The Register Guard (Eugene, OR) articles from July 2008

The Register Guard (Eugene, OR) archives 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)
July 1, 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...

Nike's presence looms large at fan festival.(A-Section)(Costs andexhibition restrictions put rivals of the athletic wear maker on the sidelines)
July 1, 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...

Thieves take $90 worth of copper from fridge, leave $8,000 mess at food bank.(City/Region)
July 1, 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...

Planning an event, organizers take Trials to new heights.(City/Region)
July 1, 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...

CORRECTIONS.(-)(Correction notice)
July 1, 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 Monday misstated that fact. News sources or readers who see errors in The Register-Guard are...

EXTRA LAPS.(City/Region)
July 1, 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...

Man sentenced to prison for charges involving girl.(City/Region)(Eric Thornton Vonhall gets nearly 20 years after being convicted on several counts)
July 1, 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. ...

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)
July 1, 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...

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)
July 1, 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....

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)
July 1, 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...

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)
July 1, 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...

BRIEFLY.(City/Region)(REGION)
July 1, 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...

CALENDAR.(City/Region)(Calendar)
July 1, 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.,...

FOR THE RECORD.(For the Record)
July 1, 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 daughter....

FIRE IN PARKING GARAGE.(City/Region)
July 1, 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 Fire Chief Don Vaught said...

BRIEFLY.(City/Region)(METRO)
July 1, 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...

OBITUARIES.(Obituaries)
July 1, 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...

Worried about hard times ahead? Put those fears to good use.(Business)
July 1, 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...

Organization funds promising green research.(Business)
July 1, 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...

Special purpose properties can be adapted to alternative uses.(Business)
July 1, 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? ...

BUSINESS CALENDAR.(Business)(Calendar)
July 1, 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...

Game for a variety of business ventures.(Business)(Richard Boyles embraces the idea of bringing everything you have to the game every day)
July 1, 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...

DEALS.(Business)
July 1, 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...

Report says investment managers 'guardedly optimistic' about markets.(Business)
July 1, 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...

EUGENE BUILDING PERMITS.(-)
July 1, 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 ...

Don't think of the arts as an extra; they help drive our economy.(Business)
July 1, 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...

Summer government hires put 300 people to work.(-)
July 1, 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...

BUSINESS KUDOS.(Business)
July 1, 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...

Labor unions poised for a resurgence with change in tactics.(Business)
July 1, 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...

MADE IN LANE COUNTY.(Business)
July 1, 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 Product: Folding and travel bicycles What it costs: Bicycles...

OPEN FOR BUSINESS.(Business)
July 1, 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. ...

BUSINESS PEOPLE.(Business)
July 1, 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...

LANE COUNTY PROPERTY SALES.(-)
July 1, 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...

AROUND THE REGION.(Business)
July 1, 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...

LANE COUNTY PROPERTY SALES.(-)
July 1, 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...

SPRINGFIELD BUILDING PERMITS.(-)
July 1, 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...

Local businesses should appeal to next generation of workers.(Business)
July 1, 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."...

THE MONTH IN BUSINESS.(Business)
July 1, 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...

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)
July 1, 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...

In harm's way takes no-bull approach.(Rodeo)(Jesse Tennent serves as a human target to distract?the bull from its fallen rider)
July 1, 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...

Klingman, Vaughn first in junior qualifying.(Regional Roundup)
July 1, 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. ...

Mighty Oregon.(Olympics Track-Field Trials)(Nick Symmonds leads a trio of local runners to Beijing)
July 1, 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...

Sweep stamps Eugene's Trials.(Sports Columnist)
July 1, 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...

Meet earning high marks at halfway point.(Olympics Track-Field Trials)
July 1, 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 &...

All eyes on Gay as record watch continues.(Olympics Track-Field Trials)
July 1, 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...

Clay eyes a bigger prize.(Olympics Track-Field Trials)
July 1, 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...

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)
July 1, 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...

Yurkovich grabs medal in final act of the season.(Olympics Track-Field Trials)
July 1, 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...

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)
July 1, 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...

NOTEBOOK.(Olympics Track-Field Trials)
July 1, 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. ...

Hayward record falls to Barringer.(Olympics Track-Field Trials)
July 1, 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...

LOCAL TIES.(Olympics Track-Field Trials)
July 1, 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...

Door to Beijing remains open for Trotter.(Olympics Track-Field Trials)
July 1, 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...

SPORTING VIEWS.(Olympics Track-Field Trials)
July 1, 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...

MEDIA GUIDE.(Olympics Track-Field Trials)
July 1, 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...

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)
July 1, 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....

Area merchants find Trials disappointing.(Business)(So far, Trials visitors seem to be dining either at the stadium or near their hotels)
July 1, 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...

LUMBER.(Business)
July 1, 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. Green...

Timber deal was a win for the planet.(Local Opinion)
July 1, 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...

Eugene's other university.(Editorials)(NCC becomes NCU, and aims high)(Editorial)
July 1, 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...

An individual gun right.(Editorials)(Oregon Constitution spells it out clearly)(Editorial)
July 1, 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...

LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.(Letters Editorial)
July 1, 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...

Friday night lites.(Golf Extra)
July 1, 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...

Eclectic scoring like numbers therapy for a miserable golf game.(Outdoors Columnist)
July 1, 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...

OUTDOORS BRIEFLY.(Briefly)
July 1, 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 &...

Dog days turn heavenly for fans.(Golf Extra)(Three top amateur events and the Champions Tour JELD-WEN Tradition dot the August golf calendar)
July 1, 2008... Byline: GOLF NOTEBOOK By Mike Stahlberg The Register-Guard August is home to the dog days of summer, except for golf fans, who will have to be downright dogged in their pursuit if they are going to see all the great golf to be played in...

HOLIDAY FIREWORKS DISPLAYS BEGIN WITH EARLY BANG TONIGHT.(City/Region)
July 2, 2008... Byline: Jill Aho The Register-Guard The fireworks begin today - literally - as the Fourth of July celebration gets a two-day head start at tonight's Eugene Emeralds game against the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes at Civic Stadium. But don't...

Golden greats give back.(City/Region)(Carl Lewis and Rafer Johnson spend time helping Eugenearea youngsters)
July 2, 2008... Byline: Mark Baker The Register-Guard Who's Carl Lewis? Who's Rafer Johnson? Who cares - let's just run and have fun. "Go tell Carl Lewis, `Happy Birthday,'" Angie Kimani of Eugene tells her 5-year-old son, Nate, just after...

Two proposals for site rise to top.(City/Region)(A panel backs a Eugene developer's plan for residential and commercial spaces, but a Portland firm is still in the running)
July 2, 2008... Byline: Edward Russo The Register-Guard Now the butt of jokes, the city-owned pit in downtown Eugene across West 10th Avenue from the public library could be transformed with apartments and possibly offices under development proposals soon...

Oregon couldn't beat Hayward, so they hired him.(City/Region)
July 2, 2008... Byline: Bob Welch The Register-Guard Monday night, as the day cooled and the light softened at Hayward Field during the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials, I looked at the packed East Grandstand - the old stands - and tried to imagine the...

CORRECTIONS.(A-Section)(Correction notice)
July 2, 2008... Byline: The Register-Guard City/Region: Parents who wish to contact the District Attorney's Office about the possible molestation of their child at Heidi's Day Care should call 682-4261. A story on Page C1 Thursday gave the wrong number....

Two fans' expenses: Day 5.(City/Region)
July 2, 2008... Byline: The Register-Guard Two fans' expenses: Day 5 Bob and Corey Orazem's expenditures Monday while the New York City father and son are here for the Trials: Lodging, $80; Trials tickets, $84; five T-shirts and a hat from The...

Two give up roles on conference center planning group.(City/Region)(The Springfield councilors say they must "avoid any appearance of partiality")
July 2, 2008... Byline: Andrea Damewood The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - Citing a need to "avoid any appearance of partiality," Springfield City Councilors John Woodrow and Dave Ralston have stepped down from a nonprofit group planning a conference center...

County adjusts to reduced workforce.(Government Local)(One of the more stressful tasks is deciding which jail inmates to release early)
July 2, 2008... Byline: Matt Cooper The Register-Guard For Lane County sheriff's deputy Eric Rosander, sweeping staff cuts that preceded the start of Lane County government's new fiscal year Tuesday mean one thing: more stress. Rosander evaluates...

Rural, county fire officials study possibility of joining two districts.(Government Local)
July 2, 2008... Byline: FIRE DISTRICTS By Karen McCowan The Register-Guard Two of Lane County's geographically largest fire districts have begun six months of talks to explore a possible merger in 2010. A study committee composed of two directors from...

SLOW-MOTION EXERCISE.(City/Region)
July 2, 2008... Byline: The Register-Guard Brian York (left), and his son Brendan practice tai chi, the slow-motion Chinese series of postures and exercises, in the shade at Skinner Butte Park in Eugene on Tuesday afternoon. The elder York conducts a free...

Wind shift helps air quality for a stretch.(City/Region)(A short break from smoky skies is likely to end today with the return of southerly flow and California's wildfire pollution)
July 2, 2008... Byline: Greg Bolt The Register-Guard The smoky winds of fortune shifted just enough to give athletes and everyone else a breath of somewhat fresher air Tuesday, but don't get used to it just yet. A slight shift of the low pressure...

Time's right for levy, South Lane leaders say.(City/Region)(Recent conflicts are over and more funding is needed, they claim)
July 2, 2008... Byline: The Register-Guard COTTAGE GROVE - A year ago, a deep schism between some northern and southern area residents of the South Lane County Fire & Rescue District threatened the merger that had created the department just five years...

BRIEFLY.(City/Region)(REGION)
July 2, 2008... Byline: The Register-Guard County seeks applicants for mental health panel The Lane County commissioners are seeking applicants for the Lane County Mental Health Advisory/Local Alcohol and Drug Planning Committee. The committee...

CALENDAR.(Government)(Calendar)
July 2, 2008... Byline: The Register-Guard Eugene TODAY Sustainability Commission Action Subcommittee - 3 p.m., McNutt Room, City Hall, 777 Pearl St. 682-5017. THURSDAY West University Neighbors - 7 p.m., Central Presbyterian Church,...

FOR THE RECORD.(Vitals)
July 2, 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...

BRIEFLY.(City/Region)(METRO)
July 2, 2008... Byline: The Register-Guard Knifing results in charge of attempted murder A Eugene man faces an attempted murder charge in connection with the slashing of another man's face with a knife at a downtown bar on Monday night. Patrick...

OBITUARIES.(Obituaries)
July 2, 2008... Byline: The Register-Guard Jewell Barnes The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Sunday, July 6, at Murphy-Musgrove Funeral Home in Junction City for Jewell Ruth Barnes of Eugene. She died June 28 of age-related causes at age 99. Burial will be...

Ems get their offense on track at Civic.(Baseball Ems)
July 2, 2008... Byline: Chris Hansen The Register-Guard There was a grand slam and doubles off the outfield wall and a few well-timed and well-placed singles by the Eugene Emeralds on Monday night. And then there was this - a 12-2 victory for Eugene...