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Briefly
Program addresses in-home care, hospice “Home Health or Hospice?” is the question to be addressed at 1:30 p.m. at the Willamalane Adult Activity Center, 215 West C St. Discover what qualifies someone...
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The editor’s mailbag
Thanks to 4-H savior It’s back, Horse 4-H in Lane County ... and it’s due in great part to a woman named Jean Sirotek. The funny thing is, Jean doesn’t even have a child in the program anymore. Her...
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Springfield police log July 26-Aug. 1
Incidents FRIDAY, JULY 26 1Burglary: 6:10 p.m., 100 block A Street. A resident said she awoke from a nap to find her purse missing from a table in her apartment. Keys and a roll of quarters were also...
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Be careful about the sun when soaking up summer
Many of us are spending time outdoors this summer for a variety of fun and exciting activities, but it’s important to be aware that soaking up too much sunshine can lead to health problems down the...
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Learn to love Springfield in five easy lessons
One of the benefits of working at City Hall is the opportunity to interact with so many different people. Visitors from out of town and abroad are especially fun to get to know. Given the fact that...
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Being thin-skinned is bloody battle
It turns out I’m thin-skinned. No, not as in overly sensitive; actual shallowness of epidermis. Every bump or poke and I bruise or bleed, and at the moment have three Band-Aids on one arm. I guess the...
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Schools consider fall vote on bond
EDITOR’S NOTE: In Case You Missed It is a digest of recent Register-Guard articles of interest to Springfield readers. The Springfield School District is proposing a $60 million bond measure for the...
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Western apparel shop keeps these cowgirls in rhinestones
Rollie Keeney and Susan Beebe like to call their Q Street shop, My Classy Cowgirl, a family business. Keeney’s mother and sister help out, they’ve welcomed their store manager into the fold as well,...
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Cultivating minds
The summer doldrums have been cured for 25 students at Page Elementary who signed up for a free gardening camp that started July 29 and ends today. “I was a bit surprised to see how many kids signed up...
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WILLAMALANE HIGHLIGHTS
Events scheduled by Willamalane Park and Recreation District for the week of Aug. 16-23. Monday, Aug. 19 Green Engineering With Lego Camp — Ages 7 to 11. Design and build machines powered by...
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Briefly
Planner to talk to City Club today Lindy Paul, principal planner for the city of Springfield since 2001, will be the speaker at today’s Springfield City Club meeting at 11:45 a.m. at the Willamalane...
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Springfield police log Aug. 2-8
Incidents FRIDAY, Aug. 2 Dispute: 8:59 p.m., 900 block Main Street. Police responded to a dispute between two men near a bowling alley. A caller said one of the men kept lifting up his shirt, saying he...
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Hunnicutt competes at junior national
Springfield High’s Carlos Hunnicutt competed at the 2013 Speedo Junior National Championships last week in Irvine, Calif. The three-time OSAA Class 5A state swimming champion qualified for his first...
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Symmonds makes splash at worlds
Youth bested experience on Tuesday at the IAAF World Championships in Moscow. Five-time U.S. champion, two-time Olympian and Springfield resident Nick Symmonds ran a stellar race in the men’s 800-meter...
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To protect your skin, mind the sun
Summer is here, and it may be tempting to park yourself in a lawn chair or tanning bed to get that sun-kissed glow. Unfortunately, if you don’t properly protect your skin, you will pay for it later...
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Device helps gauge outdoor watering
Did you know that on any given day only about 3 percent of tap water in Springfield is used for drinking? The rest is used for landscaping, bathing, household chores, recreation and other activities,...
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At a B&B, door is open to all kinds
For 12 years, Fearless Leader and I ran a bed and breakfast business in Hawaii. On Maui, on the west-facing slope of Haleakala. Besides being far from any beaches and the Madding Crowd, we had a killer...
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Produce comes to where it’s needed
EDITOR’S NOTE: In Case You Missed It is a digest of recent Register-Guard articles of interest to Springfield readers. For the rest of the local growing season, an underserved area of town will have...
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Scent of lavender leads woman down path to own business
After 30 years as an enthusiast of herbal remedies, Springfield resident Rege Shaw decided in December that it was time to launch her company, Just Lavendar — spelled with a second “a.” It’s a...
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The Starr of the airwaves
Sonny Starr of Springfield has devoted his radio career to celebrating the actors and actresses who represent the Golden Age of Hollywood. And just how long a career has that been? Consider that next...
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