Crash closed Airport Road southbound Thursday night

A crash north of Airport Road on Meadow View just off Highway 99 closed the southbound lane for 30 minutes Thursday night.

One car was in a ditch and another on a tow truck when a reporter arrived. An officer at the scene said no one was injured.

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Echo Hollow, Sheldon pools offer special Turkey Burn

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The City of Eugene Aquatics Program is offering special "Turkey Burn" adult Water Fitness classes to help you burn off all the turkey and trimmings from the holiday!

Turkey Burn is offered on Saturday, Nov. 28, 9:30-10:30 a.m., at Echo Hollow Pool, 1655 Echo Hollow Rd., and Sheldon Pool, 2443 Willakenzie Rd. Pool admission is $3.75 for a single visit.

For more information, call 541-682-5525 (Echo Hollow) or 541-682-5314 (Sheldon).

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Traffic a top issue for Active Bethel Citizens

Neighborhood activists told KVAL News reporter Tom Adams that the Bethel neighborhood has a lack of jobs in the immediate neighborhood,  which forces more people to drive to work elsewhere in the city.

The result? Traffic snarls. 

"Which only compounds the issue of everybody getting on to these two main collector streets during rush hour time," said Heather Hannah with the Active Bethel Citizens committee.

Those main streets are Barger and Royal. Hannah said Lane Transit District could help with more routes.

"We have no transit center; we have no express bus service," she said.

Eugene YMCA plans to build new center in Bethel

In a visit to the Bethel neighborhood, KVAL News reporter Tom Adams learned there are major plans for a parcel of property right next door to the Babe Ruth baseball complex, where the Eugene YMCA wants to build a Bethel Center.

"It's the kind of project that I think makes real sense from a collaboration standpoint with the community, with the city, with the schools and with the Y," said Dave Perez, the Eugene YMCA director.

Look for groundbreaking by 2012.

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Salvation Army bells start ringing Saturday on W. 11th

The Salvation Army in Eugene will begin its annual Christmas bell ringing with a "Kettle kick-off" at noon this Saturday, Nov. 21, in front of the grocery entrance at the W. 11th Fred Meyer store.

A tuba ensemble band will play Christmas carols, then bell ringers will stand for the remainder of the afternoon until 6:00 pm. Major C. Joe Murray, Corps Officer and Lane County Coordinator made a decision to begin bell ringing a bit earlier than usual, due to the late Thanksgiving date.

Traditionally, bell ringing begins the day after Thanksgiving. Several stores will begin this Saturday. Others will wait until Nov. 27, and one chain, Albertson's, will begin Dec. 7.

Funds collected in the red kettles will not only assist with Christmas applications but will carry over throughout the winter months. People in the Eugene Springfield area are quite generous about dropping their dollars into the kettles.

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Pearl Buck Center annual meeting Nov. 18

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Pearl Buck Center will celebrate 56 years of providing services to people with developmental disabilities in our community at the Annual Meeting on November 18, 2009, from 11:45 to 12:30, at Pearl Buck Center at 3690 W. 1st Ave., Eugene, OR. The public is invited to join Pearl Buck Center staff, Board members and clients in renewing the commitment to the mission, “To enrich the lives of those affected by disabilities through vocational, recreational and educational programs.”

Jan Aho, Interim Executive Director, will present awards to the agencies and individuals that have contributed to Pearl Buck Center’s success in the last year.  Quantum Health will receive the Business Partner of the Year Award.  Griffith Rubber will be awarded the Established Employer of the Year.  The Outstanding Community Partner of the Year Award will be given to Oak Patch Gifts LLC.

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Woman crashes into building

Eugene police responded to a report of a car into the buildling on West 11th Avenue Tuesday night near Bailey Hill Road around 9 p.m.

A woman driving a white van reportedly fell asleep at the wheel. 

Police say she crossed lanes of oncoming traffic and crashed into the State Farm Insurance.

The building is not damaged but the front of the van was smashed in.

The driver was taken to the hospital to get checked out.  She is expected to be okay.

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Police standoff with man disrupts neighborhood

Eugene Police are in a standoff with a suicidal subject, who is possibly armed, in a house in the Elizabeth and Hilton area.

EPD's SWAT team is in the area.

According to a police department spokeswoman, they have not been able to confirm the subject is armed or what type of weapon he may have.

A YouNews reporter in the area says Elizabeth Street is closed south of Royal.

If you're in the area, send your photos (from a safe distance) to kvalnews@kval.com.

UPDATE at 2:21: The standoff is over, according to EPD spokeswoman Jenna LaBounty.

 

 

Church on Echo Hollow robbed for third time this year

EUGENE, Ore. -- Thieves cut their way into a shed and stole paintball guns from a church youth group by cutting through the lock after destroying the reinforced metal shroud installed to try and prevent thieves from striking again.

"You feel so defiled when people come in and steal this stuff, which is God's stuff -- it belongs to him," said Pastor Greg Kaminski, who has been with Westside Baptist Church on Echo Hollow Road for 30 years.

The $10,000 worth of paintball guns and other equipment are used by a youth camp operated by the church.

This is the third time thieves have hit the church in the last year.

In December 2008, thieves stole $12,000 worth of paintball equipment.

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Flu clinic for Bethel schools Friday at 9 a.m.

The H1N1 Flu shot clinic for Bethel School District students and their families and for Bethel high-risk employees will be at Fairfield Elementary on Friday, Nov. 6, at 9 a.m. First come, first served.

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