The NEW drop-off location at 2699 Roosevelt Boulevard will open to receive donations on Saturday, September 12, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and keep those hours each day.
Donations should NOT be taken to Silke Field or the Lane Events Center. Any donations previously delivered to the Lane Events Center will be moved to the new donation location.
This is the best, and most “real-time” data representation of the myriad wildfires happening around the Pacific Northwest. And a screenshot of our local Eugene/Springfield situation (the Holiday Farm fire). Please pay attention to your local emergency services directives!
Built in 1901, this supposed one-room schoolhouse was slated to be demolished as the newly minted Santa Clara Community Park was being prepared for development. The Santa Clara Community Organization (SCCO) in Eugene, Oregon, has decided to try to restore and preserve this local iconic house to serve as a community space open to all sorts of activities both public and private (possibly rentable).
Bringing this to fruition will likely necessitate the formation of a non-profit 501(c)3 entity to allow fundraising and proper legal standing. SCCO project members have done lots of legwork, and we are preparing for a neighborhood vote to approve the non-profit status before moving the project into an active phase.
Follow our progress and please leave your comments as we move forward with this project. Send an email to schoolhouse@santaclaracommunity.org to ask about the project, or about volunteer opportunities.
A rendition of the schoolhouse as it once must have looked (minus the school bell tower).The current state of the Santa Clara Schoolhouse (summer 2019).Aerial view of the schoolhouse building.
definition of levels 1:Be Ready 2: Get Set 3: Go Now
shelter sites for evacuees
smoke respite shelters here in town (for anyone)
fire fighting progress
EWEB has posted this Sept 9 update on the water supply. As part of everyday readiness, FEMA and all emergency planners advise people nationally to have a 2 week supply of drinking water on hand.
Sign up for AlertSense, Lane County’s emergency alert system. It allows fire, police, and other emergency response agencies to issue alerts to residents in the event of severe weather, fire, flooding, hazardous materials, need for immediate evacuation, civil danger, local area emergencies, and missing persons. Level 3/Go Now fire evacuation notices have been broadcast on this system all week.
Emergency Go Bags – As of this morning, no area of Eugene is under any level of evacuation alert. Regardless, having a personal go bag for every member of your family, including pets, is a smart idea and could also ease your mind this week. Go bags are widely promoted by FEMA and all emergency planners. They are an essential part of readiness when immediate evacuation is needed due to fire, flooding, earthquake, or other local emergencies—when sheltering in place is not possible or dangerous. See recommended items for your go bag. At the least, have the list handy so you can assemble things quickly if needed , or if your mind has gone blank under stress.
The Seven Ps are helpful to focus on: People, pets, personal computers, prescriptions, paperwork, pictures and phones.
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