City/Region Digest.Byline: The Register-Guard LOCAL City offices to install new power system Eugene city offices will be offline today as the city converts to an uninterruptable power supply. That means no e-mail to or from city staff members and no access to the city's Web site. The Eugene Public Library catalog and airport flight schedules and employment pages will also be offline. The shutdown begins at 6 a.m. today and will last about seven hours. Telephone lines at the 911 communications center An agency charged with the responsibility for handling and controlling communications traffic. The center normally includes message center, transmitting, and receiving facilities. Also called COMCEN. See also telecommunications center. will not be affected, but city of Eugene telephone and voice mail services won't work for a short time beginning at 6 a.m. today and Sunday. Once installed, the new system will use less power and be more reliable, according a city news release. Police invite public to open house SPRINGFIELD - Springfield police will hold an open house for the public from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today. People can meet the officers, tour the department at 344 A St., watch police dog demonstrations and check out the SWAT team van, police motorcycles, bicycles, DARE cars and patrol cars. Children can make police hats and participate in other arts and crafts arts and crafts, term for that general field of applied design in which hand fabrication is dominant. The term was coined in England in the late 19th cent. as a label for the then-current movement directed toward the revivifying of the decorative arts. . McGruff the Crime Dog McGruff the Crime Dog is an anthropomorphic cartoon bloodhound created for the National Crime Prevention Council for use by American police in building crime awareness among children. He debuted in July 1980.[1] The character was created by Sherry Nemmers. will be on hand to discuss working together to create a safer and friendlier community. Police event to fund Special Olympics Special Olympics International sports program for people with intellectual disability. It provides year-round training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type summer and winter sports for participants. SPRINGFIELD - Local police officers are working undercover at Springfield's Outback Steakhouse Outback Steakhouse is a casual dining American restaurant chain based in Tampa, Florida with over 900 locations in 23 countries throughout North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. this weekend, but it isn't part of an investigation. Instead, officers from Eugene and Springfield and the local FBI office will be raising money for the Special Olympics as part of the annual "Tip-A-Cop" program. Officers will talk about other fund raisers and accept donations. T-shirts, police memorabilia and raffle tickets to win a 2003 Harley Davidson "Fatboy" motorcycle will be for sale. Last year's event raised $4,500 for the Special Olympics. This year's event started Friday and continues from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. today with Jerry Allen Gerald Allen (born June 26, 1941 in Canton, Ohio) was an American football running back in the NFL for the Washington Redskins and Baltimore Colts. He played college football for the University of Nebraska. , the "Voice of the Ducks," and from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday with University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. head football coach Mike Bellotti. |
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