The Register Guard (Eugene, OR) back issues from June 2008:
CITY WILL PAY TO MAKE PITS LOOK PRETTY FOR TRIALS.(City/Region)(It could cost Eugene $10,000 to install photos on fences surrounding 2 downtown eyesores)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mark Baker The Register-Guard Is Eugene ashamed of its pits? Like a child who quickly scoots toys and other strewn-about things under the bed to feign a clean room - and image - Eugene plans to cover two of its more unsightly blemishes right before out-of-town ...
downsizing school.(Education)(North Eugene is completing its transition from one big school to three small ones)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Anne Williams The Register-Guard The long-planned, much-talked-about and still controversial transformation of North Eugene High School is nearly complete. Thirteen days from now, the last students of "old" North - the ones who were largely spared the impact ...
Tropical storm hits Mexico-Belize border.(Wire International)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Tropical storm hits Mexico-Belize border AMBERGRIS CAYE, Belize - A weak tropical storm formed Saturday off the Yucatan Peninsula and quickly made landfall at the Belize-Mexico border, dumping rain and kicking up surf. The first named storm of the 2008 Atlantic ...
To steer your company to success, you'll need a road map.(Business)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: ENTREPRENEURS AND MANAGEMENT By Tim Berry For The Register-Guard Don't get trapped in the obsolete myth that you don't do a business plan unless you're a startup, seeking investment or applying for a loan. That's just so worn out. You may not need a long ...
BUSINESS CALENDAR.(City/Region)(Calendar)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard June 7-8 Willamette Valley Health & Wellness Expo - 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., at the Lane Events Center in Eugene. Health and wellness service providers will demonstrate their products and services and conduct one-on-one meetings. Cost: Free, but ...
DEALS.(Business)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Giustina family sells four downtown buildings Three investment groups headed by the Giustina family - Broadway & Pearl Associates, Miner Building Partnership and Eugene Professional Building Partnership - have sold four buildings since ...
Seasonal hiring and retail add local jobs in April.(-)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Usual springtime gains in the construction and hospitality industries along with a rebound in retail trade helped push Lane County's unemployment rate lower in April. The county's jobless rate fell to 5.4 percent for the month, from 6.1 ...
EUGENE BUILDING PERMITS.(Business)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Projects valued at $20,000 or more: issued from April 19 to may 22Begin DateSub CategorySite AddressOwner NameProject TypeValue5/1/2008ADDITIONS/REMODELS2698 SUNCREST AVE EUG SESSUMS JAMES H Addition of ...
Quality community air service remains a priority for chamber.(Business)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Throughout our organization's 100-year history the Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce has believed that community infrastructure is crucial to economic success. With a market of more than 600,000 people and total annual enplanements of ...
BUSINESS KUDOS.(Business)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard The Eugene-Springfield chapter of the Credit & Financial Development Division of NACM has elected the following officers for 2008-09: president, Laurie Fuller, Harvest House Publishers; first vice president, Marianne Gridelli, Farwest Steel Corp.; ...
Take preventative steps to minimize risk of wage claim lawsuits.(Business)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: BUSINESS AND THE LAW By Andy Lewis For The Register-Guard While consumer class actions against manufacturers have been around for decades, a new type of class action lawsuit has quickly become popular among plaintiff's attorneys: The wage claim. In the typical ...
THIS MONTH IN BUSINESS.(Business)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Big office-supply chains open new stores in Eugene-Springfield The number of big-box office supply stores in the area has doubled in less than a year, with each of the three major chains adding a second local store. OfficeMax, ...
Lanz Cabinets.(Business)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Location: 3025 W. Seventh Place, Eugene Annual revenue: $36 million Employees: 300 When founded: 1960 ...
OPEN FOR BUSINESS.(Business)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Laura Parrish and Karrie McIntyre have opened Parrish and McIntyre LLC at 777 High St., Suite 102 in Eugene. Parrish and McIntyre have more than 40 years of combined litigation experience. The firm's specialties are family law, domestic ...
Pap family business chugs along.(Business)(Geographic diversification helps the company through?a difficult housing downturn)(Company overview)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Joe Mosley blue chip It started in the late 1930s as the Farm Implement Supply Company, and was located at the present-day site of the Eugene Electric Station. Randy Pap's grandfather, Edward, founded the company, and died just a few years later. Randy's ...
BUSINESS PEOPLE.(Business)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Shelby Schneider has been hired as interim human resources manager by Alvord-Taylor Independent Living Services in Springfield. Schneider has more than 30 years of experience working with community agencies including Head Start, Healthy Start and most ...
LANE COUNTY PROPERTY SALES.(Business)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard commercial improved: all salesSellerBuyerSale DateSale PriceAddressLITHIA REAL ESTATE INCCAR LIT OR EUG LLC4/24/2008$8,000,0002121 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD, EUGENESOUSA PATRICIA NALL IN LLC4/16/2008$1,400,0002303 W ...
LANE COUNTY PROPERTY SALES.(Business)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Residential Improved: $221,000 or moreSellerBuyerSale DateSale PriceAddressRIVER VALLEY BUILDERS INCCHITWOOD TODD OWENS & DANA4/11/2008$638,6396021 FERNHILL LOOP, SPRINGFIELD, OR 97478WADA MAURICEPEARSALL CHRISTINE L4/28/2008$613,0004420 SKY PARK ...
AROUND THE REGION.(Business)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard OnPoint credit union opening three Vancouver, Wash., branches OnPoint Community Credit Union, Oregon's largest with 186,000 members and $2.6 billion in assets, is in the process of opening three new Vancouver, Wash., branches. ...
SPRINGFIELD BUILDING PERMITS.(Business)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard residential Projects valued at $20,000 or more: issued during aprilPermit #IssuedJob AddressNameProject DescriptionValueCOM2008-0057404/29/20085773 PUMICE PLOwnerHAYDEN ENTERPRISESSingle Family Residence$95,200CntrctrHAYDEN ENTERPRISESNew: Single ...
Don't assume workplace rookies are up to speed on etiquette.(Business)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Thousands of local high school and college graduates will soon be flooding the job market. While these recent graduates may be armed with academic and technical knowledge, many will unknowingly violate workplace etiquette. An employer, ...
'Greening' buildings can make sense for planet and pocketbook.(Business)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: REAL ESTATE AND DEVELOPMENT By John Brown For The Register-Guard With utility charges on the rise, and an increased awareness of global warming, many property owners are taking a serious look at the economic as well as the social values associated with "greening" their ...
BOOK NOTES.(Books)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Eugene author of parenting book to speak The book "Child of Wonder: Nurturing Creative and Naturally Curious Children," by Eugene author Ginger Carlson, has just been named a finalist in the parenting/family category of the 2008 Next ...
Police take registration to riders to help recover stolen bicycles.(City/Region)(The Eugene department's crime prevention unit plans more events this summer)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Andrea Damewood The Register-Guard A half-hour into his wait Saturday, Steve Shultz of Eugene said he was only going to give the endeavor of registering his bicycle "about 10 minutes," but decided to stick around. And with good reason: During his time in ...
Farm share programs reap growth.(City/Region)(Community supported agriculture baskets offered by local growers are selling out at a record pace this year)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Rebecca Taylor The Register-Guard NOTI - Consumer worries over food quality and origin have made this spring a boom time for local organic farmers. Shares in community supported agriculture programs, or CSAs, have sold out at record speed this year, leaving ...
Railroad runs into red tape.(City/Region)(County officials say the landowner should have applied for building permits)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Winston Ross The Register-Guard DEADWOOD - Spike by spike, Ray Robinson and a cadre of volunteers have been working on the railroad, a project that's chugged along for the better part of a dozen years on his rural 41 acres. He's laid 13,000 pounds of rail, ...
Strangers may indeed find this a strange land.(City/Region Columnist)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Bob Welch The Register-Guard Is this microphone on? Good. As you know, the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials start here later this month and I want to thank you, volunteers, for showing up today for the second in our series of sensitivity sessions. Our goal ...
BRIEFLY.(City/Region)(REGION)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Alzheimer's Association plans conference The Alzheimer's Association will hold a regional conference, "A Meeting of the Minds, Part II," from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday at the Willamalane Adult Activity Center, 215 West C St., ...
CALENDAR.(-)(Conference news)(Calendar)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Elkton MONDAY School District Budget Committee - 6 p.m., High School Library, 739 River Road. Discuss 2008-09 budget proposal. (541) 584-2228. Eugene MONDAY Planning Commission - 11 a.m., Sloat ...
SUPPORT GROUPS.(City/Region)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard AL-ANON and ALATEEN - 741-2841 or www.ola-is.org for meeting schedule. Alcoholics Anonymous - 342-4113 or http://aaevi.org for meeting schedule. Alzheimer's support group - 1 p.m., first and third Mondays, United Lutheran ...
BRIEFLY.(City/Region)(METRO)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Rescuers ask for help to find missing rafter Lane County Search and Rescue officials are asking for those using the Willamette River to keep a lookout for a rafter who went missing May 21 and is presumed drowned. Chad Robertson ...
FOR THE RECORD.(For the Record)
Jun 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, ...
VOLUNTEERS.(City/Region)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard United Way Volunteer Connection and RSVP Cascade Raptor Center - Greet visitors and share knowledge about raptors with classroom field trips and with the general public. Coalition for Nonviolent Living - Child care assistants for ...
ROAD REPORT.(City/Region)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Major Lane County area road construction for the week of June 1, 2008. Schedule is subject to change due to weather delays. Oregon Department of Transportation projects INTERSTATE 5: BELT LINE ROAD INTERCHANGE ...
OBITUARIES.(Obituaries)(Obituary)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Naomi Buckelew YONCALLA - The funeral will be held at 4 p.m. Monday, June 2, at Yoncalla Methodist Church for Naomi Buckelew of Yoncalla, who died May 29 of complications from heart surgery. She was 78. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to ...
ROAD FROM EUGENE.(Olympics Track-Field Trials)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: George Schroeder The Register-Guard Occasionally, he tells friends, he still runs. Some evenings when he has free time and feels like it, he makes a few laps around the track. It's recreation, not competition. And maybe it's reminiscence. David Mack once ...
It's a cloud of dust and a title for Marist.(Softball Prep)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Shawn Miller The Register-Guard CORVALLIS - Marist freshman pitcher Nyree White stood in the bullpen, wearing a gold medal around her neck and gripping a dirty softball in her right hand as a mob of parents, students and Spartans supporters could hardly contain ...
UO men finish tied for 27th.(Regional Roundup)(UCLA, Stanford and USC pull off a 1-2-3 finish for the Pac-10 at NCAA golf tournament)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Oregon closed its first NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship apperance since 2003 by finishing tied for 27th Saturday. The Ducks shot a 28-over-par 316 in the third round for a 54-hole total of 71-over 935 that ...
Colts' seventh-inning rally comes up short.(Baseball Prep)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Chris Hansen The Register-Guard KEIZER - With no outs, a man on first base and one run already tallied in the bottom of the seventh inning, Thurston's dugout was hopping with excitement as it drew within a score of tying Ashland in the state championship game. ...
China can rebuild smarter, cleaner.(City/Region)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Bob Doppelt For The Register-Guard Our hearts go out to the Chinese, who have experienced tremendous loss of life due to the massive earthquakes. The devastation is certain to worsen air and water pollution, which are horrific in China, making it even more difficult to ...
Time to act, Sen. Smith.(Editorials)(His support could be critical to global warming bill)(Editorial)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith was notably missing last month when Sen. John McCain came to Oregon to announce his support for an aggressive plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through a cap-and-trade system in which the federal government would limit the ...
The need for nurses.(Editorials)(Oregon faces nursing shortage as population ages)(Editorial)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard The Oregon nursing shortage is essentially a door problem. The front door, which admits qualified applicants to Oregon's nursing schools, only opens wide enough to let one in five squeeze through. At the same time, experienced nurses are streaming out ...
LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.(Letters Editorial)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Most want justice in Mideast I appreciate the complementary articles regarding Israel-Palestine, first Maurice Harris' "A place to call home" (Register-Guard, May 4), then "Middle East peace will come through recognizing injustice" by Eitan ...
Condo crunch.(Real Estate and Housing)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Diane Dietz The Register-Guard A Beaverton developer will break ground this summer on a 324-unit condominium project - the biggest-ever condo development in Eugene - even while condo sales are limping along. In April, for example, 212 condominiums were on the ...
BUSINESS DATEBOOK.(Business)(Conference news)(Calendar)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Calendar TUESDAY Convention & Visitors Association of Lane County Oregon Tourism Forum - Program: A look behind the scenes of the local media. From traditional to new media methods, find out how the local media are expanding ...
Out of this WORLD McMinnville museum opens a new building dedicated to space exploration.(Oregon Life)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Lewis Taylor The Register-Guard If you build it, the space shuttle will come. That's the hope at the Evergreen Aviation Museum, which is opening the doors to its new space museum on Friday, and will henceforth be known as the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum ....
Aspiring journalists get their feet wet with Flux McMinnville museum opens a new building dedicated to space exploration.(Oregon Life)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Lewis Taylor The Register-Guard A thick, glossy magazine hits newsstands this week. It's a general interest publication produced right here in Eugene, and chances are good you've never heard of it. For 15 years Flux magazine has been operating by a different ...
ANNIVERSARIES.(Oregon Life)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Brund Dorothy and William Brund of Eugene will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary with a family trip to the Oregon Coast. The couple were married June 6, 1948, in Eugene. Their children and their spouses are William and ...
ANNIVERSARIES.(Oregon Life)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Davy Constance and Gerald Davy of Springfield will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary with a family gathering. The couple were married June 6, 1938, in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Their children are Gerald Davy Jr. and Patricia Davido, ...
ANNIVERSARIES.(Oregon Life)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Lente Francine and Mack Lente of Eugene have celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. The couple were married May 31, 1958, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Their children and their spouses are Gina Marie and Terry House of Eugene; ...
ANNIVERSARIES.(Oregon Life)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Manley Caroline and Gene Manley of Coburg will celebrate their 50th anniversary on June 7. The couple were married June 6, 1958, in Coburg. Their sons and daughters-in-law are Stan and Liz Manley of Coburg and Sam and Kathy ...
ANNIVERSARIES.(Oregon Life)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Martin O.D. and Shirley Martin of Eugene will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary June 8 with an open house at the First Baptist Church. The couple were married June 5, 1938, in Kalispell, Mont. Their children and their ...
Durable dishes help parties go green.(Oregon Life)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Sarah Grimm For The Register-Guard True green Eugene residents will be happy to hear about several durable dishware party kits that were created by concerned citizens and are now available on loan. Whether your event is a family reunion, a Fourth of July ...
Teenagers put together `scripted' reality TV show.(Oregon Life)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Randi Bjornstad The Register-Guard For those who believe in serendipity - that delicious word for good things falling into place when least expected - meet Amber Swayne, Chelsea Phillips, Katie Fortuna, Kendra Lister, Kristina Tamburrini, Tilar Lepp and Zoe Duvall. ...
WEDDINGS.(Oregon Life)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Hillestad-Bonebrake Kimberly Candice Hillestad and Lea Edward Bonebrake, both of Edmonds, Wash., were married April 21 at Wailae Beach, Hawaii. The bride is the daughter of Melody Trewin of ...
WEDDINGS.(Oregon Life)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Anderson-Ottovich Kathy Beth Anderson and Brandon David Ottovich, both of Eugene, were married May 10 at Hendrick's Park. The bride is the daughter of Marilyn ...
Graduates have power to shape world.(City/Region)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Todd Huffman For The Register-Guard Dear Graduate: Congratulations on your splendid achievement! There were almost certainly occasions when you doubted you would ever see this moment. But you kept on going, step by step, and day by day, and here you are. ...
TRAVEL NOTES.(Travel)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Celebrate children at World Forestry Center Entertainment, crafts, demonstrations, storytelling, music and the popular African Market come together at the World Forestry Center in Washington Park on June 14 in the third annual celebration of ...
Essay contest entries still arriving for Yachats home.(City/Region)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Winston Ross The Register-Guard YACHATS - Two thousand, two hundred people from 46 states and nine countries have written Ray Sinclair in the past five months. They've sent him checks for $200 each, penned thoughtful essays, woven tapestries, painted paintings and sealed ...
Tricky, `critical' first step for New Carissa's removal goes smoothly.(City/Region)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Winston Ross The Register-Guard NORTH BEND - Flat seas and a balmy Oregon Coast day are to thank for the first major step in the removal of the New Carissa shipwreck - the placement and jacking up of the first of two 170-foot barges, in just the right position. ...
Valued vistas.(City/Region)(Purchase of a 200-acre slice of land south of LCC adds an inspiring piece to Eugene's long-sought Ridgeline Trail)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Edward Russo The Register-Guard Last summer, standing among gnarled, moss-covered oaks in a hilltop meadow southeast of Eugene, Teresa Bishow felt inspired. A planner with Eugene-based developer Arlie & Co., Bishow and co-workers were surveying the firm's ...
UO Opera Theater brings Broadway pizazz.(Arts)(After returning from a New York City performance, the company sings of love)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Marilyn Farwell For The Register-Guard This year, before giving its annual opera performance in Eugene, the University of Oregon Opera Theater took its show on the road, first to Lakeview and then to that ultimate preview venue, New York City. Having just ...
Eugene political activist takes on work at Barack Obama's national headquarters.(City/Region)(Dan Carol will be the content and issues director at the senator's campaign offices in Chicago through Election Day)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: David Steves The Register-Guard Barack Obama found thousands of supporters in Eugene while campaigning here this spring. And he just hired one of them to work in his national campaign headquarters. Dan Carol, 50, just took a job as the content and issues ...
OLYMPIANS ON COURSE.(City/Region)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Andrea Damewood The Register-Guard A golf team composed of the likes of Mad Max, Big Mouth Bob, John Boy and Keith Man may sound more biker than country club - but these aren't your average putters. The 14-member Eugene-Springfield Special Olympics golf club ...
State's initiative history being preserved.(City/Region)(A Portland State professor and his students are traveling the Oregon paper trail of ballot measures and documents)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: David Steves The Register-Guard PORTLAND - Every word officially spoken by and to Oregon legislators since 1859 has been recorded, itemized and stored within the marble walls of the State Archives Building. But what about the paper trail left behind by ...