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
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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
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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.
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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.