$495,000 Safe Routes to School grant will help Sheldon-area school

Submitted by Eric Jones on Mon, 2010-02-08 16:09

Monroe Middle School is among the schools that will benefit from a $495,000 grant to help create safer routes to schools in Eugene.

The Safe Routes to Schools (SRTS) program is funded by the Federal Highway Administration and managed in Oregon by the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT). Those agencies in turn work with cities and other local agencies to develop infrastructure projects to address identified barriers to walking and biking to school for elementary and middle school age students.

In the most recent round of SRTS grants awarded by ODOT, Eugene received $495,000.

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Former Hynix worker joins the army

Submitted by Tom Adams on Mon, 2010-02-08 10:50

EUGENE - We're visiting today with Aaron and Angela Pomerleau.  Aaron was a former Hynix employee and has been jobless since the plant shut down in the summer of 2008.   He has decided to join the army, figuring it's the best recession proof job around.

See our reports tonight on KVAL News at 5:00 and 6:00, and we'll post the story on kval.com. 

Tom Adams

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Meet near Greenway Bridge to help restore Willamette Riverfront Feb. 20

Submitted by KVAL Communitie... on Thu, 2010-02-04 10:19

From the KVAL Community Calendar

On Saturday, February 20 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., community member are invited to join the Walama Restoration Project and the City of Eugene Stream Team program as they work together to help restore the Willamette Riverfront.

Volunteers will be building on the over 400 trees and shrubs that have been planted by volunteers in the area by planting additional native plants, mulching, and completing annual maintenance. Volunteers will meet at the west end of the Greenway Bridge across from Valley River Center.

For more information or to rsvp please contact Heidi Vasel at Heidi@walamarestoration.org or by phone (541) 484-3939.

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Helping Haiti w/ FREE haircuts

Submitted by Arrianee LeBeau on Wed, 2010-02-03 14:26

Calypso Salon in Eugene will be hosting a relief fundraiser for the victims of Haiti's Earthquake. The salon will be offering FREE haircuts Sunday February 7, 2010 with all donations benefiting World Vision to help Haiti earthquake survivors.  

The salon is located at 2708 Willakenzie Rd.  Free haircuts will be given from 8am-8pm Sunday. For more info call 541-686-1509.

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Salon de Lange
Dedicated to delivering exceptional service & a unique customer care
End Results Grooming
Certified Master Groomer for over 35 years. All Breeds, All Sizes. Dogs & Cats!
Shamrock Flowers & Gifts
Flower and Gift Shop Serving Eugene's Sheldon area
Oakway Golf Course
Fun, Inexpensive and Challenging Golf!
Buddy's Diner
A Great 50's Diner!
Newman's Fish Co
Purveyors of Fine Fish & Seafood Since 1890
Ta Ra Rin
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Eugene Little League registration Feb. 15

Submitted by KVAL Communitie... on Wed, 2010-02-03 11:19

Press release

Registration for the 2010 season at Eugene Little League will be held on Feb. 15 from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Children ages 5 to 14 who live within the Eugene Little League boundaries are eligible to enroll to play softball and baseball.  

Registration is required even if the child played previously.

Registration will be held at Grand Slam, located in Valley River Center.

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LTD bus route cuts and changes proposed

Submitted by Jennifer Winters on Tue, 2010-02-02 15:31

 

 

 

Several Lane Transit bus routes could be cut or changed due to a drop in operating funding.

Here's a list of the proposed cuts in the Sheldon area:

Map

Effective June 13, 2010
Breeze – Route eliminated (See Routes 1, 51A/B, 66, and 67 for alternative service.)
Route 1 Campbell Center - Routing change
Route 60 Cal Young - Route eliminated
Route 66 VRC/Coburg - Routing change
Route 67 Coburg/VRC - Routing change

Here's the information provide by LTD about the changes:

The LTD Board of Directors and LTD Board Budget Committee began work on the Fiscal Year 2010-11 budget facing a $6.5 million shortfall in operating funds. The Board considered both a one-time cost reduction and an option for a smaller (though still very significant) cost reduction in FY 2010-11 that would likely require another cost reduction two or three years later.

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Sheldon football team ranked 76th in nation

Submitted by KVAL Communitie... on Tue, 2010-02-02 11:07

The Henry D. Sheldon High School football team has finished No. 76 nationally for the 2009 season. The announcement was made by MaxPreps, a California-based company that ranks more than 16,000 high school varsity football teams.

Sheldon completed a perfect 14-0 season with a 50-43 shootout against Jesuit of Portland on Dec. 12, 2009 to capture its third Oregon 6A state championship. Sheldon is one of 50 schools being honored on the fifth annual MaxPreps Tour of Champions presented by the National Guard.

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Latest data shows crashes down, injuries up in Eugene

Submitted by Eric Jones on Thu, 2010-01-28 16:28

The total number of motor vehicle crashes on Eugene streets continued to decline in 2008, but the number of injuries associated with those crashes remained significantly higher than historical averages, according to crash summary statistics recently compiled by the Eugene Public Works Department.

Click here to see detailed crash data, including figures for 640 intersections in Eugene

Public Works prepares annual crash summaries using data provided by the Oregon Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV).  According to the most current full-year information available from DMV, there were a total of 1,660 crashes in Eugene in 2008, down from 1,821 crashes in 2006 and well below the 10-year average of 1,973 crashes per year. However, 751 injuries were reported in 2008, considerably above the 10-year average of 675 injuries per year. The report also showed five fatal crashes, 70 crashes involving bicycles (69 of them resulting in injuries), and 25 crashes involving pedestrians. The 2008 statistics includes one fatality related to a bike crash and one pedestrian fatality. 

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Work progressing on Delta Ponds bicycle-pedestrian bridge

Submitted by Eric Jones on Thu, 2010-01-28 11:45

Southbound Lanes on Delta Highway Closed Overnight for Bridge Work

Work is progressing on the new Delta Ponds bridge, and the next phase of work will require occasional nighttime closures on Delta Highway as the span is constructed over the roadway.

Weather permitting, on Monday night, Feb. 1, the southbound lanes of Delta Highway will be closed between the Valley River Drive and Goodpasture Island Road exits from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. Tuesday as two, 85-foot-high pylon towers are installed. If the work isn’t completed on Monday night, the southbound lanes also will be closed from 10 p.m. Tuesday through 5 a.m.

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Fundraiser Feb. 6 at Oakway Center for Firefighters Stairclimb

Submitted by KVAL Communitie... on Tue, 2010-01-26 14:11

In March, 18 firefighters from the City of Eugene Fire Department and several from the Springfield Fire Department will participate in the 19th Annual Scott Firefighters Stairclimb in Seattle.  

This fundraiser involves firefighters climbing 69 flights of stairs in full firefighting turnouts wearing breathing apparatus (SCBAs.)

On Feb. 6, 2010, we will hold a local fundraiser to help raise additional funds for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.  Firefighters will be at Oakway Center all day in full turnouts and SCBAs on a Stairmaster Stairclimber.  We are hoping people will come by and donate, or they can donate at firefighterstairclimb.org.

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