The Register Guard (Eugene, OR) back issues from October 2005:
Sheriff defends delay in warning of police impostor.(Crime)(But the department will look into the way the public was informed about the impersonator)
Oct 01, 2005 ... Byline: Rebecca Nolan The Register-Guard Lane County Sheriff Russ Burger defended his detectives' decision to withhold from the public details about a police impersonator who stopped, beat and raped a woman early Monday. However, he acknowledged some problems with the way the ...
Oregon disaster team to enlist fishermen.(Government)(Taking a cue from Katrina, state leaders aim to enhance communication and response time)
Oct 01, 2005 ... Byline: Winston Ross The Register-Guard PORTLAND - Oregon fishermen may officially become first responders to the state's next big disaster. Emergency officials will begin beefing up their communication networks soon - maybe even rent their own satellite. And Gov. Ted Kulongoski ...
LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
Oct 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Founders wary of army Now the president, always quick to seize every opportunity, wants to impose the military on civilian affairs, e.g., for disaster relief. Let us remember that our Founding Fathers were opposed to a standing ...
Like a bat out of hell.(Editorials)(State police cuts give green light to speeders)(Editorial)
Oct 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard The numbers tell the story: Five years ago the Oregon State Police had 374 troopers, and wrote 95,190 citations for speeding. By last year the number of troopers had declined to 241, and they wrote only 67,489 citations. During that same period, the ...
Siuslaw County?(Editorials)(Seceding is hard, paying for it is harder)(Editorial)
Oct 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard According to a 19th century rule of thumb, a county seat should be no more than a day's ride distant. According to a 21st century rule of thumb, people who are more than an hour's drive from the county seat will feel alienated from their county ...
LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
Oct 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Call for mammogram - today October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Some of us have a vague awareness of the significance of various medical awareness months; most of us have no clue. But one year ago I was very aware. In August ...
OSU, WSU seek identity, big victory.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2005 ... Byline: Bob Rodman The Register-Guard CORVALLIS - Oregon State and Washington State. They may be playing football today but these are colleges, after all, and a little education is expected. The Beavers (2-2) will learn if they can get back on track after ...
Oregon, Stanford put game on the line.(Sports)(Ducks coach Mike Bellotti says his defensive line will have to improve quickly)
Oct 01, 2005 ... Byline: Bob Clark The Register-Guard STANFORD, Calif. - Oregon coach Mike Bellotti threw down the challenge. `I don't feel our defensive line has played up to its capabilities,' he said. The Ducks (3-1 overall, 0-1 in the Pac-10) were run over by USC's ...
Three beat the rain, lead Classic field.(Sports)(Esteban Toledo, Jeff Gove and Tim Wilkinson keep solid play going and enter the weekend ahead by one shot)
Oct 01, 2005 ... Byline: Ron Bellamy The Register-Guard JUNCTION CITY - A United Nations trio of golfers from Mexico, New Zealand and Seattle survived a blustery and ultimately wet day at Shadow Hills Country Club on Friday to share the 36-hole lead in the Oregon Classic. Knotted at ...
Classic cut has Martin considering the future.(Sports)(Henninger, Quinney, Ellis all survive to the weekend at the Oregon Classic)
Oct 01, 2005 ... Byline: Adam Jude The Register-Guard JUNCTION CITY - Casey Martin sank a par putt on the 18th green, retrieved his ball from the cup and offered a quick wave after receiving a modest ovation from a handful of fans. And so ended what was likely the Eugene native's ...
Whipple gives Sheldon a leg up on South.(Sports)(The senior's 42-yard field goal in overtime gives the Irish a 10-7 victory and first place in the Midwestern League)
Oct 01, 2005 ... Byline: Steve Mims The Register-Guard Alex Whipple is the Midwestern League defensive player of the year and a first-team all-league receiver. Turns out he's a pretty good kicker, too. The Sheldon senior booted a 42-yard field goal in overtime to lift the ...
Fast start, but no win for Ducks.(Wire Sports)(Oregon gives Stanford a battle before falling in three games)
Oct 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Kristen Richards had 19 kills and Foluke Akinradewo added 16 to lead No. 3 Stanford to a 30-28, 30-15, 30-23 victory over Oregon in a Pac-10 volleyball match on Friday at McArthur Court. REGIONAL ROUNDUP The Ducks (10-5, 0-4 ...
Jackson waits for right opening.(Sports)
Oct 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 UO tailback Terrell Jackson, a 5-foot-9, 196-pound redshirt freshman. Question: You worked well ...
OREGON FOOTBALL.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard OFFENSE Oregon: The Ducks never really got rolling last week, despite jumping out to the early lead on Southern California. Turnovers were a bigger factor than offensive efficiency. But when they did move the ball, it was with the passing ...
Warriors blank Tigers to keep District 5 lead.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard JUNCTION CITY - Sadi Stouder scored twice, and Becca Oien had a goal and an assist to lead Philomath as the Warriors remained in first place in District 5 girls soccer with a 3-0 victory over Junction City on Friday. Stouder scored in the ...
Spartans nip Vikings in OT.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2005 ... Byline: Paula Lincoln The Register-Guard There were lost fumbles, costly penalties, incompletions, an interception and a kicker who couldn't kick. But when it came down to do-or-die time, Marist refused to die. Senior running back Brandon Jackson scored on a 20-yard ...
Corwin leads Waldport past Oakridge.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard OAKRIDGE - Paul Corwin scored touchdowns on runs of five, 12 and six yards to lead Waldport to a 28-20 Trico League prep football victory over Oakridge on Friday. Oakridge freshman Jake Boyd came in the game to replace starting quarterback ...
North Eugene thwarts Thurston to go over .500.(Sports)(A late fumble recovery leads to the winning touchdown for the Highlanders)
Oct 01, 2005 ... Byline: Curtis Anderson The Register-Guard North Eugene proved opportunistic when it counted Friday night. The Highlanders pounced on a loose football at the Thurston 15-yard line with 10:59 left in the game, and tailback Dan Winterstein scored on a 15-yard run one ...
Hughes' footwork leaves Lancers behind.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2005 ... Byline: Chris Hansen The Register-Guard In a game more about survival than statistics, Willamette made the plays when it had to while Churchill fell victim to the elements. The Wolverines overcame five turnovers and a drenching sideways rainstorm to defeat the ...
Springfield grabs season's first victory.(Sports)(Miles Haley scores twice as the Millers come through for new coach Joe Kanach)
Oct 01, 2005 ... Byline: Joe Lodle The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - New Springfield coach Joe Kanach would have preferred to get his first win with the Millers four weeks ago. But he was more than happy to get it in the fifth week as Springfield handed Lebanon a 20-6 Midwestern League ...
Hietala flies like an eagle toward lead.(Sports)(The Boise golfer gets a record-tying two eagles to move into sixth place)
Oct 01, 2005 ... Byline: NOTEBOOK By Ron Bellamy The Register-Guard JUNCTION CITY - With a former Oregon State golfer as his caddie and swing coach, Ryan Hietala of Boise tied the Oregon Classic record with two eagles Friday and moved to 8 under in the tournament, in sixth place and two strokes ...
County uneasy about city's parks plan.(Government)(Eugene's blueprint includes land outside the urban growth boundary and city limits, but owners were not consulted)
Oct 01, 2005 ... Byline: Matt Cooper The Register-Guard Eugene's vision for the parks of tomorrow is butting up against the Lane County commissioners' sense of authority today. The city's 20-year plan for parks, recreation and open space, dubbed PROS, includes land far beyond city ...
Child actors do their part for 'Nanna's Cottage' pilot.(Entertainment)(The TV show aims to teach kids gently, much in the same vein as classics `Mister Rogers' and `Captain Kangaroo')
Oct 01, 2005 ... Byline: Scott Maben The Register-Guard Smile, point to the blueberry pie, pause a bit between lines. And keep looking at Nanna, not the director. Acting can be as much about what not to do as what to do - and a lot for a 6-year-old to remember. But after several ...
Program for teen addicts finds funding.(Health)(The last-minute funds will preserve jobs and further research into trauma)
Oct 01, 2005 ... Byline: Diane Dietz The Register-Guard Drug-addicted girls will find a bed to rest in when they're ready to get clean after all. The Eugene-based Willamette Family teen girl program got a last-minute reprieve with the arrival of a $1.6 million federal grant, ...
Raindrops wash away drought anxieties.(Weather)(The water year wasn't nearly as bad as feared, climatologists report)
Oct 01, 2005 ... Byline: Greg Bolt The Register-Guard They said it couldn't be done, but it turns out they were all wet. Or at least a bit damp. The water year, from Oct. 1 through the following September, that ended Friday showed that while most Willamette Valley locations got less ...
BRIEFLY.(Crime)(METRO)
Oct 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Robbery suspect still sought by police Police continue to look for a man who robbed a south Eugene bank Thursday and a man who reportedly saw the suspect flee the area in a car. The robber entered the Washington Mutual Bank ...
Grant ends for nonprofit legal service.(Government)
Oct 01, 2005 ... Byline: Bill Bishop The Register-Guard The Domestic Violence Clinic, a nonprofit legal service for low-income victims, learned this week that it no longer will receive a federal grant that has been its mainstay since the clinic opened in 1999. The loss will cut services by about ...
EUGENE'S WACKIEST GO ON PARADE.(Festivals)
Oct 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Yes, everyone does love a parade, and there's nothing quite like the Eugene Celebration Parade. If you've never seen one, then your life is incomplete. Where else can you see Rep. Peter DeFazio with his slime scooper-upper, watch Lazy Dicks ...
CRIMEWATCH.(Crime)
Oct 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Crime statistics have been broken down by Eugene neighborhood and appear in the accompanying list. CRIMES BY EUGENE NEIGHBORHOOD August 2005 Here are the monthly reports of crimes taken by Eugene police. ...
FOR THE RECORD.(Vitals)
Oct 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Births McKENZIE-WILLAMETTE MEDICAL CENTER SPRINGFIELD Sept. 28, 2005 Mentzer-Elder - Christina Mentzer and Sean Elder, of Springfield, a son. Shaw-Cruickshank - Sherri Shaw and Kevin ...
Reporting rabies shots may be required for vets.(Government)
Oct 01, 2005 ... Byline: CITY BEAT/SPRINGFIELD By Serena Markstrom The Register-Guard In the next few weeks the City Council will decide whether to require veterinarians to report rabies vaccinations to the Lane County Animal Regulation Authority. LCARA manager Mike Wellington said ...
Tea-tasting, auction to benefit women's shelter.(Family)
Oct 01, 2005 ... Byline: Randi Bjornstad The Register-Guard COTTAGE GROVE - Tea-tasting, live music and a silent auction of original artworks will highlight a benefit today for the Women's Information Network Service, which provides social services and other assistance to women and their ...
OBITUARIES.(Vitals)(Obituary)
Oct 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Leland Balsiger COTTAGE GROVE - Leland Kendall "Lee" Balsiger of Cottage Grove died Sept. 27 of age-related causes. He was 80. He was born Aug. 10, 1925, in White Salmon, Wash., to Alvin and Lois Balsiger. He married Betty ...
New bar on tap for downtown.(Business)(An owner of The Horsehead is going solo with Jameson's, expected to open this month)
Oct 01, 2005 ... Byline: Joe Mosley The Register-Guard Think of James Carroll as a barman with a vision. The co-owner of The Horsehead and former co-owner of John Henry's is going solo with his latest venture. Jameson's - in the former Cafe Paradiso, across Broadway in downtown Eugene ...
THE BULLETIN.(Religion)
Oct 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Services, events and people St. Matthew's Episcopal Church Auction - The church's annual auction and raffle will be held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. today at 4110 River Road. No admission cost, appetizers will be served. Information: 746-2080 or ...
Matters of life and death.(Health)(Diagnosed with lung cancer, Patricia Greene was faced with the ultimate dilemma: She wanted to live. But she also wanted to die on her own terms.)
Oct 02, 2005 ... Byline: Tim Christie The Register-Guard EDITOR'S NOTE: The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in Gonzales vs. Oregon, the case challenging Oregon's assisted suicide law. These stories are the latest in an occasional series exploring the issues and people behind the ...
Attitudes help explain infrequent use of law.(Health)
Oct 02, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard In the first seven years after physician-assisted suicide became legal in Oregon, about 210,000 Oregonians died from disease, homicide and other causes. A tiny fraction of those deaths - 208, or about one-tenth of 1 percent - resulted from ...
More unfair perks for alternative schools.(Commentary)(The board's decision not to merge, relocate or close any school ensures continued segregation and inequity)
Oct 02, 2005 ... Byline: Nancy Willard For The Register-Guard Hopefully, the lessons of Hurricane Katrina have not been lost on this community. When middle- and upper-class people can get into their cars and drive away from a dangerous situation, but those disempowered by poverty cannot, bad ...
Where will people live?(Editorials)(Growth spilling out of Eugene-Springfield)(Editorial)
Oct 02, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Eugene doesn't need a new inventory to discover that the city is running short of land suitable for housing construction. What the city really needs is a fresh look at the perennial question of how Eugene should grow. The old terms of the debate - ...
LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
Oct 02, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Storm survivors grateful Thank you. That's what I would like to say. Two simple words that express sincere appreciation. The aftermath of the storm itself has not been as wearying as the storm of bickering and blaming. I don't ...
Saving Centro.(Editorials)(Community must find a way to rescue agency)(Editorial)
Oct 02, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Anyone who has ever spent any time at Centro LatinoAmericano understands how important this nonprofit social service agency is to the region's fast-growing Latino community - and how much it will be missed if it is forced to close its doors at the end ...
Words waiting on the tips of our tongues.(Columns)(Column)
Oct 02, 2005 ... Byline: Bob Welch / The Register-Guard In honor of Eugene on this Celebration weekend, I offer a list of city-related words you won't find in the dictionary, but should: alcohell - The unfortunate state of being interminably stuck in an Autzen Stadium section with ...
Landowner weighs condition placed on deal to reopen park.(Government)
Oct 02, 2005 ... Byline: CITY BEAT/EUGENE By Edward Russo The Register-Guard Time will tell if a string attached to a proposed land swap throttles the chance of reopening West University Park. The City Council last Wednesday voted to direct the city manager to execute a land swap with ...
Call for action prompts response.(General News)(Womenspace's director is pleased by the number of groups planning October events to highlight a social problem)
Oct 02, 2005 ... Byline: Bill Bishop The Register-Guard Womenspace officials did not expect the response they would get when they began planning this year's events for Domestic Violence Awareness month. A half-dozen groups volunteered to conduct vigils, rallies, demonstrations and ...
I SAW IT HAPPEN ON WILLAMETTE STREET.(Festivals)(Slimy slugs & potty receptacles, all turn out for zany spectacle)
Oct 02, 2005 ... Byline: Joe Harwood The Register-Guard With apologies to Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel, who would have loved watching the 2005 Eugene Celebration Parade on Saturday, even though we don't have a Mulberry Street: On a morning with clouds but no rain, Gary Pape rode his ...
Health fair celebrates practice of healing arts.(Festivals)(From handwriting analysis to yoga, these professionals look out for your well-being)
Oct 02, 2005 ... Byline: Jim Feehan The Register-Guard Forget this talk about the eye being the window to the soul. If you really want to get to know someone, check out the person's handwriting. A handwriting analysis at Saturday's ninth annual Health and Well-Being Celebration ...
ROAD REPORT.(Transportation)
Oct 02, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Road construction projects scheduled for today through Saturday: Eugene Fourth Avenue, Pearl Street to Lincoln Street: The intersection at Fourth Avenue and Pearl Street is closed to all traffic. Fourth Avenue from Pearl Street ...
CALENDAR.(Government)(Calendar)
Oct 02, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Eugene MONDAY Western Generation Agency Board - 3 p.m., Eugene Water & Electric Board headquarters, 500 E. Fourth Ave. Resolution on project bond refunding. 341-3772. Housing Policy Board - Noon, McNutt Room, Eugene ...
BRIEFLY.(General News)(REGION)
Oct 02, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Corps to hear comments on trail restoration COTTAGE GROVE - Public comment will be taken through Oct. 24 on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to restore overgrown hiking and camping trails at Pine Meadows Campground near Cottage Grove ...
BRIEFLY.(General News)(Obituary)
Oct 02, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard METRO Wife finds husband dead in Springfield home SPRINGFIELD - Lane County sheriff's detectives are investigating the death of a 56-year-old man whose wife found his ...
OBITUARIES.(Vitals)(Obituary)
Oct 02, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Paul Bishop A memorial service will be held Oct. 3 for Paul Bishop of Eugene, who died Sept. 30 of heart failure. He was 87. Bishop was born Jan. 15, 1918, in Eugene, to William and Jessie Moore Bishop. He married ...
FOR THE RECORD.(Vitals)
Oct 02, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Deaths Bishop - Paul Bishop, 87, of Eugene, died Sept. 30. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Trinity United Methodist Church in Eugene. England's Eugene Memorial Chapel in charge of arrangements. Groves - ...
Ducks outplay mistakes.(Sports)(Miscues aside, Oregon proves to be too much for Stanford to handle as Ducks even their Pac-10 record)
Oct 02, 2005 ... Byline: Bob Clark The Register-Guard STANFORD, Calif. - The wonder is what it could have been. What if Oregon hadn't fumbled the football twice on special teams, and lost it? What if the Ducks had reduced those 16 penalties, for 170 yards, to something reasonable like ...
Vintage whine, or is 4-1 just fine?(Columns)(Column)
Oct 02, 2005 ... Byline: Ron Bellamy / The Register-Guard STANFORD, Calif. - So riddle me this, Oregon fans: If someone had offered you the Ducks at 4-1 at this point in the football season - an iron-clad guarantee -wouldn't you have taken it? Well, sure, in a heartbeat, ...
GAME REPORT.(Sports)(OREGON 44, STANFORD 20)
Oct 02, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard STARS OF THE GAME Oregon - Kellen Clemens, senior quarterback, Burns. Playing through only the first three quarters, Clemens completed 22-of-29 passes for 393 yards and three touchdowns, with one interception. The interception, Clemens' ...
Special teams frustrating Bellotti.(Sports)(The Ducks' poor kicking and kick coverage helped Stanford stay in the game Saturday)
Oct 02, 2005 ... Byline: NOTEBOOK By Bob Clark The Register-Guard STANFORD, Calif. - What else could have gone wrong on Oregon's special teams? Two fumbles, one on a kickoff, the other on a punt. A blocked punt, for a Stanford touchdown. A blocked extra point, after another one that ...
Trio of freshmen do Oregon's legwork.(Sports)(Terrell Jackson, Jonathan Stewart and Jeremiah Johnson show a glimpse of the future at tailback)
Oct 02, 2005 ... Byline: Rob Moseley The Register-Guard STANFORD, Calif. - It would have been a solid day for one Oregon running back. Final totals: 27 carries, 101 yards, three touchdowns. Plus five receptions for another 43 yards and a touchdown. Not a bad showing. But ...
Lebeck lingers longer at Classic.(Sports)(Portland golfer aims for a top-25 finish that would take him to the next Nationwide stop in Arizona)
Oct 02, 2005 ... Byline: NOTEBOOK By Steve Mims and Adam Jude The Register-Guard JUNCTION CITY - David Lebeck hung around the practice greens at Shadow Hills Country Club for almost two hours after his third round ended Saturday, chipping and putting and soaking up the experience of his first ...
OSU defense finally makes its case.(Sports)(The Beavers get some big takeaways after giving away a lot of yardage to Cougars)
Oct 02, 2005 ... Byline: Bob Rodman The Register-Guard CORVALLIS - They did it again. They gave up a bunch of points and a bundle of yards. But this time the Beavers won anyway, matching a scrambling second-half defensive show with more points in that second half than they had scored ...
Late birdie run puts Gove in control.(Sports)(The Seattle native makes birdies on three of the final four holes and leads by three)
Oct 02, 2005 ... Byline: Steve Mims The Register-Guard JUNCTION CITY - Jeff Gove will take a three-stroke lead into the final round of the Oregon Classic this afternoon. "I don't know if I've ever had that big of a lead," he said. "It's been a few years since I remember and I've been ...
Eagle puts Quinney in position for another strong Sunday finish.(Sports)
Oct 02, 2005 ... Byline: Adam Jude The Register-Guard JUNCTION CITY - After narrowly surviving to play through the weekend, Jeff Quinney is hoping for one more monster Sunday surge at the Oregon Classic. Quinney had his best round of the week Saturday, posting a 5-under 67 to put him ...
SOUND OFF.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
Oct 02, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Loss under review If a penalty can't be reviewable on instant replay, then a large portion of a football contest is still in the referee's back pocket. The fourth quarter of the USC-Oregon game had not one, not two, but three glaring ...
Marist girls second at Gresham meet.(Sports)(Spartans place four in top 50, while South is fourth in Division 1 race)
Oct 02, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Brenn Donnelly finished fourth in 19 minutes, 24.06 seconds over 5,000 meters, and Meghan Whalen, Melissa Grieg and Kate Zochowski also finished in the top 50 to lead Marist to second place in Division 2 at the multi-state Nike-Jim Danner Invitational ...
GAME REPORT.(Sports)(OREGON STATE 44, WASHINGTON STATE 33)
Oct 02, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard KEY STAT WSU's second-half turnovers - Three of Cougar quarterback Alex Brink's four interceptions and slotback Michael Bumpus' fumble resulted in four OSU touchdowns. GAME NOTES Alex Brink's 59 pass attempts and his ...
Beaver D comes to rescue.(Sports)
Oct 02, 2005 ... Byline: Chris Hansen The Register-Guard CORVALLIS - There was no yelling or screaming by members of the Oregon State defense in the locker room at halftime despite an effort that made Washington State's offense look as though it could match Southern California's point for point ....