Haitian relief efforts wrap up locally today
The cash total is nearing $3000 in one fund drive to aid relief efforts in Haiti following that 7.2 magnitude earthquake that struck a week ago. It’s estimated that more than 200-thousand people perished in the quake or it’s aftermath. The local fund raising effort, organized by realtor Mike Cocciolo, will funnel donations through an organization founded by evangelist Bob Pierce in 1970 and headed since 1980 by Franklin Graham.
205 – “The reason I chose Samaritan’s Purse is because they were already on the ground in Haiti. They had… their organization is already there and has been for many years so they’ve got a lot of infrastructure already there. This is what they need, they need our support and our money and they need it right now.”
Cocciolo said he hopes the total continues to grow today. Donations can be dropped off at Prudential Pacific Properties or at Siuslaw Bank in Florence. Checks should be made out to Western Lane Community Foundation.
Nominations for the annual Siuslaw Awards presented by the Florence Area Chamber of Commerce have been extended through the close of business tomorrow. There are five different nomination categories including the Stu Johnston Business of the Year Award. The Siuslaw Awards, including the First Citizen and Future First Citizen ceremonies are set for Friday, February 12th.
The Florence Kiwanis Foundation distributes several thousand dollars each year to area groups and organizations that participate in the community and support youth. This year’s grant application cycle is now open with applications available at Siuslaw Bank, the Florence Church of the Nazarene or online at florencekiwanis.org. The deadline for applying is February 10th.
And, as long as we’re talking about deadlines… there’s another one coming up tomorrow afternoon. Entry forms and fees for the pie baking contest for this weekend’s upcoming Winter Folk Festival are due by five pm. For the eighth year running the Friends of the Events Center are looking for the best apple, berry, fruit or nut pies. They even have a category for sugar free entries. The entry form is available at the FEC and must be returned with the applicable fee: Three dollars for the first pie and two bucks for each entry after that. Late entries will be accepted but that will cost you an extra dollar a pie. They’ll all be judged Saturday morning. Following the contest will be the annual Friends of the FEC pie-by-the slice sale at the Winter Folk Festival.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) - A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employee
and a contractor were killed when their small plane crashed in an
Oregon forest. Authorities identified the pilot as 52-year-old
Vernon Ray Bentley, a Fish and Wildlife Service employee from
Blodgett. His passenger was 59-year-old David Sherwood Pitkin of
Bandon, a former employee who was working as a contractor for the
agency. The wreckage was found yesterday.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Oregon State Police arrested a 19-year-old
man following a head-on collision that seriously injured a Eugene
woman. Recruit Trooper Mike Pelkey said a car driven by Jacob
Curtis crossed the center line on Highway 126E near Vida. Curtis
was taken to the Lane County Jail following Sunday's crash on
charges of assault, drunken driving, reckless driving and
recklessly endangering another person.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The body of a Portland man was found in a
sinkhole in his back yard after a friend called police to say she
had not heard from him. Officials say the body of 57-year-old
Michael Zerwas was found partially submerged in water in a hole
about 25 feet deep. Police say they were called on Sunday by an
Iowa woman who said she hadn't heard from Zerwas since Thursday.
Officers then searched the back yard of his home.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A high surf advisory remains in effect for
the North Coast through this afternoon. The National Weather
Service says rip currents and beach erosion are possible and
jetties are particularly dangerous. Strong winds whipped the coast
Sunday night and another storm was on its way. Seas were 25 to 30
feet early Monday, but subsided to 20 feet before noon. The storms
caused no major problems.
OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) - Opening statements are scheduled today
in the trial of an Oregon City couple charged with criminally
negligent homicide in the faith-healing death of their 16-year-old
son. Jeff and Marci Beagley are accused of failing to provide
adequate medical care for their son, Neil, who died in June 2008 of
an untreated urinary tract blockage.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The special election on a pair of measures
that would boost taxes on corporations and wealthy Oregonian
residents is a week from today. The referendum asks voters whether
a $727 million tax package approved last year by the Legislature
should take effect. Organized labor says the measures are needed to
save public services. Business interests say the taxes would kill
jobs.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - An autopsy on the Portland man found dead
Sunday in a sinkhole in his back yard shows he survived the fall
into the 25-foot pit. But 57-year-old Michael Zerwas was unable to
climb out of the cold water and likely became hypothermic and
drowned. KGW reports the sinkhole appeared to be a cistern dating
back to the construction of the home in the 1930s.
(KGW)
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Eugene police say a shoplifter at a Fred
Meyer store turned a petty theft into a felony by setting a propane
tank on fire to cover his escape. Police told The Register-Guard
the 24-year-old man was recognized by a store employee and arrested
later for investigation of arson and reckless endangering. Police
estimate damage from Sunday's fire might exceed $100,000.
(Register Guard)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The former teen lover of Portland Mayor
Sam Adams is planning to write a memoir. In an e-mail to The
Oregonian newspaper, Beau Breedlove says the book will be a
reflection on the events of his life before, during and after the
scandal surrounding his relationship with Adams.
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) - A Klamath Falls woman engaged in a
tense, four-hour stand-off with deputies before she was taken to a
local hospital for a mental evaluation. Sheriff Tim Evinger says
neighbors were evacuated after the woman threatened police officers
and aimed a loaded handgun at walls and windows. Evinger says the
incident was related to a mental health issue.
JACKSONVILLE, Ore. (AP) - The Southern Oregon Historical Society
has proposed moving out of Jacksonville and consolidating its
operation in a building it owns in Medford. The society also wants
to sell some historic buildings it maintains in Jacksonville to
help pay off its debt. Jacksonville was the heart of the southern
Oregon gold rush during the late 1800s.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Athlete of the Week:
Siuslaw High School Wrestling standout Jacob Graber is Coast Radio Sports’ Athlete of the Week. The 125-pounder claimed victory in the Vikings’ non-league Dual Meet last week against Gold Beach. He also won the individual title for that weight class at the Siuslaw Invitational in Florence….Honorable Mention to his teammate, Kwartel Hendrickson, who won a non-league match by fall against Gold Beach last week, also finishing third place individually in the 171 pound weight class at the Siuslaw Invitational.
On The Schedule Tonight:
Prep basketball has Siuslaw at home hosting the Brookings Harbor Bruins in a Far West League double header. The girls open the night with a 6 o’clock tip off in Florence, the boys’ game follows at 7:30. Airtime over Coast Radio Sports is 5:45. In Mountain West League doubleheader action it’s Mapleton on the road against Alsea.
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