Florence First Citizen to be honored this evening…
He’s been described as having a “quiet confidence”; “inspiring” and “heavily involved” in the civic life of the Florence area for more than a quarter-century. Rick Yecny will be honored this evening during the Siuslaw Awards as Florence’s First Citizen for 2009. Yecny, who will assume the title of CEO for PeaceHealth Siuslaw Region later this year, has served as that organization’s Chief Financial Officer since 2001. In his time in Florence he as assisted with a variety of groups, including Rotary, Kiwanis, the Chamber of Commerce, and has served on the Board of Directors for Oregon Pacific Bank. Yecny was active in fund-raising efforts for the Florence Events Center, Peace Harbor Hospital and Siuslaw Public Library. He and his wife Jane moved to Florence in 1982, they have two daughters. Yecny will be honored this evening along with the Future First Citizen during the Florence Area Chamber of Commerce’ Siuslaw Awards Dinner at the FEC.
Two Tillamook County men arrested Wednesday while working at a railroad construction site southeast of Florence were charged with vandalizing the historic Cape Meares Lighthouse, they’ve been released on bail. 26-year old David Reign Wilks, Jr., and 23-year old Zachary Jon Pyle are accused of firing several gunshots into the lighthouse and a nearby Coast Guard navigation aid. Because of damage to the 120-year old lenses, the dollar value of the vandalism is estimated to exceed a half-million dollars.
The term “book lover” is taking on an added meaning this weekend. Contractors have put the finishing touches on a $1.9-million expansion of Siuslaw Public Library. Formal dedication of the six-thousand square foot remodel is set for Sunday afternoon, February 14th, at 12:30. Library Board President, the Reverend Dave Forsberg will preside, and comments will be added by library director Steve Skidmore and Oregon State Librarian Jim Scheppke. Scheppke also spoke at the dedication of the original library construction project in December of 1990.
Some would say it’s for the birds… and they might be right. This weekend marks the 13th annual Great Backyard Bird Count. Tens of thousands of volunteers will spend at least 15-minutes this weekend counting birds in their own backyards, local parks and wildlife refuges. Participants will report their sightings online at www.birdcount.org. The information gathered by the count is used by the Audubon Society and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology to create an instant “snapshot” of bird populations on the North American Continent.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The Coos County district attorney has
identified two people found dead in a home on the southern Oregon
coast and filed two counts of aggravated murder against the man
sought in the deaths. The Oregonian reports police are looking for
34-year-old Gabriel Morris in the deaths of his mother, 62-year-old
Robin Lynn Anstey, and 48-year-old Robert William Kennelly Jr.
OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) - Sentencing for an Oregon couple
convicted of criminally negligent homicide in the death of their
16-year-old son has been moved from next week to March 8. The
Oregonian reports the hearing for Jeff and Marci Beagley was
delayed since one of the lawyers in the case is involved in an
unrelated trial. They were convicted last week in the 2008 death of
their son, Neil.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Clark County, Wash., sheriff's deputies
attempting to serve a misdemeanor arrest warrant wound up chasing a
female driver who took off at high speed south on Interstate 5 into
Portland until the fleeing car collided with another vehicle.
Authorities say 23-year-old Jalyssa Wegesa of Vancouver, Wash., was
taken to Portland's Adventist Hospital yesterday.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Gov. Ted Kulongoski (koo-luhn-GAH'-skee) says
he's been told the Legislature will ignore his call for reforming
the state's unique "kicker" tax rebates. The kicker gives
taxpayers a rebate when revenue collections are more than 2 percent
above projections. Kulongoski wanted to send voters a proposal to
put more of the extra collections into reserve funds.
NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) - Oregon State Police say a Toledo couple in
a small pickup truck were killed when it was hit head-on by a car
that drifted over the centerline on Highway 20 just East of Newport yesterday.
57-year old John Eugene Hunter and 55-year old Debra Annette Hunter both died at the scene. The woman driving the car yesterday afternoon was taken to a hospital
in Portland.
GASTON, Ore. (AP) - The U.S. Marshals Service says a fugitive
task force arrested carjacking suspect Devin Wilmoth yesterday in a
rural area near Gaston. The 26-year-old is accused of robbing a man
Tuesday in Columbia County, taking his truck and firing a shot at
him. He escaped unharmed. Marshals have turned Wilmoth over to
Columbia County sheriff's deputies.
JUNCTION CITY, Ore. (AP) - A Junction City man has been accused
of sexual contact with a 17-year-old exchange student living at his
home. The Register-Guard reports James Franklin McClintock pleaded
not guilty last Friday to sexual abuse charges. The 51-year-old is
in the Lane County Jail. The girl and another girl who were living
in the home have been transferred to a host family in California.
The girls are from Germany and Finland.
(Register Guard)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Oregon State Police and Clackamas County
sheriff's deputies have responded four times in the past two weeks
to reports of trees cut down on the shoulder of Highway 26 and two
nearby roads. No one has been hurt but officers told KGW they're
worried about a car running into a felled tree in the dark.
Neighbors have formed a watch group to report any more tree
cutting.
(KGW)
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Pac-Ten Basketball:
First the men… Arizona State kept pace a game behind league leading Cal with a 56 – 46 win over Oregon State last night in Tempe. The Sun Devils took command of the game with a 12-nothing run late in the first half. Over in Tucson, Arizona still holds a share of second place as well. The Wildcats powered past the Oregon Ducks 70 – 57. On the schedule tomorrow, Oregon State heads to Tucson and the Wildcats… that game is at five with the pregame show on KCFM at 4:30. Oregon Will be in Tempe against Arizona State tomorrow afternoon for a three o’clock game… airtime here on Coast Radio will come at 2:30. // For the women, Oregon ran away from Arizona 92 – 74… Arizona State overpowered Oregon State 62 – 49.
On the prep schedule:
Far West League District wrestling is on the mats this evening and tomorrow afternoon at Sutherlin High School. Prelims start at six tonight. On the basketball court, the final round of Far West action begins this evening. The Sutherlin Bulldogs will be in Florence… the girls at six, the boys immediately after. The pregame show on KCST is set for 5:45. The Reedsport Braves will host the Cascade Christian Challengers in Sunset League Play tonight… and in Mapleton, it’s the final regular season Mountain West League contest as the Sailors take on the McKenzie Eagles.
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