The Register Guard (Eugene, OR) back issues from October 2003:
Medical detectives crack case.(Health)(Nurses go into high gear to gather information on the outbreak)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Byline: Mark Baker The Register-Guard In Room 233 on the second floor of the Lane County Public Health Building in downtown Eugene, Martha DeBroekert fielded phone calls Tuesday afternoon. "You need to talk with your health provider ... "Well, they need to ...
LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Just hire more consultants I see from The Register-Guard's Sept. 3 article "EWEB looks to improve aid programs" that last year the Eugene Water & Electric Board found itself with $800,000 left over in low-income aid program funds. So EWEB ...
Caution on speed limits.(Editorials)(ODOT's plans for careful review are welcome)(Editorial)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Gov. Ted Kulongoski should have vetoed a bill that could result in higher speed limits on Oregon's interstate highways. But he signed the bill - and now that it's law, it is reassuring that the Oregon Department of Transportation and its governing ...
A better forest plan.(Editorials)(Bush should support changes, back funding)(Editorial)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard A bipartisan group of senators, including Ron Wyden, D-Ore., has crafted a promising compromise on legislation to make the nation's forests less vulnerable to fire and disease. But a critical piece is still missing - a commitment to provide the ...
Corporations need to put American interests first.(Columns)(Column)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Byline: GUEST VIEWPOINT By David Pokvitis For The Register-Guard Americans everywhere are now jumping on the anti-China bandwagon. Though I have witnessed the damage to jobs and businesses around the country from this huge low-wage competitor, we all need some perspective. ...
WARREN SWEARS HE'LL TAKE IT OUT ON DUCKS.(Sports)(Former Oregon receiver and current Utah starter says Bellotti never gave him an opportunity to display his talents)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Byline: Rob Moseley The Register-Guard Utah receiver Paris Warren has spent the last month spewing anti-Oregon vitriol, and UO coach Mike Bellotti is a little caught off-guard by the comments from his former player. `I don't know of any bad blood,' Bellotti said. `In ...
Irish finish off first-half sweep by sinking Pirates.(Sports)(Sheldon needs three games to knock off previously unbeaten Marshfield)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Byline: Paula Lincoln The Register-Guard Sheldon ended the first half of the Midwestern League volleyball season the same way the Irish began it - with a three-game victory. But this one was different. Instead of beating a Churchill team projected to finish in the ...
New arena shouldn't take UO off track.(Columns)(Column)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Byline: Ron Bellamy / The Register-Guard It's almost all over but the shouting, and rest assured there will be some of that. The University of Oregon is close to announcing that it has selected a site for a new basketball arena. On his radio show Tuesday, athletics ...
Oregon men set for more TV time.(Sports)(All UO regular-season basketball games will be televised live)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Every Oregon men's basketball game, with the exception of two exhibition games, will be televised live this season. It is the first time in school history for such complete television coverage on a live basis for the Ducks. The telecasts ...
Dorsey adds depth to UO line.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Byline: Bob Clark The Register-Guard Oregon will add one fifth-year senior to its lineup for Friday's game at Utah, and apparently won't lose another for the nationally televised game. Quinn Dorsey is definitely back after completing his suspension for an NCAA rules ...
PREP SCOREBOARD.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Class 4A Midwestern W L Pct. GB Sheldon ... 8 0 1.000 - Marshfield ... 7 1 .875 1 Lebanon ... 6 3 .667 2 1/2 Thurston ... 5 3 .625 3 Churchill ... 4 4 .500 4 South ...
Axemen shut out Wil-Hi.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Host South Eugene scored an early goal and added another score late in the match to hand Willamette a 2-0 Midwestern League boys soccer defeat on Tuesday. Nathan Risley opened the scoring for the Axemen in the 10th minute and Michael Barnes ...
Croll, Perine lead Glide.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard MYRTLE CREEK - Amy Croll and Amanda Perine each scored a goal late in the first half to give league-leading Glide a 2-0 District 3 girls soccer victory over host South Umpqua on Tuesday. Kayla Fummerton had five saves while getting the ...
Creswell's depth just too much for Oakridge.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Oakridge runners claimed the top two places, but Creswell, led by third-place Eric Lawton, placed six in the top 10 to come away with a 27-29 boys cross country win over the host Warriors on Tuesday. Brad Taylor won the 4,500-meter ...
Donated prosthetic to go to Afghanistan.(General News)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Byline: Profile by The Register-Guard Name: Cecil Burgess, Springfield Claim to fame: Longtime Oregon resident who donated his prosthetic right leg to a local charity, where it will be shipped to a needy amputee in Afghanistan. Background: Burgess, born in ...
Son is a suspect in mother's slaying.(Crime)(Police believe that the 24-year-old headed to Mexico after his mom's car is found on a California highway near the border)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Byline: Rebecca Nolan The Register-Guard Eugene police are now calling the death of 54-year-old Linda Janine Cropp a homicide. Her son, John Paul Cropp, 24, who disappeared days before his mother's body was discovered, is wanted in her killing. The trail ...
SWAT team audit doesn't satisfy critics.(Government)(A national group gives the squad good grades, and that doesn't sit right with some)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Byline: Rebecca Nolan The Register-Guard Protesters expressed their disappointment Tuesday in a recently released audit of the Eugene Metro SWAT team's performance before a meeting of a special committee charged with reviewing the team's policies and practices. The ...
Salmonella outbreak traced to egg salad from grocery store.(Health)(Anyone who still has some of the product from Safeway is advised to throw it out)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Byline: Tim Christie The Register-Guard State public health officials on Tuesday blamed a commercially prepared egg salad for a salmonella outbreak that has sickened 11 Oregonians, including one from Lane County. The egg salad was sold in bulk or as sandwich fillings ...
Board set to vote on filling vacancy.(Government)(Commissioners may be forced to choose from among the first-round runners-up)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Byline: Randi Bjornstad The Register-Guard They couldn't find common ground two weeks ago, so the Lane County commissioners will try again today to fill the vacant East Lane seat on the five-member panel until voters make their choice at the polls next year. Board ...
Tuition up, courses down as LCC begins its year.(Higher Education)(Funding no longer exists to add extra sections of the most popular classes)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Byline: Greg Bolt The Register-Guard Students returning to Lane Community College are finding the classrooms almost as crowded as the parking lot. Fall term traffic jams have been an annual event at LCC for many years, but recent budget cuts have added a new ...
Rules make `soft money' flood Oregon.(Politics)(The state's major parties are magnets for national political donations)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Byline: David Steves The Register-Guard SALEM - Oregon's political parties raked in millions in recent years from their national counterparts as state campaign organizations served as conduits for national parties facing stricter campaign-finance regulations, according to a new ...
OFF TO MEET MOM.(Family)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard John Burgess and his 2-year-old daughter, Caelyn Burgess, cross the pedestrian bridge between the city of Eugene and Lane County government buildings in downtown Eugene on Tuesday. The pair were waiting to meet Sarah Zaleski, who is John's wife and ...
CALENDAR.(Government)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Creswell THURSDAY School Board Strategic Planning Finance Committee - 6:45 a.m., district office, 182 S. Second St. 895-6000. Finn Rock TODAY McKenzie School Board - 7 p.m., district office, ...
Meeting focuses on fixing sick lake.(Environment)(Forest Service officials will be in Eugene to gauge public opinion on the options for Diamond Lake)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard The U.S. Forest Service and other agencies will hold a public meeting Tuesday night in Eugene to take comments on options for fixing water quality problems in Diamond Lake, in the Cascades north of Crater Lake. The meeting will be from 6:30 ...
FOR THE RECORD.(Vitals)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Births McKENZIE-WILLAMETTE HOSPITAL SPRINGFIELD Sept. 25, 2003 Fosback-Davenport - Crystal Fosback and Darren Davenport, of Cottage Grove, a son. Sept. 26, 2003 Gamache - Sara and ...
BRIEFLY.(General News)(REGION)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard DEQ to examine pollution from tank at defunct store ELMIRA - The state Department of Environmental Quality is completing an assessment of gasoline contamination from leaking underground storage tanks at the former Elmira Family Store on ...
BRIEFLY.(General News)(METRO)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Police arrest suspect on drug making charge SPRINGFIELD - Drug team agents acting on a tip Tuesday caught a man cooking methamphetamine on his kitchen stove, police said. Members of Lane County's Interagency Narcotics ...
OBITUARIES.(Vitals)(Obituary)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Ruby Magnuson The funeral will be held Oct. 3 for Ruby L. Magnuson of Eugene, who died Sept. 27 of age-related causes. She was 95. Magnuson was born March 4, 1908, in Thief River Falls, Minn., to W.E. and Lillie Rayson Rubeirt ....
Stove cooks almost any which way you can.(Food)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Byline: Jim Boyd The Register-Guard A Beaverton man invented and is marketing a new kind of outdoor stove that can be used to sear, saute, grill, toast, stir-fry, boil, braise, poach, steam, fry and smoke. What's more, the gas-fired stove's circular cooking surface invites ...
Eugene author makes it big again.(Food)(Recipe)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Byline: Karen McCowan The Register-Guard She's back with another Big Book. Eugene cookbook author Maryana Vollstedt continues her string of successes for San Francisco-based Chronicle Books with "The Big Book of Potluck." In its first six weeks, the $19.95 paperback ...
ALMANAC.(Agriculture)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Dahlia society to view slides from dahlia shows The Lane County Dahlia Society will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Campbell Senior Center, 155 High St. The program will be a slide presentation on the dahlia shows in Oregon ...
Explore raw food.(Food)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Learn the advantages of a diet of raw and living foods at a free class at 6 p.m. Tuesday on ...
The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore., Business Beat Column.
Oct 02, 2003
Springfield, Ore., Hospital Awaits Improvements after Merger with Texas Chain.
Oct 02, 2003
The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore., Retail Notebook Column.
Oct 02, 2003
Declaration Makes Eugene, Ore.-Area Businesses Hurt By Fire Eligible for Loans.
Oct 02, 2003
Eugene, Ore., Magazine Publisher Buys Online Heavy Equipment Sales Firm.
Oct 02, 2003
Child support suspensions unfairly harsh.(Columns)(Column)
Oct 02, 2003 ... Byline: Jim Evangelista For The Register-Guard I'm an outlaw now. There's no getting around that, and I don't like it at all. When I fell behind in child support payments, my driver's license was suspended. That's when I learned about Oregon Revised Statutes 807.250 ...
Merger: Maybe later.(Editorials)(Doubts remain about combining utilities)(Editorial)
Oct 02, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard A merger between the Lane Electric Cooperative and the Blachly-Lane Electric Cooperative looks like a natural. The opportunities to achieve savings through economies of scale and elimination of duplication are obvious. The two utilities provide ...
Wise exit by Bradbury.(Editorials)(He quits as co-chair of Dean's Oregon campaign)(Editorial)
Oct 02, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard As an Oregon citizen, Secretary of State Bill Bradbury has every right to support whomever he wishes for the Democratic nomination for president - or for any other elective office, for that matter. But as the state's chief elections officer, Bradbury's ...
Siting of UO's new basketball arena a values call.(Columns)(Column)
Oct 02, 2003 ... Byline: Guest Viewpoint By David Orique For The Register-Guard What are our priorities as a community? After attending the Sept. 17 South University Neighbors community meeting where Dan Williams, the University of Oregon's vice president of administration, came to discuss the ...
WILD ABOUT SEINFELD.(Entertainment)(A die-hard Eugene fan proudly wears his piece of the comedian's act)
Oct 02, 2003 ... Byline: Mark Baker The Register-Guard It's just an oven mitt. Actually, it's an oven mitt made to look like a dog, and it doubles as a hand puppet. Brian Bach of Eugene says he took that oven mitt, hiding it in his pants, from the Los Angeles set of ...
Hospital caps deal to thrive with Triad.(Health)(McKenzie-Willamette, now officially part of the chain, anticipates improvements)
Oct 02, 2003 ... Byline: Tim Christie The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - McKenzie-Willamette Hospital, the independent, nonprofit community hospital founded here in 1955 so Springfield residents wouldn't be stuck when the Willamette River flooded, is no more. In its place is ...
Board agrees on choice for commissioner.(Government)
Oct 02, 2003 ... Byline: Randi Bjornstad The Register-Guard Nobody got their first choice, but the Lane County commissioners reached a compromise Wednesday, appointing Oakridge Mayor Don Hampton to the vacant East Lane position on the board. The four remaining commissioners found ...
Letters in the Editor's Mailbag.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
Oct 02, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Outsource CEO jobs to India I read that Multnomah County has a job opening for a librarian that pays the outrageous salary of $138,000 per year, with retirement benefits of $98,000 per year. I would like to apply for the job. I have a ...
A RETURN DOWNTOWN.(Business)(McKenzie Outfitters reopens with a new generation of management)
Oct 02, 2003 ... Byline: RETAIL NOTEBOOK By Edward Russo The Register-Guard Retailers that leave downtowns usually don't return. But McKenzie Outfitters is taking another chance in the heart of Eugene. The outdoor clothing and equipment retailer opened a store on Sept. 22 at Sixth ...
Business Beat.(Business)
Oct 02, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard People Robert Schmidt has joined Pacific Continental Corp. in Eugene, the bank holding company for Pacific Continental Bank, as compliance manager. He will assist with regulatory control and compliance. Schmidt previously worked for Umpqua ...
Winter expected to bring bigger natural gas bills.(Utilities)(Cold weather could tax scarce reserves, industry representatives say)
Oct 02, 2003 ... Byline: Register-Guard and news service reports With the price of natural gas 15 percent higher than a year ago, an industry trade group is warning consumers not to be surprised if home-heating bills are higher this winter. While midyear concerns about inadequate ...
Briefly.(Business)(Metro)
Oct 02, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard METRO Declaration makes businesses hurt by fire eligible for loans Small businesses hurt by the B and B Complex wildfires may be eligible for low-interest loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration. The agency ...
Fern Ridge season's end particularly sad.(Columns)(Column)
Oct 02, 2003 ... Byline: Bob Welch / The Register-Guard We pulled the sailboat out of Fern Ridge Lake on Sunday and the experience was more bittersweet than usual. It's always hard saying goodbye to the place you go to retreat from deadlines, traffic and a world that, at times, barely ...
County, client settle sex lawsuit.(Government)(A Eugene woman had claimed a social worker abused his position)
Oct 02, 2003 ... Byline: Bill Bishop The Register-Guard Lane County has paid $75,000 to settle a lawsuit by a Eugene woman who sued for emotional damages after a social worker in the county mental health department allegedly engaged in a sexual relationship with her while she was under the ...
Theft of pickup in Springfield turns into hot pursuit in Eugene.(Crime)(The driver of a stolen truck leads police through a crowded Costco parking lot)
Oct 02, 2003 ... Byline: Rebecca Nolan The Register-Guard Eugene police chased a stolen truck into the Costco parking lot Wednesday, where the driver jumped curbs and plowed through landscaping before bailing out and running away. Officers followed him into a nearby neighborhood where ...
Howe Field site stirs opposition.(Higher Education)(Some faculty members who live near campus urge the UO to slow down the process of deciding where to put an arena)
Oct 02, 2003 ... Byline: Greg Bolt The Register-Guard Faculty members opposed to Howe Field as the site of a new University of Oregon basketball arena want a timeout in the selection process, even as the clock ticks down toward an expected decision. Several professors who live in the ...
OREGON IMAGES.(Health)
Oct 02, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Brian Davies / The Register-Guard CAPTION(S): Kathryn Jensen practices tai chi during a Tai Chi for Arthritis workshop on Wednesday at the ...
FELINE ESCORT.(Animals)
Oct 02, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Angel, a toy Pomeranian, has cancer and her days are numbered. Her owner, Dorothy Holleman, who is recovering from a bicycle accident herself, is determined to make her dog's last days as enjoyable as possible. So, several times a day they take a walk ...
BRIEFLY.(General News)(REGION)
Oct 02, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard UO to hold summit on affirmative action The University of Oregon will hold a summit Saturday on recent Supreme Court rulings addressing affirmative action policies at public universities. The free event will run from ...
CALENDAR.(Government)
Oct 02, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Creswell TODAY School Board Strategic Planning Finance Committee - 6:45 a.m., district office, 182 S. Second St. 895-6000. Eugene TODAY West University Neighborhood Association - 7 p.m., Central ...
FOR THE RECORD.(Vitals)
Oct 02, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Births SACRED HEART MEDICAL CENTER EUGENE Sept. 5, 2003 Dickinson-Farish - Kacie Dickinson and Jeremiah Farish, of Springfield, a son. LA LUNA MIDWIFERY SERVICES SPRINGFIELD ...
Disease alert finds no new outbreak.(Health)(South Eugene teen with meningitis still in critical condition)
Oct 02, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard With no new cases of bacterial meningitis reported Wednesday, Lane County Public Health officials expressed optimism that the virulent disease that likely killed one local teen-ager and made another critically ill will not spread further. ...
OBITUARIES.(Vitals)(Obituary)
Oct 02, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Mildred McCall A memorial service will be held Oct. 11 for Mildred L. Safley McCall of Roseburg, formerly of Cottage Grove, who died Sept. 18 of age-related causes. She was 84. McCall was born July 5, 1919, in Cottage Grove to ...
BRIEFLY.(General News)(NORTHWEST)
Oct 02, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Firefighters in crash had bought beer during trip ROSEBURG - The eight Roseburg-based firefighters who died in a van crash this summer purchased alcohol during their trip, according to their boss. Bob Krueger, president of First ...
MATSON LEARNS BEST OF SURVIVAL SKILLS.(Sports)(He knows the challenge of going from a walk-on to a starting linebacker)
Oct 02, 2003 ... Byline: Bob Clark The Register-Guard Jerry Matson knows what to expect Friday night in Salt Lake City: the unexpected. Before the play, the Oregon middle linebacker and his defensive teammates will line up in response to the Utah offensive alignment. And then ...
Morning Briefing.(Sports)(From the Region)
Oct 02, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard UO, OSU seek first Pac-10 volleyball win CORVALLIS - The Civil War volleyball matchup will have a little more riding on it tonight - the winner will get its first victory in the Pac-10 Conference this season. Oregon (3-10, 0-4 ...
OREGON FOOTBALL UPDATE.(Sports)
Oct 02, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Receiver catching up: Oregon could have two new starters at wide receiver for Friday's game at Utah due to Samie Parker missing most of the week of practice and Demetrius Williams still somewhat questionable with a sore left knee. Parker ...
Late goals lift North to victory.(Sports)(Highlanders blank Thurston 3-0 in girls soccer match)
Oct 02, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard North Eugene saved its best for last Wednesday. The Highlanders scored three goals in the final seven minutes to earn a 3-0 victory over host Thurston in a Midwestern League prep girls soccer match. Chelsea Irvin broke a ...