Springfield News

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.

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.

I received this email today from Veneta resident Lacy Miron:

"We lost our dog Buster in Blue River on Saturday the 23rd and have exhausted all other options (we filed a report with lane county animal shelter, springfield animal control, greenhill, our vet, contacted the microchip company to see if he has been scanned at any vet, posted several ads on craigslist both under the pets section and the lost and found section and have papered all of Blue River with lost posters offering a reward for his return). He is a 2 year old medium sized dog (approximately 30 lbs) with brown fur and a black nose. He is a Chihuahua Pit Bull mix with a little rhodesian ridgeback (he has the little black point at the end of his tail and the black diamond of fur about halfway down his tail). Please see attached picture. He is chipped and has several tags (his license, rabies vaccination, etc) on his black nylon collar. We miss our puppy and can't wait to have him home again! Any help would be greatly appreciated!"

If you have information about Buster's whereabouts, you can contact Lacy at 541-908-1617.

Emerald Youth Art Gallery kicks off a reception February 12th presenting “Wonders of Winter”.  The show features paintings, drawings, watercolors, pastels, ceramic and glass work from the Springfield Schools. 

Art was submitted by Students from Guy Lee and Ridgeview Elementary, Hamlin, Springfield, and Agnes Stewart Middle and Thurston and Springfield High School.

The reception is February 12th from 5:30-7:30 pm.