Let us explain Last year the board of directors and administration ot the EMU along with the help of the Purchasing Department for the state of Oregon formulated a Roquest For Propos al to solicit bids from food service companies to provide a Fast Food Style rostau rant in the Skylight Refectory As invited participants we attended a pre bid meeting in October at which time the entire bid process was explained to all potential contractors All bills were due to be turned in by January 10th. 1989 in Salem Despite the tact that over 10 companies initially expressed interest, we were the only ones to submit a pro posal We worked diligently and with good faith in the preparation ot our comprehen sive proposal Due to the complexity of all that was requested, it took a tremendous amount of time and expense to formulate our bid We had been told very early on. that even if there was only 1 bid submitted and as long as it conformed to the bid require merits, that they would "Take it and run So needless to say we were extremely ex cited about the possibility of being able to serve the university community There were only a few concerns that the Board expressed regarding our proposal, ALL of which were addressed to their satisfaction This leads us up to Iasi weeks EMU board meet mg. where by 2 votes tho current board voted to not accept our bid and to rewrite the specifications to allow for a Saturday Market type of establishment This is most dis turbing to us after all we have done to be accommodating and particularly upsetting since Saturday Market had iust as much of an opportunity to submit a proposal but chose not to It's also very apparent, after having attended the board meeting, that there is some strong personal bias towards Saturday Market that exists on the current board As we see it. there are 2 main issues that still exist. 1 is it fair to us to have been induced to submit a proposal and incur all the time and expense to do so only to be told at the last minute. We've changed our minds about what we want The current board has been in place since last September and had am pie opportunity to make changes before now 2 Is this boards decision truly representative of the majority opinion of the student body of the University of Oregon Is it true, as one board member suggested, that the people of Eugene don't like our kind of restaurants After all. isn't it the boards respon sibility to keep in mind their constituency We do have our supporters, evidenced by the position taken by Lisa Nichols, Chair of the Board of the EMU. Aden McMillan Director ot the EMU. Dennis Carr Food Service Director, among many others What do we hope to accomplish with this letter? At the very most possibly enough students would exert a substantial amount of pres sure thereby forcing the board to reconsider their position At the very least, it will hopefully serve to inform people of what we feel is a terrible injustice to not only our company, but to the long term well being of the EMU Signed Dave & Doneta Thomason Speak Out and Let Your Voice Be Heard! EMU Board *3720 Paid Advertisement Carl’s J*. (503)476-2558 this package is $168 The Valley River Inn offers room service in all of their rooms A room in their Wil lamette Club Area this Valen tine's Day includes a key to an exclusive lounge, where drinks are served Complimen tary breakfast is included in this wing, and a room for the night costs $100 plus tax Guests under 21 will be ad mitted to the lounge, but a bartender will ask for Identifi cation before serving alcohol. Valley River Inn 1st Patti Snider Another option new to Eu gene is at the Arrow Luxury Limousine, where they are ot tering a "black car service" that will "take you trom point A to point B" tor a flat rate of $20, said Arrow co-owner Gail Palmer Specials at local restau rants center mainly around specific Valentine s Day men us and wine lists Marie Callender's will offer a prime rib dinner and $1 off every Hiverview rooms are $97 a night The Inn has live music nightly in the dining room, said Rod Harvey, general manager. Several Eugene limousine services offer specials that will be in effect on the night of Valen tine's Day ‘A lot of people do wed ding proposals in the lim ousine and it’s very ro mantic at night. It adds that special touch/ -Sherry Corliss " If you re going to nave a drink, you don't need to wor ry,” making it a good idea, said Sherry Corliss, office manager for Pacific Coach Limousine. Pacific Coach specializes in scenic tours, and Hendrick's Park and the coast are very popular options, Corliss said. "A lot of people do wedding proposals in the limousine and it’s very romantic at night,” Corliss said “It adds that special touch.” Most Eugene limousines can be rented for $45-$70 per hour. The Royal Ride Limou sine service offers a 10 per cent discount for rides of five hours or more, said reception bottle of wine their current theme Is "Love and Quiches," and on Valentine's Day the restaurant is planning a varie ty of quiche, said Mary Maddy, assistant manager. LEAH's restaurant will have an entire menu of Valentine's Day meals, including a cham pagne list and several special desserts, said owner Leah Ja cobs. Although the Hult Center will be closed on Valentine's Day, Silva Concert Hall hosts "Sweet Charity,” a musical with seats in the $12-$20 range Feb. 18. Neil Young will play the Hall with comparable same seat prices Feb 19 Both shows begin at 8:00 p.m. 0hOCOldt6 Continued from Page 9S him or her from enjoying chocolate. Just treat it like any other rich food and ex ercise after indulging, or in dulge only once in a while to keep the guilt level at a minimum. So what exactly is this mysterious stuff? Actually, chocolate has a very sim ple list of ingredients: sugar, crushed cacao beans and vanilla beans make up the base More specialized chocolates are made by adding flavorings such as amaretto, cherry or mocha. Chocolate is a major in dustry. similar to those of other staple crops like cof fee and sugar. Cacao beans are harvested from bushes, then split and crushed. The powder is made into bulk chocolate before being shipped to individual con fectioners. For more ideas on choco late gifts for the one you love, Fenton and Lee, locat ed at 135 E 13th, has a wide variety of choices including champagne bot ties and boxes made of chocolate These items range in price from $12 to $15 Now with this knowledge of chocolate, go out and buy your special someone a sweet-tasting gift. Forget the calories and indulge yourself in the spirit of Val entine's Day.
