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In today's newsletter:

  • How could new ALPR rules affect Veneta’s future camera plans?
  • How Veneta helped “Stand By Me” become an Oregon film legend

Also on today's calendar: Oregon Ducks Men's Basketball vs. University of Portland Mens Basketball and 4 more events.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: A shower in the p.m.; breezy, with a high of 62 and low of 44 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, showers around, temps: high: 52, low: 44.
  • Thursday: Breezy with rain, some heavy, with a high of 60 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Oregon lawmakers may set ground rules for automatic license plate readers in new year (klcc.org) — Veneta is named among Lane County communities weighing automatic license plate reader cameras, with lawmakers now preparing statewide rules that could shape how any future Veneta system works and shares data. Proposed regulations aim to balance police investigations with privacy, sanctuary, and reproductive-health protections, and could limit how data from a Veneta-linked network is stored and shared beyond Oregon.
   

• Rob Reiner's Eugene stop changed Oregon film history forever (kezi.com) — Scenes from the classic 1980s film “Stand By Me” were shot in Veneta, alongside Brownsville, Junction City, Eugene, and Cottage Grove, after director Rob Reiner came south searching for the perfect railroad. A chance billboard for Cottage Grove’s train rides led him to Western Oregon tracks that shaped the movie’s most memorable moments and cemented the region’s place in film history.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Eugene

  • City Club of Eugene: The Future of the Lane County Fairgrounds (klcc.org)
  • Eugene driver faces DUII, reckless driving after crash on Green Acres (kezi.com)
  • Gas prices in Eugene drop, reaching $3.20 per gallon (kval.com)

Springfield

  • Sanipac defends fee practices amid City of Springfield inquiry (kezi.com)

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