The Register Guard (Eugene, OR) back issues from February 2008:
Stamps tied to some strange admissions.(Ticket)(If the rubber stamps at concerts could talk, they would have tales to tell)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Serena Markstrom The Register-Guard It seems like a simple enough transaction. You walk up to the club door, show your ID and give the worker at the door some money. In return, you get an inky stamp on your wrist and access to all the fun you can have inside ...
BRIEFLY.(Ticket)(SIDESHOW)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Photo session to honor the jazz legacy at Jo Fed's Musicians who have played Jo Federigo's are invited to a celebration of Eugene's jazz heritage and photo shoot tonight at Sabaai Studios, 55 W. Broadway. In March, a fine dining ...
BRIEFLY.(Ticket)(SIDESHOW)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard This movie superhero never chickens out The man who wrote the story of a 98-pound weakling who becomes New Jersey's first superhero after falling into a vat of toxic waste will be in Eugene on Saturday to promote the debut of his new film, ...
Internet freeware has come a long way.(Ticket)(Starting with Google, you don't have to pay for what you get anymore)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard The best things in life, as they say, are free. And one of our favorite free things is free software. If you haven't been paying attention the past couple of years, you might equate "free software" with the kind of buggy, badly written ...
Iran's people come to life in animation.(Ticket)(BUZZWORTHY)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Americans should make a point of consuming as much information about the Middle East as possible. But mainstream mass media have a way of casting whole national populations as homogeneous, making people from those countries seem less like individuals ....
In the Portland crowd, Marble stands out.(-)(In a town sick with musicians, this singer has risen to the top)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Serena Markstrom The Register-Guard After 10 years of plugging away in Portland's music scene, Leigh Marble finally is getting noticed. Regional media and music fans are hailing Marble as one of the brightest talents in the area after the release four months ...
BRIEFLY.(Ticket)(SIDESHOW)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Eugene leads in contest to attract Wu-Tang Clan The last we checked, Eugene still was leading Los Angeles and New York City on www.eventful.com, a site that promises acts will come to areas that demonstrate enough demand. The deadline to ...
Chris Smither show will echo with four decades of the blues.(Ticket)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Serena Markstrom The Register-Guard A master of modern acoustic blues, or so says the All Music Guide, will be at the Shedd on Saturday. Pop Notes Since starting his career about 40 years ago, Chris Smither has never approached the level of fame of ...
A CHANCE TO GIVE BACK.(City/Region)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Bill Bishop The Register-Guard SALEM - In a first-of-its-kind ceremony Thursday marking a first-of-its-kind disaster relief effort, representatives of Northwest Oregon towns that were flooded by December storms thanked the hundreds of prison inmates who helped them in ...
Amtrak service closure extended.(City/Region)(The Coast Starlight will be out of service until at least Feb. 14 as crews clean tracks)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Susan Palmer The Register-Guard The massive Frazier landslide blocking train tracks east of Oakridge will keep Amtrak's Coast Starlight off the rails until at least mid-February as Union Pacific crews battle bad weather to clear the line. Both the northbound ...
UO's new arena: A big-ticket item.(City/Region)(The university plans to keep plenty of seats at prices close to those at Mac Court, but many will carry higher prices)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Greg Bolt The Register-Guard Like many fans, Duane Farnham is excited about the prospect of a choice new basketball arena for the University of Oregon Ducks, and he's ready to fork over a few more bucks for a seat. But also like a lot of fans, he has a message ...
CORRECTIONS.(-)(Correction notice)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Front Page: The Eugene Police Employees Association as an entity did not provide input during the development of the police department's Taser policy, though all police employees were invited to give ...
Biofuels company plans to open 2 more Eugene service stations.(City/Region)(SeQuential, which already has one outlet here, intends one in Portland this year, too)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Tim Christie The Register-Guard SeQuential Biofuels plans to open a second station in Eugene this year as well as its first station in Portland. The company isn't disclosing details on timing or locations of the new stations, but expects to make an ...
Paid family leave idea debated.(Business)(A plan to give workers $250 per week for family leave ?is opposed by some members of a business organization)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Sherri Buri McDonald The Register-Guard Small business owners in Oregon adamantly oppose the idea of creating a payroll deduction to fund family leave for employees taking time off work to care for new children or ailing family members, according to a poll released ...
Roaring Glenwood success.(Business)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Joe Mosley The Register-Guard GLENWOOD - As Glenwood goes, so go Steve and Paul Roth. And vice-versa. The Roth brothers - both 1970s graduates of Thurston High School - have had their wagon hitched to Glenwood's yoke since at least 1994, when they ...
Audition by fire.(Basketball College)(Two-plus decades after helping Oregon beat UCLA, Kevin Mouton returns to Mac Court)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Adam Jude The Register-Guard CORVALLIS - When last seen in a leading role at McArthur Court, Kevin Mouton was chasing UCLA great Reggie Miller around the court and helping Oregon end a sour season with a rousing victory. That was 22 years ago. Mouton has ...
Brown might be out for Civil War.(Basketball Oregon Men)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Bob Clark The Register-Guard Kamyron Brown, who has started eight games for Oregon and leads the Ducks in assists, is listed as "questionable" to play Saturday against Oregon State due to an ankle injury suffered in a pick-up basketball game on a day off from practice. ...
Lilley not enough to keep Wildcats at bay.(Basketball Oregon Women)(Oregon's shooting guard plays well, but she gets little help?as Oregon falls to Arizona for its third consecutive loss)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Rob Moseley The Register-Guard TUCSON, Ariz. - If the recent Oscar nominations had included categories from Thursday's Oregon women's basketball game at Arizona, Taylor Lilley and Ashley Whisonant would have been the candidates for best actress. That the ...
GAME REPORT:OREGON WOMEN VS. ARIZONA.(Basketball Oregon Women)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard ARIZONA 65, OREGON 60 FG FT Reb Oregon Min M-A M-A O-T A PF PTS Kenyon 16 0-3 0-0 1-4 1 1 0 Ironmonger 27 2-5 0-0 1-1 0 4 4 Lilley 33 8-11 1-2 1-2 3 2 22 Cocks 30 2-6 2-2 0-3 0 1 7 ...
SCOREBOARD.(Agate)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Boys Basketball Class 3A Sunset Conference W L Pct. GB Cascade Christian 9 0 1.000 - Glide 4 3 .571 4 Bandon 5 4 .556 4 Gold Beach 4 4 .500 41/2 Myrtle Point 3 4 .429 5 ...
Mohawk clips Eagles off top perch.(Basketball Prep Boys)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard MARCOLA - Brody Wilkins had 23 points and 11 rebounds and Ryan Herrell added 18 points and 11 rebounds as Mohawk handed fifth-ranked McKenzie a 70-58 Mountain West League loss on Thursday, knocking the Eagles out of a share of first place with Triangle ...
Ducks host Stanford, UC Davis.(Wrestling)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard The Oregon wrestling team will host its last two Pac-10 dual meets of the season when it takes on UC Davis and Stanford in a doubleheader at McArthur Court today. The Ducks (9-9), who, at 0-6 in the Pac-10, are looking for their first win ...
Mountain bikers propose park beneath new I-5 bridge.(City/Region)(The idea is raised during a meeting about the state's plans to replace two spans)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Susan Palmer The Register-Guard Cycling enthusiasts floated an interesting proposal for state bridge builders on Thursday when they suggested an urban mountain bike park beneath the Interstate 5 replacement bridge spanning the Willamette River. Members of the ...
Climate Summit takes aim at global warming.(Environment)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Jeff Wright The Register-Guard They may be in denial elsewhere in the country about global warming, but that's not the case in Eugene and Springfield, community leaders asserted Thursday at a first-ever Climate Summit at the University of Oregon. ...
Snow slides trap trucks, force closure of Santiam Pass.(City/Region)(The roadway is expected to be closed until this afternoon, with more snow expected)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mark Brown The Register-Guard The Cascades continue to take a beating from snow-laden winter storm systems. Santiam Pass was expected to remain closed until at least early this afternoon after snow slides Thursday buried Highway 20, trapping trucks and ...
Petroleum association plans to gather signatures to cut gas tax by 2 cents.(Government Local)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Edward Russo The Register-Guard The Oregon Petroleum Association on Thursday began an effort to let Eugene voters decide whether to knock 2 cents off the city's nickel-a-gallon gas tax. Association members filed paperwork to begin a referendum on the City ...
STUDY IN PERSPECTIVE.(City/Region)
Feb 01, 2008 ... UO student Sara Cochrane reads from a cozy spot atop a giant chair and ottoman in the Erb Memorial Union on ...
Man, 23, held in Springfield knife attack.(Crime)(Police say a dispute about allegedly stolen money ended up with a man's throat cut in a convenience store parking lot)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Rebecca Taylor The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - A Springfield man used a box cutter to slash the throat of another man during an argument about stolen money, Springfield police said. The grisly crime occurred in the parking lot of a 7-Eleven store on Main ...
BRIEFLY.(City/Region)(REGION)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Heart event to feature walk, health screenings Oregon Heart & Vascular Institute will sponsor a Heart Fair on Saturday from 9 a.m to 3 p.m. at Valley River Center, Center Court. A two-mile walk will begin at 8 a.m ....
CALENDAR.(City/Region)(Calendar)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Springfield SATURday TEAM Springfield - 8:30 a.m., Ken Long Room, Willamalane ...
LOOKING BACK.(-)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard On Sept. 27, 1924, the daring young men on the first round-the-world flight team visited the Eugene Municipal Airport with their biplanes. The six crew members ...
FOR THE RECORD.(For the Record)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 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, ...
BRIEFLY.(Education)(METRO)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Eugene School Board member to finish term Less than a month after announcing his plans to resign his seat at the end of March, the Eugene School Board's Eric Forrest said this week he's changed his mind. Forrest told his board ...
OBITUARIES.(Obituaries)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard David Bleeker A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, at Garden Way Church of Christ in Eugene for David Andrew Bleeker of Eugene. He died Jan. 28 of age-related causes at age 81. He was born July 25, 1926, in ...
On Thursday, home's where your heart is.(Local Opinion)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard On Thursday night, dozens of social workers planned to fan out across Lane County to count the homeless population. They do this once a year to help the state's Human Services Commission and its nonprofit partners allocate resources. Last ...
To save the Rogue River, its wilderness area must be expanded.(Local Opinion)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Todd Weck and Chris Daughters The Rogue River is one of the last places in Oregon to catch wild fish in a wild environment. As business owners who depend on tourism and recreation in Southern Oregon, we are concerned about threats to the wild and scenic section of the ...
Torture mumbo jumbo.(Editorials)(The attorney general wants to keep options open)(Editorial)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard "Be what you would seem to be, or if you'd like it put more simply: Never imagine yourself not to be otherwise than what it might appear to others that what you were or might have been was not otherwise than what you had been would have appeared to ...
A bond for all Eugene.(Editorials)(A single parcel shouldn't have first claim on funds)(Editorial)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard In 2006, Eugene voters approved a bond issue for parks that included $7.8 million to buy open spaces. On Wednesday, Mayor Kitty Piercy broke a 4-4 tie vote of the Eugene City Council to kill a proposal to put one piece of property first in line for ...
Autzen site makes sense.(Editorials)(But a prospective move by Ems could doom Civic)(Editorial)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard No one should be surprised by Wednesday's announcement that the University of Oregon plans to build a $15 million baseball park next to Autzen Stadium. Nor should anyone be taken aback that the UO and the Eugene Emeralds are close to a deal that would ...
LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.(Letters Editorial)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Rob Handy knows area's issues In contrast to Ruth Maura Atcherson's Jan. 21 letter, our experience portrays a different picture of Lane County Commissioner Bobby Green. We are regular attendees of the River Road Community ...
USDA tells Lane schools to pull beef.(Schools)(Bethel and Springfield are among districts that received meat from a barred supplier)
Feb 02, 2008 ... Byline: Anne Williams The Register-Guard Thirteen of Lane County's 16 school districts, including Springfield and Bethel, received shipments of ground beef from a California meat packing plant that was barred by the U.S. Department of Agriculture this week from supplying school ...
`A GREAT DAY' FOR PARTNERS.(Family)
Feb 02, 2008 ... Byline: Greg Bolt The Register-Guard Local supporters of the civil union law were ecstatic over news that they will be able to register as domestic partners as soon as Monday, while opponents of the law vowed to continue to fight it. Eugene resident Tim Smith and his ...
Domestic partner law cleared to take effect.(Minorities)(A judge rejects a legal challenge based on signature gathering; Lane County is prepared to issue certificates to same-sex couples on Monday)
Feb 02, 2008 ... Byline: David Steves The Register-Guard PORTLAND - The courthouse doors finally swung open Friday for Oregon gays and lesbians when a federal judge lifted his hold on a law granting marriage-like benefits to same-sex couples. U.S. District Judge Michael Mosman lifted ...
Picture of health.(Family)(After two more surgeries in two states, little Isabelle Costa returns home a sunny survivor)
Feb 02, 2008 ... Byline: Mark Baker The Register-Guard Home is where her once-failing heart is now. Seventy-three days since leaving Eugene, bound for Ann Arbor, Mich., lifesaving open-heart surgery and much uncertainty, Isabelle Costa returned to Eugene on Friday, healthy and happy ...
CORRECTIONS.(Corrections)(Correction notice)
Feb 02, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Business: A headline on Fridaycentss Page B1 was in error. SeQuential Biofuels plans to open a second station in Eugene this year, as well as its first station in Portland. City/Region: A story about efforts to replace a Veneta swimming ...
No time to waste for Ducks or Beavers.(Sports)(Oregon expects a vigorous challenge from Oregon State today at McArthur Court)
Feb 02, 2008 ... Byline: Bob Clark The Register-Guard Oregon and Oregon State compete in a men's basketball game for the 328th time today at 3 p.m. in McArthur Court, and even in the most-played series in Division I, there haven't been many times when both rivals were as desperate for a victory ....
A potentially costly free pass for Oregon.(Sports)
Feb 02, 2008 ... Byline: George Schroeder The Register-Guard The guy at the door insisted he was Dennis Dixon. They were pretty sure he wasn't, because he had blond hair, and blue eyes, and fair skin. So the impostor was turned down. Like almost everyone else, he would have to pay ...
Ducks don't get a break with game against Devils.(Sports)
Feb 02, 2008 ... Byline: Rob Moseley The Register-Guard TEMPE, Ariz. - About 45 minutes south of the Phoenix metropolitan area, home to Arizona State, sits the town of Casa Grande. There, away from the madness of the masses here for Sunday's Super Bowl, the Oregon women's basketball ...
Eaton's heptathlon efforts highlight Ducks' first day.(Sports)
Feb 02, 2008 ... Byline: UO TRACK & FIELD The Register-Guard SEATTLE - Oregon's Ashton Eaton recorded personal bests in two of four events in the heptathlon Friday at the University of Washington Invitational as he closed in on the automatic qualifying standard for the NCAA Indoor Championships ....
SPORTS MAIL.(Sports)
Feb 02, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard A coach, an inspiration Just recently, I heard that my dear friend and first track coach, Michael DeRobertis, had passed away. Ron Bellamy's article on Michael captured the essence of who Michael was and the many lives he touched. I am ...
PREPS.(Agate)(SCOREBOARD)
Feb 02, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Boys Basketball Class 6A Southwest Conference W L Pct. GB North Medford 6 1 .857 - South Medford 6 1 .857 - Sheldon 4 3 .571 2 South Eugene 3 4 .429 3 Grants Pass 2 5 .286 ...
Ducks fall twice in wrestling.(Sports)
Feb 02, 2008 ... Byline: REGIONAL ROUNDUP The Register-Guard Ryan Dunn and Charlie Alexander won two matches apiece for Oregon on Friday, but it wasn't enough to lead the Ducks to their first Pac-10 wrestling dual-meet victory of the season. In what could be the last Pac-10 dual meets ...
Oakland forges a deadlock atop Mountain View.(Sports)(The third-ranked Oakers get 20 points from Joey Lee to beat No. 1 North Douglas)
Feb 02, 2008 ... Byline: 3A/2A/1A BOYS BASKETBALL The Register-Guard OAKLAND - Andrew Young and Tyler Fugate combined to hold high-scoring Dustin Andes to 14 points, and third-ranked Oakland knocked off top-ranked North Douglas 71-48 in a Mountain View Conference boys basketball game on Friday ...
Tigers hand Marist first loss.(Sports)(Blair Wheadon scores 18 in Junction City's 53-41 victory)
Feb 02, 2008 ... Byline: 6A/5A/4A BOYS The Register-Guard JUNCTION CITY - Blair Wheadon scored 18 points and Junction City made 14-of-16 free throws in the final period to knock off No. 1 Marist 53-41 in a Sky-Em League boys basketball game on Friday night. Andrew Martin scored 13 ...
South, Roseburg set for tight race at Southwest swim championships.(Sports)
Feb 02, 2008 ... Byline: DISTRICT MEET ROUNDUP The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - South Eugene's chance for a Southwest Conference sweep could come down to how the Axemen fare in the relays when the district swimming finals are held today at Willamalane Swim Center. The meet starts at ...
Smith leads Willamette to comeback win.(Sports)(The Wolverines come back from five points behind in the fourth quarter to beat Thurston)
Feb 02, 2008 ... Byline: GIRLS BASKETBALL The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - A.J. Smith scored 24 points and Shimea Jordan added 13 to lead Willamette to a 56-50 Midwestern League girls basketball victory over Thurston on Friday night. Aly Bruns added 10 points for the Wolverines, who ...
THE BULLETIN.(Religion)
Feb 02, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Services, events and people Twin Rivers Baptist Church - Members of the University of Oregon football team, including Justin Roper, will speak at the "Super Saturday Men and Boys Power Breakfast" from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. today at the ...
Nonviolence should not be seen as exception to rule.(Religion)
Feb 02, 2008 ... Byline: FROM HEART TO HEART By Shevach Lambert For The Register-Guard It is our hope that this "Season for Nonviolence," held in our area and around the world between Jan. 30 and April 4, will deepen our respect for others and for the interconnectedness of life, help us ...
Grand jury to review conduct of two officers in case of paralyzed man.(City/Region)(Extent of injuries spurs the district attorney to probe if excessive force was used in arrest)
Feb 02, 2008 ... Byline: Winston Ross The Register-Guard COQUILLE - Coos County District Attorney Paul Frasier will convene a grand jury to decide whether two Coquille police officers used excessive force last month in an arrest that left a 57-year-old handyman paralyzed from the neck down. ...
Suspect, victim wanted to join gang, police documents say.(City/Region)
Feb 02, 2008 ... Byline: Bill Bishop The Register-Guard The suspect and the victim in a murder that police link to a local branch of the Gangster Disciples were both trying to become members of the gang by doing crimes together, according to police documents made public Friday. ...
A gift with history.(City/Region)
Feb 02, 2008 ... Byline: Mark Brown The Register-Guard A 125-year-old relic of the Eugene Fire Department's past has returned home. Mary Jean Pagter and her extended family Friday afternoon presented an antique firefighter's helmet that dates back to the infancy of the department to ...
`Poultrygeist' director Kaufman in town for screenings, workshops.(City/Region)
Feb 02, 2008 ... Byline: Lewis Taylor The Register-Guard Lloyd Kaufman, the irreverent, independent horror film director behind such cult favorites as "The Toxic Avenger" and "Tromeo and Juliet," was in Eugene on Friday, speaking about media conglomeration, his oversize nose and how to create a ...
Hit-run driver gets 6-year sentence.(City/Region)(The judge chose the maximum prison term, saying the driver, who fatally wounded a Springfield couple, lacked remorse)
Feb 02, 2008 ... Byline: Winston Ross The Register-Guard COOS BAY - The driver of a pickup truck that killed a Springfield couple last October in North Bend will spend as many as six years in state prison, a judge decided Friday. Noe Garcia Moncada, 30, pleaded guilty in December to ...
Teen driver who struck, killed boy sentenced.(Courts)(The parents of 10-year-old Vaclav Hajek tell the judge of their terrible loss)
Feb 02, 2008 ... Byline: Rebecca Taylor The Register-Guard In an emotional hearing Friday, a judge sentenced a 17-year-old boy to eight years of probation for his role in the criminally negligent homicide of 10-year-old Vaclav Hajek, who was struck Aug. 27 as he walked his bicycle across Bailey ...
BRIEFLY.(City/Region)(REGION)
Feb 02, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Workshop to share process of city budget Eugene residents can learn about a new process to create the next city budget on Monday from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the Bascom/Tykeson Room at the downtown public library, 100 W. 10th Ave. ...