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Beer displayed at festival
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1 h i rt y - * i x micro breweries from as far away as
Fori Collins. Colo., and Calgary. Canada fill**! I hr
main exhibit hall at the Iona County Fairgrounds
Friday and Saturday.
The 3fi micro-breweries showcased 71 beers,
ranging in flavor from the Trout Stout of the Fish
Brewing Company of Olympia. Wash . lo the Sev
en Sisters Hard Raspberry Cider from the Selkirk
Cider Company in Standpoint. Idaho.
Although darker beers have been more popular
in the past, lighter, fruitier lieers are gaining in
popularity.
"Today I've sold mom of the lemon laiger.” said
a spokesperson for Saver Brewing Company, who,
in addition to the lemon, exhibited its gold medal
winning dark, limn* Finger Jiu k Hefedunkel "By
the time they come around here, people liegm to
shy away from the darker imer "
loud micro-breweries shared the trend of serv
ing one dork and one lighter beer High Street
Brewery S Cafe served its popular Hammerhead
and its unique Ruby Ale. while Steelhead exhib
ited its Steelhead Amber and fruity Bombay
Bomber Eugene's newest micro-brewery, Oregon
Field's Brewing Company, displayed its Nomad
Oatmeal Stout, and MarisOtter Organic liefer
yearn, an unfiltered rye ale
Other exhibits included a malt tasting booth
Sponsored by Croat Western Malting, suppliers of
a majority of regional micro-breweries; and Oregon
Hot Nuts, which sold spii y hazel nuts designed
to far the perfect l*e»>r nut.
Beginning home bnrwera had the chant e to take
advantage of home brewing demonstrations and
the Expo Brew school, which included classes on
"How to Get Started with Home Brewing," "All
Crain Brewing." and "Beer Ingredients," as well ns
classes on leer styles Guest speakers included
author Fred Kckhardt and Larry Baush. editor of
Pint Post, a magazine for brewers
People who want to try their hand at brewing
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By the time thr\ come around hrrr
people begin to sh\ away fwm the
tiarker beer
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their own beer. but don't want to deal with the
equipment or clean-up, had the opportunity to
sign up for programs at specialized brewhousos
that provide materials, supplies and assistance
Glisan Street Brewhaus in Portland, and West side
U Brew in Beaverton, represented two of the thus*
U-Brews in Oregon.
The id«a, started in Canada and now growing
in the United States, is that the customer t an pay
to vise the facility's common ial brewing equip
ment. recipe and ingredients to brew their own
bear. In the two-stage pro< ess, the customer brews
the beer in about 90 minutes, then returns two or
three weeks later w ith their own bottles to bottle it
up The average hatch of later yields 128-J2 ounce
bottles.
In addition to (tie beer exhibits, visitors were
treated to live music from local bands, a sports bar
area, and The Hungry Brewer Cafe, which featured
food from the Treehouse Restaurant. Oregon
Seafood. Coffee Corner, Potatoes, Peppers ft
things and Track Town Pizza, The exposition
also had a beer gear shop where visitors could buy
shirts and hats advertising their favorite brewery
or later
The Bogwnter Ales Expo Express transported
visitors from participating local pubs. The express
stopped hourly at Steelhead Brewery, Rennie s
Landing, Good Times Cafe and Bar, Fields Brew
pub and Restaurant, the Eugene Red Lion inn and
brack I own Pizza And for people w ho had sam
pled too much beer to In* able to drive, a free taxi
servii e was available.
Symposium presents results of homelessness studv
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The results of n two-year study
condui ted by the HodkImmh^s
in I-ane County Committee wore
presented at a symposium on
homelessness Saturday in
Eugene.
"Wn wanted to Identify tile
home levs and what the stumbling
blocks to helping homeless jmh>
pie are." said Penny Anderson,
chairwoman of the homelessness
committee
Three different panels com
posed of Its a I organizations that
port it ipnted in tfm study pre
sented tfie information The sym
posium was sponsored by the
league of Women Voters of lane
County
Tabulating percentages of the
homeless is impossible because
the definition of homeless varies
from a drunk sleeping on a side
walk to a brother-in-law living in
the backyard, said Wayne Ford
of die Homeless Action Commit
tea.
However. more children and
teenagers are being counted
among the homeless, according
to Gladys Balden of the home
lessness committee She said an
estimated MX) teens are hrtmeless
in Eugene ond 25 percent of the
pregnant and parenting teens
using Catholic tkimmunity Ser
vices are homeless
"Renters don't want to rent to
them, they are kicked out by their
parents and sometimes the father
of the child is a family member,"
Bidden said.
Terry Falkenstem, of Eugene
District 4|. said some homeless
children go to five or six differ
ent schools a year, which makes
it difficult for them to l>e educat
ed.
Many homeless people are
mentally ill. said Bonnie Tull, of
the women's league She said an
estimated Si) j>en ent of the men
tally ill homeless is schizo
phrenii and that many are alco
holics and/or drug addicts These
addictions increase the severity
of schizophrenic symptoms and
interfere with treatment, Tull
said
Susan Han of Lane Shelter
Care said 25 percent of their
clients are homeless as a result
of leaving an abusive spouse.
She said the number of families
tolling for services increased 33
percent last year.
Marti Floyd, from First Place
Families, described the snow
(jail eflet t bills have, explaining
that first the electricity and heat
are shut off, and then the family
is evicted.
"You’re at the mercy of the
landlord and utility company,"
said Anne Williams, from St Vin
cent DePaul. "One rais« in fees
ton put you out on the street.”
Floyd said that having an
address or phone number pre
vents people from getting jobs
"People say. Why don’t you
just get a job?' but you can't put
'I live in my car or call me in my
car' on an application," she said
Sht? also said many families
include one full-time worker but
that wages are too low to make
ends meet.
Basic needs, such as getting
mail, a hot meal, clean clothes
or n shower, are not met. which
makes it hard for the homeless
to find jobs
Ford also said the homeless
are denied civil rights He
explained that not having an
address prevents the homeless
from registering to vote ami get
ting photo identification, such
as a driver's license, because
applications require an address.
He also said police harass
ment is also a problem and that
many homeless people are too
intimidated to file complaints.
James McCoy, from the Lane
County Housing Authority, said
more affordable housing is need
ed. Norman Riddle, from the
White Bird Clinic, that the high
cost of meeting building codes
limits the number of homeless
from getting nffordahle housing
He said "rubber stamp
approval” is a middle-class stan
dard. and people who are sleep
ing under bridges, in stairwells
and ditches just want to be
warm and dry.
Riddle said for the $75,000 it
takes to build one house, four or
five homeless people could be
sheltered if building codes were
given leniency.
He also proposed an access
center where the homeless
could eat soup, get warm and
talk to somebody.
Susan Ran, from Lane Shelter
(are, said "We need a real living
wage." She also said more
affordable housing is needed
because homeless families must
wait six to eight weeks before
units are available
During her keynote speech.
State of Oregon Representative
Cynthia Wooten said she has
proposed a $2.5 million emer
gent y housing fund increase as
well as a $350,000 state housing
assistance program increase.
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