Happy fall!

Yes, if you hadn’t noticed, on this otherwise mundane Monday morning, at 11:19 a.m. to be exact, we quietly slipped from summer into autumn.

Right on queue, our columnist Bob Welch is writing about that American fall tradition known as football. Well, he’s writing about what it’s like to volunteer at a high school game; to be the guy who holds that pole on the sideline that tells you what down it is. This is not as simple as it may appear.

U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden will be in Eugene this Wednesday for a town hall meeting at Sheldon High School. If you have things to discuss, this is your chance.

The city of Eugene announced it will close a community garden to give the River House recreation center more space. And there is also a plan for the people who garden there.

A Springfield special education teacher has won a regional teaching award — along with a $1,000 prize — and is now one of 16 regional winners in the running for the Oregon Teacher of the Year award.

We are still looking for high school athletes — from anywhere in Lane County — who have an interesting or inspirational story. Contact Mike McInally if you’d like to nominate someone we might write a profile about.

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Here’s a case where standing on the sidelines is a weighty job indeed

Stepping up to be the “box official” at a JV high school football game: Watch […]

Wyden set to hold town hall meeting in Eugene Wednesday

U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., will be at Sheldon High School.

City to close community garden, give recreation center more space

The 11 people now gardening at the River House Community Garden will be offered plots […]

Springfield special ed teacher wins regional Teacher of the Year award

A parent nominated Sally Golden for her dedication and focus on her students’ needs. She […]

Enjoy your first fall evening of 2025,

Bob

Bob Passaro has been a reporter and editor since the 1990s. He has worked at The Associated Press, The Post Register in Idaho Falls, Idaho; The Salt Lake Tribune in Utah; and for 14 years at The Register-Guard in Eugene. He also spent about 10 years as co-owner of a design and web development agency in Eugene. And he is co-founder of the obituary platform Elegy.us