The Register Guard (Eugene, OR) back issues from November 2006:
County proposal: A tax break for rich.(Columns)(Column)
Nov 01, 2006 ... Byline: GUEST VIEWPOINT By V. Joseph Bowman Jr. For The Register-Guard If you want stable funding for Lane County public safety, vote no on Measure 20-114! If you want a large transfer of money from the less wealthy to the more wealthy, vote yes! While I strongly ...
Whole Foods may scrub garage.(Government)(Rising costs could spur the developer to build downtown without including the city-owned parking facility that was in the original deal)
Nov 01, 2006 ... Byline: Edward Russo The Register-Guard In an effort to keep the proposed Whole Foods Market project alive for downtown Eugene, the developers are thinking of building the store without a city-owned parking garage next door. Construction of the Whole Foods Market at ...
County hospitals' quality rated `average' by state.(Health)(The report, based on death rates, is seen as only one measure of performance)
Nov 01, 2006 ... Byline: Tim Christie The Register-Guard Lane County hospitals were right on the Oregon average in the state's latest Hospital Quality Indicators report. The Web-based report details how Oregon hospitals fare on a variety of medical ailments and procedures, using the ...
CALL IT THE WICKED WALTZ.(Holidays)
Nov 01, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Trisha Willie, 11, dances to music on Tuesday during the Eugene Outdoor Program's "House of Spiders" ...
LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
Nov 01, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Rights restrictions are shameful My entire working career has been in service to my country, first for six years as a United States Marine and subsequently for 28 years as a Foreign Service officer. Today I read the paper; I ...
Recapping the measures.(Editorials)(Yes on 44, but no on all the rest)(Editorial)
Nov 01, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard The defects of Oregon's initiative system are on vivid display this year. Most of the 10 measures are on the Nov. 7 ballot because rich, out-of-state political activists paid to put them there. All bypassed the crucible of legislative debate, with its ...
MAKING A CLEAN EXIT FROM GRITTY WORK.(Business)(An Irish company has purchased the 40-year-ol Egge Sand & Gravel)
Nov 01, 2006 ... Byline: Sherri Buri McDonald The Register-Guard After more than 40 years of running his sand and gravel operation in north Eugene, Vern Egge has sold it to a European conglomerate. Oldcastle Materials Inc., a division of the Irish construction materials company CRH, ...
BUSINESS BEAT.(Business)
Nov 01, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard People McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center announces the addition of the following doctors to its staff: Estela Apolinar, cardiology with Oregon Cardiology; Rashi Arora, internal medicine with MWMC/Apogee Hospitalist Program; Stacy Chance, ...
Governor to announce cleanup at county mine.(Environment)(The Black Butte project, delayed until spring, is now in the hands of the EPA)
Nov 01, 2006 ... Byline: Diane Dietz The Register-Guard Gov. Ted Kulongoski says he'll be in Eugene this afternoon to announce the long-delayed cleanup of toxic mercury tailings at the Black Butte mine in south Lane County that are spilling into a tributary of the Willamette River and making the ...
District seeks heirs of Bailey Hill school donors.(Schools)(A deed restriction makes it necessary that the Eugene district find kin of land benefactors Matthew and Emmaline Wallis)
Nov 01, 2006 ... Byline: Anne Williams The Register-Guard Eugene School District officials know only this about Matthew and Emmaline Wallis: They gave a small parcel of land to then-School District No. 4 in 1889, and they bore 11 children. More than 100 years later, the district's law ...
Students call on lawmakers to boost education funding.(Higher Education)
Nov 01, 2006 ... Byline: Greg Bolt The Register-Guard Oregon's higher education system is ailing, and students say the only way to get it back on its feet is a strong dose of state funding. Students around the state held rallies Tuesday to offer their "prescription for postsecondary ...
Parties crank it up to get out the vote.(Elections)(Supporters of both sides say come Election Day, it's all about ballots in the box)
Nov 01, 2006 ... Byline: David Steves The Register-Guard E l e c t i o n 2 0 0 6 Democrats and Republicans may find themselves enraged or inspired by the candidates' TV ads and stump-speech zingers, or the pundits' predictions of one party's resurgence or another's demise. ...
Democrats enjoy slight, and rare, lead in returns.(Elections)
Nov 01, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard With the election still a week away, Oregon Democrats are enjoying a rare lead over the Republicans in returning their ballots. So far, 29 percent of Lane County's registered Democrats have returned their ballots, compared with a 26 percent ...
BRIEFLY.(General News)(REGION)
Nov 01, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Commissioner sets monthly meet-and-greet Bill Fleenor, west Lane County commissioner-elect, will hold his monthly "coffee and conversation" meeting from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Dani's Coffee & Espresso, 45 R Division ...
CALENDAR.(Government)(Calendar)
Nov 01, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Cottage Grove TODAY South Lane Fire District Board - 7 p.m., Fire Station, 233 Harrison Ave. Adopt fire chief evaluation form; executive (nonpublic) session to discuss labor negotiations, a real estate transaction and performance ...
BRIEFLY.(Crime)
Nov 01, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard METRO Police shoot at men, kill pit bull at Eugene house Police investigating a home invasion robbery early Tuesday in north Eugene shot and killed a pit bull and fired at two armed men who disobeyed officers' orders, Eugene ...
FOR THE RECORD.(Vitals)
Nov 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, ...
OBITUARIES.(Vitals)
Nov 01, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Blanda Heffern The Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, at Mount Calvary Chapel in Eugene for Blanda Dorothy Heffern of Eugene, who died Oct. 28 of age-related causes at age 88. She was born Dec. 8, 1917, in Byers, ...
Framed by FAME.(Sports)(Oregon's 'doodling' baseball all-American joins its hall of fame on Friday)
Nov 01, 2006 ... Byline: Bob Clark The Register-Guard Terry Maddox always seemed to be ahead of the game in baseball. He was moved up to play on an American Legion team of high school players as a seventh grader. In high school, he played in a league that featured players with ...
Exhibition opener's tailor-made for redshirt Longmire.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2006 ... Byline: Bob Clark The Register-Guard U O b a s k e t b a l l Oregon will open its men's basketball season tonight, using a player who probably won't play later in the season and minus up to five Ducks who could be expected to be contributors this winter. ...
UW's Willingham knows way around Autzen's aura.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2006 ... Byline: Bob Clark The Register-Guard C o l l e g e f o o t b a l l Newly hired as the coach at Washington, Tyrone Willingham was on a tour of booster groups around the Evergreen State. `It seemed like half the state said Washington State was our No. 1 ...
The greatest comeback never ends.(Columns)(Column)
Nov 01, 2006 ... Byline: Ron Bellamy The Register-Guard At UC Davis, it's known as "The Miracle Minute," in the same way that Kenny Wheaton's interception return against Washington in 1994 is revered at Oregon as "The Pick," and with the same significance. What Wheaton's play meant ...
Beavs smack lips on bowl chatter.(Sports)(Oregon State is still two victories shy of bowl eligibility and using that as motivation)
Nov 01, 2006 ... Byline: Bob Rodman The Register-Guard C o l l e g e f o o t b a l l CORVALLIS - With five football games to go in their 13-game regular season, the Beavers are two wins away from becoming bowl eligible. They know it, their fans know it and the media know ...
No deflecting praise for Van Orsow.(Sports)(Beavers learning their upset of Trojans is a gift that keeps on giving)
Nov 01, 2006 ... Byline: OSU FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK By Bob Rodman The Register-Guard CORVALLIS - It will forever be an asterisk kind of moment for Jeff Van Orsow. His deflection of USC quarterback John David Booty's attempted two-point conversion pass to secure Oregon State's win over the ...
BRIEFLY.(Sports)(NEWS & NOTES)
Nov 01, 2006 ... Volleyball playoffs open Springfield, the No. 3 seed from the Midwestern League, opens the 5A state volleyball tournament today with a 7 p.m. home match against Corvallis, the No. 4 seed from the Mid-Willamette Conference. The Millers posted a 5-5 mark in league ...
RUNNING ON TEAMWORK.(Sports)(Siuslaw's all-for-one style has the Vikings vying for a third straight state title)
Nov 01, 2006 ... Byline: Curtis Anderson The Register-Guard F a r W e s t c r o s s c o u n t r y FLORENCE - The Steens Mountain running camp in southeastern Oregon is a proven testing ground for teenage runners. Especially when the ultimate 30-mile challenge arrives - a ...
Spartans return to state, where they discovered their heart and soul.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2006 ... Byline: Adam Jude The Register-Guard Out of sight, standing some 300 meters from the finish line, Cathie Twomey Bellamy calculated the numbers and came to a sudden realization: We just won the state title. Emotions began to sink in for the Marist High School cross ...
2006 STATE CROSS COUNTRY MEET.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard All races Saturday at Lane Community College. Morning schedule: 3A/2A/1A girls - 10 a.m. 4A girls - 10:45 ...
Lopez's goal gives Lions state slot.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard PREP ROUNDUP CORRECTION (ran 11/2/2006): Martin Hemsoth scored the lone goal in Cottage Grove's 1-0 victory over Elmira in a Sky-Em League boys soccer playoff match Tuesday at Elmira. The wrong player was credited with the goal on Page D6 ...
Oregon's Rupp earns USA track honor.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard REGIONAL ROUNDUP Oregon's Galen Rupp was named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after winning the Pac-10 cross country title Saturday at Stanford. Rupp, a sophomore, won the 8,000-meter race in 23 minutes, 3.12 seconds, ...
Home-brewed satisfaction.(Food)(Suds-makers reap the rewards from concocting a better beverage in the kitchen)
Nov 01, 2006 ... Byline: Lewis Taylor The Register-Guard T h r e e c h e e r s f o r b e e r In this era of do-it-yourself everything, you'd think home-brewing would be as trendy as, say, home improvement, but making beer in the kitchen is still largely an underground activity. ...
ENTREE NOTES.(Food)
Nov 01, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Cooking class SUNDAY Amazon Community Center - 2700 Hilyard St. David Gabbe, vegetarian, author and lecturer, demonstrates how to make "cheese" dishes including cheesy spreads, dips, sauces and even hard blocks without using ...
Public safety plan's `property tax relief' touted, attacked.(Ballot Measures)(Critics say the break is unfair to individual homeowners, but backers say it makes sense)
Nov 02, 2006 ... Byline: Matt Cooper The Register-Guard The Lane County commissioners designed their income-tax proposal to hit people and businesses that can afford it, but one group may dodge the bullet: those who own lots of real estate in the county. Under the tax measure that's ...
Case put to rest: Grave robber handed penalty.(Crime)(An ongoing investigation targets trafficking of human bones)
Nov 02, 2006 ... Byline: Bill Bishop The Register-Guard Pausing to hold back tears, Warm Springs tribal leaders testified in federal court in Eugene on Wednesday about how grave robbers undo the prayers, songs and ceremonies that accompany their ancestors in the next life, doing irrevocable ...
CORRECTIONS.(Corrections)(Correction notice)
Nov 02, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Sports: Martin Hemsoth scored the lone goal in Cottage Grove's 1-0 victory over Elmira in a Sky-Em League boys soccer playoff match Tuesday at Elmira. The ...
LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
Nov 02, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Reform campaign financing Do you like the idea of democracy but are disgusted by the obscene amounts of money being spent by special interests to manipulate state and local government? Then you will like Measures 46 and 47. These ...
The joke's on Kerry.(Editorials)(Senator helps the GOP make its point)(Editorial)
Nov 02, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard As a man schooled in the art of nuance, Sen. John Kerry should understand the subtlety required of criticisms of the war in Iraq. Americans increasingly doubt that the war has been prosecuted capably, or that it was justified to begin with. These ...
Environmental divide.(Editorials)(Kulongoski, Saxton sharply disagree on issues)(Editorial)
Nov 02, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Neither Gov. Ted Kulongoski nor Ron Saxton would admit it, but there is relatively little difference between the two candidates on many central issues in the governor's race. But vast forests and broad rivers separate them on environmental issues ...
Springfield levy: Right step for public safety or deception?(Columns)(Pro: Maintain police force, fund jail operatons)(Column)
Nov 02, 2006 ... Byline: GUEST VIEWPOINT By Sid Leiken and John Woodrow For The Register-Guard Four years ago, Springfield residents supported public safety by passing the 2002 police levy, which allowed our police department to hire new officers, dispatchers, call-takers, record clerks, and ...
Springfield levy: Right step for public safety or deception?(Columns)(Con: Voters being tricked into filling treasury)(Column)
Nov 02, 2006 ... Byline: GUEST VIEWPOINT By Gery VanderMeer For The Register-Guard We need a jail in Springfield. Unfortunately, with Measure 20-112, the city is instead seeking to con voters into pouring millions of excess dollars into Springfield's treasury under threat of denying them the ...
With October clearly over, duck for cover.(Columns)(Column)
Nov 02, 2006 ... Byline: Bob Welch The Register-Guard Wednesday's rain and the forecast of more through Tuesday - plan on the "intermittent" wipers - has me thinking that this is it. This is your mom - after letting you stay out way beyond your usual summer-night curfew - yelling at ...
Couple rising to challenge of helping teens get clean.(Religion)(Greg and LeAnna Pitts open the Teen Challenge Thrift Store with bigger ideas of establishing a state-licensed center)
Nov 02, 2006 ... Byline: Jeff Wright The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - As a youth pastor in Lebanon, Ore., for eight years, Greg Pitts tried to connect with teens as best he could. He watched many of them grow up from elementary to high school, and even officiated at three of their weddings. ...
New citizen lets his voice be heard.(Politics)(For Owen Boom, part of being an American means being able to vote)
Nov 02, 2006 ... Byline: Susan Palmer The Register-Guard E l e c t i o n 2 0 0 6 Owen Boom doesn't go for hyperbole. The quiet-spoken Dutchman who lives in a sun-drenched home in the south Eugene hills has the manner you'd expect from a mechanical engineer: thoughtful and focused. ...
Council mulls separate garage.(Government)(Mayor Piercy says she thinks councilors are not inclined to take on a parking project apart from the Whole Foods deal)
Nov 02, 2006 ... Byline: Edward Russo The Register-Guard Eugene city councilors on Wednesday had mixed reactions to the idea of the city building a parking garage on its own at East Eighth Avenue and High Street, separate from the proposed Whole Foods Market development. Plans are ...
Lawmaker disputes Saxton's leadership role in 1970s effort.(Elections)
Nov 02, 2006 ... Byline: David Steves The Register-Guard A Democratic congressman on Wednesday accused Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron Saxton of inaccurately claiming a leadership role in the early 1970s push to lower the voting age. U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., wrote in ...
BRIEFLY.(General News)(REGION)
Nov 02, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard CORRECTION (ran 11/3/2006): The Row River Sunshine Club is sponsoring the Fall Fling Bazaar on Saturday at Row River Christian Fellowship Church. A brief on Page B2 on Thursday incorrectly listed the bazaar's sponsor. Madison Meadow seeks ...
CALENDAR.(Government)(Calendar)
Nov 02, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Eugene TODAY Human Rights Commission Agenda Committee - 5:30 p.m., Human Rights Center, 833 Willamette St. 682-5177. West University Neighbors - 7 p.m., Central Presbyterian Church, 555 E. 15th Ave. West University ...
FOR THE RECORD.(Vitals)
Nov 02, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Births SACRED HEART MEDICAL CENTER EUGENE Oct. 20, 2006 Burnes - Heather Ann Gordon and Josh Lee Burnes, of Cottage Grove, a son. Oct. 28, 2006 Asher - Melissa and Brad Asher, of ...
BRIEFLY.(Accidents)(METRO)
Nov 02, 2006 ... Van crash damages steps of old courthouse A man who tried to crash his van into the old federal courthouse in downtown Eugene was being held Wednesday in the Lane County Jail. Witnesses told police that the driver appeared to deliberately steer his 1973 ...
Apartment fire leaves one dead.(Fires)
Nov 02, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard One person died in a fire Wednesday night in downtown Eugene. The fire marshal's office and Eugene police detectives were called in to investigate the blaze at 1121 Washington St., near West 11th Avenue, according to the Eugene Fire ...
OBITUARIES.(Vitals)(Obituary)
Nov 02, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Lawrence Carr The graveside funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3, at Fir Grove Cemetery in Cottage Grove for Lawrence E. Carr of Disston, who died Oct. 28 of cancer at age 93. He was born May 24, 1913, in Disston to John and ...
PIRATE POWER.(Entertainment)(With just one show this winter, Eugene Opera is hoping to dance back into solvency)
Nov 02, 2006 ... Byline: Bob Keefer The Register-Guard And here Dick Doering thought he signed on with Eugene Opera simply to sing. The other night the 75-year-old tenor suddenly found himself doing calisthenics in a sweaty rehearsal studio full of surprised opera singers, who were ...
She brings local arts scene to TV.(Arts & Literature)
Nov 02, 2006 ... Byline: Bob Keefer The Register-Guard You say you didn't make it to last month's First Friday Art Walk? Perhaps you didn't have time to take in the Mayor's Art Show or the Salon des Refuses? Don't worry. You still have a chance to see those events - or just about ...
Well, no, the bassoon wasn't his first choice.(Entertainment)
Nov 02, 2006 ... Byline: Bob Keefer The Register-Guard When he was a kid growing up on Long Island, Frank Morelli never imagined growing up to become one of the world's top bassoonists. He picked up the bassoon for the first time, in fact, only because the Massapequa High School band ...
PERFORMANCE NOTES.(Arts & Literature)
Nov 02, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Bach Festival endowment named to honor Saltzman The Oregon Bach Festival Sustaining Endowment has been renamed the Saltzman Endowment in honor of festival founder and Executive Director Royce Saltzman, who is retiring next year. ...
Jazz and strings at UO.(Arts & Literature)
Nov 02, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard UO SCHOOL OF MUSIC Three concerts are scheduled in the coming week at the University of Oregon School of Music and Dance, 961 E. 18th Ave. Jazz Cafe 8 p.m. Friday, Music School Room 178 Graduate ...
ART NOTES.(Arts & Literature)
Nov 02, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Twin towers memorial architect to speak Landscape architect Peter Walker, whose firm is working on the World Trade Center memorial, will discuss his work in landscape architecture and urban design at a free lecture at 5:30 p.m ....
Sondheim musical opens at UO.(Arts & Literature)
Nov 02, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard OPENING THIS WEEK A Stephen Sondheim musical is among several student performances opening this week. Company University Theatre Friday through Nov. 18 University Theatre's Robinson season opens ...
Johnson feels his rush to share the load.(Sports)(Oregon considers Jeremiah Johnson a "co-starter" at running back with Jonathan Stewart, and he backs it up)
Nov 02, 2006 ... Byline: Rob Moseley The Register-Guard U O f o o t b a l l With his Cheshire cat grin and cool confidence, Jeremiah Johnson has the look of a guy who knows something the rest of the world doesn't. Blessed with quick feet, Johnson knows a defender isn't ...
Garbin's records need postseason spin.(Sports)(Oregon's iconic forward wants her shot at an NCAA Tournament berth)
Nov 02, 2006 ... Byline: Chris Hansen The Register-Guard U O s o c c e r During Nicole Garbin's long and illustrious Oregon career, the sixth-year senior soccer forward has played in 72 games, started 63 and witnessed 35 more from the bench as she rehabbed two separate knee injuries ....
Smallest Duck comes up big in debut.(Sports)(Tajuan Porter shows off a deadly touch on three-point shots en route to 29 points in Oregon's exhibition victory)
Nov 02, 2006 ... Byline: Bob Clark The Register-Guard U O b a s k e t b a l l Exhibition game or experimental time? It was both for Oregon on Wednesday night in McArthur Court, as a 93-55 rout of Lewis & Clark served primarily as an opportunity to do some testing of ...
Oakridge aims for state repeat.(Sports)
Nov 02, 2006 ... Byline: Steve Mims The Register-Guard CROSS COUNTRY Oakridge had to focus first on getting back to the state meet before the Warriors could think about defending their boys cross country title. "I thought we could possibly get third at districts and be ...
Millers move on in state playoffs.(Sports)(Raquel Lopez leads Springfield past Corvallis in first round)
Nov 02, 2006 ... VOLLEYBALL Springfield's Raquel Lopez had 16 kills Wednesday to lead the host Millers to a 25-19, 25-22, 25-21 victory over Corvallis in the first round of the Class 5A volleyball state playoffs. Springfield, the No. 3 seed from the Midwestern League, will travel to ...
Ducks to host volleyball matches.(Sports)(Nationally ranked Oregon to face WSU and Washington)
Nov 02, 2006 ... Byline: From Register-Guard and news service reports REGIONAL ROUNDUP Fresh off its Civil War win against Oregon State and boasting a national ranking for the first time in 15 years, the Oregon volleyball team returns to McArthur Court for a pair of matches. ...
OSU women lose exhibition.(Sports)
Nov 02, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard CORVALLIS - Former Baylor University standout Sheila Lambert scored 24 points Wednesday to lead Team Concept past Oregon State in a women's basketball exhibition game at Gill Coliseum. Jordan Adams of New Mexico added 15 points and seven ...