Wake-Up Call With Bill Lundun & Gerry Snyder

Erica Newhouse - Blue Star Familes

Blue Star Families is a non-profit that supports Veterans’ families acclimate to new communities when they move to a new duty station and new city Blue Star Families Provide Military families Support in the Following Areas: Military Spouse Employment Initiative, Resources for Military Spouses, Support in finding new schools for the children, Employment Research,Blue Star Kids, Blue Star Welcome Programs, Peer to Peer Support Networks, Food Insecurity Resources, Financial Resourcesz.  Blue star families are a resource for me, it’s an easy way to feel part of a community without knowing anyone. My advice is to remember that our loved ones are still only 1% of the United States that serve and that we should have and take great pride in that no matter the sacrifice and tough times. Hold our heads high, teach resiliency to our children and others, and be kind. Blue Star Families is a non-profit that supports Veterans’ families acclimate to new communities when they move to a new duty station and new city.  Blue Star Families Provide Military families Support in the Following Areas: Military Spouse Employment Initiative, Resources for Military Spouses, Support in finding new schools for the children, Employment Research, Blue Star Kids, Blue Star Welcome Programs, Peer to Peer Support Networks, Food Insecurity Resources, Financial Resources Erica is the Executive Director, New York-Tri-State, Blue Star Families.

Sunday Carday - Ep 9 (Fluids, Animals, Eggplant)

Secret Wine Society

The Secret Wine Society is located in Oakland, Oregon. I-5 exit 140, 40 minutes South of Eugene! Check out their website www.thesecretwinesociety.com

John Kruse - NW/American Outdoors Radio

John Kruse hosts weekend shows on KPNW Northwestern Outdoors is heard Saturday morning 6-7am, and 4-5pm Saturday Afternoon American Outdoors Radio 3-4pm Saturday.

Denise Thomas & Ron Lee Healthy Moves

Denise Thomas, CEO and founder of Healthy Moves.
Bringing physical education into the elementary schools…one school time!
The trainers work with the kiddos and the classroom teachers, Denise will explain!
Denise has a background in dance and physical education and is an amazing athlete herself!
Studied in New York City and at the university of Oregon.
 
The fashion and fitness fundraiser is this Friday night, November 8, 6pm at MacArthur Court
Raising money to get the Healthy Moves team into more schools throughout our area.
That’s a fun games… Including a free-throw contest with Ron Lee!
Space is still available, you can register at HM4kids.org 
And walkin’s are welcome!!!

Greg Kastel - Basketball Officials

The Lane County Basketball Officials Association (LCBOA) is a group of 100+ dedicated basketball officials serving Oregon High Schools in Lane County. We aim to uphold the integrity of the game by providing highly trained and professional officials who enforce the rules and ensure fair play. We are committed to continuous education, ethical conduct, and fostering a positive environment for all participants. Through collaboration and dedication, we aim to enhance the experience of players, coaches, and fans, promoting the spirit of sportsmanship and respect both on and off the court. 
 
Find out more: www.lcboa.info

4J School District Email

We received this email this morning from the Superintendent of the 4J School District:
 
Hello Everyone - 
Today, with little rest or time for reflection, we return to our schools, coworkers, and students after a divisive national election season. 
With the re-election of President Trump, emotions will be at the surface across our community. The 2024 election has stirred strong feelings. As many in the country celebrate, so will many supporters here in Eugene. We also have many people in our schools and community who are feeling concern, trepidation, fear, and anger over the results. Please take time to breathe today. Care for yourselves, and strive to provide additional grace to one another.
Most of our students will return to school today. Even in divided times, maybe even more in divided times, our students rely on the routine of school, the steadfastness of the adults in our system, and the love we provide to them each and every day. It may be harder for some staff to be at work today, but this is a moment when some students will come to school with more uncertainty, more fear than yesterday - thank you for stepping forward for our students.
The tension and an anxiety many will carry today is not unfounded. The President-Elect has stated that we will deport legal and illegal immigrants. He has stated that he will eliminate the U.S. Department of Education. He has spoke out against, marginalized, belittled, and/or intimidated immigrants, people of color, people with disabilities, people with LGBTQ2SIA+ identities, women, the media, Democratic Party members, people of Muslim faith, and others he disagrees with. When someone with such enormous power and responsibility willingly targets whole classes of people in this way; the weight, fright, and dread some will carry today and into the future is founded and requires no explanation.
As educators and caregivers, we carry the honor and heavy responsibility of creating safe, welcoming spaces where students learn from one another’s experiences. Even when lives and views differ, we encourage conversations grounded in empathy and respect. Our work may have become more difficult today and in future days, but our commitment to each other—and to each student—is to maintain classrooms that are welcoming, balanced, and supportive.
Our schools will be safe and inclusive places for all. Harassment, discrimination, and any behavior that targets others based on their race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, immigration status, or socioeconomic status are not acceptable in the Eugene 4J School District.
Our public schools are places of shared learning. For learning to be successful we must lean into the core values of safety, care, and inclusion. Students cannot learn if they, their families, or our staff feel unsafe. Our students are children, they need to know we care for them, and that we love them for exactly who they are. Our public schools are for everyone - full inclusion, full stop.
We must strive to overcome implicit bias in ourselves and the institutional racism and bias that is embedded in our system and structure to fully include each and every student.
We welcome every member of our community - every child, family member, and educator. We honor all backgrounds, all identities, and all stories. Our role is to provide an environment where every student can express themselves freely and respectfully. Together, let us continue building a district where students feel empowered, understood, resilient, and appreciated for who they are.
Thank you to each of you who make our district a caring and inclusive community. Let us move forward together, building a district that reflects the very best of our shared humanity. In doing so, we create a future where all our children can thrive. We are community and will be here for one another, today and every day.
Thank you,
Colt Gill
(he, him)
Interim Superintendent
Eugene 4J School District
 
 

Rae LaMarch & Curtis Salgado - Mayor's Revue

6th Annual Springfield Mayor’s Revue   Springfield Rotary Charitable Foundation and the Emerald Art Center are hosting the 6th annual Springfield Mayor’s Revue on November 15, 2024.    Join us for a scintillating evening filled with appetizers, your favorite drink, and the sounds of award-winning blues vocalist, instrumentalist and songwriter CurtisSalgado! It is all part of an event to celebrate our amazing city, the arts, and local Rotary projects. Each ticket includes a hosted reception at the Emerald Art Center on Nov. 15 at 5 p.m. with drinks and appetizers, immediately followed by a concert at the Richard E. Wildish Community Theatre. Blind Billy Blue & The Hot Blue Suns will open the show. Our PNW Blues icon Curtis Salgado will headline the impressive lineup. Proceeds from the Mayor’s Revue will be reinvested into the community in three special ways:
As part of the Mayor’s Revue, Curtis Salgado will host a special Master Class for Springfield Public Schools students. (Last year, Jazz Vocalist Karla Harris captivated students for hours as she shared the history of Jazz for students and even performed side-by-side with them at a Master Class at Springfield High School. (Details available from Brian Richardson)
The Emerald Art Center will continue its ongoing 2nd Friday Art Walk, free and low-cost classes to children and adults, and an open gallery for local artists to display and sell their work.
Springfield Rotary Charitable Foundation will provide funding to the Willamalane Tiny Ducks Preschool for the renovation of its preschool playground at Bob Keefer Center.(Details available from Kenny Weigandt)
We are also offering four incredible baskets for raffle, each containing a variety of gift cards and items for adventures, restaurants, and other exciting prizes and valued at $1000-$1250. Imagine yourself golfing at Three Rivers Casino while spending the night in Florence. Or pedaling around the city on an electric bicycle from Pedego. Tickets are available at emeraldartcenter.org

Jeremy Rosenthal - Legal Wednesday

JEREMY ROSENTHAL takes a look at some of the legal stories making headlines in this weekly segment:
TOPIC 1- WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO TRUMP'S LEGAL ISSUES AFTER THE ELECTION?
Whether Trump wins or loses, the 2024 election results could affect the outcomes of his civil and criminal cases.  Donald Trump has more than just the presidency on the line Nov. 5 — the outcome of his various legal troubles hinges on the election, as well.  A win in the election he’s dubbed “the most important“ in the history of the country would likely result in the federal criminal cases against him being dismissed, with state criminal cases possibly being frozen until he leaves office and additional delays in the various pending civil cases against him.  A loss to Vice President Kamala Harris, however, could see Trump facing a potential jail sentence later in the month for his criminal conviction in New York and the possibility of additional criminal trials in 2025. It could also leave him open to additional civil trials in the near future, while he’s already appealing $500 million in civil judgments against him.
TOPIC 2- ELON MUSK LAWYER SAYS $1 MILLION VOTER GIVEAWAY WINNERS ARE NOT RANDOM
Elon Musk's pro-Trump group does not choose the winners of its $1 million-a-day giveaway to registered voters at random, but instead picks people who would be good spokespeople for its agenda, a lawyer for the billionaire said.  Musk lawyer Chris Gober was trying to persuade a Pennsylvania judge that the giveaway was not an "illegal lottery," as Philadelphia district attorney Lawrence Krasner alleged in a lawsuit seeking to block the contest ahead of Tuesday's U.S. presidential election.  Liberal San Francisco is hardly a hotbed of anti-COVID vaxxers – more than 90% of the city’s population got the shot, according to government data, opens new tab.  That’s partly why I found a verdict, opens new tab by a San Francisco federal jury last week in favor of six public transit workers who were fired for refusing to comply with their employer’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate on religious grounds so unexpected.  Jurors awarded the Bay Area Rapid Transit, or BART, ex-employees more than $1 million each for workplace civil rights violations, for a total of $7.8 million.
TOPIC 3- TRUMP SUES CBS NEWS FOR $10 BILLION ALLEGING 'DECEPTIVE DOCTORING' OF HARRIS' '60 MINUTES' INTERVIEW
CBS practices 'news distortion' intended to 'confuse, deceive and mislead the public,' the lawsuit says.  Former President Trump is suing CBS News for $10 billion in damages, stating the network practiced "deceptive conduct" for the purpose of election interference in its interview with Vice President Kamala Harris.  Fox News Digital exclusively obtained the lawsuit filed.   Trump attorneys said the complaint comes due to "CBS’ partisan and unlawful acts of election and voter interference through malicious, deceptive, and substantial news distortion calculated to confuse, deceive, and mislead the public."
 
We also received an 'forwarded' email from the 4J school district superintendent 

Finn John - Off Beat Oregon

Find out more about Finn at www.offbeatoregon.com