ACTIVIST ALERT
in tourists, local residents on vacation, as well as all the
distractions and congestion that a large event of this
nature attracts.”
The police say that during the 2008 Olympic Trials at
Hayward Field, “crime went up around the entire city.”
Between June 24 and July 9, “EPD recorded 83 burglaries,
119 thefts and 59 stolen vehicles.”
An uptick in crime wasn’t the only side effect of the
2008 Trials. While Oregon expects an economic boost as
a whole from the athletes and their entourages coming to
town, businesses close to Hayward Field reported that
they lost, rather than gained, during the 2008 events. This
time around Studio One Café and other businesses
formed the “Hayward Historic District” to ensure that the
eats and treats within walking distance of the track will
get their due.
Convention & Visitors Association of Lane County
Oregon (CVALCO) is reporting that lodging for the
Trials is a moving target. “While most of room inventory
has been nearly booked to capacity over the last few
months preceding the Olympic Trials, we are now seeing
some last-minute cancellations,” Lisa Lawton, director of
community relations for CVALCO, announced. That
could be bad news for the hotels, but good news for last-
minute tourists looking for somewhere to stay. Eugene’s
Craigslist is still littered with places for rent, cheaply,
only blocks from Hayward.
On the celebrity front, word is the E! show “Keeping
Up with the Kardashians” is coming to town to film an
episode with 1976 gold medal decathalete Bruce Jenner
on June 22.
Local music will be getting a boost from the Olympic
Trials. Satin Love Orchestra, Halie Loren and The
Essentials are among the Eugene favorites that will be
playing at the festival during the Trials. For a full list go
to tracktown12.gotracktownusa.com
— Camilla Mortensen
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• “Housing the Homeless” is the topic of City Club of
Eugene’s noon Friday, June 22, lunch meeting at the
Downtown Athletic Club, 999 Willamette St. Speaker is
Portland City Commissioner Nick Fish, who oversees
Portland’s Housing Bureau. Fish will talk about innovative
approaches to building and preserving affordable homes,
and ending homelessness, and the politics involved.
• The Eugene-based Rhythm of Peace Project is
launching a three-month “10,000 Voices for Peace”
campaign beginning this week. An expected 10,000 people
will join in a daily focus on peace from June 22 to Sept. 21
to participate in building a culture of peace. See www.
rhythmofpeace.org or find the group on Facebook.
• First Christian Church, 1166 Oak, is serving breakfast
to the low-income and homeless every Sunday morning.
Other congregations are signing up to serve on the second
and fourth Sundays. More volunteers are needed and a
free orientation is planned for 9 am Saturday, June 23.
Email phyllisweare@comcast.net to find out what the
needs are and to sign up for the orientation.
• A free dental clinic for extractions only is coming up
Saturday, June 23, for people who are uninsured, low
income, have a tooth that needs to be removed, and have
not had recent dental care. See News Briefs last week or
email sierralupe@comcast.net to get on the list, or call
Lina at 484-3647.
LANE COUNTY AREA SPRAY SCHEDULE
• ODOT is spraying highways in the Eugene-Springfield
area. For more information call 1-888-996-8080.
• Seneca Jones Timber Company, 689-1011, plans to
ground spray approximately 3 miles of roads near Fish
Creek with Milestone VM, Glyphosate and Triclopyr with
additives Methylated Seed Oil and Syl-Tac. See ODF
notice 2012-781-00386.
Weyerhaeuser Company (541) 744-4600 plans to
spray 150 miles of roads throughout Lane County and
175 miles of roads in Benton County with Accord, Garlon
3A, Forestry Garlon XRT, Escort, Milestone, Polaris and/
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or Opensight with additives Induce, Methylated Seed Oil
and/or Non-Ionic Surfactant. See ODF notices 2012-551-
00309 and 2012-781-00386.
Rosboro LLC (541) 746-8411 plans to ground spray 25
miles of roads with Garlon 4, Glyphosate and MSO near
Ferguson Road. See ODF notice 2012-781-00422
Roseburg Resources (541) 935-2507 plans to ground
spray Imazapyr, Triclopyr Amine, Tripcolpyr Ester and
surfactants on 102 acres along Hwy 36 between
Greenleaf and Deadwood. See ODF notice 2012-781-
00414.
Compiled by Jan Wroncy, Forestland Dwellers: 342-8332, www.forestlanddwellers.org
• Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan will be speaking at
7 pm Friday, June 22, at the small amphitheater in Maurie
Jacobs Park, off River Road and across the river from
Valley River Center. Her son Casey was killed in the Iraq
War and she has become an outspoken critic of American
foreign policy under both Bush and Obama.
• A free workshop for nonprofit board members to
help them become more prepared and productive will be
led by Tim Armstrong of LCC and Carrie Heltzel of UO, at
3 pm Saturday, June 23, at the downtown Eugene Public
Library.
• EWEB is conducting an online survey at http://wkly.
ws/1b2 to solicit feedback on prioritizing services at a time
of rising BPA wholesale electricity costs and the need to
cut expenses. The survey results will “help guide our 2013
budget,” says Board President John Simpson. “Last week
we began the process of laying off 48 employees and
we’re eliminating unfilled but budgeted positions to save
almost $6 million,” he says. “Now we’re looking for an
additional $4.3 million worth of savings. We need your
input to help guide our strategic decisions.”
• Medea Benjamin, founder of Code Pink and Global
Exchange, will be on tour in Oregon in late June and plans
to speak at 7 pm Sunday, July 1, at Cozmic, 199 W. 8th Ave.
in Eugene. Suggested donation is $5-$25. Benjamin will be
talking about “Modern Drone Warfare and What You Can
Do to Stop It.” Find Eugene Code Pink on Facebook.
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