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

The Register Guard (Eugene, OR) archives from October 2008

Planners set conditions for UO arena, recommend permit approval.(City/Region)
October 1, 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....

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)
October 1, 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...

Sunwest spokesman addresses complaints.(Courts)(The administrator meets with Briarwood residents to discuss a variety of concerns)
October 1, 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...

Catholic bishop criticizes governor.(Politics)(Kulongoski's decision to host an abortion rights event draws the public scolding)
October 1, 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...

Coburg weighs policing options.(City/Region)
October 1, 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...

Jury convicts second man in stabbing.(City/Region)
October 1, 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...

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.)
October 1, 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...

NOVEL WEATHER.(City/Region)
October 1, 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 afternoon. The UO sophomore was reading Ernest Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises" for an...

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)
October 1, 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...

Nobel Prize winner will explain how Einstein's theories still apply today.(City/Region)
October 1, 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...

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

CALENDAR.(-)(Calendar)
October 1, 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...

FOR THE RECORD.(For the Record)
October 1, 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)
October 1, 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...

OBITUARIES.(Obituaries)
October 1, 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,...

Unemployment rate highest for August since 2004.(Business)
October 1, 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...

Empathy should be one of the central forces driving a business.(Business)
October 1, 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...

BUSINSS REGISTRATIONS.(Business)
October 1, 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...

How much might operating costs increase due to utility costs?(Business)
October 1, 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,...

BUSINESS CALENDAR.(Business)(Conference news)(Calendar)
October 1, 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,...

DEALS.(Business)
October 1, 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...

EUGENE BUILDING PERMITS.(Business)
October 1, 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 ...

Taking steps to ensure confidence in your financial institutions.(Business)
October 1, 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...

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

Changes coming in the ADA and wage-and-hour enforcement.(Business)
October 1, 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...

MADE IN LANE COUNTY.(Business)
October 1, 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...

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

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

LANE COUNTY PROPERTY SALES.(Business)
October 1, 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)
October 1, 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...

SPRINGFIELD BUILDING PERMITS.(Business)
October 1, 2008... Byline: blue chip RESIDENTIAL Projects valued at $20,000 or more: issued during AUGUSTPermit #IssuedJob AddressNameProject DescriptionValueCOM2008-01165CntrctrHAYDEN ENTERPRISESNew: Single family...

The great communicator.(Business)(Don Tykeson has been at the heart of many broadcast media ventures for decades)
October 1, 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...

Map out career pathways and manufacture better employees.(Business)
October 1, 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...

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

Oregon's wall a headache for all.(Volleyball Oregon)(Neticia Enesi has emerged as a daunting defender for No. 11 Ducks)
October 1, 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...

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')
October 1, 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...

A wanna-be you'll wanna hear about.(Sports Columnist)
October 1, 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...

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)
October 1, 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....

Pleasant returns, apologizes for crash.(Football Oregon)(Backup linebacker resumes practice and hopes to travel with team to Los Angeles)
October 1, 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...

UO fifth at Husky golf tourney.(Regional Roundup)(OSU is eighth at the invitational, and the host team takes first)
October 1, 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. ...

Cottage Grove runners win.(Cross Country Prep Boys)
October 1, 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...

North Medford beats Irish for share of lead.(Soccer Prep Girls)
October 1, 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...

Midwestern's balance means no Fridays off.(PrepWeek)
October 1, 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,"...

BRIEFLY.(Sports)(NEWS & NOTES)
October 1, 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...

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)
October 1, 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...

LEADING THE CHARGE.(PrepWeek)(Quarterback Tym Pearson has earned some national recognition while leading Thurston to a 4-0 start this year)
October 1, 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...

Local drop in gas prices reflects trend.(Business)
October 1, 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...

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)
October 1, 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...

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)
October 1, 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...

Patients No. 1 at McKenzie-Willamette.(Local Opinion)
October 1, 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...

Poison forces all to pay price for timber firms' profits.(Local Opinion)
October 1, 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...

Rescue the rescue.(Editorials)(Congress must act to arrest credit crisis)(Editorial)
October 1, 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...

Measure 63: No.(Election Endorsement)(Building permits protect public health and safety)
October 1, 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...

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

ENTREE NOTES.(Entree)
October 1, 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...

No better place for a picnic than on the trail.(Entree)
October 1, 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...

Blogger caters to cooks who like things natural.(Reviews Cookbooks)
October 1, 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...

Tuna treasures.(Entree)(Recipe)
October 1, 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...

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)
October 2, 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...

Money measures crowd the ballot.(Elections)
October 2, 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...

County timber payments proposal added to $700 billion bailout bill.(Politics)
October 2, 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...

CORRECTIONS.(A-Section)(Correction notice)
October 2, 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 Wednesday. News sources or readers who see errors in The Register-Guard are encouraged to call...

Boundary corrections alter school districts for families.(Education)(A total of 42 properties are switched to either the Eugene or Bethel school districts)
October 2, 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...

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)
October 2, 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...

Let leaping dogs fly.(Animals)
October 2, 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...

Unified Pearl Buck Center opens.(General news)(The grand opening ceremony celebrates finally having all the Eugene center's facilities and programs in one place)
October 2, 2008... Byline: Laura Ruggeri The Register-Guard Cheers and applause greeted a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Pearl Buck Center's open house and grand opening celebration on Wednesday. Smiles were plentiful as the center, which serves people...

Life - and hope and love - goes on.(Columns)(Column)
October 2, 2008... Byline: Bob Welch The Register-Guard Five years ago, Katie Barr and Dan O'Donnell lost their closest friend, Patrick McCurdy, in a car accident. In the time since, they found each other. New purpose. And the resolve to make a...

BRIEFLY.(General news)(REGION)
October 2, 2008... Byline: The Register-Guard `Star Wars' characters will be at theater To help promote the Eugene International Film Festival, members of a local "Star Wars" costume group will mingle with the public Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Regal...

CALENDAR.(Government Local)(Conference news)(Calendar)
October 2, 2008... Byline: The Register-Guard Eugene TODAY West University Neighbors - 7 p.m., Central Presbyterian Church, 555 E. 15th Ave. 683-7454. Lane County TODAY Santa Clara Community Organization - 7 p.m., Messiah Lutheran...

Rain, wind expected to clear smoke drifting in from fires.(Fires)(Air quality is forecast to drop back into the good range today)
October 2, 2008... Byline: The Register-Guard Smoke blowing in from the east and northeast continued to smudge Eugene-Springfield skies on Wednesday afternoon. Wildfires - and not the controversial practice of agricultural field burning - were to blame,...

FOR THE RECORD.(Vitals)
October 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.(General news)(METRO)
October 2, 2008... Byline: The Register-Guard Public Health to begin offering flu shot clinics The first of five Lane County Public Health flu clinics takes place Friday. The clinics are 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 4 p.m. each Friday in October at...

More copper thefts reported at five EWEB substations.(Crime)
October 2, 2008... Byline: The Register-Guard Eugene Water & Electric Board crews were repairing damage Wednesday at five substations struck by metal thieves over the past few days. A routine inspection discovered that copper grounding wires were...

Pair sentenced for string of thefts.(Courts)
October 2, 2008... Byline: The Register-Guard A pair of Eugene thieves who tried to dispose of stolen goods by throwing them out the window of a moving car when Springfield police began following them Aug. 15 were sentenced Wednesday on more than 40 counts...

OBITUARIES.(Vitals)
October 2, 2008... Byline: The Register-Guard Laurel Bible A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 3, at West Lawn Memorial Park in Eugene for Laurel Alice Bible of Lebanon, formerly of Veneta. She died Sept. 30 of liver failure at age...

Beavers bid to build on upset GAME DAY: OREGON ST. AT UTAH.(Sports)
October 2, 2008... Byline: Bob Clark The Register-Guard SALT LAKE CITY - Match that? Well, it's all but impossible for Oregon State to equal the euphoria of a week ago when the Beavers knocked off No. 1 USC. But what is possible for the Beavers (2-2)...

Second-half spurt puts North on top.(Sports)
October 2, 2008... Byline: Steve Mims The Register-Guard Early in the second half, North Eugene had a 17-2 advantage in shots but was stuck in a scoreless tie with Thurston. Then, in a six-minute stretch, the Highlanders connected on three straight shots...

ONES WHO GOT AWAY.(Sports)(A number of Southern California prep standouts will play key roles for the Ducks when they meet the Trojans in L.A.)
October 2, 2008... Byline: Rob Moseley The Register-Guard When Oregon's four captains walk to midfield and meet their counterparts from USC for the coin flip Saturday, there will be more Ducks on their native soil than Trojans. Of the UO captains, only...

`Huge' bull's-eye greets UO runners.(Sports)(Everyone will be running after No. 1 Ducks, who open at Dellinger Invitational)
October 2, 2008... Byline: Curtis Anderson The Register-Guard The Oregon men's cross country team can't hide this year. The Ducks are the reigning NCAA champions, ranked No. 1 in the country by unanimous decree, and they return all but one runner from a...

Ducks land in-state prospect from Portland.(Sports)
October 2, 2008... Byline: Rob Moseley The Register-Guard A two-year absence of in-state players on the Oregon women's basketball roster appears set to end in 2009-10. Aliyah Green, a 5-foot-11 wing from Portland, said Wednesday she intends to sign a...

BRIEFLY.(Sports)(THE REGION)
October 2, 2008... Byline: The Register-Guard Henderson's goal gives NCU first conference win Heather Henderson scored on a rebound of Karli Vath's shot to give the Northwest Christian University women's soccer team its first victory in Cascade...

Walk-on catches on with Ducks.(Sports)
October 2, 2008... Byline: Shawn Miller The Register-Guard One by one, the six University of Oregon students gathered in the bleachers behind home plate. As they stared out at the softball field, some players stretching and others changing into their...

UO's Reed up for award.(Sports)
October 2, 2008... Byline: The Register-Guard Oregon defensive end Nick Reed is a semifinalist for the Draddy Trophy, one of the nation's most prestigiuos student-athlete honors, awarded by the National Football Foundation. Reed has a 3.39 GPA in history...

OSU GAMEDAY: OREGON STATE AT UTAH.(Sports)
October 2, 2008... Byline: The Register-Guard The Starters Oregon State OFFENSE Pos. Player Class Ht. Wt. WR Shane Morales Sr. 6-1 208 WR James Rodgers So. 5-7 185 LT Andy Levitre Sr. 6-3 317 LG Adam Speer Sr. 6-3 288 C...