The Register Guard (Eugene, OR) back issues from October 2008:
Planners set conditions for UO arena, recommend permit approval.(City/Region)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Greg Bolt The Register-Guard Eugene planners are recommending that a hearings officer approve the University of Oregon's plans for a $227 million basketball arena by granting the conditional use permit needed to start construction. The planners' report, ...
DeFazio offers alternative to failed rescue plan.(City/Region)(His plan also raises the FDIC cap on bank deposits, as well as adding other proposals that would not require money)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Susan Palmer The Register-Guard Defending his vote against a massive Wall Street bailout, Rep. Peter DeFazio offered the outline for a different plan on Tuesday, one that he said employs techniques used successfully in previous eras of market uncertainty and that doesn't ...
Sunwest spokesman addresses complaints.(Courts)(The administrator meets with Briarwood residents to discuss a variety of concerns)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Diane Dietz The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - A Sunwest Management administrator attempted to clear the air Tuesday with 140 residents who live in the Briarwood Retirement and Assisted Living Community in Springfield. The retirement home has been under ...
Catholic bishop criticizes governor.(Politics)(Kulongoski's decision to host an abortion rights event draws the public scolding)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: David Steves The Register-Guard The Catholic Church's Portland archbishop issued an unprecedented public rebuke Tuesday of Gov. Ted Kulongoski for hosting an event for an abortion rights group, calling the Catholic governor's action embarrassing and scandalous. ...
Coburg weighs policing options.(City/Region)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Laura Ruggeri The Register-Guard COBURG - Emotions were strong as the Coburg City Council discussed options for its beleaguered police department at a work session Tuesday night. The discussion came in the wake of the recent resignation of Police Chief John ...
Jury convicts second man in stabbing.(City/Region)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Karen McCowan The Register-Guard A Lane County Circuit Court jury convicted a second man late Tuesday in connection with a near-fatal stabbing behind a Springfield market June 23. After deliberating about six hours, the jury found 28-year-old Armando ...
Opportunity knocked for Lehner.(City/Region)(The police chief says he wasn't looking for work, but that a recruiter encouraged him to apply in Elk Grove, Calif.)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Jack Moran The Register-Guard Eugene police Chief Robert Lehner said he wasn't looking for a new job before a recruiter called him one day this summer and encouraged him to apply for the top cop position in Elk Grove, Calif. "I was not job hunting," Lehner ...
NOVEL WEATHER.(City/Region)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Taking advantage of the balmy weather, Amanda Hits stretches out with a book on the University of Oregon campus Tuesday ...
Brutal killing of Springfield woman results in 10-year prison sentence.(City/Region)(The man accused claims his innocence but acknowledges the evidence against him)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Karen McCowan The Register-Guard Carl Lee Meadows continued to declare his innocence Tuesday as he was sentenced to 10 years in prison for manslaughter in the brutal January killing of a disabled Springfield woman. "This is an injustice here," Meadows told ...
Nobel Prize winner will explain how Einstein's theories still apply today.(City/Region)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Greg Bolt The Register-Guard Bill Phillips works in a world where speeding atoms are slowed to a crawl using "optical molasses," where temperatures drop to the tiniest fraction of a degree above absolute zero and where clocks aren't off by a second over 80 million years ....
BRIEFLY.(City/Region)(REGION)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Lane Transit District offers community events today Lane Transit District will hold three community events today as the district considers service changes. An open house at Eugene Station at Willamette and 11th Avenue in Eugene, ...
CALENDAR.(-)(Calendar)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Eugene TODAY Eugene School Board - 5:30 p.m., Education Center, 200 N. Monroe St. Work session on new teacher mentoring and professional development. At 7 p.m. regular meeting, report on "Essential Skills" and graduation ...
FOR THE RECORD.(For the Record)
Oct 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.(City/Region)(METRO)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Thieves take copper wire from bike path lighting The section of the river bank bike path between Valley River Center and Marist High School is in the dark after thieves stole wire Friday night that supplied power to overhead lights. ...
OBITUARIES.(Obituaries)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Carol Dampier Carol Joann Dampier of Henderson, Nev., formerly of Lane County, died Sept. 20 of heart failure. She was 65. The funeral was held Sept. 24 in Boulder City, Nev. She was born Aug. 8, 1943, in Eugene to John and Ruth ...
Unemployment rate highest for August since 2004.(Business)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Lane County's unemployment rate rose to 6.6 percent in August, higher than expected, with the continued slowdown in manufacturing and real estate blamed in large part. The rate, which is not adjusted for seasonal fluctuations, was the highest August ...
Empathy should be one of the central forces driving a business.(Business)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: ENTREPRENEURS AND MANAGEMENT By Tim Berry For blue chip Empathy? That doesn't sound like business, does it? Sounds more like psychology, and what we used to call touchy-feely when I was in business school. And when we called it that, it wasn't exactly praise. ...
BUSINSS REGISTRATIONS.(Business)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard These are business registrations with the Oregon Secretary of State's office from Aug. 1 to Aug. 31. The list also includes business names that were not renewed by the deadline and were required to file a new registration. Blachly ...
How much might operating costs increase due to utility costs?(Business)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: REAL ESTATE AND DEVELOPMENT By John Brown For blue chip As most property owners know, the costs of ownership seem to be continually increasing. Making sure you have adequate provisions in place to recover these cost increases, through a combination of cost pass-throughs ...
BUSINESS CALENDAR.(Business)(Conference news)(Calendar)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Oct. 8 Ergonomics of Manual Material Handling - 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Oregon OSHA, Eugene Field Office Conference Room, 1140 Willagillespie Road, Eugene. Identifying and Controlling Hazards - 8 a.m. to noon, Oregon OSHA, Eugene ...
DEALS.(Business)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Lunar Logic executive buys firm from founder Mark Lipson Todd Edman, formerly Lunar Logic's chief operating officer, bought the company from its founder Mark Lipson. The terms of the sale were not disclosed. Edman ...
EUGENE BUILDING PERMITS.(Business)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: blue chip Projects valued at $20,000 or more: issued between Aug. 23 and Sept. 18Begin DateSub CategorySite AddressOwner NameProject TypeValue8/29/2008ADDITIONS/REMODELS5340 ROYAL AVE EUGENE BOOHER TYSON J Addition of a ...
Taking steps to ensure confidence in your financial institutions.(Business)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: BUSINESS FORUM By Mitch Hagstrom For blue chip Since the beginning of this year, we've witnessed a crisis in confidence throughout the nation on the safety and soundness of the American banking industry. For many people, this sparks memories of the savings and loan ...
BUSINESS KUDOS.(Business)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard PETA members have named The Pizza Research Institute number five on the list of top-10 vegan-friendly pizzerias in the United States. The Eugene Active 20/30 Foundation has elected the following officers to its board: president, Robert ...
Changes coming in the ADA and wage-and-hour enforcement.(Business)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: BUSINESS AND THE LAW By Andy Lewis For blue chip As summer comes to a close and the federal administration begins its transition, it is time to consider how two upcoming changes to employment laws could have an impact on your business. Americans With ...
MADE IN LANE COUNTY.(Business)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: blue chip Clarke's Sheet Metal Location: 660 Conger St., Eugene Annual revenue: $12 million to $18 million Employees: 55 in Eugene; about 30 in Shreveport, La. When founded: 1952 Products: Equipment for the wood ...
OPEN FOR BUSINESS.(Business)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Jimmy Lane Deli is open at 868 Main St. in Springfield. The deli offers hot pizza sandwiches, cold deli sandwiches, beer, a jukebox, pinball and other arcade games, and sports television showing Duck football and other sporting events. Current hours ...
BUSINESS PEOPLE.(Business)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Leia Pitcher, an attorney, has become an associate at the Springfield office of Thorp, Purdy, Jewett, Urness & Wilkinson P.C. She previously clerked for Judge Joel Penoyar at the Washington Court of Appeals for two years. Helen Nahoopii has ...
LANE COUNTY PROPERTY SALES.(Business)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: blue chip Residential Improved: $230,000 or moreSellerBuyerSale DateSale PriceAddressBABB AVON L & ROBIN EPREVICS MARSHA L8/15/2008$865,000645 SPYGLASS DR, EUGENE, OR 97401FARAH OMAR & MILLER LORI ISOWERS CLARKE & ...
AROUND THE REGION.(Business)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Southwest Oregon Regional Airport gains nonstop service to Portland NORTH BEND - SkyWest United Express will begin nonstop service to Portland International Airport from Southwest Oregon Regional Airport on Oct. 12. The new ...
SPRINGFIELD BUILDING PERMITS.(Business)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: blue chip RESIDENTIAL Projects valued at $20,000 or more: issued during AUGUSTPermit #IssuedJob AddressNameProject DescriptionValueCOM2008-01165CntrctrHAYDEN ENTERPRISESNew: Single family residenceCOM2008-0119808/25/20081166 S 39TH ...
The great communicator.(Business)(Don Tykeson has been at the heart of many broadcast media ventures for decades)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Joe Mosley blue chip Don Tykeson set the stage for himself in college 60 years ago, mixing an apparent calling for business with a heartfelt interest in history. Funny how things work out. Tykeson, now 81, went on to craft a hugely successful ...
Map out career pathways and manufacture better employees.(Business)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: WORKPLACE MATTERS By Robin Onaclea For blue chip Faced with difficulties in recruiting workers with the right mix of skills, businesses increasingly are investing in training their employees. Many companies develop career pathway or career progression ...
THE MONTH IN BUSINESS.(Business)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Hospital business surges after opening of RiverBend Business is booming for medical providers in the metro area since Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend opened Aug. 10. RiverBend, in Springfield, and its sister hospital in ...
Oregon's wall a headache for all.(Volleyball Oregon)(Neticia Enesi has emerged as a daunting defender for No. 11 Ducks)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Chris Hansen The Register-Guard Jim Moore isn't exactly sure how or why Neticia Enesi suddenly evolved from a quiet, serviceable two-year starter to a ball-blocking, teammate-abusing phenom with freaky leaping ability, but the Oregon volleyball coach definitely remembers ...
Cancer takes Davis at age 79.(Football NFL)(The Elmira resident starred at UCLA and was a member of the Baltimore Colts in `The Greatest Game Ever Played')
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Ron Bellamy The Register-Guard Milt Davis, the former Baltimore Colts cornerback who became a professor of natural history and a longtime NFL scout, died Monday night of complications from cancer. He was 79. A resident of the Elmira area since 1989, the UCLA ...
A wanna-be you'll wanna hear about.(Sports Columnist)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: George Schroeder The Register-Guard As the afternoon sun threw long shadows across the practice field, he stood quietly, a few yards away from the huddle he wanted to join. The bad news wouldn't arrive until the next day, but he knew. Ryan Braswell was among ...
Parker packs a punch as Sheldon takes lead.(Volleyball Prep)(The Irish come back from a first-set loss and a deficit in the second set to hand South Eugene its first SWC loss)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: PREP VOLLEYBALL By Shawn Miller The Register-Guard If looks could kill, Gabbi Parker was out for blood. The Sheldon junior fumed as the Irish and host South Eugene swapped benches following a first-set victory for the Axemen. "Everything we did, ...
Pleasant returns, apologizes for crash.(Football Oregon)(Backup linebacker resumes practice and hopes to travel with team to Los Angeles)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Rob Moseley The Register-Guard Redshirt freshman linebacker Eddie Pleasant returned to UO football practice Tuesday still bearing 75 stitches in his forehead from an auto wreck last week and saying he'd "like to apologize" to the family in the other car involved in the ...
UO fifth at Husky golf tourney.(Regional Roundup)(OSU is eighth at the invitational, and the host team takes first)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: REGIONAL ROUNDUP The Register-Guard BREMERTON, Wash. - Oregon finished fifth and Oregon State was eighth after Tuesday's final round of the Husky Invitational men's golf tournament at Gold Mountain Golf Club's Olympic Course. Led by medalist Chris Kilmer, ...
Cottage Grove runners win.(Cross Country Prep Boys)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: CROSS COUNTRY The Register-Guard Cottage Grove runners swept the top spots at the Junction City Invitational cross country meet at Richardson Park on Tuesday. Sam Settelmeyer won the 5,000-meter boys race in 16 minutes, 52.48 seconds, and Patricia Guterrez won ...
North Medford beats Irish for share of lead.(Soccer Prep Girls)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: SOCCER The Register-Guard Correction (published Oct. 2): Sports: Colton Hubler scored a goal for South Eugene in a high school boys soccer games Tuesday. His name was misspelled in a story on Page C5 Wednesday. McKenna Storey scored the game-winner with four ...
Midwestern's balance means no Fridays off.(PrepWeek)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: MIDWESTERN LEAGUE By Steve Mims The Register-Guard Three teams are ranked and another is receiving votes in the latest 5A poll as the Midwestern League football schedule begins in full this weekend. "It's a deep league," Thurston coach Justin Starck said. "If ...
BRIEFLY.(Sports)(NEWS & NOTES)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Vitus heads to Lane Former Sheldon star Chris Vitus has transferred to Lane Community College after turning down the opportunity to play pro baseball for the second year in a row. Vitus was drafted in the 48th round of the ...
South Medford, Grants Pass look to nix Sheldon's 56.(PrepWeek)(Panthers and Cavemen, each ranked in the top five, will challenge Sheldon's 56-game league winning streak)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE By Steve Mims The Register-Guard Sheldon is the only team to ever win the Southwest Conference football title, and the Irish take a well-known 56-game conference winning streak into Friday's SWC opener against Roseburg. Yet a look at this ...
LEADING THE CHARGE.(PrepWeek)(Quarterback Tym Pearson has earned some national recognition while leading Thurston to a 4-0 start this year)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: MIDWESTERN LEAGUE By Steve Mims The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - Tym Pearson's eye-popping statistics seem to be grabbing everyone's attention. Around the nation, prep football fans who checked out MaxPreps.com last week could see the Thurston quarterback ...
Local drop in gas prices reflects trend.(Business)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Gas prices continued to drop this week - locally, statewide and nationally. The average price of a gallon of regular in Oregon fell six cents to $3.58, the lowest price since April 22, according to AAA. In the Eugene-Springfield area, the ...
Hospital's profit falls 81 percent.(City/Region)(However, McKenzie-Willamette's revenue increased 20.2 percent and the hospital remains strong, a spokeswoman says)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Tim Christie The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - At first blush, McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center had a good year in 2007, as its net revenue increased 20.2 percent from 2006, according to its most recent financial disclosure statement. But a closer look shows ...
Eugene firm will compete for $100,000 prize in Bend.(Business)(Two other local companies will also vie for a chance to present their plans to a panel)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Tim Christie The Register-Guard A high-tech start-up spun off from the University of Oregon will vie for a minimum $100,000 in venture capital at the fifth annual Bend Venture Conference later this month. Dune Sciences Inc. of Eugene is one of four companies ...
Patients No. 1 at McKenzie-Willamette.(Local Opinion)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: GUEST VIEWPOINT By Maurine Cate For The Register-Guard "McKenzie-Willamette has served Springfield and Eugene residents for 53 years, and we plan to serve these communities for many years to come." That was my response recently to a question asked by a server ...
Poison forces all to pay price for timber firms' profits.(Local Opinion)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: GUEST VIEWPOINT By Victor Rozek For The Register-Guard One of the things polluting industries do exceedingly well is deny the relationship between cause and effect. In the first eight months of this year the Oregon Department of Forestry received notification of intent ...
Rescue the rescue.(Editorials)(Congress must act to arrest credit crisis)(Editorial)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard When the U.S. House of Representatives rejected a $700 billion rescue plan for the financial system Monday, stocks lost about $1 trillion in value - a reaction that was read as proof that a bailout is needed to avert an economic cataclysm. Stocks ...
Measure 63: No.(Election Endorsement)(Building permits protect public health and safety)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard State Ballot Measure 63 would exempt residential and farm property owners from building permit requirements when the total value of planned improvements does not exceed $35,000. To some Oregonians that may sound like exactly the sort of ...
LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.(Letters Editorial)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Handy will work for change I recently moved back to Eugene after 11 years in Central Oregon. Throughout the spring, I followed Rob Handy's campaign for Lane County commissioner and attended a couple of fundraising events for him. Even ...
ENTREE NOTES.(Entree)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Special Dinner today March - Fifth Street Public Market. 6:30 p.m. "Capitello Succession Pinot Noir Release Dinner" with winemaker Ray Walsh presenting the first release of Capitello's limited edition 2006 Succession Cuve Pinot ...
No better place for a picnic than on the trail.(Entree)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: FRESH APPROACH By Jan Roberts-Dominguez For The Register-Guard It wasn't the way summer was supposed to be. The season became a professional whirlwind of expanding goals and shrinking hours to achieve them. There were very few opportunities for hikes in the Cascades ....
Blogger caters to cooks who like things natural.(Reviews Cookbooks)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: COOKBOOKS By Kim Davaz For The Register-Guard Super Natural Cooking By Heidi Swanson (Celestial Arts, $20 paperback) While visiting family on the East Coast, one of my cousins, a professional baker and excellent all-around cook, and I ...
Tuna treasures.(Entree)(Recipe)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Jessica MacMurray Blaine For The Register-Guard A few years ago, some friends gave us tuna fish for Christmas. At a party, they handed out jars of something the group didn't quite recognize - meat in a jar isn't exactly picturesque - but it was a treasure. ...
Mayor, challenger agree job creation will be Job No. 1.(Elections)(Pointing to their records, the rivals disagree about who best can lead the city in hard times)
Oct 02, 2008 ... Byline: Edward Russo The Register-Guard Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy and challenger Jim Torrey differ on many things, but on Wednesday they both agreed that job creation is the city's most pressing need. Meeting in their sixth debate of the year, Piercy and Torrey each ...
Money measures crowd the ballot.(Elections)
Oct 02, 2008 ... Byline: Matt Cooper The Register-Guard When it comes to tax proposals on the November ballot, Beth Stein of Eugene is a wanted woman. The city of Eugene wants her to pay more for streets. The Eugene School District wants her to keep paying for schools. Lane Community ...
County timber payments proposal added to $700 billion bailout bill.(Politics)
Oct 02, 2008 ... Byline: Jeff Wright The Register-Guard If a county timber payments proposal reaches the House floor on Friday, Rep. Peter DeFazio says he'll be voting no - but only because it's attached to a $700 billion bailout bill that he insists remains "fundamentally flawed." ...
CORRECTIONS.(A-Section)(Correction notice)
Oct 02, 2008 ... Sports: Colton Hubler scored a goal for South Eugene in a high school boys soccer game Tuesday. His name was misspelled in a story on Page C5 ...
Boundary corrections alter school districts for families.(Education)(A total of 42 properties are switched to either the Eugene or Bethel school districts)
Oct 02, 2008 ... Byline: Anne Williams The Register-Guard Some residents in the Santa Clara and River Road neighborhoods may be in for a bit of surprise this month when they learn they don't live in the school district they thought they did. As part of a recent slew of mostly minor ...
Autopsy fails to determine exact cause of motorcyclist's death.(Accidents)(After hitting a guardrail, he was run over by a police officer following behind him)
Oct 02, 2008 ... Byline: Jack Moran The Register-Guard It appears that no one will ever know exactly how motorcyclist Eric Tyner died Sunday night on Highway 58. A doctor who completed an autopsy on Tyner's body determined that Tyner may have perished when he crashed into a guardrail ...
Let leaping dogs fly.(Animals)
Oct 02, 2008 ... Byline: Mark Baker The Register-Guard OAKRIDGE - Some dogs like to fetch. Some dogs like to roll over. Some dogs like to lie around and sleep all day. Heidi the yellow Lab likes to fly. Into water. Far. Exactly how do you train a dog to leap off a dock 25 ...