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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br /> <br />November 23, 2011 <br /> <br /> <br />City of Eugene <br /> 777 Pearl Street, Room 105 <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97401-2793 <br /> (541) 682-5010 <br /> (541) 682-5414 (FAX) <br /> <br /> www.eugene-or.gov <br /> <br />IN THIS EDITION <br /> <br />CODY, OFFICIAL FIRE SAFETY DALMATIAN GETS A PROBIE <br />RECIPE FOR NINKASI SUCCESS STARTS WITH SMALL BUSINESS LOANS <br />TH <br />OPEN HOUSE LOOKS AT DESIGN ALTERNATIVES FOR 24 AVENUE REHABILITATION PROJECT <br />“RELIGION & WAR: POST-9/11 MILITARY CHAPLAINS” AT EUGENE PUBLIC LIBRARY <br />SUCCESSFUL CITY BOND SALE <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br /> <br />Cody, Official Fire Safety Dalmatian Gets a Probie <br />Cody, the official fire safety Dalmatian for the Eugene Fire & EMS Department, <br />is pleased to introduce probationary fire dog, Casey (merry-go-round arson case <br />investigator). Casey made his first public appearance last week at Fire Station <br />#1 located at 1320 Willamette Street, where he was well-received by all who <br />attended. <br /> <br />Casey, a 13-week-old Dalmatian puppy, joined the force at the end of October, <br />and is currently being house-broken, and getting basic training in socialization, <br />manners, basic obedience etc. Once he masters the basics, he will begin recruit <br />school, learning the program-specific tasks of testing a smoke alarm, crawling <br />low under smoke, going to a meeting place, dialing 9-1-1 and stop, drop and roll. <br />Cody will serve as an excellent field training officer (FTO) for young Casey, who <br />also aspires to follow his big brother’s paw prints into therapy and crisis <br />response work. <br /> <br />For more information on fire safety, Casey, or Cody, contact Deputy Fire Marshal Amy Linder at 541-682-8428. <br /> <br />Recipe for Ninkasi Success Starts with Small Business Loans <br />Brewing high-quality beer in Eugene since 2006, Ninkasi Brewing Company is one of the fastest growing <br />microbreweries in the country and the third largest brewery in Oregon. Ninkasi’s Total Domination IPA was the 2010 <br />beer of the year. In addition to expanding the depth of sales in <br />the area, Ninkasi now sells in Idaho, Alaska, Washington, and <br />San Francisco. After receiving the 2010 Emerald Award for <br />Growth, sales doubled from 2008 to 2009, and are on track to do <br />the same in 2011. The business has also grown its workforce <br />and now has 56 employees. (Health care benefits are available <br />to all employees.) The coming year will hold additional growth for <br />Ninkasi in the production of sales to California, and the projected <br />hiring of 18 new employees. <br /> <br />The City made two Business Development Fund (BDF) loans to <br />Ninkasi for the purchase of equipment: the first to help get <br />established in the Whiteaker Neighborhood ($150,000) and the <br />second for the 2010 expansion ($200,000). The City loans were <br />matched with Century Bank funds and owner equity. To purchase the property in 2006, Ninkasi worked with Lane <br />Council of Governments to receive funding through the Small Business Administration. <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />November 23, 2011 <br /> <br />