The Register Guard (Eugene, OR) back issues from November 2004:
Strong sentiments propel donors.(Politics)(Some Lane County residents max out on their presidential campaign giving with $2,000 individual donations)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Byline: Diane Dietz The Register-Guard Cottage Grove lumber mill owner Robbie Robinson believes the stakes in Tuesday's presidential election are no less than the survival of Western civilization. Eugene social worker Anna Lyons-Roost says the outcome may mean the ...
Veterans land Beaver band for parade.(Holidays)(Sheldon, Thurston and UO bands decline to march in the Lane County parade)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Byline: Susan Palmer The Register-Guard Area veterans were hoping for some yellow and green musical action for this year's Veterans Day parade, but no dice. No problem. Orange and black will do in a pinch. Expect to see Oregon State University's "Rhythm and ...
LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Racism has many faces I found Jerry Harris's Oct. 25 letter very interesting. I, like Harris, have been the victim of racial prejudice in Eugene many times in my 28 years here. However, unlike Harris, I am white. I agree with ...
Rural areas invisble.(Editorials)(Vital regions' concerns absent from campaign)(Editorial)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard The Capital Press, an agricultural weekly published in Salem, recently took note of a market basket survey by the American Farm Bureau Federation. If the presidential candidates had given the bureau's survey as much notice as they have given to rising ...
Reconsider freight route.(Editorials)(Designation makes little sense for highway)(Editorial)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard If the Oregon Department of Transportation ever wants to figure out why it's one of the state's least popular and understood agencies, it should do a case study of its plan to designate the McKenzie Highway a "freight route." Residents who ...
Teamwork improves mental health care.(Columns)(Column)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Byline: GUEST VIEWPOINT By Sandra Scheetz and Al Levine For The Register-Guard Our community has tackled a serious challenge head-on, and we deserve to be proud. Despite unprecedented adversity, our health care providers have done their best to meet needs for mental health ...
Mock debates shatter stereotypes.(Schools)(After discussing the presidential candidates, students at Willamette High School will vote today and Tuesday)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Byline: Anne Williams The Register-Guard When teachers at Willamette High School put out the call for volunteer student panelists for a series of mock presidential debates, they had modest expectations. "We were thinking maybe we'd have two people to represent each ...
EDUCATION EXTRA.(Schools)(OPPORTUNITIES)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Eugene's Science Factory hosts Minds ON! book fair The Science Factory, at 2300 Leo Harris Parkway near Autzen Stadium, will host the Minds ON! Book Fair this Friday, Saturday and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. A large variety of Usborne ...
Woman's son suffers the burden of her vaccine skepticism.(Health)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Byline: THE HEALTH FILES By Tim Christie The Register-Guard She thought she was making an informed decision. She thought she was doing the right thing. She thought vaccines posed a greater risk to her baby than did the diseases they were designed to prevent. Now, she ...
Florence neighbors help feed the hungry.(Food)(Half-filled shelves at Florence Food Share testify to the need)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Byline: Winston Ross The Register-Guard FLORENCE - It is lunchtime on a drizzly Thursday, and the handful of volunteers bustling about Florence Food Share are surrounded by fresh picked apples, hummus, canned salmon and pastries. But no one is eating. ...
Most plan to tune in for tally.(Elections)(The high-interest election means many in Lane County could be in for a late night in front of the TV)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Byline: Jim Feehan The Register-Guard Worn down by the constant barrage of presidential ads, many people are planning to tune out the media on Election Day - right? Not according to an informal weekend poll of Lane County residents, most of whom said they plan to ...
Mushroom fanciers savor hunt, flavor.(General News)(The Mount Pisgah Arboretum Mushroom Festival shows off varieties, recipes)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Byline: Jim Feehan The Register-Guard Among devotees, the best places to pick mushrooms are carefully guarded secrets. "It's even worse than fishermen with their best fishing holes because the fish can move," said Ryan Lenz of Eugene, who's in his first year of ...
BOOK PICKS.(Schools)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard "Skippyjon Jones" By Judy Schachner Dutton Children's Books, 2003 Ages 4 and up Skippyjon Jones (say that three times fast) is a young Siamese cat with an identity crises. He doesn't want to be a Siamese ...
ACHIEVEMENTS.(Schools)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Kelly Middle School student earns top honor for poster Maria Maita-Keppeler, a seventh-grader at Kelly Middle School, was the first-place winner in a statewide poster contest sponsored by the League of Oregon Cities. The theme of the poster ...
Student experiences being in the minority.(Schools)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Byline: CHALK TALK By Kyle Gerry For The Register-Guard `Umm," I began awkwardly, "I was reading this packet and it says that the conference is for students of color, so ..." I let my ostensibly light color finish the sentence on its own. "I am aware of that, and I ...
FOR THE RECORD.(Vitals)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Deaths Bryant - Robert Bryant, 58, of Springfield, died Oct. 30. Poole-Larsen Funeral Home, Eugene, in charge of arrangements. Donahue - Al Donahue, 69, of Eugene, died Oct. 30. The memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday ...
CALENDAR.(Government)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Blachly TUESDAY Blachly School Board - 7:30 p.m., Triangle Lake School, 20264 Blachly Grange Road. Board goals for 2004-05. 925-3262. Cottage Grove TODAY South Lane School Board - 5 p.m., ...
BRIEFLY.(General News)(THE REGION)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Skinner Butte playground work party open to helpers Volunteers can join the Eugene parks staff and Eugene Rotary Club in helping demolish the old Skinner Butte Park playground to make room for the new RiverPlay playground. A work party is ...
Police find UO area quiet for Halloween.(Crime)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard It was a relatively quiet Halloween weekend around the University of Oregon, Eugene police reported late Sunday night. Police issued about 185 citations for underage drinking, drug possession and littering during emphasis patrols around the ...
BRIEFLY.(General News)(REGION)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Man critically injured in pedestrian accident A pedestrian was in critical condition at Sacred Heart Medical Center Sunday after being struck Saturday night by a vehicle near The Wetlands bar on Garfield Street, Eugene police ...
OBITUARIES.(Vitals)(Obituary)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Louis Mann The graveside service will be today, Nov. 1, for Louis R. Mann of Eugene, who died Oct. 29 of age-related causes. He was 81. He was born May 3, 1923, in Russia to Yehndah and Leah Lampert Perlmann. He and his wife, ...
BITES.(Politics)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard IF YOU WERE RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT, WHAT WOULD BE THE BIGGEST PLANK OF YOUR PLATFORM? Honesty, because there's not enough in politics Dude, me run for president? Pshhhaaa yeah, right Reversing the Bush tax cuts - giving ...
BACKPACK.(Entertainment)(THUMBS UP)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Marist student honored for arts achievements Brantly Millegan, son of Lloyd and Karen Millegan of Springfield, has been named the Performing Arts Student of the Month for November by the Support Hultcenter Operations organization. ...
UO ready to take on somebody its own size.(Sports)(After cleaning up on the conference's worst teams, the Ducks face one of the best when they travel to play California)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Byline: Rob Moseley The Register-Guard The Oregon football team turns its calendar from October to November today, and with that comes a decided turn in the Ducks' schedule. After four straight wins over Pac-10 retreads, the Ducks (5-3 overall, 4-1 league) face three ...
COMMUNITY SPORTS.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard NOTES & ANNOUNCEMENTS To submit events The deadline for community sports notes and announcements is noon on Thursday. Submit listings to: Gil Hulin, P.O. Box 10188, Eugene OR 97440, e-mail them to ghulin@guardnet.com or fax them ...
Ducks suffer big loss on road.(Sports)(UO's women's soccer team returns home next weekend for final games of the season)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard BERKELEY, Calif. - Oregon's last women's soccer road game of the season was one to forget, as the Ducks were hammered 5-1 by 13th-ranked California on Sunday. REGIONAL ROUNDUP Carolina Lea, Liz Eisenberg, Jenny Wendell, Sierra ...
ORI delays downtown building.(Government)(The research company still hopes to build on the old Sears site despite a setback)
Nov 02, 2004 ... Byline: Edward Russo The Register-Guard A financial setback has delayed Oregon Research Institute's much-anticipated downtown Eugene redevelopment project. But officials insist that the firm remains committed to putting up a six-story office building across the street ...
8 p.m. vote deadline to be closely watched.(Elections)(Amid partisan tension, officials plan to make sure anyone in line by the cutoff gets to vote)
Nov 02, 2004 ... Byline: David Steves The Register-Guard Lane County elections officials are setting their watches to atomic time to ensure that voting ends precisely at 8 p.m. today. "I know it sounds funny, but that's what we're doing," county elections chief Annette Newingham said ...
LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
Nov 02, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Mom was right: Wash up Remember the days when it was standard protocol that everyone washed their hands before eating a meal? That meant clean hands at least three times a day. Due to the location of the restroom at my place of ...
It's the voters' turn.(Editorials)(Campaigns are over; now the people decide)(Editorial)
Nov 02, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard In a few months' time, the men and women elected today will swear to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. The voters who elect them make an implicit promise to do the same. By casting their ballots, Americans dedicate ...
A costly fantasy.(Editorials)(Next president should kill missile system)(Editorial)
Nov 02, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard The U.S. military is now in the final stages of deploying an unproven $130 billion ballistic missile defense system that may never work. Pentagon officials defend this trial-and-error approach to national security, arguing that any defense ...
Climate change: Keep focused on the big picture.(Columns)(Column)
Nov 02, 2004 ... Byline: GUEST VIEWPOINT By Joshua Skov For The Register-Guard The recent hurricane season is related to climate change and global warming. Unfortunately, our news media are not sharing this complex connection with us, even as disaster strikes dramatically in Florida, the ...
Ministorage facility will accommodate RVs.(Business)
Nov 02, 2004 ... Byline: DEVELOPMENT REPORT By Joe Harwood The Register-Guard Site work on a 220-unit ministorage facility just southeast of Eugene that will also feature about 70 covered storage units could begin by next month. South Eugene Storage LLC has applied to Lane County's ...
Neighbors reopen Fenton & Lee candy.(Business)(Three employees have been rehired and the Eugene shop is back in business)
Nov 02, 2004 ... Byline: Joe Mosley The Register-Guard One of Eugene's best-known candy makers has reopened just in time for what may be the year's most sweet-toothed holiday. Fenton & Lee Confections, which closed unexpectedly four weeks ago, opened its doors late last week. ...
Unnerved by change, uncertainty.(Columns)(Column)
Nov 02, 2004 ... Byline: Bob Welch / The Register-Guard The phone rang Friday night at my house. Given the historic day approaching, a day for two battle-weary opponents to finally settle things once and for all, there was only one way I could answer it. "Go Ducks," I said. "Beat the ...
City of Springfield, pet owner settle cat euthanization lawsuit.(Animals)(The woman had accused the city of fraud after her name was forged on documents)
Nov 02, 2004 ... Byline: Bill Bishop The Register-Guard A Springfield woman who sued the city for $640,000 after an animal control officer forged her name on documents that resulted in 14 of her cats being euthanized has settled her lawsuit for $2,750. Pet owner Donna Esauk charged ...
BRIEFLY.(Crime)(METRO)
Nov 02, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Racist fliers distributed in Eugene neighborhood Someone distributed about 100 fliers containing racist jokes and caricatures to homes in the Churchill neighborhood over the weekend. Eugene police are asking residents to treat the ...
Grange calendar models give voters a lift.(Elections)(They keep their clothes on, but entertain their fans anyway while delivering ballots and calling attention to the election)
Nov 02, 2004 ... Byline: Karen McCowan The Register-Guard Eugene voter Linda Roberts thought it would be exciting if a limousine full of men barely got her to the ballot drop-off box. So she was a little disappointed Monday. And not because she turned in her ballot with more than a ...
Soldier's daughter wins patriotic essay contest.(General News)(The Florence sixth-grader takes the American Legion Auxiliary's national prize)
Nov 02, 2004 ... Byline: Winston Ross The Register-Guard FLORENCE - Megan Connor knows a thing or two about "Americanism." With her father, Sean, now on the ground in Iraq, being a patriot has a special meaning for the sixth-grader. So when she entered the American Legion Auxiliary's ...
Veterans parade entries still accepted.(Holidays)
Nov 02, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard It's just a few days off but there's still time to participate in this year's Lane County Veterans' Day Parade. Organizers say they'll accept entrants right up until the last minute for the event that gets under way on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. ...
CALENDAR.(Government)
Nov 02, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Blachly TODAY Blachly School Board - 7:30 p.m., Triangle Lake School, 20264 Blachly Grange Road. Board goals for 2004-05. 925-3262. Eugene TODAY Human Rights Commission Agenda Committee - 5 ...
FOR THE RECORD.(Vitals)
Nov 02, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Births McKENZIE-WILLAMETTE MEDICAL CENTER SPRINGFIELD Oct. 28, 2004 Robinson-Ramirez - Tammy Robinson and Luis Ramirez, both of Eugene, a daughter. Oct. 29, 2004 Garcia-Boutdavong - ...
Police chief to have coffee with residents.(Government)
Nov 02, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Eugene residents are invited to have a cup of coffee and a chat with Eugene police Chief Robert Lehner on Wednesday. Lehner will visit Firmly ...
BPA finishes upgrade of power transmission line.(Utilities)
Nov 02, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard The Bonneville Power Administration has finished a $6.2 million upgrade of its high-voltage transmission line connecting Albany and Eugene. The project, which will improve service for industrial users in the area, replaced wood power poles ...
Youth injured in early crash on Belt Line.(Accidents)
Nov 02, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard A teenager was hospitalized in critical condition Monday after being thrown from a car in what police call a drunken-driving hit and run crash. Erik Andrew Watson, 19, of Eugene underwent surgery at Sacred Heart Medical Center, where he was ...
OBITUARIES.(Vitals)(Obituary)
Nov 02, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Earl Murry COTTAGE GROVE - A memorial service will be held Nov. 4 for lifelong Cottage Grove resident Earl Murry, who died Oct. 31 of age-related causes. He was 87. Murry was born Oct. 4, 1917, in Cottage Grove, to John and Emma ...
South Coast stars get ready to shine in 3A state meet.(Sports)(Coquille's Holly Dieu and Brookings' Scott Sanders head up competitive fields)
Nov 02, 2004 ... Byline: Curtis Anderson The Register-Guard The road to individual state honors in 3A cross country this year appears to travel through the Far West League. With precious little fanfare outside of the South Coast region, Brookings senior Scott Sanders and Coquille ...
Lofty GOALS.(Sports)(Sheldon's seniors aim for a superior stay in Class 4A state tourney)
Nov 02, 2004 ... Byline: Steve Mims The Register-Guard Sheldon's seniors set the goal for this volleyball season before they ever reached high school. "When we played quad ball in eighth grade, we knew we had a strong class coming in not just in volleyball, but in all sports," Amanda ...
High-flying Ducks.(Sports)(Luke Jackson joins two former teammates in learning the ropes)
Nov 02, 2004 ... Byline: Rob Moseley The Register-Guard It was another preseason game for the Cleveland Cavaliers, and another learning experience for Luke Jackson. The rookie swingman from the University of Oregon was facing Charlotte Bobcats veteran Steve Smith, when suddenly he was ...
Big hopes ride with Ducks to Berkeley.(Sports)(It's a battle with California for second in the Pac-10 and better postseason bowl)
Nov 02, 2004 ... Byline: Bob Clark The Register-Guard Oregon and California will be playing for second place in the Pac-10 football standings when they meet Saturday in Berkeley, but a runner-up finish in the conference standings will have vastly different implications for the winning team. ...
USC's first trip north to OSU was a doozy.(Sports)(The first time the teams met in the Northwest was in Tacoma in 1914)
Nov 02, 2004 ... Byline: Bob Rodman The Register-Guard CORVALLIS - The Oregon State-USC football series is now 90 years and 68 games old. But the first time the Beavers and Trojans played, on Nov. 26, 1914, it was neither at Corvallis nor at Los Angeles. How about Tacoma? ...
October was beginning of end for the Cougars.(Sports)
Nov 02, 2004 ... Byline: PAC-10 NOTEBOOK By Bob Clark The Register-Guard It was the turnaround game, that October afternoon in Pullman, Wash. But not just for Oregon, which started its current four-game winning streak by rallying to beat Washington State on Oct. 9. The season simply ...
Billies win, earn 3A tourney spot.(Sports)
Nov 02, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard PLEASANT HILL - Rachelle Townley scored three goals Monday to lead Pleasant Hill to an 11-1 victory over Junction City in a District 5 prep girls soccer playoff game. Jenny Novak, Ashley Bruington, Sarah Townley, Audra Bruington, Kari ...
Spokane selects Riddoch as manager.(Sports)
Nov 02, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Former Eugene Emeralds and San Diego Padres manager Greg Riddoch is returning to the Northwest League. Riddoch was named manager of the Spokane Indians on Monday. He will guide the short-season A affiliate of the Texas Rangers after serving ...
Sheldon hopes soccer history repeats itself.(Sports)(Defending 4A state champion Irish prepare to launch their bid in the 2004 playoffs)
Nov 02, 2004 ... Byline: Steve Mims The Register-Guard Repeat champions are hardly rare in Class 4A girls soccer. In fact, more often than not the defending champion has gone on to claim a second, third, fourth, fifth - or in one instance - sixth straight title. It is a ...
BRIEFLY.(Sports)
Nov 02, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard NEWS AND NOTES Taft's Birdsong signs with Bradley Taft senior pitcher Ashley Birdsong has committed to play softball at Bradley University in Peoria, Ill. The two-time Val-Co League player of the year went 18-3 with ...
BRIEFLY.(Sports)(NEWS & NOTES)
Nov 02, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard 3A volleyball ready to roll It's playoff time for Class 3A volleyball teams. Eight league champions - including Marist (Sky-Em), North Bend (Far West) and Taft (Val-Co) - have already earned berths in pool play for the two-day ...
Oregon lawmaker leads all 5 House incumbents back to Congress.
Nov 03, 2004
Oregon voters deal setback for gay rights, boost for property rights.
Nov 03, 2004
Parties split control of Legislature in Oregon.
Nov 03, 2004
Kerry supporters like the result in Oregon.(Elections)(Despite the Democrat's win in Lane County and the state, Bush proponents cheer for the president's nationwide lead)
Nov 03, 2004 ... Byline: Joe Harwood and Diane Dietz The Register-Guard While John Kerry won by a comfortable margin in Lane County and in Oregon, all partisan political eyes late Tuesday night were turned about 2,400 miles to the east awaiting the final results from the Buckeye State. ...
Setback for gay rights; gain for property rights.(Elections)(Ballot measures banning gay marriage and requiring government compensation to landowners are passing)
Nov 03, 2004 ... Byline: David Steves and Diane Dietz The Register-Guard Oregon voters Tuesday favored banning gay marriage and requiring the government to compensate landowners when it reduces their property value. The two proposals, Measures 36 and 37, were winning Tuesday night, ...
Measure 36 passage leaves open questions.(Elections)
Nov 03, 2004 ... Byline: Jeff Wright The Register-Guard As soon as the first numbers came in showing Ballot Measure 36 leading slightly in Lane County, Alan Brown knew opponents were in trouble. "We need to carry Lane County by 60 percent," said Brown, sitting at a No on 36 table at ...
County's high-turnout election count has very few problems.(Elections)
Nov 03, 2004 ... Byline: Randi Bjornstad The Register-Guard Despite just a couple of glitches, both the voting machines and the last-minute voters performed pretty well during Tuesday's 74 percent voter turnout in Lane County. Elections chief Annette Newingham said her staff ...
LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
Nov 03, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Insanity plea an easy way out It was heartrending to read the article about the 8-year-old boy from Tacoma. When his father had stabbed his mom to death and tried to do the same to him, his strength and bravery to call 911 go unmatched. ...