The Register Guard (Eugene, OR) back issues from May 2007:
Catholics hope bankruptcy plan enables churches to move ahead.(Religion)(A report issued Sunday gives financial details and the names of the accused priests)
May 01, 2007 ... Byline: Jeff Wright The Register-Guard Catholics exited from worship services over the weekend with a new, six-page church report detailing the Archdiocese of Portland's accounting of its approved bankruptcy plan - amid hopes that closure on a painful clergy sex scandal is ...
House panel lets field burn ban die.(Legislature)(A deadline passes during a hearing in which industry representatives argued against restriction)
May 01, 2007 ... Byline: Diane Dietz The Register-Guard Eugene Rep. Paul Holvey's fight to ban field burning in Oregon and protect lung and heart health ended with a whimper Monday evening. The seven-member House Agriculture Committee allowed Holvey to make his case in a public ...
Third idea emerges in forum on downtown.(Government)(A proposal to hire a facilitator to help the city develop Broadway is added to the two plans already on the table)
May 01, 2007 ... Byline: Edward Russo The Register-Guard Eugene residents on Monday evening debated the merits of two downtown development concepts, plus a new idea for more public input in shaping plans to renovate the heart of downtown. About 150 people packed a meeting at the ...
Superstore in council's hands.(Government)
May 01, 2007 ... Byline: Karen McCowan The Register-Guard COTTAGE GROVE - City Council members heard three hours of spirited testimony Monday night on Wal-Mart's request for zone changes that would allow it to double its square footage and become a "superstore" with a full discount grocery ...
CORRECTIONS.(Corrections)(Correction notice)
May 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Sports: Kristen Fryburg won the half-marathon race in Sunday's Eugene Marathon in a time of 1 hour, 12 minutes and 57 seconds. A story on ...
The Register-Guard.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
May 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Alpha moms? Ugh! I must admit that I was angered by the April 16 story in The Register-Guard, "Type A with tots." A personal chef and housekeeper? Give me a break! Along with the privilege of living and raising her children in ...
LCC at-large: Hall.(Editorials)(Troubled college needs his experience)(Editorial)
May 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Roger Hall concedes that as a 16-year member of the Lane Community College Board, he can be fairly accused of helping LCC get into its current fix, where it faces a budget shortfall of up to $7 million. And Hall's opponent, Rob Spooner, can justifiably ...
Protect county services.(Editorials)(Income tax measures preserve status quo)(Editorial)
May 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard The End is near. No, not the end of which sidewalk prophets warn. We're talking about the end of federal payments to Lane County and its rural counterparts across Oregon and the rest of the nation. When that unhappy day arrives, ...
WINGS & WINE FESTIVAL FEATURES FULL DAY OF EVENTS.(Festivals)
May 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Here is a clip-and-save schedule of events for the second annual Fern Ridge Wings & Wine Festival on May 12. Many activities require advance registration, which can be completed by calling 935-3774 or 935-8841. Or, sign up online by clicking the ...
Shooting a newt brings awareness of Oregon's wonder.(Recreation)
May 01, 2007 ... Byline: THE OUTSIDER By John Rezell The Register-Guard Just about 30 minutes into our adventure on Brice Creek, I realized this isn't how I had pictured it in my mind on the drive here. In this case, that was a good thing. One half-hour after hitting the trail just ...
WET SIDE STORY.(Recreation)(Wings, wine and wetlands to take center stage west of Eugene in May)
May 01, 2007 ... Byline: Mike Stahlberg The Register-Guard Seven - count 'em, seven - bald eagles perched on branches of the gray snag overlooking the Coyote Creek Unit at Fern Ridge Lake one morning last week. The big birds paid scant mind to the people putt-putting past in an ...
OUTDOORS BRIEFLY.(Recreation)
May 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard NEWS & NOTES State's big game management proposals up for review The Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife is conducting a series of public meetings around the state to take comment on its proposals for this fall's big game ...
May is the time to explore wetlands.(Recreation)
May 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard The extent of April showers notwithstanding, May always flowers with American Wetlands Month activities in the Eugene area. The West Eugene Wetlands Partnership, a consortium of public agencies and private nonprofit groups, again will ...
Rupp runs into arena of higher expectations.(Sports)(Setting the U.S. collegiate record has coaches rethinking his schedule)
May 01, 2007 ... Byline: Curtis Anderson The Register-Guard Galen Rupp's poise and patience en route to an American collegiate record in the 10,000 meters on Sunday night had the track and field world buzzing. The Oregon junior outclassed a large field of veteran runners as he posted ...
INVESTING IN SUCCESS.(Sports)(Oregon spends almost $1 million more on track and field than it did three years ago as it tries to regain its former glory)
May 01, 2007 ... Byline: Curtis Anderson The Register-Guard Two years ago, the track and field program at the University of Oregon reached a crossroads. With community and alumni support eroding, the UO athletics department negotiated a contract settlement with head coach Martin ...
North's Larson flips no-hitter at Millers.(Sports)
May 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard North Eugene's Carly Larson pitched a no-hitter in the Highlanders' 5-0 Midwestern League softball win against visiting Springfield Monday night. PREP ROUNDUP Larson recorded nine strikeouts and two walks in the game, and North ...
Lane's Cram holds decathlon lead.(Sports)(The former Siuslaw High standout leads the NWAACC multi-event with strong first day)
May 01, 2007 ... Byline: From Register-Guard and news service reports SPOKANE - Collin Cram of Lane Community College holds the first-day lead after the first five events of the NWAACC decathlon at Spokane Falls Community College on Monday. REGIONAL ROUNDUP Cram led with ...
New office, apartment planned in downtown.(Business)(The firm of Duncan and Brown would build on what has long been a parking lot Stephanie Barrow / The Register-Guard)
May 01, 2007 ... Byline: REAL ESTATE By Randi Bjornstad The Register-Guard Although its building plans are still on the drawing board, the commercial real estate appraisal firm of Duncan and Brown plans to move into new quarters by the end of the year. Partner Jasen Hansen said the ...
Running for bargains.(Business)(Marathon participants trotted out to the area's stores)
May 01, 2007 ... Byline: RETAIL By Sherri Buri McDonald The Register-Guard Some of the visitors in town this weekend for the Eugene Marathon turned out to be marathon shoppers and diners. Numerous businesses, from restaurants near Hayward Field to clothing stores at Oakway Center, ...
LUMBER.(Business)
May 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Lumber and plywood cash prices This Last Year week week ago Framing lumber composite price 288 $291 $377 2x4 #2 & Btr. KD Western S-P-F $233 $242 $347 2x4 Std ....
Boat landing issue to be floated at EWEB meeting.(Environment)(McKenzie Valley residents are divided on where, or whether, a landing is needed)
May 01, 2007 ... Byline: Jeff Wright The Register-Guard VIDA - A long-promised boat landing on Leaburg Lake is likely to draw discussion when Eugene Water & Electric Board commissioners meet in Vida today. The utility last fall petitioned federal officials to abandon the proposed ...
From start to finish, a heckuva day.(Columns)(Column)
May 01, 2007 ... Byline: Bob Welch The Register-Guard Nervous but raring to go, my running shoes tied tight, I arrived at the starting line of the Eugene Marathon early Sunday. I'd never done this before. "Hi," I told a woman who looked like she knew what she was doing. "I'm a ...
Springfield shooting investigation finds no evidence of gang activity.(Crime)
May 01, 2007 ... Byline: Rebecca Nolan The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - Detectives investigating a shooting that injured two children inside a Gateway area duplex Saturday so far have found no evidence of gang involvement, a Springfield police sergeant said. "There is nothing in the ...
Budget picture rosy for schools.(Schools)(A strong economy and a robust local housing market have generated unexpected funds, the Eugene superintendent says)
May 01, 2007 ... Byline: Anne Williams The Register-Guard In the most hopeful budget message yet in his nine years leading the Eugene School District, Superintendent George Russell outlined plans Monday to hire more math and physical education teachers; to boost the ranks of maintenance workers ...
AISLES IN BLOOM.(General News)
May 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Charles and Ruth Howe of Eugene peruse flowers and other plants at Gray's Garden Center in Eugene. The couple planned to ...
Deadline passes for bills to have their day.(Legislature)(The Legislature slams the door on 1,189 measures that won't get a hearing this term)
May 01, 2007 ... Byline: David Steves= The Register-Guard SALEM - The last tick of the clock Monday night marked a first in the Oregon Legislature. It was the drop-dead end of the line for bills that hadn't made it out of committee and either onto the House or Senate floors or into ...
Columnist tells grim story of Darfur.(Higher Education)(The New York Times' Nicholas Kristof, an Oregon native, speaks in Eugene)
May 01, 2007 ... Byline: Andrea Damewood The Register-Guard The man had been shot in his neck and jaw, left for dead in a pile of bodies that included his parents. His brother, returning the next day to bury his family, found the man still alive and carried him 49 days on his back to ...
COMMUNITIES BRIEFLY.(General News)(REGION)
May 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Eugene police chief to visit with public at Bethel office Eugene residents can visit with the city's police chief Wednesday morning at the Bethel Public Safety Station. Chief Robert Lehner will be at the station, 464 Highway 99N, ...
COMMUNITIES CALENDAR.(Government)(Calendar)
May 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Eugene TODAY Eugene School District and Eugene Education Association - 4 p.m., EEA Offices, 2815 Coburg Road. Collective bargaining on teacher contract. 687-3309. Emerald People's Utility District Board - 3 p.m., 66 ...
FOR THE RECORD.(Vitals)
May 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Births SACRED HEART MEDICAL CENTER EUGENE April 22, 2007 MacDowell - Kimberly and Brett MacDowell, of Eugene, a daughter. April 24, 2007 Stephens - Meryl Stephens of Springfield and ...
Eugene school district outlines staff changes.(Schools)
May 01, 2007 ... Byline: Anne Williams The Register-Guard Peter Tromba, who quit his post as assistant superintendent in the South Lane School District effective Monday, will be the new principal at Eugene's Monroe Middle School starting July 1, the Eugene district announced Monday. ...
WAITING FOR THE ALL-CLEAR.(Fires)
May 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Evacuated employees wait Monday as the Springfield Fire ...
Officials continue search for missing man, 83.(General News)
May 01, 2007 ... Byline: Rebecca Nolan The Register-Guard The search continues for an 83-year-old Harbor man who vanished more than a week ago on his way to a church in Brookings. The family of William Glenn Boyer reported him missing April 22, the day after he left his house en route ...
Elmira driver faces.(Crime)(METRO)
May 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Elmira driver faces manslaughter charge An Elmira man was charged Monday with second-degree manslaughter and driving under the influence of intoxicants for his role in a crash that killed a 79-year-old Eugene woman last month. ...
OBITUARIES.(Vitals)
May 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Lester Angevine JUNCTION CITY - Lester Angevine of Junction City died April 24 of heart failure at age 72. He was born May 2, 1934, in New York to Lester and Dorothy Scharfenberg Angevine. He married Dorothea Henry on Nov. 13, ...
League of Women Voters supports county income tax.(Commentary)
May 01, 2007 ... Byline: GUEST VIEWPOINT By Nancie Fadeley, Flo Alvergue and Kappy Eaton For The Register-Guard If the League of Women Voters of Lane County were to produce a documentary on the proposed county income tax, the introduction might go something like this: Once upon a ...
Tyler is a 4-year-old boy who goes to a neighborhood preschool, likes to build large structures with Legos and can identify all the letters of the alphabet. An early childhood special educator helps his teacher adapt activities so he can learn.(Commentary)
May 01, 2007 ... Byline: GUEST VIEWPOINT By Valerie Close and Judy Newman For The Register-Guard Tyler is a 4-year-old boy who goes to a neighborhood preschool, likes to build large structures with Legos and can identify all the letters of the alphabet. An early childhood special educator helps ...
Third idea emerges in forum on downtown.
May 01, 2007
Running for bargains: Marathon participants trotted out to the area's stores.
May 01, 2007
The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore., Real Estate Report column.(Column)
May 01, 2007
Superstore in council's hands.
May 01, 2007
Pushing formula on new moms is wrong.(Commentary)
May 02, 2007 ... Byline: GUEST VIEWPOINT By Cathy Rasmussen For The Register-Guard We know that the hours and days immediately following delivery are critical in the breast-feeding success of new moms and their precious babies. We also know that breast-feeding can be impaired by birth ...
Roadwork delay ahead.(Transportation)
May 02, 2007 ... Byline: Winston Ross The Register-Guard NEWPORT - The state's biggest highway construction project since the interstates were built has hit a significant speed bump. The contractor hired for $130 million to build a new section of road along a dangerous stretch of U.S ....
Eugene district report backs up slurs allegations.(Schools)(The superintendent recommends a review of policies on fan behavior)
May 02, 2007 ... Byline: Anne Williams The Register-Guard An internal investigation by the Eugene School District's chief security officer further bolsters claims by students and staff from Portland's Roosevelt High School that Eugene fans - teens and adults - used racial slurs against them ...
LCC union sacrifices pay raises to save jobs.(Higher Education)(The faculty concession will save the college $640,000 and preserve 15 positions)
May 02, 2007 ... Byline: Greg Bolt The Register-Guard Faculty members at Lane Community College have voted to give up their raises next year to save the jobs of 15 instructors as the college faces another round of deep budget cuts. The sacrifice by the faculty union will save ...
Timber payments left in limbo.(Government)
May 02, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard The war spending bill that President Bush vetoed on Tuesday included timber payments critical to Lane County and other rural Oregon counties. The veto leaves the aid program in limbo, but Oregon's federal lawmakers said they won't stop ...
LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
May 02, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard 'Global war' is M.I.A. It is interesting that government officials are already backing away from talk of that "global war on terrorism" that was supposed to last virtually forever. Democrats in Congress have banned this phrase as distorting ...
A 21st century Bottle Bill.(Editorials)(Study could build on modest expansion)(Editorial)
May 02, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard If the Bottle Bill is to be expanded to cover only a single additional type of beverage, water should be the one. The notion that people would buy water in grocery stores seemed outlandish in 1971, when the Oregon Legislature enacted the ...
Wyden vs. Interior.(Editorials)(Senator blocks nominee and gets results)(Editorial)
May 02, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Well, that was easy. On Monday Sen. Ron Wyden blocked President Bush's nomination of Lyle Laverty to be the Department of Interior's assistant secretary for fish and wildlife and parks until the Oregon Democrat said he could be certain a ...
Favoring fair trade.(Business)(Local merchants sponsor a seminar to share their standards and practices within a growing trend)
May 02, 2007 ... Byline: Sherri Buri McDonald The Register-Guard Cafe Mam, a coffee importer based in Eugene, has been buying beans from the same cooperative growers in Mexico and Guatemala since 1989. And, even though fair trade standards had not yet been adopted for products sold in ...
Long distance runaround.(Sports)(Lane's record-setter Jordan McNamara left Washington in hopes of landing at Oregon, and his gamble paid off)
May 02, 2007 ... Byline: Chris Hansen The Register-Guard Jordan McNamara smiled wide when asked about a phone call from Vin Lananna last October. "I was awestruck," said McNamara, the record-setting distance runner and cross-country champion from Lane Community College, of his ...
Track success a good value for the money.(Columns)(Column)
May 02, 2007 ... Byline: Ron Bellamy The Register-Guard Some of the best decisions in Oregon athletics have come down to spending money to make money. Call it investing in success, or taking a leap of faith, or gambling. By any term, though, there has been some risk ...
Spring flings.(Sports)(It's the season for quarterbacks and controversies)
May 02, 2007 ... Byline: Rob Moseley The Register-Guard If it's spring football, the subject must be quarterbacks: Who's back, which teams are enduring controversies, and which are considering new schemes in which to employ them. Every year, that seems to be the case, and 2007 was no ...
ABC sets early picks.(Sports)
May 02, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard The Oregon and Oregon State football teams will have to prove they're worth televising to get much network TV time this fall, based on the early selections of games by the ABC family of networks, which includes ESPN and ESPN2. Those early ...
Rupp continues to run up honors.(Sports)
May 02, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Oregon's Galen Rupp has been honored as the Pac-10's male track athlete of the week for the second straight week. The UO junior, a six-time all-American, set the American collegiate record by winning the 10,000 meters at the Payton Jordan ...
It's something old, something new for local 5A tennis teams.(Sports)
May 02, 2007 ... Byline: Steve Mims The Register-Guard Churchill begins defense of its league tennis titles this weekend with two of its longtime rivals out of the picture and a new challenger in the mix. The Lancers swept the league titles last year and are one of the favorites ...
Solid doubles has South thinking big on tennis courts.(Sports)
May 02, 2007 ... Byline: Steve Mims The Register-Guard The second year together as a doubles team has been a bit different for South Eugene seniors Niles Beckley and Brent Kingzett. "Getting to the state finals last year really showed people what we can do, and people are gunning for ...
FRIENDLY DOMINATION.(Sports)(Kelcy McKenna is one of the most talented - and humble - tennis champions in state history)
May 02, 2007 ... Byline: Adam Jude The Register-Guard NORTH BEND - To voluntarily stare down a Kelcy McKenna serve is to question your own sanity. You try to hide your buckling knees as she lines up across the net on a court surrounded by a chain-link fence. There's no escape. ...
ENTREE NOTES.(Food)
May 02, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Lane wines judged top matches for oysters Two wineries in Lane County captured top honors in the recently held 2007 Pacific Coast Oyster Wine Competition. King Estate Winery's 2005 Signature Pinot Gris and Sweet ...
Income tax would prevent wider cuts.(Ballot Measures)(A $32.5 million public safety proposal includes a $4.8 million shift to cover inflation in other services, county officials say)
May 02, 2007 ... Byline: Matt Cooper The Register-Guard Public safety won't be the only winner if voters approve the Lane County income tax on May 15. The annual tax also would raise enough money to effectively cover inflation in all county services for 10 years, officials say. ...
Local police policies in line with deadly force ruling.(Courts)(Supreme Court approval of the use of such force in pursuing dangerous motorists backs up existing guidelines in Oregon)
May 02, 2007 ... Byline: Rebecca Nolan The Register-Guard Monday's Supreme Court ruling that police can use deadly force to stop a fleeing motorist who poses a threat to others reaffirms existing policies at local police agencies. In an 8-1 decision, the justices threw out a lawsuit ...
Former UO student, charged in fatal stabbing of own brother, agrees to plea bargain.(Courts)(The deal allows Grillo to avoid a stiffer manslaughter charge)
May 02, 2007 ... Byline: Rebecca Nolan The Register-Guard A former University of Oregon student who fatally stabbed his brother during an argument in a campus area home they shared has agreed to a plea bargain that could keep him out of prison. John Grillo, 21, of Beaverton entered an ...
UO student faces charges.(Crime)(Police find weapons and drugs in his dorm room; another student is cited)
May 02, 2007 ... Byline: Rebecca Nolan The Register-Guard One of two University of Oregon students arrested late Monday after police found weapons and drugs inside their dorm rooms will be arraigned today at the Lane County Jail. Brenden Wyatte Duncan, 18, of Winston was jailed after ...
MAGICAL NIGHT.(Schools)
May 02, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Roosevelt Middle School Principal Morley Hegstrom reacts with amusement as Dan Tommater, keynote speaker at the A Champion in Education Awards ceremony, uses a magic trick to illustrate the concept of commitment. The ACE Awards honor local ...
COMMUNITIES BRIEFLY.(General News)(REGION)
May 02, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Road construction to begin on River Avenue Construction work on River Avenue between River and Belt Line roads will begin today and continue through the summer. During construction, at least one lane will be open at all times. ...