The Register Guard (Eugene, OR) back issues from February 2005:
Asset fight has Florence church in a fix.(Courts)(The parish's building project is on hold, a reluctant test case in sex abuse lawsuits against the archdiocese)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Byline: Jeff Wright The Register-Guard FLORENCE - Dozens of members of St. Mary's Our Lady of the Dunes Catholic Church may soon start filing claims against the Archdiocese of Portland - but not because of allegations of sexual abuse. Instead, members say they want ...
Alternative sales offer sweetened for EWEB.(Utilities)(Arlie bumps its tender to $28 million, over 10 percent more than McKenzie-Willamette's)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Byline: Joe Harwood The Register-Guard The rivalry for the Eugene Water & Electric Board headquarters on the Willamette River is getting serious. Eugene-based real estate firm Arlie & Co. on Monday added details to its previously vague offer for the EWEB parcel, ...
Gay-rights organization challenges same-sex marriage ban in court.(Courts)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Byline: David Steves The Register-Guard SALEM - A gay-rights group filed suit Monday challenging the voter-approved same-sex marriage ban as procedurally unconsti- tutional. The challenge in Marion County Circuit Court contends that voters should never have been asked ...
LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard School choice issue is complex The table included in Anne Williams' Jan. 23 story presents additional evidence on why the issue of school choice is so complex. For instance, poverty is a bigger factor than race. Statistically, ...
Doyle's downfall.(Editorials)(House member makes vanishing act permanent)(Editorial)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Politicians ensnared by campaign finance scandals often adopt an air of outraged innocence, loudly insisting that the facts will bring vindication. Not Rep. Dan Doyle, R-Salem. When news of campaign fund irregularities began to circulate, Doyle ...
Amazing grace period.(Editorials)(LTD union will wait 35 more days before striking)(Editorial)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard At least 13,000 daily passengers on Lane Transit District buses, plus countless family members, employers and school officials, will notice something extraordinary about today: It's a very ordinary Tuesday. Ordinary in the sense that LTD's ...
Turning point? Not yet.(Editorials)(But Iraqi election is an encouraging development)(Editorial)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Millions of Iraqis courageously defied threats of bombings and beheadings Sunday to cast ballots in their country's first free election in more than 50 years. While the vote provided a welcome jolt of good news for this most beleaguered of nations, it ...
Workers bear burden of LTD's building spree.(Columns)(Column)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Byline: Carol Allred For The Register-Guard Let's look at the facts in the transit labor dispute. First, Lane Transit District drivers have already agreed to more than $600,000 in wage and benefit concessions despite the district having $10 million in operating reserves. ...
Health foundation ponders spending $1 million gift.(Health)(Cascade Health Solutions expects a second windfall from an antitrust lawsuit)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Byline: Tim Christie The Register-Guard At the Festival of Trees Gala in December, the room grew quiet when lumberman Aaron Jones took the microphone. No one, not even organizers, knew what Jones would say, but they knew that he and his wife, Marie, are long-time ...
Developer eyes Junction City for new homes.(Business)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Byline: DEVELOPMENT REPORT By Joe Harwood The Register-Guard JUNCTION CITY - With most vacant and available real estate parcels of 5 acres or more gone from the Eugene-Springfield market, developer Ross Murry is moving north. The prolific developer of Eugene's Valley ...
Health benefit plans seek uninsured.(Government)(One helps small businesses cover employees and families, while the other extends comprehensive coverage to children)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Byline: David Steves The Register-Guard CORRECTION (ran 2/02/05): A story on Page B2 on Tuesday included an incorrect Internet address for the state Insurance Pool Governing Board. The correct address is www.ipgb.state.or.us. SALEM - Small businesses will get help in ...
BUSINESS BEAT.(Business)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard People Rich Bolen has been named general manager of rental services for Peterson Machinery Co., the Caterpillar dealer in southern and central Oregon. He has 14 years experience in the rental business. Kudos The ...
With quilters and hunters, patterns loom.(Columns)(Column)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Byline: Bob Welch / The Register-Guard EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first of two parts. BLUE RIVER - I am here, at a conference center beneath the firs, because of something that happened two years ago. In late 2002, after writing an "I-don't-get-hunting" ...
Thieves raid RV lots, swipe pricey electronics.(Crime)(The theft of built-in plasma TVs at RV Corral is the third such crime in the area)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Byline: Rebecca Nolan The Register-Guard COBURG - Thieves are preying on expensive recreational vehicles parked overnight on dealership lots. In two Eugene cases and one near Albany, thieves have busted or pried their way into high-end RVs and made off with pricey ...
Third-largest UO gift will expand journalism instruction to Portland.(Higher Education)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Byline: Greg Bolt The Register-Guard The University of Oregon will extend its journalism program to Portland and endow two new faculty chairs with the proceeds of the third-largest private gift in school history. The $15 million anonymous gift, announced at the ...
McKenzie-Willamette nurses vote to OK two-year contract.(Health)(Wages will go up almost 10 percent, but some will pay more for health insurance)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Byline: Tim Christie The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - Nurses at McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center in Springfield have approved a two-year contract that includes a pay increase of nearly 10 percent, a new top wage tier and health coverage for same-sex domestic partners. ...
LTD won't wait to impose final offer.(Transportation)(The transit line rejects a third-party appeal to delay action in the labor standoff)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Byline: Randi Bjornstad The Register-Guard The Lane Transit District board of directors will continue its course and put a disputed new health care plan into place today for union employees, despite a citizen committee's offer to help resolve a nine-month standoff between the ...
FIREFIGHT RUNS SHORT OF WATER.(Fires)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Eugene firefighters wait for water to be replenished while battling a blaze at 86362 Bailey Hill Road on Monday afternoon. Eugene and Lane Rural Fire District 1 crews fought the house fire, but were slowed because water had to be trucked to the site, ...
BRIEFLY.(General News)(REGION)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Police captain to speak at Cicero Society lunch Capt. Steve Swenson of the Eugene Police Department will speak at Thursday's meeting of the Cicero Society. He will discuss problems, concerns and future plans of the police department. ...
CALENDAR.(Government)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Coburg TODAY City Council - 7 p.m., Courthouse, 32694 E. Pearl St. Public hearing on flood hazard ordinance revisions, Whittaker comprehensive plan amendment, gaming ordinance revision. Discuss parks master plan update ....
FOR THE RECORD.(Vitals)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Births SACRED HEART MEDICAL CENTER EUGENE Dec. 28, 2004 Redondo - Natasha Ashworth and Alberto Redondo, of Eugene, a daughter. Jan. 25, 2005 Morrill - Diana and Mike Morrill, of ...
North Douglas schools chief resigns his job.(Schools)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Byline: Karen McCowan The Register-Guard DRAIN - The North Douglas School District board accepted the resignation of three-year Superintendent/Principal Dan Morin at a special meeting Monday night. Morin said Monday afternoon that he decided to resign after a closed ...
Coast Guard plucks girl from water.(General News)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard CHARLESTON - This time of year, the water off the Oregon Coast is as cold as it gets. When 19-year-old Kortney Franks slipped off the rocks at Cape Arago State Park on Sunday night, the tide was on its way out. Franks was sucked six ...
Report lists police oversight options.(Government)(Independent analysis examines models used in other American cities)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Byline: Rebecca Nolan The Register-Guard Police oversight boards operate in dozens of communities across the country, and each one seems to take a different approach to its work. That's why the Eugene Police Commission hired an outside agency - the Police Assessment ...
Police make arrests in trail thefts, drug sales.(Crime)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard REEDSPORT - An investigation into methamphetamine sales and thefts from more than 20 tourist vehicles parked at trailheads resulted in the arrest of three Reedsport residents last week. Several months ago law enforcement in western Douglas ...
LET'S PLAY.(General News)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Legendary jazz musician Herbie Hancock begins a rehearsal for Thursday's concert at the Hult Center for the Performing Arts. He will be joined by tenor sax player Michael Brecker and trumpeter Roy Hargrove in kicking off their `Directions of Music: Our ...
BRIEFLY.(General News)(METRO)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Police update details on suspect vehicle The Eugene police major collision investigation team released an updated description of a sport utility vehicle involved in a hit-and-run last week that sent a well-known amateur musician ...
Eugene senator renews call to improve security.(Legislature)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard SALEM - Monday's knife scare in the Senate prompted a Eugene lawmaker to renew her call for heightened Capitol security. Sen. Vicki Walker, D-Eugene, said she's been worried that such an incident could occur, given that visitors are not ...
OBITUARIES.(Vitals)(Obituary)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Florence Hartsock SPRINGFIELD - Florence I. Hartsock of Springfield died Jan. 31 of age-related causes. She was 94. Hartsock was born June 10, 1910, in Forest Lake, Minn. She married Darwin Hartsock on July 10, 1942, in Portland ....
Ground broken on dorms that link living and learning.(Higher Education)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Byline: Matt Cooper The Register-Guard The University of Oregon is a step closer to opening a new dormitory that will offer living and learning under one roof. Officials broke ground Monday on the construction phase of the first new residence hall for the central ...
RiverBend foe to appeal land use rule changes.(Government)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Byline: Bob Keefer The Register-Guard An opponent of locating PeaceHealth's proposed regional medical center in north Springfield said Monday it will go to the Land Use Board of Appeals to contest the city's recent planning rule changes to allow the project. The ...
Hungry Ducks call their shot.(Sports)(With a mix of veterans and young talent, UO takes aim at the College World Series)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Byline: Bob Rodman The Register-Guard Twice on their ascent toward the top of the college softball world, they have reached the final base camp. Now, the Ducks say, they are ready for a final assault on the summit - the College World Series. "We look at ...
Conference adds honor to Davis' stellar weekend.(Sports)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Byline: Bob Rodman The Register-Guard Brandi Davis' big weekend has extended itself into the new week. The Oregon senior guard on Monday was named the Pac-10 Conference women's basketball player of the week. Davis averaged 21 points, 2.5 rebounds and 26 ...
Oregon plucks coach from PSU.(Sports)(Ducks hire Tara Erickson, who turned around Portland State's soccer program)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Byline: Chris Hansen The Register-Guard For the past couple of months, Oregon had been looking for the right someone to give its stagnant women's soccer program a jump start. That search has finally ended. Tara Erickson was introduced in an afternoon press conference ...
Little's big half lifts Sheldon over Lebanon.(Sports)(The sophomore posts a double-double before the Irish coast to the victory)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Byline: Adam Jude The Register-Guard It's taken awhile, but the Sheldon girls basketball team is finally starting to play up to its potential. The Irish, in a big way, can thank Kendra Little for that. Little tallied a double-double in the first half, then ...
Ducks hold 14th at Arizona tourney.(Sports)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard TUCSON, Ariz. - Oregon stood 14th after the first round of the Arizona Intercollegiate men's golf tournament at Arizona National Country Club on Monday. The second round was suspended due to darkness. The Ducks shot a 309, two ...
Midpoint of hoops season? Time to talk football.(Sports)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Byline: PAC-10 NOTEBOOK By Bob Clark The Register-Guard Maybe the Pac-10 really has become a football league. Washington is tied for the Pac-10 basketball lead, and what's the major sports news in Seattle? That Barbara Hedges, the former UW director of athletics, is ...
Wisconsin courting OSU's Chryst.(Sports)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Byline: Bob Rodman The Register-Guard CORVALLIS - Oregon State football coach Mike Riley has been wearing two hats in recent weeks - one as he recruits, another as he retools his staff. COLLEGE FOOTBALL The recruiting reaches its zenith on Wednesday, the ...
Pac-10's loaded again.(Sports)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Just how powerful is the Pac-10 Conference in softball? UCLA has won back-to-back NCAA championships, the latest a 3-1 win over league comrade California for the 2004 title. Pac-10 teams have won the past four national ...
Name and game.(Sports)(Bryson Gutches carves out his own place in famous family)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Byline: Steve Mims The Register-Guard Bryson Gutches has brought a championship name and championship credentials into the Churchill wrestling room this winter. The two-time state champion found out midway through last summer that his family was moving to Eugene and ...
Marshfield set to give coach a golden retirement send-off.(Sports)(Two-time district champion Pirates favored to pin a MWL three-peat on coach Wayne Van Burger)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Byline: Steve Mims The Register-Guard Forces may be lining up to give Marshfield wrestling coach Wayne Van Burger a successful send-off at this week's Midwestern League district meet. "Marshfield has nine or 10 senior starters that have been together for four years, ...
BRIEFLY.(Sports)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard ALUMNI WATCH Wirth leads local swimmers in OSU meet Five former Lane County standouts competed in a women's college swim meet between Oregon State, Washington State and Idaho at Stevens Natatorium in Corvallis this past weekend. ...
BRIEFLY.(Sports)(NEWS & NOTES)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Spartans go different direction with football coaching staff Lance Lovitt, who led Marist to a 6-4 record and a berth in the Class 3A playoffs this past fall, will not be retained as head football coach, Spartans athletics ...
JANUARY'S WORD: UNSEASONABLE.(Weather)
Feb 02, 2005 ... Byline: Scott Maben The Register-Guard It said "January" on the calendar, but the weather last month was reminiscent of June. It was a month for light jackets and (gasp!) sunglasses, not cowering indoors and watching moss grow. Numbers tell the story. ...
Proposed hospital's costs keep going up.(Business)(PeaceHealth has spent $94.8 million, and it's still a ways from breaking ground)
Feb 02, 2005 ... Byline: Joe Harwood The Register-Guard With a few flourishes of the pen, PeaceHealth officials last Friday effectively sidelined two major opponents of their proposed $350 million RiverBend regional medical center. In agreeing to a far-reaching settlement with ...
State's stimulus sparks biotech firm.(Government)(The governor unveils a $1.45 million subsidy package to help Molecular Probes expand and create jobs)
Feb 02, 2005 ... Byline: Sherri Buri McDonald The Register-Guard Calling Molecular Probes the "seed that's going to grow the (biotech) industry in the southern Willamette Valley," Gov. Ted Kulongoski on Tuesday unveiled a $1.45 million subsidy package to help the company expand its west Eugene ...
LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
Feb 02, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Global population crisis looms It's clear that all is not well in the world today. The problems facing us are myriad: from fear-mongering politicians, mind-deadening media and low wages to soulless urban sprawl and endless traffic. ...
Access vs. security.(Editorials)(Safety comes at a price in a dangerous world)(Editorial)
Feb 02, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard It's hard to argue with legislative leaders who want to review security measures at the Oregon Capitol. Anyone can wander about the building freely - no metal detectors, no checkpoints, no identification badges, no questions asked - even when the House ...
Fighting a meth scourge.(Editorials)(Legislators should make new bills a priority)(Editorial)
Feb 02, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Across Lane County and the rest of Oregon, law enforcement officials readily admit they're losing the war against methamphetamine. Anyone doubting that assessment need only pick up the newspaper and read about violent crimes linked, ...
Depression treatment not the same for everyone.(Columns)(Column)
Feb 02, 2005 ... Byline: GUEST VIEWPOINT By Alice Duffy For The Register-Giard I had a disturbing conversation with an old friend. We talked about the article I was writing. She told me she wholeheartedly disagreed with my cautious warnings about treating adolescents with antidepressant ...
For a switch, Kent seeks players willing to fight.(Sports)(The Ducks' coach says the team's "energy guys" will receive more playing time)
Feb 02, 2005 ... Byline: Bob Clark The Register-Guard Play with more energy, Oregon coach Ernie Kent said of what he wants from his Ducks in this second half of the Pac-10 season. `That's what you will see, the energy guys playing more,' he said after Tuesday's practice in McArthur ...
South rises in Ducks' ranks.(Sports)(Three recruits from the Deep South are expected to sign with Oregon today)
Feb 02, 2005 ... Byline: Rob Moseley The Register-Guard There will be a Southern flavor to the recruiting class announced by UO football coach Mike Bellotti today, and if those recruits from the likes of Georgia and Alabama have their way, that flavor will soon be prevalent in Eugene. ...
Crow pads league edge with key win.(Sports)
Feb 02, 2005 ... Byline: Chris Hansen The Register-Guard MARCOLA - A game billed as a battle for Mountain West South supremacy was just that - a battle. Fourth-ranked Crow outlasted No. 8 Mohawk 64-57 in a contest highlighted by a fourth quarter in which there were four lead changes ...
Freshman leads UO in final round.(Sports)(Derek Sipe shoots a 68 to finish 16th in Arizona tourney)
Feb 02, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard TUCSON, Ariz. - University of Oregon freshman Derek Sipe shot a 3-under-par 68 to finish tied for 16th at the Arizona Intercollegiate men's golf tournament Tuesday. REGIONAL ROUNDUP Sipe had an eagle and five birdies while ...
Maher makes most of night in Lowell win.(Sports)
Feb 02, 2005 ... Byline: Adam Jude The Register-Guard LOWELL - The only senior on the Lowell girls basketball team, Lindsey Maher, was showered before the game with flowers, notes and hugs from teammates, coaches and family members wanting to thank her for her hard work. The Senior ...
OSU matches record in win.(Sports)
Feb 02, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard CORVALLIS - Oregon State had only two players score in double figures but matched the school record for fewest turnovers to beat Utah Valley State College 57-43 in a nonconference women's basketball game Tuesday. The Beavers had just seven ...
Oregon State hopes to fill some gaps today.(Sports)(The Beavers are looking for help on the offensive and defensive lines and in the defensive backfield)
Feb 02, 2005 ... Byline: Bob Rodman The Register-Guard CORVALLIS - The Beavers have signed Louisville to a two-game series. They have signed Bruce Read to a contract as the special teams coach. And today, they hope to sign a couple dozen athletes to national letters of ...
UO RECRUITING REPORT.(Sports)
Feb 02, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard WHAT'S NEW Ducks await word from Harris With 21 known commitments to the recruiting class that will be announced today - not to mention a couple of holdovers from last year - Oregon probably has two or three other spots to fill, ...
SCOREBOARD.(Sports)
Feb 02, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Class 4A Midwestern W L Pct. GB Overall South Eugene ... 8 1 .889 - 14 3 Churchill ... 8 2 .800 1/2 11 8 North Eugene ... 8 2 .800 1/2 12 6 Marshfield ... 6 4 .600 2 1/2 11 7 ...
Elmira upsets Marist.(Sports)
Feb 02, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard ELMIRA - Heather Cordell scored a season-high 16 points and Whitney Dragt added 10 as Elmira upset Marist 49-40 in a Sky-Em League prep girls basketball game Tuesday. Kaili VanRysselbergh had 12 points and Rachel Copeland contributed nine ...
Wolverines dump Lancers.(Sports)
Feb 02, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Cody Parker scored 17 points to lead five Willamette players in double figures as the Wolverines upset league-leading Churchill 74-66 in a Midwestern League prep boys basketball game on Tuesday. The loss knocked the host Lancers (11-8, 8-2 ...
Tree lover works to deepen city's roots.(General News)
Feb 02, 2005 ... Byline: PROFILE by The Register-Guard Name: Phillip Carroll, 34, Eugene Claim to fame: President, Eugene Tree Foundation, which is committed to improving trees and related vegetation in the city. Why trees? "The amazing combination of strength and beauty. ...
LTD begins enforcing last contract offer.(Transportation)(A citizen committee plans to continue trying to mediate the labor dispute and avoid a strike by transit system workers)
Feb 02, 2005 ... Byline: Randi Bjornstad The Register-Guard The Lane Transit District began enforcing its final contract offer Tuesday, drawing anger from union officials for not joining the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 757 in accepting a citizen committee's proposal to pursue mediation to ...
Private park proposal faces opposition.(Environment)(A retired firefighter wants to open 300 acres south of Eugene to public use, but neighbors fear noise and traffic)
Feb 02, 2005 ... Byline: Bob Keefer The Register-Guard CORRECTION (ran 2/25/05): An article on Page D1 of the Feb. 2 Register-Guard requires clarification. David Force, an attorney for Lane County landowner Jim Gillette, states that land on which Gillette is proposing to develop a recreation ...
Springfield middle school to offer arts curriculum.(Schools)(The program aims to keep kids engaged and also feed the new arts high school)
Feb 02, 2005 ... Byline: Anne Williams The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - Briggs Middle School will launch an arts-focused magnet program this fall meant to hook students who might otherwise feel lost or disengaged at a big middle school. "I go into classes and I see some kids just ...