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LETTERS IN THE EDITOR’S MAILBAG
Obamacare’s danger The Democrats that “gave” us the “Affordable Care Act” remind me of the old story of the frog in the kettle. You know the one — a frog is put in a kettle of cold water over a hot...
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WILLAMALANE HIGHLIGHTS
Events scheduled by Willamalane Park and Recreation District for the week of April 1-7. Monday, April 1 Middle School Lacrosse — Grades 5-8. High school coaches demonstrate fundamentals of shooting,...
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BRIEFLY SPRINGFIELD
Corps sets session on river restoration The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host an open-house style information session from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. today in the Library Meeting Room at Springfield...
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Springfield police log
Incidents FRIDAY, MARCH 15 Suspicious conditions: 1:58 p.m., 600 block Q Street. A gas station employee noticed a driver had an open container of an alcoholic beverage inside his car after he pulled up...
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Falk opens season as runner-up
Former Thurston High standout Tyler Falk opened his junior season with the Northwest Christian men’s golf team earlier this month. Falk placed second individually at the Corban Invitational, despite...
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Thurston goes off with a full Gallup
K.C. Gillespie keeps coming back to one word — special. Standing just off the track at Thurston High, Gillespie and his coaching staff were preparing more than 150 athletes for a rare sun-soaked...
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Care helps man defeat a stroke
Former parks planner David Reed credits the team at Sacred Heart Medical Center’s Oregon Rehabilitation Center with getting him back on his feet after a stroke knocked his life off course in November...
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Trail system along Thurston ridgeline taking shape
A large, forested tract at the east end of town will be preserved for future generations under a deal announced last week by Willamalane Park and Recreation District. Willamalane has acquired 175 acres...
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Face-changing best done at home
It was a while ago — I’m thinking early in the 1980s and when I was a feature writer for a daily newspaper. I was on an interview with a young woman who’d been violently attacked by a rejected suitor...
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Project would restore habitat
EDITOR’S NOTE: In Case You Missed It is a digest of recent Register-Guard articles of interest to Springfield readers. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is tentatively proposing to spend more than $45...
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Partners’ floral design studio blossoms in historic home
Lowell Tanquary remembers the first time he really saw a flower. He was walking through the forest with his mother when he spotted a Pink Lady’s Slipper orchid, a single green stem with a bright...
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Doctor with a heart
When a medical student clutched his chest and collapsed at McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center last week, a nearby heart surgeon recruited a seventh-grade boy to help the patient. Jason McCallum might...
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WILLAMALANE HIGHLIGHTS
Events scheduled by Willamalane Park and Recreation District for the week of April 8 to 14. Monday, April 8 Better Baking — For adults 18 and up in the Adaptive Recreation program. Explore different...
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The editor’s mailbag
Marriage semantics Words have more power than we realize. Would assigning different words about the reality of people forming unions and spousal rights of people of the same gender make it easier for...
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Briefly Springfield
State legislators to hold town hall meeting State Sen. Lee Beyer and state Reps. Phil Barnhart and John Lively will host a town hall gathering at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Council Chamber at City Hall,...
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Springfield police log
Incidents FRIDAY, MARCH 22 Criminal trespass: 6:02 p.m., South Fern and Booth Kelly Road. Four teenage boys were seen “playing chicken” with a train. The caller said one of the boys was wearing a mask....
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Locals set for Pepsi meet
The University of Oregon will host the Pepsi Team Invitational on Saturday with Texas A&M, Washington and Washington State making the trip to Hayward Field. Former Springfield High track and field...
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Emerald hopes senior year is a gem
Jonathan Emerald has all the momentum. Barreling down the runway, soaring for rebounds or leaving linebackers in the dust, the Springfield High standout has put together an undeniably impressive senior...
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Sports medicine specialist not just for athletes
You don’t have to be a competitive athlete to benefit from the care of a sports medicine doctor. Sports-related injuries — such as a sprain, strain or broken bone that happens because of physical...
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Install a rain garden, and save a stream
A rain garden is a great way to add beauty to your landscape and improve water quality at the same time. Rain gardens are sunken garden beds that collect and treat runoff from rooftops, driveways and...
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