Willamette Valley Little League registration starts Saturday

Willamette Valley Little League offers a program for youth ages 5 through 18 in Springfield, Oakridge and other parts of Lane County. Registration begins next weekend.

Sat. Feb. 13 Lowell High School 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Fri. Feb. 14  Yolanda Elementary 1 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sat. Feb. 20  Yolanda Elementary 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

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Springfield Downtown has youth and vitality

As I drove thru downtown Springfield at 11:45 today I noticed something different. Teenagers were walking to lunch, chatting and laughing. Our down town is alive and it's our youth that are bringing part of it.

There are a growing group of solid, enjoyable and interesting businesses and shops in the downtown hub. The library and city hall are neat, clean and safe. You can have several types of food or a sweet treat at the new CJ Sweeties with candy, ice cream and frozen yogurt.

During the holidays my daughter and I enjoyed Tea and Scones at Ruthie B's and shopped the antique stores.

The new high school focusing on the arts combined with the Wildish Theater is bringing more life to the area. I look forward to many years of enjoying our downtown and watching this group of teens make downtown Springfield part of their lives.

With Camp Fire, February is all about the chocolate

Camp Fire USA will be 100 years old this March, and local boys and girls have kicked off the year with the annual Candy Sale. Mints, Almond Carmel Clusters and Almond Roca are on Sale with our local youth groups.

Adults in our local council are helping spread the fun and friendship too with the annual Chocolate Affair, to be held on February 6th. There will be wine tasting, lucious chocolate deserts supplied by premier local bakeries and restaurants, celebrity chocolate carvers and a silent auction with a valentine theme. "The Hawaiian Elvis" will be entertaining.

With Camp Fire's recent move to it's new Springfield location it is now the first of the national youth organizations to have it's local council offices based in Springfield.

The Chocolate Affair is Saturday, February 6th from 2 to 4:30pm at 380 Q St, Springfield, the big Windermere building. Tickets are $15 each at the door.

Camp Fire Candy is on sale now for $5 a box. Call 541-342-6338 to order yours now.

Tech grants support cooking show, reading and video conferencing

Teachers at Thurston Middle School and Harrison Elementary School, as well as technology specialists for both the Springfield and Eugene school districts, are among eight winners statewide of grants from the Qwest Foundation to implement innovative classroom technology projects.

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Certified Master Groomer for over 35 years. All Breeds, All Sizes. Dogs & Cats!

First Baptist offers sack lunches to students on Fridays when school is not in session

Angie Werder sent a message using the contact form at http://springfield.kval.com/contact.

The First Baptist Church of Springfield has organized a committee to assemble and distribute 50+ (this number is increasing with demand) sack lunches to the students of Springfield Middle School on the Thursdays before the "no school Fridays" for the '09/'10 school year.  With the recent government budget cuts, the Springfield Public School District has changed it's schedule to include at least two Fridays per month where school is not in session.  

There are 340 students at SMS, and 90% of them are at or below the poverty line, which qualifies them for free or reduced lunches when school is in session.  Many of these kids go hungry on weekends because their families can't afford to feed them.  Some will hoard their free lunches starting on Wednesdays to help get them through the weekend.

Abuse Prevention Awareness Week at Thurston High School

From Laura Rillos KVAL News

At first, the questions came hesitantly.  But after the petite abuse survivor started answering, questions from Thurston High School students flowed more freely.

Can guys be abused too?

Springfield deli robbed, owner had survived Haiti quake

Springfield police say someone robbed a deli employee atknife-point. It happened at Get N Go Deli at 152 28th St. in Springfield at 8 pm Friday. According to police, the suspect took an undisclosed amount of money from the register and fled on foot.

Springfield Police searched the area with a k-9 unit. They haven't found the suspect. He is described as a 40-year-old white male with a thin build. He was reportedly wearing a grey sweatshirt, blue jeans and a dark stocking cap.

If you have any information on the robbery, call Springfield Police at 541-726-3714.

Update:

The owner of the Get N Go Deli was one of the four missionaries from Thurston Christian Church who were in Haiti during the earthquake. We'll hear from him tonight on KVAL News at 6 pm.

KVAL News reporter gets the inside scoop on new jail

Tom Adams from KVAL News spent the night in the new Springfield Jail as a volunteer "citizen inmate."

You can watch his report Wednesday night at 5 p.m. and on KVAL.com.

Here's his firsthand account of the experience:

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. -- What prompts someone to pay $20 to go behind bars voluntarily, get a lousy night's sleep and, worst of all, be denied coffee?

I'm still asking myself that question as the brand new Springfield Jail gets ready for the real thing: Real inmates.
     
Tuesday night was the last of five nights for the public to sign up and volunteer to get locked up. We were incarceration guinea pigs for Capt. Richard Golden and the rest of the jail staff.
     
The Hilton this is not.

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Thurston Awareness Week

Press release from Thurston High School:

January 27, 2010 Springfield. Oregon –Thurston High School is kicking off February’s Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month with Assault Prevention Week. Beginning February 1, the Assault Prevention Team (APT), a Thurston student committee dedicated to educating peers on dating violence, will inspire and encourage the student body to take a stand against domestic and sexual violence.

During Thurston’s Assault Prevention Week, Womenspace, SASS, a social worker from Riverbend, and the Springfield Police Chief will share their personal experiences on domestic and dating violence, as well as provide information about community resources. The APT will also share Power Point presentations, videos and games pertaining to the topic of abuse in relationships. Thurston High School is the only Eugene/Springfield area high school to be coordinating an event of this magnitude.

For more information, please contact Cheryl Camelio at 541-913-1239 or email at cc3653@comcast.net.

Springfield police arrest man accused of kidnap, attempted rape and assault

 

Springfield police have arrested a man accused of kidnap, attempted rape and assault. They say it all happened just before 9 pm Friday night at Fireside Laundry at 5126 Main Street.

According to police, a woman was working at Fireside Laundry when a man assaulted her. Police say the woman fought back, the suspect gave up and ran. The victim was transported to the hospital for treatment.

Police arrested David James Rogers a short time later. He is being held in the Lane County Jail on charges of 1st degree kidnapping, attempted rape and 4th assault.

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