The Register Guard (Eugene, OR) back issues from August 2006:
Strange times in Sisters: Tourists come, residents flee.(Fires)
Aug 01, 2006 ... Byline: Susan Palmer The Register-Guard SISTERS - Pharmacist Tim Muir and his assistants worked quickly on Monday morning filling a barrage of prescriptions. Calls have been coming in to the Sisters Drug and Gift store from fire evacuees who left their homes without their ...
Tracts at fire's edge evacuated for now.(Fires)(Some residents return home as neighborhoods around Sisters remain on alert while firefighting teams widen burn buffers)
Aug 01, 2006 ... Byline: Susan Palmer The Register-Guard BLACK CRATER FIRE SISTERS - Tollgate residents were allowed to return to their homes on Monday evening after another day of mild temperatures and low winds kept the Black Crater Fire in check, but residents in the Crossroads and ...
Climate change is the top issue.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
Aug 01, 2006 ... Climate change is the top issue I appreciate the coverage The Register-Guard has given to climate change recently. Other seemingly important issues, such as terrorism, the economy or the wars in the Middle East, may soon be considered petty and ridiculous compared to the threat ...
Support Chinese school The project will require patience and diligence.(Editorials)(Editorial)
Aug 01, 2006 ... Anyone skeptical about the potential value of a Chinese language immersion school in Eugene should take a field trip to Wal-Mart. The "Made in China" labels are in English, but the workers who made the goods that stock the shelves speak, read and think in Chinese. Communication with those ...
Barely getting by New Orleans still overwhelmed by storm damage.(Editorials)(Editorial)
Aug 01, 2006 ... For all the progress New Orleans has made in the 11 months since Hurricane Katrina wiped out 80 percent of its housing and scattered more than half of its residents to the four winds, some of the city's essential services remain in desperate shape. Topping everyone's list is the ...
Siuslaw serenity by sea kayak sans wind.(Recreation)
Aug 01, 2006 ... Byline: THE OUTSIDER By John Rezell The Register-Guard Andy Small gave a gentle push to launch me from the boat landing at the Florence Marina, out toward the churning action known as the Siuslaw River, and instinctively I did what any kid would do and any parent would cringe ...
WHEN RECREATION turns to RESCUE.(Recreation)(For Lane County Search and Rescue coordinator John Miller, life is one misadventure after another)
Aug 01, 2006 ... Byline: Mike Stahlberg The Register-Guard From ski level to sea level, Lane County offers a mind-boggling variety of recreational opportunities. And sheriff's deputy John Miller has seen nearly every one of those potential adventures turn into misadventure at some time during ...
OUTDOORS BRIEFLY.(Recreation)(NEWS & NOTES)
Aug 01, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Annual DuneFest event starts Wednesday The Reedsport/Winchester Bay Chamber of Commerce's annual DuneFest will be held Wednesday through Sunday. Several thousand ATV enthusiasts are expected for five days of competition and exhibitions on ...
Springfield may open charter school.(Schools)(The academy would focus on multicultural and multilingual education)
Aug 01, 2006 ... Byline: Anne Williams The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - A group of local educators hopes to open what would be Springfield's first public charter school a year from now. The Academy for Teaching and Learning, as it is tentatively named, would serve 300 to 400 students ...
Park group asks: Wild or Wildish?(General News)(The Friends of Buford Park and Mount Pisgah want the developer to sell 1,400 acres of prime land to the public)
Aug 01, 2006 ... Byline: Jack Moran The Register-Guard Chris Orsinger says his group is willing to get the ball rolling. But he believes an ambitious fundraising effort to buy 1,400 acres of prized land next to the Howard Buford Recreation Area will succeed only if Lane County ...
State files lawsuit against boys who set wildfire near Leaburg.(Fires)
Aug 01, 2006 ... Byline: Bill Bishop The Register-Guard Two teenage boys, one propane torch, 33 acres of dry forest. They all came together in May 2004 to create the Paradise McBridge Fire three miles east of Leaburg on land protected by the state Department of Forestry. ...
Body of missing Washington man found in Hills Creek Lake.(Accidents)
Aug 01, 2006 ... Byline: Rebecca Nolan The Register-Guard OAKRIDGE - Volunteer divers pulled the body of a Kennewick, Wash., man from the Hills Creek Lake on Sunday, 8 1/2 hours after his camping companion had reported him missing. The Lane County sheriff's Search and Rescue Team was ...
State spending limit plan goes to voters.(Elections)(An initiative approved for the November ballot would restrict Oregon government's future budget growth)
Aug 01, 2006 ... Byline: David Steves The Register-Guard SALEM - Oregon voters will decide if they want to replace the Legislature's judgment with a formula when it comes to future budget growth under a measure approved Monday for the November ballot. The initiative is expected to ...
BRIEFLY.(General News)
Aug 01, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard REGION Local events planned for National Night Out Tonight is National Night Out, and Eugene residents can participate in the local event dubbed "America's Night Out Against Crime." Eugene police and neighborhoods ...
Events observe bombing anniversary.(General News)(The 1945 deaths in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, will be remembered at commemorations in Eugene)
Aug 01, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard A series of commemorative events are planned in observance of the 61st anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. As part of an International Shadow Project, volunteers on Friday will fan out across Eugene and Springfield ...
CALENDAR.(Government)(Calendar)
Aug 01, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Eugene TODAY Jefferson Westside Neighbors - 5:30 p.m., Charnel-Mulligan Park, 1650 Charnelton St. Neighbors Night Out Against Crime. Contact Rene Kane, 343-4309. Cal Young Neighbors - 6 p.m., Bond Lane Park, 1300 Bond ...
FOR THE RECORD.(Vitals)
Aug 01, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Deadlines The For The Record deadline is noon the day before publication for Tuesday through Saturday newspapers, and noon Friday for Sunday or Monday newspapers. Items may be delivered to The Register-Guard newsroom at 3500 Chad Drive, ...
FBI accuses jail inmate of a string of hold-ups.(Crime)
Aug 01, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard The FBI has accused a California jail inmate of a series of bank robberies earlier this year along the Interstate 5 corridor, including one in Eugene and another in Springfield. Richard Allen Cadwallader, 56, faces four counts of bank ...
Governor nets key union's backing.(Politics)(Republican challenger Ron Saxton would be a "disaster," the SEIU says)
Aug 01, 2006 ... Byline: David Steves The Register-Guard SALEM - Gov. Ted Kulongoski reeled in the endorsement from the state's largest public employees union Monday, giving the Democrat a sweep among the state's biggest unions as the November election approaches. The endorsement ...
BRIEFLY.(Accidents)
Aug 01, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard METRO Authorities release name of drowning victim A man who died last month while learning to swim in the McKenzie River has been identified as Rolfi Diaz-Gonzales, 25. A 15-year-old girl was teaching Diaz-Gonzales to ...
OBITUARIES.(Vitals)
Aug 01, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Lillian Ward A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 5, for Lillian Z. Ward of McMinnville, formerly of Eugene, who died May 9 at age 97. The family chose not to list the cause of death. Ward was born Nov. 21, 1908, ...
Summit Bank buys downtown building.(Real Estate & Housing)
Aug 01, 2006 ... Byline: REAL ESTATE By Randi Bjornstad The Register-Guard Since opening for business 2 1/2 years ago, Summit Bank has leased space in downtown Eugene. Now, the bank apparently has decided it's the right place to be. Ann Marie Mehlum, Summit's president and chief ...
BUSINESS BRIEFLY.(Business)
Aug 01, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard METRO Weyerhaeuser finalizes sale of Eugene, Albany plants Weyerhaeuser Co. announced completion of its long-anticipated sale of plants in Eugene and Albany to a Canadian-based company. The Federal Way, Wash., timber giant is ...
The gift of Gabe is back.(Sports)(Former Stanford star Gabe Jennings re-emerges as a force in the 1,500 meters)
Aug 01, 2006 ... Byline: Curtis Anderson The Register-Guard ROAD TO EUGENE '08 Perhaps it all came too easy the first time around. Six years ago, as a 21-year-old sophomore at Stanford University, Gabe Jennings was deemed one of the brightest lights among a promising young ...
Challengers relish opportunity as tourney host.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2006 ... Byline: Paula Lincoln The Register-Guard AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL It's been three years since the Bi-Mart Challengers AAA American Legion baseball team competed in the state tournament and seven since the Eugene-based team won a state title to advance to the regional ...
SPORTS BRIEFLY.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard THE REGION Former Hawaii center joins OSU staff CORVALLIS - Brian Smith, a four-year letterman as a center for the University of Hawaii, has been named graduate assistant for administration for ...
Drawing's grand prize is '08 Trials tickets.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Ticket-buying fans who attend the Road to Eugene '08 track and field meet at Hayward Field next Tuesday evening will have a chance to experience more than top performances by world-class athletes. In an effort to promote attendance at the ...
Emeralds nip Yakima in 10.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard YAKIMA, Wash. - Michael Epping banged out four hits and the Eugene Emeralds battled from behind for the second consecutive night Monday to pull out a 7-5 Northwest League victory in 10 innings over Yakima for their third straight win. Jesus ...
Putting petals to the metal.(Arts & Literature)(Flora will adorn the stations of LTD's speedy new EmX transit line)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: Jeff Wright The Register-Guard Lane Transit District has names for each of the eight stations that will serve riders on its EmX bus rapid transit line between downtown Eugene and Springfield: High, Hilyard, Dad's Gate, Agate, Walnut, Glenwood, Lexington and McVay. ...
Eugene therapist denies link to doping.(Sports)(Chris Whetstine says a coach's suggestion that he rubbed testosterone cream on a track star's legs is false)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: Ron Bellamy The Register-Guard A Eugene massage therapist suddenly enmeshed in an international story - the failed drug test of U.S. sprinter Justin Gatlin - denied Tuesday night that he rubbed testosterone cream into the Olympic and World champion. On ...
LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard PERS error a blow to retirees As a county employee, I retired at the age of 67 and I chose a monthly award instead of a lump sum settlement. I was provided a guide that showed an amount that I was expected to receive per month ....
Fulfill Buford Park vision.(Editorials)(Acquire the Wildish land as a gift to posterity)(Editorial)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard The long-standing dream of acquiring the Wildish Land Co.'s 1,400 acres along the Middle Fork of the Willamette River and making it a part of the adjoining Howard Buford Recreation Area has gained the propellant it needs: a sense of urgency. Wildish ...
Accept no substitutes.(Editorials)(Approve Plan B before approving FDA nominee)(Editorial)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Stop us if you've heard this one before: The Bush administration, eager to win Senate confirmation of its nominee for head of the Food and Drug Administration, promises that the FDA is ready to make a final ruling on nonprescription access to emergency ...
Acosta strikes a vocal chord.(Sports)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: Curtis Anderson The Register-Guard ROAD TO EUGENE '06 At the age of 18, prep sensation A.J. Acosta has already developed a reputation as a showman. By his own admission, he is fun-loving, outspoken and supremely confident. If the tall, ...
Beavers offer kids a reason to believe.(Columns)(Column)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: Ron Bellamy / The Register-Guard Simply put, it ought to be a movie, a baseball version of "Hoosiers," with echoes of "Miracle" and "Remember the Titans" and "Rudy," the amazing but true story of the Oregon State baseball team that won the College World Series. ...
CHINA GIG'S THEIR NET GOAL.(Sports)(Shea Washington and Jay Anderson are among those vying for spots in the Chinese Basketball League draft)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: Rob Moseley The Register-Guard BLUE RIVER - Tension was thick when Shea Washington arrived at the U.S. Basketball Academy's training facility on Friday. Washington, a Thurston graduate and the NAIA Division II player of the year as a senior at Southern Oregon ...
Yakima blanks Emeralds.(Sports)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard YAKIMA, Wash. - After letting Eugene put together back-to-back comeback victories, the Yakima Bears silenced the Emeralds' bats Tuesday night in a 7-0 Northwest League victory. Three Bears pitchers combined on a four-hitter to give Yakima a ...
SPORTS BRIEFLY.(Sports)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard THE WIRE Former Duck assistant returning to Butler INDIANAPOLIS - Barry Collier resigned as Nebraska's basketball coach Tuesday to become athletic director at Butler, where he coached for 11 years. The 52-year-old ...
GERMAN FIRM TRIES U.S. MARKET.(Business)(The plant-based supplement maker has a distribution center in west Eugene)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: Tim Christie The Register-Guard BIONORICA AG Bionorica AG is a German company headquartered in Neumarkt, Bavaria. - Founded in 1933 - The corporation has nine companies with sites in Germany, Spain, Hungary, Austria and the United States - More than 500 employees, of ...
Test drive pan before forking over the clams.(Columns)(Column)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: FOOD DUDE By Lewis Taylor The Register-Guard Few things amuse the Food Dude like food and kitchen trends. Remember that period during the 1990s when clear stuff was in? They had clear cola and clear dishwasher soap and a drink called Clearly Canadian. I'm not sure what ...
ENTREE NOTES.(Food)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Forms available for state fair contests Entry forms for the "Oregon's Best" recipe contests to be held at the Oregon State Fair are now available online. The contests, sponsored by the Agri-Business Council of Oregon for the past ...
City gives more time for Sears site ideas.(Government)(Two groups who had been curious about the downtown property back out)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: Edward Russo The Register-Guard This particular downtown Eugene property can't seem to shake broken deadlines. City Manager Dennis Taylor last week agreed to extend the deadline a month for developers to submit proposals for a downtown building on the former ...
Residents return to evacuated neighborhoods.(Fires)(While firefighters have beaten back a blaze near Sisters for now, officials warn that conditions could worsen)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: Susan Palmer The Register-Guard SISTERS - Residents of two evacuated neighborhoods returned to their homes Tuesday after firefighting officials decided that the Black Crater Fire no longer threatened them. The Edgington and Crossroads neighborhoods - about 200 ...
Local Guard soldiers heading to Mongolia.(Government)(They'll help train troops from several Asian and Pacific nations in U.N. peacekeeping operations)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: Rebecca Nolan The Register-Guard Oregon Army National Guard soldiers from Eugene, Cottage Grove and Corvallis will travel to Mongolia this month to help train troops from that country and other Asia-Pacific nations in United Nations peacekeeping operations. ...
Roundabout's time is coming.(Transportation)(A major Springfield traffic circle is ahead of schedule)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: Jack Moran The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - Construction of the state's most complicated roundabout is turning out to be easier than expected. A dry summer has allowed work crews to complete the northern half of the traffic circle at Pioneer Parkway and Hayden ...
Pleasant Hill woman, hurt when horse falls, airlifted to safety after night in mountains.(Accidents)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: Rebecca Nolan The Register-Guard BLUE RIVER - A Pleasant Hill woman was airlifted from Three Sisters Wilderness area early Tuesday after her horse rolled over with her still on it. Clarice Susan Thompson, 64, was riding near Linton Meadows when the accident ...
BRIEFLY.(General News)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard REGION Childrens theater offering 'Bunnicula' play at UO "Bunnicula," a theatrical adaptation of the children's book by Deborah and James Howe, opened Tuesday for a two-week run with the outdoor Mad Duckling Children's Theatre at ...
CALENDAR.(Government)(Calendar)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Eugene TODAY Manufactured Home Park Committee of the Intergovernmental Housing Policy Board - 10 a.m., McNutt Room, City Hall, 777 Pearl St. 682-5529. Eugene School Board - 3 p.m., Education Center, 200 N. Monroe St. ...
FOR THE RECORD.(Vitals)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Deadlines The For The Record deadline is noon the day before publication for Tuesday through Saturday newspapers, and noon Friday for Sunday or Monday newspapers. Items may be delivered to The Register-Guard newsroom at 3500 Chad Drive, ...
BRIEFLY.(General News)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard METRO Domestic dispute delays rush hour traffic A domestic dispute on the northeast side of the Ferry Street Bridge brought afternoon rush hour traffic to a standstill for nearly half an hour Tuesday. An argument ...
FIREFIGHTING CLEANUPP.(Fires)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: Photograph by Wayne Eastburn/The Register-Guard Eugene firefighters respond to a fire at a wood-frame storage structure in an alley near ...
OBITUARIES.(Vitals)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Earle Nestell A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Aug. 20 at the Owen Rose Garden in Eugene for Earle E. Nestell of Eugene, who died July 31 of age-related causes at age 91. He was born Feb. 16, 1915, in Colorado to Sam and Ida ...
Wage bill serves up outrage.(Working)(Legislation that would increase the federal minimum could possibly cut the pay of some Oregon workers)
Aug 03, 2006 ... Byline: Jeff Wright The Register-Guard Waitress Taresa Havens doesn't typically follow the maneuverings of Congress all that closely, but a bill that could affect how much she brings home in tips and wages has captured her attention. "I just heard about it last ...
Log truck driver won't be charged.(Courts)
Aug 03, 2006 ... Byline: Bill Bishop The Register-Guard No charges will be filed against the driver of a log truck involved in a May 31 collision that killed a bicyclist along a narrow section of Territorial Highway west of Cottage Grove. Jane Higdon, a 47-year-old scientist, ...
Therapist cooperating with inquiry.(Sports)(Whetstine's attorney says he is helping a firm investigating a sprinter's failed drug test)
Aug 03, 2006 ... Byline: Ron Bellamy The Register-Guard Eugene massage therapist Chris Whetstine "has done the most he can to be cooperative" with investigators working to exonerate sprinter Justin Gatlin of responsibility for a failed drug test, Whetstine's attorney said Wednesday. ...
CORRECTIONS.(Corrections)(Correction notice)
Aug 03, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Front page: A caption on Monday's Page A1 misidentified the type of aircraft dumping fire retardant on the Black Crater Fire near Sisters. The air tanker was a Lockheed P-3 Orion. City/Region: On Page D1 Wednesday, the wrong map accompanied ...
LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
Aug 03, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Tolerance for cyclists lacking As a volunteer for Cycle Oregon Weekend, I read The Register-Guard's July 23 article about the event with interest and dismay. Greeting the riders with tacks on the road and mocking signs - what is ...
A cynical calculation.(Editorials)(GOP ties the minimum wage hike to a tax break)(Editorial)
Aug 03, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Here's a fun game ordinary citizens can play to pass the time while they wait for Republicans in Congress to give more money back to their richest constituents. Oops, too late. It already happened again. Better luck next time. While people ...
After Castro.(Editorials)(U.S. should prepare for engagement)(Editorial)
Aug 03, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard The U.S. State Department must have a shelf full of plans for responding to a change of leadership in Cuba - right next to the shelf full of plans for bringing such a change about. But with Fidel Castro having yielded power for the first time in 47 ...
Hospital 'profits' benefit all patients.(Commentary)
Aug 03, 2006 ... Byline: GUEST VIEWPOINT By Vern Katz and David DeHaas For The Register-Guard British politician Benjamin Disraeli noted that "The health of the people is really the foundation upon which all their happiness and all their powers as a state depend." As physicians, we see ...
Right guidance keeps teens afloat in life's whitewater.(Columns)(Column)
Aug 03, 2006 ... Byline: BUILDING YOUTH ASSETS By Wendy Martin For The Register-Guard Ben sat stiffly on the back of the boat, white-knuckled hands on his guide paddle, eyes searching the water ahead for the best route. `I'd say over on the right, probably,' Ben said to me. `It looks ...
Murphy to rebuild in Sutherlin.(Business)(The mill to replace the one that burned down last year will employ 100 workers and should be open in late 2007)
Aug 03, 2006 ... Byline: Karen McCowan The Register-Guard SUTHERLIN - Construction may begin as early as next month on a new laminated veneer lumber plant on the site of the former Murphy Plywood Mill, property owner John Murphy announced Wednesday. The Murphy Co. hopes to have the new mill ...
PW Eagle reports record quarter.(Business)(The maker of plastic pipes and fittings had $16.7 million in profit, a 700% increase)
Aug 03, 2006 ... Byline: Ilene Aleshire The Register-Guard Eugene-based pipe maker PW Eagle on Wednesday reported record sales and profits for the second quarter, which ended June 30. Sales were up 27 percent, to $205.2 million, compared with a year ago. Profits were up 700 percent, ...
BUSINESS BEAT.(Business)
Aug 03, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard People Karl Hayes has been promoted to operations supervisor at Lane Transit District. Hayes has been a bus operator with the District since 2001. He has previously held a number of supervisory positions in shipping and production. ...
The body beautiful.(Arts & Literature)(Exhibit strives to depict sexuality in a safe and respectful way)
Aug 03, 2006 ... Byline: Bob Keefer The Register-Guard EXHIBIT PREVIEW Look! Positive Sexuality in Art What: An art show sponsored by Planned Parenthood in conjunction with a conference on sexual health Where: Opus6ix, 22 W. Seventh Ave. When: Friday through the end of August Reception: 6 p.m ....