$495,000 Safe Routes to School grant will help Churchill-area schools

Submitted by Eric Jones on Mon, 2010-02-08 16:03

Cesar Chavez and McCornack elementary schools are 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. Eugene’s award is one of only eight awarded statewide for the 2010- SRTS grant cycle.

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Every first aid kit needs two ointments

Submitted by Charlie Fernandez on Mon, 2010-02-08 12:57

This is the fifth article in a seven-part series about first aid kits. It talks about ointments, the third of five categories of items to include in your kit.

Everyone knows what dressings (gauze pads and bandages) are used for, but the large number of different ointments available is confusing for many people.

Fortunately, like the principles behind disaster preparedness or first aid kits themselves, first aid ointments are relatively straight forward. They have two typical uses: first, to minimize wound infection and, second, to treat rashes and other skin inflammations.

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Meeting Feb. 11 on W. 11th Corridor Study

Submitted by KVAL Communitie... on Fri, 2010-02-05 09:31

Press release

On February 11, 2010, the policy body of the Central Lane Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) will hold a meeting from 11:30 am -1:30 pm at the Springfield City Hall, Library Meeting Room located at 225 Fifth Street, during which they will discuss the following funding request:

Eugene Regional Transportation Planning.  This is a proposal to re-program $32,771 of the MPO's federal discretionary funds from the W. 11th Corridor Study to Eugene’s Regional Transportation Planning (RTP) project.  The contract for the W. 11th Corridor Study ended on December 31, 2009 with $32,771 in remaining funds.  This proposal would permit continuation of the work started under the W. 11th project. 

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You can help plant trees along Amazon Creek Feb. 27

Submitted by KVAL Communitie... on Thu, 2010-02-04 10:15

From the KVAL Community Calendar

On Saturday, February 27 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., community members are invited to participate in the City of Eugene Stream Team’s largest winter planting project.

Volunteers will be planting and mulching 270 new native trees along the bank of Amazon Creek. Meet west of Bertelsen Road at the northwest corner of Nolan Industrial Park parking lot. Look for Volunteers sign. Gloves, tools, refreshments, and instructions will be provided.

Children and families welcome. For more information contact Stream Team Coordinator, Mike Bellmore at (541) 510-8962.

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FOOD for Lane County seeks submissions for 2010 Empty Bowl Sale

Submitted by Michael Knackstedt on Wed, 2010-02-03 14:00

FOOD for Lane County is seeking bowl submissions from local artists for the 2010 Empty Bowl Sale. Bowls can be of any size and material and will be sold at Clay Space Pottery Studio in Eugene on Friday, May 21 2009. All proceeds benefit FOOD for Lane County.

Deadline for bowl submission is Saturday, May 1st 2010. Bowls can be taken to:

Clay Space Pottery Studio, 222 Polk St, Eugene

FOOD for Lane County, 770 Bailey Hill Rd, Eugene

Please include your name and suggested prices for your items.

Questions? Call Michael Knackstedt at 541-343-2822 ext. 333 or e-mail mknackstedt@foodforlanecounty.org for more information.

http://www.foodforlanecounty.org/

http://www.clayspaceonline.com/

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LTD bus route cuts and changes proposed

Submitted by Jennifer Winters on Wed, 2010-02-03 11:27

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 South West and West Eugene.

West Eugene/Hwy 99/Bethel Danebo Area Map (pdf)
   West Eugene/Hwy 99/Bethel Danebo Routes (pdf)
Effective June 13, 2010
Route 32 West 1st Avenue - Schedule change
Route 435 Churchill High School AM and PM - Route eliminated

Effective September 19, 2010
Route 30 Bertelsen - Route eliminated (see routes 36, 43, 76, and 78 for alternative service.)
Route 33 Jefferson - Schedule change
Route 36 West 18th Avenue – Routing and frequency changes
Route 41 Barger/West 11th - Schedule change
Route 43 West 11th/Barger -Schedule change

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In your First Aid kit, "D" is for dressings

Submitted by Charlie Fernandez on Tue, 2010-02-02 18:23

This is the fourth article in a seven-part series about first aid kits. It talks about dressings, the second of five categories of items to include in your kit.

The term dressing, as used here, actually includes two types of medical supplies. The first type is a dressing: an absorbent pad or other material used to cover a wound. The second type is a bandage: any strip of material used to bind a dressing to a wound.

A common example of a dressing is a gauze pad. These are often square and can be as small as 2x2 inches. A common example of a bandage is a roll of adhesive tape or a roll of gauze. Adhesive bandages, like the Band-Aid brand, are a handy combination of dressing and bandage.

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Man arrested after teens report he exposed himself near schools

Submitted by John Tierney on Tue, 2010-02-02 16:50

A California man was arrested for exposing himself to two 17-year-old girls near Churchill High School Tuesday morning, according to Eugene police.

Police say the girls quickly reported the incident to administrators at the school, who then called police. An officer arrested 43-year-old Erik Erikson 15 minutes later.

Police say Erikson confronted the teens exposing himself near the corner of Warren Street and Kevington Avenue around 7:30 a.m. The intersection is also close to Kennedy Middle School.

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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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A first aid kit needs alternatives

Submitted by Charlie Fernandez on Mon, 2010-01-25 20:09

This is the third article in a seven-part series about first aid kits. It talks about alternatives, the first of five categories of items to include in your kit.

The fact is that no matter what you put in your first aid kit, it's likely that in an emergency you'll need the one thing that's not there. Murphy's Law.

You can create an enormous first aid kit. You can probably get everything you need in a small steamer trunk, but it's not something you want to take on a hike unless you go with pack animals. Also, as with most all-inclusive kits, organization is a major problem and if you have it, but can't find it, it's as good as not having it at all.

Better to have alternatives.

With alternatives, you can focus your first aid kit on only those items for which there are no alternatives.

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