NEWS
GOAT SCHOOL, GOAT RULES
Holiday Market is up and running at the
Fairgrounds and a quick survey of local handcraft
vendors indicates sales are up over last year. We
stopped by Saturday when Eugene singer Halie Loren
was performing on the Food Court stage and she drew
a big sit-down audience. Free music and dance
performances can also be found in Holiday Hall and in
the lobby. Find a schedule and new “gift guides” at
www.holidaymarket.org
Aqua Serene is holding its annual Founders Day
Celebration this weekend, Dec. 8-9, at 2836 W. 11th
Ave. in Eugene. The business, celebrating more than
two decades in Eugene, specializes in tropical fish
and fish supplies along with indoor and outdoor
gardening equipment, plant nutrients and expert
advice. Live music from 1 to 4 pm will be part of the
celebration that ends at 7 pm Saturday and 6 pm
Sunday. See aquaserene.com or call 485-2171.
Hearts for Hospice has a new Resale Shop located
at 444 Main St. in Springfield. The grand opening will
be 9 am to 4 pm Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Dec.
6-8, and again the following weekend. Items for sale
include clothing, holiday decorations, furniture,
lamps, kitchen items, books, linens and medical
equipment. The nonprofit Hearts for Hospice supports
the various services provided by Sacred Heart
Hospice and Courageous Kids. To make donations or
to volunteer, call Sally at 998-1100, or stop by the
shop.
Sunshine Limo Service and Oregon Party Bus
held their annual Christmas Light Tour Dec. 3-4 for
low-income senior citizens and families of the Relief
Nursery. The limo service expected about 300 people
to join the free tours. See sunshinelimoservice.com
Eugene-area biotech entrepreneurs will speak at
the SmartUps Pub Talk from 5 to 8 pm Thursday, Dec.
6. Registration is required at eugenechamber.com or
call 484-1314.
Enrollment is still open for classes in two programs
through the Non-profit Management Institute, a
nine-month professional development program run
by LCC’s Small Business Development Center at 1445
Willamette St. Classes will be moving to LCC’s new
downtown campus facilities in January. Email
armstrongt@lancecc.edu or call 463-4607.
lighten up
BY R A FA EL A LD AV E
Congress can go off the fiscal cliff if it wants to.
I’m going bowling.
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December 6, 2012 • eugeneweekly.com
POLLUTION UPDATE
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is
accepting public comments this week on industrial storm-
water pollution control plans for more local facilities that
have applied for Clean Water Act (CWA) permit coverage
under the new industrial stormwater permit. Comments are
due by 5 pm on Dec. 13, and the facilities are: All Ameri-
can Fabricating, Emerald Forest Products, Forrest Paint
Co., Gheen Irrigation Works, Gibson Steel Fabricating,
Hearthside Food Solutions and Valley Landfi lls, (Benton
County). Visit wkly.ws/1e5 to see stormwater plans, and
wkly.ws/1e1 to comment.
DEQ is also currently accepting public comments on the
Oregon Health Authority’s application for CWA\ permit
coverage for construction stormwater discharges associated
with Phases 2 & 3 of the Oregon State Hospital, south of
Junction City. Comments are due by 5 pm on Dec. 10. Visit
DEQ’s Eugene offi ce (165 E 7th Ave.) to review the applica-
tion and associated erosion control plan.
The U.S. Forest Service is currently accepting com-
ments on proposed cleanup activities at two mine sites
in the Opal Creek area. According to the Forest Service,
“Waste rock and soil at the former mine sites contain lead
and other hazardous substances [that] could enter nearby
streams and rivers, especially during periods of heavy rain
and fl ooding.” Visit wkly.ws/1ec for more information.
— Doug Quirke/Oregon Clean Water Action Project
BY PAUL NEEVEL
The nonprofit Center for Appropriate Transport is
celebrating 20 years of providing accessible,
affordable, reliable human-powered transportation,
along with educational resources. Director Jan
VanderTuin says CAT is looking to train volunteers to
spend time at the Eugene Bicycle Works community
bike shop at 455 W. 1st Ave. Volunteers would help
educate the many people who stop by the bike shop
and are curious about CAT programs. Visit catoregon.
org or call 683-3397 or email ebw@catoregon.org for
more information or to get on a mailing list.
Long have dogs, cats and chickens been allowed as pets
in urban areas, but now Genie Harden is making an effort to
give them company here in the form of miniature Nigerian
dwarf goats. Harden, who has a farm on Chezem Road in Eu-
gene, is running a goat school on her property this weekend
to teach those interested in owning goats how to raise them.
Fueling the creation of this school are proposed changes
to Eugene’s land use code that could change many of the
city’s regulations on urban farming, including requiring
people keeping farm animals to reside on or adjacent to the
premises, increasing the allowable number of chickens and
rabbits on some lots, allowing miniature goats and pigs (with
restrictions) on more lots, requiring shelters for all animals,
prohibiting neglect, creating noise limits and allowing the
slaughter of chickens, fowl and rabbits out of view of the
public or adjacent property. See a draft of the proposal for
farm animal standards at wkly.ws/1ea
There is a Eugene City Planning Commission hear-
ing scheduled for Dec. 11 to discuss the proposed changes.
Harden will speak in favor of an increase in urban farming.
“I am inviting people on my property for three hours to
get all the information they need to seriously think whether
goat keeping is for them,” Harden says. “There’s a lot to do.
It’s a lot of fun, but it’s a big commitment.”
She wants anyone who is interested to have a fi rsthand
experience, which includes milking and hoof trimming along
with all else that goes into caring for them and keeping them
safe in an urban environment.
Harden will hold classes Dec. 7-9. Attendees will partici-
pate in activities teaching them how to care for and protect
these possible pets.
The current proposal calls for allowing up to t wo minia-
ture goats per household, as long as they are dehorned and
the males are neutered, but Harden believes more should be
allowed.
“I feel that there should allowed the same number of goats
HAPPENING PEOPLE
In February or March 2013, The Bier Stein will
move from its location on East 11th Avenue to
Midtown, the building at 16th and Willamette that was
formerly home to June. Bier Stein owner Chip Hardy
says The Bier Stein has purchased the building and
has begun remodeling so it can accommodate a
single business. Its new location will almost sextuple
The Bier Stein from 2,100 sq. ft. to 12,000 sq. ft. The
extra space will also provide a room from which Hardy
and company will begin packaging and shipping beer
from online sales. “There are people in other parts of
the country who love Northwestern beer and can’t get
it locally,” Hardy says.
as dogs,” she says. Three dogs are currently allowed per
household, with an option for a fourth for up to six months
in any 12-month period. “Goats really love a crowd. Two is
okay, one is not good.”
“These goats are so loving, and they are dog-like, and
they are loyal, and they are playful, and they are interactive,
and they are bright,” she says.
For more information, email Harden at genieharden@
gmail.com. — Nick Poust
JANE DONAHUE
“When I was 12, my grandmother got me hooked on treasure hunting in antique shops and garage sales,” says Eugene
native Jane Donahue, owner of Merry Jane Clothiers at 1670 Willamette. “I learned to value older things, to appreciate
recycling and reusing.” After graduation from Sheldon High, Donahue studied music, photography and art at LCC. “I dabbled
in the arts,” she says. “My first job was in the art department at the UO bookstore for eight years.” She worked for 16 years at
a local aerial photo lab, then returned to school to take business courses. “I started collecting vintage clothing,” she says. “I
found clothes for friends and family members.” In 2007, she began selling her finds at grange-hall shows put on by Janice
Johnston of Primrose Lane antiques in Coburg. Encouraged by Johnston, she opened her store in Springfield in 2009, then
relocated to Eugene in June of 2012. She visits estate sales, shops online, features local artists and accepts items on
consignment. “I have a passion for curvy women,” says Donahue, who carries clothing in sizes small through 6X. “From the
moment I opened my doors, I’ve wanted to create a haven, a beautiful space for women to come and shop for affordable,
feminine clothing.” Appearing with her in the photo is shop mascot and rescue dog Belle.