Sam Elliott at home in Oregon
The Oscar-nominated star and part-time Linn County resident is considered a “national treasure”
Living Here
A regular Register-Guard column on the people, places and events that make Lane County, Oregon, a unique place to work and live
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His shining ‘spotlight’
He remembers riding his bicycle to a downtown theater in the early ’70s, a quest to watch four “Planet of the Apes” movies in one sitting.
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A slam dunk
Ten-year-old Lauren Cullins pondered the question — “What’s the most important thing you heard him…
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For the Love of song
SPRINGFIELD — Sarah Mishler’s face is as red as the rose in her hand. The…
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Serenity now
COBURG — It’s got that new treatment center smell. It’s also drawing “ski lodge” comparisons,…
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Journey for justice
After all the VIPs — the mayor, a county commissioner, a University of Oregon provost,…
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Quite a cut up
The phone rings off the hook. One Mayland “Pete” Peterson answers yet another call, as…
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A century plus one
Let’s call this New Year’s 101. Because 100-year-old Norma McNutt has — literally — been…
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Christmas past
Good morning. It’s Christmas Day.
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Not just mailing it in
SPRINGFIELD — He’s no Grinch, no Scrooge. And Joseph “Louie” Locke is no bureaucratic slowpoke…
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