Florence First Citizen to be announced tomorrow…
Two nominees for the Florence First Citizen Award were announced this week. Newly named PeaceHealth C-E-O Rick Yecny and Dentist Brian Holmes will be honored during tomorrow night’s annual Siuslaw Awards dinner at the Florence Events Center. Yecny has served with a number of community organizations throughout much of the past three decades lending his accounting expertise to a variety of activities. Holmes operates a busy dental practice and takes regular time out to provide free dental care to children with Medical Teams International. He is also very active in scouting. One of the pair will be named First Citizen. Also on tap tomorrow night, one of nine Siuslaw High School Seniors will earn the honor of Future First Citizen. The Florence Area Chamber of Commerce also has five different business awards to be handed out… including the Stu Johnston Business of the Year. Tickets are $25 each and are still available today by calling the Chamber Visitor Center.
The first major project sponsored by Florence’s Urban Renewal Agency will provide up to $100-thousand for businesses in the core downtown area to enhance the appearance. The “Preservation and Rehabilitation Program” is available on a ‘first come, first served’ basis says Assistant City Manager Jacque Morgan. Individual grant awards will range between $1000 and $5000 and must meet pre-established guidelines. Morgan says typical projects would include storefront enhancements, façade improvements and development or redevelopment. 50-50 matching grants up to $12,500 are also available for larger projects.
United Way of Lane County presented the Alton F. Baker Award for community, family and philanthropy to Siuslaw Bank Founder and C-E-O Johan Mehlum Tuesday evening in Springfield. The award is named in memory of the former Register Guard Publisher who was instrumental in forming the Lane County Chest, a forerunner of United Way. Mehlum has personally contributed more than $10-thousand to United way and has worked on many charitable efforts. Along with several area business men, Mehlum founded what was then known as Siuslaw Valley Bank in Mapleton in 1964. Over the years it has grown to nine branches, all in Lane County. Siuslaw Bank was recognized in 2009 as one of the top 10 small companies in Oregon for charitable giving by the Portland Business Journal.
Oregon State Police arrested two Tillamook County men at a Florence construction site yesterday afternoon in connection with the January 10th vandalism at the Historic Cape Meares Lighthouse that totaled nearly a half-million dollars damage. David Reign Wilks Jr., 26, and 23 year old Zachary Jon Pyle were arrested on several charges of criminal mischief, trespass and disorderly conduct. They are accused of firing several gunshots that resulted in breaking 15 windows and damaging lenses. The arrest followed execution of a search warrant at the two mens’ residence Tuesday in Tillamook County.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
BANDON, Ore. (AP) - Coos County authorities say they're
investigating a homicide involving a man and woman in a house in
Bandon on the southern Oregon coast. District Attorney R. Paul
Frasier says sheriff's deputies went to the house yesterday to ask
about a truck abandoned in Coquille (koh-KEEL'), but found the
bodies. The victims were not immediately identified.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - A Salem fire official says two families have
been displaced by an apartment building fire caused by burning
dryer lint. Deputy Fire Marshal Laird Case says firefighters found
the fire yesterday in a crawl space under the building. No one was
hurt. Investigators say a maintenance worker accidentally ignited
dryer lint while replacing dryer piping.
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) - A Medford man who pleaded guilty to two
counts of compelling prostitution has been ordered to serve 70
months in prison -- plus an extra six months for taunting the
teenage victim in court. Judge Lorenzo Mejia handed down the
sentence yesterday to 24-year-old Shaun Patrick Temple, who had
forced a girl to have sex with his acquaintances.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - If you live in Portland and see a nasty
pothole, burned-out streetlight or noxious graffiti, Mayor Sam
Adams wants you to grab your iPhone and report it. Yes, "there's
an app for that," as the commercial says. The city of Portland has
created Citizen Reports, an iPhone application for residents to
report problems with city "assets" and request service.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Members of the Albina Ministerial Alliance
plan a demonstration today (at 10) at the Justice Center in
Portland to protest the police shooting of an unarmed man last
month in Portland. The group also says it will picket the Multnomah
County Courthouse supporting an indictment of the officer who
killed Aaron Campbell. A grand jury this week declined to indict
the officer.
CRESWELL, Ore. (AP) - A bicycle rider was killed in a collision
with a vehicle last night on Highway 99 south of Creswell.
(Register Guard)
ALOHA, Ore. (AP) - The Washington County sheriff's office says
three teens arrested after a car chase early yesterday are
suspected of breaking into cars in Aloha. Deputies searched their
car and found evidence of five break-ins. The three juveniles - two
15-year-olds and a 16-year-old - are facing numerous charges.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Board of Forestry has approved the
purchase of 43,000 acres of forest land in central Oregon, about 50
miles south of Bend. It's the first step in an effort to acquire
nearly 100,000 acres and create the first new state forest in about
70 years. The state is purchasing the land from Fidelity National
Timber Resources. It was once owned by the Gilchrist Timber
Company.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The Northwest Power and Conservation
Council has adopted a regional energy plan that avoids any new
coal-fired plants for Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana. Energy
planners say the Pacific Northwest can meet its electricity demand
through 2030 with improved efficiency, conservation, wind power and
natural gas.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon House has voted to strike down a
law dating to the 1920s that forbids religious dress in public
classrooms. In debate Wednesday, House Speaker Dave Hunt called the
law an anachronism dating from the days when the Ku Klux Klan was a
powerful force in Oregon politics.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The city of Portland has created an IPhone
application for residents to report potholes, graffiti or other
problems. The Citizen Reports application, which is still being
tested, allows users to snap a photo of the problem and report it
to a city bureau with a GPS tag to give crews the exact location.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Board of Forestry is buying
43,000 acres of pine forest 50 miles south of Bend to create a new
state forest and protect the land from development. The 2009
Legislature approved $15 million in bonds for the land, with the
debt to be repaid over 20 years from lottery proceeds.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
On The Schedule:
Oregon’s Pac-Ten schools are on the road and in the desert this week… Oregon State will take on the Arizona State Sun Devils in Tempe… 5:00 airtime; 5:30 tipoff on KCFM. The Ducks are in Tucson where they’ll face the Arizona Wildcats at 7:30… the pregame show on KCST is set for seven.
The women are on the home courts this evening… Oregon will host Arizona… Oregon State takes on Arizona State at Gill Colliseum… The Oregon State Women, by the way, are in the “Pink Zone” tonight… raising awareness of Breast Cancer.
Prep Basketball Playoffs:
The Mapleton Sailors will host a Mountain West League basketball playoff Tuesday night at seven pm. The Sailors will play either Lowell or Siletz and with a win will advance to a ‘seeding game’ later next week.
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