The Register Guard (Eugene, OR) back issues from July 2003:
Former Colt headlines LCC signees.(Sports)(Ashley Sequeira and three others will join the Lane women's basketball team in the fall)
Jul 01, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Lane Community College women's basketball coach Greg Sheley announced his 2003-04 recruiting class on Monday, with former Thurston High School standout Ashley Sequeira leading a group of four players. Sequeira was a first-team all-Midwestern ...
Courts to resume normal operations after 4 lean months.(Government)
Jul 01, 2003 ... Byline: Bill Bishop The Register-Guard The potential unprecedented constitutional battle over legislative funding for court operations draws to a bloodless close today in Oregon, with courts reopening for five-day workweeks, low-income defendants getting defense lawyers ...
Milder weather assists fire crews south of Mapleton.(Fires)
Jul 01, 2003 ... Byline: Bill Bishop The Register-Guard Light rain, lower temperatures and lighter winds on Monday gave fire crews a big break at the 650-acre Sulphur Fire burning on private land five miles southeast of Mapleton. In the meantime, four members of a Eugene-based Skookum ...
Lengthy fire season expected.(Fires)
Jul 01, 2003 ... Byline: Rebecca Nolan The Register-Guard A low winter snowpack and an unusually hot, dry June jump-started Oregon's fire season this year, and with nearly 17,000 acres already burning statewide, forecasters are expecting much of the same in coming months. "I think ...
Letters in the Editor's Mailbag.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
Jul 01, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard A game for the Fourth Here is a little theater game anyone can play. This Fourth of July, as you hear the bangs and booms, imagine you are a U.S. soldier or an Iraqi citizen in Bagdad. Imagine the bangs are real ...
One of a kind.(Editorials)(Katharine Hepburn's death ends an era)(Editorial)
Jul 01, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Through a 60-plus-year stage, film and television career, Katharine Hepburn defined the term "sophisticated woman" and put her unique stamp on a wide variety of memorable roles. Hepburn, who died Sunday at age 96, was one of the last links ...
It's a beginning.(Editorials)(Palestinians, Israelis strike agreement)(Editorial)
Jul 01, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Any news that's positive out of the three-year bloody standoff between Israel and the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza is worth cheering. And so we applaud the news that an agreement has been reached between the two sides that calls for Israel to ...
Coburg connection ends.(Editorials)(New laws bar city from receiving I-5 fines)(Editorial)
Jul 01, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard To state the obvious, motorists routinely exceed the posted speed limit on Interstate 5. The city of Coburg's lone traffic enforcement officer is perfectly within his rights and the law to patrol the freeway that abuts the city and issue tickets to ...
HJR 53 would fix faulty 'double majority' rule.(Columns)(Column)
Jul 01, 2003 ... Byline: Dave Hunt and Pat Farr For Register-Guard Oregon's "double majority" election requirement is broken and we should fix it. In 1996, voters passed Ballot Measure 47, which included a hidden provision creating a "double majority" voter turnout requirement for ...
Rookie notes perfect pitch, fine teamwork.(Columns)(Column)
Jul 01, 2003 ... Byline: Bob Welch / The Register-Guard At the start of Sunday's Oregon Bach Festival concert, the Brandenburg Concertos, a gentleman on the Silva Concert Hall stage informed us that Concerto No. 6 in B-Flat Major would not be performed. A viola soloist had cut her ...
Echo Hollow Pool closes temporarily due to pump breakdown.(Recreation)
Jul 01, 2003 ... Byline: Susan Palmer The Register-Guard Talk about bad luck. Youngsters scheduled for swim lessons to begin Monday at Echo Hollow Pool showed up only to learn that the pool had shut down. Blame it on a faulty circulation pump, said Robert Mervine, Echo Hollow ...
Accident at rail yard spills toxic chemical.(Accidents)(Phenol from a tank car splashes one worker and sickens two others)
Jul 01, 2003 ... Byline: Susan Palmer The Register-Guard A hazardous materials team responded to a chemical spill in the west Eugene rail yard on Monday that injured three railroad employees. The incident occurred at 12:50 p.m. in the rail yard when liquid phenol splashed out of a ...
Springfield council kills road fees.(Government)(Members gamble that the Lane County commissioners will make up for the transportation funding shortfall)
Jul 01, 2003 ... Byline: Matt Cooper The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - The City Council bet big Monday on the Lane County commissioners, unanimously repealing unpopular new road fees in hopes that the county will follow through with more money later. Early signs suggest, in fact, that ...
Lawmakers urged to keep Eugene-Portland trains running.(Legislature)($9.3 million is needed to retain the twice-a-day Amtrak service)
Jul 01, 2003 ... Byline: David Steves The Register-Guard SALEM - A decade after she helped bring expanded passenger rail service from Eugene to Portland, former Mayor Ruth Bascom was proud to sit back and watch her successor and other mayors come together Monday to urge lawmakers to keep the ...
Groups plan festivities to honor street renaming.(Minorities)(One idea is to bring Martin Luther King Jr.'s daughter in as the keynote speaker)
Jul 01, 2003 ... Byline: Ben Fuchs The Register-Guard Members of the Eugene Human Rights Commission and other local groups met Monday to begin planning a celebration to mark the recent decision to rename Centennial Boulevard after Martin Luther King Jr. One idea that had major support ...
Calendar.(Vitals)
Jul 01, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Cottage Grove WEDNESDAY South Lane County Fire & Rescue - 7 p.m., fire station, 233 E. Harrison Ave. Executive (nonpublic) session. 942-4493. Eugene TODAY Human Rights Commission - 4:30 p.m., ...
FOR THE RECORD.(Vitals)
Jul 01, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Births SACRED HEART MEDICAL CENTER EUGENE June 22, 2003 Bluhm - Tera and Jesse Bluhm, of Eugene, a daughter. Garcia-Diaz - Maria Diaz Ramirez and Jose Garcia Gonzalez, of Springfield, a ...
Algae bloom closes lake to swimming.(Holidays)(The culprit behind the toxic algae is a fish unintentionally introduced into Diamond Lake)
Jul 01, 2003 ... Byline: Jeff Wright The Register-Guard ROSEBURG - Just in time for the Fourth of July weekend, officials have closed popular Diamond Lake to swimming, wading and waterskiing. The reason is an unusually dense algae bloom that, under certain conditions, can produce ...
Briefly.(Vitals)
Jul 01, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Roads closed near Shotgun Creek for culvert work MARCOLA - The Bureau of Land Management has closed a number of roads in the Shotgun Creek area until mid-October so that new culverts can be installed. The closed roads include: ...
Senator rules out bid for Lane board vacancy.(Politics)(Tony Corcoran says he plans to remain in the Legislature and continue working on budget issues)
Jul 01, 2003 ... Byline: Randi Bjornstad The Register-Guard Ending weeks of speculation among county government watchers, state Sen. Tony Corcoran says he won't be a candidate to succeed Commissioner Tom Lininger, who will leave the board in mid-August. The Cottage Grove Democrat said ...
Growing Season.(Agriculture)
Jul 01, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Onion stems seem to be reaching for the sky along Highway 99 East north of Junction City. The plants, which are going to seed, are being grown at Forbes Seed & ...
Three Eugene schools awarded grants for after-school programs.(Schools)(River Road/El Camino del Rio, Ida Patterson and Howard will benefit)
Jul 01, 2003 ... Byline: Anne Williams The Register-Guard Three Eugene elementary schools will receive a $285,118 federal grant for after-school programs, the Oregon Department of Education announced Monday. River Road/El Camino del Rio, Ida Patterson and Howard elementary schools ...
Briefly.(General News)(Region)
Jul 01, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard REGION Two boaters treated for mild hypothermia Two people were treated for mild symptoms of hypothermia Monday night when they became separated from their boat on Dorena Lake. A deputy from the Lane County ...
OBITUARIES.(Vitals)(Obituary)
Jul 01, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Helen Allen JUNCTION CITY - A memorial service will be held July 2 for Helen M. Allen of Junction City, who died June 26 of age-related causes. She was 87. She was born Oct. 15, 1915, in Junction City to Nels and Mary Nelson ....
USING HIS SAFETY VALVE.(Sports)(Former football player Jared Wells enjoys success in his secondary sport)
Jul 01, 2003 ... Byline: Steve Mims The Register-Guard Jared Wells was an all-state safety in football and considered baseball a secondary sport when he arrived at East Texas Baptist University. When football coaches saw the arm on the freshman from West Columbia (Texas) High School, ...
Yakima edges Eugene, 2-1.(Sports)(The Emeralds fall into a tie for first place in the West Division)
Jul 01, 2003 ... Byline: Roger Underwood Yakima Herald-Republic YAKIMA, Wash. - Longball, smallball. Blowouts, shutouts. It matters not to the Yakima Bears, it seems, what the opposition or the occasion presents these days. A night after bludgeoning Eugene into submission ...
Developer plans west Eugene industrial park.(Business)
Jul 01, 2003 ... Byline: DEVELOPMENT REPORT By Joe Harwood The Register-Guard Developer Ross Murry plans to start construction in late July on a 17-acre industrial park sandwiched between Belt Line Road and Danebo Avenue in west Eugene. Murry said he plans to carve eight lots out of ...
Briefly.(Business)(Metro)
Jul 01, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard METRO Obie Media Corp. wins contract to sell ads on Pittsburgh transit Obie Media Corp., a Eugene-based outdoor advertising firm, has received a contract to sell advertising on Pittsburgh's public transit system. The ...
BUSINESS BEAT.(Business)
Jul 01, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard People Eileen Traylor and Laura Winkleblack of Out of the Box Marketing have joined Media TeamWorks, a Eugene collaborative of specialists in print, Web, video and Internet businesses. They will serve as the group's Internet marketing ...
State, trade group split on managing no-call system.(Government)(Oregon could offer the service for free by joining with the federal government)
Jul 02, 2003 ... Byline: Jeff Wright The Register-Guard The Oregon Telecommunications Association wants you to know that if you're sick and tired of telemarketers interrupting your dinner, you should sign up for the state's no-call list as well as the federal government's no-call list. ...
Plane landing on Highway 99 sparks debate about safety.(Special Events)(A state official says the crowd was allowed to stand too close to the road)
Jul 02, 2003 ... Byline: Mark Baker The Register-Guard JUNCTION CITY - Although everything appeared to go smoothly Thursday as pilot R.D. "Crash" Williams put his World War II era torpedo bomber down on Highway 99, the Oregon Department of Transportation said Tuesday that an encore performance ...
CORRECTIONS.(LOCAL)
Jul 02, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard City/Region: A June 21 story on flea prevention medication for cats on Page B1 incorrectly explained where people can get the products Advantage and Frontline. The products are available ...
Letters in the Editor's Mailbag.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
Jul 02, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Fire camps a safety necessity I was one of the firefighters riding as a passenger in the van that crashed last Sunday evening (Register-Guard, June 30), on the way back from a long day on the Sulfur Creek fire. And I think that it's ...
Saving AmeriCorps.(Editorials)(Beleaguered program needs Bush's help)(Editorial)
Jul 02, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard President Bush loves to sing the praises of AmeriCorps, so much so that many Americans have forgotten that the national service program was started by the Clinton administration as a domestic version of the Peace Corps. The president and ...
Heed Atiyeh's advice.(Editorials)(Ex-governor says to fix state's tax system)(Editorial)
Jul 02, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard During his long political career as legislator and governor, Vic Atiyeh was known as a cut-to-the-chase kind of guy. He still is, and he brought some needed straight talk to members of the House Revenue Committee this week about the state's budget ...
For many, slide began a decade ago.(Columns)(Column)
Jul 02, 2003 ... Byline: Eric dePlace For The Register-Guard The Northwest's newspapers these days are dark with headlines of economic misfortune: unemployment is up, the stock market is down, mass layoffs loom, and the states can't make ends meet. But for a surprisingly large share of ...
Coming out early was the right call.(Columns)(Column)
Jul 02, 2003 ... Byline: Ron Bellamy / The Register-Guard Luke Ridnour's decision to leave Oregon for the NBA draft proved to be the right decision. He was selected No. 14 last week, just as former teammate Freddie Jones went No. 14 last year, and by essentially his hometown team, the Seattle ...
Ducks get early present with guard's commitment.(Sports)(Bryce Taylor is among the top offensive players in the West at his position)
Jul 02, 2003 ... Byline: Bob Clark The Register-Guard Oregon's basketball recruiting has received an early and significant boost with a verbal commitment from 6-foot-5 Bryce Taylor of Harvard-Westlake High School in North Hollywood, Calif. `A lot of things went into it,' Taylor said ...
Reign rule in Denver.(Sports)
Jul 02, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard DENVER - The Oregon Reign 18-and-under softball team claimed the championship of the Fireworks Tournament with two 1-0 victories over the San Jose Strikers on Tuesday. The Reign closed the 90-team, six-day tourney in Denver with an overall ...
Top cowboys flock to Eugene.(Sports)(A deeper and more talented field than last year is expected for this week's three-day show)
Jul 02, 2003 ... Byline: Chris Hansen The Register-Guard When the Professional Rodeo Cowboy's Association eased its restrictions on the number of competitions a cowboy must attend to qualify for the national rodeo, Eugene Pro Rodeo organizers thought their event would suffer. They ...
Film views Cambodia 25 years after terror.(Arts & Literature)(A movie maker will screen her documentary about survivors of the killing fields)
Jul 02, 2003 ... Byline: Jeff Wright The Register-Guard When Tiara Delgado graduated from Thurston High School in 1993 and left for the bright lights of Hollywood, she envisioned herself in front of the camera, not behind it. But not every story has a predictable ending, so when ...
Alert children don't bite on man's 'lost puppy' story.(Crime)(A stranger asked the youngsters playing in a park to get into his pickup)
Jul 02, 2003 ... Byline: Rebecca Nolan The Register-Guard Their parents had warned them about talking to strangers. So when a nice-looking man asked three children to get in his truck and help find his lost puppy, they refused. Instead, the children, ages 11, 7 and 4, returned to ...
Crews gain upper hand on Sulphur blaze.(Fires)(Cooler weather helps bring the Mapleton area fire to a standstill; the state imposes stricter forest precautions)
Jul 02, 2003 ... Byline: Bill Bishop The Register-Guard Firefighters have wrestled the 650-acre Sulphur Fire near Mapleton to a standstill and are turning their attention to the islands of unburned trees and brush within the burn area to prevent embers from reigniting and spreading. ...
SHEAR EFFORT.(Features)
Jul 02, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Matthew Hartle seems to be pushing his mower through a sea of dandelions, but he is ...
Calendar.(Vitals)
Jul 02, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Cottage Grove TODAY South Lane County Fire & Rescue - 7 p.m., fire station, 233 E. Harrison Ave. Executive (nonpublic) session. 942-4493. Eugene TODAY Toxics Board Subcommittee on Reporting ...
Briefly.(General News)(Region)
Jul 02, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Volunteers clean up McKenzie River in annual event McKENZIE BRIDGE - A drill, sofa, bucket seat, and exercise equipment were among the items cleaned from the McKenzie River during the June 28 McKenzie River Annual Cleanup. ...
FOR THE RECORD.(Vitals)
Jul 02, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Births McKENZIE-WILLAMETTE HOSPITAL SPRINGFIELD June 24, 2003 Donley-Lovato - Patricia Donley and Joe Lovato, of Springfield, a son. Deaths Backman - Evelyn Marie Backman, 80, of ...
Celebrate the Fourth with friends.(Entertainment)
Jul 02, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard You can start your holiday by running 6.2 miles, follow it up with a massive stick-to-your-ribs breakfast, move on to one of several festivals, then cap your Fourth of July with your pick of fireworks. Indeed, this Independence Day's ...
Briefly.(General News)(Metro)
Jul 02, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Police Youth Academy still has openings This summer's Eugene Police Department Youth Academy starts Monday and there are still openings for kids interested in learning more about police work while earning class credits. For one ...
Obituaries.(Vitals)(Obituary)
Jul 02, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Albert Rose The graveside service will be held today, July 2, for Albert E. Rose of Eugene, who died June 27 of age-related causes. He was 96. Rose was born May 15, 1907, in Hannah, N.D., to Arthur and Mary Rose. He married ...
Do-not-call list not likely a job killer.(Business)(Most of the local call centers focus on product support)
Jul 02, 2003 ... Byline: Edward Russo The Register-Guard Consumers nationwide are signing up by the millions to get off telemarketers' phone lists, but the Eugene-Springfield area's burgeoning call-center industry doesn't appear to be much at risk from the trend. Not many jobs in the ...
Italian salad just like Grandma used to make.(Food)(Recipe)
Jul 02, 2003 ... Byline: HOME COOKING By Jim Boyd The Register-Guard Janet Gillman of Eugene chose a recipe for Italian Potato Salad from Marcella Hazan's "Essential of Classic Italian Cooking" to share with readers today because the salad is easy to make and it's like one her Italian ...
ALMANAC.(Food)
Jul 02, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Six McKenzie homes on tour to benefit clinic Six diverse and beautiful homes and gardens on Highway 126 east of Eugene will be featured on the fifth annual Mc-Kenzie River Home and Garden Tour. The self-guided tour, ...
APPETIZERS.(Food)
Jul 02, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Food columnist designs dinner at Corvallis winery Tyee Wine Cellars and The Register-Guard's "Fresh Approach" food columnist Jan Roberts-Dominguez invite you to a celebration of food, wine, art and music on July 12 at the winery, ...
KRVM SCRAMBLES TO MAINTAIN ITS RADIO ACTIVITIES.(Schools)(Volunteers, employees try to stay on air despite funding losses)
Jul 02, 2003 ... Byline: Anne Williams The Register-Guard Tuesday marked the beginning of a new chapter of austerity at KRVM, the eclectic, Eugene School District-owned radio station. But there's been little time for angst around the station's Sheldon High School studios. ...
BRT buses selected; construction nears.(Transportation)
Jul 02, 2003 ... Byline: Randi Bjornstad The Register-Guard Last July, Lane Transit District leaders thought - wishfully, as it turned out - that they'd break ground in a few months on their state-of-the-art bus rapid transit system. It's now a year later - and this time, they really ...
Vintage wedding gowns engage collector.(General News)
Jul 02, 2003 ... Byline: Profile by The Register-Guard Name: Faye Brabham, Springfield Claim to fame: Fashion historian and author of "The Pleasure of Your Company," a self-published book that examines wedding dresses and accessories through the years. Brabham has a collection of 100 ...
HE'S THE TEAM'S CUTOFF MAN.(Entertainment)(Six softball victories produce a close shave for Springfield coach)
Jul 02, 2003 ... Byline: Ben Fuchs The Register-Guard Athletes are out of control these days. First, professional basketball player Latrell Sprewell chokes his coach. Then San Francisco 49er Terrell Owens' antics chase football coach Steve Mariucci. And Tuesday, a Springfield softball team held ...
Just-plain delicious mufffins don't need a story.(Columns)(Column)
Jul 02, 2003 ... Byline: KIDS COOK by The Register-Guard My name is Katie Henry and I will be in the eighth grade at Roosevelt Middle School. I love to act and sing. I was in the musical "Annie" and my school play "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat." I go to Central ...
Punchless Emeralds lose fifth straight.(Sports)(Eugene falls out of first place in the West Division for the first time this season after a 6-0 loss to Salem-Keizer)
Jul 02, 2003 ... Byline: Steve Mims The Register-Guard Salem-Keizer showed more power than the Volcanoes have had all season. Eugene continued to struggle in that department. Such is life in the Northwest League. "It's a learning experience as you understand ...
Eugene's Molecular Probes snapped up by industry giant.(Business)(It's unclear what the sale means for the west Eugene facility and its 240 workers)
Jul 03, 2003 ... Byline: Christian Wihtol The Register-Guard After spending nearly three decades building Molecular Probes Inc. into a biosciences powerhouse, the Eugene owners are selling the firm to industry giant Invitrogen Corp. for $325 million in cash. Under the deal announced ...
Homeless encampment's days wane.(Government)(City officials serve notice that the Eugene site must be vacated by July 11 and that those who remain will face arrest)
Jul 03, 2003 ... Byline: Joe Mosley The Register-Guard Richard Burdick has lived since last September on a corner lot at "Fire Camp" - a motley collection of blue tarps, weather-worn tents and cobbled-together scraps of building materials between the railroad tracks and back fences of Highway 99 ...
Ruling brings casino a big step closer.(Gambling)(A judge's rejection of a state lawsuit removes a key hurdle to a proposal to build a gambling establishment near Florence)
Jul 03, 2003 ... Byline: Winston Ross The Register-Guard FLORENCE - Barring an appeal from the governor, Oregon's ninth casino could be up and running on Highway 126 in about a year, thanks to a federal judge's ruling this week. Judge Tom Coffin ruled in favor of the Confederated ...
CORRECTIONS.(Corrections)(Correction Notice)
Jul 03, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Business: In a Tuesday story about workplace injuries, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the Bush administration had repealed a requirement that employers report repetitive stress ...
Letters in the Editor's Mailbag.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
Jul 03, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Don't hand over the keys The people of this great nation ought to have health care. President Bush's health plan will result in higher prices (Enron-style rate increases) and skimming off the profits. Some things ...