Administrative changes will be occurring at some of the Schools in the Siuslaw School District over the summer. The first will be a new principal for Siuslaw Elementary following the retirement of Pam Van der Kley. Superintendent Jeff Davis says an offer has been made and accepted.
210 – “Well, his name is Michael Harklerode and he comes to us from the Hillsboro School District where for the last couple of years he’s been an instructional leader heading up the professional development program across the district.”
Harklerode was selected after a nationwide search that had to be extended because of a scarcity of qualified candidates. Davis said the extension paid off as they eventually had 19 applicants.
The other administrative change will be at the high school where current principal Larry Martindale will share the top job with his current vice-principal Matt Henry.
211 – “It’ll be a changed relationship for both of them as they share responsibilities and work as a team. And really the purpose of this is to create a transition so that Mr. Henry can increasingly take on some of the leadership and instructional leadership responsibilities.”
Martindale will retire by the end of next school year and Henry will assume the top spot on his own by the fall of 2011.
About 300 people enjoyed samples and sips from 32 different food and beverage vendors Tuesday night at Three Rivers Casino. All that hard work resulted in about $10-thousand that will help feed hungry people in the Florence and Mapleton areas. The third annual Coastal Cuisine Gala was a huge success according to co-chair Bob MacDuffee. He announced the award winners from Tuesday’s soiree’… The Green Gables Restaurant from Newport was granted the “Best Bite”; River’s Edge Winery in Elkton the “Best Sip” and The Prime Restaurant at Three Rivers was noted for the “Best Presentation”. The “People’s Choice” award was given to Feast!, a cooperative owned restaurant in Old Town Florence. MacDuffee said in addition to raising money, the event also raised awareness of the importance of Florence Food Share, the emergency food box pantry that regularly provides emergency boxes for more than 500 households each month.
Voters in the Florence area will have several things to decide on the May 18th Primary election, but if you’re not registered to vote, you won’t have a say. The deadline for registering in order to get a ballot is coming up fast. The last day to change party affiliation, register for the first time, or re-register if your address has changed is Tuesday, April 27th at five PM. County Clerk Cheryl Betschart says the completed form must be received by her office by that time. First time voters who are still 17, but will turn 18 by May 18th are eligible to register and vote as well. Several contested primary races for state and county offices are on the ballot, as well as the Siuslaw Valley Fire District annexation question for voters inside the City of Florence.
Students from Siuslaw High School swept the Dramatic Interpretation and Prose Reading competitions at last week’s District Five Speech and Forensics tournament in Eugene. Eight Vikings in all will be competing at this weekend’s state finals in Monmouth. Emalee Joslin, Tyler Garcia, McKenna Holmes, Morgan Seigel and Alysen Vilhena (VEE-en-nuh) each claimed district titles, Garcia and Joslin also qualified with second places in two other events. They’ll be joined by the other qualifier, Hanna Hodulik to round out the entries in interpretive events. Two other Siuslaw students will participate in the Student Congress, Kayla Rickford and Eric Fine. The finals began yesterday and run through tomorrow.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon woman convicted of dumping her
children off a bridge, killing one, has been sentenced to at least
35 years in prison. Thirty-two-year-old Amanda Stott-Smith told the
judge during a hearing yesterday in Portland that she's sorry.
Investigators believe she dumped her children from the Sellwood
Bridge in May in revenge against her estranged husband. Her
7-year-old daughter lived, her 4-year-old son died.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A Portland jury will resume deliberations
Friday on whether to award $25 million in punitive damages against
the Boy Scouts of America in a sex abuse lawsuit. Jurors awarded an
Oregon man $1.4 million in compensatory damages last week, saying
the Scouts were negligent for failing to prevent his abuse by an
assistant Scoutmaster in the 1980s. Closing arguments in the final
phase of the trial were presented yesterday.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Authorities say a 72-year-old man who was
rescued from his burning Salem home has died at a Portland
hospital. Firefighters found David Dempsey unconscious on the floor
in his home early Wednesday morning. The Oregonian reports he was
taken to the burn unit at Legacy Emanuel Health Center, where he
died yesterday afternoon. Investigators say the fire apparently
began in some electrical wiring.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Federal officials have arrested former
KOIN-TV news director Jeff Alan after he was indicted on charges of
fraud and making false statements. The Oregonian newspaper reports
that agents arrested Alan at his Portland home yesterday. He's to
be arraigned in federal court this afternoon on charges he
knowingly used false information while doing business with banks,
as well as the IRS and the Social Security Administration.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski and key
legislators are demanding reforms of the state Treasury's travel
and spending practices. The Oregonian reports that state Treasurer
Ted Wheeler said yesterday that agency workers will no longer be
able to claim reimbursements for meals provided for free. Wheeler
has formed a citizens' panel to review the agency's travel
policies.
GRESHAM, Ore. (AP) - After decades of studies, officials have
finally approved a new Multnomah County courthouse for Gresham.
County commissioners voted unanimously yesterday to approve the new
building, with construction to start by early 2012. The Oregonian
reports that the $19.6 million building will have space for three
courtrooms plus district attorneys and administrators.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Sarah Palin could have hardly picked a more
crunchy granola town to give a speech in than Eugene. Despite its
pioneer and logging heritage, the town is high on organic food,
snobby about craft beers and tattoos, and dependably votes
Democratic. Tonight former Alaska governor and Republican vice
presidential candidate is the headliner at the Lane County
Republican Party's Lincoln Day dinner.
NEWBERG, Ore. (AP) - Police and security guards are stepping up
patrols on the George Fox University campus after a woman was
sexually assaulted this week. Newberg Dundee police tell KGW a
masked man rushed inside the woman's apartment Tuesday night and
sexually assaulted her. Police say they're investigating several
leads.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Two men in their 30s have suffered burns
in a house fire last night in northeast Portland. Firefighters
describe burns to one man as moderate and the other, minor. The
fire also killed a pet.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Police say a shooting last night in north
Portland appears to be gang-related. The victim was found in a
paring lot and taken to a hospital. He's expected to recover. The
police gang enforcement team is looking for suspects.
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) - Jackson County commissioners have agreed to
lend the Southern Oregon Historical Society $200,000 to keep it
from going under. Commissioners had earlier agreed to give $1
million to the historical society from the sale of the U.S. Hotel
in Jacksonville. The $200,000 advance will help tide the historical
society over for six months until the sale is completed.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
On the Schedule…
There’s a lot going on in prep sports today… the Siuslaw Viking Baseball team is in Brookings where they’ll face the Bruins for the first of two games at 3 o’clock. The pregame show is at 2:45 on KCST… both games are scheduled for the air. Viking Softball will host the Brookings-Harbor Bruins for two beginning at 3:00. And, the Central Coast Invitational Track and Field meet gets underway at 4:00 for field events at Hans Peterson Field. Nine teams, including one of the top girls 4A programs in the state… Philomath… will be on hand. Siuslaw Track coach Chris Johnson says one of the premier events will be the boys’ 1500 meter.
215 – “We brought a couple people who are just bringing 1500 meter runners and we’re kind of collaborating on the race strategies and hopefully try to bring about some pretty fast times. I think there’s a good chance we might break the meet and field record for the men’s 1500, maybe even for the women’s.”
Running events begin at five with the 1500s being two of the earlier events.
Oregon State is on the road for Pac-10 baseball this weekend. They’ll open up a three game series in Pullman this evening against the Washington State Cougars. Number 18 ranked Oregon is at home after an extended road trip. They’ll host USC for the first of three this evening at PK Park.
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