City/Region Digest.Byline: The Register-Guard LOCAL Thieves rob bottle store in afternoon A man brandishing a semiautomatic handgun robbed the Cornucopia cornucopia (kôr'ny  kō`pēə), in Greek mythology, magnificent horn that filled itself with whatever meat or drink its owner requested. Bottle Market at 1123 Monroe St. Wednesday afternoon.
The suspect entered the store about 3:50 p.m. with two other men who acted as lookouts, Eugene police Sgt. Terry Fitzpatrick said. The man with the gun escorted one of the two clerks in the store to a back room and then demanded money from the clerk at the cash register. The clerk had been counting money on the counter when the men entered the store. The suspects fled with the money on the counter after being told by the clerk that there wasn't any more cash in the store, Fitzpatrick said. No injuries were reported. The man with the gun was described as being of an unknown race, about 5 feet, 10 inches tall, weighing 130 pounds, with brown hair. All three men were described as 18 to 20 years old and were wearing masks and dark clothing, Fitzpatrick said. Park master plan draft seeks comment The city of Eugene has finished the final draft of a new master plan for Skinner Butte Skinner Butte (also called Skinner's Butte) is a prominent hill on the north edge of downtown Eugene, Oregon, United States, near the Willamette River. Skinner Butte is a local landmark and the location of Skinner Butte Park, a municipal park. Park and seeks public comments through Feb. 6. The master plan calls for highlighting the park's natural and cultural history, restoring natural habitats and improving the role of the urban oasis An urban oasis is a public open space, park, or plaza which is located in between buildings or formed by surrounding buildings in an urban setting. It can exist in any kind of culture. There are various sizes of urban oases. as a place to play, relax and socialize so·cial·ize v. so·cial·ized, so·cial·iz·ing, so·cial·iz·es v.tr. 1. To place under government or group ownership or control. 2. To make fit for companionship with others; make sociable. . The 100-acre park is on the north edge of downtown and the south bank of the Willamette River Willamette River River, northwestern Oregon, U.S. It flows north for 300 mi (485 km) into the Columbia River near Portland. Oregon's most populous cities are in its valley. The Fremont Bridge, a steel arch with a main span of 1,225 ft (373 m), crosses the river at Portland. . This is the final opportunity for the public to offer input on the plan before city officials adopt it. The plan is available online at www.ci.eugene.or.us/pw/parks. Copies also are available at the downtown library, 100 W. 13th Ave.; the Campbell Senior Center, 155 High St.; and the city's public works public works pl.n. Construction projects, such as highways or dams, financed by public funds and constructed by a government for the benefit or use of the general public. Noun 1. maintenance offices, 1820 Roosevelt Blvd. For more information, call city parks planner Robin Hostick at 682-4800. Jail exercise tests hostage response Lane County jail staff and local law enforcement officials participated in an simulated exercise Wednesday night to test and evaluate the response of emergency personnel in the event of a hostage situation within the jail. The exercise began when four people posing as prisoners took a sergeant hostage in their cell. They used bed frames to block the door and broom sticks as weapons, Eugene police spokeswoman Pam Alejandre said. Eugene officers played the role of prisoners and a Eugene police sergeant was the hostage, she said. The Lane County sheriff's office security section, the Interagency in·ter·a·gen·cy adj. Involving or representing two or more agencies, especially government agencies. SWAT team and the Crisis Intervention crisis intervention Psychiatry The counseling of a person suffering from a stressful life event–eg, AIDS, cancer, death, divorce, by providing mental and moral support. See Hotline. Team participated in the exercise, which is held twice a year. The jail was closed to the public during the training, just as it would be in the event of an actual hostage situation. |
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