Search for missing men turns up nothing; Save now to save later says PUD; Seasonal flu shots available

Search fails to turn up any sign of missing pair north of Florence..

Heavy seas and poor weather hampered the search yesterday for a pair of fishermen who failed to come home Wednesday night. Family members notified authorities late that night that 62-year old Bill Bodewig of Yachats and 23-year old Nick Lutz of Florence were overdue. Bodewig’s car was found parked just off Highway 101 near the Oregon House, eight miles south of Yachats… at the head of a trail used to access the rocks below. Because of darkness and the weather the Coast Guard could not mount an aerial search until yesterday morning. On one fly-by crews spotted a fishing rod and two backpacks on the rocks, assumed to belong to the pair. Volunteers with the Lane County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Team scoured the ground in the area but were unable to find anything.

Cutting back a little right now, could go a long way in the future. The Bonneville Power Administration has said they won’t be able to meet all the electrical needs of Central Lincoln PUD and other northwest utilities by 2013. That means the PUD would most likely have to purchase additional electricity at higher rates to meet their needs. It could be cheaper in the long run to just cut back and Mike Sleight says there are a variety of things residents can do, including something as simple as turning down the thermostat on the water heater.
215 – “As a rule of thumb I feel pretty comfortable that I can walk through your house with you and your family, discuss your lifestyle, take a look at things and when I leave, just by simple lifestyle changes, you can easily save eight to ten dollars a month.”

Much of Sleight’s 25 year utility career has been spent with a focus on conservation. Central Lincoln PUD offers several programs to customers that can help subsidize energy savings in their home and small business.

Nurse practitioner Stephen Allred with ‘Get A Flu Shot.com’ says a lot of media attention has been placed on the H1N1 flu. But, he adds, there are still many people who have not been able to get the seasonal shot because of a shortage earlier this fall. Allred’s firm will be offering seasonal vaccines once again in Florence on Monday from noon to six pm at the Florence Events Center.

TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:

College Football:

Oregon State travels to the Palouse tomorrow where they’ll take on the Washington State Cougars. Airtime on KCFM is set for one o’clock… kickoff at two. Oregon is in Tucson where they’ll take on the Arizona Wildcats. The last two visits to the University of Arizona have not only resulted in losses for the Ducks, but they’ve lost their starting quarterbacks to injury. Two years ago, Dennis Dixon went down, ending his Heisman Trophy Hopes. In 2005 Kellen Klemens went down with a broken leg. Tomorrow’s game kicks off at five… the pregame show on KCST will be at four.

College Basketball:

First the men… Oregon heads to Portland for Hoop action against the University of Portland Pilots at seven tomorrow night. Oregon State will be at home against Sacramento State at Noon. For the women, Oregon State will be at Houston Baptist on Sunday, Oregon takes on the Montana Grizzlies in Missoula.

Youth Sports:

Four runners from Florence will take part in tomorrow’s regional finals of the USA Track and Field Junior Olympics Cross Country competition. Mitchell Butler, Mack Marbas, Matthew Campbell and Seth Campbell will be in Spokane, Washington as members of the Nike-Bowerman AC team. All four finished in the top ten of the state finals last week with Butler winning the individual title.