The Register Guard (Eugene, OR) back issues from January 2007:
Spotters spy weather spurts, spikes.(Weather)(The National Weather Service relies on its volunteers on the ground)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: Winston Ross The Register-Guard LINCOLN CITY - For some people, the weather is a subject of idle chatter, an easy way to fill an awkward silence: "Hot yesterday, wasn't it?" or "Sure is raining out there, eh?" Sheridan Jones is not one of those people. ...
CORRECTIONS.(Corrections)(Correction notice)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard City/Region: A story and map on Page D2 of Saturday's paper contained the incorrect Eugene neighborhood where the city will be collecting leaves beginning Tuesday. Eugene public works crews will be collecting leaves in north Eugene. Sports: ...
LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Free-falling in a tunnel My thoughts and prayers are with those left behind as the search for the lost climbers on Mount Hood wound down. Forty-three years ago, my mother received a call from Katmandu while my father was on a ...
The voices of 2006.(Editorials)(They said it - profound, hilarious or stupid)(Editorial)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard From the war in Iraq to the Democratic takeover on Capitol Hill to the opening of a new federal courthouse in Eugene, 2006 was a year of tragedy, turbulence and hope. A sampling of memorable quotes from the year past: "I don't think we are ...
GETTING TO YOUR ROOTS.(Features)(Internet a vast playground for amateur genealogists)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: Mark Baker The Register-Guard It's a brand-new year, and you know what that means: time to look into your past so you can get a map on the future. Your family's future. Because, as they say, how can you know where you're going if you don't know ...
BITES.(Surveys)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard WHAT'S YOUR BOLDEST PREDICTION FOR 2007? That someone will make headway in finding the cure for cancer The world's resources are going to continue to be depleted ...
Comics pages making room for guests.(Entertainment)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: Mark Johnson Features editor, The Register-Guard What better time than the new year to introduce a change to The Register-Guard's comics pages? Today, we launch a ``guest comic'' feature along with an online reader forum. We've designated a ...
LOOKING FOR A HOME.(Animals)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Luna is an active, friendly pit bull terrier. She loves to play fetch, shelter workers say. Luna would do best in a home without cats ...
Fiery flue no fun for holiday, fire officials say.(Fires)(Chimney sweeping and appliance inspections could be life-saving decisions, the state fire marshal says)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: Rebecca Nolan The Register-Guard There's nothing like a glowing hearth to warm up a chilly winter night and chase away the post-holiday blues. But a 2,000-degree chimney fire can really ruin the mood. Creosote buildup in a chimney can turn what is usually a ...
Buying into a no `news' lifestyle.(Lifestyle)(A few people are joining anti-consumer compacts to reduce their impact)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: Diane Dietz The Register-Guard Dotted across the U.S. landscape are families setting out today on what passes in the modern world as a grand adventure: They're setting out to buy nothing new for all of 2007. They're joining a global anti-consumer compact that ...
Brewer's dream moves off back burner.(Business)(Jamie Floyd's brewery is new, but his talents are time-tested)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: PEOPLE By Lewis Taylor The Register-Guard It's the day after Christmas and Jamie Floyd is hard at work in the Springfield brewery he's been leasing for the past half year. It's damp and drafty in the narrow, high-ceilinged room. Floyd sports his standard issue jeans, ...
Designing Franklin makeover on agenda.(Transportation)(Local architects will entertain ideas to improve the major arterial)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: Greg Bolt The Register-Guard If the tune "Going Down the Road Feeling Bad" runs through your mind a lot when you drive Franklin Boulevard, you'll soon have a chance to help change the music. An effort begun by local architects will soon expand into a ...
Tuesday mostly business as usual.(Holidays)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: Tim Christie The Register-Guard If you wanted to tour the new federal courthouse in Eugene on Tuesday, you're out of luck. But if you want to deposit a check, pay a city parking ticket, apply for a county building permit, or renew your driver's license, it's ...
EDUCATION EXTRA.(Schools)(BOOK PICKS)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Red Kayak By Priscilla Cummings Puffin Books, 2004 Ages 12 and up I guess I'm a bit of a sucker for a good coming-of-age story. When it's also a page-turner crime novel, I figure I'm holding a winner. ...
COMMUNITIES BRIEFLY.(General News)(REGION)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Substance abuse coalition meeting Wednesday The Lane County Coalition to Prevent Substance Abuse's monthly meeting will be Wednesday. The coalition holds the open meeting to help coordinate substance abuse prevention issues in ...
HOLIDAY SCHEDULE.(Holidays)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard New Year's Day Monday, Jan. 1 Some offices will be closed and some services will be unavailable today because of the New Year's Day holiday. Schools: Closed. Lane Transit District: Sunday schedule. ...
CALENDAR.(Government)(Calendar)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Eugene TUESDAY South University Neighborhood Association - 7 p.m., Edison Elementary School cafeteria, 1328 E. 22nd Ave. 344-8479. Lane County TUESDAY Board of Commissioners - 10 a.m., Harris ...
BRIEFLY.(General News)(METRO)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard EPD searches for suspect in Blue River stabbing Lane County sheriff's detectives are investigating a stabbing incident that took place Saturday night in the Blue River area. A report of person being stabbed in the leg was made at ...
FOR THE RECORD.(Vitals)
Jan 01, 2007 ... 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)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Irving Roberts A celebration of life will be held 2 p.m. Jan. 13 at Cascade Manor for Irving M. Roberts of Eugene, who died Dec. 26 of congestive heart failure at age 92. He was born Dec. 23, 1914, in Newark, N.J., to Joseph and ...
Putting the `D' back in Ducks.(Sports)(Coach Kent says he wants his team sharp on defense heading into this week's games)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: Bob Clark The Register-Guard C o l l e g e b a s k e t b a l l Before thinking about Saturday's meeting with No. 1 UCLA, even before starting preparations for USC's visit to McArthur Court on Thursday, Oregon goes back to the court today with an emphasis on ...
COMMUNITY SPORTS.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard NOTES & ANNOUNCEMENTS To submit events The deadline for community sports notes and announcements is Thursday at noon. Due to the volume of requests, announcements may appear only once. Submit listings to: Gil Hulin, P.O. Box ...
Lawmaker aims to solve the dilemma of Measure 37.(Legislature)(State Sen. Floyd Prozanski will head a new special panel on land use fairness)
Jan 02, 2007 ... Byline: Randi Bjornstad The Register-Guard Determining what voters really wanted when they passed Ballot Measure 37 in 2004 - and then drafting legislation to accomplish that - will be one of state Sen. Floyd Prozanski's priorities when the Legislature convenes next week. ...
At vigil, bell tolls names of Oregon dead.(General News)(About 100 people join to honor all U.S. soldiers and Iraqis killed in the Iraq war)
Jan 02, 2007 ... Byline: Winston Ross The Register-Guard It was tough for Sam Knackstedt to hold up his end of the bargain on Monday. The 11-year-old struggled to keep the banner taut, so its message wouldn't be too crumpled for the passing cars on Seventh Avenue to see clearly. ...
LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
Jan 02, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Time to reconsider diets For folks who eat, 2006 was an interesting year. We started the year in the grip of a bird flu pandemic scare. Originating in Asian chicken factories, the disease still threatens to kill tens of millions ....
Politics isn't castor oil.(Editorials)(Media have obligation to cover elections)(Editorial)
Jan 02, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard The news media, and particularly television stations, are criticized for covering politics like a sporting event or a soap opera, but they don't. The greater failing is in political coverage that is colorless, and fails to convey the exciting or ...
Polar bears feeling heat.(Editorials)(Interior proposes listing as threatened species)(Editorial)
Jan 02, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Call them the poster bears for global warming. Under pressure from a lawsuit filed by environmental groups, the Bush administration proposed last week to designate polar bears as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act ....
Gas boat engines may soon become history on Waldo Lake.(Recreation)
Jan 02, 2007 ... Byline: Mike Stahlberg The Register-Guard T he U.S. Forest Service's on-again, off-again proposal to ban gasoline-powered boats at Waldo Lake is on again. The latest reincarnation of the "preferred alternative" for managing recreation use at the popular lake 20 miles ...
BLUE HOLE BOATING.(Recreation)(Weather following big coastal storms opens the way for nice trips)
Jan 02, 2007 ... Byline: Mike Stahlberg The Register-Guard S m a l l b o a t s EEL LAKE - The sun glared at Ralph Mohr's back here Thursday morning as he touted the virtues of "blue-hole boating" on the southern Oregon coast. "This is about as blue as it gets," Mohr said, ...
A train track powered by dreams.(Columns)(Ray Robinson's train layout near Deadwood is a testament to perseverance)(Column)
Jan 02, 2007 ... Byline: THE OUTSIDER By John Rezell The Register-Guard The train whistle echoed through the valley, drowning out the rumble of the scale diesel engine and ripping smiles across our faces as wide as Christmas morning. Up front in the train, Sierra and Debbie glowed as ...
OUTDOORS BRIEFLY.(Recreation)
Jan 02, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard NEWS & NOTES Pontoon boats 'used only once' being sold by state Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is selling seven custom-made aluminum pontoon boats on the auction Web site eBay. The boats, built to carry heavy loads, were ...
A good news-bad news New Year.(Columns)(Skiers, kayakers have a good year ahead, but some anglers won't be having as much fun)(Column)
Jan 02, 2007 ... Byline: INSIDE THE OUTDOORS By Mike Stahlberg The Register-Guard Happy New Year? Maybe, maybe not. It all depends on your outdoors inclination. Should be happy for skiers and ski resort owners. Propelled by one of the best early snowfalls in recent memory, and big ...
LUMBER.(Business)
Jan 02, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Lumber and plywood cash prices This Last Year week week ago Framing lumber composite price $296 $293 $373 2x4 #2 & Btr. KD Western S-P-F $265 $260 $355 2x4 ...
Owners submit plans to demolish motel.(Business)(A new inn of 23,292 square feet would be built in place of the aging Manor Motel)
Jan 02, 2007 ... Byline: REAL ESTATE NOTEBOOK By Jack Moran The Register-Guard The Manor Motel at 599 E. Broadway in Eugene is showing signs of age, leading its longtime owners to consider calling for the wrecking ball. Representatives of the Patel family have submitted preliminary ...
BUSINESS BEAT.(Business)
Jan 02, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard People Don "DJ" Noffsinger has been promoted to regional field representative for Global Design in Eugene. Noffsinger previously worked on the software development team. Neil Kelly Design/Build Remodeling has hired Stephanie ...
Picturing one long continuous tread.(Recreation)(Planners aim to join Mount Pisgah to Fern Ridge with a single ridgeline hiking trail)
Jan 02, 2007 ... Byline: Matt Cooper The Register-Guard Can you envision hiking a single, uninterrupted trail running 20 miles along Eugene-Springfield's southern flank, connecting the peak of Mount Pisgah to the Fern Ridge Lake? Local agencies can. It's part of their vision for the ...
Utilities assisting customers with bills.(Utilities)(The programs are designed to help low-income families meet rising winter costs)
Jan 02, 2007 ... Byline: Tim Christie The Register-Guard Falling winter temperatures means rising utility bills, which can prove a hardship for low-income customers. That's why local utilities have programs to help customers confronting financial difficulties. "This is the ...
Tuition grants available for students.(Higher Education)(More students could qualify - though not based on financial need - for two programs, a UO financial aid official says)
Jan 02, 2007 ... Byline: Sherri Buri McDonald The Register-Guard Hundreds of University of Oregon students are getting help paying the tuition bill, thanks to two new federal grant programs. But even more students could qualify, said Jim Gilmour, associate director of the office of student ...
Eugene residents find diverse ways to celebrate the new year.(Lifestyle)(A tai chi teacher leads a free class at the Eugene Water & Electric Board reservoir)
Jan 02, 2007 ... Byline: Winston Ross The Register-Guard You may have been sleeping off a hangover while Machiko Shirai was standing in the drizzling rain at the Eugene Water & Electric Board reservoir in front of a host of strangers. Everyone spends their New Year's differently ....
BRIEFLY.(Crime)(METRO)
Jan 02, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Shooting at school lot under investigation Eugene police were investigating an early morning shooting Monday that left two men with gunshot wounds. Police were called to a fight in the parking lot of Churchill High School at West ...
COMMUNITIES BRIEFLY.(General News)(REGION)
Jan 02, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Federal agencies closed to honor President Ford There will be no mail delivery today to observe the national day of mourning for the death of President Gerald Ford. All federal offices, including U.S. District Court, the Forest ...
CALENDAR.(Government)(Calendar)
Jan 02, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Cottage Grove WEDNESDAY South Lane Fire & Rescue District Board - 7 p.m., Fire Station, 233 Harrison Ave. Consider fees for emergency response services and responding to public records requests, executive (nonpublic) session to ...
FOR THE RECORD.(Vitals)
Jan 02, 2007 ... 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)(Obituary)
Jan 02, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Birdie Hazel Dooney A memorial service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6, at Junction City Assisted Living and Retirement, 500 E. Sixth St., for Birdie Hazel Dooney, who died Dec. 30 at age 91 of age-related causes. She ...
Huskies regroup after sad end to L.A. story.(Sports)
Jan 02, 2007 ... Byline: PAC-10 NOTEBOOK By Bob Clark The Register-Guard What's wrong with Washington? The easy answer would be the Huskies were on the road last weekend in Los Angeles, and two losses to USC and UCLA dropped Washington to 0-3 in road games this season. There's ...
Residents seek to block subdivision planned for South Eugene.
Jan 02, 2007
Owners seek to rebuild aging Manor Motel.
Jan 02, 2007
Local wineries seek to uncork champagne, too.
Jan 02, 2007
Coos Bay, Ore., loses auditor.
Jan 03, 2007
Car shop owner installs photovoltaic cells on repair shop roofs.
Jan 03, 2007
Mistakes common in confronting mentally ill.(Commentary)
Jan 03, 2007 ... Byline: GUEST VIEWPOINT By Gary Crum For The Register-Guard The SCAR/Jasper Mountain treatment facility for disturbed children has received considerable attention after three residents were injured while being physically restrained by staff. My comments, based on experience, are ...
Wal-Mart expansion plan draws opposition.(Business)(Doubling the store's size would hurt local businesses, some residents say)
Jan 03, 2007 ... Byline: Karen McCowan The Register-Guard COTTAGE GROVE - Wal-Mart will present a "supersize me" request to the Cottage Grove Planning Commission this month, seeking zoning code changes allowing it to nearly double in size and add a full-service grocery department. ...
CORRECTIONS.(Corrections)(Correction notice)
Jan 03, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Front page: A byline on Tuesday's Page A1 ascribed a story about the American appetite for snacks to the wrong news service. David ...
LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
Jan 03, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Troop surge has no guarantee Retired Gen. Jack Keane and neocon scholar Fred Kagan say we can succeed in Iraq by sending in more troops. Well, how many well-supported indigenous insurgencies has the United States defeated since 1960? How ...
Swift but partial justice.(Editorials)(Saddam executed for one of many crimes)(Editorial)
Jan 03, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard In the bright fantasy world of cakewalks and floral greetings for liberators, Saddam Hussein's trial was meant to demonstrate the workings of an independent judiciary in Iraq's robust new democracy. Instead, Saddam was rushed to the gallows in a manner ...
Keep parks affordable.(Editorials)(Crater Lake admission shouldn't be doubled)(Editorial)
Jan 03, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Not everyone can afford the price of admission at Disneyland or Great America. But no one - and especially no Oregonian - should be priced out of Crater Lake National Park, a crown jewel of the national park system. The National Park ...
Auto repair shops plan to tap into solar energy.(Business)(Two Eugene garages are getting ready to install photovoltaic electric systems)
Jan 03, 2007 ... Byline: Tim Christie The Register-Guard George Rode fixes cars, and now he's trying to do his part to get a few extra miles out of Mother Earth. Rode is preparing to install solar photovoltaic electric systems on the roofs of his two Eugene auto repair shops, ...
CALENDAR.(Government)(Calendar)
Jan 03, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Cottage Grove TODAY South Lane Fire & Rescue District Board - 7 p.m., Fire Station, 233 Harrison Ave. Consider fees for emergency response services and responding to public records requests, executive (nonpublic) session to ...
Public safety solution on the table.(Government)(A commissioner, assessor and justice of the peace are installed during the annual state of the county address)
Jan 03, 2007 ... Byline: Matt Cooper The Register-Guard Lane County faces hard financial prospects but will find a solution for a crumbling public safety system, Commissioner Bill Dwyer said Tuesday in the annual state of the county address. The event included the installation of Bill ...
Rights panel changes course.(Holidays)(The group will back the event despite a speaker's stand against gay marriage)
Jan 03, 2007 ... Byline: Jeff Wright The Register-Guard The city of Eugene's human rights commission late Tuesday reversed position and has decided to support this year's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration despite the keynote speaker's public opposition to gay marriage. The Rev ....
New judge gains hearty praise.(Elections)(Debra Vogt takes the oath of office)
Jan 03, 2007 ... Byline: Bill Bishop The Register-Guard With thanks to her family and to her teachers, Debra Vogt took the oath of office as a Lane County Circuit Court judge Tuesday - the first judge elected to the local bench since Judge Lauren Holland in 1992. Vogt counted heavily ...
State decides against seaweed harvest.(General News)(Officials say more research is needed to see if the coast can support commercial plant-collecting operations)
Jan 03, 2007 ... Byline: Winston Ross The Register-Guard FLORENCE - Oregon officials have decided not to allow commercial seaweed harvesting along the state's sensitive coast - for now. Naturalist James Jungwirth has been collecting seaweed from the coast with an "experimental" permit ...
Auditor parts ways with Coos Bay over `impaired' independence.(Government)(The local certified public accountant decides to "disengage" from the work)
Jan 03, 2007 ... Byline: Winston Ross The Register-Guard Coos Bay lost its auditor and $10,000 on Tuesday night, after a local certified public accountant decided to "disengage" from the process. The auditor, Robert Wall, said in an interview that the city had "impaired" his ...
COMMUNITIES BRIEFLY.(General News)(REGION)
Jan 03, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Nurturing class offered for low-income parents The Center for Community Counseling will offer a nurturing-parent class to help low-income parents learn how to raise healthy, successful children. The classes will be ...
FOR THE RECORD.(Vitals)
Jan 03, 2007 ... 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, ...