NEWS BRIEFS
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LIGHTEN UP
Coach Chip Kelly had carefully planned his recent run
with the bulls in the streets of Pamplona, Spain. But as
soon as the running began, “... it was total anarchy,” said
Kelly. “The game plan we were going to execute was out
the window, and we were just running for our lives.”
I suspect that Paul Ryan will have a similar experience
if he ever gets his extreme budget passed.
BY R A FA E L A L DAV E
ACTIVIST ALERT
• Rep. Peter DeFazio will host town hall meetings at 5:15
pm Thursday, Aug. 16, at Eugene City Council Chambers, 777
Pearl St., followed by 7 pm at Springfield City Council
Chambers, 225 5th St. Later this month DeFazio will be in
Cottage Grove, Drain, Albany and Corvallis. See defazio.
house.gov
• Children’s resale shop Monkey Bugs is teaming up with
The Arc Lane County for an Aug. 18 clothing swap and a
children’s fair Aug. 19. From 6 pm to 9 pm on Saturday
women can bring their clean clothing items to The Arc Lane
County, 4181 E St. Springfield, and swap them out for new
pieces to fill their closets back up. The admission cost is $3
and will be donated to The Arc,
• Jewels of the Vine, an evening of light appetizers,
music, gifts and workshops with local artists, will benefit The
LCC Women in Transition Business Scholarship. The event
starts at 6:30 pm Thursday, Aug. 16 at Sweet Cheeks Winery,
27007 Briggs Hill Rd. Admission is $20.
biz beat
economy. “Honeybees account for $19 billion of the U.S.
agricultural economy,” she says. “Without honeybees, our
fruit trees, our veggies, all the things we need to sustain
ourselves would be put at risk. We need bees, essentially,
to keep our agricultural system going.”
Beyond Toxics’ Friends of Honeybees campaign, with
support from Hummingbird Wholesale and Wintergreen
Farm, is promoting bee health by asking Eugeneans to take
the honeybee pledge to stop using pesticides. These
pledges will be used to rally the city toward what Arkin
says is the most responsible form of integrated pest
management, using pesticides only in an emergency when
the benefits outweigh the risks.
After spending the week on a public education mission
(and a party at Hideaway Bakery), Arkin says, National
Honeybee Day will include a final fundraiser and
celebration 8:30 pm Saturday, Aug. 18, with Son Melao
playing at Cozmic. Bring this flyer so your pizza can
support the bees: wkly.ws/1c8 — Shannon Finnell
• A canning-and-preservation-themed raffle will benefit
Sprout!, the Neighborhood Economic Development
Corporation’s year-round farmers market in Springfield,
which will open in October. The raffle will be held from 3 to 7
pm Friday, Aug. 17, at the current home of the Springfield
Farmers Market in the Library Fountain Plaza at 5th & A
Streets in Springfield.
• Want to learn grassroots skills and help Planned
Parenthood reach out to voters? The group is looking for
electoral interns 12 to 15 hours a week to help swing votes in
the direction of women’s health. For more info and to apply
go to wkly.ws/1ca
• The folks at Delacata food cart want to help a family by
purchasing school supplies for a child’s upcoming school
year. If you know a family that’s fallen on hard times and has
a kid aged 6 to 17, please tell them to contact Stephen
Sheehan at delacata@live.com to share their story.
Sizzle Pie, the award-winning gourmet pizza restaurant with two locations in Portland,
is rumored to be opening a third restaurant in downtown Eugene. On their website,
sizzlepie.com, they write, “We respect the classics, though we’ve added some unique
twists. One of our signature pies features a base of locally made Aardvark habanero sauce
blended with classic marinara.” Anybody hungry?
Speaking of expansions, Tom and Johnny’s, a Springfield restaurant featuring an
impressive array of burgers, wings, hot dogs and fries, is expanding into the suite next
door, more than doubling its seating capacity. Owner Tom Knight says the community has
been working hard to revitalize downtown Springfield, and he’s hoping that adding a
21-and-up lounge side with local music, art, brews and wine tastings will help draw people
back to the area. The new lounge will have a grand opening Friday, Aug. 24, at 471 South A
St.; see tomandjohnnys.com
Savory success isn’t limited to Springfield. Off the Waffle will be adding a second
location, 17 blocks south of its current digs, at 840 Willamette St. Set to open around the
beginning of October, the new location is double the size of the 25th and Willamette site,
which bursts at the seams on weekends. Café-bar The Barn Light will open at Broadway
and Willamette in September and has already been sharing up a storm of beautiful Eugene
images, including its remodel, on Facebook. Things are looking good around Kesey Square!
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FOR HIS ANNUAL
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22
NINKASI BREWING COMPANY
272 Van Buren Street • Eugene, OR 97402
Appetizers, Beer, and Non-Alcoholic Drinks Will Be Provided
$50 Guest • $250 Brewmaster Host*
*Brewmasters receive a Peter DeFazio pint glass and a photo with Peter
RSVP: 541-485-1622 or EMAIL campaign@defazioforcongress.org or http://bit.ly/brew2012
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