The Register Guard (Eugene, OR) articles from September 2007

The Register Guard (Eugene, OR) archives from September 2007

Fans asked to remember game day conduct rules.(General News)
September 1, 2007... Byline: Rebecca Taylor The Register-Guard Officials at the University of Oregon have a modest wish list for the season's first home football game, which begins today at 12:30 p.m. They hope that Duck fans planning to watch the game at...

Ducking drinking law?(Higher Education)(Police favor expanding tailgating area limits they say aren't practical)
September 1, 2007... Byline: Greg Bolt The Register-Guard It takes pretty much every police officer Eugene has available to handle the crowds that descend on Autzen Stadium for Duck football games, leaving none to spare to patrol the acres of tailgate parties...

State tax rebates balloon to record.(Government)(A windfall triggers refunds and $1 billion in reserve funds, but the outlook worries some lawmakers and an economist)
September 1, 2007... Byline: Diane Dietz The Register-Guard An unexpected bump in the Oregon economy means the state will send a record $297 tax rebate back - by check - to the typical taxpayer this December. And tax revenues were so high that the state...

State police car strikes stroller; child hurt.(Accidents)(A woman was pushing the stroller across Highway 99 in Junction City)
September 1, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard JUNCTION CITY - A child was seriously injured Friday night when an Oregon State Police patrol car struck a stroller being pushed by a woman attempting to cross Highway 99. The child was taken to a Eugene...

CORRECTIONS.(Corrections)(Correction notice)
September 1, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard CORRECTIONS City/Region: The Bureau of Land Management proposes adjusting its forestry management plan to include 54 percent of its forests in the harvestable land base with 46 percent excluded. Under current...

In meantime, police not changing patrols.(Higher Education)
September 1, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard City police say they plan no changes in their approach to game-day alcohol enforcement while the City Council considers whether to change a public drinking ordinance. That means that for the most part...

Freshmen hope to wash away bitter taste.(Sports)
September 1, 2007... Byline: Rob Moseley The Register-Guard As the 2007 season dawned for the Oregon football team, one subject very rarely came up. Next week, the Ducks will travel to Michigan for one of the most anticipated nonleague games in school...

Todd proves too tough.(Sports)(The senior running back scores six touchdown in Sheldon's 49-21 season-opening victory over Marist)
September 1, 2007... Byline: Shawn Miller The Register-Guard Zach Todd 6, Marist 3. Todd, a senior at Sheldon, led nearly every stat Friday - notably touchdowns - outscoring, outreceiving and nearly outrushing the entire Marist football team as the Irish...

Horton answers Duck call for coach.(Sports)(Cal State-Fullerton's coach has reached a deal to lead Oregon's revived program)
September 1, 2007... Byline: Ron Bellamy The Register-Guard In a move that figures to grab the attention of the college baseball world - and provide instant credibility for the University of Oregon's reborn baseball program - the Ducks have reached an...

Perry's injury forces OSU into adjustments.(Sports)
September 1, 2007... Byline: Bob Clark The Register-Guard CORVALLIS - Whether there is a change in how Oregon State uses its quarterbacks remains to be determined. What will be altered for the Beavers prior to Thursday's game at Cincinnati is the offensive...

Defense lifts UO to soccer win.(Sports)(Tiffany Smith's goal and stingy defense make the difference for the Ducks in opener against Nevada)
September 1, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard RENO, Nev. - Tiffany Smith scored in the 13th minute and the Oregon defense held Nevada to just six shots as the Ducks opened their soccer season with a 1-0 win over the Wolf Pack on Friday night. REGIONAL...

Volcanoes blast Ems with late runs.(Sports)
September 1, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard KEIZER - The bottom half of Salem-Keizer's batting order accounted for 11 RBIs and 13 hits as the Volcanoes cruised past the Eugene Emeralds 14-5 in Northwest League baseball on Friday night. Andrew Davis...

Making the switch from Beaver to Duck.(Sports)
September 1, 2007... Byline: GRILLED DUCK By Curtis Anderson The Register-Guard Oregon OFFENSE No. Pos. Player Class Ht. Wt. 10 QB Dennis Dixon Sr 6-4 205 28 RB Jonathan Stewart Jr 5-11 230 4 WR Jaison Williams Jr 6-5 240 83 TE Ed Dickson So 6-5 240 57 LT...

PREP SCOREBOARD.(Sports)
September 1, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard PREP SCOREBOARD Nonleague Friday's Summaries WILLAMETTE 28, COTTAGE GROVE 6 Willamette... 7 6 8 7 - 28 Cottage Grove... 6 0 0 0 - 6 CG - Allen 5 pass from Dixon (kick failed) Wil...

Bulldogs surge past Millers in second half.(Sports)
September 1, 2007... Byline: Joe Lodle The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - West Albany, which spent almost all of last season ranked No. 1, reached the Class 5A state football championship game last December before losing to Corvallis in triple overtime. This...

THE BULLETIN.(Religion)
September 1, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard Services, events and people Yoncalla Assembly of God - Artists from the Ambassadors of Gospel Music will be performing at Gospel Fest, 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sept. 8, at the Yoncalla Assembly of God, 1008 Hayhurst...

Volunteers head to scene of disaster.(Disasters)(From Minnesota to Illinois, local Red Cross volunteers tackle the work of disaster relief during an emergency)
September 1, 2007... Byline: Bill Bishop The Register-Guard As disasters go, longtime American Red Cross relief volunteer Carol Foster has it relatively cushy this time around. She has a hotel room. Foster, a Florence bookstore owner trained to work for the...

Golden readies staff.(Schools)(The Springfield administrator gears up employees for the coming year)
September 1, 2007... Byline: Jack Moran The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - It had the feeling of a high school pep rally, complete with an enthusiastic crowd and a head coach urging a "go get 'em" approach to the impending challenge facing her team. But this...

Ex-wife's plan for murder ends with plea deal.(Crime)(Shari Bates, 38, of Eugene is given six years in prison for soliciting aggravated murder)
September 1, 2007... Byline: Bill Bishop The Register-Guard A Eugene woman who asked undercover sheriff's detectives to kill her ex-husband in July was angry and frustrated, not evil or malevolent, and probably would not have gone through with the crime, her...

South 42nd opens again following big upgrade.(Transportation)(The city wanted the work done before school starts)
September 1, 2007... Byline: Jack Moran The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - Jasper Road area residents can tell their Labor Day weekend visitors to take the direct route to their homes, now that South 42nd Street has reopened following a two-month reconstruction...

NEA president criticizes No Child Left Behind.(Schools)(In a speech to Eugene School District employees, he says the controversial system's emphasis on tests creates failure)
September 1, 2007... Byline: Anne Williams The Register-Guard In a funny, fiery speech to nearly 600 Eugene School District employees Friday morning, Reg Weaver, leader of the nation's largest teachers union, scolded national policy-makers for creating an...

BRIEFLY.(General News)
September 1, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard Republicans sponsor event honoring military troops The Lane County Republicans are sponsoring the Eugene Emeralds game and a barbecue on Monday. The annual "Honor The Troops" event welcomes elected officials,...

BRIEFLY.(General News)(REGION)
September 1, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard Old McKenzie Highway reopens after road work McKENZIE BRIDGE - The west end of the McKenzie Pass Highway will reopen at 8 a.m. Sunday, the state Department of Transportation said in a news release. The...

OBITUARIES.(Vitals)
September 1, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard Billy Rogers Billy Junior "B.J." Rogers of Eugene, previously of Springfield, died Aug. 31 of age-related causes at age 90. At his request, no service is planned. He was born Feb. 12, 1917, in...

FOR THE RECORD.(Vitals)
September 1, 2007... 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...

Book Store to close shop after 32 years.(Business)(The owner of the paperback exchange sells the building as she prepares to retire)
September 1, 2007... Byline: Ilene Aleshire The Register-Guard A longtime Eugene bookstore will close this month when its owner retires. The Book Store, at 1000 River Road, began 32 years ago when the Wilson family decided to diversify its army surplus...

LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
September 1, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard Do drug profits drive treatment? I enjoyed Karin Klein's Aug. 22 op-ed column, "Drug ads push parents to ask for stimulants." Klein is exactly correct. We should be trying to get our kids off drugs, not...

LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
September 1, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard Luxury the Earth can't afford I generally read the Auto Market section in the hopes of learning that the auto industry is at least trying to come up with energy-efficient machines. I was sickened by what I...

Fixing Oregon bridges.(Editorials)(Report both reassuring and a cause for concern)(Editorial)
September 1, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard Oregonians should be relieved - but not too relieved - that a new state inspection has found that Oregon bridges with designs similar to the Minnesota span that collapsed last month have no "imminent safety...

Ratify Law of the Sea.(Editorials)(America stands on the sideline in Arctic scramble)(Editorial)
September 1, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard There's been a mad scramble in the Arctic in recent months by nations intent on claiming the Arctic Ocean and the billions of tons of oil that lie beneath it. Russia, Canada and Denmark have all launched...

Riding a new route.(Transportation)
September 2, 2007... Byline: David Steves The Register-Guard It's a how-to guide for traffic planners on the ins and outs of building a better bike lane or footpath. It's a wish list for cyclists who'd like a better way to get across town for work or...

Child on mend after accident.(General News)(The boy suffered broken ribs and a concussion when he was hit by a trooper's car)
September 2, 2007... Byline: Karen McCowan The Register-Guard JUNCTION CITY - A Springfield boy is expected to recover from injuries he suffered Friday night when his stroller was struck by a police car on Highway 99, his grandmother said Saturday night. ...

CORRECTIONS.(Corrections)(Correction notice)
September 2, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard Sports: Sheldon High School football place-kicker John Campbell was misidentified in a boxscore on Page B8 on Saturday. News sources or readers who see errors in The Register-Guard are encouraged to call...

NEW PEDESTRIAN/BIKE PLAN.(Transportation)
September 2, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard Here are some of the concepts recommended in an updated statewide plan to improve traffic configurations for bicyclists and pedestrians Bicycle Boulevard: A local street that provides good through access for...

Businesses getting ready for aging baby boomers Health care providers also make changes to meet their needs.(Business)
September 2, 2007... Byline: Tim Christie The Register-Guard They're coming. A virtual tsunami of baby boomers - about 76 million in the United States, including close to 1 million in Oregon and nearly 100,000 in Lane County - are approaching the Golden...

5 lawmakers elect to share office.(Government)(The legislators schedule a grand opening event for their new Gateway space)
September 2, 2007... Byline: Jack Moran The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - Four state legislators from Eugene will move their "home" offices across Interstate 5, where they will share a Gateway area space with Rep. Terry Beyer of Springfield. Sen. Vicki...

Race sabotage shows worst, best in people.(Columns)(Column)
September 2, 2007... Byline: Bob Welch The Register-Guard Forget Waldo. What Craig Thornley, co-director of the Where's Waldo Ultramarathon, wants to know is this: Where is the chump, or chumps, who sabotaged our course? And what were they thinking when...

Boaters do with a little less water.(Business)(But at Fern Ridge Lake, the facilities around the reservoir are bustling during the long Labor Day weekend)
September 2, 2007... Byline: Sherri Buri McDonald The Register-Guard There's less water than usual for Labor Day weekend in Fern Ridge Lake, just 15 miles northwest of Eugene. But that didn't stop any of the boaters, swimmers or water-skiers who were...

California man dies, three hurt in I-5 accident.(Accidents)
September 2, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard A California man died Saturday when his northbound pickup truck crossed the median of Interstate 5 and collided with a southbound car 10 miles north of Eugene at 12:15 p.m. A woman and two girls in the...

Eluding game-day traffic a feat.(General News)(Residents who live near the stadium try to avoid Duck drivers - with mixed results)
September 2, 2007... Byline: Karen McCowan The Register-Guard At first, Duck Daniel Gates thought he'd played the University of Oregon's season opener perfectly. Before you scratch your head too hard trying to place Gates, you should know that the junior...

BRIEFLY.(General News)(REGION)
September 2, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard Group seeks donations for Coats for Kids drive The Eugene Active 20-30 Club's 17th annual Coats for Kids project will begin Tuesday and run through Oct. 12. It is a communitywide drive to help kids in...

SENIOR SERVICES.(General News)
September 2, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard Senior centers Area senior centers offer a variety of classes, programs and activities. For more information: Campbell Senior Center - 155 High St., Eugene, 682-5318 Kaufman Senior Center - 996...

HOLIDAY SCHEDULE.(Holidays)
September 2, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard Labor Day Monday Some offices will be closed and some services will be unavailable Monday. Schools: Closed. Lane Transit District: Sunday schedule. Banks: Closed. Stock market: Closed....

ROAD REPORT.(Transportation)
September 2, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard Major road construction information for Lane County, the cities of Eugene and Springfield, and the state Department of Transportation for the week of Sept. 2. (The state Department of Transportation announced it...

VOLUNTEERS.(General News)
September 2, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES United Way Volunteer Connection and RSVP M.E.C.C.A. (Materials Exchange Center for Community Arts) - Volunteers needed to help make a collaborative junk sculpture, bottle cap...

OBITUARIES.(Vitals)(Obituary)
September 2, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard Randy Morris A celebration of life will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 3500 W. 18th Ave. in Eugene for Randy Denver Morris of Eugene. He died Aug. 31 of...

FOR THE RECORD.(Vitals)
September 2, 2007... 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. Deaths Bradt - Teddy "Ted" Bradt, 64, of...

Oregon strikes gold by hiring Horton as its baseball coach.(Sports)
September 2, 2007... Byline: Ron Bellamy The Register-Guard In the end, the coach the Ducks never thought they could get took the job he never thought he would consider. The University of Oregon introduced George Horton as its new baseball coach on...

Substance over style.(Sports)
September 2, 2007... Byline: Rob Moseley The Register-Guard Halfway through the third quarter at Autzen Stadium on Saturday, Oregon was tied with Houston, and Michigan's loss to Appalachian State had already been announced to the 57,662 in attendance. With...

Eighty yards and seven points later, Dixon shows he can hit learning curve.(Sports)
September 2, 2007... Byline: George Schroeder The Register-Guard Dennis Dixon was off and running. You were up and shouting. So was Chip Kelly, through the headphones to no one in particular: `I think he can go! I think he can go!' This, Mike Bellotti...

UO volleyball team wins Baylor tourney.(Sports)
September 2, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard WACO, Texas - Oregon improved its volleyball record to 6-0 and won the Baylor Invitational by beating Stephen F. Austin and Baylor on Saturday. The Ducks beat Stephen F. Austin 30-12, 30-22, 30-21 before...

Ems beat Salem-Keizer.(Sports)
September 2, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard SALEM - The Eugene Emeralds made solo runs in the third, fifth, sixth and ninth innings stand up for a 4-2 Northwest League baseball victory over West Division-leading Salem-Keizer on Saturday. The win moved...

GAME REPORT.(Sports)(OREGON 48, HOUSTON 27)
September 2, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard STARS OF THE GAME Oregon - Dennis Dixon, senior quarterback, San Leandro, Calif. Dixon completed 9-of-15 passes for 134 yards and two touchdowns, with no interceptions. He also netted 141 yards on 15 carries,...

BY THE NUMBERS: OREGON VS HOUSTON.(Sports)
September 2, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard BY THE NUMBERS: OREGON VS. HOUSTON 0 - Total number of offensive penalties whistled against the Ducks. 4 - Total number of touchdowns scored by Oregon in four trips inside the red zone. 15 - Passes...

Ducks get kicks from stat sheet in special ways.(Sports)
September 2, 2007... Byline: Rob Moseley The Register-Guard Beyond the final score, there weren't a whole lot of places on the stat sheet where Oregon had the advantage after Saturday's 48-27 win over Houston at Autzen Stadium. Where the Ducks did have the...

Alridge's efforts can't counter miscues.(Sports)
September 2, 2007... Byline: Curtis Anderson The Register-Guard Houston's Anthony Alridge more than lived up to his nickname on Saturday. The 5-foot-9, 175-pound senior tailback, who is affectionately known as `Quick' by Cougar fans, scorched the Oregon...

Kelly's offensive calls have Ducks on the run.(Sports)
September 2, 2007... Byline: Ron Bellamy The Register-Guard A security guard stopped Chip Kelly outside the Casanova Center after Oregon's 48-27 victory over Houston on Saturday, not recognizing Oregon's new offensive coordinator and demanding to see his pass....

Duck defense makes, yields big plays.(Sports)(Coordinator Nick Aliotti sees a lot of room for improvement after his unit allowed 545 yards of offense)
September 2, 2007... Byline: Ron Bellamy The Register-Guard Rover Patrick Chung provided the turning point in Oregon's 48-27 win over Houston on Saturday with an end-zone interception in the third quarter when the score was tied at 20 and the Cougars were...

Doors open to historic properties.(General News)
September 2, 2007... Byline: Mark Baker The Register-Guard If you've driven by certain historic properties in Lane County - or elsewhere in Oregon, for that matter - and wondered what was inside, now's your chance. Maybe you'd like to see where Buster...

Tranquil tradition.(General News)
September 2, 2007... Byline: Mark Baker The Register-Guard PORTLAND - If evil spirits have got you down, there's a spot here that might have an answer. Because as wicked as those spirits might be, or think they are, they have a flaw: a lack of angularity. ...

BOOK NOTES.(Arts & Literature)
September 2, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard Events SEPT. 9 Young Readers: Summer Reading End-of-Summer Party - Event features activities inspired by the 38th book in the "Magic Tree House" series: ``Monday With a Mad Genius,'' 2 p.m., Barnes &...

WEDDINGS.(Family)
September 2, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard Chiari-Huntley Zella Chiari and Robert Forrest Huntley, both of Creswell, were married Aug. 16 at Central Lane Justice Court in Springfield. The bride is the daughter of the late Margaret Gammill and the...

ANNIVERSARIES.(Family)
September 2, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard Beyerlin Don and Ruth Knutson Beyerlin of Springfield will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary Sept. 8 with a reception from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at 392 S. 37th St. in Springfield. The couple also plan to...

ANNIVERSARIES.(Family)
September 2, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard Bean Travis and Beth Anne Bean of Springfield will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a second honeymoon trip around Oregon. The couple were married Aug. 31, 1957, in Albany. Their...

Unions help to instill a moral capitalism in the workplace.(Editorials)(Editorial)
September 2, 2007... Byline: Bob Bussel For The Register-Guard During my 34 years of association with the union movement, I have participated in many high-profile and even historic events - boycotts, strikes, legislative initiatives - that have helped to...

Men who? Birth rates show trend.(Editorials)(Editorial)
September 2, 2007... Byline: GUEST VIEWPOINT By Joe Stone For The Register-Guard The title from the campy, lurid cover of Maureen Dowd's recent best seller - "Are Men Necessary?" - poses a provocative question intended to be tongue in cheek. But recent evidence...

LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
September 2, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard The devil made us do it The fact that The Register-Guard still chooses to make space for a debate on the merits of evolution is a poor reflection on the state of critical thinking in both our country and at...

Demolition is forever.(Editorials)(But preservation and restoration aren't the same)(Editorial)
September 2, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard The idea that the Taco Time and Shawmed buildings in downtown Eugene are worthy of historic preservation will be greeted with hoots of derision. Yet while these two specific buildings likely have been altered so...

Top of the roller coaster.(Editorials)(The state's kicker checks are coming in December)(Editorial)
September 2, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard Oregon's government gets to play Santa Claus this year, mailing more than $1 billion in refunds to state income tax payers. The size of the refunds points to the difficulty of projecting state revenues two years...

Off to a solid start.(Schools)(District coordinators help homeless families get ready for school)
September 3, 2007... Byline: Anne Williams The Register-Guard With six days left before the first day of school, Kasey White and Donna Butera faced a dilemma last week during a visit to St. Vincent de Paul's First Place Family Center for homeless families. ...

Sheriff's office reinvents crew of jail inmates.(Crime)(With the road crew formally ended, a new program has its focus on parks and cities)
September 3, 2007... Byline: Bill Bishop The Register-Guard LEABURG - On the steep slope of a power canal, an inmate work crew labored last week doing more than just clearing brush and trees that weaken the earthen structure. They also were rebuilding a...

Union leaders search for `Made in USA'.(General News)(A Labor Day giveaway challenges gift-givers to find American-made toys)
September 3, 2007... Byline: Karen McCowan The Register-Guard Cue "Mission Impossible" music. The task - CJ Mann and Pat Riggs-Henson really had no choice but to accept it - was to find and buy "Made in USA" toys for 75 children. After all, Mann is...

School rules.(Schools)(Administrators offer a few lessons for elementary, middle and high schoolers making major transitions)
September 3, 2007... Byline: Andrea Damewood The Register-Guard By all means, Morgan Buschelman should be the one worried about her first day of sixth grade at Kelly Middle School in north Eugene. Instead, it's her mom, Jill. "We've kind of talked a...

'Agnes' has imagination to match shoe size.(Advisory)
September 3, 2007... Byline: GUEST COMIC The Register-Guard When our readers speak, we try to listen. During the past eight months, we've been collecting comments about our comics lineup on our Web site. More than a few have suggested we give "Agnes" a test...

LOOKING FOR A HOME.(Animals)
September 3, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard This female shepherd-Labrador mix is tan with darker points. She's a good dog and smart, but a bit skittish with a tendency to flee in stressful situations. A good match for a loving, patient home. Her case...

DREAMS OF SPACE COMING TRUE FOR THURSTON VICTIM.(Columns)(Column)
September 3, 2007... Byline: WHERE ARE THEY NOW? The Register-Guard EDITOR'S NOTE: "Where Are They Now?" is a Monday column that updates readers on local newsmakers from the past. Have ideas? E-mail Bob Welch at bwelch@guardnet.com. THEN: Tony Case was...

Knowing how to be a positive force.(Lifestyle)(Living with Asperger's Syndrome, a Harrisburg High student focuses his energies on leadership and service)
September 3, 2007... Byline: PEOPLE By Karen McCowan The Register-Guard Harrisburg High School student body president Aaron Barden is a three-sport athlete and school newspaper editor. The 16-year-old senior loves math and already has earned college credit by...

Guardrail work to begin, at higher cost.(Transportation)(The Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway median project is intended to prevent vehicles from jumping the curb)
September 3, 2007... Byline: Jack Moran The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - The price of safety has doubled, at least in the case of a 4,000-foot-long guardrail city officials will pay to have installed along the center median of the new Martin Luther King Jr....

Wildfire grows, but crews hold line.(Fires)(The G.W. Fire triples in size; firefighters focus efforts near Black Butte Ranch)
September 3, 2007... Byline: Ilene Aleshire The Register-Guard A wildfire burning about 15 miles west of Sisters almost tripled in size over the weekend, going from about 1,200 acres Saturday morning to about 3,200 acres Sunday evening, with only about 5...

COMMUNITIES BRIEFLY.(General News)(REGION)
September 3, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard Parenting classes available at center The Center for Community Counseling is offering two classes for low-income parents. The Nurturing Parent class will be held Tuesdays from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sept. 11...

BRIEFLY.(Schools)(OPPORTUNITIES)
September 3, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard Arboretum field trips to teach fall ecology Mount Pisgah Arboretum is starting its Fall Discovery Tour elementary school field trips a week early this year to take advantage of lingering good weather....

ACHIEVEMENTS.(Schools)
September 3, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard Creswell boy, 9, honored Ralyn Case, a 9-year-old student at both Creslane Elementary and Creswell Middle schools, has been named the 2006-07 Oregon recipient of the National Association of Gifted Children's...

BOOK PICKS.(Schools)
September 3, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard "Emily's First 100 Days of School," "Timothy Goes to School" and "Mama Don't Go!" By Rosemary Wells Hyperion Books for Children, 2000; Viking Books, 2000; Hyperion, 2001 Ages 4 to 7 For a...

HOLIDAY SCHEDULE.(Holidays)
September 3, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard Labor Day Today Some offices will be closed and some services will be unavailable today. Schools: Closed. Lane Transit District: Sunday schedule. Banks: Closed. Stock market: Closed....