The Register Guard (Eugene, OR) back issues from September 2005:
Lane County reports first case of West Nile virus.(Health)(The man had no symptoms and most likely didn't contract it here)
Sep 01, 2005 ... Byline: Mark Baker The Register-Guard It's here. The first Lane County case of West Nile virus was announced Wednesday by the state Department of Human Services as one of the first four cases of the disease reported in Oregon this year. It's not likely that it was ...
LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
Sep 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Voters clear about Measure 11 Marina McShane (letters, Aug. 3) neglects to provide the facts in "Measure 11 needs a new look." There is no such crime as a "meth-related home invasion." The only relationship to methamphetamine is ...
Lost in the flood.(Editorials)(Katrina ravages New Orleans and Gulf Coast)(Editorial)
Sep 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard The incomprehensible destruction wrought by Hurricane Katrina is bringing out the best and worst in Americans. The generosity of initial donations and the heroism of rescuers are heartening signs that victims can count on their fellow citizens for help ...
Fighting back on forests.(Editorials)(A lawsuit challenges the repeal of roadless rule)(Editorial)
Sep 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard One day after Oregon joined two other Western states in moving to adopt tough new auto emissions standards, Gov. Ted Kulongoski announced another environmental initiative with potentially sweeping national ramifications. Kulongoski said ...
Eugene's Co-Motion Cycles pedals into French market.(Business)
Sep 01, 2005 ... Byline: RETAIL NOTEBOOK By Joe Mosley The Register-Guard Dwan Shepard and Dan Vrijmoet are preparing to go after two new markets in a couple of very different ways. First, the co-owners of Eugene's Co-Motion Cycles Inc., are invading the heartland of world bicycling ...
BUSINESS BEAT.(Business)
Sep 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard People Sabine Ebenbeck has joined Express Personnel Services in Eugene as payroll coordinator. She has a background in construction-related bookkeeping and property management. Vanessa Truett has been hired as managing director ...
Football sets the tone for Oregon.(Columns)(Column)
Sep 01, 2005 ... Byline: Ron Bellamy / The Register-Guard HOUSTON - If you're an Oregon football fan, you're excited about the new season that begins today. If you're the Oregon athletic department, you're excited, too, about the launching of the new sports year that starts with ...
Ducks unveil year's work.(Sports)(After offseason of change, not even Oregon knows what to expect in its season debut)
Sep 01, 2005 ... Byline: Bob Clark The Register-Guard HOUSTON - What's up, Ducks? The revitalized offense, the revamped special teams, the revisions in the defense all go on public display for the first time today when Oregon kicks off its season against the University of Houston in ...
OSU linebacker's family survives Katrina.(Sports)(Text message delivers the news that Dennis Christopher's mom and sister safely ride out storm in city courthouse)
Sep 01, 2005 ... Byline: Bob Rodman The Register-Guard CORVALLIS - Dennis Christopher, a freshman linebacker on the Oregon State football team from New Orleans, has learned that his family has survived Hurricane Katrina unharmed. Christopher told the Gazette-Times newspaper that his ...
Sinclair's record haul routs UO.(Sports)(Forward scores five goals in fourth-ranked Portland's 6-0 victory over Ducks)
Sep 01, 2005 ... Byline: Chris Hansen The Register-Guard The Oregon soccer team went into Wednesday night's game against fourth-ranked Portland looking for a measuring stick. Instead, the Ducks received a reality check. Led by a record-breaking performance from forward Christine ...
Volcanoes roll to fifth straight win.(Sports)(Eugene's scheduled starter is traded just hours before the game)
Sep 01, 2005 ... Byline: Steve Mims The Register-Guard Salem-Keizer is accomplishing both goals of short-season A ball. "I think the No. 1 priority is development and No. 2 is learning how to win," Salem-Keizer manager Steve Decker said. "When you are in a pennant race you have to ...
OREGON FOOTBALL.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard OFFENSE Oregon: Tonight, the long-awaited competitive debut of the Ducks' new spread offense under first-year coordinator Gary Crowton. For all the talk of Crowton's desire to be aggressive downfield when he was hired, practices during ...
Long desires life in faster lane.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2005 ... Byline: GRILLED DUCK by The Register-Guard Grilled Duck is a game-day question and answer session with a member of the Oregon football team. Today's installment features the personality of Oregon senior defensive end Devan Long, a 6-foot-4, 266-pound senior from Anacortes, Wash ....
Finley given clearance to play by NCAA.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard HOUSTON - Oregon wide receiver James Finley was cleared by the NCAA on Wednesday to play in tonight's season opening game against Houston. Though the final decision by the NCAA was announced while the Ducks were en route on their charter ...
HOME on the WAVES.(Recreation)(Houseboat rentals at Lake Billy Chinook offer fun afloat and 'getaway' vacations)
Sep 01, 2005 ... Byline: Mike Stahlberg The Register-Guard CULVER - Norm Johnson of Sublimity came to Lake Billy Chinook looking for "a getaway and relaxation" along with "good water skiing and one of the better fisheries in the state." A dozen members of the Marcola Christian Church ...
BRIEFLY.(Recreation)(NEWS & NOTES)
Sep 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Exhibits interpret B&B Fire Visitors who wonder about the blackened forest landscape that has become a familiar sight to regular travelers over the Santiam Pass (Highway 20) can now tune their radios or stop at wayside interpretive exhibits ...
Crossbow culture hasn't reached Oregon's hunting scene just yet.(Columns)(Column)
Sep 01, 2005 ... Byline: INSIDE THE OUTDOORS By Mike Stahlberg The Register-Guard With Oregon's archery season in full swing, here's something to ponder while you're holding that bow at full draw, waiting for that big buck to step just a little closer: When, if ever, will crossbows be ...
Many learning to redefine retirement.(Columns)(Column)
Sep 01, 2005 ... Byline: Bob Welch / The Register-Guard A Corvallis friend of mine whom I've known since sixth grade stunned me with some news recently. He's taking Hewlett-Packard's early retirement package - at age 51. Fifty-one? That's my age. At 51, you might pull a ...
Projections are in: UO counts another record fall enrollment.(Higher Education)(The university estimates that 20,500 students will attend - give or take a few)
Sep 01, 2005 ... Byline: Greg Bolt The Register-Guard The University of Oregon expects its fall enrollment to inch above last year's record, notching another milestone with about 20,500 students. That will make the fourth time in the past five years that the university has set an ...
Veneta man commits suicide after gun attack on ex-girlfriend.(Crime)(A woman escapes four shots unscathed, including one that pierced her clothing)
Sep 01, 2005 ... Byline: Rebecca Nolan The Register-Guard VENETA - A man shot and killed himself late Tuesday after trying to gun down his former girlfriend at her house. All four shots missed the woman, though one penetrated the sweatshirt she wore, Lane County sheriff's Sgt. Rene ...
Wreck techies go for a dive.(Accidents)(Pushing a car over a gravel pit cliff helps officers hone their investigation skills)
Sep 01, 2005 ... Byline: Rebecca Nolan The Register-Guard The Eugene police major crash team pushed a car off an 18-foot cliff and took pictures as it slammed into a gravel pit Wednesday. Then they got out their measuring tapes and laser mapping equipment and started charting the ...
South Eugene grad helps victims.(Disasters)(As a member of a volunteer student organization, the Tulane pre-med student provides emergency services in Baton Rouge)
Sep 01, 2005 ... Byline: Matt Cooper The Register-Guard A Eugene teen studying pre-med at Tulane University is getting a real-life lesson in emergency care from Hurricane Katrina. Shaun Yockelson, 19, a 2004 graduate of South Eugene High School, is helping treat evacuees of New ...
BRIEFLY.(General News)(REGION)
Sep 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Adopt-a-thon finds homes for 17 of shelters' pets With the help of the community, 17 cats and five dogs received new homes and 46 pets were microchipped at the Overpopulation Crisis Coalition's adopt-a-thon earlier this week, the ...
CALENDAR.(Government)(Calendar)
Sep 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Lane County TODAY Hearings Official - 9 a.m., Harris Hall, Public Service Building, 125 E. Eighth Ave., Eugene. Review on a request to rezone 4 acres within the Cottage Grove urban growth boundary from rural residential to light ...
Man stabbed; suspect tackled.(Crime)
Sep 01, 2005 ... Byline: Rebecca Nolan The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - A man who confronted a couple trying to steal his car from an apartment complex parking lot was stabbed in the shoulder early Wednesday. The couple ran away, but a witness tackled one of the suspects and held him ...
FOR THE RECORD.(Vitals)
Sep 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Births SACRED HEART MEDICAL CENTER EUGENE Aug. 25, 2005 Molaski - Joanna Robinson, of Eugene, a son. Aug. 26, 2005 Graves - Melinda and David Graves, of Elmira, a son. ...
BRIEFLY.(General News)(METRO)
Sep 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Man who suspected burglar shoots himself SPRINGFIELD - A man who thought a burglar had entered his home accidentally shot himself in the shoulder while searching for the intruder, police said. Damon Skogseth, 30, ...
Sex offender sentenced to 10 years for abuse.(Crime)(Computer technicians give police the tip that linked Blake Hodgetts of Eugene to his crimes)
Sep 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard A Eugene man was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison for sexually abusing two children and possessing child pornography. A data recovery firm that worked on his computer had tipped investigators about pornography in his computer's storage. ...
OBITUARIES.(Vitals)(Obituary)
Sep 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Margaret Park Margaret Jane Park of Eugene died Aug. 29 of age-related causes. She was 89. Park was born Nov. 19, 1915, in Blair, Neb., to Chester and Cora Marshall Walrath. She married Bert Park on Sept. 13, 1936, in Papillion, ...
BUILDING BLOCKS.(Sports)(Good management is key, because the success of any major project is only as good as the sum of its parts)
Sep 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Quarterbacks The show: "Extreme Makeover" Plot line: The offensive redo is no more obvious than with the quarterbacks, who don't even line up where they did a year ago. They're now usually positioned five yards behind the center ...
SOLID START YIELDS A FINE FINISH.(Sports)(A successful season for Ducks comes by taking it one game at a time)
Sep 01, 2005 ... Byline: Rob Moseley The Register-Guard Another season, another fearless forecast for the UO football team. Last year we drank the Kool-Aid and had the Ducks 8-3 overall, 6-2 in the conference. Didn't foresee the loss to Indiana, but who did? Went out on a limb and got ...
ONE BIG MAN FOR A HUGE TASK.(Sports)(Talented Haloti Ngata accepts the challenge of leading the Oregon defense's demolition work)
Sep 01, 2005 ... Byline: Rob Moseley The Register-Guard Allow Nick Aliotti to be blunt. There's no holding back from the intense UO defensive coordinator, and particularly not when he's talking about Haloti Ngata, Oregon's 6-foot-5, 340-pound All-American defensive lineman. ...
THESE PLANS GO BEYOND SIMPLE TINKERING.(Sports)(It's not quite "out with the old, in with the new," but Oregon will sport new looks this season)
Sep 01, 2005 ... Byline: Bob Clark The Register-Guard Quick, somebody cue Bob Villa, the father of home improvement shows, to host this preview of Oregon football, 2005. He'll want to see how Oregon has tried to find some "Smart Solutions" to cure what ailed the Ducks last season ...
CUT ABOVE THE COMPETITION.(Sports)(Kellen Clemens prepares to carve up opposing defenses and cap off a successful but often frustrating tenure as the Ducks' quarterback)
Sep 01, 2005 ... Byline: Bob Clark The Register-Guard Kellen Clemens has found himself thinking back lately, about his time at Oregon, about the experiences he's enjoyed and endured during his maturation from the bright-eyed freshman fresh off the ranch near Burns to the 22-year-old husband ...
NEW LOOKS FOR THIS OLD HOUSE.(Sports)(Players, coaches join Beavers for unveiling of splashy Reser expansion)
Sep 01, 2005 ... Byline: Bob Rodman The Register-Guard CORVALLIS - The hurdles are many, and some of them are bit on the high side. The Oregon State football program, thumped a bit during the offseason by player indiscretions and altered with the addition of three new assistant ...
DON'T MESS WITH A GOOD THING.(Sports)(Trojans have all the tools to dominate their Pac-10 brethren again and go after another national title)
Sep 01, 2005 ... Byline: Rob Moseley The Register-Guard Even more than last year, it's USC's conference title to lose in 2005, and few see that happening. Unless Cal rebuilds as quickly as it did two seasons ago, there doesn't appear to be a team in the Pac-10 capable of knocking off the ...
Daughter protects mom from gunshots.(Crime)(Donna Woodman calls her daughter, Olivia Johnston, a hero for saving her from four bullets fired by her ex-boyfriend)
Sep 02, 2005 ... Byline: Rebecca Nolan The Register-Guard VENETA - Donna Woodman says she'd be dead today if it weren't for her 14-year-old daughter, Olivia Johnston. Johnston hit, bit and screamed at Woodman's ex-boyfriend as he took aim and fired a .357-caliber handgun at her mother ...
Seaman describes fight against storm.(Disasters)(The former Florence man was aboard a dredge in the New Orleans harbor when the hurricane hit)
Sep 02, 2005 ... Byline: Bill Bishop The Register-Guard Piercing even the raging wind of Hurricane Katrina at her peak, a 10-second blast from the emergency whistle on the dredge Stuyvesant on Monday told deckhand Adam Bacon that things were taking a turn for the worse. Bacon, the ...
LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
Sep 02, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Protect workers from toxic mold The last paragraph of reporter Matt Cooper's Aug. 25 story mentioned the ordeal I lived through in 2001, suffering from the effects of toxic mold exposure during my last 20 months as a Lane County ...
Apocalypse now.(Editorials)(New Orleans needs more help to restore order)(Editorial)
Sep 02, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard The chaos emerging in parts of hurricane-ravaged New Orleans prompted the mayor to issue "a desperate SOS" on Thursday. As frustration turned to anger for thousands of famished storm victims, incidents of looting, arson and gun violence surged. ...
Katrina steps on fuel hose.(Editorials)(Hurricane deals devastating blow to energy hub)(Editorial)
Sep 02, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Hurricane Katrina proved her ability to toss casinos, warehouses and freighters around like bathtub toys. It threatens to do the same with the oil and gas industry. The Gulf Coast is an energy hub for the entire nation, providing a third of ...
Ducks spread wings.(Sports)(The spread offense accounts for 554 yards as Oregon rolls to a 38-24 win over Houston in the season opener)
Sep 02, 2005 ... Byline: Bob Clark The Register-Guard CORRECTION (ran 9/3/2005): Oregon ran three plays and then punted on its first series but scored points off field goals on its next two possessions of Thursday's game against Houston. Due to an editing error, a story Friday on Page C1 ...
Oregon was efficient, entertaining.(Columns)(Column)
Sep 02, 2005 ... Byline: Ron Bellamy / The Register-Guard HOUSTON - Sure, we probably shouldn't get too carried away after just one Oregon win, in the very first game, but then again the Ducks lost their very first football game last season and the sky promptly fell. Or something ...
PSU sets another tangle with big boys.(Sports)(Vikings step up for another battle with Division I-A when they visit Beavers)
Sep 02, 2005 ... Byline: Bob Rodman The Register-Guard It's a matchup seldom seen. In fact, Oregon State and Portland State have played a football game only once. That was more than two decades ago when the Beavers mauled the Vikings 51-14 after leading PSU 51-0 in the ...
Red-hot Salem-Keizer keeps Ems on the ropes.(Sports)(Volcanoes steam into a tie for the West Division lead with a 4-2 victory)
Sep 02, 2005 ... Byline: Steve Mims The Register-Guard Beat the Volcanoes? The Ems never even took a lead against Salem-Keizer during a three-game homestand that saw the Volcanoes win all three games including a 4-2 victory in the series finale Thursday night at Civic Stadium. ...
Tomey tries to show the way in San Jose.(Sports)
Sep 02, 2005 ... Byline: NATIONAL NOTEBOOK By Bob Clark The Register-Guard Anew college football season might end up being a lot about, well, old coaches in new places, and nowhere is that more evident than at San Jose State, where 67-year-old Dick Tomey has taken on the simple task of saving ...
Oregon cruises past SOU.(Sports)
Sep 02, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard The University of Oregon's volleyball team improved to 4-0 by rolling over Southern Oregon University in a nonconference match Thursday at McArthur Court. REGIONAL ROUNDUP Mira Djuric had 12 kills and Jaclyn Jones added 11 as the ...
Pirates hope to make zero count.(Sports)(The Pirates will play Crater in one of eight Midwestern League 'Zero Week' games)
Sep 02, 2005 ... Byline: Steve Mims The Register-Guard The football season will start earlier than usual tonight at Marshfield. The Pirates open the season with a nonleague game against Crater at 7 p.m. at Pete Susick Stadium in one of 36 Endowment Games being played across the ...
GAME REPORT.(Sports)
Sep 02, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard OREGON 38, HOUSTON 24 STARS OF THE GAME Oregon - Kellen Clemens, senior quarterback from Burns. Running Oregon's new spread offense for the first time, Clemens completed 30-of-47 passes for 348 yards and two touchdowns with no ...
For Ducks, triumph meets tragedy of Hurricane Katrina.(Sports)(Oregon wins across the street from the Astrodome, where refugees arrived from Louisiana)
Sep 02, 2005 ... Byline: Rob Moseley The Register-Guard HOUSTON - Perspective was just a football field away for the Oregon football team Thursday. Across the street from Reliant Stadium, about 100 yards from where the Ducks were playing Houston, stood the Astrodome, where refugees ...
Just for kicks, Martinez back on his game.(Sports)
Sep 02, 2005 ... Byline: NOTEBOOK By Rob Moseley The Register-Guard HOUSTON - Paul Martinez was back in his comfort zone. The Ducks' junior placekicker, who endured a trying season as a true freshman punter in 2003 before seeing little action last year, tied UO records Thursday with ...
UO's passing game finally catches on.(Sports)
Sep 02, 2005 ... Byline: Rob Moseley The Register-Guard HOUSTON - Any given week, a different receiver could lead Oregon. At least that's the theory among the Ducks, with their new spread offense and wealth of talented backs and wideouts. With so many good players on the field and an ...
Virus's arrival not cause for panic.(Health)(Health officials seek to inform the public about the risks without causing alarm)
Sep 02, 2005 ... Byline: Matt Cooper The Register-Guard Concern about the West Nile virus surfaced in Lane County in 2002, in the form of anxious citizens jamming the telephone lines at Lane County Public Health services. This Wednesday, however - when the first-ever county resident ...
A reunion of note.(Entertainment)(Karaoke brings together two old friends with a shared show biz history)
Sep 02, 2005 ... Byline: Serena Markstrom The Register-Guard Their friendship started in Japan in the mid-1950s. Karaoke started in Japan in the mid-1980s. Two weeks ago, a little karaoke serendipity at the Elks Lodge in Florence led to an unexpected reunion for two friends ...
Teachers get a pep talk on reaching out.(Schools)(Education guru Robert Barr reminds his audience that the foundation of students' future success is laid in the classroom)
Sep 02, 2005 ... Byline: Susan Palmer The Register-Guard Calling education the ultimate civil right and the only door to the good life in America, a nationally known education expert rallied Eugene School District teachers and staff members in an inspirational speech on Thursday. ...
DeFazio challenger tries again.(Politics)(Jim Feldkamp takes another run at the 4th Congressional seat, a race he lost in 2004)
Sep 02, 2005 ... Byline: Joe Harwood The Register-Guard Republican Jim Feldkamp on Thursday launched his second campaign to unseat U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio, the nine-term Democrat from Springfield. With an eye on DeFazio's 4th Congressional District seat, which comes up for election in ...
Preventing substance abuse gets start at park.(Government)
Sep 02, 2005 ... Byline: COUNTY BEAT By Matt Cooper The Register-Guard Think your kids won't listen to you about drugs and alcohol? Think again. Local leaders next week will discuss a new study that shows the power parents have to help prevent alcohol and drug abuse in their ...
BRIEFLY.(General News)(REGION)
Sep 02, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Labor Council to hold annual Labor Day picnic The Lane County Central Labor Council will sponsor its 16th annual Labor Day picnic at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Jasper Park, 85591 Jasper Park Road, near Springfield. The ...
Interim planning director wins job.(Government)(Two-year veteran bests a field of 41)
Sep 02, 2005 ... Byline: Edward Russo The Register-Guard Hiring from within, Eugene City Manager Dennis Taylor on Thursday picked Susan Muir to lead the city's Planning and Development Department. Muir, 37, came to Eugene two years ago to be the department's planning division ...
FOR THE RECORD.(Vitals)
Sep 02, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Births PEACE HARBOR HOSPITAL FLORENCE Aug. 30, 2005 Shaw - Danielle Haines and David Shaw, of Florence, a daughter. Deaths Arceneaux - Peggy L. Arceneaux, 45, of Reedsport, died Aug ....
Someone fires shots from car.(Crime)
Sep 02, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Tracy Meisel and her husband were awakened Thursday morning by a sound not often heard on Calumet Way in north Eugene - or anywhere in the city, for that matter. "I heard this roaring car coming down the street and three gunshots," Meisel ...
LOOKING BACK.(Business)
Sep 02, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard The Goodell Sawmill, 1889-1890, was located at the southwest corner of Coburg on the bank of ...
BRIEFLY.(General News)(METRO)
Sep 02, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Police arrest parolee on burglary charges SPRINGFIELD - Police have arrested a parolee on charges that he burglarized two Springfield-area businesses. John Bradley Wymore, 33, of Harrisburg, was arrested Wednesday and ...
OBITUARIES.(Vitals)(Obituary)
Sep 02, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Drotha Lanz HARRISBURG - The funeral will be held Sept. 6 for Drotha Mae Lanz of Harrisburg, who died Aug. 29 of age-related causes. She was 82. Lanz was born June 24, 1923, in Seminole, Okla., to George and Hattie Edwards ...
Storm impact to spread.(Business)(Oregon firms should expect challenges, economists say)
Sep 02, 2005 ... Byline: Sherri Buri McDonald The Register-Guard Hurricane Katrina hammered the Gulf Coast on Monday, but its economic impacts will continue to blow through the country for many months to come, several economists said. Although the storm hit thousands of miles away, ...