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Spin Master co-founder Ronnen Harary visited Gilbert Plaza during a six-week college tour, heard University of Oregon startup pitches, gave $500 on the spot and opened a seven-day contest for ten $25,000 prizes; Estella Wynne of Bimine won $500 to finish a pepper-spray redesign.

City crews will start rolling lane closures on River Road from Irving/Hunsaker to Beltline for final striping work, running Monday, Nov.

2, through potentially Thursday, Nov. 5; work will occur during daylight and avoid 7-9 a.m. and 4-6 p.m. (one travel lane will remain open).

Mountain Rose Herbs is marking 10 years with a three day event Friday, Nov.

6 through Sunday, Nov. 8 featuring giveaways, artisan demos, discounts at 152 West Fifth Avenue (Farmer's Union Marketplace); hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.

The Pass Creek Covered Bridge in Drain was added to the National Register of Historic Places in October 2026 for its statewide engineering significance after a June 2026 state advisory recommendation.

Built in 1925 and reassembled downstream in 1987, the bridge has been closed since 2014 but remains a landmark in Drain's Civic Center Park.

Cindy Wobbe runs the Good Deed Project in Florence and has organized an annual food drive since 2001 that brings thousands of pounds of donations to the Florence Food Bank.

She also delivers free weekly soups with wellness checks for seniors and helps connect recipients to county agencies for additional support.

Qualified residents in Eugene, Springfield, Oakridge and their urban growth boundaries must finish fall yard debris burning by 5 p.m. today; outdoor burning will be banned until spring burning reopens in March, fines range from $50 to $2,500 or more, and residents should check LRAPA's daily advisory (541 726 3976).

Scheumack Broom Company in the Whiteaker handcrafts about 5,000 brooms a year using traditional tools, with Halloween as its busiest season, and each broom sells for about $40 (used for homes, costumes, and film props).

Eugene School District 4J projects a between-$30 and $35 million shortfall for the 2027-28 school year as enrollment fell by about 600 students this year (state funding averages about $1,200 per weighted student), and Superintendent Miriam Mickelson will start a three-phase cuts plan with a December proposal and final decisions by May.