The Register Guard (Eugene, OR) back issues from June 2007:
Function 4 Junction's cruise of a lifetime.(Lifestyle)(Junction City's annual vintage car parade fosters a vintage romance)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: Karen McCowan The Register-Guard JUNCTION CITY - Clearly, Jasen Hecker and Lacy Pate were born 50 years too late. He channels Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly. She channels Lucille Ball. Both love rockabilly music. The engaged couple plan to re-create ...
Brazen robber targets string of restaurants.(Crime)(Owners are taking extra precautions as at least 10 eateries have been held up)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: Andrea Damewood The Register-Guard The man leapt out from behind a bush in the back of McMenamin's North Bank restaurant after closing Tuesday night, armed with what one employee said was a semiautomatic gun and a 4-inch knife. It was about 12:30 a.m ....
Legislators scramble as session nears end.(Legislature)(Lawmakers have until the end of June to consider many unresolved issues in Salem)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: David Steves The Register-Guard SALEM - The telltale signs are everywhere. The posters filled with photos of House or Senate members, stacked in each chamber and awaiting members' signatures like newly issued yearbooks. The announcement that starting today, ...
TWO MORE SENTENCED IN ARSON CASES.(General News)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken sentenced the fifth and sixth of 10 defendants in Operation Backfire, a case involving an underground group of radical environmental activists. After separate hearings, Suzanne Savoie, 29, was sentenced to four ...
CORRECTIONS.(Corrections)(Correction notice)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Page A1: Responding to a plan by Lane County staff to cut parks funding and boost volunteer help, Lane County Commissioner Bill Fleenor suggested Wednesday that the staff's philosophy was, "If (volunteers) don't see a little blood in the water, ...
Make work smoke-free.(Editorials)(Legislators should plug all loopholes in the law)(Editorial)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard There ought to be a better way to concentrate the minds of Oregon legislators who derail efforts to reduce the number of their constituents killed by tobacco-related dis- eases. Perhaps these lawmakers should have their offices designated as ...
LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Voter fraud still possible A May 18 editorial in The Register-Guard stated that the state's establishment of a computerized voter registration system linking all 36 counties virtually eliminates the possibility of an election day ...
Progress on supplements.(Editorials)(Bill would bar coaches from promoting them)(Editorial)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Oregon's prep coaches should be leading the fight against performance-enhancing substances, not promoting or distributing them to student athletes. That's true whether the substances are legal, over-the-counter supplements such as creatine ...
Families hope for relief from revised Measure 37.(Business)(The Joint Ways and Means Committee will consider amendments to the controversial land use law today)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: Randi Bjornstad The Register-Guard Some families whose Measure 37 claims to develop their land have been denied in the past may get another chance for relief if a set of amendments to House Bill 3540 - passed by the state House in early May - clears the Joint Ways and ...
Restaurant owners try new ideas at eatery.(Business)(The Asado Latin Bistro will offer a full bar and take-out meals targeted to families)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: RETAIL By Joe Mosley The Register-Guard The more things change for Katie Brown and Sara Willis ... well, the more they're still not quite the same. The business partners will open their fourth Eugene restaurant Saturday, carrying some common themes from their ...
Carpenters plan to go on strike.(Business)(The action would affect 1,300 in the Northwest, including 220 drywall workers at the PeaceHealth construction site)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: Sherri Buri McDonald The Register-Guard Construction workers who build walls and ceilings were set to go on strike today after their collective bargaining contract expired on Thursday. About 1,300 members of the Pacific Northwest Regional Council of ...
Literacy gift means volumes to kids.(Schools)(Springfield students are thrilled at a book giveaway meant to encourage everyday reading)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: Jack Moran The Register-Guard Although he might not be able to whistle, 7-year-old Brock Crolly had no trouble rattling off the tongue-twisting title of a brand-new book he received Thursday during the Gift of Literacy celebration for Springfield schoolchildren. ...
Local man exposes hospital to measles.(Health)(Officials want anyone who came into contact with him to be tested for immunity)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: Tim Christie The Register-Guard A Eugene man who caught a case of the measles while visiting Japan potentially exposed more than 100 hospital patients, employees and visitors in Eugene and dozens of air travelers to the virulent and potentially deadly virus, hospital and ...
Bill passes curbing sports supplements.(Legislature)(Coaches would not be able to sell or recommend the substances to athletes)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: Greg Bolt The Register-Guard A bill that bars school coaches from recommending or selling nutritional supplements or performance enhancers to their athletes is on its way to the governor for final approval. The measure, Senate Bill 517, also prohibits coaches ...
Two women sentenced to prison in 'Operation Backfire' arson cases.(Crime)(Both renounce their crimes and receive less than the maximum sentences for their participation in a conspiracy)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: Bill Bishop The Register-Guard Sternly warning that future acts of arson for political causes - whether "terrorism" or not - can carry heavy penalties, U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken on Thursday sentenced two more Operation Backfire defendants to prison. In ...
Residents seek answers about plume.(Environment)(But a hearing over contaminated ground in west Eugene leaves many open questions and pressure for additional tests)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: Diane Dietz The Register-Guard Residents of the Trainsong neighborhood living above a plume of polluted water asked why environmental officials didn't tell them about the toxic vapors collecting in their crawl spaces. Their neighbors - at meeting Thursday to ...
COMMUNITIES BRIEFLY.(General News)(REGION)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard CORRECTION (ran June 3, 2007): The e-mail address to find out more about a photo exhibition at Peace Presbyterian Church by the Lane County Darfur Coalition beginning today is maggiedona@comcast.net. A brief on Page C2 of Friday's paper contained an ...
Army National Guard deployment ceremony Sunday at fairgrounds.(General News)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard ALBANY - A deployment ceremony for the Army National Guard's 224 Engineer Company based in Albany and Newport will be Sunday at the Linn County Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall. Albany has 89 soldiers assigned, and Newport has a detachment of 32 ...
Budget panel recommends cuts.(General News)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Lane County's budget committee has finished its work and will forward a budget with $4 million in cuts to the county board for approval by July 1, officials said Thursday. Proposed cuts would affect jail capacity, drug and alcohol ...
FOR THE RECORD.(Vitals)
Jun 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, ...
Police investigate death at rest stop.(General News)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard An Interstate 5 rest stop north of Eugene was closed for several hours Thursday after an apparent gunshot death. The northbound Oak ...
LOOKING BACK.(Features)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard In 1905, Albert Baker proudly posed on a hillside above his farm at Winberry Creek, east of Lowell and Fall Creek. His home and farm buildings are visible below in a narrow valley. ...
OBITUARIES.(Vitals)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Dolores Borchers The graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 3, at Miller Cemetery in Silverton for Dolores Syron Borchers of Eugene, who died May 29 of age-related causes at age 81. Visitation will be from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday ...
MARK ANTONY A HIT, MAN.(Sports)(Senior Antony Kreitz brings a hot bat into Churchill's 5A state final against Crater)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: Steve Mims The Register-Guard Churchill's Antony Kreitz is doing things at the plate that have those around him in awe. "I've never seen anything like it," senior pitcher and outfielder Andrew Schumacher said. "He is having an amazing year and I am so happy ...
Salling gets the word: top shortstop.(Sports)(The Oregon freshman adds first-team all-American to her growing list of accolades)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: Shawn Miller The Register-Guard Thanks to technology, Oregon redshirt freshman Jenn Salling has an interesting story of how she found out on Wednesday that she was a first-team all-American. "One of the girls that I give lessons to texted me and said, `You ...
Beaver assistant coach shares a rare gift of life.(Sports)(Danny Langsdorf donates a kidney to the wife of fellow assistant Mike Cavanaugh)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: From Register-Guard and news service reports PORTLAND - The wife of an Oregon State assistant football coach was reported `doing well' Thursday night, two days after receiving a transplanted kidney donated by another assistant coach for the Beavers. Laurie ...
Porter takes aim at national team.(Sports)(Oregon's freshman sharpshooter vies for a spot on the USA Basketball U19 team later this month)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: From Register-Guard and news service reports Tajuan Porter, who as a freshman helped Oregon reach the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament, will take another shot at earning a berth on a national team slated to play in world championship competition. Porter is ...
Bowerman Mile field packed.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Fast mile runs have been a mainstay of the Prefontaine Classic - there have been 190 sub-4-minute miles recorded. PREFONTAINE CLASSIC But those miles may be getting faster. The IAAF Grand Prix track and field meet is ...
Beavers ready for road testing.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: Bob Clark The Register-Guard Oregon State is out to make the best of whatever challenge might seem to confront it in the NCAA baseball tournament. NCAA BASEBALL It was a long trek to Charlottesville, Va., where the Beavers (38-17) open regional ...
SCOREBOARD.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard High School 2007 OSAA Tournaments Class 6A Finals SATURDAY'S GAME North Medford vs. Westview, 5 p.m., at Volcanoes Stadium, Keizer Class 5A Finals SATURDAY'S ...
A pregnant pause from blockbusters.(Entertainment)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: BUZZWORTHY The Register-Guard Forget all those summer blockbusters. Some of us have been waiting for months to see "Knocked Up," and today is our chance. We love "Grey's Anatomy," but you must know the trouble that can result when a television actress tries ...
Prospective brides should take a ride.(Reviews)(The big cities take a back seat to the smaller towns when it comes to outfitting your wedding)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: Best of . . . The Register-Guard Usually, Team Best of ... is a well-oiled democratic machine. Each of us has an equal voice as we dispassionately debate our selections. But this time, one team member - we'll call her Goldilocks - hijacked our debate over best ...
BRIEFLY.(Entertainment)(Music Sideshow)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Portland blues festival offers five days of music Tickets for the Waterfront Blues Festival blues cruises and five-day festival passes are now available. The July 4-8 event raises money to fight hunger through the Oregon Food ...
For Dan Jones, it's nothing personal.(Entertainment)(He doesn't feel he has to be confessional to make a connection with songs)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: Serena Markstrom The Register-Guard The song "Being Difficult," off the new Dan Jones and the Squids album, "Totally Human," has been stuck in my head for weeks. Thanks a lot, Mr. Jones. Now, every time I want to send back a drink for having too ...
Misty River continues on its accidental musical journey.(Entertainment)(The band that never intended to be a band is still vital and growing)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: Serena Markstrom The Register-Guard The members of Misty River have been together for 10 years, and boy, do they have stories. They have the type of stories touring bands pick up along the way. They have a sad, then healing story of one member's cancer and the ...
Jo Fed's is gone, but jazz jams live on.(Entertainment)(The midweek all-comers sessions - a longtime fixture - move to Luna)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: Serena Markstrom The Register-Guard Last week, we got a little ahead of ourselves in a small note about the Jazz Station taking over jazz jams where Jo Federigo's left off. The Jazz Station will have open jam session each Thursday, the day Jo Fed's hosted ...
Secret Chiefs 3, Faun Fables reject the labels.(Entertainment)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: Serena Markstrom The Register-Guard For years, directors have been stalking Secret Chiefs 3 composer Trey Spruance to score their films. POP NOTES It's not surprising that they would covet Spruance's wide-spanning music, which often evokes an Ennio ...
Hip-hop artists show a hunger to help.(Entertainment)(The third annual benefit pairs dancers with live music performances)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: Serena Markstrom The Register-Guard The local hip-hop dance community is as diverse a group as you can find - in race, backgrounds and even taste in music. You can't generalize, other than to say most everyone in this case is "down for it" - ready to jump on ...
BRIEFLY.(Entertainment)(Wild Card Sideshow)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Bicycles have their day this Saturday in Eugene Saturday is Bike Day at the Science Factory and the Willamette Resources & Education Network. You can win prizes by attending various activities and collecting stamps on ...
DJs will once again set Bach to whole new beat.(Entertainment)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: Serena Markstrom The Register-Guard Now with a little more experience mixing classical music with other samples and beats, the three contestants from 2006 will battle publicly for cash prizes at noon Saturday during Bach Remix 2 in the Heritage Courtyard at the Oakway ...
BRIEFLY.(Entertainment)(Screen Sideshow)
Jun 01, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Humboldt County rock makes northern sojourn "Rural Rock & Roll," a documentary about the music scene in Eureka, Calif., comes to the Bijou Art Cinemas, 492 E. 13th Ave., for a 7 p.m. screening Thursday. Admission is ...
Bringing back the beat.(Schools)(Oakridge students sound off with revived music program)
Jun 02, 2007 ... Byline: Karen McCowan The Register-Guard OAKRIDGE - A long-lost noise is again rising to the rafters of the elementary school gym here: the cacophony of beginning band students tuning and warming up their instruments. But the sound couldn't be sweeter for employees ...
HERE, KITTY - UH, WAIT A MINUTE ...(Animals)
Jun 02, 2007 ... Byline: Matt Cooper The Register-Guard Dan Erickson has gone halfway around the world to shoot pictures of wildlife. Last week, the wildlife came to him. The resident of southeast Eugene said he and his family were eating dinner last Saturday when his wife ...
Springfield to set growth boundary.(Legislature)(The issue between Eugene and its neighbor did not provoke much debate in the Senate)
Jun 02, 2007 ... Byline: David Steves The Register-Guard SALEM - Springfield will go its own way on land use planning under a bill that the Senate sent Friday to the governor for his signature. The chamber's 25-2 vote followed the House's similarly lopsided endorsement of House Bill ...
LCC staff OKs plan to save 27 jobs.(Higher Education)(The concessions by the classified employees will apply only to the 2007-08 fiscal year)
Jun 02, 2007 ... Byline: Greg Bolt The Register-Guard A second union at Lane Community College has agreed to give up raises and pay more for health insurance to avoid layoffs. The 410-member classified employees union voted this week to forgo a 2.4 percent cost of living raise next ...
TWO SENTENCED IN ARSON CONSPIRACY.(Crime)
Jun 02, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard A federal judge sentenced Joyanna Zacher, 29, and Nathan Fraser Block, 26, to seven years, eight months in federal prison for their parts in a series of ...
CORRECTIONS.(Corrections)(Correction notice)
Jun 02, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Class of '07: Natalie Sonnenfeld's name was omitted from a list of Churchill High School graduates on Page F6 of ...
LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
Jun 02, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Which way will newspaper go? There are two ways to write this letter. The first would point out the hypocrisy of The Register-Guard in publishing as a lead item the birth of a boy to Mary Cheney and her domestic partner of 15 ...
A poor track record.(Editorials)(New CIA interrogation rules merit scrutiny)(Editorial)
Jun 02, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard With Vice President Dick Cheney's endorsement last year of waterboarding as a "no-brainer" interrogation tool "if it would save lives," there's ample reason to worry about the fine print in the Bush administration's forthcoming guidelines on the use ...
A good deal for kids.(Editorials)(Congress set to vote on health care program)(Editorial)
Jun 02, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard One of the most significant safety nets for many of the 116,000 Oregon kids without health insurance is the State Children's Health Insurance Program - better known as SCHIP. SCHIP (pronounced "ESS-chip") was created by Congress in 1997 to ...
LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
Jun 02, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Smith's Iraq vote contradictory It was shocking to find out that Sen. Gordon Smith - who gained widespread attention by calling the war in Iraq possibly "criminal" six months ago - again voted to fund the war with absolutely no timelines or ...
LETTERS LOG.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
Jun 02, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Letters received in past week: 128 Letters published: 54 What's on readers' minds: A short Memorial Day holiday week produced a shorter-than-usual stack of letters. Appropriately, the sacrifices of U.S. military personnel and ...
Racing the clock.(Sports)(As her career winds down, Maria Mutola wants to finish with another shot at the Olympics)
Jun 02, 2007 ... Byline: Bob Rodman The Register-Guard Maria Mutola, a child of Mozambique but a longtime member of the world's track and field family, has been at this running game for 19 years. She first raced her way onto the sport's center stage with a sub-2-minute 800 meters in ...
Lancers out to rewrite history.(Sports)(Churchill is looking to become the Midwestern League's first state baseball champion since South Eugene in 1962)
Jun 02, 2007 ... Byline: Steve Mims The Register-Guard The Oregon School Activities Association moved all of its championship baseball games to Volcanoes Stadium back in 1998, but no team from the Eugene-Springfield area reached the home of the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes during the past nine years. ...
Pitching puts OSU on right track.(Sports)(Joe Paterson and Daniel Turpen combine on a seven-hitter in 5-1 win over Rutgers)
Jun 02, 2007 ... Byline: From Register-Guard and news service reports CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - For Oregon State's opening game at the NCAA Charlottesville Regional baseball tournament Friday night, pitchers Joe Paterson and Daniel Turpen turned to role reversal. The former McMinnville ...
Former Duck lands in wrestling Hall.(Sports)(Greg Gibson won an Olympic bronze medal and four world championships after leaving Oregon)
Jun 02, 2007 ... Byline: From Register-Guard and news service reports Greg Gibson, who twice finished second in the NCAA wrestling tournament while at Oregon before going on to a long and successful career at the national and international level, will be inducted into the National Wrestling Hall ...
Defenses, battle cries have no place in faithful practice.(Religion)
Jun 02, 2007 ... Byline: FROM HEART TO HEART By Barbara Nixon For The Register-Guard I recently had the opportunity to spend two weeks traveling in Turkey, that beautiful, fragile country that seems to offer a microcosm for the world - in its landscape, its architecture, its culture and its ...
THE BULLETIN.(Religion)
Jun 02, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Services, events and people Immanuel Church - The monthly meeting for widows will be at 11 a.m. today at the church, 2533 Crescent Ave. Refreshments will follow the meeting. For more information, call 342-1911. Central Lutheran ...
School officials find fault with No Child Left Behind law.(Schools)(Sen. Ron Wyden says he will try to make changes to the law when the Senate addresses it later this summer)
Jun 02, 2007 ... Byline: Anne Williams The Register-Guard Few public school educators would argue that the intent of the No Child Left Behind law - to hold schools accountable for the progress of every student - is noble. Most would even concede that the law has helped spur ...
Girls with hair to spare.(Family)(Sisters donate their tresses to a group that gives wigs to children with hair loss)
Jun 02, 2007 ... Byline: Susan Palmer The Register-Guard It took four years for 12-year-old Meaghan Young to grow 30 inches of hair, but just seconds Friday for hairstylist Michele Sharpy to snip it off. "Is it cut? Oh, no!" Meaghan said and then laughed. "Dad! Look!" She held up the ...
Officials mull plan to move county inmates.(General News)(Sheriff Russ Burger says he has doubts about whether the shift would save money)
Jun 02, 2007 ... Byline: Matt Cooper The Register-Guard Lane County is studying whether it's cheaper to house some of its inmates in another county's jail, as officials continue looking for solutions to an ongoing fiscal dilemma. Other Oregon counties house inmates outside their ...
Possible second case of measles eyed.(Health)(Health officials are testing a man who came in contact with a Eugene resident who became ill after a trip to Japan)
Jun 02, 2007 ... Byline: Tim Christie The Register-Guard Lane County public health officials said Friday they are investigating a second suspected case of measles involving a young man from Eugene who socialized with the first person to get the measles. The two young men spent time ...
Pair to do federal time for arsons.(Crime)(A judge labels the crimes `terrorism' and assails the duo for their lack of remorse)
Jun 02, 2007 ... Byline: Bill Bishop The Register-Guard Saying she found no remorse in either defendant, U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken on Friday sentenced Joyanna Zacher and Nathan Fraser Block to seven years and eight months in federal prison for their role in a string of arsons by ...
BRIEFLY.(General News)(REGION)
Jun 02, 2007 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Florence fundraiser helps Habitat for Humanity FLORENCE - Habitat for Humanity is auctioning off bird houses created by local artists at a fundraising event today. More than 60 Florence artists created bird houses that will be ...
FOR THE RECORD.(Vitals)
Jun 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, ...