“Many wondered if
[local skydiving] could
survive the tragic death
last year of Jim Wright
Sr., a highly respected
veteran of 5,000-plus
jumps who was killed
when he failed to open
his chute.”
“Loggers have transformed dense
forests in to scarred slopes, like
Shermans marching to the sea,
strewing charred rubble in the wake
of an endless supply of two-by-fours.”
February, 1987
What’s Happening celebrates its five-
year anniversary. The 16-page paper is
put out by three women with a full-
time staff of seven, has a circulation of
18,000 and can be picked up in more
than 200 locations. Articles about
“poetry readings, theaters, country
fairs, art shows running trails and even
... skydiving” are wrapped around a
weekly calendar.
July, 1987
October, 1987
November, 1987
Thanks for
the Memories
tution born of the counter-culture
and environmental movement. She’s
development director for BRING’s
capital campaign to build new head-
quarters in Glenwood, the Planet
Improvement Center. Bill, her hus-
band of many years, is the general
manager of Coquille Cranberries, run
by CEDCO, the Coquille Economic
Development Corporation, for the
Coquille Indians in North Bend. He
also serves on CEDCO’S executive
management team for energy and
Lois Wadsworth, 1985
the environment.
Lucia is a licensed massage
Confluence Therapies offers coun-
therapist, and Liz is a Jungian-
seling, bodywork and astrological
based therapist. They’ve just cre-
consulting to support the health
ated a new business with family
and growth of the whole person
friend, astrologer Susan Jackson.
through challenging life transitions.
(Email Lucia at: confluence@conflu-
encetherapies.com)
I retired from EW in 2006 after 15
years as arts editor and movie crit-
ic, but I also still write reviews and
stories for EW . Right now I’m coor-
dinating the Eugene Weekly Film
Fest, a film series playing Oct. 5-7
at
the
Bijou.
“The
Politics
of
Dissent: Human Stories for Our
Time” is sponsored by the Wayne
Morse Center for Law and Politics
at the UO. This is my way of stay-
ing close to EW readers and shar-
ing my love for the movies.
ew
Cinema 7 in the Atrium building downtown
closes after 13 years of art house films.
“Eugene’s business
climate is not respon-
sive to the business of
art,” said owner Steve
Bove.
Special thanks to the generosity of
Dave and Vicki Clouse, who rented
their studio cottage to be our first
office on West 20th Avenue, and
whose beautiful raised-bed garden
made our time there lovely. Our type-
setters Connie and Karimu Kudura
were invaluable partners for many
years. Before the very first paper,
Linda Dugan taught us how to use a
light table and do layout, and Palmer
Parker let us use his computer to
write the calendar, which was the
front page. And big thanks to our
kids, who had to sacrifice when we
weren’t making any money.
Muchas gracias to all the early
advertisers, mostly very small busi-
nesses run by people like us, who
believed in what we were doing and
told others that our ads really helped
their businesses grow. Even the
smallest of the small classified adver-
tisers were able to get the word out
about their work, products and servic-
es. And the calendar, which was free,
was a lifesaver to local musicians,
performers, artists, writers, event
planners and non-profit groups.
Heartfelt thanks to the Keystone
Café tuna melts and chili every
Wednesday (paper layout day) and
Stephanie Pearl at the Excelsior,
who hosted some great sales meet-
ings, with Lance Sparks’ able assis-
tance. Thanks also to Ibrahim
Hamide of Casablanca, Paul
Nicholson of Paul’s Bikes, Alpine
Import, The Kiva, Sy’s Pizza, Dr.
Tom Kopriva DDS and all the other
advertisers who stuck with us from
the start.
Thanks to all the unemployed
artists, writers, actors, dancers,
activists and politicos who wrote,
proofed, did layout, sold ads, distrib-
uted the paper and brought us ice
cream (you know who you are). A few
names from the early days include
Deb McGee, Garde Welles, Sheri
Longbardo, Sue Brokaw, David
Koteen, Cary Groner, Martha
Wagoner, Kate Garnhart, Shelly
Singer, Tim Volem, Larry
Deckman, Jim Carpenter, Robert
Wolfe, Alan Siporin, Rich Glauber,
Jack Craig, and the Production
Company (Steven, Wanda, Vicki),
Ken Hoff and John Bauguess.
Special places in our hearts for:
Jim Stiak, who died in 1995, our
beloved friend and a stunningly good
writer whose wit, clarity, warmth and
sexy charm will always be missed.
Jim provided our first hard-hitting
environmental reporting and helped
turn the paper into a newspaper.
David Johnson, who died in
February 2006, was our first real
writer. He became a close family
friend we miss dearly. We couldn’t
believe our luck when we realized
who Dave was and what he brought
to the paper — a wealth of alternative
news experience colored by his deep
Oregon roots and poetic sensibilities.
And Stephen Hancock, who died in
April 2006, was an old friend, ex-lover
of three of us women and the father
of one of our children. Stephen reap-
peared one day long before desktop
publishing was commonplace. He set-
tled down in the backyard with a six-
pack and taught himself how to run
our newly acquired Apple II-E. A
unique soul, Stephen is truly loved
and missed.
Readers: We’d be nowhere if not
for you. Maybe by now you’ve forgiv-
en us for changing the name of the
paper from What’s Happening to
Eugene Weekly. Hope so. Thanks for
your loyalty over the decades. And do
show up for the 25th Anniversary
party Oct. 25 to celebrate!
Bill Snyder, 1985
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