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Eyster
Eyster
announces
says he’s
mayoral
running
campaign
for mayor
Mark your
calendars
Support for the arts
The Springfi eld Arts
Commission spring Heritage
Arts Grant cycle is open for
applications. Learn how to apply
for funding to support your
project from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at
Springfi eld City Hall, 225 5th St.
He has served in
a variety of civic
organizations
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Wayfair.
Wayfair was
honored for its
“commitment to
growing a strong
Sp r i ng f ield,”
after it opened its
first west coast
Lundberg
customer service
center in Springfi eld in 2019 and
it is anticipated to reach more than
400 employees by early 2020.
Busy Bee Café was honored
for its “dedication to serving the
Springfield community” as a
local and visitor’s favorite dining
SPRINGFIELD — Mike
Eyster is running for Springfi eld
mayor this year, he announced on
Tuesday.
“I’m running
for mayor
because I care
deeply about
Springfield,”
he said. “As a
champion for
our city and its Eyster
residents, I will
work closely with Springfield
neighbors and community part-
ners to reimagine Springfi eld as
a dynamic, inclusive, prosperous
and healthy community.”
Active in the community,
Eyster has been a Springfi eld resi-
dent since 1994 and is the chair
of the Lane Community College
Board of Education; vice chair
of the Springfi eld Utility Board;
president of the Springfield
Renaissance Development
Corporation; and immediate
past president of Better Eugene
Springfi eld Transportation.
Prior to retirement, Eyster
served as the senior associate
vice president for the Division of
Student Life at the University of
Oregon.
Eyster has also served as chair
of the Lane Transit District
Board; chair of the Springfi eld
Area Chamber of Commerce;
and president of the City Club of
Springfi eld.
He said that as a former chair
of the Springfi eld Chamber he
wants to attract and retain new
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MLK observance
On Monday,
Springfi eld
Public Library
is closed in
observance of
Martin Luther
King Jr. Day.
The book drop will be open
to receive returned items. The
library will reopen at 10 a.m.
on Tuesday, Jan. 21 and resume
regular hours.
Clash of the Karts
Come by the Pour
House Tavern
from 8 to 10 p.m.
on Friday, Jan.
24 for an
epic night
of Mario
Kart battles,
Adventurous Ale samples and
chances to win swag. The tavern
is located at 444 42 St.
Cornbread celebration
Happy birthday, Cornbread!
Cornbread Cafe’s 10th anni-
versary and offi cial Springfi eld
grand opening will be cele-
brated Saturday, Jan. 18. Live
music
through-
out the
day, food
and drink
specials,
free bites and raffl e prizes,
including merch and a dinner
party for six. There will be beer
and kombucha sampling.
Vendors include: BNF, 11 to
1:30 a.m.; Ghostfi sh Brewing, 2
to 5 p.m.; Cyderish, 5 to 7 p.m.;
GoodLife, 7 to 9 p.m.
Music lineup: Shane Allen,
from Stealin’ Apples Jazz Band,
plays piano, 12 to 1 p.m.; Sarah
B. Rose sings, 1:30 to 3 p.m.;
Mary “Bootsie” Ragan plays
piano and sings, 5 to 6 p.m.;
Samba Ja drums up excite-
ment, 7 to 8 p.m.; De Solution
Zimbabwean Band featuring
Ratie D, plays from 8 to 11 p.m.
Mayor Christine Lundberg speaks to the citizens of Springfi eld during the Springfi eld State
of the City Address 2020 on Jan. 13. ALIYA HALL/THE CHRONICLE
‘Vision, Guts, Gravitas’
In her annual State of the City address,
Springfi eld’s mayor looks to the future
BY ALIYA HALL
THE CHRONICLE
SPRINGFIELD — As Mayor
Christine Lundberg refl ected on
the City’s strides during Monday’s
Springfield State of the City
Address, her eyes remain fi xed on
the future. “We will move into the
future with eyes wide open and with
a sense of purpose,” Lundberg, who
is running for re-election, she said
at the Jan. 13 ceremony.
“We have accomplished a lot this
past year. We will accomplish a lot
in 2020,” she said. “We have the
vision, guts and gravitas to reach
our goals. We will engage the
community to help us defi ne where
we want to go and who we want to
be in the future.”
The mayor also recognized
three Spirit of Springfi eld recipi-
ents: Springfield Area Chamber
of Commerce President Vonnie
Mikkelsen, Busy Bee Cafe and
Springfi eld wants to keep Preschool Promise Program
BY ALIYA HALL
THE CHRONICLE
SPRINGFIELD — January has been a busy
month for the Springfi eld School District. Along
with doing the legwork to apply for the Student
Success Act funding, the district is also working
to keep major changes from happening to the
Preschool Promise Program (PPP).
During the Jan. 13 school board meeting,
Superintendent Todd Hamilton brought up that
in a movement to expand the PPP the proposal
includes a reset, which would impact Lane
County.
The PPP has been active in Springfi eld and
other Lane County school for three years. With
this proposed change, Lane County would be
identifi ed as the provider responsible for award-
ing grants, under the administration of the
Early Learning Division section of the Oregon
Department of Education.
“It would be a completely new experience for
them,” Hamilton said.
The district would also have to re-apply to
keep the program, and compete for funds with
other Oregon school districts. Hamilton said that
Springfi eld has the capacity to do that; however,
he learned that for other districts, they don’t
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