The Register Guard (Eugene, OR) back issues from October 2002:
`Walking school bus' makes sense.(Columns)(Column)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Byline: CRAIG FILIP For The Register-Guard I STARTED WALKING my child to and from Hillside Alternative School three years ago, initially as a way to make her more alert in class in the mornings. This year, three times a week we walk to school together with two other ...
Expand denturists' role.(Editorials)(Measure 24 cuts cost of partial dentures)(Editorial)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard One question about Ballot Measure 24 crowds to the front of the queue: Why are we voting on this? Measure 24 would allow denturists to provide partial dentures. Oregon law currently limits denturists to providing full upper or lower sets of ...
Sizemore's big fade.(Editorials)(Anti-tax crusader did lasting damage to Oregon)(Editorial)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard It may be premature to say that Bill Sizemore's political life has come to an end, but it's not too early to say that it's on life support and fading fast. Sizemore, the head of Oregon Taxpayers United and a one-time Republican ...
County voters face six money measures.(Elections)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Byline: RANDI BJORNSTAD The Register-Guard Like voters in many other parts of the state, Lane County voters will have their work cut out for them Nov. 5 keeping track of the candidates and issues appearing on the general election ballot. Among the local measures will ...
Police get help from UO to identify rioters.(Higher Education)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Byline: GREG BOLT The Register-Guard University of Oregon officials are helping police identify students who took part in a weekend riot off campus and say any who are guilty should pay the full price. "We anticipate more arrests, and we believe some of those will be ...
Riot patrol tops police to-do list.(Crime)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Byline: REBECCA NOLAN The Register-Guard Eugene police will saturate neighborhoods surrounding the University of Oregon in coming weeks to prevent another street riot like the one that broke out Friday night west of campus. Officers working on the "focused patrols" ...
Governor hopefuls top $1 million.(Politics)(Funds: Kulongoski's war chest is still full, but Mannix faces a deficit.)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Byline: DAVID STEVES The Register-Guard SALEM - Both major party candidates for governor on Monday reported raising more than $1 million - but with five weeks to go in the race, Democrat Ted Kulongoski has hundreds of thousands more in the bank to pay for a flurry of TV and ...
Former UO coach Casanova dies at 97.(Sports)(Death: A highlight of his 16 seasons of Ducks football was the 1958 Rose Bowl.)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Byline: CHRIS METTEER The Register-Guard Len Casanova, the longtime head football coach and athletic director at the University of Oregon who is widely regarded as the most beloved sports figure in the state, died Monday night at a Eugene retirement center. He was 97. ...
Letters in the Editor's Mailbag.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Kids need alternative We have two grandsons at Pioneer Youth Corps Military Academy. One attends for the discipline, the other for the academics. The older one needs the structure of the military setting. He is becoming a leader ...
Hawkins, Farr top fund-raisers among local hopefuls.(Politics)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Byline: DAVID STEVES The Register-Guard In a local race targeted by both major parties in their battle for control of the House, northwest Eugene candidates reported raising a combined $176,000. Eugene Democrat Araminta Hawkins reported contributions of $84,572 - ...
RIOT ARRESTS.(Crime)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Eugene police arrested a total of 35 people immediately following Friday night's riot in the West University neighborhood. Police say 27 of those arrested are University of Oregon students. UO administrators say the number is closer to 15. ...
'Choice' awards honor local buildings, landscape.(Real Estate & Housing)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Byline: Development Report by The Register-Guard COURTING FAVOR: The Heritage Courtyard, a new development of shops and restaurants at Oakway Center on Coburg Road, got a big thumbs up in the recent People's Choice Awards. The courtyard features a large, landscaped ...
Business Beat.(Business)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard PEOPLE The following physicians have joined the medical staff at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Eugene: Dr. Sarah Coleman is a specialist with Eugene Emergency Physicians in practice at Sacred Heart's emergency department. She completed her ...
Umpqua adds preferred stock for bank deal.(Business)(Acquisition: The first-ever preferred issue is part of its plan to buy Centennial Bank.)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Byline: ED RUSSO The Register-Guard CORRECTION (ran 10/02/02): Centennial Bank was founded in Springfield. An article in Tuesday's business section listed an incorrect city of origin. PORTLAND - The parent company of Umpqua Bank will sell preferred stock for the ...
Hunters have their say, too.(Columns)(Column)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Byline: Bob Welch / The Register-Guard AFTER THE response to my column Thursday when I wrote that I didn't "get" hunting, I feel like the Hershey, Pa., columnist who wrote about not liking chocolate. Though positive e-mails and phone calls outnumbered negative ones ...
Jail measure comes back for another try.(Elections)(Bonds: The $10.7 million would be used to replace the intake center.)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Byline: BILL BISHOP The Register-Guard Many Lane County voters will recognize Ballot Measure 20-59 the way they would a neighbor's cat begging at the back door. For the fourth time in as many years, county officials are seeking additional money to replace the ...
Regional Roundup.(General News)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard BANDON Library gets grant: The Paul G. Allen Charitable Foundation of Seattle has given a $75,000 grant for the new Bandon Public Library. The Bandon Library Development Foundation is preparing a construction bid package for ...
Dedication opens school to entire world.(Schools)(Kalapuya Indians smudge, drum, sing to celebrate new Bethel school)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Byline: SUSAN PALMER The Register-Guard The unpacking, the furniture arranging and last-minute painting stopped briefly Monday at Kalapuya High School for something just as important - drumming, singing and smudging. Kalapuya Indians offered a dedication ceremony for ...
City/Region Digest.(General News)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard LOCAL Storm has its day, now beware of fog Drivers in some sections of Lane County may have to deal with patchy fog as they head out the door this morning, a National Weather Service spokesman in Portland said Monday night. ...
Obituaries.(Vitals)(Obituary)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Ilda Jackson SPRINGFIELD - The graveside service will be Oct. 3 for Ilda "June" Jackson of Springfield, who died Sept. 28 of age-related causes. She was 97. Jackson was born Jan. 1, 1905, in Hamburg, Iowa, to Bruce and Pearl ...
Senate hopefuls poles apart on state economic strategies.(Elections)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Byline: JOE MOSLEY The Register-Guard Democrat Vicki Walker and Republican Mike Cary are polar opposites on most issues in their campaign for Senate District 7. But it's a rare shared plank on their political platforms that may offer the best contrast in the candidates' ...
Revered singer/songwriter dies at 62.(Entertainment)(Prolific: Mickey Newbury's songs were recorded 522 times by artists worldwide.)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Byline: FRED CRAFTS The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - Mickey Newbury, one of America's most influential and prolific singer-songwriters, was hailed Monday by his longtime friend, singer-songwriter-actor Kris Kristofferson, as "one of the all-time great songwriters." ...
Metro Roundup.(General News)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard EUGENE Cicero Society to meet: John Nettleton will be guest speaker Thursday at the meeting of the Cicero Society. Nettleton, who recently returned from Israel, will discuss his impressions of the country. The meeting ...
Coos Bay residents to vote Dec. 3 on public safety operating levy.(Elections)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard COOS BAY - The City Council has scheduled a special Dec. 3 election on a proposed five-year public safety operating levy it says is needed to prevent the loss of nine public safety jobs. If voters approve the levy, the city would levy up to ...
Churchyard football.(General News)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Justin Burt, 14, and James Moore, 10, wearing the number of former University of Oregon football quarterback Joey Harrington, play football recently on the large lawn of the Mapleton Evangelical Church. The boys live nearby. The original church was ...
For the Record.(Vitals)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Births SACRED HEART MEDICAL CENTER Eugene Sept. 24, 2002 DAMIAN-PACHECO - Blanca Damian and Gabriel Pacheco, of Eugene, a daughter. Sept. 25, 2002 CAROTHERS - Holly and David Carothers, of Eugene, a son. ...
State Senate District 7.(Elections)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard VICKI WALKER (D) Age: 46 Family: Husband Steve, two children Civic experience: Secretary- treasurer, Cal Young Neighborhood Association, 1990-92; chairwoman, Lane County Democratic Central Committee, 1992-94; state ...
Symphonia sets stage for successful season of sounds.(Reviews)(Review)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Byline: Concert review by Peter Bergquist For The Register-Guard THE AMERICAN Symphonia, directed by James Paul, gave its first concert of the season Sunday afternoon at the Hult Center. The orchestra has performed as part of the Oregon Festival of American Music for ...
For now, Koetter's Sun Devils on fire.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Byline: Pac-10 Notes by Bob Clark The Register-Guard AND FOR THE LATEST FLAVOR OF THE WEEK among former Oregon offensive coordinators turned head coaches in the Pac-10, we bring you Dirk Koetter of Arizona State. His Sun Devils are on a four-game winning streak and ...
Unbeaten Ducks ready to get real.(Sports)(UO football: Oregon braces for conference race, starting with a trip to Tucson.)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Byline: BOB CLARK The Register-Guard It's like a new season is about to begin for Oregon. Actually, it is, with the Pac-10 opener for the eighth-ranked Ducks on Saturday night at Arizona. `Not that the other games didn't count, but these are for all the ...
Alaskan big man chooses Oregon.(Sports)(Basketball: 7-footer Ray Schafer is third high school senior to commit.)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Byline: BOB CLARK The Register-Guard Ray Schafer, who grew up to 7-feet and into being a major college recruit who lured college coaches to make the long trip to his home in Wasilla, Alaska, said Monday he plans to attend the University of Oregon. `There are a lot of ...
Offensive line gets second major loss.(Sports)(OSU Football Notes: Beavers lose Lee Davis to knee injury, the second casualty at left tackle.)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Byline: BOB RODMAN The Register-Guard CORVALLIS - It took the Beavers a good portion of last football season to get the offensive line in line. This season, things were looking up. Through the first four of Oregon State's games, the offensive line was blocking and ...
Oregon Update.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard ADDED DUCKS: Wide receiver Kellen Taylor and defensive end Quinn Dorsey joined the Ducks on Monday, though both are expected to redshirt this season. Taylor is a transfer from City College of San Francisco. His arrival was delayed until he ...
Scoreboard.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard TELEVISION UEFA SOCCER FC Bayern Munich vs. Milan AC, ESPN2 ...11:30 a.m. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYOFFS Minnesota at Oakland, ABC Family ...1 p.m. Anaheim at New York Yankees, Fox ...5 p.m. ...
Early forfeits shouldn't spike Gresham's season.(Columns)(Column)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Byline: Commentary by Steve Mims The Register-Guard HERE'S A LOOK AT SOME prep happenings from around the state: Reigning state volleyball champion Gresham was forced to forfeit three wins because it used an ineligible player. The losses will probably cost ...
Prep Notebook.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard ALUMNI WATCH: North Eugene's Dreason Barry, a sophomore at UC Irvine, scored four goals to lead the second-ranked Anteaters to a 9-7 win over No. 7 Pepperdine in a nonconference water polo match Thursday. The 6-foot-9 Barry is second on the team in ...
Memorial set for tonight for former UO player.(Sports)(Regional Roundup: Todd Brooks dies at 25 of diabetes-related causes.)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard A memorial service will be held for former Oregon football player Todd Brooks at 7 tonight at Jubilee World Outreach, 1171 Fairfield Ave., in Eugene. Brooks died Wednesday in Portland of complications related to diabetes. He was 25. ...
Sheldon keeps share of lead with shutout win.(Sports)(Girls soccer: Provo's goal is the only score against Highlanders as Irish keep pace with South.)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Sheldon remained in a tie for first place with South Eugene in the Midwestern League girls soccer race after a 1-0 victory over the visiting North Eugene Highlanders on Monday. Sophomore Kelsey Provo scored the match's lone goal for Sheldon ...
Monroe eyes return trip to the top.(Sports)(Trico football: Dragons face tough competition from Oakridge, Harrisburg and Jefferson.)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Byline: ROB MOSELEY The Register-Guard The Monroe football team is halfway to avenging its two losses of last year and reclaiming its spot atop the Trico League. A year after losing to league champion Oakridge and Harrisburg on their way to a third-place finish, the ...
Out of the woods.(Sports)(Alsea football coach Laric Cook is back on the sidelines after surviving life-threatening accident)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Byline: CURTIS ANDERSON The Register-Guard ALSEA - Laric Cook is an inspiration. The 35-year-old football coach at Alsea High School never intended to be such a profound influence on the lives of others, but his strength, courage and will to live are impossible to ...
Sailors' first year with small schools could be big.(Sports)(Class 1A football: After five years without a league connection, Mapleton succeeds in the Skyline.)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Byline: STEVE MIMS The Register-Guard CORRECTION (10/3/02): Eighth-ranked and undefeated Mapleton (4-0) will play host to sixth-ranked and unbeaten McKenzie (4-0) on Friday in a Class 1A Skyline League prep football game at 7 p.m. A story in Tuesday's sports section had the ...
The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore., Business Beat Column.
Oct 01, 2002
Parent of Junction City, Ore.-Based Country Coach Shuffles Management.
Oct 01, 2002
The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore., Development Report Column.
Oct 01, 2002
Talk This Week Will Detail 'Good Jobs', 'Smart Growth' Ideas.
Oct 01, 2002
Umpqua adds preferred stock for bank deal.
Oct 01, 2002
Cottage Grove residents deserve silence.(Columns)(Column)
Oct 02, 2002 ... Byline: ROBERT EMMONS For The Register-Guard NO ONE CAN FAULT The Register-Guard if Cottage Grove Speedway hits the wall on Thursday. The newspaper has done its best to keep the engines running, fueled on Sept. 1 with a color-photographed promotional article by Mark Baker. ...
UO gets jump on reducing sports subsidy.(Higher Education)(Revenue: The athletic department will become self-sufficient two years ahead of schedule.)
Oct 02, 2002 ... Byline: GREG BOLT The Register-Guard The expansion of Autzen Stadium is paying early dividends for the University of Oregon, bringing in enough money for the athletic department to become self-sufficient two years early. It makes the UO one of only a handful of ...
Suspect stays silent in court.(Courts)(Longo: Defense attorneys question the legality of their client's return from Mexico.)
Oct 02, 2002 ... Byline: LARRY BACON The Register-Guard NEWPORT - Christian Longo, accused of murdering his wife and three small children last December on the Oregon Coast, made his first appearance in court Tuesday at a hearing that was dominated by debate over whether he was illegally returned ...
Letters in the Editor's Mailbag.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
Oct 02, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Measure is inflationary Ballot Measure 25 proposes to increase the minimum wage from $6.50 to $6.90 (6.15 percent) beginning in January. This increase would, in effect, decrease the income of all tipped workers. I own a ...
Len Casanova.(Editorials)(Beloved former coach symbolized Oregon athletics)(Editorial)
Oct 02, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard The University of Oregon has more than its share of sports icons, including such legendary figures as Bill Bowerman and Steve Prefontaine. But none is more prominent or revered in this state than Len Casanova. Until his death on Monday at ...
A political barometer.(Editorials)(Donations show which measures scare whom)(Editorial)
Oct 02, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard In July, Bill Lunch, an Oregon State University political scientist who monitors Oregon campaigns, predicted that Measure 23 would be the subject of the most expensive ballot measure campaign in state history. Insurance companies and other opponents ...
Cas a divine gift to Oregon.(Columns)(Column)
Oct 02, 2002 ... Byline: Ron Bellamy / The Register-Guard SO YOU PICTURE this scene in heaven, St. Peter bustling into God's office, the Heavenly Father frowning over the latest reports of mindless cruelty on the erratic little planet He created out of love. "Uh, Sir ... " St. Peter ...
Remembering a legend.(Sports)(Foundation: Former and current players, administrators recall man who built program.)
Oct 02, 2002 ... Byline: BOB CLARK The Register-Guard He was remembered as a coach, the position that brought Len Casanova to Oregon. `A great motivator,' said Larry Hill, an Oregon player in the early '60s. `He was a guy you wanted to win for every time you went out there.' ...
Ducks stay in Oregon for latest prep recruit.(Sports)(Women: A 6-6 center from Wilson High School gives verbal commitment.)
Oct 02, 2002 ... Byline: BOB RODMAN The Register-Guard The Oregon women's basketball program appears to have secured its first in-state athlete with star potential in five years. Jessie Shetters, a 6-foot-6 senior center for Wilson High School in Portland, told The Register-Guard on ...
Injured lineman Davis may return for OSU.(Sports)(Regional Roundup: A knee injury suffered by Lee Davis last week won't require immediate surgery.)
Oct 02, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Lee Davis, the 6-foot-4, 303-pound senior offensive left tackle who sustained a knee injury in Oregon State's 22-0 loss at Southern California on Saturday, may not be sidelined for the season, OSU coach Dennis Erickson said Tuesday. A ...
Millers top Axemen in battle for second.(Sports)
Oct 02, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Springfield took over sole possession of second place in the Midwestern League volleyball standings with a 25-19, 25-22, 25-17 victory against visiting South Eugene on Tuesday. Kelly Rosin had 19 kills, four blocks and four aces for the ...
Dow blanks Willamette as Leonard scores three.(Sports)
Oct 02, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Nick Leonard scored three goals for South Eugene as the third-ranked Axemen defeated host Willamette 5-0 in Midwestern League boys soccer play Tuesday. Leonard, Ryan White and Tom Weibe all scored in the first half, and Leonard added two ...
Five players tally goals as Bulldogs shut out Coquille.(Sports)(Girls soccer: Amy Ramos and Ruthie Ford score twice to lead North Bend past Red Devils.)
Oct 02, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Amy Ramos and Ruthie Ford scored twice as North Bend beat visiting Coquille 7-0 in District 3 girls soccer Tuesday. Heidi Johnson, Nicole Delimont and Suman Prasad all added a goal each for the Bulldogs. Krissy Meier and Amy ...
Former Oregon recruit picks Ducks after all.(Sports)(UO Football Notes: Chris Vincent has left LSU and will play tailback for Oregon.)
Oct 02, 2002 ... Byline: BOB CLARK The Register-Guard He's not sure of the name of the apartment complex he lives in near Autzen Stadium and doesn't attend his first class until today, but Chris Vincent was practicing with the Oregon football team Tuesday, and generally liking the feel of being ...
Prep Scoreboard.(Sports)
Oct 02, 2002 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Class 4A MIDWESTERN W L Sheldon ... 7 0 Springfield ... 6 2 South Eugene ... 5 2 Thurston ... 5 2 W L Marshfield ... 3 4 North Eugene ... 3 4 ...
Bond approval would shore up parks.(Elections)(Measure 20-62: County parks would get a $20.7 million infusion.)
Oct 02, 2002 ... Byline: SCOTT MABEN The Register-Guard From campgrounds to playgrounds, a new marina to a horse arena, there's something for just about everyone in Lane County's $20.7 million parks bond measure on the Nov. 5 general election ballot. Hikers, picnickers, soccer ...
Farmer, bike trailer builder vying for District 7.(Elections)
Oct 02, 2002 ... Byline: MARK BAKER The Register-Guard One of them is a farmer. The other one builds bicycle trailers. Jeff Kruse and Donald Nordin are as different as an elephant and a donkey, but they have one thing in common: House District 7, created last year when Secretary of ...
Credit union thief receives probation.(Crime)(Sentence: The ex-CEO also must perform community service.)
Oct 02, 2002 ... Byline: BILL BISHOP The Register-Guard The former CEO for the Eugene Water & Electric Board Employees Federal Credit Union was sentenced to two years of probation Tuesday for stealing $39,000 from the organization over 11 months beginning in August 2000. Jeffrey Lynn ...
Supporters of schools measure raise cash.(Elections)(Contributions: Springfield's police and fire funding campaigns also report donation sources.)
Oct 02, 2002 ... Byline: MATT COOPER The Register-Guard Supporters of Eugene's "Yes for Schools" November ballot measure give a big "yes" to the money they've raised so far. "Yes for Schools" reported more than $6,600 in contributions in the first round of campaign contribution and ...