The Register Guard (Eugene, OR) back issues from May 2002:
Getting PERS straightened out priority for Saxton.(Politics)
May 01, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the third of a series of interviews with Republican candidates in Oregon's race for governor. Democratic candidates were featured last week. Question: The next governor will enter office with a $500 million shortfall ....
Hynix board spurns Micron bid.(Business)(Merger: The move ends five months of negotiations to form what would have been the world's biggest memory chip maker.)
May 01, 2002 ... Byline: SHERRI BURI McDONALD The Register-Guard The board of the South Korean parent company of Hynix's computer-chip plant in west Eugene unanimously voted Tuesday to reject a takeover of most of its assets by Micron Technology Inc., saying the $3 billion price was too low. ...
Fired Up.(Schools)
May 01, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Gilham Elementary School students line the halls to pay tribute to Eugene firefighter Rich Hill and five of his fellow firefighters during their visit Tuesday. Students in Liz Williams' third-grade class invited firefighters to view a memorial the ...
Oregon House 11: King.(Editorials)(New district a good fit for a moderate)(Editorial)
May 01, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Newly drawn Oregon House District 11 is a geographic oddity - and potentially a political one. It stretches southward from a corner of southeast Eugene, curves around Springfield to pick up a slice of eastern Lane County and then extends northward to ...
Letters in the Editor's Mailbag.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
May 01, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Dwyer earns respect The Register-Guard's attack on Lane County Commissioner Bill Dwyer (editorial, April 24) was as nasty a piece of yellow journalism as you'll find this side of The National Enquirer. And just as credible. ...
A Futurian's opinions.(Editorials)(Damon Knight joined Mailbag debates)(Editorial)
May 01, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Eugene's cultural stew became a bit more bland two weeks ago, when Damon Knight died at the age of 79. Knight was among the nation's leading authors of science fiction, and chronicled the genre's early years in his memoir "The Futurians." As a critic ...
Blame, guilt, stigma barriers to mental health.(Columns)(Column)
May 01, 2002 ... Byline: SUSAN BAN For The Register-Guard ABOUT A YEAR AGO, Ben's family began noticing him bringing home broken toys and small appliances he never seemed to get around to fixing. The 22-year-old Eugene man lost his job at a supermarket because he got into a shouting match with ...
Morning Briefing.(Sports)(Local side)
May 01, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard OREGON, HAWAII SPLIT SOFTBALL DOUBLEHEADER: Oregon came out of a three-run deficit in the second game to secure a split in a nonconference doubleheader against Hawaii on Tuesday at Howe Field. After falling 5-4 in the first game, the Ducks ...
La Pine knocks off No. 1 Marist.(Sports)
May 01, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard LA PINE - Marshal Looney hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning and pitched a scoreless seventh to earn the save as La Pine upset No. 1 Marist 2-1 in a Sky-Em League baseball game Tuesday. Travis Webster started and went six innings for ...
North Eugene's Harris shuts out Sheldon.(Sports)
May 01, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Amy Harris got North Eugene back on track by striking out 18 hitters in a two-hit shutout as the Highlanders beat host Sheldon 2-0 in a Midwestern League softball game Tuesday. Harris also led off the seventh inning with a double and later ...
Adkins wins two events as Bulldogs top Pirates.(Sports)
May 01, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Kari Adkins captured wins in the long jump and 200 to lead North Bend to a 77-68 Midwestern League girls track victory over visiting Marshfield on Tuesday. Leading Bulldogs marks were a 5-0 in the high jump by Jennifer Traylor and a 9-6 in the pole ...
Colts sweep doubles to beat Millers.(Sports)(Boys tennis: Gabe Jackson gets lone singles win for Thurston victory.)
May 01, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Gabe Jackson of Thurston beat Springfield's Julian Mahlert 5-7, 6-1, 6-4 at No. 2 singles and the Colts swept all four doubles matches to beat the Millers 5-3 in a Midwestern League boys tennis match at Thurston on Tuesday. Jeff Lundholm ...
LeMay vaults to NWAACC title.(Sports)(Multi-events: The Lane sophomore posts the fifth-best decathlon score in league history.)
May 01, 2002 ... Byline: CHRIS HANSEN The Register-Guard Last season, Gabe LeMay finished in last place at the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges multi-event championships. On Tuesday he finished fifth - in the record books. The Lane Community College ...
Prep Scoreboard.(Sports)
May 01, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Midwestern League At North Bend SHOT PUT - 1, Jon Baggett, Mar, 51-4. 2, Brian Wuethrich, NB, 49-2 1/2 . 3, Brandon O'Neil, NB, 46-4 1/2 . DISCUS - 1, Matt Cole, NB, 147-9. 2, Wuethrich, NB, 142-8. 3, David Sholter, Mar, 132-8 ....
Power, control the real issues.(Columns)(Column)
May 01, 2002 ... Byline: Karen McCowan / The Register-Guard NANCY GLINES has a double interest in the child sex abuse scandal rocking the U.S. Catholic Church. She's executive director of Eugene's nonprofit Sexual Assault Support Services agency. She's also Catholic. And she's distressed by the ...
She hopes sense of community will grow.(Festivals)
May 01, 2002 ... Byline: Profile by The Register-Guard Name: Karyn Vogt, 42, of Low Pass, about 15 miles west of Junction City on Highway 36 Claim to fame: The Goldson Community Market. It's her baby - she started it last summer as a farmers' market and hopes to build it into a ...
Tree planting festivities to begin five-day run.(Festivals)
May 01, 2002 ... Byline: RANDI BJORNSTAD The Register-Guard OAKRIDGE - The Oakridge-Westfir community's annual Tree Planting Festival gets under way today and runs through Sunday. It offers an array of activities ranging from a talent show, parade and street fair to a car cruise, ...
Regional Roundup.(General News)
May 01, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard COOS BAY Blood donors needed: The American Red Cross will take blood donations Thursday at St. Monica's, 357 S. Sixth St., from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Donors must be 17 or older, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in good health. To ...
Metro Roundup.(General News)
May 01, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard EUGENE Rubicon Society sets speaker: Ed Kemp will be guest speaker at Thursday's meeting of the Rubicon Society of Lane County. Kemp, a candidate for East Lane County Commissioner, will discuss his campaign. The meeting will be ...
Airport parking lot restores some spaces.(Transportation)
May 01, 2002 ... Byline: ED RUSSO The Register-Guard Travelers can now park closer to the passenger terminal at the Eugene Airport because the short-term lot has returned to its larger, previous size. A decision by the federal Transportation Security Administration on Monday restored ...
Students stalk elusive under-20 voter.(Elections)(Springfield: Government class registration drive samples high school senior attitudes toward participatory democracy.)
May 01, 2002 ... Byline: MATT COOPER The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - Michael Reifschneider was 15 at the time of the epic Bush-Gore presidential election in 2000, too young to cast his vote for Bush and a presidency he hoped would eclipse the Clinton years. Reifschneider was ...
Ground observers help professionals monitor weather.(Weather)
May 01, 2002 ... Byline: RANDI BJORNSTAD The Register-Guard "Weather spotting" doesn't usually get as dangerous as it did on June 14, 1903, when a strong thunderstorm, heavy rain and hail combined to create a flash flood that wiped out a third of the town of Heppner and drowned nearly 247 of its ...
Community rallies around fire victims.(Fires)(Disaster: The public can contribute funds to a family burned out of their McKenzie Bridge home.)
May 01, 2002 ... Byline: REBECCA NOLAN The Register-Guard McKENZIE BRIDGE - A family whose house burned to the ground when an electric wall heater malfunctioned over the weekend has taken temporary refuge in a U.S. Forest Service bunkhouse usually occupied by summer wildlands firefighters. ...
Trans-state road initiative delayed.(Elections)(Highway: Only Coos County voters, not all Oregonians, will see the referendum this year.)
May 01, 2002 ... Byline: LARRY BACON The Register-Guard COOS BAY - Oregon State Grange officials - who had hoped a May 21 Coos County advisory vote on a proposed Coos Bay to Ontario expressway would be a warm-up to a statewide vote in November - now say the statewide vote will likely be delayed ...
Gambling not a game, kids told.(Gambling)(Education: Lane County's new Lottery-funded gambling prevention coordinator takes message to schools.)
May 01, 2002 ... Byline: JEFF WRIGHT The Register-Guard Quick! What's the most popular tourist attraction in Oregon? Crater Lake? Mount Hood? Multnomah Falls? How about Spirit Mountain Casino in Grande Ronde? The correct answer surprises several students Tuesday in Amber ...
City/Region Digest.(General News)
May 01, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard LOCAL Motorcyclist critical after hitting deer A motorcyclist suffered critical injuries Tuesday when his bike collided with a deer that stepped onto the road about four miles south of Eugene, the Lane County sheriff's office ...
UO conference to address welfare policy.(Higher Education)
May 01, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Frances Fox Piven, a nationally known scholar and commentator on poverty and welfare reform, will return to the University of Oregon on Friday for a conference on welfare policy. The free public symposium will include the release of an ...
Obituaries.(Vitals)(Obituary)
May 01, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Donald Henderer A celebration of life will be held May 10 for Donald Joseph Henderer of Eugene, who died April 25 of age-related causes. He was 82. Henderer was born May 9, 1919, in Anlauf to William and Mary Galdabini Henderer ....
For the Record.(Vitals)
May 01, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Births SACRED HEART MEDICAL CENTER Eugene April 24, 2002 SCHLOSSER-VIXIE - Kimberly and Kevin Schlosser-Vixie, of Eugene, a daughter. McKENZIE-WILLAMETTE HOSPITAL Springfield April 25, 2002 KRUG-BARRETT - ...
Rental housing market sluggish.(Real Estate & Housing)(Survey: Rents and vacancies generally remain unchanged in Eugene-Springfield.)
May 01, 2002 ... Byline: CHRISTIAN WIHTOL Register-Guard Business Editor Apartment rents in Eugene and Springfield remain largely flat, and the vacancy rate is clocking in at 4.7 percent, largely unchanged from the past several years, says a new rental survey. Apartment managers in ...
La Cocina.(Festivals)(Marcelina Ramirez is making a name for herself at Fiesta Latina)
May 01, 2002 ... Byline: ELAINE BEEBE LAPRIORE The Register-Guard WITH NO OFFENSE to music groups and puppeteers, Fiesta Latina's greatest attraction is the food. This widespread notion led us to the Eugene kitchen of Marcelina Ramirez and the best mole this side of Oaxaca. For the ...
Easy, one-dish steak salad perfect for a weeknight dinner.(Food)(Recipe)
May 01, 2002 ... Byline: The $10 Gourmet by Jim Boyd The Register-Guard JODY HALL, former executive chef and now food and beverage director for the Hilton hotel and conference center in Eugene, offers an entree salad for today's edition of The $10 Gourmet. Grilled Garlic Steak and ...
Book on bread rises to the top.(Food)
May 01, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard "The Bread Baker's Apprentice: Mastering the Art of Extraordinary Bread" by Peter Reinhart was named cookbook of the year at a recent conference of the International Association of Culinary Professionals in San Diego. It was the winner in the ...
Conifers deserve a place in every yard.(Columns)(Column)
May 01, 2002 ... Byline: Gardening by Sarah Robertson For The Register-Guard AN ABUNDANCE of exciting conifer cultivars is currently flooding the retail nursery scene, allowing gardeners to blend their desire for dramatic year-round color and unique texture with relatively easy maintenance. ...
Garden groups schedule sales, demonstrations.(Agriculture)
May 01, 2002 ... Byline: Almanac by The Register-Guard Preparing the soil for planting of dahlias is the program topic for this month's meeting of the Lane County Dahlia Society. The group will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Campbell Senior Center, 155 High St. Visitors are welcome. ...
Happiness is sharing taste treats with others.(Food)(Recipe)
May 01, 2002 ... Byline: Home Cooking by Jim Boy The Register-Guard PAM THOMPSON of Springfield, the ward secretary for the emergency room at McKenzie-Willamette Hospital, is known for bringing food to share with her co-workers. She says she has tapered off this past year, however, probably ...
Council contenders faced legal troubles.(Government)(Records: Four of the 11 were accused of breaking the law.)
May 02, 2002 ... Byline: DIANE DIETZ The Register-Guard Four of 11 candidates for Eugene City Council have had past brushes with the law. A routine public records check found Ward 3 contender Maco Stewart pleaded guilty last year to using a fake I.D.; Ward 6 candidate Kurt Thelen ...
Investing in schools will profit all of us.(Columns)(Column)
May 02, 2002 ... Byline: DANA SIEBERT and JENNY ULUM For The Register-Guard SCHOOLS AREN'T JUST for students and parents. Schools are a community asset. The buildings themselves are focal points for neighborhoods, gathering places for civic groups - they are a reflection of the community. ...
Statue, park may pay honor to Kesey.(Government)(Proposal: Fans of the writer want to rename a downtown plaza and put a bronze figure there.)
May 02, 2002 ... Byline: SUSAN PALMER The Register-Guard Ken Kesey fans have come up with a great notion of their own. They'd like to honor Oregon's most famous literary son by renaming Broadway Plaza as Ken Kesey Square and placing a bronze statue of him there. On at least one ...
Contested races common this season.(Politics)(Elections: No term limits and new recruitment change the character.)
May 02, 2002 ... Byline: DAVID STEVES The Register-Guard SALEM - Democrats and Republicans have spent months recruiting candidates and raising cash for next fall's battle to control the state House and Senate. But first, many of them must duke it out in Democrat-on-Democrat and ...
Legal ills not necessarily political death.(Politics)
May 02, 2002 ... Byline: DIANE DIETZ The Register-Guard Public exposure of legal problems doesn't necessarily hurt a political candidate's chances for election, history shows. In recent years, voters have ignored everything from drunken driving convictions to sexual affairs and ...
Letters in the Editor's Mailbag.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
May 02, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Money provides access I read with concern The Register-Guard's April 25 editorial endorsing Lane County Commissioner Anna Morrison. We, the little people of Fire Road, have a different perception of Morrison. When we were taking ...
State school chief: Castillo.(Editorials)(State senator best choice for nonpartisan job)(Editorial)
May 02, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard There shouldn't be a race for the office of state superintendent of public instruction. The job should be appointive, not elective. But until Oregon voters decide to make that change, the state will continue filling the nonpartisan office by election. ...
Give labor job to Gardner.(Editorials)(In a field of four, the choice is clear)(Editorial)
May 02, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Even though Oregonians' ballots for the May 21 primary election will list four candidates for the position of commissioner of the state Bureau of Labor and Industries, there really isn't a race. It's a stroll to the finish line. The only question is ...
Add late-night noodles to Eugene's downtown menu.(Business)
May 02, 2002 ... Byline: Retail Notebook by The Register-Guard NOODLE HOUSE: Looking to expand beyond his popular Chambers Street restaurant, Ring of Fire owner Joshua Keim has cooked up a new eatery for downtown Eugene. Work on Cafe Lucky Noodle, at Fifth Avenue and Pearl Street, has ...
Business Beat.(Business)
May 02, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard PEOPLE Lara Johnson has been named "of counsel" with the law firm of Johnson Clifton Larson & Corson in Eugene. In the litigation department since 1993, her areas of practice include personal injury, nursing home litigation, motor vehicle ...
Qwest will pay fees to 88 cities.(Business)(Oregon: The agreement is for stringing lines on public property.)
May 02, 2002 ... From Register-Guard and news service reports Ending a long stalemate, Qwest has agreed to pay 88 Oregon cities, including Eugene and Springfield, the $8.4 million it owes them in past-due fees for stringing telecommunications lines on public property. ...
Business Digest.(Business)
May 02, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard CITY/REGION Trail Blazer official will speak today Erin Hubert, executive vice president of the Portland Trail Blazers, will speak at today's meeting of the Southwest Oregon chapter of the ...
Rally highlights newspaper fight.(Working)(Labor: Register-Guard workers and their supporters press the company's owners for a contract.)
May 02, 2002 ... Byline: CHRISTIAN WIHTOL Register-Guard Business Editor Marking the end of their third year without a labor contract, workers at The Register-Guard joined with local politicians, union leaders and community activists Wednesday afternoon to stage a rally in front of the ...
Business Giving.(Business)
May 02, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard CORRECTION (ran 5/8/02): The Veneta-based Sharing Among Neighbors Toy Appeal has received donations of $1,000 from the Eugene Active 20/30 Club, $2,400 from the Free Souls Motorcycle Organization, and $500 from the Aid Association for Lutherans. The ...
Bankruptcies.(Business)
May 02, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard The following Lane County-area individuals or businesses recently filed business-related bankruptcies in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Eugene: Charles and Sue Landers, 5330 Knoll Way, Florence, doing business as Coast Blinds & Shades, filed ...
Dawn's dad keeps driving.(Columns)(Column)
May 02, 2002 ... Byline: Bob Welch / The Register-Guard HE'LL GET IN the car today and drive from Portland to Eugene like he's done every year at this time since 1984, two years after he lost her. A small group will be gathered at the Eugene Water & Electric Board's Training Center - ...
Regional Roundup.(General News)
May 02, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard COOS BAY Grange open house set: The Greenacres Grange on Highway 42 southeast of Coos Bay will hold an open house Friday at 6:30 p.m. with entertainment and refreshments. FRIDAY State Department of Environmental ...
Airport debt plan will give tax relief.(Government)(Finance: Councilors ask the city to pay off construction debt.)
May 02, 2002 ... Byline: ED RUSSO The Register-Guard Eugene city councilors asked the city-owned airport Wednesday night to tighten its financial belt to give property owners a slight tax break. By a 6-1 vote, councilors directed the airport to pay off construction debt with revenues ...
Panel weighs north-end policing.(Government)(Law enforcement: The Public Safety Coordinating Council looks at ways to address the area's city-county status.)
May 02, 2002 ... Byline: BILL BISHOP The Register-Guard Driving north over the Chambers Street Connector onto River Road, motorists see what looks like just another piece of Eugene. But city police and sheriff's deputies see a patchwork of city parcels and county lots - their separate ...
DA seeks more trials, fewer plea bargains.(Government)(Directive: The office wants more training for its prosecutors.)
May 02, 2002 ... Byline: BILL BISHOP The Register-Guard Lane County's prosecutors will take twice as many suspects to trial and make fewer plea bargains under a directive issued Wednesday by District Attorney Doug Harcleroad. Local prosecutors now go to trial in 1.8 percent of the ...
Critic calls on public to reclaim broadcasts.(Radio)(Media: `Alternative Radio' host says business has co-opted PBS, NPR.)
May 02, 2002 ... Byline: JEFF WRIGHT The Register-Guard One corporation sponsors a show on commercial TV, while another corporation underwrites a show on public TV. The difference? Not much, says David Barsamian, founder and host of the "Alternative Radio" news program. ` ...
City/Region Digest.(General News)
May 02, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard LOCAL Towing company under investigation The owner of a local towing company was cited for alleged theft by extortion and violation of several Eugene city ordinances Wednesday after a three-week investigation into his business ...
Pisgah posies.(Arts & Literature)
May 02, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard MAY BLOOMS come to life in the Mount Pisgah Arboretum as wildflowers such as columbine and camas open their ...
Obituaries.(Vitals)(Obituary)
May 02, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard A. Edna Colby The funeral will be held today, May 2, for A. Edna Colby, who died April 29 of age-related causes. She was 82. Colby was born July 11, 1919, in Sherman, Texas, to Mary and Albert Guthrie Whitten. She attended ...
Springtime smiles.(Features)
May 02, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard While her mother, Bethany Gray, studies in Alton Baker Park on Wednesday for her pre-nursing classes at Lane Community College, Morgan Hoerauf, 10 months, is happy just being, well ... happy. This afternoon is expected to be nice enough for more ...
Metro Roundup.(General News)
May 02, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard EUGENE Benefit basketball game: A basketball game to benefit the Lane County Chapter of the American Red Cross will be held May 11 in the gym at Lane Community College, 4000 E. 30th Ave. The 4 p.m. event will feature the Les ...
Lakeside vote may not set tax.(Elections)(Election: Even if voters approve a property tax, state law may stop it from taking effect.)
May 02, 2002 ... Byline: LARRY BACON The Register-Guard LAKESIDE - A ballot measure seeking a permanent property tax rate of $1.50 per $1,000 of assessed value will be before city voters in the May 21 primary election. However, whether the tax rate could be implemented if approved ...
Tax drop boxes open Friday.(Government)
May 02, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Lane County's "drive by" drop boxes will be open for business starting Friday for property owners paying their taxes in three installments this year. Tax payments can be deposited in the secure boxes at 10 locations around the county ...
Suspect pleads not guilty.(Crime)
May 02, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Rickey Nelson Boles, the 43-year-old Lowell man arrested last month for allegedly enticing young girls to pose for sexually explicit photographs, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to 37 charges. In a brief appearance at the Lane County Jail, ...