Business of the Year and Future First Citizen named…
A major expansion during a down-economy and continued success were key elements leading to the recognition of Coastal Fitness and Aquatics as the recipient of the third annual Stu Johnston Business of the Year award Friday night. The Siuslaw Awards ceremony, hosted by the Florence Area Chamber of Commerce, was also the venue for the annual Florence First Citizen awards. Siuslaw High School senior Hanna Hodulik was recognized as the Future First Citizen. Rick Yecny had been previously announced the First Citizen. Four more business awards were handed out during the evening… Chen’s Family Dish for their “Curb Appeal”; Splash was singled out for “Customer Service”; Woody Woodbury and Florence Grocery Outlet received the “Community Caring Award”; and Florence Rotary earned the “Spirit of Community”. More than 150 people were on hand for the annual awards at the Florence Events Center.
Eight different communities on the Oregon Coast will receive grant funding for a new program aimed at improving readiness for a possible major tsunami. Yachats, Waldport and Seal Rock in Lincoln County; Bandon in Coos County; and four more north coast communities will receive funding to help pay for expedited remapping that will help them determine just what areas might be inundated. The intention, according to James Roddey with the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, is to eventually expand the mapping to include the entire 360-mile Oregon coastline. DOGAMI and Oregon Emergency Management have teamed up to fund the program that uses revenue from the the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The total is up to more than 200-thousand tons and it continues to grow. That’s how much paper, plastics and other waste the U.S. Postal Service recycled last year alone. That’s why the service is stepping up their ‘Lobby Recycling Program’. By the end of this year more than 8,000 post offices in the country will have special recycle containers similar to those found at the Florence Post Office. Deborah Giannoni-Jackson with the Postal Service says the program helps divert paper waste from landfills and allows the service to sell the recycled materials to help pay for the program. It also cuts back on the possibility of identity theft as the recycle containers are more secure than the open trash cans formerly used.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
GRESHAM, Ore. (AP) - Neighbors say a Clackamas County sheriff's
sergeant who police say killed his wife and another woman before
taking his own life was a friendly neighbor who earlier had
appeared to be trying to reconcile with his wife. The Oregonian
cites police in reporting that Jeffrey A. Grahn killed his wife,
Charlotte, shot and killed another woman, then wounded a third
woman before shooting himself to death at a crowded Gresham
restaurant Friday night.
COQUILLE, Ore. (AP) - The Coos County district attorney's office
says the two slain people found in a house near Bandon last week
died of multiple gunshot wounds. KCBY-TV in North Bend reports that
autopsies were performed Saturday on the bodies of 62-year-old
Robin Lynn Anstey and 48-year-old Robert William Kennelly Jr.
Police are looking for Anstey's 34-year-old son, Gabriel Morris.
LINCOLN CITY, Ore. (AP) - Oregon State Police say a 72-year old
man died Sunday morning after he was swept out into the Pacific
while trying to rescue his dog near Lincoln City. Troopers say the
man was playing fetch on the beach with his dog at the D River
Wayside when the dog apparently got caught in a wave and was pulled
away from shore. Witnesses say the man went into the water to help,
only to be swept away by another wave. The Oregonian reports that
the dog survived.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - A woman has notified the state of Oregon that
she intends to sue over the behavior of John Minnis, the former
head of the state's police training and standards division. The
Oregonian reports that the woman filed a tort claim notice against
the state on Friday. She told colleagues in November that Minnis
had been pressuring her to have a sexual relationship and that she
refused.
ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) - Two firefighters are injured after
responding to a blaze at the Roseburg Forest Product's powerhouse.
Sawdust in the air ignited while firefighters were in the building,
causing an explosion and 75-foot fireball. Both firefighters
suffered burns. One remains hospitalized.
COQUILLE, Ore. (AP) - The father of a mentally disabled teenager
who killed the older man's girlfriend has pleaded no contest to
criminally mistreating the young man. The plea by 62-year-old Fred
Cozad Jr. of Coos Bay marks the final chapter of a case that began
when Cozad's 18-year-old son, Henry, killed Linda Foley.
BAKER CITY, Ore. (AP) - A 91-year-old Baker City man and his
89-year-old brother have survived a night in the cold after their
SUV slid off a groomed snowmobile trail. Leonard and Lloyd Pohl
were reported missing Wednesday when they did not return from a
sightseeing trip. There was no sign of them until Thursday when
Lloyd Pohl stepped onto Highway 7 and flagged down a passer-by.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Senate has voted to suspend extra
"earned time" for convicts. The Legislature is trying to fix a
2009 law that gave convicts a chance to get out months early. The
2009 law applied to some serious crimes, and it allowed inmates
convicted of violent crimes to apply for reductions if they also
were serving time for a lesser offense.
JUNCTION CITY, Ore. (AP) - A Junction City man is charged with
sexually abusing a 17-year-old exchange student. Fifty-one-year-old
James McClintock pleaded not guilty last week to third-degree
sexual abuse and private indecency. Authorities allege McClintock
had sexual contact with one of two female exchange students living
in his home. The students are being relocated to California.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Prep Wrestling:
Three Siuslaw Vikings claimed Far West League District Titles Saturday in Sutherlin, two more made it to the championship rounds and will advance to the state finals coming up February 25th through 27th in Portland. Kwartell (KORR-tell) Hendrickson pinned his opponent 1:34 into the championship round at the 171 pound weight class; Jacob Graber at 125 and Nick Ough at 140 each scored major decisions. Jason Graber was second at 112; Sonny Tupua second at 215; all five will wrestle at Memorial Coliseum next week. The Vikings, in second place at the end of day one, finished fifth overall. North Bend edged Douglas for the District team title.
Prep Basketball:
In the Far West League… Siuslaw fell to the Sutherlin Bulldogs 61-36 in boys action; Brookings defeated South Umpqua 59-56 and North Bend easily outpaced Douglas 82 – 51 to remain in First Place. In the Sunset, Cascade Christian downed Reedsport 65 – 36 and in the final Mountain West League regular season matchup, McKenzie defeated Mapleton 70 – 55. The Sailors will host Lowell tomorrow evening in a league playoff game. // For the girls… in the Far West, Sutherlin beat Siuslaw 36 – 19 and North Bend defeated Douglas 44 – 27… both Bulldog teams are tied for first in the standings. Brookings-Harbor downed South Umpqua 69 – 36… the Bruins are in third. Reedsport lost to Cascade Christian 63 – 21 in the Sunset and in the Mountain West it was McKenzie 53, Mapleton 38.
College Basketball:
First the men… Oregon State took the lead late in the first half and never trailed again, stunning Arizona 63 – 55 in Tucson Saturday evening for the Beavers’ first victory at the McKale Center in 27 years. Over in Tempe, the Sun Devils completed their sweep of the Ducks with a 61 – 51 victory. For the women, Oregon’s Taylor Lilley scored 26 points and Oregon edged Arizona State 82 – 81 for the Ducks’ fourth straight win. Oregon State fell at home to Arizona, 60 – 55… the Beavers have now lost 12 straight.
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