The Register Guard (Eugene, OR) articles from June 2009

The Register Guard (Eugene, OR) archives from June 2009

City workers face cutbacks.(Government Local)(Wage concessions from municipal employees are needed to produce a balanced budget, the city manager says)
June 1, 2009... Byline: Edward Russo The Register-Guard Longtime city of Eugene employee John Loomis wasn't thrilled a few months ago when he heard that he might not get a cost-of-living raise for a year starting in July. But the lead stagehand at the...

GROWERS IN TOWN.(City/Region)(Lane County's smaller cities launch their own farmers' markets)
June 1, 2009... Byline: Whitney Malkin The Register-Guard DEXTER - Pam Driscoll lives in a town where the only market is more convenience store than supermarket, and the nearest groceries are miles away. An avid gardener, she craves fresh fruits and...

Sporting a slim size, designed to please readers.(City/Region)(Today's trimmer Register-Guard reflects a trend in the newspaper industry that is saving paper)
June 1, 2009... Byline: Dave Baker Managing Editor The Register-Guard No, your arms are not getting longer. But it may seem that way when you open today's newspaper. That's because the page you're reading is, in fact, narrower - 1.5 inches, to be...

Abduction robberies raise alarm.(City/Region)
June 1, 2009... Byline: The Register-Guard Eugene police are asking the public to be especially vigilant after a second woman this week was robbed after being forced to drive her car to a local ATM. On Saturday about 7:10 p.m., a 30-year-old woman was...

Injured man's home found burglarized.(City/Region)(Items were stolen from the residence of Andy Laird, who is in a Bend hospital with a broken neck)
June 1, 2009... Byline: Mark Baker The Register-Guard The home of a Eugene businessman in the intensive care unit at a Bend hospital was burglarized Sunday, police said. A section of a back-door window at Andy Laird's Ferry Street Bridge area...

Springfield council begins work to replace Woodrow.(City/Region)(The process to find an appointee to succeed the late Ward 5 councilor will be the topic of discussion tonight)
June 1, 2009... Byline: Andrea Damewood The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - The City Council this week will begin the process of finding a replacement for Ward 5 Councilor John Woodrow, who died April 28. Tonight the council will discuss how to go about...

LCC lays out plan of `shared pain' cuts.(City/Region)(A budget that requires sacrifices from students and staff is formulated)
June 1, 2009... Byline: Greg Bolt The Register-Guard Students at Lane Community College will pay more, and faculty and staff probably will see their compensation frozen under a plan to absorb deep cuts in state funding without laying off workers or cutting...

Memorial honors a life too short.(City/Region)(Mourners try to grasp the death of a 4-year-old boy, whose mother is accused of throwing him off a bridge)
June 1, 2009... Byline: Mark Baker The Register-Guard I could take a hundred lifetimes to tell the world what you mean to me And it still wouldn't be enough... - From "Love of a Father for His Son," as read by Jason Smith at Sunday's service...

ACHIEVEMENTS.(Education)
June 1, 2009... Byline: EDUCATION EXTRA The Register-Guard Students earn district scholarships The following Springfield high school seniors are the recipients of district scholarships: Garrett Cogburn, Thurston High School, and Amie Parcell,...

BOOK PICKS.(Education)
June 1, 2009... Byline: EDUCATION EXTRA The Register-Guard The Brave Little Parrot By Rafe Martin 1998 Ages 4 to 8 Weslandia By Paul Fleischman 1999 Ages 5 to 9 Mole Music By David McPhail 1999 Ages 4 to...

OPPORTUNITIES.(Education)
June 1, 2009... Byline: EDUCATION EXTRA The Register-Guard Trent closure event scheduled Thursday PLEASANT HILL - The closing party for Trent Primary School in Pleasant Hill will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday at the school, 37981 Wheeler Road....

SCHOOL NEWS.(Education)
June 1, 2009... Byline: EDUCATION EXTRA The Register-Guard Early career scientists receive grant money Two early career scientists at the Oregon Social Learning Center have been awarded nearly $500,000 from the National Institutes of Health to...

BRIEFLY.(City/Region)(COMMUNITY)
June 1, 2009... Byline: The Register-Guard Session set on dance and pre-K education Sparkplug Dance will provide a free workshop for early childhood service providers on Wednesday from 9 a.m. to noon at the Washington Park Community Center. ...

CALENDAR.(Government)
June 1, 2009... Byline: The Register-Guard Elkton TODAY School Board - 6 p.m., High School Library, 739 River Road. Budget hearing followed by maintenance bond projects and review of Oregon School Boards Association policy updates. 584-2227. ...

BRIEFLY.(City/Region)(METRO)
June 1, 2009... Byline: The Register-Guard R-G reporters win regional awards Register-Guard reporter Whitney Malkin was named a Rookie of the Year at the Society for Professional Journalists' awards banquet on Saturday in Portland. Malkin, 22,...

OBITUARIES.(City/Region)(Obituary)
June 1, 2009... Byline: The Register-Guard Evelyn "Jan" Moon OAKRIDGE - A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, June 4, at Forest Vale Memorial Park in Oakridge for Evelyn Janet "Jan" Moon of Oakridge, who died May 28 of lung cancer at...

FOR THE RECORD.(For the Record)
June 1, 2009... Byline: The Register-Guard Deaths Austin - Mary Austin, 67, of Eugene, died May 31. Arrangements by Musgrove Family Mortuary in Eugene. Bartlett - Robert B. Bartlett, 93, of Springfield, died May 30. Arrangements by West Lawn...

BUSINESS CALENDAR.(Blue Chip)(Calendar)
June 1, 2009... Byline: blue chip June 4 Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce - Young Professionals Network. Time: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.. Place: Residence Inn, 25 Club Road, Eugene. Cost: Prepaid $8, at the door $10. For more information: 484-1314 June 10...

Throwing a party every day.(Blue Chip)(Ibrahim Hamide borrows from both Palestinian and American cultures, but less from banks)
June 1, 2009... Byline: Joe Mosley blue chip Ibrahim Hamide came to Eugene for college in 1969 and felt that he'd been deposited in a different universe. He'd been born 19 years earlier into a large Palestinian family on the West Bank of the River...

DEALS.(Blue Chip)
June 1, 2009... Byline: blue chip Neighborhood development group opens up in downtown Springfield SPRINGFIELD - A local nonprofit group long dedicated to bringing life to blighted neighborhoods soon will be making its move from the Whiteaker area in...

EUGENE BUILDING PERMITS.(Business)
June 1, 2009... Byline: blue chip Projects valued at $20,000 or more: issued between April 25 and May 22Begin DateSub CategorySite AddressOwner NameProject TypeValue5/1/2009ADDITIONS/REMODELS625 E 33RD AVE EUG KOESTER DAVID P Convert existing attached...

GRANTS.(Blue Chip)
June 1, 2009... Byline: blue chip Federal funding now available for multifamily housing projects PORTLAND - Jeff Deiss, the acting state director for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's rural development program, has announced a notice of funding...

WORK FORCE SUMMARY Nonfarm payroll employment Lane County jobless rate climbs to 13.6 percent.(Blue Chip)
June 1, 2009... Byline: blue chip Lane County's jobs picture remained bleak in April. The county's jobless rate rose to 13.6 percent, up from 12.9 percent in March, more than double the 5.3 percent rate of April 2008, according to figures released...

BUSINESS KUDOS.(Blue Chip)
June 1, 2009... Byline: blue chip Lisa Abia-Smith, director of education and outreach at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, has been appointed to the Northwest advisory board of Visual Thinking Strategies. The program an educational curriculum and...

LANE COUNTY PROPERTY SALES.(Blue Chip)
June 1, 2009... Byline: blue chip Residential Improved: $170,000 or moreSellerBuyerSale DateSale PriceAddressKEZAR WAYNE A & GAYLAN EHAIDAR HAISSAM G & MARY J4/13/2009$1,050,0002603 RIDGEMONT DR,EUGENE,OR,97405RUHOFF CHAD D & KATHRYN ESCHNAPPER MARC &...

LANE COUNTY PROPERTY SALES.(Blue Chip)
June 1, 2009... Byline: blue chip Residential Improved: $170,000 or moreSellerBuyerSale DateSale PriceAddressHASKINS JEFFREY J & DANA MFRY JOHN P4/15/2009$283,000825 DIAMOND ST,SPRINGFIELD,OR,97477NORRIS GLENN W & ANGELA DDEMING JAMES &...

LANE COUNTY PROPERTY SALES.(Blue Chip)
June 1, 2009... Byline: blue chip Residential Improved: $170,000 or moreSellerBuyerSale DateSale PriceAddressJOY LIMITED PTRSHPHAWES GEORGE & BORCHARDT JONI4/13/2009$220,0001560 HILYARD ST,EUGENE,OR,97401TIMBERLINE PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LLCARNOLD ERNEST A...

LANE COUNTY PROPERTY SALES.(Blue Chip)
June 1, 2009... Byline: blue chip commercial improved: all salesSellerBuyerSale DateSale PriceAddressWADE PATRICK WOREGON PACIFIC BANKING CO4/24/2009$2,103,631N/ABUCKLUNDS INVESTMENT COSHALOM COMPANY LLC4/23/2009$2,050,000655 E 11TH AVE STE...

MADE IN LANE COUNTY.(Blue Chip)
June 1, 2009... Byline: blue chip Ninkasi Brewing Co. Location: 272 Van Buren St., Eugene Annual revenue: Not publicly available Employees: 25 When founded: 2005 Product: Microbrewed beers, including Total Domination IPA, Believer...

BUSINESS REGISTRATIONS.(Blue Chip)
June 1, 2009... Byline: blue chip These are business registrations with the Oregon Secretary of State's office from April 1 to April 30. The list also includes business names that were not renewed by the deadline and were required to file a new...

BUSIINESS PEOPLE.(Blue Chip)
June 1, 2009... Byline: blue chip Brent Laird, a Wells Fargo personal banker in Eugene, also has become an investment consultant for Wells Fargo Investments, LLC. Laird joined the bank in 2008. He previously worked at Oregon Community Credit Union and...

AROUND THE REGION.(Blue Chip)
June 1, 2009... Byline: blue chip Frozen yogurt manufacturer reaches out to Japan and Taiwan PORTLAND - YoCream International, Inc. (Pink Sheets: YOCM) is strengthening its international business with new distribution partners in Japan and Taiwan. ...

SPRINGFIELD BUILDING PERMITS.(Blue Chip)
June 1, 2009... Byline: blue chip Residential Projects valued at $20,000 or more: issued during AprilPermit #IssuedJob AddressNameProject DescriptionValueCOM2009-0053404/23/20095764 MINERAL WAYOwn/CntHAYDEN ENTERPRISESNew single family residence, 2007 S....

THE MONTH IN BUSINESS.(Business)
June 1, 2009... Byline: blue chip Fifth Street Public Market will be adding sushi restaurant to the mix Eugene's Fifth Street Public Market is getting some new tenants, including Pure, which offers sushi along with Japanese kitchen cuisine, in the...

OSU can't complete climb.(Sports)(The Beavers beat Texas A&M to stay alive, but TCU scores in the bottom of the ninth to end their season)
June 1, 2009... Byline: Andy Friedlander For The Register-Guard FORT WORTH, Texas -- The pressure was there from the moment they arrived. The Oregon State Beavers spent all day Sunday with it after a lopsided loss the previous night sent them to the...

another foreign invasion.(Track-Field)(International athletes continue to flock to the Prefontaine Classic)
June 1, 2009... Byline: Ron Bellamy The Register-Guard Over the years, foreign athletes have had an impact on the annual Prefontaine Classic track and field meet at Hayward Field. In the very first Pre Classic in 1975, when the Restoration Meet was...

Two more international friendlies for EMFC.(Sports)(Club soccer teams from Mexico and Germany are scheduled to play matches in Eugene this month)
June 1, 2009... Byline: Adam Jude The Register-Guard After hosting two successful matches against major Italian clubs the past two years, the Eugene Metro Futbol Club is expanding its global reach and doubling its production. EMFC organizers expect...

Kahalehoe gets hot for Beavers.(Baseball College)
June 1, 2009... Byline: Andy Friedlander For The Register-Guard FORT WORTH, Texas - Koa Kahalehoe came to the NCAA Fort Worth regional as an afterthought, a part-time player batting an anemic .218. By the end of Oregon State's third game at TCU's...

Monaco ties for second place.(Regional Roundup)(The South Eugene standout finishes three shots off the lead at Junior PGA event)
June 1, 2009... Byline: REGIONAL ROUNDUP The Register-Guard TUMWATER, Wash. - South Eugene High School's Bobby Monaco tied for second place in the boys 16-18 division Sunday at the Pacific Northwest Junior PGA Championship at Tumwater Valley Golf Course....

We don't have 10 years to cut carbon emissions.(Local Opinion)
June 1, 2009... Byline: Bob Doppelt For The Register-Guard Although support for a regional version failed this year here on the left coast, momentum is growing on Capitol Hill for passage of national cap and trade legislation. Meaningful cuts in...

Rationalizing health care.(Editorials)(Provider tax helps reduce number of uninsured)(Editorial)
June 1, 2009... Byline: The Register-Guard The most urgent need of the health care system is not more resources. What's needed are more rational ways of using the vast resources already available. Oregon is about to take a big step in that direction. ...

A roadless moratorium.(Editorials)(Vilsack reinstates the Clinton era rule for one year)(Editorial)
June 1, 2009... Byline: The Register-Guard The Obama administration's decision to order a moratorium on road-building and other development on 50 million acres of remote national forests is a critical first step toward saving the Clinton era roadless...

LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.(Letters Editorial)
June 1, 2009... Byline: The Register-Guard Exhibit didn't please everyone Regarding the display of the photo of a transgendered individual at Meadowlark- Buena Vista schools by Principal B.J. Blake (Register-Guard, May 21), isn't it strange that...

Going the distance.(Health and Fitness)(Veteran runner gives back by training novices for a marathon)
June 1, 2009... Byline: Randi Bjornstad The Register-Guard At first, Joe Schmich thought his longtime friend, Shogan Naidoo, was crazy. "He came over to my house and told me he was going to train a bunch of novices to run a marathon and said I should...

BUZZWORTHY.(Health and Fitness)
June 1, 2009... Byline: Randi Bjornstad The Register-Guard IF THE SHOE FITS... When buying "serious" running shoes, seek expert help to figure out how your feet hit the ground and which brand, model and size help them come closest to the desired...

Pair's spree worries police.(City/Region)(Investigators study incidents of women being forced by two men to ATM machines and robbed)
June 2, 2009... Byline: Jack Moran The Register-Guard Police detective Dan Braziel said he's never seen anything like it in Eugene. Investigators believe the same two men are behind a string of frightening robberies in which they target unsuspecting...

Bill on menu labeling awaits governor's signature.(City/Region)(House Bill 2726 is expected to give consumers calorie counts and other information at many Oregon eateries)
June 2, 2009... Byline: David Steves The Register-Guard SALEM - The Oregon Legislature gave its final approval Monday to a new law requiring chain restaurants to post calorie information on menu reader boards or in menus. House Bill 2726 passed the...

State lacks funds for safety study.(City/Region)(Springfield mulls short-term fixes for a stretch of Main Street)
June 2, 2009... Byline: Whitney Malkin The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - Nearly four months after a 17-year-old girl was struck by two cars and killed on Main Street, Oregon Department of Transportation officials told Springfield elected officials Monday...

LUMBER.(Business)
June 2, 2009... Byline: The Register-Guard Lumber and plywood cash prices This Last Year week week ago Framing lumber composite price $196 $196 $281 2x4 #2 & Btr. KD Western S-P-F $170 $164 $252 2x4 Std. & Btr. Green...

Man charged with murder in Coos Bay shooting.(City/Region)
June 2, 2009... Byline: Winston Ross The Register-Guard COOS BAY - A 59-year-old Coos County man was arraigned Monday on murder charges after a weekend shooting near the Barview area of Coos Bay. Nickolas Lenn Crooks of Coos Bay was charged with...

Judge delays trial for driver.(Courts)(Matthew Ellmers is charged with manslaughter and DUII in the deaths of two adults and two children)
June 2, 2009... Byline: Karen McCowan The Register-Guard A trial has been postponed, most likely until early August, for a Eugene driver facing four manslaughter counts and other charges in connection with a deadly Jan. 21 crash in west Eugene. The...

City union OKs freeze on pay raises.(Government Local)
June 2, 2009... Byline: Edward Russo The Register-Guard The city of Eugene and its smallest labor union on Monday announced that Hult Center for the Performing Arts stagehands will not get a pay raise for a year, a concession sought by City Manager Jon...

FEELING PRANKISH.(City/Region)(Ghosts give chase to Pac-Man in final days at Thurston High)
June 2, 2009... Byline: Mark Baker The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - They were just a gleam in Pac-Man's eye when the iconic video game was introduced in 1980, but Thurston High School seniors Garrett Cogburn, Ben Carlisle, Matt Galceran and Jeff Forrest...

Film, talk studies porn implications.(City/Region)(The event will bring out issues of sexism, race and violence in the multibillion-dollar industry)
June 2, 2009... Byline: Greg Bolt The Register-Guard A documentary movie that takes an unflinching look at the multibillion-dollar pornography industry will be shown tonight on the University of Oregon campus. "The Price of Pleasure" is billed as an...

Essays show our home, sweet home.(City/Region Columnist)
June 2, 2009... Byline: Bob Welch The Register-Guard Correction (published June 5, 2009): CityRegion: The names of Thurston High School student Cory Holt and Northwest Perspectives essay award-winner Katey Gries were misspelled in Bob Welch's May 31 and...

BRIEFLY.(City/Region)(COMMUNITY)
June 2, 2009... Byline: The Register-Guard Save Civic Stadium group holds meeting Save Civic Stadium, a group that wants to preserve south Eugene's baseball stadium, will meet today at 7 p.m. in the meeting room of the Eugene Water and Electric Board,...

CALENDAR.(Government Local)
June 2, 2009... Byline: The Register-Guard Creswell WEDNESDAY School District Budget Committee - 6 p.m., School Board Room, 998 West A St. Review/discussion of budget revenues. 895-6000. Elmira WEDNESDAY West Lane Technical Learning...

OBITUARIES.(Obituaries)
June 2, 2009... Byline: The Register-Guard Bernald Bailey CRESWELL - A memorial service will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, June 27, at Trinity Luth eran Church in Cottage Grove for Bernald Elmo Bailey of Cres well, who died May 23 of a heart attack. He...

FOR THE RECORD.(For the Record)
June 2, 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...

Office building in the works.(Business)(Trammel Crow hopes to break ground in August for a facility with space for Oregon Research Institute)
June 2, 2009... Byline: Sherri Buri McDonald The Register-Guard Correction (published June 4, 2009): Business: The developer of a proposed building in the Riverfront Research Park in Eugene is Trammell Crow Co. The name was misspelled in a story on Tuesday...

Tennis center had filed Chapter 11.(Business)(Owners sought protection against Siuslaw Bank; a judge dismisses the case for lack of a reorganization plan)
June 2, 2009... Byline: Tim Christie The Register-Guard In the months before U.S. SportsPlex in Eugene closed last weekend, its owner filed for Chapter 11 reorganization in U.S. Bankruptcy Court and sought to fend off its main creditor, Florence- based...

House approval sends `Max's Law' to governor.(City/Region)
June 2, 2009... Byline: The Register-Guard The Oregon House of Representatives gave its approval Friday, by a 47-0 vote, to Senate Bill 348, also known as "Max's Law." The Senate also unanimously passed the bill, 29-0, in April. Named for Max...

4A semi offers rematch with twist.(Softball Prep)(Gladstone will have new Spartans to deal with today in addition to standouts Braud and White)
June 2, 2009... Byline: Steve Mims The Register-Guard It will be a rematch in the OSAA Class 4A softball semifinals when Marist hosts Gladstone this afternoon at 4:30 p.m., but the visitors may not recognize all the Spartans. "This group is a little...

Time to get started.(Track-Field)(Pre Classic is Nick Symmonds' first meet in what he hopes to be a busy summer)
June 2, 2009... Byline: Curtis Anderson The Register-Guard In the fall of 2006, a relatively unknown Division III middle distance runner from Willamette University moved to Eugene to join Oregon Track Club Elite, a fledgling group of post-collegiate...

Oregon recruit to run in Pre 800.(Regional Roundup)(Elijah Greer's goal is to break the 13-year-old national high school record in the event)
June 2, 2009... Byline: REGIONAL ROUNDUP The Register-Guard Lake Oswego senior Elijah Greer, the Oregon prep all-time record-holder in the 800 meters with a time of 1 minute, 47.68 seconds, will compete in the 800 at the Prefontaine Classic at Hayward...

SAILING ON THE EDGE.(City/Region)(Multihulled sailboats show their stuff at Fern Ridge regatta)
June 2, 2009... Byline: Mike Stahlberg The Register-Guard When it comes to sailing fast, two hulls are better than one. And, of course, three hulls are better than two. Just ask the captains and crew members of any of the three dozen multihulled...

Buzzworthy.(Outdoors)
June 2, 2009... Byline: The Register-Guard River guide Book features willamette tips and trips Few people know the Willamette River as intimately as Travis Williams, executive director of the Willamette Riverkeeper, a conservation organization....

Trails Day a good (and cheap) excuse to take a hike.(Sports)(The U.S. Forest Service will waive all recreational fees Saturday as part of the nationwide hiking event)
June 2, 2009... Byline: Mike Stahlberg The Register-Guard Time to hit the trail. Dedicated hikers don't wait for summer to shoulder a daypack and head into the woods. Nor do they need National Trails Day (which is Saturday) to inspire them to take a...

OUTDOORS BRIEFLY.(Briefly)
June 2, 2009... Byline: The Register-Guard Salmon, big game regulations on agenda Regulations for the 2009 fall salmon season in coastal rivers will be adopted by the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission at a meeting Friday in Salem. The commission...

Free Fishing Weekend enters 21st year.(Fishing)
June 2, 2009... Byline: The Register-Guard Oregon's 21st annual Free Fishing Weekend will be observed Saturday and Sunday. On those days, residents and non-residents alike will be allowed to fish, crab and/or go clamming without a license. All other...

The data that guide growth are subject to manipulation.(Local Opinion)
June 2, 2009... Byline: GUEST VIEWPOINT By Mia Nelson Oregon's unique land use system confines most growth to cities while preserving farms and forests. Only land inside an urban growth boundary may become part of a city. Oregon allows expansion of an...

Calories on parade.(Editorials)(Legislature approves bill requiring menu labeling)(Editorial)
June 2, 2009... Byline: The Register-Guard Let the burger buyer beware. The Oregon Legislature has done Oregonians a waistline- paring favor by approving a bill requiring chain restaurants to post calorie information. Hard times or no, Oregonians...

The public's stake in GM.(Editorials)(Restore company to profitability, private ownership)(Editorial)
June 2, 2009... Byline: The Register-Guard Now that American taxpayers own 60 percent of General Motors Corp., "Engine Charlie" Wilson's words have taken on an added layer of meaning: Testifying in 1953 at Senate hearings for his confirmation as secretary...

LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.(Letters Editorial)
June 2, 2009... Byline: The Register-Guard Law enforcers deserve gratitude I have been following closely the Lane County budget process at hand. I have been to the budget hearings, I have testified, I have sat in at the sheriff's town hall meetings,...

LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.(Local Opinion)
June 2, 2009... Byline: The Register-Guard Trying to avoid `that talk' Congrats to the Buena Vista/Meadowlark elementary school parents who so strenuously objected to the multicultural photo display in the interest of keeping down controversy and...

Carjack suspects arrested.(City/Region)(Dustin Ray Thorn and Shane Edward Staggs are taken into custody by Eugene police)
June 3, 2009... Byline: Jeff Wright The Register-Guard Citing a combination of "good investigative work" and tips from the public, Eugene police late Tuesday arrested two Eugene men in connection with the recent string of robberies in which women were...

A place to give birth.(City/Region)(A new birth center is to open next spring near RiverBend)
June 3, 2009... Byline: Tim Christie The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - PeaceHealth officials said Tuesday that they plan to begin construction July 13 on a new midwifery birth center near Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend, and hope to complete the...

Legislature to look at raising court fees to increase revenue.(City/Region)
June 3, 2009... Byline: David Steves The Register-Guard Correction (published June 4, 2009): A Section: A story on Page A4 Wednesday misidentified the day of the week that Oregon courts were to be closed under a cost-cutting plan adopted briefly in March....

Seniors told to rein in antics.(Education)(The South Eugene High School principal wants to end the tradition of "senior slams")
June 3, 2009... Byline: Anne Williams The Register-Guard At the principal's behest, South Eugene High School teacher Ingrid Bodtker set aside 10 minutes at the start of her American literature class Tuesday morning to counsel soon-to-be graduates on...

Portland woman indicted in son's death.(City/Region)
June 3, 2009... Byline: Jack Moran The Register-Guard A Multnomah County grand jury on Tuesday indicted a woman on eight counts of aggravated murder and attempted aggravated murder, alleging that she forced her two children off a bridge over the Willamette...

Domestic violence leads to jail term.(Courts)(A man punched his brother-in-law, causing a serious eye injury)
June 3, 2009... Byline: Karen McCowan The Register-Guard Correction (published June 5, 2009): CityRegion: A story on Page B1 on Wednesday gave the wrong name for the defense attorney in a domestic violence case. Attorney David Saydack represented Tomas...

EWEB to empty Walterville waterway.(City/Region)
June 3, 2009... Byline: Susan Palmer The Register-Guard WALTERVILLE - The Walterville Canal will be emptied and a section of the McKenzie River will run a little deeper this month when the Eugene Water & Electric Board does some maintenance and repair to...

Fire season tough to predict.(City/Region)(Multiple large fires could pose a challenge, since half the state's Army National Guard soldiers are in Iraq)
June 3, 2009... Byline: Susan Palmer The Register-Guard If you want to see Oregon Department of Forestry firefighting staff members dive for cover, ask them to predict the upcoming wildland fire season. Nobody wants to be the person getting it wrong,...

TV show looks at pedestrian safety.(Crime)(An episode describes the accident that took the life of a Eugene boy on a road now set to be improved)
June 3, 2009... Byline: Diane Dietz The Register-Guard Eugene resident Marina Hajek, whose 10-year-old son was killed by a speeding driver nearly two years ago, is featured on a national television show airing Sunday called Perils For Pedestrians. ...