After an initial speech by Mayor Jim Torrey at the Eugene Amtrak Station, Amy Feinberg (left) traveled the first leg of the Olympic torch’s procession throughout Eugene. Waving flags and taking pictures, crowds of spectators lined the route braving rain, cold weather, and a forty minute delay to cheer on one of the most visible and prominent symbols of the Olympic Games. After completing its route through Eugene, the torch moved on to Portland.
Lighting the way
Daily Emerald
January 22, 2002
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