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Food poisoning reported in Lane County
Alfalfa sprouts produced
by Harmony Farms have
caused two reported cases
of salmonella poisoning
By Ali Shaughnessy
Senior News Reporter
University students and community
members who have eaten Alfalfa
sprouts and feel sick should contact
their primary care physician, Lane
County Public 1 lealth officials advised.
The Oregon Department of I lealth
Services has identified Alfalfa sprouts
as the cause of at least two cases of sal
monella poisoning in I,ane County
and at least three cases in Linn County.
The sprouts were produced by
Harmony harms in Washington and
were distributed throughout Oregon.
They were sold in 5-ounce plastic
packages and were labeled "Fresh Al
falfa Sprouts," "Gourmet Salad
Sprouts" and "Fresh Alfalfa and Ore
gon Onion Sprouts."
None of those affected have been
hospitalized.
Lane County Health and Human
Services Nursing Supervisor Betsy
Meredith said anyone with sprouts
from Harmony Farms should discard
them immediately.
"People who are generally healthy
recover within a few days and should
be sure to take in plenty of fluids while
they are ill," Meredith said. "Antibiotics
and anti-diarrhea drugs are generally
not recommended for typical cases,
and such treatments should be careful
ly supervised by a physician."
University Health Center Director
Tom Ryan said no students at the Uni
versity have come to the health center
with salmonella poisoning yet.
According to the Oregon Depart
ment of 1 lealth Services Web site, sal
monella is spread when people eat or
drink food or water contaminated with
the bacteria, or by contact with people
or animals with the disease. It lives in
the guts of humans and animals and is
passed through bowel movements.
Symptoms of salmonella include
frequent diarrhea, fever and stomach
cramps. The illness usually lasts four
to seven days, and most people will
recover without treatment. The elder
ly, infants and people with weakened
immune systems are more likely to
have severe symptoms.
Salmonella may also be present in
the solid waste of some pets, especial
ly those with diarrhea. According to
the Web site, reptiles are particularly
likely to hold salmonella, and people
should wash their hands immediately
after handling a reptile.
"Careful hand washing will help
prevent the spread to others," Mered
ith said. "Prompt treatment for severe
infections is important."
Contact the crime/health/
safety reporter
at alishaughnessy@dailyemerald.com.
College Dems to send packages to soldiers
The College Democrats
are preparing gift packages
for U.S. soldiers in Iraq to
help bring holiday cheer
By Chuck Slothower
News Reporter
The University's College Democrats
are preparing to send gift packages to
soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan to
demonstrate their support for the
troops and provide the sand-weary
soldiers some comfort.
The "Hate the War, Love the War
rior" program aims to put items
such as cotton socks, books and
magazines, tuna, baby wipes, trail
mix and Frisbees in the hands of
U S. soldiers Fighting to stabilize
Iraq and Afghanistan.
"Anything that could be good on a
day off," College Democrats Secre
tary Sarah Koski said of the materials
being sent.
Group members said that while
they opposed President George W.
Bush's decision to invade Iraq, they
don't hold it against the troops.
"We feel that, while we dislike the
war in Iraq, that's no reason to make
these people out there doing their
job suffer," College Democrats
spokesman Chris Halverson said.
"It's not their fault that George W.
Bush sent them to Iraq."
Koski said members of the group
are trying to locate addresses of lo
cal soldiers serving in Iraq to send
them gifts.
The United States currently has ap
proximately 130,000 troops in Iraq,
many of whom are National Guard
and Reserve soldiers serving one-year
tours, according to media reports.
Military reservists have complained
that they were inadequately outfitted
with proper equipment before being
sent to Iraq, and 34 percent of troops
described their morale as "low" or
"very low" in a recent survey con
ducted by military newspaper Stars
and Stripes.
The troops' situation hits close to
home for some group members.
Koski said her boyfriend's brother
was injured in Iraq after a test of a
safety protection vest went awry. The
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Thefts and recoveries
The Department of Public Safety re
ceived three reports of bike theft: one
from Bean Complex, one from the
Carson I lall central warehouse and
one from Lawrence Hall. DPS re
ceived four reports of found property
and five reports of larceny.
Saturday, Nov. 29, 7:23 p.m.: DPS
received a report of a stolen wallet
from McArthur Court.
Disorderly conduct
DPS received one report of disor
derly conduct, one report of intimi
dation, one report of criminal tres
pass, one report of reckless
burning, five reports of suspicious
subjects and eight reports of suspi
cious conditions.
Wednesday, Nov. 26, 12:36 a.m.:
DPS received a request for officer assis
tance in Hamilton Complex regarding
damage or a threat due to bias.
Sunday, Nov. 30, 9:18 a.m.: DPS re
ceived a report of a suspicious male
subject possibly casing bike racks in
Hamilton Complex.
Monday, Dec. 1, 7:18 a.m.: DPS re
ceived a report of reckless burning in
Earl Complex.
Alcohol and drugs
DPS received two reports of drug
law violations.
Thursday, Nov. 27, 11:43 p.m.: DPS
received a report of an officer with
four people in possession of less than
one ounce of marijuana.
Miscellaneous
DPS received two reports of emer
gency calls.
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Tucson Police Department
official front runner for Eu
gene police chief
I he assistant chief of police from
Tucson, Ariz., has been identified as
the top candidate to be Lugene's next
police chief.
City Manager Dennis Taylor identi
fied Robert Lehner on Monday as the
leader from a field of six candidates,
following a lengthy process by the city
to select a new police chief. Taylor an
nounced Lehner as the top choice,
pending a thorough psychological
evaluation and background investiga
tion, which should be completed
within 30 days.
George Aylward, the previous fa
vorite from the first search for a
new chief, pulled out of the race in
early September citing family con
cerns about moving to the West
Coast. Aylward is the assistant vice
president for public safety at the
University of Minnesota.
l.ehner joined the Tucson Police
Department as an officer in 1978
and has served as assistant chief of
police since 1998. 1 le has consider
able experience constructing neigh
borhood and community partner
ship in Tucson, which is home to
the University of Arizona, according
to a press release from the city man
ager's office. Lehner holds a master's
degree in business and public ad
ministration from the University of
Arizona.
"Bob is a seasoned leader and an
astute manager," Taylor said. "He
has the demonstrated ability to in
spire employees and to earn com
munity respect and trust. He has the
right set of competencies, experience
and values to lead the Eugene Police
Department and to be a great addi
tion to the city of Eugene's leader
ship team."
— A. Sho Ikeda
Floyd Prozanski appointed to
State Senate District 4 seat
Lane and Douglas County Com
missioners appointed Rep. Floyd
Prozanski, D-Eugene, Monday to fill
the State Senate District 4 seat. Sen.
Tony Corcoran, D-Cottage Grove, va
cated the seat on Nov. 5 before his
term expired.
Corcoran resigned to accept an ap
pointment to the state Employment
Appeals Board. Since Corcoran is a
Democrat, his replacement also had
to be a Democrat.
Prozanski, a Eugene attorney who
currently occupies the House District
8 seat, beat candidates Shirley Cairn,
a tax consultant from Oakland, and
Don Nordin, a businessman from
Cottage Grove.
"The process was smooth," Lane
County Board of Commissioners
Chairman Peter Sorenson said in a
press release. "There were three very
qualified candidates forwarded by
the Democratic Party to select
from. And, the two boards served
the citizens well by working effi
ciently together to come up with a
replacement."
Each county commissioner from
Lane County had 9.4 votes to distrib
ute, which is determined by the num
ber of registered voters living in the
district, according to state rules. Dou
glas County commissioners had six
votes each.
Prozanski received 37.6 votes.
Cairn received 27.4 votes.
While Prozanski will immediately
fill the seat, he will have to run for re
election in May 2004 in order to keep
his position.
After Prozanski resigns from his po
sition in the House, Lane County
commissioners will appoint someone
to serve the remainder of his term,
which runs through next year.
— A. Sho Ikeda
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