The Register Guard (Eugene, OR) back issues from July 2008:
Smoke from wildfires reaches unhealthy level.(City/Region)(Air quality may continue to be poor until at least Thursday, when winds are forecast to change to a westerly pattern)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Greg Bolt The Register-Guard The Eugene-Springfield area will remain shrouded in smoke for the next several days as strong winds from the south channel grit-laden air into the Willamette Valley from wildfires ripping across Northern California. Health ...
Nike's presence looms large at fan festival.(A-Section)(Costs andexhibition restrictions put rivals of the athletic wear maker on the sidelines)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Sherri Buri McDonald The Register-Guard Just try to buy a T-shirt with a SportHill logo, or warm-ups with the adidas insignia, at the official fan festival next to the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials at Hayward Field. You won't find them, because they aren't there. ...
Thieves take $90 worth of copper from fridge, leave $8,000 mess at food bank.(City/Region)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Jack Moran The Register-Guard Local metal thieves have sunk to a new low. Crooks broke into FOOD for Lane County's west Eugene property overnight Sunday and stole about $90 worth of copper tubing that fed coolant into a large freezer and refrigerator ...
Planning an event, organizers take Trials to new heights.(City/Region)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard For Rob Vermillion, director of Friday's opening ceremonies at the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials, it was simple, really: Synchronize the 82-strong Stangeland Family Youth Choral Academy at Hayward Field so that just as the children sang the ...
CORRECTIONS.(-)(Correction notice)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Olympic Trials: For track and field record purposes, wind readings are kept for the 200 meters. A story on Page D1 ...
EXTRA LAPS.(City/Region)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Say, `Ah' If you saw a man at the Fred Meyer on West 11th Avenue a few days ago buying 100 tongue depressors, it wasn't about some really sick Boy Scout camp. It was, of course, about the Olympic Trials long jump and triple jump events. Jim ...
Man sentenced to prison for charges involving girl.(City/Region)(Eric Thornton Vonhall gets nearly 20 years after being convicted on several counts)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Bill Bishop The Register-Guard A 36-year-old man with 40 prior criminal convictions was sentenced Monday in Lane County Circuit Court to almost 20 years in prison for giving drugs to a teenage girl and having sex with her. After a jury convicted him in June, ...
New rules for driver licenses in effect now.(City/Region)(People must prove they live in Oregon as well as show they are in the U.S. legally)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Susan Palmer The Register-Guard Getting an Oregon driver's license just got tougher. Starting today, people coming in to renew a license or get one for the first time will have to prove not only that they are Oregon residents, but also that they are U.S. citizens or are ...
Coach swims to safety after boat tips.(City/Region)(Rich Brooks, his son and another man end up in the McKenzie River when a current pushes their boat into a log)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Jack Moran The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - Former University of Oregon football coach Rich Brooks and two other men swam to safety Monday after their drift boat capsized on the McKenzie River, Lane County sheriff's officials said. Brooks, 66, a Springfield ...
Effort to move historic windmill to museum site halted by owner.(City/Region)(The other owners favor moving the structure to a spot on museum grounds)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Karen McCowan The Register-Guard HARRISBURG - Some Harrisburg Area Museum volunteers may have new appreciation for fictional hero Don Quixote. Like the classic Cervantes character, the group of local farmers and retirees tilted at a windmill. And just like the ...
Crowd gives senator an earful on energy.(City/Region)(Many at a townhall meeting in Eugene speak of a need to change the national culture away from consumption)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Susan Palmer The Register-Guard More than 100 people showed up on a sunny but smoky Monday afternoon to talk energy policy with Oregon Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden. They bent his ear for almost two hours in a conference room at the Eugene Water & Electric Board, where big ...
BRIEFLY.(City/Region)(REGION)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Extension Service office closes through July 8 The Oregon State University Extension Service in Lane County will close its Eugene office today through July 8 to reorganize following budget cuts.All classes scheduled during this period are ...
CALENDAR.(City/Region)(Calendar)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Eugene WEDNESDAY Sustainability Commission Action Subcommittee - 3 p.m., McNutt Room, City Hall, 777 Pearl St. 682-5017. Lane County TODAY River Road Water District Board - 7 p.m., District ...
FOR THE RECORD.(For the Record)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Births Sacred Heart Medical Center Eugene June 22, 2008 Herrera - Silvia and Agustin Herrera, of Eugene, a son. June 23, 2008 Dougall - Jill and Joel Dougall, of Harrisburg, a ...
FIRE IN PARKING GARAGE.(City/Region)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Eugene fire investigators don't know what caused a parked 1999 Jeep Cherokee to catch on fire Monday morning in the Overpark structure near East 10th Avenue and Oak Street. District ...
BRIEFLY.(City/Region)(METRO)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Police arrest suspect in four high-speed chases Eugene police say they have finally caught up with an alleged car thief who led officers on four high-speed chases in June. Dean James Sanders, 37, of Eugene, was arrested Monday ...
OBITUARIES.(Obituaries)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard George Bauer George Arthur Bauer of Eugene died June 20 of age-related causes at age 85. No service is planned. He was born Sept. 7, 1922, in Evanston, Ill., to William and Bertha Adams Bauer. He married Barbara Cushman on May ...
Worried about hard times ahead? Put those fears to good use.(Business)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Tim Berry For blue chip As I start each morning, coffee brewing, the day's headlines remind me of those darkening winter afternoons when snow is predicted, when those who can, retreat to their homes early. We've got high fuel prices, hints of inflation, stock ...
Organization funds promising green research.(Business)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard The Oregon Built Environment and Sustainable Technologies Center - called Oregon BEST - is investing $480,000 in 10 university faculty teams in Oregon whose work, the center said, could help fuel the state's growing sustainability and renewable energy ...
Special purpose properties can be adapted to alternative uses.(Business)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: John Brown For blue chip Property types typically fall into categories such as manufacturing, general office, retail, etc. But when someone refers to a property as being a "special purpose property," just what does that mean? The Dictionary of Real Estate ...
BUSINESS CALENDAR.(Business)(Calendar)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard July 10 Women Business Leaders - 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., Hilton Eugene, 66 E. Sixth Ave. Isbel Ingham of Next Step Recycling speaks about "I Can't Believe She Just Did That!" Insight into why women treat each other badly, and how you can ...
Game for a variety of business ventures.(Business)(Richard Boyles embraces the idea of bringing everything you have to the game every day)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Joe Mosley blue chip SPRINGFIELD - Developer, hotelier and winemaker Richard Boyles is an exception to author Thomas Wolfe's dictum that you can't go home again. Boyles' office is less than a mile from where he grew up, just east of Game Farm Road on property ...
DEALS.(Business)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Coburg truck dealership sold to Washington company Pacific Truck Center, a Washington company that operates new and used truck dealerships in four states, has purchased Farwest Truck Center, an independent Freightliner dealership in Coburg. ...
Report says investment managers 'guardedly optimistic' about markets.(Business)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Ilene Aleshire blue chip Investment managers are bracing themselves for a difficult slog through the remainder of 2008, according a report from Tacoma-based Russell Investments. They don't believe the economy is entirely out of the woods, according to ...
EUGENE BUILDING PERMITS.(-)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Projects valued at $20,000 or more: issued from may 23 through june 19Begin DateSub CategorySite AddressOwner NameProject TypeValue6/5/2008ADDITIONS/REMODELS2033 BEST LN EUG MACDONALD REBECCA J Enlarge dining room, add ...
Don't think of the arts as an extra; they help drive our economy.(Business)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: David Hauser For blue chip There is a new energy in our community around the important connection that exists between the arts and business. It would be easy to view the relationship between the two as heavily slanted to one side, with business leaders ...
Summer government hires put 300 people to work.(-)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Lane County's unemployment rate fell slightly in May to 5.2 percent, a decrease from 5.4 percent in April, according to the state Employment Department. But the rate is still higher than it was at this time last year. The ...
BUSINESS KUDOS.(Business)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Dave Hauser, president of the Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce, has been selected by the American Chamber of Commerce Executives to participate in the Ford Foundation Regionalism and Sustainable Development Fellowship. The 18-month fellowship, which ...
Labor unions poised for a resurgence with change in tactics.(Business)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Andy Lewis For blue chip Since private sector union membership peaked at roughly 35 percent in 1953, the number of American workers affiliated with labor unions has hit an all-time low, dropping to just 7.4 percent in 2006. But for those who assume that downward trend ...
MADE IN LANE COUNTY.(Business)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Bike Friday Location: 3364 W. 11th Ave., Eugene Annual revenue: Upwards of $4.5 million Employees: 45 When founded: 1992 ...
OPEN FOR BUSINESS.(Business)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Red Barn Natural Grocery owners Dan and Amanda Beilock have opened a restaurant - Pasta Ravello - at 345 Van Buren St. "It's casual Italian dining," says Danielle St. Hilaire, the new restaurant's manager. "We try to focus on what we have ...
BUSINESS PEOPLE.(Business)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard James Bishop has been named chief executive officer of Trauma Specialists LLP, a medical practice organization in Portland that is made up of approximately 80 physicians who specialize in the treatment of the most severely injured trauma patients. ...
LANE COUNTY PROPERTY SALES.(-)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard PriceAddressMONSTA LLCCENTRE CAMP LLC5/14/2008$815,000520 BLAIR BLVD, EUGENE, OR 97402PACWEST ENERGY LLC825 IVY STREET LLC5/29/2008$635,829825 IVY ST, JUNCTION CITY, OR 97448ZHU QI CHANG & WAN YIYI KENNETH & ...
AROUND THE REGION.(Business)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Corvallis-to-Newport road-straightening back on NEWPORT - One of the largest highway construction projects in state history is back on again, after an eight-month delay. The price tag, however, for straightening a seven-mile, ...
LANE COUNTY PROPERTY SALES.(-)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Residential Improved: $205,000 or moreSellerBuyerSale DateSale PriceAddressJORDAN SCOTT L & GAIL DGURETSKIY GENE & NATALYA5/7/2008$800,0002834 BLACKTAIL DR, EUGENE, OR 97405WARNE CLINTON L & KIMBERLY KMASTERSON MICHAEL ...
SPRINGFIELD BUILDING PERMITS.(-)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Public Projects valued at $20,000 or more: issued during mayPermit #IssuedJob AddressNameProject DescriptionValueCOM2008-0046105/22/2008875 7TH STOwnerSPRINGFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT 19School$250,000CntrctrAlteration: Springfield High Crime ...
Local businesses should appeal to next generation of workers.(Business)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Recent newspaper headlines underscore the double whammy of retiring baby boomers and a shrinking pool of replacement workers: "Workforce Shortage Looms," "Workforce Pipeline Under Pressure," "The Talent Crunch." A "workforce pipeline" ...
THE MONTH IN BUSINESS.(Business)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Toyota dealers new Eugene car lot meets green standards Kendall Toyota of Eugene was planning to open on July 1 the first auto dealership on the West Coast to achieve LEED gold certification for green building standards. LEED ...
Pitch count KOs Volcano's perfecto.(Baseball Ems)(Starter Mike Loree exits with a perfect game after six innings and 76 pitches in Salem-Keizer's 1-0 win over the Emeralds)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Shawn Miller The Register-Guard Only in minor league baseball is a pitcher throwing a perfect game pulled. On Monday evening, in front of 1,604 spectators at Civic Stadium, Salem-Keizer manager Tom Trebelhorn replaced starter Mike Loree after six perfect ...
In harm's way takes no-bull approach.(Rodeo)(Jesse Tennent serves as a human target to distract?the bull from its fallen rider)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Shawn Miller The Register-Guard WALTERVILLE - It doesn't take much to anger a bull. Just ask Jesse Tennent. It's his job. Tennent, a 2004 graduate of Mohawk High School, is a professional bullfighter - the crazy guy who runs in front of the bucking ...
Klingman, Vaughn first in junior qualifying.(Regional Roundup)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard BANDON - Eugene's Gus Klingman and Reedsport's Monica Vaughn finished first in their divisions of stroke-play qualifying Monday at the 78th Oregon Junior Amateur Championships at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort. Klingman shot a 2-under-par 70 at ...
Mighty Oregon.(Olympics Track-Field Trials)(Nick Symmonds leads a trio of local runners to Beijing)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Curtis Anderson The Register-Guard Eugene punched its dream ticket to the Beijing Olympics on Monday night. With a raucous Hayward Field crowd of 20,949 standing and screaming in unison, a trio of hometown heroes - Nick Symmonds, Andrew Wheating and Christian ...
Sweep stamps Eugene's Trials.(Sports Columnist)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: George Schroeder The Register-Guard When Hayward Field roared its loudest, Vin Lananna was on the rail beneath the Bowerman building, not far from the statue. He saw the local boys flash by. Watched first Nick Symmonds and then Andrew Wheating blast around the ...
Meet earning high marks at halfway point.(Olympics Track-Field Trials)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Rob Moseley The Register-Guard The goal, Vin Lananna said, has been "to stage the most awe-inspiring track and field meet ever held on U.S. soil." On Monday, as the first of two four-day sessions in the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials ended and a two-day ...
All eyes on Gay as record watch continues.(Olympics Track-Field Trials)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Ron Bellamy The Register-Guard Sprinter Tyson Gay, the biggest story in the first half of the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials at Hayward Field, figures to garner the most international headlines in the second half of the meet as well. As the eight-day meet ...
Clay eyes a bigger prize.(Olympics Track-Field Trials)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Bob Clark The Register-Guard Bryan Clay could have been glancing back with regret at performances on Sunday that likely cost him an American record, if not more. Instead, after breaking the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials record in the decathlon with a ...
Fourth is good enough for Teter.(Olympics Track-Field Trials)(The Eugene runner finishes out of the top three but still earns a spot on her second Olympic team)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Rob Moseley The Register-Guard Nicole Teter's wild ride through the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials delivered her all the way to Beijing. Two days after falling in her 800-meter semifinal race and appearing to see her Olympic dreams in the event end, Teter ...
Yurkovich grabs medal in final act of the season.(Olympics Track-Field Trials)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Adam Jude The Register-Guard A bronze medal around her neck, Rachel Yurkovich stood on the podium in the middle of Hayward Field and thanked her home crowd, a moment she's surely envisioned for some time leading up the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials. ...
One down for Lagat.(Olympics Track-Field Trials)(Defending world champion wins the 5,000 with a strong effort and turns his attention to 1,500)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Steve Mims The Register-Guard The long run is over for Bernard Lagat and he is halfway home. Lagat sped into the lead on the last lap and went on to win the men's 5,000 meters in 13 minutes, 27.47 seconds Monday night during the U.S. Olympic Track & Field ...
NOTEBOOK.(Olympics Track-Field Trials)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Hayward fans get fashion show A new set of Nike-designed uniforms for next month's Summer Olympic Games in Beijing were unveiled Monday night at the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials at Hayward Field. The uniforms feature a dark ...
Hayward record falls to Barringer.(Olympics Track-Field Trials)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Steve Mims The Register-Guard Jennifer Barringer now owns the Hayward Field record in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase to go with her fond memories of the stadium. Barringer won her semifinal heat in 9 minutes, 48.50 seconds Monday night at the U.S ....
LOCAL TIES.(Olympics Track-Field Trials)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Monday's results Nick Symmonds: Oregon Track Club Elite runner from Willamette University finished first in the men's 800 meters 1:44.10. Andrew Wheating: UO sophomore finished second in the men's 800 meters in 1:45.03. ...
Door to Beijing remains open for Trotter.(Olympics Track-Field Trials)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Six weeks ago, Dee Dee Trotter feared she wouldn't be competing in the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials. Monday night, the defending national champion clocked 50.90 seconds to join top competitors Sanya Richards and Mary Wineberg in Thursday night's ...
SPORTING VIEWS.(Olympics Track-Field Trials)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Sporting views Reports on the Trials QuickFacts Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times: Please, let them be clean. Please, let there not be any nasty surprises in the coming weeks involving positive ...
MEDIA GUIDE.(Olympics Track-Field Trials)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard A film festival featuring movies, documentaries and short subjects will take place on the University of Oregon campus during the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials. Billed as the first annual Running Film Festival, the event is scheduled Thursday ...
Red Apple housing effort revived.(Real Estate and Housing)(A postponed condominium project returns as a proposal for four or five stories of apartments in the Whiteaker area)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Diane Dietz The Register-Guard A pair of developers are dusting off plans to build a four- or five-story residential building on a half-acre parking lot next to the Red Apple Market in the Whiteaker neighborhood in central Eugene. Two years ago, developers ...
Area merchants find Trials disappointing.(Business)(So far, Trials visitors seem to be dining either at the stadium or near their hotels)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Joe Mosley The Register-Guard This Track Town thing is turning out to be something less than a cash cow. Eugene merchants, even those in the shadows of the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials at Hayward Field, braced for a flood of business from track fans ....
LUMBER.(Business)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Lumber and plywood cash prices This Last Year week week ago Framing lumber composite price $262 $265 $311 2x4 #2 & Btr. KD Western S-P-F $245 $244 $289 2x4 Std. & Btr ....
Timber deal was a win for the planet.(Local Opinion)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Sean Stevens Tim Hermach (guest viewpoint, June 19) should be applauded for his passion when it comes to defending our publicly owned forests. With somewhere close to 90 percent of the Northwest's old growth already gone, our magnificent forests need vocal advocates. ...
Eugene's other university.(Editorials)(NCC becomes NCU, and aims high)(Editorial)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Northwest Christian College became Northwest Christian University today, the latest step in the development of an institution that has been a prominent feature of Eugene's educational landscape for parts of three centuries. Though NCU is overshadowed ...
An individual gun right.(Editorials)(Oregon Constitution spells it out clearly)(Editorial)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard The U.S. Supreme Court has declared, for the first time, that the Second Amendment guarantees an individual, not just a collective, right to gun ownership. The fact that a ruling by the high court was needed on this essential point, 217 years after the ...
LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.(Letters Editorial)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Never criticize McCain's service I just finished reading John Wilson's June 20 letter and I was appalled to see that he refers to John McCain as a "so-called war hero" and questions why McCain's POW ordeal would classify him as a hero. ...
Friday night lites.(Golf Extra)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mike Stahlberg The Register-Guard They were shooting falling stars Friday night at Oakway Golf Course in Eugene. Actually, they were hitting glow-in-the dark golf balls during a round of night golf. But the visual effect of high, arching shots ...
Eclectic scoring like numbers therapy for a miserable golf game.(Outdoors Columnist)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mike Stahlberg The Register-Guard Riddle me this, golfers: I'm about to tell you about all the times I shot a 75 at Diamond Woods Golf Course, yet I've broken 90 there only once. How can that be? Liar, liar, plaid pants on fire? Never ....
OUTDOORS BRIEFLY.(Briefly)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Volkssport `Art & Olympics' walk this weekend The Eugene-Springfield Mossbacks Volkssport Club this weekend will host a non-competitive, self-guided walk that takes in a trio of local festivals. The "Art & The Olympics Fun & Fitness Walk" ...