The Register Guard (Eugene, OR) back issues from February 2007:
Variety of fruits in store.(Agriculture)(Pear and apple growers are prepared to move in to fill the citrus void)
Feb 01, 2007 ... Byline: Joe Mosley The Register-Guard Get used to comparing apples and oranges. Northwest-grown apples and pears are positioned to pick up shelf space at grocery stores throughout the West as last month's devastating California freeze puts a crimp in the region's ...
Wal-Mart expansion foes have their say.(Government)(The request of the retailer to become a "supercenter" brings out another overflow crowd in Cottage Grove)
Feb 01, 2007 ... Byline: Karen McCowan The Register-Guard COTTAGE GROVE - Opponents of Wal-Mart's proposed expansion had their say Wednesday night during the continuation of a public hearing held last month that was taken up almost entirely by supporters. "The corporation of Wal-Mart ...
CORRECTIONS.(Corrections)(Correction notice)
Feb 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Sports: The Creswell girls basketball team is ranked No. 6 and Harrisburg is No. 9 in the most recent 3A poll by coaches. A story on Page C1 Wednesday cited outdated rankings. City/Region: A story on Page E3 Wednesday about a Eugene man who ...
Jobs, wages, grocery prices are fair game in zoning case.(General News)
Feb 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard COTTAGE GROVE - Wal-Mart's request for a zone change to build a superstore here is a land use matter. But emotional testimony about grocery prices, jobs and wage levels dominated two public hearings on the matter before the Cottage Grove ...
LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
Feb 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Bring on some global warming Between turning up the oil furnace and stoking the fireplace last week, I haven't had a lot of time to pay attention to any news other than the local weather. I did manage to catch a couple of clips ...
Going after gangs.(Editorials)(Springfield is right to focus on the problem)(Editorial)
Feb 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard There's a right way and a wrong way to respond to the early stirrings of gang activity in a community. The wrong way is to do nothing, hoping the school disruptions, graffiti and gradually escalating criminal behavior will somehow disap- ...
Politicians at the gate.(Editorials)(Bush's order protects businesses, not the public)(Editorial)
Feb 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Despite the success of Democrats in last November's elections, President Bush remains the nation's chief executive. He's still in charge of federal agencies and the government rules and policies that are supposed to protect public health, the ...
Emporium store chain founder dies.(Business)(Dallas Troutman began his career at 13 and went on to found a chain of 35 stores)(Obituary)
Feb 01, 2007 ... Byline: Randi Bjornstad The Register-Guard Dallas Troutman, who began his retail sales career at the age of 13 in his native Missouri and went on to found a chain of 35 department stores in Oregon, Washington and California, has died at the age of 76. A daughter, Joy ...
'07 outlook cautiously optimistic.(Business)(Experts at the annual Economic Forecast expect slow growth, but fear repercussions from the weakened housing market)
Feb 01, 2007 ... Byline: Ilene Aleshire The Register-Guard The Register-Guard's Board of Economists predicts that 2007 will be a year of continued, albeit slow, growth in Lane County. Board member Bill Conerly sounded a note of caution, however, saying he is telling his business ...
BUSINESS BEAT.(Business)
Feb 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard People Moss Adams, LLP in Eugene has promoted the following staff: Kevin Mullerleile and Brad Smith to senior managers, Amanda Bridges to manager, Ben Dubrasich and Stefanie Simpson to senior accountants, and Jessica Auxier to recruiting ...
Southern classic.(Entertainment)(Tennessee Williams' `Glass Menagerie' brought to life by Willamette Rep)
Feb 01, 2007 ... Byline: Bob Keefer The Register-Guard CORRECTION (ran Feb. 2, 2007): Tickets for Willamette Repertory Theatre's production of "The Glass Menagerie" opening next week at the Hult Center are $12 to $30 each. A story on Page C1 Thursday listed an incorrect ticket price. ...
Sampling of modern Korean ceramics.(Arts & Literature)
Feb 01, 2007 ... Byline: Bob Keefer The Register-Guard Got pottery? An exhibit of contemporary Korean ceramics opens Friday for a three-month run at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. "From the Fire" contains 108 pieces by 54 Korean ceramics artists, ranging from pieces inspired by ...
Longtime jazz pianist to play at the Shedd.(Entertainment)
Feb 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard The Los Angeles Times called jazz pianist Kenny Barron "one of the top jazz pianists in the world." He's been nominated nine times for Grammies, and has worked with musicians from Yusef Lateef to Stan Getz. Barron will play in Eugene on ...
PERFORMANCE NOTES.(Arts & Literature)
Feb 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Tubas featured at noon-hour Hult concert Members of the Oregon Tuba Ensemble will perform in a SHOcase concert at 12:15 p.m. today in the lobby of the Hult Center, Seventh Avenue and Willamette Street. The free ...
Hollywood will stab you in the back.(Arts & Literature)
Feb 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard OPENING THIS WEEK A drama about the moral corruption of Hollywood and a Shakepearean tragedy about the corrupting power of jealousy open this week on student stages in Eugene. The Big Knife Wednesday through Feb. 17 ...
ART NOTES.(Arts & Literature)
Feb 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Opus6ix curator to lead First Friday Art Walk Robert Canaga, curator of the Opus6ix gallery, will host the February First Friday Art Walk, which starts at 5:30 p.m. at Opus6ix, 22 W. Seventh St. The free monthly ...
Former UO dean to fill in as Schnitzer boss.(Arts & Literature)
Feb 01, 2007 ... Byline: Bob Keefer The Register-Guard The new temporary director of the University of Oregon's Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art will be job sharing and commuting from Los Angeles until summer while he continues working at the Getty Foundation. Robert Z. Melnick, a ...
Faculty harpist featured with UO symphony.(Entertainment)
Feb 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard UO SCHOOL OF MUSIC The University of Oregon symphony orchestra, a wind ensemble and jazz combos are scheduled to perform this week at the UO School of Music and Dance, 961 E. 18th Ave. The Jazz Cafe Friday, Music ...
Heart patient ditches cardiac unit to catch Duck basketball game.(Health)
Feb 01, 2007 ... Byline: Mark Baker The Register-Guard Who is "Mr. Duck Fan"? And where did he go? Apparently back to his bed at Sacred Heart Medical Center's Progressive Cardiac Unit. For a couple of days, anyway. Paul and Lori Reader, owners of Pegasus Pizza on East 14th ...
Welcome to the itchiest place on Earth.(Columns)(Column)
Feb 01, 2007 ... Byline: Bob Welch The Register-Guard I heard the late-night knock on the door. There stood a kid on my porch. He looked like any other teenager except for the marks on the inside of his arms. He'd come for a fix. He knew that I'd been in his shoes. And ...
Testimony tells of forest full of abuses.(Working)(Hispanic forestry workers say they suffer at the hands of unscrupulous contractors on federal forests in Oregon)
Feb 01, 2007 ... Byline: Diane Dietz The Register-Guard Two dozen Hispanic forestry workers told high-ranking Bush administration officials about wrongs they suffered at the hands of unscrupulous contractors on federal forests in Oregon. The tree planters, stand thinners and slash ...
Area legislators tout anti-war resolutions.(Government)
Feb 01, 2007 ... Byline: David Steves The Register-Guard SALEM - State legislatures don't have authority over the way wars are conducted. But that didn't stop several of them from announcing Wednesday a resolution urging Congress to oppose President Bush's troop surge and to draw up a strategy ...
Lawmakers hear gripes about cars wrongly towed.(Legislature)(A bill would toughen rules on companies that impound autos from private property)
Feb 01, 2007 ... Byline: David Steves The Register-Guard SALEM - When Rebekah Napak's car was towed, it wasn't exactly a case of being rescued after a roadside breakdown. "I felt like my car actually had been stolen, and I had to pay to get it back," said the University of Oregon ...
EWEB scraps design for new site.(Utilities)(A move to west Eugene is still planned, but commissioners say the cost of a new operations complex must be reduced)
Feb 01, 2007 ... Byline: Jeff Wright The Register-Guard It's back to the drawing board for Eugene Water & Electric Board officials looking to design a new operations complex in west Eugene. Three of the utility's five elected commissioners said Wednesday that the revised projected ...
COMMUNITIES BRIEFLY.(General News)(REGION)
Feb 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard River Road residents celebrate on Saturday River Road residents on Saturday will have a chance to celebrate their area's past and learn about its future. The River Road Community Organization is sponsoring a community ...
COMMUNITIES CALENDAR.(Government)(Calendar)
Feb 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Eugene TODAY Police Commission Mental Health Crisis Response Review - 11:30 a.m., A/B Conference Room, Eugene Hotel, 244 E. Broadway. 682-5852. Human Rights Commission Agenda Committee - Noon, Human Rights Center, 833 ...
FOR THE RECORD.(Vitals)
Feb 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 at 3500 Chad Drive, mailed to ...
OREGON IMAGES.(General News)
Feb 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard So what if it's February? It's gardening weather for Loretta Ryckman. On Wednesday she worked in the ...
Pacifica Forum's critics onstage.(Religion)(Two from the Anti-Hate Task Force will discuss anti-Semitism claims)
Feb 01, 2007 ... Byline: Jeff Wright The Register-Guard Two of the Pacifica Forum's harshest critics will speak at this week's Pacifica Forum. The topic offered by the Rev. Dan Bryant and Michael Williams is to the point: "Are Pacifica Forum Programs Anti- Semitic?" Bryant ...
BRIEFLY.(Crime)(METRO)
Feb 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Two boys charged with damaging gym SPRINGFIELD - Police have charged two 17-year-old boys with stealing a minivan and crashing it into the gym at Agnes Stewart Middle School. A security guard called Springfield police ...
OBITUARIES.(Vitals)
Feb 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Nadyne Lopuson Nadyne Lopuson of Corvallis, formerly of Eugene, died Jan. 26 of a stroke at age 93. She was born Nov. 26, 1913, in Scio to Clyde and Bessie Cox Reiley. She married Alex Lopuson on Aug. 5, 1934, in Albany. He died ...
Battle for first opens second half.(Sports)(Oregon goes to Pauley Pavilion tonight to face the No. 5 UCLA Bruins, who have revenge on their mind)
Feb 01, 2007 ... Byline: Bob Clark The Register-Guard U O m e n ' s b a s k e t b a l l LOS ANGELES - All that's at stake tonight in Pauley Pavilion is first place in the Pac-10, a spot in the top 10 of the national polls and seeding in the NCAA Tournament. `For us, it's ...
TWO WORLDS COLLIDE.(Sports)(Brought together by basketball, two UO freshmen have forged a bond)
Feb 01, 2007 ... Byline: Rob Moseley The Register-Guard U O w o m e n ' s b a s k e t b a l l One is from Southern California, the other from the southern hemisphere. One bundles up against Eugene's cold and rain; the other adventurously steers her bike through campus ...
Struggling Beavers don't love L.A.(Sports)(Oregon State tries to end a four-game losing streak in a place where it hasn't had much success)
Feb 01, 2007 ... Byline: Bob Rodman The Register-Guard Not a lot of things are in Oregon State's favor as the Beavers land in Los Angeles for the start of the second half of the Pac-10 Conference men's basketball chase with games against USC and fifth-ranked UCLA. Wins in L.A. have ...
BRIEFLY.(Wire Sports)(THE REGION)
Feb 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Coaches give ASU nod over Beavers in Pac-10 CORVALLIS - A national baseball title doesn't make Oregon State king of the hill in its own conference when a new season begins - even if the Beavers are two-time defending Pac-10 champions. ...
Critics of new buses miss big picture.(Commentary)
Feb 01, 2007 ... Byline: GUEST VIEWPOINT By Bonnie Richman For The Register-Guard I've had considerable experience riding public transportation since 1987 when, in a fit of pique, I shot my crotchety old Datsun in the heart and buried it in the backyard (not really; it was worth $20 as scrap ...
Raise hell - and have fun doing it.(Commentary)
Feb 02, 2007 ... Byline: VIEWPOINT By Aria Seligmann For The Register-Guard A simple message in my spam folder: Molly Ivins has passed. Tears immediately rolled down my cheeks, remembering how Molly, when she came to Eugene in October 2003, changed my life. Just yesterday I was in my ...
Big changes on horizon for 4J schools.(Schools)(The Eugene district studies new ways to educate its children)
Feb 02, 2007 ... Byline: Anne Williams The Register-Guard The Eugene School District has a puzzle to solve. Dwindling enrollment, changing demographics, tight budgets and stepped-up accountability for student achievement have forced the district to take a hard look at how it does ...
The sunny side of winter.(Weather)(The days may be bright, and even normal, but that nighttime cold is taking its toll on heating bills)
Feb 02, 2007 ... Byline: Rebecca Nolan The Register-Guard For 12 days now, no rain has fallen on Eugene. Instead, brilliant sunny days and sharply frigid nights have cycled round and round like a couple locked in a long, loping Virginia reel. The sunny interlude is ...
Second gift boosts UO fund for faculty.(Higher Education)(The university will use the money to award higher salaries to professors)
Feb 02, 2007 ... Byline: Greg Bolt The Register-Guard A second anonymous gift has doubled the size of a fund that will help the University of Oregon keep its best faculty. On the same day that the UO announced the first 20 professors to receive raises from the Fund for Faculty ...
CORRECTIONS.(Corrections)(Correction notice)
Feb 02, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Arts: Tickets for Willamette Repertory Theatre's production of "The Glass ...
Let Oregon manage its forests.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
Feb 02, 2007 ... Let Oregon manage its forests It's good to see so many newspapers throughout Oregon finally chiming in about the drastic cuts to basic government services that are sure to come if money isn't appropriated by Congress before July 1 to fund county payments. Many of us have been ...
Let the Klamath flow.(Editorials)(Relicensing costs argue for dam removal)(Editorial)
Feb 02, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard The Klamath River once supported the third-largest salmon runs on the West Coast. But the river has become so shallow, warm and polluted that the once abundant runs have declined to the point of prompting the federal government to practically shut down ...
A failure of resolve.(Editorials)(Genocide will persist until the world takes action)(Editorial)
Feb 02, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Sudan's indifference toward international pressure to stop the genocide in Darfur was on full display Wednesday, when the country's justice minister said there was no need for international courts to prosecute crimes in the country's vast western ...
Cafe Yumm! opening biggest restaurant yet.(Business)
Feb 02, 2007 ... Byline: RETAIL By Joe Mosley The Register-Guard North Eugene's Delta shopping area will get several additions this spring, with locally owned restaurant chain Cafe Yumm! confirmed as the largest tenant in a newly completed commercial building on Green Acres Road at Delta ...
UO relay team gets rare spot in Millrose Games.(Sports)(The Ducks haven't been in the Madison Square Garden event since 1983)
Feb 02, 2007 ... Byline: Curtis Anderson The Register-Guard The Oregon men's track team will be represented at today's 100th anniversary of the Millrose Games at Madison Square Garden in New York City. UO director of track and field Vin Lananna, who seldom missed the famed indoor ...
Payback is swell for Bruins.(Sports)(UCLA riddles Oregon's defense while taking sole possession of the Pac-10 lead)
Feb 02, 2007 ... Byline: Bob ClarkThe Register-Guard The Register-Guard U O b a s k e t b a l l LOS ANGELES - There was no coming back - all the way - this time. There was also no beating UCLA for a second time as the No. 5 Bruins evened the score with the ninth-ranked ...
Missing in action leave Ducks adrift.(Columns)(Column)
Feb 02, 2007 ... Byline: Ron Bellamy The Register-Guard LOS ANGELES - On those rare occasions when the Ducks have lost in this special season, you could argue, all due respect to the other guys, that it was because of players who were missing. They didn't have Malik Hairston, ...
Ducks fight to the finish.(Sports)(Oregon stays aggressive until the end, handing UCLA a 76-60 defeat)
Feb 02, 2007 ... Byline: Rob Moseley The Register-Guard In the first round of Pac-10 play, Oregon proved itself a game sparring partner for some of the conference's heavy hitters. The Ducks would stick around long enough to make the opponent sweat, but ultimately take a beating. ...
Beavers take games to Thursday.(Sports)(Utah, Cincinnati and Idaho State fill OSU's nonconference slate)
Feb 02, 2007 ... Byline: Bob Rodman The Register-Guard CORVALLIS - Two of Oregon State's three 2007 nonconference, regular-season football games will be played on Thursdays and against first-time opponents. The Beavers open coach Mike Riley's seventh overall season by hosting Utah at ...
The best things for Ducks are free.(Sports)(Oregon makes 22-of-23 free-throw attempts to frustrate the Bruins in its 76-60 victory)
Feb 02, 2007 ... Byline: Chris Hansen The Register-Guard UCLA's Lindsey Pluimer spent more time than she cared to remember watching the parade of Oregon players head to the free-throw line late in the second half to take - and make - game-icing free throws. "It's not a great ...
SWC meet begins today.(Sports)
Feb 02, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard WRESTLING The South Eugene wrestling team will have two No. 1 seeds at the Southwest Conference district meet, which begins today at Grants Pass High School. Junior Hank Turner is the top-ranked competitor at 189 pounds, and ...
PREPS.(Sports)(SCOREBOARD)
Feb 02, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard GIRLS BASKETBALL Class 5A Midwestern W L Pct. GB Willamette ... 7 1 .875 - Churchill ... 7 2 .778 1/2 Marshfield ... 6 3 .667 1 1/2 Thurston ... 2 6 .250 5 ...
Mohawk clinches tie for league title.(Sports)(The top-ranked Indians improve to 16-0 with the Mountain West victory over Mapleton)
Feb 02, 2007 ... BASKETBALL Brody Wilkins scored 22 points as top-ranked Mohawk remained undefeated in league and clinched at least a tie for the Mountain West League boys title with an 88-35 victory over visiting Mapleton on Thursday. Cord Wilkins and Nick Johnston added 10 points each, and ...
Morrisette introduces bill to elect LTD board.(Legislature)
Feb 02, 2007 ... Byline: Jeff Wright The Register-Guard State Sen. Bill Morrisette is at it again, making good on a campaign pledge to have Lane Transit District Board members elected by voters instead of appointed by the governor. Four other Lane County legislators - state Sens ....
More Oregon graduates scoring jobs.(Higher Education)(The state's public universities get generally high marks in a survey)
Feb 02, 2007 ... Byline: Greg Bolt The Register-Guard Recent graduates of Oregon's public universities are reaping the benefits of a stronger economy, with more of them landing jobs at better pay than their predecessors did. Fewer than 3 percent of the class of 2005 is unemployed, ...
Portland church deal clears hurdle.(Courts)(The agreement will free $51 million for the archdiocese to pay sexual abuse victims)
Feb 02, 2007 ... Byline: Bill Bishop The Register-Guard PORTLAND - A federal bankruptcy judge on Thursday approved the first step of a proposed reorganization of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland, a deal among insurance carriers and the church that generates more than $51 million for ...
Christian forums discuss gay issues.(Religion)(Evangelicals challenge a liberal view of the Bible's teachings about homosexuality)
Feb 02, 2007 ... Byline: Jeff Wright The Register-Guard There's more than one Christian viewpoint on the subject of homosexuality - as about 50 students and community members were reminded at a forum Thursday at Lane Community College. A panel of evangelical leaders offered a ...
State senators consider rainy-day fund.(Legislature)
Feb 02, 2007 ... Byline: David Steves The Register-Guard SALEM - A Senate panel got to work Thursday on rainy-day fund legislation that could include a statewide vote this May to permanently divert surplus corporate income taxes into a reserve account. Sen. Ryan Deckert, a Beaverton ...
BARN'S-EYE VIEW.(General News)
Feb 02, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard A full moon rises above Len Buchholz's barn in Elmira on Thursday. The barn, originally ...
COMMUNITIES BRIEFLY.(General News)(REGION)
Feb 02, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Wildish Theater presents Springfield Puppet Festival SPRINGFIELD - The Richard E. Wildish Community Theater will host the 14th annual Springfield Puppet Festival, which begins Saturday. Showings of "The Reluctant Dragon" are ...
COMMUNITIES CALENDAR.(Government)(Calendar)
Feb 02, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Eugene TODAY Public Safety Answering ...
FOR THE RECORD.(Vitals)
Feb 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. Births SACRED HEART MEDICAL CENTER EUGENE ...
REFLECTIONS.(Weather)
Feb 02, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard The corner of Broadway and Olive Street in downtown Eugene is reflected in the ...
BRIEFLY.(General News)(METRO)
Feb 02, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Fleeing car crashes into tree; two arrested Two men fleeing Springfield police early Thursday reached speeds of 100 mph before crashing a stolen car into a tree in Eugene, police said. Springfield officer Larry Turner ...