Oregon based relief landing in Haiti today
A team of emergency response experts from Portland based Mercy Corps is expected to be in Haiti today to assess needs and help coordinate relief efforts. The international relief agency has extensive quake experience from recent operations in China and Peru. Caitlin Carlson, communications officer, says they already know the most immediate needs will be clean water, food, sanitation services and shelter. The team is taking a limited amount of supplies with them and they intend to provide a fifth element of relief by supporting the local economy.
211 – “In the aftermath of a disaster, economies shut down… so spending a little money to buy these supplies not only helps the people getting the supplies, but it helps the people who are selling the supplies, who maybe themselves, their home was damaged.”
Updates on the Mercy Corps response will be posted on the organization’s website at mercycorps.org. Donations to the cause can be made at the same website.
(Oregon News Service provided audio and information for this story)
Not all pleas for assistance following this week’s Haitian earthquake are legitimate. A host of top law enforcement officials, including Oregon’s Attorney General are saying ‘watch out’. Scammers have been hard at work exploiting recent events and the Haitian earthquake relief efforts are no exception. Attorney General John Kroger says some scammers are not just looking for the cash, but want access to your personal data such as credit card numbers and banking info. Many legitimate organizations are seeking donations. Kroger says most of them are registered with his office.
New regulations went into effect last month about the use of personal flotation devices when boaters are crossing the Siuslaw River Entrance. Seaman Chantal Newell with the U.S. Coast Guard Siuslaw River Station says life jacket use for most mariners was optional when crossing under ‘bar restrictions’. It’s now mandatory in most cases. Seaman Newell says a series of open houses will be held at the station to help get the word out.
205 – “To discuss all the different changes, any concerns that mariners might have. And we’re here to answer the questions. We might not necessarily have made the rules but we want to make sure that everyone understands them and why they’re in place.”
No dates have been set.
One of the Republican candidates for Governor of Oregon will be in the Florence area this evening. Allen Alley is a Portland area business man and former chief of staff to Democratic Governor Ted Kulongoski. Alley made an unsuccessful run for State Treasurer two years ago. He will meet with Coastal Republicans of Florence from seven to nine at Driftwood Shores.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The estate of a homeless heroin addict has
filed a $1 million wrongful death lawsuit against Multnomah County
and a contract health care provider over Holly Jean Casey's
pneumonia death in the county detention center. The lawsuit filed
recently in federal court accuses the county, Maxim Health Systems
LLC and jail personnel of negligence in failing to help Casey.
County Attorney Agnes Sowle declined comment.
ALBANY, Ore. (AP) - A 45-year-old trucker from Los Angeles says
he choked while eating chicken and passed out, allowing his
southbound tractor-trailer rig to cross the Interstate 5 median and
crash. Oregon State Police Lt. Mark Cotter says Andrew Quintero was
unhurt in yesterday's crash on northbound I-5 south of Albany.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - State police say six people who pleaded
guilty in the unlawful taking of four bull elk near Cottage Grove
learned their sentences yesterday in Lane County Circuit Court.
Police say 50-year-old John Atwater was the shooter. He was
sentenced to 40 days in jail and his hunting privileges were
suspended for life.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - An anti-crime group founded by conservative
activist Kevin Mannix is pushing an initiative to undo the 2009
Legislature's expansion of sentence reductions for prison inmates.
The proposal being pushed for the November ballot would cut from 30
percent to 20 percent the maximum amount of prison time that could
be slashed for inmates who meet certain "earned time"
requirements, including following prison rules.
OAKRIDGE, Ore. (AP) - Oregon State Police say a 91-year-old
woman killed in a crash last October was to blame for the collision
with an Oakridge police patrol car. The Register-Guard reports Lane
County prosecutors reviewed the investigation and decided Officer
Daniel Miller will not face any criminal charge. Virginia Spalinger
was hit while making a left turn in front of the officer who was
chasing a speeder. (Register Guard)
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. (AP) - A little bird did it. The Oregonian
reports a flicker - member of the woodpecker family - made numerous
holes in the Lake Oswego City Hall. That allowed water to enter and
mold to grow. Workers started making repairs yesterday, and pest
management consultants have recommended coating the walls with a
bird deterrent. (The Oregonian)
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. (AP) - The fire that reduced a Central Point
landmark to charred rubble has been ruled an arson. Central Point
police Sgt. Josh Moulin says a criminal investigation is under way.
The blaze destroyed the century-old home that once housed the Mon
Desir - a premier southern Oregon dinner house.
GARIBALDI, Ore. (AP) - Police arrested a registered sex offender
from Garibaldi who is accused of sexually abusing a 14-year-old
girl he met by way of the Internet. Derek Ellwood was taken into
custody at work in the coastal town and has been lodged in the
Tillamook County Jail.
BAKER CITY, Ore. (AP) - The Baker City Council's choice for city
manager is not ready to report for work. Mayor Dennis Dorrah says a
family medical problem might prevent Tim Johnson from arriving in
Baker City for a month or two, possibly longer. Dorrah says he told
Johnson the city will hold the position for him.
STANFIELD, Ore. (AP) - The Eastern Oregon city of Stanfield
finally has its new city manager. Scott Pingel, of Kennewick,
Wash., was sworn in this week and will start Monday. Pingel is the
second city manager the council has hired since October. The first
man never showed up for the job.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Prep Wrestling:
The Siuslaw Vikings will make the long road trip to Brookings-Harbor High School this evening where they’ll have a pair of dual meets… one a Far West contest against the Bruins; the other against either Gold Beach or Glide.
College Basketball:
The Oregon and Oregon State men’s basketball teams host the Arizona schools this week. The Arizona State Sun Devils are off to a 12-5 start and is coming off a pair of home wins over Washington and Washington State. They’ll be in Eugene against the Oregon Ducks this evening at 5:30… airtime on KCST is set for five. Arizona, meanwhile, has an uncharacteristically mediocre 8-8 mark. They split with the Washington schools last week and will be in Corvallis against the Beavers for a 7:00 game… airtime on KCFM is at 6:30.
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