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EDITOR’S NOTE: In Case You Missed It is a digest of recent Register-Guard articles of interest to Springfield readers. Royal Caribbean International’s customer contact center in Springfield plans to hire 200 people by the end of the year, bringing its head count up to about 800, company officials said Tuesday.

Students from Springfield School District’s Community Transition Program took a field trip back in time last week — and they weren’t prepared for what they found.

HEAD I believe that this whole lengthy “discussion” about Syria is in truth a diversion tactic by President Obama to draw attention away from reporting criticisms of his Obamacare plan. I think that’s the basic reason for dragging it out. How much have we heard about Obamacare lately?

Roberts completes Air Force training Air Force Airman Jacob Roberts has graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in San Antonio. Roberts is the son of Trina Halpain and grandson of Eugene Halpain, both of Springfield. He is a 2012 graduate of Springfield High School.

Events scheduled by Willamalane Park and Recreation District for the week of Sept. 20-26. Monday, Sept. 23 Delicious Tour de France — Ages 18 and up. Catch a feel and taste for the four main distinctions that are known as France’s major culinary areas.

Justice Center to hold open house Saturday The Springfield Justice Center Open House will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. The center is located at 230 Fourth St. The event will feature refreshments, department tours and police canine demonstrations.

Information comes from Springfield Police call logs. The status of incidents may change after further investigation. Locations are approximate. People arrested or suspected in crimes are considered innocent until proven otherwise. Incidents FRIDAY, Sept. 6 Theft: 5:09 p.m., 400 block 28th Street.

It will be a busy Friday night locally as both Springfield and Thurston play home football games against league opponents. The Millers (2-1, 1-0 Midwestern League) are coming off back-to-back blowout victories and will take on an Eagle Point squad (1-2, 0-1) that lost to Churchill last week.

While Thurston’s run to the girls soccer state championship in 2012 put the Colts on the map, the Thurston boys are still trying to shape their own identity after years of inconsistency.

It keeps getting bigger and better! Willamalane’s annual PetFest is Saturday with more activities and more vendors than ever before. After being part of Springfield SummerFair for several years, PetFest moves out on its own because the free event for pets and their owners keeps growing.