The Register Guard (Eugene, OR) back issues from May 2009:
documentary festival entertainment.(City/Region)(SIDESHOW)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Dalai Lama documentary gives peace a chance "Dalai Lama Renaissance" an 81-minute documentary feature narrated by Harrison Ford, screens at noon Saturday and Sunday at Bijou Art Cinemas, 492 E. 13th Ave. A discussion session with ...
It's a romance even a Pixie would love.(Ticket)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: BUZZWORTHY The Register-Guard We are suckers for a good love story. Within these pages we have told many tales of Black Francis, Frank Black and Charles Thompson, who are all the same person. But never before has it been more appropriate to ask him about his relationship ...
Their story is a rock 'n' roll fairy tale.(Ticket)(He was an alt-rock giant, she was a fan; now they're a family and partners in a new band)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: Serena Markstrom The Register-Guard From stage, Charles Thompson has looked out and seen the faces of thousands of women, but something about Violet Clark intrigued him as he played a gig at the WOW Hall in 2003. Clark almost never knew. She left the show, but ...
BRIEFLY.(Ticket)(SIDESHOW)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Folk singer Jim Page to play tonight, Saturday Celebrated folk singer and lyricist Jim Page is making two Lane County stops this week. The first is a show at 8 p.m. today at Tsunami Books, 2585 Willamette St. The suggested ...
Disco Organica creates music you can dance to - or not.(Ticket)(The jazz-funk band aims for danceable tunes that also stand on their own)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: Serena Markstrom The Register-Guard The new CD "Rocket" is an hour of music from Disco Organica, the versatile jazz and funk band that since 2004 has established itself as one of the hardest-working local acts. Since its formation, Disco Organica has attracted ...
For Bassnectar, making music is like playing with chemistry.(-)(The popular DJ takes bits of audio, mixes them and sees what happens)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: Casey Mitchell For The Register-Guard It's not often that a DJ can rise to the level of subculture phenomenon, filling concert halls night after night with high-energy dancing and bass-heavy electronic sounds thumping out of the speakers. Allow me to introduce ...
It's too loud in Whopner County.(Ticket)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: Serena Markstrom The Register-Guard Whopner County Country All-Stars have a new CD called "It's Too Loud!" They are releasing it Saturday during a night of music that includes London Flush and Amadan. Pop Notes The new songs posted on Whopner's ...
Road repair plan hits speed bump.(Government Local)(A majority of Crest Drive residents have signed a petition against the project)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: Edward Russo The Register-Guard South Eugene resident Bill Eddie agrees that his badly rutted street, Crest Drive, needs to be rebuilt. And he likes the design his neighbors hammered out with city engineers. But Eddie, upset with facing a possible $20,000 bill ...
County boss wants deputies, jail beds.(Government Local)(Commissioners must weigh whether to fund public safety or save for future budget needs)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: Matt Cooper The Register-Guard Adding his voice this week to a rising chorus from public safety advocates, Lane County Administrator Jeff Spartz has recommended the county spend heavily to expand inmate holding capacity at the Lane County Jail and cut the number of ...
A PEEK BEHIND THE POSIES.(A-Section)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Cesar Chavez Elementary School kindergartners (from left) Sergio Albarado, Samantha Webster-Bernal, Lilly Ann Pace and Tiara Bolden are surprised Thursday by the loud noise from a machine removing foliage from rose stems at ...
Suspected swine flu cases crop up in Oregon.(City/Region)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: David Steves The Register-Guard Oregon's first probable swine flu victim became sick Sunday after she was exposed to the disease by relatives who returned a week earlier from a trip to Mexico, state health officials said Thursday. The Multnomah County woman ...
CORRECTIONS.(Corrections)(Correction notice)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Register-Guard City/Region: A story on Page B1 on Tuesday incorrectly described a downtown parking lot in which a shooting occurred Aug. 18. The parking lot is near but not affiliated with a restaurant and nightclub now called The District. A verbal dispute that ...
School board candidates agree bold action needed on budget.(Elections)(They differ, however, on specific approaches to cutting costs)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: Anne Williams The Register-Guard Here's something candidates for any school board in Oregon can agree on: It's not a happy time to serve. That's true enough in the Eugene School District, where the recession-driven budget crisis may force cuts next year ...
Postal rates again going up while ballots are coming in.(City/Region)(The elections office will cover the extra cost of mailing ballots,?but voters are asked to return them before the May 11 increase)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: Nat Levy The Register-Guard CORRECTION(RAN MAY 2, 2009): City/Region: The U.S. Postal Service this year began changing the prices of products such as priority and express mail in January. An incorrect date was cited in a story about postal rates on Page B1 in Friday's ...
Gas tax advocates urge voter support.(City/Region)(The measure would increase Springfield's per-gallon tax to 5 cents, with the money raised going to maintain city streets)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: Andrea Damewood The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - With May ballots beginning to wind their way to voters today, advocates of the city's proposed 2-cents-per-gallon gas tax increase gathered at City Hall Thursday to see if they could fuel a little more support from ...
SPRING IS BLOSSOMING.(City/Region)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Camas blooms along Greenhill Road add color to the fields this time of year. The blooms are showing themselves throughout most of the ...
Spraying for gypsy moths begins in south Eugene.(City/Region)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Register-Guard After a delay due to fog, a helicopter began spraying for gypsy moths in south Eugene on Thursday morning. After receiving public comments, the state Department of Agriculture decided to move ahead with the aerial spraying using the ...
Veterans conference set at UO.(City/Region)(Conference news)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Register-Guard A veterans group at the University of Oregon will host the first statewide student veterans conference on Saturday. The one-day conference begins at 9 a.m. in the Skylight area of the Erb Memorial Union. It is free and open to the public. ...
BRIEFLY.(City/Region)(COMMUNITY)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Register-Guard LTD revises plan for delays, detours during marathon Lane Transit District on Thursday announced a revised plan for detours and delays of bus routes during the Eugene Marathon Saturday and Sunday. A number of routes will be ...
OBITUARIES.(Obituaries)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Register-Guard William Dingle SPRINGFIELD - William A. "Bill" Dingle of Springfield died April 21 of heart failure. He was 75. A memorial service will be held later. He was born Feb. 23, 1934, in Bismarck, N.D., to Charles and Nellie Parke ...
Man sentenced in golf club attack.(City/Region)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Register-Guard A Eugene man was sentenced Thursday to nearly six years in prison for a domestic violence attack in which he assaulted a woman with a golf club. Derald Delbert Yocum, 52, pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree assault and one count of ...
BRIEFLY.(City/Region)(METRO)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Liquor store theft, assault leads to arrest Police on Wednesday arrested a Eugene man accused of using a stolen bottle of alcohol to assault a liquor store employee after an alleged botched shoplifting attempt. Michael Handy, 22, ...
Stomach bug hits scores at Cesar Chavez school.(City/Region)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Register-Guard More than 100 students at Cesar Chavez Elementary and Family School in Eugene either stayed home or left school because of a stomach illness on Thursday. Eugene School District spokeswoman Kerry Delf said the bug is not believed to be ...
CALENDAR.(-)(Calendar)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Register-Guard SATURDAY Police Commission - 9 a.m. Police and Fire Training ...
FOR THE RECORD.(For the Record)
May 01, 2009 ... 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, ...
Bringing his `A' game.(Running)(John Lucas aims for the Olympic Trials qualifying standard in Sunday's race)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: Chris Hansen The Register-Guard Early Sunday morning, when he steps to the starting line outside Hayward Field, it will have been 18 months to the day since John Lucas ran his last marathon. That was at the U.S. Olympic Trials in New York City in November ...
Beavers face last stand for Pac-10 title contention.(Baseball College)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: OSU BASEBALL By Bob Clark The Register-Guard CORVALLIS - Oregon State takes on the monumental college baseball challenge of meeting Arizona State in a three-game Pac-10 series this weekend at Goss Stadium, starting with tonight's 5 o'clock first pitch. "They ...
Bellotti shuts the final door on coaching.(Sports Columnist)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: George Schroeder The Register-Guard He'd done this before. On a December night, Mike Bellotti walked off the football field in San Diego. He hugged family, friends and fellow coaches. His eyes got watery, and people wondered what he was thinking about, ...
Ducks stay close to home to fill coaching holes.(Football Oregon)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: UO FOOTBALL By Rob Moseley The Register-Guard A couple of local boys made good Thursday. Moving to fill the vacancy created by his own promotion to head coach, UO football coach Chip Kelly hired Marshfield graduate Mark Helfrich as offensive coordinator and ...
Marist's Kirkpatrick mows down Billies.(Prep Roundup)(QuickRead goes here quickRead goes here quickRead goes here quickRead goes here)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: PREP ROUNDUP The Register-Guard Brady Kirkpatrick struck out 11 batters, including the final seven, to lead Marist to a 13-0 victory in five innings over visiting Pleasant Hill in a Sky-Em League baseball showdown. Will Swindling had three hits and Logan ...
Ducks face off with UCLA's ace.(Sports)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Life isn't getting any easier for Oregon's struggling hitters. The Ducks begin a three-game Pac-10 baseball series today at PK Park against the most-touted pitcher they've seen yet in UCLA freshman Gerrit Cole. A 6-foot-4 ...
UO soccer team faces Beavers.(Regional Roundup)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: REGIONAL ROUNDUP The Register-Guard The University of Oregon women's soccer team will host Oregon State in an exhibition game at 1 p.m. Saturday at Pap Field. Admission is free. The Ducks are 1-1-1 in their three spring exhibition matches, with a win over ...
SPORTS MAIL.(Letters Sports)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Fans? You can look it up With regard to this last Duck men's basketball season, I have lost a great deal of respect for many community members who call themselves "fans." I haven't been able to figure out how avid Duck fans can ...
Japanese restaurant among changes in store at Market.(Business)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: RETAIL NOTEBOOK By Joe Mosley The Register-Guard Eugene's Fifth Street Public Market will undergo a cultural change this month, as new tenants begin to fill spaces vacated by those unable to weather the current economic downturn. Pure, which will offer sushi ...
GETTING READY FOR TEST RUN.(Business)(Oregon Medical Laboratories is preparing for a surge in demand for swine flu tests)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: Sherri Buri McDonald The Register-Guard Oregon Medical Laboratories, one of the largest providers of medical laboratory testing in Oregon, is gearing up for an increase in tests for swine flu. "We've seen a small increase in testing volume and (a big) ...
Swine flu scams show up online.(Business)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Register-Guard The Better Business Bureau for the Oregon region and the state attorney general are warning consumers that scammers and spammers are already latching on to the swine flu outbreak as an opportunity to separate consumers from their money. BBB ...
Addiction treatment cuts too costly.(Local Opinion)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: GUEST VIEWPOINT By Deborah Killian For The Register-Guard On Nov. 6, 1984, the people of Oregon, in a desperate attempt to find funds for statewide programs amid a recession, approved the legalization and formation of the Oregon Lottery. Many heralded this move as a ...
Restraint makes a comeback.(Wire Columnist)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: Don Kahle For The Register-Guard When everybody has an opinion about something, I usually find a way to remain noncommittal. Paper or plastic, white rice or brown rice, early Woody Allen movies or his later work - I can go either way. But Twitter. Twitter has ...
Heed sheriff's warning.(Editorials)(The county commissioners should add jail beds)(Editorial)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Register-Guard The hammer has been lifted. The Lane County Board of Commissioners should make sure it doesn't drop. In a recent letter to the county board, Sheriff Russ Burger warned that the county's Circuit Court judges may order that defendants be held ...
Denting metal theft.(Editorials)(Ending on-the-spot payments is the best move)(Editorial)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Crashing commodity prices have deterred the vile crime of metal theft - it's not as lucrative as it was just a few months ago to bring a pickup load of highway guardrails, irrigation pipe, utility wire or cemetery urns to the scrap yard. But scrap ...
LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.(Letters Editorial)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Specter joins a better party I am delighted with Sen. Arlen Specter's decision to join the Democratic Party (Register-Guard, April 29). While I am not a Democrat, between the two major parties, Democrats better exemplify concern for the ...
Successful branding goes far beyond business cards and logos.(Blue Chip)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: blue chip I was on that small plane we all take from Eugene to San Francisco, talking to Chris Meeker, owner (with his wife Erika) of Imagine Graphics in Eugene. I didn't know Chris before the flight, but he was in the seat next to me. And he told me a great business ...
BUSINESS REGISTRATIONS.(Blue Chip)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: blue chip These are business registrations with the Oregon Secretary of State's office from March 1 to March 30. The list also includes business names that were not renewed by the deadline and were required to file a new registration. Blue River ...
Look to market conditions of the past to find answers for today.(Blue Chip)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: REAL ESTATE AND DEVELOPMENT blue chip As the economic decline, recession, or whatever evolves, many in the real estate industry wonder, "When is it the right time to get in?" or, "How do I know when we have hit bottom?" There is no perfect way to determine that, but ...
BUSINESS CALENDAR.(Blue Chip)(Calendar)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Register-Guard May 5 A Champion in Education (ACE) Awards 2009 - Annual event to honor top teachers, volunteers, administrators and classified education workers in the Bethel, Eugene and Springfield school districts. When: 5 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. Where: Hult ...
Cousins have it covered.(Blue Chip)(Arlen and Rusty Rexius are co-presidents of their third- generation landscaping firm)(Company overview)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: Sherri Buri McDonald blue chip "People often ask us, `What's a Rexius?' They think it's a thing," says Rusty Rexius, co-president of his family's Eugene landscaping service and supply company. "I tell them, `You're looking at one,'" Rexius says. ...
DEALS.(Blue Chip)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: blue chip Kesey Enterprises purchases quarter-block in Eugene core Kesey Enterprises, which has operated the McDonald Theatre in downtown Eugene since 2001, has bought the quarter-block that houses the theater from Geiger Investments for just less than $2 ...
March jobless rate highest since recession in 1983.(Blue Chip)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: LANE COUNTY EMPLOYMENT blue chip Lane County's unemployment rate climbed to 13.1 percent in March, according to figures released earlier this month by the state Employment Department. The March rate, which is adjusted to smooth out seasonal ups and downs, was ...
EUGENE BUILDING PERMITS.(Blue Chip)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: blue chip Projects valued at $20,000 or more: issued between MarcH 24 and April 24 Begin Date Sub Category Site Address Owner Name Project Type Value 3/25/2009 ADDITIONS/REMODELS 1471 KERVON CT EUG KAUFMAN AARON E & JANICE M Convert interior storage area to ...
GRANTS.(Blue Chip)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: blue chip Incentive program offers funding to manage orchards, forestlands Funding is available for management activities on orchards and forestlands through the 2009 Lane County Air Quality Initiative. The program is a special signup of the ...
BUSINESS KUDOS.(Blue Chip)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: blue chip Martha Walters, a state Supreme Court justice, has received the 2009 Making a Difference for Women award from Soroptimist International of Eugene for her work in promoting equality for women and girls in sports. Staci Wright, co-founder of the Angel ...
LANE COUNTY PROPERTY SALES.(Blue Chip)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: blue chip Residential other: $190,000 or more Seller Buyer Sale Date Sale Price Address JELLESED JOEL B & TIMINIE L EVANS PAUL E & DENBY L 3/19/2009 $740,000 3940 STERLING WOODS DR,EUGENE,OR,97408 ANSLOW & DEGENEAULT INC STEVENS MARSHALL & KIMBERLY ...
LANE COUNTY PROPERTY SALES.(Blue Chip)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: blue chip Residential Improved: $200,000 or more Seller Buyer Sale Date Sale Price Address EMERALD BAPTIST CHURCH OF EUGENE PEARL ON CAMPUS LLC 3/5/2009 $1,000,000 1842 HILYARD ST,EUGENE,OR,97401 CHERNE SCOTT A & SUSAN D STEPHENSON ROBERT H & ...
Heads-up to Oregon companies: Lawmakers are hard at work.(Blue Chip)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: BUSINESS AND THE LAW blue chip The Oregon Legislature's biennial process of turning ideas into laws is under way, and with the session's midpoint looming, here is a summary of the more important bills being considered: Medical marijuana: One of the more vexing ...
Whitewater Designs/Mammoth Manufacturing.(Blue Chip)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: MADE IN LANE COUNTY blue chip Name of company: Whitewater Designs, Inc. & Mammoth Manufacturing Location: 520 Commercial St., Suite K, Eugene Annual revenues: Growing When founded: 1985 Owner: Ken Rodgers Number ...
OPEN FOR BUSINESS.(Blue Chip)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: blue chip Bob Clarke has opened Creative Advertising Services LLC at 1200 Executive Parkway, Suite 240, in Eugene. The company will focus on multimedia marketing campaigns and Internet marketing. Clarke previously worked as an account manager for a ...
BUSINESS PEOPLE.(Blue Chip)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: blue chip Travis Eiva has joined the Corson & Johnson Law Firm in Eugene as an associate attorney. Eiva previously was an appellate attorney for the Office of Public Defense Services in Salem. Nancy Gilson has been hired as purchasing and ...
AROUND THE REGION.(Blue Chip)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: blue chip PacificSource offers coverage to Preferred Health policyholders Eugene-based PacificSource Health Plans is offering to provide health coverage to policyholders now insured through Preferred Health Plan, a Klamath Falls insurer that is getting out of ...
SPRINGFIELD BUILDING PERMITS.(Blue Chip)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: blue chip Residential Projects valued at $20,000 or more: issued during March Permit #Issued Job Address Name Project Description Value COM2009-004060 3/31/2009 5752 MICA ST Owner HAYDEN HOMES LLC Single Family Residence $189,000 COM2009-00377 ...
More employers embrace option of telecommuting.(Blue Chip)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: WORKPLACE MATTERS blue chip Have you thought about starting or expanding a telecommuting program for your employees? According to a recent survey by WorldatWork, the number of telecommuters in the U.S. increased by 39 percent in the last two years. This increase is ...
THE MONTH IN BUSINESS.(Blue Chip)
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: blue chip Gottschalks sold to liquidators; Valley River seeking new tenant The bankrupt Gottschalks department store chain, which became an anchor tenant at Eugene's Valley River Center just 2' years ago, was sold to liquidators. Randy Brandt, an ...
Set for college life.(Education)
May 02, 2009 ... Byline: Anne Williams The Register-Guard Two weeks after coming home to find thick United Parcel Service packages with "GMS" on the return address, three local high school seniors are still pinching themselves. The packets informed them they'd been named Gates ...
Swine flu comes to Lane County.(City/Region)(Oregon now has five probable cases, with two suspected local cases involving elementary school children in Eugene)
May 02, 2009 ... Byline: Nat Levy The Register-Guard Lane County public health officials reported Friday that they identified one probable and two suspected cases of swine flu in the county. Statewide, the number of probable cases climbed to five, Oregon health officials announced ....
Suspected Ponzi schemer stays jailed.(City/Region)(A judge denies a request for Dennis Thaut to be free, considering him a flight risk)
May 02, 2009 ... Byline: Jack Moran The Register-Guard A Lane County Circuit Court judge on Friday spurned suspected Ponzi schemer Dennis Thaut's request to be freed from jail while his criminal case is prosecuted. Judge Debra Vogt's decision means that Thaut, who faces felony ...
CORRECTIONS.(-)(Correction notice)
May 02, 2009 ... Byline: The Register-Guard City/Region: The U.S. Postal Service this year began changing the prices of products such as priority and express mail in January. An incorrect date was cited in a story about postal rates on Page B1 in Friday's paper. Page ...