The Eugene Emeralds were home on the mound over the holiday weekend. Friday night the Everett Aqua Sox defeated the Ems 10-4, but Saturday night the Ems held off a late charge by the Sox. Eugene went into the ninth inning with a 13-3 lead, but Everett started a rally […]
Author: George Henry
Our Town: July 2019
Ava Glowacki: Power of Florence Jay Nilles: Boating Safety Megan Messmer, Chief TomTurner, Jamie Gorder: Block Party & National Night Out Nyah Vollmer, Kathy Wenzel, Jason Wood, Mary Jo Vollmar: Benefit concert Sam Johnson: New Siuslaw Head Football Coach Wendy Farley-Campbell: Accessory Dwelling Units
Aqua Sox Set Off Fireworks Against Ems
The Fireworks at PK Park last night started early. In the form of hits, but it was the Everett Aqua Sox who were setting them off. The visiting Aqua Sox put up 13 runs on 14 hits 10 of them by the 5th inning. Eugene got a late start putting […]
Marine Patrol On Duty This Weekend; Wings and Wheels; Country Fair
Marine Patrol On Duty This Weekend This weekend the Lane County Sheriff’s Office Marine Patrol will be out on the waterways. The sheriff’s office in conjunction with the U.S. Coast Guard and the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators will be participating in Operation Dry Water. Operation Dry Water […]
Construction Takes a Pause; 4th Festivities; Saturday Fireworks; Museum Anniversary
Construction Takes a Pause Crews working on the Florence Streetscape project will be on Hiatus for the 4th of July. Crews have been working on the east side of highway 101 with two side streets closed this week, Old Town Way and Maple Street have been closed but the holiday […]
Ems Take Series
Ems Take Series A 2 run lead wasn’t enough for the Emeralds. The Ems led the Tri-City Dust Devils 3-1 after 5 innings. Eugene put things out of reach after scoring four runs off of Tri-City reliever Dom DiSabatino in the top of the ninth inning taking the win […]
Mapleton Pool to get State Money; ODOT Says July 4th Holiday is Deadliest; More Money Needed to Cover Fireworks; Volunteers Needed for Dunes City
Mapleton Pool to get State Money The Mapleton pool is in need of renovation. The project to restore the pool and provide amenities like water safety instruction and classes for youth will cost close to a million dollars to complete. Mapleton School Board member Marilyn Fox has spearheaded this campaign […]
Emeralds Top Dust Devils
Emeralds Top Dust Devils The Tri-City Dust Devils dropped a pitchers’ duel on Tuesday night at Gesa Stadium 3-2 to the Eugene Emeralds. Tri-City reliever Jake Sims surrendered two runs to the Emeralds in the top of the eighth inning that gave Eugene a lead they would not relinquish. […]