State deficit hits local schools…
While lawmakers are debating whether or not to open up a special legislative session to deal with a nearly $600-million shortfall for the coming year, local school officials are talking about how best to offset their share of the deficit.
201 – “basically the loss of revenue, in our district, unofficially, it’s about $500,000.”
Siuslaw Superintendent Jeff Davis said the budget process was nearly completed for the year when they got the word that the most recent economic forecast blasted another hole in projected revenues.
202 – “We haven’t had time to absorb this at this point. We’ve only had one meeting as an administrative team to review the circumstances.”
A half-million dollars represents just under ten-percent of their overall budget…
203 – “It’s very significant and that’s why we need to be really prudent and careful. What I’ve asked everyone to do on the administrative team is to reflect on this and we’re going to get together on this again next week and process this information again more deliberately and more carefully.”
Davis said the budget adjustments can most likely be made at the board level and the budget committee likely won’t have to reconvene to deal with it.
Ten Siuslaw High School students are preparing for national competition coming up next month in Orlando, Florida. They’re in the Health Occupations curriculum, a program aimed at developing future health care professionals. Kathy Haberly oversees the program. She says the students compete in individual and team events using their hands-on skills.
205 – “And then we have leadership events which are like biomedical debate and they get together and debate another team from another school about a certain ethical issue. There’s also speaking events.”
No public money is used to support the competition; the students have to pay their own way. They’re having a car wash and bake sale this Sunday afternoon at Coldwell Banker Coast Real Estate to help out.
The Marines are landing in Reedsport this weekend. The 29 Palms Marine Corps Band is returning to Western Douglas County for their annual Memorial Day observances. The band will perform in a free concert Sunday evening at Reedsport High School. They’re slated to perform as part of a Memorial Day service following a parade on Monday in Reedsport, and then will provide two free concerts Tuesday in Winchester Bay.
Beachcombers can sometimes find unattended youngsters on the beach and wildlife officials say if those youngsters are of the wild variety, it’s best to leave them alone. Harbor Seals are raising their young this time of year and it’s not uncommon for ‘mom’ to leave a pup on the beach while she heads out to sea in search of food. It’s perfectly natural and mom will eventually return. The Oregon Department of Wildlife says if you encounter a seal pup on the beach, stay away from it, don’t try to feed it, and most importantly, don’t pick it up.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - State officials said yesterday the revenue
forecast released two days earlier overstated revenue from the
cigarette tax by $14.5 million. That puts the estimated budget
shortfall at $577 million, rather than $562 million. Gov. Ted
Kulongoski said Tuesday that budgets will be trimmed by 9 percent
during the rest of the state's two-year budget period, which ends
in mid-2011.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal officials have identified six
additional cases of salmonella poisoning linked to raw alfalfa
sprouts, bringing the total to 28 people sickened in 10 states,
including Oregon. The sprouts were sold to more than 400 Walmart
stores in 15 states. Salmonella can cause sometimes fatal
infections in those with weakened immune systems.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Memorial Day also brings the annual
reminder from state health officials about toxic algae blooms in
Oregon lakes and reservoirs. Officials advise taking precautions
around an algae bloom, such as avoiding skin contact or swallowing
any algae-contaminated water, or even inhaling water droplets.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A federal prosecutor says authorities have
identified an Oregon man accused of assuming the name of a murdered
Ohio boy, then refusing to reveal his true name to a federal judge.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Stacie Beckerman filed a motion in federal
court yesterday identifying the man as Doitchin Krasev. Krasev has
claimed to be Jason Robert Evers, who was kidnapped and killed in
Cincinnati in 1982 at the age of 3.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A grand jury has found no criminal
wrongdoing by Portland police in the shooting death of a
25-year-old man. The Oregonian reports the grand jury heard from 44
witnesses before issuing its decision yesterday. Two members of a
police unit focusing on gang violence prevention pulled over Keaton
Otis for traffic infractions May 12. Police say he later grabbed a
gun and started shooting. Three officers fired at Otis.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - A Montana man convicted of abusing three
young girls at a summer festival last year in Oregon has been
sentenced to 12 1/2 years in prison. A Lane County jury earlier this
month found 49-year-old Audra Thomas Duncan of Judith Gap, Mont.,
guilty of six counts of sexual abuse involving girls ages 8, 9 and
10. Duncan was nude when he helped them onto a rope swing hung over
the Willamette River at the Faerieworlds Festival last year.
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) - Oregon State coach Mike Riley says
quarterback Peter Lalich has been dismissed from the team. Lalich
was arrested earlier this month at Shasta Lake in Northern
California on suspicion of drunken boating. Lalich spent spring
practice on the second string and was expected to be a backup this
fall. Lalich transferred to Oregon State in 2008 after two
alcohol-related incidents got him kicked off the Virginia team.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The Multnomah County sheriff's office is
looking for the male driver of a tractor-trailer rig that damaged a
Portland-area bridge and drove off. The Oregonian reports officers
described the trailer as a shiny black "side dump." They say the
rig caused "extensive damage" to the Stark Street bridge earlier
this week. Authorities say the vehicle was turning right from the
East Columbia River Highway when the trailer hit the bridge.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Prep Baseball:
The Siuslaw Vikings and the Scappoose Indians playoff this afternoon at 4:30 in Scappoose in the Quarterfinal round of the OSAA 4A Baseball playoffs. The winner will face either Newport or Marist Tuesday in the semi-finals. Today’s game airs on Coast Radio Sports with a 4:15 airtime.
Track and Field:
Siuslaw has 13 athletes competing in several events at this weekend’s 4A Track and Field finals at Hayward Field in Eugene. Alexis Reavis, Raelyn Robinson, Linda Paredes, Jacob Berkner and Joe Campbell are all favored in at least two events.
College Baseball:
The final regular season games in the Pac-10 are set for this weekend… Number 21 Oregon will be hosting the Cal Bears at PK Park in Eugene. Oregon State will Host Arizona at Goss Stadium.
Friday, May 28, 2010
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Former Florence resident gets 25-years; Wounded Warrior bike ride begins in Florence; Build community and go camping.
Former Florence Resident gets quarter-century…
An Army veteran who claimed he suffered from post-traumatic stress despite never seeing combat has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for shooting a neighbor in front of the man's wife and 3-year-old child. Jarrod William Pardun (PAR'-dun) of Creswell pleaded guilty to murder Wednesday in Lane County Circuit Court in Eugene. Chief Deputy District Attorney Patty Perlow says 29-year old Pardun pleaded guilty after a mental examination found he was not suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. Pardun was arrested in July after calling 911 and saying he had shot 59-year-old Steven Thurston. Court records indicate that Thurston had yelled at Pardun for speeding through their neighborhood. Pardun went home for a shotgun and shot Thurston in his front yard, where he was assembling a toy for his daughter.
A pair of former soldiers from Akron, Ohio decided to ride bicycles across America to raise money and awareness for the Wounded Warrior Project. Andrew Finley and Robert Messenger will begin their 4260-mile long trip today in Florence. They hope to wrap up by the end of August in Yorktown, Virginia. Both riders served in the military and deployed in support of Iraqi Freedom. While neither saw direct combat action, they said they saw first-hand the ‘enormous sacrifices’ made on a daily basis. Donors can go to their website… www.ride4thewounded.com. That’s with the number 4.
Registration is open for what organizers are calling a “dynamic gathering of nonprofit, community service organizations and business groups from the Florence Area. Sponsored by the Ford Family Foundation, the Community Collaborations Program is hosting a five hour session on Friday, June 18th at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. It will focus on ways for groups to come together and build community vitality, develop connections between groups and explore possible collaborations. It runs from Nine AM to Two PM that day and lunch is included. There’s no cost to attend, but registration must be made by June 11th. Contact Betty Egerton (EGG-ur-tun) at Siuslaw Outreach Services for more information.
Despite what the weather may look like, one of the major camping holidays of the year is coming up. Memorial Day Weekend is the traditional start of the summer outdoor season and campsite reservations at popular campgrounds are often booked weeks in advance. Reservations Northwest handles the online and telephone booking system for Oregon State Parks. Call Center manager Sheri Miller says there are “still some pretty good options out there”. She said bookings made by five pm today can reserve sites as early as Saturday at several locations. Information is available on the Oregon State Parks website.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Incumbent Democrat Susan Castillo is
clinging to a dwindling margin to stay out of a runoff election for
Oregon superintendent of public instruction. With fewer than 6,000
ballots left to be counted statewide, the tally yesterday gave
Castillo 50.04 percent. That's lower than her margin after the
primary election last week by four-hundreths of a percent.
COQUILLE, Ore. (AP) - A Coos County man has been sentenced to
life in prison for strangling and sexually abusing his ex-wife's
sister. The World newspaper reports that Patrick Lee Horath gave no
explanation or apology at this week's sentencing for the 2009
slaying of Jayme Austin. He had pleaded guilty to murder and sex
abuse.
AVALON, Wis. (AP) - A man who left his career as a civil enginer
to walk across the U.S. says he's doing it just for fun. During a
stop in Wisconsin, Matt Green said he isn't looking to break a
record or draw attention to a particular cause. The 30-year-old
Virginia native began his walk in Rockaway Beach, N.Y., and hopes
to eventually make it to Rockaway Beach, Ore., just over 3,000
miles to the west.
GRESHAM, Ore. (AP) - A man who witnessed robbers taking cell
phones from an AT&T store in Gresham followed them outside and
fired two shots at the getaway car in an attempt to shoot out the
tires. The robbers got away Tuesday, but police did arrest the
armed witness, 48-year-old Roger L. Witter of Gresham on suspicion
of unlawful use of a weapon and reckless endangerment. Witter tells
The Oregonian that he was just trying to help.
CLATSKANIE, Ore. (AP) - A former Clatskanie (CLATS'-skuh-NY')
police officer has been sentenced to 180 days in jail for stealing
the prescription medications Vicodin and OxyContin from Clatskanie
homes. Oregon Attorney General John Kroger said yesterday that
35-year-old Joseph Lee Harrison pleaded guilty in Columbia County
Circuit Court to two counts of burglary and one count of official
misconduct. Harrison was arrested last summer.
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) - Oregon State Police say more than 500 small
marijuana plants have been found during a traffic stop near
Medford. Lt. Kelly Collins says troopers stopped a Ford pickup
truck at about 2 a.m. Tuesday on Interstate 5 for speeding. The
troopers saw hundreds of growing marijuana plants in the pickup bed
and the back passenger seat -- and 565 plants were eventually
seized. Two men in their 20s have been arrested in the case.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Prep Baseball:
The Sisters Outlaws used the ‘small ball’ to grab an early one run lead in the first inning yesterday afternoon at Siuslaw High School, but then the Vikings came to the plate and used what has become one of their strengths in the late season… the long ball… as Hagen Holmes came to the plate with two on.
219 – “And that ball hit well into left field, over the left fielder and all the way to the fence. One run across, two runs will score and Holmes will go in standing up with a two RBI double and your Vikings take the lead.”
That‘s Wayne Sharpe with the call. Siuslaw scored nine runs on seven hits in the bottom of the first for a lead they wouldn’t yield… hanging on for a 9-4 victory. Kevin Warren was four-for-four at the plate, Trevor Roberts picked up the win at the plate. They’ll travel to Scappoose tomorrow for a quarter-final playoff game.
College Baseball:
Another Civil War Baseball game yesterday, another one-run victory for the Oregon State Beavers as they upset number 21 ranked Oregon 2-1 in non-league action at Portland’s PGE Park.
An Army veteran who claimed he suffered from post-traumatic stress despite never seeing combat has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for shooting a neighbor in front of the man's wife and 3-year-old child. Jarrod William Pardun (PAR'-dun) of Creswell pleaded guilty to murder Wednesday in Lane County Circuit Court in Eugene. Chief Deputy District Attorney Patty Perlow says 29-year old Pardun pleaded guilty after a mental examination found he was not suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. Pardun was arrested in July after calling 911 and saying he had shot 59-year-old Steven Thurston. Court records indicate that Thurston had yelled at Pardun for speeding through their neighborhood. Pardun went home for a shotgun and shot Thurston in his front yard, where he was assembling a toy for his daughter.
A pair of former soldiers from Akron, Ohio decided to ride bicycles across America to raise money and awareness for the Wounded Warrior Project. Andrew Finley and Robert Messenger will begin their 4260-mile long trip today in Florence. They hope to wrap up by the end of August in Yorktown, Virginia. Both riders served in the military and deployed in support of Iraqi Freedom. While neither saw direct combat action, they said they saw first-hand the ‘enormous sacrifices’ made on a daily basis. Donors can go to their website… www.ride4thewounded.com. That’s with the number 4.
Registration is open for what organizers are calling a “dynamic gathering of nonprofit, community service organizations and business groups from the Florence Area. Sponsored by the Ford Family Foundation, the Community Collaborations Program is hosting a five hour session on Friday, June 18th at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. It will focus on ways for groups to come together and build community vitality, develop connections between groups and explore possible collaborations. It runs from Nine AM to Two PM that day and lunch is included. There’s no cost to attend, but registration must be made by June 11th. Contact Betty Egerton (EGG-ur-tun) at Siuslaw Outreach Services for more information.
Despite what the weather may look like, one of the major camping holidays of the year is coming up. Memorial Day Weekend is the traditional start of the summer outdoor season and campsite reservations at popular campgrounds are often booked weeks in advance. Reservations Northwest handles the online and telephone booking system for Oregon State Parks. Call Center manager Sheri Miller says there are “still some pretty good options out there”. She said bookings made by five pm today can reserve sites as early as Saturday at several locations. Information is available on the Oregon State Parks website.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Incumbent Democrat Susan Castillo is
clinging to a dwindling margin to stay out of a runoff election for
Oregon superintendent of public instruction. With fewer than 6,000
ballots left to be counted statewide, the tally yesterday gave
Castillo 50.04 percent. That's lower than her margin after the
primary election last week by four-hundreths of a percent.
COQUILLE, Ore. (AP) - A Coos County man has been sentenced to
life in prison for strangling and sexually abusing his ex-wife's
sister. The World newspaper reports that Patrick Lee Horath gave no
explanation or apology at this week's sentencing for the 2009
slaying of Jayme Austin. He had pleaded guilty to murder and sex
abuse.
AVALON, Wis. (AP) - A man who left his career as a civil enginer
to walk across the U.S. says he's doing it just for fun. During a
stop in Wisconsin, Matt Green said he isn't looking to break a
record or draw attention to a particular cause. The 30-year-old
Virginia native began his walk in Rockaway Beach, N.Y., and hopes
to eventually make it to Rockaway Beach, Ore., just over 3,000
miles to the west.
GRESHAM, Ore. (AP) - A man who witnessed robbers taking cell
phones from an AT&T store in Gresham followed them outside and
fired two shots at the getaway car in an attempt to shoot out the
tires. The robbers got away Tuesday, but police did arrest the
armed witness, 48-year-old Roger L. Witter of Gresham on suspicion
of unlawful use of a weapon and reckless endangerment. Witter tells
The Oregonian that he was just trying to help.
CLATSKANIE, Ore. (AP) - A former Clatskanie (CLATS'-skuh-NY')
police officer has been sentenced to 180 days in jail for stealing
the prescription medications Vicodin and OxyContin from Clatskanie
homes. Oregon Attorney General John Kroger said yesterday that
35-year-old Joseph Lee Harrison pleaded guilty in Columbia County
Circuit Court to two counts of burglary and one count of official
misconduct. Harrison was arrested last summer.
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) - Oregon State Police say more than 500 small
marijuana plants have been found during a traffic stop near
Medford. Lt. Kelly Collins says troopers stopped a Ford pickup
truck at about 2 a.m. Tuesday on Interstate 5 for speeding. The
troopers saw hundreds of growing marijuana plants in the pickup bed
and the back passenger seat -- and 565 plants were eventually
seized. Two men in their 20s have been arrested in the case.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Prep Baseball:
The Sisters Outlaws used the ‘small ball’ to grab an early one run lead in the first inning yesterday afternoon at Siuslaw High School, but then the Vikings came to the plate and used what has become one of their strengths in the late season… the long ball… as Hagen Holmes came to the plate with two on.
219 – “And that ball hit well into left field, over the left fielder and all the way to the fence. One run across, two runs will score and Holmes will go in standing up with a two RBI double and your Vikings take the lead.”
That‘s Wayne Sharpe with the call. Siuslaw scored nine runs on seven hits in the bottom of the first for a lead they wouldn’t yield… hanging on for a 9-4 victory. Kevin Warren was four-for-four at the plate, Trevor Roberts picked up the win at the plate. They’ll travel to Scappoose tomorrow for a quarter-final playoff game.
College Baseball:
Another Civil War Baseball game yesterday, another one-run victory for the Oregon State Beavers as they upset number 21 ranked Oregon 2-1 in non-league action at Portland’s PGE Park.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Revenue Shortfall called… half-billion cuts ordered.
The recession is likely over but current job growth is too weak to overcome losses for at least a year… and state revenues are going to fall a half-billion dollars short of projected levels. Those are the messages delivered yesterday by Oregon State Economist Tom Potiowsky (puh-TAU-skee) to a legislative panel. He said it’s too early to conclude whether or not this is the ‘turning point’ in the economy, but said first-quarter job growth was positive for the first time in several months. The revenue shortfall is due mainly to lower-than-expected personal income tax collections for 2009. Governor Ted Kulongoski wasted no time in responding to the news. He ordered accros-the-board cuts of nine-percent in all state departments over the next 13-months. The governor called on managers to work with state unions to discuss possible furlough days or pay cuts in order to avoid more layoffs. It’s unclear at what level the cuts may impact schools. Nearly half of the projected shortfall will come from education.
Police responded to an early morning alarm yesterday at Florence A&W where they found evidence of a break-in. Later in the morning, employees at Subway in the Dunes Village Shopping Center reported a burglary had taken place at their location as well. Officer Ken Larson responded to the second call with police dog Brasso who quickly picked up the scent of the possible intruder. Brasso led officers to the door of a nearby apartment where 24-year old Joseph Ryan Coldiron was found with cash and items said to have been stolen in the two burglaries. Coldiron is in custody facing several charges.
The pouring rain didn’t stop yesterday’s annual SAFE Kids water safety program at Woahink Lake. Fifth Graders from Siuslaw Elementary School participated in sessions on beach safety, swimming and cold water safety, as well as boating. Western Lane Ambulance Paramedic Al Kreitz started the annual program 13 years ago after the drowning death of a seven year old boy. Kreitz said he didn’t ever want to see that happen again. Crews from Siuslaw River Station and North Bend U-S Coast Guard, Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue as well as Oregon State Police assisted.
Gasoline prices usually go up headed into the Memorial Day Weekend… but that’s not the case this year. The national average price for regular unleaded, as reported by Triple-A of Oregon, has plummeted 8-cents this week to $2.78 a gallon. Oregon’s statewide average fell a nickel to $2.92. Florence’s average price fell by four cents, it’s at $2.82 a gallon.
Florence Mayor Phil Brubaker says he’d like to do it again. The veteran local official has announced he intends to seek one more term at the helm of city government. His announcement comes a week ahead of the official filing date. He already has at least one opponent. Former mayor and current councilor Alan Burns announced last month he intends to seek the mayor’s position.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A new report on graduation rates shows
slight improvements but found that only two of three Oregon
students graduated from high school in four years. Superintendent
Susan Castillo says she hopes the report will be a red flag that
schools need support to bridge the achievement gap among Oregon's
students.
CARVER, Ore. (AP) - A Clackamas County businessman has been
fined $8,500 by the Oregon Agriculture Department, which has
ordered him to keep his 200-plus water buffalo from polluting a
stream. Officials say water samples taken at seven locations last
month showed levels of fecal bacteria that were 60 to 2,700 times
greater than the maximum safe level.
LA GRANDE, Ore. (AP) - Five ranchers in northeastern Oregon have
permits to shoot wolves if they see the animals attacking their
livestock. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife issued the
permits after confirming that wolves killed two calves in Wallowa
County this month. Conservation groups objected to the permits,
saying not enough has been done with non-lethal means yet to
justify this step.
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) - Corvallis police are warning residents
about a door-to-door sales crew that works for a company that ran
afoul of authorities in 2008. Police learned that T&B Sales Inc. is
in the area selling a cleaning product called "Advantage" or
"Advantage Wonder Cleaner."
DEPOE BAY, Ore. (AP) - A Coast Guard motor lifeboat has rescued
a surfer in distress off Oregon's Lincoln Beach near Depoe Bay.
Someone on the beach reported a surfer in distress about 500 yards
from shore yesterday. Lincoln County responded and the Coast Guard
dispatched the lifeboat from Depoe Bay and a helicopter from
Astoria. The 46-year-old male surfer was able to swim to the
lifeboat. The unidentified man was not injured.
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - People keep getting stranded following
directions from their GPS units to follow backcountry roads. The
Grants Pass Daily Courier reports that Melissa Batz of Aumsville
and her two children were about 15 minutes from reaching their
destination at a campground along the Rogue River last Friday when
the unit in her car sent them on a detour. They later called 911
from a cell phone and rescuers eventually found the trio.
PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) - The former Baker City manager who was
fired last June has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against
the eastern Oregon town, its mayor and several city councilors.
Stephen Brocato alleges wrongful discharge and public defamation.
Brocato's lawyers say they expect to seek at least $1 million in
lost wages, benefits, future earning capacity and other damages.
Current City Manager Steve Bogart declined comment.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Eugene residents who are keeping flocks of
chickens in their backyards have a reprieve.
The city suspended its two-hen limit last week so the city
council can review its farm animal ordinance.
The owner of the Eugene Backyard Farmer store, Bill Bezuk, told
The Register-Guard most chicken-owning residents have more than two
birds.
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Information from: The Register-Guard,
http://www.registerguard.com
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Prep Baseball:
Only half of the scheduled games in the 4A Baseball playoffs were played yesterday… Siuslaw and Sisters will try again this afternoon in Florence. OSAA regulations require schools look at alternate sites. Siuslaw Athletic Director Andy Grzeskowiak said even the alternates have been under water. Today's game will be played. If field conditions aren't adequate, it will be moved to an alternate location. It airs on Coast Radio Sports at 4:15. If Siuslaw wins today’s game, they’ll travel to Scappoose Friday. The Indians shut out Baker yesterday afternoon 3-nothing. In other Far West Results… Philomath downed South Umpqua 3-2 yesterday; Sutherlin and Newport were rained out.
Also on the schedule today… at PGE Park in Portland it’s the Civil War Classic. Oregon and Oregon State Baseball square off at 6:30 for a non league contest.
The recession is likely over but current job growth is too weak to overcome losses for at least a year… and state revenues are going to fall a half-billion dollars short of projected levels. Those are the messages delivered yesterday by Oregon State Economist Tom Potiowsky (puh-TAU-skee) to a legislative panel. He said it’s too early to conclude whether or not this is the ‘turning point’ in the economy, but said first-quarter job growth was positive for the first time in several months. The revenue shortfall is due mainly to lower-than-expected personal income tax collections for 2009. Governor Ted Kulongoski wasted no time in responding to the news. He ordered accros-the-board cuts of nine-percent in all state departments over the next 13-months. The governor called on managers to work with state unions to discuss possible furlough days or pay cuts in order to avoid more layoffs. It’s unclear at what level the cuts may impact schools. Nearly half of the projected shortfall will come from education.
Police responded to an early morning alarm yesterday at Florence A&W where they found evidence of a break-in. Later in the morning, employees at Subway in the Dunes Village Shopping Center reported a burglary had taken place at their location as well. Officer Ken Larson responded to the second call with police dog Brasso who quickly picked up the scent of the possible intruder. Brasso led officers to the door of a nearby apartment where 24-year old Joseph Ryan Coldiron was found with cash and items said to have been stolen in the two burglaries. Coldiron is in custody facing several charges.
The pouring rain didn’t stop yesterday’s annual SAFE Kids water safety program at Woahink Lake. Fifth Graders from Siuslaw Elementary School participated in sessions on beach safety, swimming and cold water safety, as well as boating. Western Lane Ambulance Paramedic Al Kreitz started the annual program 13 years ago after the drowning death of a seven year old boy. Kreitz said he didn’t ever want to see that happen again. Crews from Siuslaw River Station and North Bend U-S Coast Guard, Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue as well as Oregon State Police assisted.
Gasoline prices usually go up headed into the Memorial Day Weekend… but that’s not the case this year. The national average price for regular unleaded, as reported by Triple-A of Oregon, has plummeted 8-cents this week to $2.78 a gallon. Oregon’s statewide average fell a nickel to $2.92. Florence’s average price fell by four cents, it’s at $2.82 a gallon.
Florence Mayor Phil Brubaker says he’d like to do it again. The veteran local official has announced he intends to seek one more term at the helm of city government. His announcement comes a week ahead of the official filing date. He already has at least one opponent. Former mayor and current councilor Alan Burns announced last month he intends to seek the mayor’s position.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A new report on graduation rates shows
slight improvements but found that only two of three Oregon
students graduated from high school in four years. Superintendent
Susan Castillo says she hopes the report will be a red flag that
schools need support to bridge the achievement gap among Oregon's
students.
CARVER, Ore. (AP) - A Clackamas County businessman has been
fined $8,500 by the Oregon Agriculture Department, which has
ordered him to keep his 200-plus water buffalo from polluting a
stream. Officials say water samples taken at seven locations last
month showed levels of fecal bacteria that were 60 to 2,700 times
greater than the maximum safe level.
LA GRANDE, Ore. (AP) - Five ranchers in northeastern Oregon have
permits to shoot wolves if they see the animals attacking their
livestock. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife issued the
permits after confirming that wolves killed two calves in Wallowa
County this month. Conservation groups objected to the permits,
saying not enough has been done with non-lethal means yet to
justify this step.
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) - Corvallis police are warning residents
about a door-to-door sales crew that works for a company that ran
afoul of authorities in 2008. Police learned that T&B Sales Inc. is
in the area selling a cleaning product called "Advantage" or
"Advantage Wonder Cleaner."
DEPOE BAY, Ore. (AP) - A Coast Guard motor lifeboat has rescued
a surfer in distress off Oregon's Lincoln Beach near Depoe Bay.
Someone on the beach reported a surfer in distress about 500 yards
from shore yesterday. Lincoln County responded and the Coast Guard
dispatched the lifeboat from Depoe Bay and a helicopter from
Astoria. The 46-year-old male surfer was able to swim to the
lifeboat. The unidentified man was not injured.
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - People keep getting stranded following
directions from their GPS units to follow backcountry roads. The
Grants Pass Daily Courier reports that Melissa Batz of Aumsville
and her two children were about 15 minutes from reaching their
destination at a campground along the Rogue River last Friday when
the unit in her car sent them on a detour. They later called 911
from a cell phone and rescuers eventually found the trio.
PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) - The former Baker City manager who was
fired last June has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against
the eastern Oregon town, its mayor and several city councilors.
Stephen Brocato alleges wrongful discharge and public defamation.
Brocato's lawyers say they expect to seek at least $1 million in
lost wages, benefits, future earning capacity and other damages.
Current City Manager Steve Bogart declined comment.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Eugene residents who are keeping flocks of
chickens in their backyards have a reprieve.
The city suspended its two-hen limit last week so the city
council can review its farm animal ordinance.
The owner of the Eugene Backyard Farmer store, Bill Bezuk, told
The Register-Guard most chicken-owning residents have more than two
birds.
---
Information from: The Register-Guard,
http://www.registerguard.com
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Prep Baseball:
Only half of the scheduled games in the 4A Baseball playoffs were played yesterday… Siuslaw and Sisters will try again this afternoon in Florence. OSAA regulations require schools look at alternate sites. Siuslaw Athletic Director Andy Grzeskowiak said even the alternates have been under water. Today's game will be played. If field conditions aren't adequate, it will be moved to an alternate location. It airs on Coast Radio Sports at 4:15. If Siuslaw wins today’s game, they’ll travel to Scappoose Friday. The Indians shut out Baker yesterday afternoon 3-nothing. In other Far West Results… Philomath downed South Umpqua 3-2 yesterday; Sutherlin and Newport were rained out.
Also on the schedule today… at PGE Park in Portland it’s the Civil War Classic. Oregon and Oregon State Baseball square off at 6:30 for a non league contest.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
FBI says Oregon becoming less violent; Read for Need collecting books; Car Seat Safety and 11th "Stringer" tourney set.
FBI Crime Report Says Oregon Cities Are Safer
Violent crime rates in three of Oregon’s four largest cities dropped in 2009. FBI statistics released yesterday showed fewer murders, sexual assaults and other violent crimes in Portland, Eugene and Gresham last year, but rates remained flat in Salem. The report shows property crime rates in the top three, Portland, Salem and Eugene, dropped dramatically. Those changes in rates reflect a national trend. The FBI says the national violent crime rate has fallen for three straight years and the property crime rate has dropped over the last seven. The FBI Crime rates for smaller communities were released earlier this year. In Florence, which typically has a very low violent crime rate, offenses in those categories dropped slightly. Property crimes remained fairly static.
Collections are under way for the June Fifth “Read for the Need” book sale to aid Food for Lane County. Originally organized by now 12-year old Taylor Graham, the sale has raised more than $50-thousand over the past six years. This year’s sale will be at Prairie Mountain School in Eugene. Graham’s mom, Shannon Graham, says ‘gently used’ books, audio books, DVDs or videos can be dropped off at several Eugene locations as well as Grocery Outlet in Florence through June First.
Several factors play into the proper use of a child safety seat. Number one is making sure it’s the right size to fit a child; number two is installing it properly and making sure the straps are correctly arranged. Area firefighters and medics will be teaming up tomorrow afternoon from 4:30 to 7:00 PM at Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue for a car-seat safety clinic. Western Lane paramedics can also tell you if there are any open recalls on your car-seat model. They can also provide low or no cost replacement seats for qualifying families.
Several different businesses around Siltcoos Lake have teamed up to present the 11th annual “Siltcoos Lake Stringer Tournament”. It’s aimed at anglers who go after any variety of fish. Cash prizes will be awarded for the most fish by weight during the Saturday and Sunday tourney. Organizers say any legal variety of fish, within prescribed catch limits, will count towards your total. Weigh-ins begin at Six AM Saturday and end at noon Sunday. Entry forms and the weigh-ins are at the Lakes Edge Marina in Westlake.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - A Lane County grand jury has indicted a
Christmas Valley man in the March traffic death of a commercial
truck driver killed when several large bales of hay fell off a
passing big rig. Bonnie Puckett was arrested yesterday and charged
with criminally negligent homicide and felony failure to perform
the duties of a driver involved in a crash. The hay truck did not
stop.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A man described by Portland authorities as
the kingpin of a Crips gang cocaine-trafficking ring has been
sentenced to 13 years in prison. A federal judge yesterday called
James Yoakum the brains behind an operation that investigators say
used a Portland restaurant to launder money. Authorities say that
each month the ring sold $300,000 worth of cocaine.
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) - Oregon State University scientists are
testing a model of what could be a tsunami-resistant City Hall for
Cannon Beach on the Oregon coast. The gap between an earthquake off
the Pacific Northwest coast and the arrival of a tsunami could be
about 20 minutes, which isn't enough for all visitors to reach
higher ground. But some could go up into a new, tsunami-resistant
City Hall.
COQUILLE, Ore. (AP) - A 45-year-old man accused of killing his
sister-in-law in Coos County has pleaded guilty to aggravated
murder. The Register-Guard reports Patrick Horath admitted sex
abuse and murder in a plea deal with prosecutors. He faces 30 years
in prison when he is sentenced today in the death of 31-year-old
Jayme Austin last November in the bathroom of her mother's home.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Oregon corrections officers will forfeit
their holiday pay for the rest of the state's current budget cycle
after an arbitrator ruled against them in a contract dispute.
During the next 13 months, officers will forgo holiday pay, take
four mandatory furlough days and have their latest pay increase
rolled back. The terms of the state's contract will save taxpayers
an estimated $12.6 million.
TUALATIN, Ore. (AP) - A 56-year-old woman who founded an arts
education program for children in Tualatin has been convicted of
sexually abusing a boy. The Oregonian reports a Washington County
jury found Melissa Louise Stephens guilty yesterday of rape and
sodomy. She was arrested last June and accused of raping the boy
five years earlier when he was 10 or 11.
KEIZER, Ore. (AP) - Keizer police are investigating the hanging
death of a 13-year-old boy. Police tell The Statesman Journal the
boy hanged himself Friday in his bedroom in front of a younger
neighbor. The younger boy apparently thought the teen was playing a
joke, went home and told his father that his friend was scaring
him. The father notified the teen's parents who found their son
hanging.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Back in March, Idaho Gov. Butch Otter sent a
"love letter" to out-of-state businesses, trying to coax them to
move to his state. Now, the state's chief executive is taking this
courtship to the Internet. Otter's http://justmaketheshift.com site
invites Washington and Oregon companies to consider relocating
after their states raised taxes to cope with budget shortfalls.
ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) - Authorities say a 54-year-old man has died
in an apartment fire in Astoria. His body was found inside the
apartment late Saturday, in a hallway leading to the door. Police
Chief Pete Curzon says the fire stemmed from a cooking accident.
Investigators are trying to determine if the victim had a medical
issue beforehand. Four other people were evacuated from an
adjoining unit. The victim's name hasn't been released.
MILL CITY, Ore. (AP) - A woman found dead in the North Santiam
River near Mill City has been identified as 50-year-old Veronica
Ann Willis of Salem. Her roommate had reported Willis missing on
May 11, and her body was found last Thursday. Linn County Sheriff
Tim Mueller says an autopsy showed no obvious cause of death.
Detectives are awaiting toxicology results as their investigation
continues.
MOLALLA, Ore. (AP) - Molalla police say they're confident that
skeletal remains found in an old blackberry patch are those of an
Alzheimer's patient who vanished nearly three years ago. Ruby
Larson was 75 when she wandered away from a Molalla assisted living
facility on July 23, 2007. Molalla police said yesterday they're
sure the remains are those of Larson. A final report from the
Clackamas County medical examiner's office is pending.
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) - A Jackson County sheriff's deputy and his
wife helped save the life of a neighbor whose wrist was slashed.
Medford police Lt. Bob Hansen says Deputy Michael Hermant was
awakened Sunday by a commotion in his living room. He found
32-year-old Hugo Gonzalez choking a woman whose wrist was bleeding
profusely. The woman fled to the home after a struggle. Gonzalez
faces assault and attempted murder charges.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Athlete of the Week:
Siuslaw track and field standout Linda Paredes is Coast Radio Sports’ Athlete of the Week. The Viking junior competed in four events at the Far West District meet, three of them occurring within the same hour, capping her run by coming from behind in the anchor leg of the girls 4x400 relay to finish first in the event. Despite being the defending Far West League Champion in the 400 meters, Paredes switched to the 800 where she could potentially score more points for the team. She qualified for the State meet in the 800 meters and as a member of the relay team. Honorable Mention goes to her teammate, Brad Finnell, who ran the boys’ 800 meter in 2:01.83 to claim the district title and qualify for state.
Prep Baseball:
Siuslaw’s Kevin Warren was named the Far West League’s Most Valuable Player last week by the league’s coaches. Teammates joining the Viking Pitcher on the first team roster are pitcher Trevor Roberts, outfielder Kevin Strenke and infielder Ryan Smith. Second team honors for Siuslaw include Hagen Holmes behind the plate, infielder Tim Raybould, and utility player Hayden Hiatt. Honorable Mention was given to John Wesley Earl. First year coach Josh Thomas-Dotson was voted Far West League Coach of the Year.
On the Schedule:
The second round of the OSAA 4A Baseball Playoffs will open up in Florence tomorrow. Initially slated for today, the game was pushed back 24-hours because of weather. First pitch is at 4:30.
Violent crime rates in three of Oregon’s four largest cities dropped in 2009. FBI statistics released yesterday showed fewer murders, sexual assaults and other violent crimes in Portland, Eugene and Gresham last year, but rates remained flat in Salem. The report shows property crime rates in the top three, Portland, Salem and Eugene, dropped dramatically. Those changes in rates reflect a national trend. The FBI says the national violent crime rate has fallen for three straight years and the property crime rate has dropped over the last seven. The FBI Crime rates for smaller communities were released earlier this year. In Florence, which typically has a very low violent crime rate, offenses in those categories dropped slightly. Property crimes remained fairly static.
Collections are under way for the June Fifth “Read for the Need” book sale to aid Food for Lane County. Originally organized by now 12-year old Taylor Graham, the sale has raised more than $50-thousand over the past six years. This year’s sale will be at Prairie Mountain School in Eugene. Graham’s mom, Shannon Graham, says ‘gently used’ books, audio books, DVDs or videos can be dropped off at several Eugene locations as well as Grocery Outlet in Florence through June First.
Several factors play into the proper use of a child safety seat. Number one is making sure it’s the right size to fit a child; number two is installing it properly and making sure the straps are correctly arranged. Area firefighters and medics will be teaming up tomorrow afternoon from 4:30 to 7:00 PM at Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue for a car-seat safety clinic. Western Lane paramedics can also tell you if there are any open recalls on your car-seat model. They can also provide low or no cost replacement seats for qualifying families.
Several different businesses around Siltcoos Lake have teamed up to present the 11th annual “Siltcoos Lake Stringer Tournament”. It’s aimed at anglers who go after any variety of fish. Cash prizes will be awarded for the most fish by weight during the Saturday and Sunday tourney. Organizers say any legal variety of fish, within prescribed catch limits, will count towards your total. Weigh-ins begin at Six AM Saturday and end at noon Sunday. Entry forms and the weigh-ins are at the Lakes Edge Marina in Westlake.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - A Lane County grand jury has indicted a
Christmas Valley man in the March traffic death of a commercial
truck driver killed when several large bales of hay fell off a
passing big rig. Bonnie Puckett was arrested yesterday and charged
with criminally negligent homicide and felony failure to perform
the duties of a driver involved in a crash. The hay truck did not
stop.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A man described by Portland authorities as
the kingpin of a Crips gang cocaine-trafficking ring has been
sentenced to 13 years in prison. A federal judge yesterday called
James Yoakum the brains behind an operation that investigators say
used a Portland restaurant to launder money. Authorities say that
each month the ring sold $300,000 worth of cocaine.
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) - Oregon State University scientists are
testing a model of what could be a tsunami-resistant City Hall for
Cannon Beach on the Oregon coast. The gap between an earthquake off
the Pacific Northwest coast and the arrival of a tsunami could be
about 20 minutes, which isn't enough for all visitors to reach
higher ground. But some could go up into a new, tsunami-resistant
City Hall.
COQUILLE, Ore. (AP) - A 45-year-old man accused of killing his
sister-in-law in Coos County has pleaded guilty to aggravated
murder. The Register-Guard reports Patrick Horath admitted sex
abuse and murder in a plea deal with prosecutors. He faces 30 years
in prison when he is sentenced today in the death of 31-year-old
Jayme Austin last November in the bathroom of her mother's home.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Oregon corrections officers will forfeit
their holiday pay for the rest of the state's current budget cycle
after an arbitrator ruled against them in a contract dispute.
During the next 13 months, officers will forgo holiday pay, take
four mandatory furlough days and have their latest pay increase
rolled back. The terms of the state's contract will save taxpayers
an estimated $12.6 million.
TUALATIN, Ore. (AP) - A 56-year-old woman who founded an arts
education program for children in Tualatin has been convicted of
sexually abusing a boy. The Oregonian reports a Washington County
jury found Melissa Louise Stephens guilty yesterday of rape and
sodomy. She was arrested last June and accused of raping the boy
five years earlier when he was 10 or 11.
KEIZER, Ore. (AP) - Keizer police are investigating the hanging
death of a 13-year-old boy. Police tell The Statesman Journal the
boy hanged himself Friday in his bedroom in front of a younger
neighbor. The younger boy apparently thought the teen was playing a
joke, went home and told his father that his friend was scaring
him. The father notified the teen's parents who found their son
hanging.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Back in March, Idaho Gov. Butch Otter sent a
"love letter" to out-of-state businesses, trying to coax them to
move to his state. Now, the state's chief executive is taking this
courtship to the Internet. Otter's http://justmaketheshift.com site
invites Washington and Oregon companies to consider relocating
after their states raised taxes to cope with budget shortfalls.
ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) - Authorities say a 54-year-old man has died
in an apartment fire in Astoria. His body was found inside the
apartment late Saturday, in a hallway leading to the door. Police
Chief Pete Curzon says the fire stemmed from a cooking accident.
Investigators are trying to determine if the victim had a medical
issue beforehand. Four other people were evacuated from an
adjoining unit. The victim's name hasn't been released.
MILL CITY, Ore. (AP) - A woman found dead in the North Santiam
River near Mill City has been identified as 50-year-old Veronica
Ann Willis of Salem. Her roommate had reported Willis missing on
May 11, and her body was found last Thursday. Linn County Sheriff
Tim Mueller says an autopsy showed no obvious cause of death.
Detectives are awaiting toxicology results as their investigation
continues.
MOLALLA, Ore. (AP) - Molalla police say they're confident that
skeletal remains found in an old blackberry patch are those of an
Alzheimer's patient who vanished nearly three years ago. Ruby
Larson was 75 when she wandered away from a Molalla assisted living
facility on July 23, 2007. Molalla police said yesterday they're
sure the remains are those of Larson. A final report from the
Clackamas County medical examiner's office is pending.
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) - A Jackson County sheriff's deputy and his
wife helped save the life of a neighbor whose wrist was slashed.
Medford police Lt. Bob Hansen says Deputy Michael Hermant was
awakened Sunday by a commotion in his living room. He found
32-year-old Hugo Gonzalez choking a woman whose wrist was bleeding
profusely. The woman fled to the home after a struggle. Gonzalez
faces assault and attempted murder charges.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Athlete of the Week:
Siuslaw track and field standout Linda Paredes is Coast Radio Sports’ Athlete of the Week. The Viking junior competed in four events at the Far West District meet, three of them occurring within the same hour, capping her run by coming from behind in the anchor leg of the girls 4x400 relay to finish first in the event. Despite being the defending Far West League Champion in the 400 meters, Paredes switched to the 800 where she could potentially score more points for the team. She qualified for the State meet in the 800 meters and as a member of the relay team. Honorable Mention goes to her teammate, Brad Finnell, who ran the boys’ 800 meter in 2:01.83 to claim the district title and qualify for state.
Prep Baseball:
Siuslaw’s Kevin Warren was named the Far West League’s Most Valuable Player last week by the league’s coaches. Teammates joining the Viking Pitcher on the first team roster are pitcher Trevor Roberts, outfielder Kevin Strenke and infielder Ryan Smith. Second team honors for Siuslaw include Hagen Holmes behind the plate, infielder Tim Raybould, and utility player Hayden Hiatt. Honorable Mention was given to John Wesley Earl. First year coach Josh Thomas-Dotson was voted Far West League Coach of the Year.
On the Schedule:
The second round of the OSAA 4A Baseball Playoffs will open up in Florence tomorrow. Initially slated for today, the game was pushed back 24-hours because of weather. First pitch is at 4:30.
Monday, May 24, 2010
Didn't rain on our parade; Rhody recap; Reedsport prepares for Memorial Day; Benefit concert set for women's imaging
Didn’t rain on our parade…
It rained before the parade… and there may have been a shower or two later in the afternoon. But, for the thousands of people lining Highway 101 and Bay Street for the 103rd Rhododendron Festival Grand Floral Parade the weather was cool, but dry. Just over 80 entries, including 9 bands and 16 equestrian entries headed out at noon yesterday. The Grand Marshall’s Award went to the Shangri-La float. ABC Preschool won the Mayor’s Award and the Queen’s Trophy went the Rhododendron Junior Court float. The ‘in-parade’ judging results included Oregon Volunteer Dunes Patrol for 1st Place in Service Entries; The Central Coast Military Vehicle Club was first place in the vehicle category and the Marshfield High School Band of Pirates won the best band entry. The best floats in the parade were ABC Preschool in the commercial category; and the Rhododendron Junior Court in the non-commercial class. Things actually started off Friday night when Siuslaw High School Senior Tyler Mielke won the talent competition as well as the crown and robe of Queen Rhododendra. All five princesses participated in formal interviews with a judging panel Friday afternoon, then competed on stage during the Queen’s Coronation and Scholarship Pageant at the Florence Events Center.
Rain held the entries down for the Rhody Cruisers Show-n-Shine on Saturday morning, but there were still more than 200 cars lined up on display. Several awards were handed out including one for the best “rat rod” which went to Bob Young for his 41 Chevy Pickup. Kevin Phillips earned an award for the “best under construction” for his 51 Studebaker; and Tom Hunt won the “Best Mustang” award for his “body-off” restoration of a 1965 Ford Mustang that he’s owned for 42 years. In the Car Cruise Saturday evening about 85 classics cruised the ‘gut’ through Old Town Florence. The “Best in Cruise” was presented to a 1935 Auburn Speedster owned and driven by John Machi.
In the signature event, the Florence Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society flower show, the Sweepstakes Winner was Larry Jensen. Best in Show went to Jack Olson who also received the ‘best species’ award. The best macrophyllum, or native rhody, was entered by Jim and Sylvia Smith.
Even as Florence is wrapping up one celebration, residents in the Reedsport area are preparing another… This weekend will mark the annual observance of Memorial Day. The 29-Palms Marine Corps Band will play at least four times over the weekend. There’ll be two community barbecues and a Memorial Day Parade. Two of those concerts will be on Tuesday, June First.
There’ll be a little bit of bluegrass, country, big band and even some folk music Friday night at the Florence Events Center when supporters of an effort to raise $600-thousand for a new women’s imaging center at Peace Harbor Hospital host a benefit concert. The show will feature the Poodle Creek Pickers, the Standard Time Orchestra, Everyday People and the New Folksters. Several sponsors are underwriting the costs of the concert, donations are being accepted at the door.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - A man arrested in Eugene in connection with
a bank robbery has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges
that he robbed seven Oregon banks in a spree attributed to the
"Grandpa Bandit." Eugene Police arrested 60-year-old Ferrell Lee
Brier of Drain after $939 was taken from an Umpqua Bank branch in
Eugene. A federal grand jury indicted Brier last week in connection
with seven robberies.
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (AP) - Springfield has new parking meters, but
there are no plans to charge residents for downtown parking.
Instead, the red parking meters are an effort to raise money to
help the homeless. City Councilor Terri Leezer is the driving force
behind the fundraising effort that got under way Friday. A similar
effort was made in Denver. A homelessness commission report in that
city found that in the first 18 months the meter project led to a
92 percent reduction in the number of panhandlers in the downtown
improvement district.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A Portland contractor says many are
skirting the new federal rules that require all contractors who
renovate pre-1978 homes and buildings to be certified to remove
lead-based paint. Shepard Painting president Justin Shepard says
most contractors have not gotten their certification. The state
Construction Contractors Board says it's heard from clients about
uncertified contractors offering low bids in return for silence.
COOS BAY, Ore. (AP) - An Associated Press examination has found
many of Oregon's municipal sewage systems are deteriorating and now
need millions of dollars to meet tighter federal clean water
standards. But paying for improvements is proving to be a struggle.
Grants are rare and it can take years to qualify for low-interest
loans. This is slowing improvements to water quality, and could
lead to growing health threats.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - State records analyzed by The Oregonian
suggest Oregon has missed opportunities to go after unpaid bills at
a time when lawmakers are gearing up for another budget battle that
could mean cuts to schools. The current tab for delinquent state
payments, according to a 2009 report by the Legislative Fiscal
Office, is $2 billion.
ASHLAND, Ore. (AP) - Ashland is trying to boost slumping
ridership on its bus service that's fallen 14 percent since the
city council decided last fall to make some changes. It improved
bus frequency from 30 minutes between buses to a 15-minute gap in
hopes of attracting more riders. But fares rose from 50 cents to
$1, and now a new subsidy will provide the frequent bus service at
50 cents a ride.
TIGARD, Ore. (AP) - Washington County deputies are investigating
an incident in which a Tigard homeowner discovered a timed device
near a liquid accelerant. The 30-year-old man told deputies he
found the device in his home yesterday after scaring away
intruders. Portland's bomb squad determined the device was a timer
with a sparking mechanism, not an explosive.
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) - Authorities in Northern California say an
84-year-old Medford man is the owner of a single-engine plane that
crashed in a mountainous area near Happy Camp over the weekend. But
investigators say they have yet to determine with certainty that
Alonzo Mullin was on board when the plane crashed. Mullin is a
World War II veteran who often flies to Palm Springs to see his
daughter.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Clackamas County deputies say they're
looking for suspects in the weekend shooting of an employee at a
Little Caesars Pizza restaurant. Witnesses say they saw a man
fleeing the scene right after shots rang out Saturday. The
25-year-old victim had surgery at Oregon Health Sciences University
for a gunshot to his torso.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Prep Track and Field:
Several key performances paced the Siuslaw Viking Girls to a Far West League District team title over the weekend at Douglas High School in Winston. The boys team finished third behind North Bend and South Umpqua. Several qualifiers for the state meet including multiple winners… Alexis Reavis in the Shotput and the discus; Raelyn Robinson who won the 800 and 1500 meter races, was part of the girls 4x400 relay first place team and also finished 2nd in the high jump.
The Mapleton Sailors competed at the State 1A track and field finals over the weekend. Jesse Nelson was sixth overall in the boys’ javelin.
Rhody Run:
13-year old Seth Campbell of Florence was the first runner across the line to win the men’s 5K portion of Saturday’s Rhody Run in 17:39. Kim Bricker of Veneta won the women’s 5K, Thomas Kreuzpeintner (KROOTZ-pynt-ner)of Eugene the men’s 10K and Eylalia (EYE-loll-ee-uh) Mendez of Florence was the Women’s 10K winner.
Prep Baseball:
The Siuslaw Vikings will host the Sisters Outlaws tomorrow, 4:30 PM at Jiggs Dodson Field, in the second round of the OSAA 4A Baseball playoffs.
College Baseball:
Number 22 Oregon fell to Washington in the first game of a three game series Friday, but came back to win the next two in Seattle. In Tempe, Oregon State prevented a sweep by the ASU Sun Devils, winning yesterday.
It rained before the parade… and there may have been a shower or two later in the afternoon. But, for the thousands of people lining Highway 101 and Bay Street for the 103rd Rhododendron Festival Grand Floral Parade the weather was cool, but dry. Just over 80 entries, including 9 bands and 16 equestrian entries headed out at noon yesterday. The Grand Marshall’s Award went to the Shangri-La float. ABC Preschool won the Mayor’s Award and the Queen’s Trophy went the Rhododendron Junior Court float. The ‘in-parade’ judging results included Oregon Volunteer Dunes Patrol for 1st Place in Service Entries; The Central Coast Military Vehicle Club was first place in the vehicle category and the Marshfield High School Band of Pirates won the best band entry. The best floats in the parade were ABC Preschool in the commercial category; and the Rhododendron Junior Court in the non-commercial class. Things actually started off Friday night when Siuslaw High School Senior Tyler Mielke won the talent competition as well as the crown and robe of Queen Rhododendra. All five princesses participated in formal interviews with a judging panel Friday afternoon, then competed on stage during the Queen’s Coronation and Scholarship Pageant at the Florence Events Center.
Rain held the entries down for the Rhody Cruisers Show-n-Shine on Saturday morning, but there were still more than 200 cars lined up on display. Several awards were handed out including one for the best “rat rod” which went to Bob Young for his 41 Chevy Pickup. Kevin Phillips earned an award for the “best under construction” for his 51 Studebaker; and Tom Hunt won the “Best Mustang” award for his “body-off” restoration of a 1965 Ford Mustang that he’s owned for 42 years. In the Car Cruise Saturday evening about 85 classics cruised the ‘gut’ through Old Town Florence. The “Best in Cruise” was presented to a 1935 Auburn Speedster owned and driven by John Machi.
In the signature event, the Florence Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society flower show, the Sweepstakes Winner was Larry Jensen. Best in Show went to Jack Olson who also received the ‘best species’ award. The best macrophyllum, or native rhody, was entered by Jim and Sylvia Smith.
Even as Florence is wrapping up one celebration, residents in the Reedsport area are preparing another… This weekend will mark the annual observance of Memorial Day. The 29-Palms Marine Corps Band will play at least four times over the weekend. There’ll be two community barbecues and a Memorial Day Parade. Two of those concerts will be on Tuesday, June First.
There’ll be a little bit of bluegrass, country, big band and even some folk music Friday night at the Florence Events Center when supporters of an effort to raise $600-thousand for a new women’s imaging center at Peace Harbor Hospital host a benefit concert. The show will feature the Poodle Creek Pickers, the Standard Time Orchestra, Everyday People and the New Folksters. Several sponsors are underwriting the costs of the concert, donations are being accepted at the door.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - A man arrested in Eugene in connection with
a bank robbery has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges
that he robbed seven Oregon banks in a spree attributed to the
"Grandpa Bandit." Eugene Police arrested 60-year-old Ferrell Lee
Brier of Drain after $939 was taken from an Umpqua Bank branch in
Eugene. A federal grand jury indicted Brier last week in connection
with seven robberies.
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (AP) - Springfield has new parking meters, but
there are no plans to charge residents for downtown parking.
Instead, the red parking meters are an effort to raise money to
help the homeless. City Councilor Terri Leezer is the driving force
behind the fundraising effort that got under way Friday. A similar
effort was made in Denver. A homelessness commission report in that
city found that in the first 18 months the meter project led to a
92 percent reduction in the number of panhandlers in the downtown
improvement district.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A Portland contractor says many are
skirting the new federal rules that require all contractors who
renovate pre-1978 homes and buildings to be certified to remove
lead-based paint. Shepard Painting president Justin Shepard says
most contractors have not gotten their certification. The state
Construction Contractors Board says it's heard from clients about
uncertified contractors offering low bids in return for silence.
COOS BAY, Ore. (AP) - An Associated Press examination has found
many of Oregon's municipal sewage systems are deteriorating and now
need millions of dollars to meet tighter federal clean water
standards. But paying for improvements is proving to be a struggle.
Grants are rare and it can take years to qualify for low-interest
loans. This is slowing improvements to water quality, and could
lead to growing health threats.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - State records analyzed by The Oregonian
suggest Oregon has missed opportunities to go after unpaid bills at
a time when lawmakers are gearing up for another budget battle that
could mean cuts to schools. The current tab for delinquent state
payments, according to a 2009 report by the Legislative Fiscal
Office, is $2 billion.
ASHLAND, Ore. (AP) - Ashland is trying to boost slumping
ridership on its bus service that's fallen 14 percent since the
city council decided last fall to make some changes. It improved
bus frequency from 30 minutes between buses to a 15-minute gap in
hopes of attracting more riders. But fares rose from 50 cents to
$1, and now a new subsidy will provide the frequent bus service at
50 cents a ride.
TIGARD, Ore. (AP) - Washington County deputies are investigating
an incident in which a Tigard homeowner discovered a timed device
near a liquid accelerant. The 30-year-old man told deputies he
found the device in his home yesterday after scaring away
intruders. Portland's bomb squad determined the device was a timer
with a sparking mechanism, not an explosive.
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) - Authorities in Northern California say an
84-year-old Medford man is the owner of a single-engine plane that
crashed in a mountainous area near Happy Camp over the weekend. But
investigators say they have yet to determine with certainty that
Alonzo Mullin was on board when the plane crashed. Mullin is a
World War II veteran who often flies to Palm Springs to see his
daughter.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Clackamas County deputies say they're
looking for suspects in the weekend shooting of an employee at a
Little Caesars Pizza restaurant. Witnesses say they saw a man
fleeing the scene right after shots rang out Saturday. The
25-year-old victim had surgery at Oregon Health Sciences University
for a gunshot to his torso.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Prep Track and Field:
Several key performances paced the Siuslaw Viking Girls to a Far West League District team title over the weekend at Douglas High School in Winston. The boys team finished third behind North Bend and South Umpqua. Several qualifiers for the state meet including multiple winners… Alexis Reavis in the Shotput and the discus; Raelyn Robinson who won the 800 and 1500 meter races, was part of the girls 4x400 relay first place team and also finished 2nd in the high jump.
The Mapleton Sailors competed at the State 1A track and field finals over the weekend. Jesse Nelson was sixth overall in the boys’ javelin.
Rhody Run:
13-year old Seth Campbell of Florence was the first runner across the line to win the men’s 5K portion of Saturday’s Rhody Run in 17:39. Kim Bricker of Veneta won the women’s 5K, Thomas Kreuzpeintner (KROOTZ-pynt-ner)of Eugene the men’s 10K and Eylalia (EYE-loll-ee-uh) Mendez of Florence was the Women’s 10K winner.
Prep Baseball:
The Siuslaw Vikings will host the Sisters Outlaws tomorrow, 4:30 PM at Jiggs Dodson Field, in the second round of the OSAA 4A Baseball playoffs.
College Baseball:
Number 22 Oregon fell to Washington in the first game of a three game series Friday, but came back to win the next two in Seattle. In Tempe, Oregon State prevented a sweep by the ASU Sun Devils, winning yesterday.
Friday, May 21, 2010
You Are Here... and so is the rain; Police promise saturation patrols; Castillo and Maurer still in race; Hodulik wins recognition.
You are Here… and so is the Rhody Festival…
You are here… that’s the theme of this year’s Rhododendron Festival and even if there are some rain showers along with you, the events will go on as planned. The official opening of the festival comes on stage this evening, seven pm, at the Florence Events Center when Siuslaw High School Seniors Scarlet Chipps, Katie Hall, Jenna Hanslits, Hannah Hodulik and Tyler Mielke compete to see who will become Queen Rhododendra. One of the signature events opens tomorrow at the Florence Events Center when the Florence Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society begins accepting entries for their annual flower show. Entries can be delivered from seven to nine AM Saturday. Judging begins shortly after that and then the show opens to the public from one to five… then again Sunday from ten to five. The Siuslaw Pioneer Museum is offering a display of past Rhody regalia from noon to four each day through Sunday. One of the growing attractions is the Rhody Vendor Fair. Sandwiched between the Boardwalk and the Davis Carnival. 73 retail spaces will open their three-day run today with a broad assortment of merchandise and services in Historic Old Town Florence.
Florence Police Chief Maury Sanders says the focus is going to be on safety when saturation patrols hit the streets for this weekend. Sanders said officers with his department, bolstered by reserves and additional help from the Lane County Sheriff’s Department will focus on intoxicated drivers and removing them from the streets during the Rhododendron Festival. Foot patrols through the Old Town Area will be provided during high activity periods. Chief Sanders also reminds motorists that parking restrictions along the west side of Highway 101 and on Bay Street will go into effect at Nine AM Sunday morning in preparation for the Grand Floral Parade.
The margin is thin and getting thinner. Incumbent Susan Castillo still has the lead in the election for the Oregon Superintendent of Public Instruction. But not by much. As of late yesterday her percentage of the vote in Tuesday’s Primary Election was down to 50-point-oh-nine-percent. At the same time, state officials said there were still 17-thousand ballots remaining to be counted. Castillo leads Ron Maurer by about 34-hundred votes. If either candidate earns a clear majority, his or her name will be alone on the ballot in November. If not, they’ll face a runoff.
A local physician has been singled out for his work in mentoring and training third and fourth year medical students. Dr. Mike Hodulik recently received the Carpenter Award for Excellence in Teaching by the Oregon Health and Sciences University. One of the students he’s worked with, Jessica Carlson, wrote in her nomination that is the Doctor’s dedication to patient care that sets him apart.
215 – “I feel like he gets to know all of his patients on such a personal level and really has their best interests in mind at all times. He’s just an extraordinary teacher and I can’t say enough positive things about him.”
Carlson adds that Hodulik also has the perfect balance of “work, family and community service” which showed her what being a well-rounded rural physician meant.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - A Eugene-based medical practice seeks to
revaccinate thousands of patients who were given vaccines stored at
improper temperatures.
PeaceHealth Medical Group has sent letters to 20,000 households,
asking patients to call a special vaccine information line for more
information and to schedule an appointment.
Vaccination clinics start next week.
PeaceHealth officials reviewed vaccine storage records after
state immunization officials detected problems with vaccine storage
at multiple clinics around the state.
Health officials say the vaccines are safe, but their potency
might have been affected.
---
Information from: The Register-Guard,
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. (AP) - Lake Oswego Police Chief Dan Duncan has
died from an apparent heart attack. The Oregonian reports Duncan
was found dead at his home yesterday -- the day before his
retirement party. He was 55. He had been with the department for 25
years and chief for the last seven. City Manager Alex McIntyre says
Duncan was admired for his integrity, honesty, vitality and humor.
Capt. Don Forman was named interim chief.
BEND, Ore. (AP) - Authorities are searching for two suspects who
allegedly fired at police on the Warm Springs Reservation. FBI
spokeswoman Beth Anne Steele says several shots were fired from an
SUV that a Warm Springs police officer tried to stop Thursday. One
round struck the patrol car's front windshield, but the officer was
not hurt. The chase continued several miles on a rough, dirt road
until the suspects stopped the car and ran.
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) - A Klamath Falls, Ore., man has been
sentenced to seven years in prison for encouraging another man to
kill two people in 2007. Peter Lugo Covarrubias was sentenced
yesterday in Klamath County Circuit Court. He had pleaded guilty
earlier to solicitation to commit murder. The man that Covarrubias
allegedly encouraged to commit the murders, Matthew Avina-Norris,
has yet to face trial on murder charges.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon state review shows child welfare
workers received 10 reports of suspected abuse involving Amanda
Stott-Smith in the nine years before she dumped her two young
children off a Portland bridge in May 2009, killing her young son.
But the state says it did not find enough evidence to take the
children out of the home. Stott-Smith pleaded guilty last month and
was sentenced to at least 35 years in prison.
BEND, Ore. (AP) - Police arrested a Bend man accused of raping a
19-year-old woman. Bend police say 35-year-old Donald Smith coerced
a relative into numerous sex acts between February and September of
last year. Police say Smith warned the young woman that a person
close to her would be killed if she did not have sex with him.
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) - A Klamath Falls man has been
sentenced to seven years in prison for encouraging another man to
kill two people in 2007 in a dispute over a drug debt. Peter Lugo
Covarrubias was sentenced yesterday after pleading guilty to
solicitation to commit murder. Prosecutors say Covarrubias
encouraged Matthew Avina-Norris to shoot them by saying he would
move up in a gang if he did.
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon attorney general's office has
accused a Rogue Valley nonprofit of keeping up to 80 percent of the
donations it collects to help veterans. The Mail Tribune of Medford
reports a state lawsuit is seeking a $67,000 settlement. The
attorney general's office says the No Veterans Left Behind
Association improperly collected and used up to $17,000.
COQUILLE, Ore. (AP) - Coquille officials say a boil notice is no
longer in effect and it's safe to drink the city tap water. The
city had told residents to boil their water before using it after a
pipe sprung a leak last weekend.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
It’s all on the schedule…
A half-dozen Mapleton athletes will be competing at this weekend’s OSAA 1A State Track and Field finals in Monmouth. Siuslaw Track and Field is in Winston for the Far West Finals. The Sisters Outlaws will take on the Cascade Cougars in the 4A baseball playoffs this afternoon in Turner. The winner of that contest will travel to Florence Tuesday where they’ll face Far West League Champions Siuslaw.
On the college diamond… number 22 Oregon returns to Pac-10 play today in Seattle where they open a three-game weekend series against the Washington Huskies. Oregon State is in Tempe, Arizona where they’ll go up against Arizona State.
You are here… that’s the theme of this year’s Rhododendron Festival and even if there are some rain showers along with you, the events will go on as planned. The official opening of the festival comes on stage this evening, seven pm, at the Florence Events Center when Siuslaw High School Seniors Scarlet Chipps, Katie Hall, Jenna Hanslits, Hannah Hodulik and Tyler Mielke compete to see who will become Queen Rhododendra. One of the signature events opens tomorrow at the Florence Events Center when the Florence Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society begins accepting entries for their annual flower show. Entries can be delivered from seven to nine AM Saturday. Judging begins shortly after that and then the show opens to the public from one to five… then again Sunday from ten to five. The Siuslaw Pioneer Museum is offering a display of past Rhody regalia from noon to four each day through Sunday. One of the growing attractions is the Rhody Vendor Fair. Sandwiched between the Boardwalk and the Davis Carnival. 73 retail spaces will open their three-day run today with a broad assortment of merchandise and services in Historic Old Town Florence.
Florence Police Chief Maury Sanders says the focus is going to be on safety when saturation patrols hit the streets for this weekend. Sanders said officers with his department, bolstered by reserves and additional help from the Lane County Sheriff’s Department will focus on intoxicated drivers and removing them from the streets during the Rhododendron Festival. Foot patrols through the Old Town Area will be provided during high activity periods. Chief Sanders also reminds motorists that parking restrictions along the west side of Highway 101 and on Bay Street will go into effect at Nine AM Sunday morning in preparation for the Grand Floral Parade.
The margin is thin and getting thinner. Incumbent Susan Castillo still has the lead in the election for the Oregon Superintendent of Public Instruction. But not by much. As of late yesterday her percentage of the vote in Tuesday’s Primary Election was down to 50-point-oh-nine-percent. At the same time, state officials said there were still 17-thousand ballots remaining to be counted. Castillo leads Ron Maurer by about 34-hundred votes. If either candidate earns a clear majority, his or her name will be alone on the ballot in November. If not, they’ll face a runoff.
A local physician has been singled out for his work in mentoring and training third and fourth year medical students. Dr. Mike Hodulik recently received the Carpenter Award for Excellence in Teaching by the Oregon Health and Sciences University. One of the students he’s worked with, Jessica Carlson, wrote in her nomination that is the Doctor’s dedication to patient care that sets him apart.
215 – “I feel like he gets to know all of his patients on such a personal level and really has their best interests in mind at all times. He’s just an extraordinary teacher and I can’t say enough positive things about him.”
Carlson adds that Hodulik also has the perfect balance of “work, family and community service” which showed her what being a well-rounded rural physician meant.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - A Eugene-based medical practice seeks to
revaccinate thousands of patients who were given vaccines stored at
improper temperatures.
PeaceHealth Medical Group has sent letters to 20,000 households,
asking patients to call a special vaccine information line for more
information and to schedule an appointment.
Vaccination clinics start next week.
PeaceHealth officials reviewed vaccine storage records after
state immunization officials detected problems with vaccine storage
at multiple clinics around the state.
Health officials say the vaccines are safe, but their potency
might have been affected.
---
Information from: The Register-Guard,
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. (AP) - Lake Oswego Police Chief Dan Duncan has
died from an apparent heart attack. The Oregonian reports Duncan
was found dead at his home yesterday -- the day before his
retirement party. He was 55. He had been with the department for 25
years and chief for the last seven. City Manager Alex McIntyre says
Duncan was admired for his integrity, honesty, vitality and humor.
Capt. Don Forman was named interim chief.
BEND, Ore. (AP) - Authorities are searching for two suspects who
allegedly fired at police on the Warm Springs Reservation. FBI
spokeswoman Beth Anne Steele says several shots were fired from an
SUV that a Warm Springs police officer tried to stop Thursday. One
round struck the patrol car's front windshield, but the officer was
not hurt. The chase continued several miles on a rough, dirt road
until the suspects stopped the car and ran.
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) - A Klamath Falls, Ore., man has been
sentenced to seven years in prison for encouraging another man to
kill two people in 2007. Peter Lugo Covarrubias was sentenced
yesterday in Klamath County Circuit Court. He had pleaded guilty
earlier to solicitation to commit murder. The man that Covarrubias
allegedly encouraged to commit the murders, Matthew Avina-Norris,
has yet to face trial on murder charges.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon state review shows child welfare
workers received 10 reports of suspected abuse involving Amanda
Stott-Smith in the nine years before she dumped her two young
children off a Portland bridge in May 2009, killing her young son.
But the state says it did not find enough evidence to take the
children out of the home. Stott-Smith pleaded guilty last month and
was sentenced to at least 35 years in prison.
BEND, Ore. (AP) - Police arrested a Bend man accused of raping a
19-year-old woman. Bend police say 35-year-old Donald Smith coerced
a relative into numerous sex acts between February and September of
last year. Police say Smith warned the young woman that a person
close to her would be killed if she did not have sex with him.
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) - A Klamath Falls man has been
sentenced to seven years in prison for encouraging another man to
kill two people in 2007 in a dispute over a drug debt. Peter Lugo
Covarrubias was sentenced yesterday after pleading guilty to
solicitation to commit murder. Prosecutors say Covarrubias
encouraged Matthew Avina-Norris to shoot them by saying he would
move up in a gang if he did.
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon attorney general's office has
accused a Rogue Valley nonprofit of keeping up to 80 percent of the
donations it collects to help veterans. The Mail Tribune of Medford
reports a state lawsuit is seeking a $67,000 settlement. The
attorney general's office says the No Veterans Left Behind
Association improperly collected and used up to $17,000.
COQUILLE, Ore. (AP) - Coquille officials say a boil notice is no
longer in effect and it's safe to drink the city tap water. The
city had told residents to boil their water before using it after a
pipe sprung a leak last weekend.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
It’s all on the schedule…
A half-dozen Mapleton athletes will be competing at this weekend’s OSAA 1A State Track and Field finals in Monmouth. Siuslaw Track and Field is in Winston for the Far West Finals. The Sisters Outlaws will take on the Cascade Cougars in the 4A baseball playoffs this afternoon in Turner. The winner of that contest will travel to Florence Tuesday where they’ll face Far West League Champions Siuslaw.
On the college diamond… number 22 Oregon returns to Pac-10 play today in Seattle where they open a three-game weekend series against the Washington Huskies. Oregon State is in Tempe, Arizona where they’ll go up against Arizona State.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Wet weather won’t dampen Rhody spirit…
Despite threats of rain tonight and early tomorrow… and showers to follow… the 103rd Annual Rhododendron Festival is shaping up. Tonight’s dress rehearsal of the Scholarship Pageant will give a sneak peak at some of the ‘on-stage’ activities set for tomorrow night. The Rhododendron Show and Shine car show promises to delight lovers of classic automobiles and some changes have been made to ease access to the show. Many of those same cars and trucks are expected to participate in the annual KCST Classic Car Cruise on Saturday evening. The Davis Carnival is set up by the boardwalk in Historic Old Town Florence marking 61st consecutive appearance in Florence. The second annual non-profit family fair will set up at the Grocery Outlet Saturday between ten and four. The Florence Elks will be featuring their barbecue chicken, pie sale and Sunday Morning breakfast. Along the way there will be the Rhododendron Society flower show, an arts and crafts show, a gun show and even a murder mystery. Everything wraps up with the Grand Floral Parade at noon on Sunday. This year’s Grand Marshall is 2009 “Ms. Tall International” Holly Jennings from Portland. At 6’4” in bare feet, she comes by her title naturally. Jennings will be joined by the Jr. Parade Grand Marshall, 12-year old Taylor Graham of Florence.
The race isn’t over… with 99-percent of the expected vote counted there’s still a narrow margin between incumbent State School Superintendent Susan Castillo and her challenger Ron Maurer. Tuesday night it appeared that Castillo may have prevailed in her bid for a third term, but final counts have proven inconclusive. As of last night Castillo had 50.3 percent of the vote, Maurer 49.7. If the margin should narrow to within one-fifth of one percent an automatic re-count would be ordered at state expense. It’s possible that write-in ballots could leave neither candidate with a clear majority… if so, both candidates would run off in the non partisan race in November.
Voters in Lane County approved three measures to amend the “Home Rule Charter” in Tuesday’s election. One of those amendments creates a voluntary citizen ‘Charter Review Committee’ tasked with meeting every ten years to recommend possible revisions. The other two provisions add requirements for candidates and elections in keeping with state law.
It’s one of the longest running continual events at the Rhododendron Festival, the Saturday Junior Parade. It was originated by members of the Booster Club, then run for many years by the Moose Lodge. For the past 25-years it’s been organized by firefighters. Fire Marshall Sean Barrett says they’re getting ready.
210 – “The actual parade starts at noon at Miller Park. Like I say everybody gets there at 11-11:30. Get ‘em staged out there so we know how to get ‘em into the parade. The parade route runs on Oak Street North to the High School.”
The parade connects well with the next event as explained by Kiwanian Karla Pike.
211 – “The Kiwanis Kids Games will be taking place immediately following the Junior Parade. We have several new games, free snacks and everybody wins a prize.”
Both events are free and organizers say they will take place rain or shine.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) - A missing Reedsport man has been found
dead.
Douglas County sheriff's deputies said divers found the body of
Raymond Glover with his SUV in the lower Smith River.
Deputies say a family friend found debris Wednesday afternoon
indicating a car drove off the road by the river.
Deputies say there are no signs of foul play, and the death is
being investigated as an accident.
ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) - The Coast Guard says a barge that had been
drifting loose in the ocean near the mouth of the Columbia River is
back under control. The tug Miki Hana was able to hook back up with
the barge late last night about 10 miles west of Astoria. The
330-foot barge last evening snapped its tow cable in 20-foot seas.
ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) - A Roseburg woman has sued a restaurant
linked to a salmonella outbreak. The lawsuit filed yesterday in
Douglas County says Melissa Surmon suffered severe abdominal pain
and spent four days in the hospital last month after eating a
take-out order from the Los Dos Amigos restaurant in Roseburg.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Six people have been indicted on charges
involving an alleged mortgage fraud scheme while working for the
Lighthouse Financial Group in the Portland area. Federal
prosecutors say the four men and two women conspired to commit
fraud with various mortgage loans from early 2006 through mid-2007.
All but one appeared in federal court yesterday to plead not
guilty.
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) - Two southern Oregon men have received
lifetime suspensions of their hunting privileges after pleading
guilty to hunting bears with dogs or bait. Oregon is one of 30
states in the Wildlife Violator Compact, in which they honor each
other's hunting and angling suspensions. That means the two hunters
will be banned from hunting in much of the West, Midwest and South.
PASCO, Wash. (AP) - Northwest cherry growers expect a smaller
crop this year than the 2009 record but with a longer harvest
period, which should extend sales. Growers from Oregon, Washington,
Idaho, Montana and Utah said at meeting of the 5-State Cherry
Commission yesterday that they estimate the 2010 crop at about
153,000 tons. Last year's crop was more than 195,000 tons.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Winds gusting to more than 60 miles per
hour in a harsh May storm are blamed for knocking out power to more
than 45,000 Oregon customers yesterday. Pacific Power says the
utility's most significant outage affected about 37,500 customers
in the Albany-Corvallis area. Most had power restored in about an
hour. Meanwhile, Portland General Electric says more than 8,000
customers were without power at one point.
PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) - The Umatilla County sheriff's office says
a pregnant woman whose body was found in an Eastern Oregon creek
near Pendleton has been identified as 24-year-old Shelby Joanne
Weigel. District Attorney Dean Gushwa says an autopsy showed the
woman was three months pregnant when she died. Her body was found
last weekend in McKay Creek's North Fork. The sheriff's office and
other agencies are investigating.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Beaverton police have arrested a Navy
recruiter accused of sending inappropriate text messages to a high
school girl. Phillip Marcel Chartier was charged with luring a
minor and booked into the Washington County Jail. The 17-year-old
girl told a Sunset High School counselor that she wanted to join
the Navy and had been in contact with Chartier. She said Chartier
sent some sexually explicit text messages Monday.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
College Baseball:
Rain claimed the day in the mid Willamette valley yesterday, forcing cancellation of a scheduled non-league game between Oregon State and Seattle… the game will not be made up.
Rhody Run:
Final preparations are underway for this Saturday’s Five and Ten K Rhody Run. Pre-registration is already closed, but race-day signups will begin at seven AM Saturday at the Florence Events Center. This is the second year for the current course. Both five and ten k runners will head through Historic Old Town Florence, under the bridge and to Rhododendron Drive. Both courses end at the FEC. Both races begin at Nine A.M.
Despite threats of rain tonight and early tomorrow… and showers to follow… the 103rd Annual Rhododendron Festival is shaping up. Tonight’s dress rehearsal of the Scholarship Pageant will give a sneak peak at some of the ‘on-stage’ activities set for tomorrow night. The Rhododendron Show and Shine car show promises to delight lovers of classic automobiles and some changes have been made to ease access to the show. Many of those same cars and trucks are expected to participate in the annual KCST Classic Car Cruise on Saturday evening. The Davis Carnival is set up by the boardwalk in Historic Old Town Florence marking 61st consecutive appearance in Florence. The second annual non-profit family fair will set up at the Grocery Outlet Saturday between ten and four. The Florence Elks will be featuring their barbecue chicken, pie sale and Sunday Morning breakfast. Along the way there will be the Rhododendron Society flower show, an arts and crafts show, a gun show and even a murder mystery. Everything wraps up with the Grand Floral Parade at noon on Sunday. This year’s Grand Marshall is 2009 “Ms. Tall International” Holly Jennings from Portland. At 6’4” in bare feet, she comes by her title naturally. Jennings will be joined by the Jr. Parade Grand Marshall, 12-year old Taylor Graham of Florence.
The race isn’t over… with 99-percent of the expected vote counted there’s still a narrow margin between incumbent State School Superintendent Susan Castillo and her challenger Ron Maurer. Tuesday night it appeared that Castillo may have prevailed in her bid for a third term, but final counts have proven inconclusive. As of last night Castillo had 50.3 percent of the vote, Maurer 49.7. If the margin should narrow to within one-fifth of one percent an automatic re-count would be ordered at state expense. It’s possible that write-in ballots could leave neither candidate with a clear majority… if so, both candidates would run off in the non partisan race in November.
Voters in Lane County approved three measures to amend the “Home Rule Charter” in Tuesday’s election. One of those amendments creates a voluntary citizen ‘Charter Review Committee’ tasked with meeting every ten years to recommend possible revisions. The other two provisions add requirements for candidates and elections in keeping with state law.
It’s one of the longest running continual events at the Rhododendron Festival, the Saturday Junior Parade. It was originated by members of the Booster Club, then run for many years by the Moose Lodge. For the past 25-years it’s been organized by firefighters. Fire Marshall Sean Barrett says they’re getting ready.
210 – “The actual parade starts at noon at Miller Park. Like I say everybody gets there at 11-11:30. Get ‘em staged out there so we know how to get ‘em into the parade. The parade route runs on Oak Street North to the High School.”
The parade connects well with the next event as explained by Kiwanian Karla Pike.
211 – “The Kiwanis Kids Games will be taking place immediately following the Junior Parade. We have several new games, free snacks and everybody wins a prize.”
Both events are free and organizers say they will take place rain or shine.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) - A missing Reedsport man has been found
dead.
Douglas County sheriff's deputies said divers found the body of
Raymond Glover with his SUV in the lower Smith River.
Deputies say a family friend found debris Wednesday afternoon
indicating a car drove off the road by the river.
Deputies say there are no signs of foul play, and the death is
being investigated as an accident.
ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) - The Coast Guard says a barge that had been
drifting loose in the ocean near the mouth of the Columbia River is
back under control. The tug Miki Hana was able to hook back up with
the barge late last night about 10 miles west of Astoria. The
330-foot barge last evening snapped its tow cable in 20-foot seas.
ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) - A Roseburg woman has sued a restaurant
linked to a salmonella outbreak. The lawsuit filed yesterday in
Douglas County says Melissa Surmon suffered severe abdominal pain
and spent four days in the hospital last month after eating a
take-out order from the Los Dos Amigos restaurant in Roseburg.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Six people have been indicted on charges
involving an alleged mortgage fraud scheme while working for the
Lighthouse Financial Group in the Portland area. Federal
prosecutors say the four men and two women conspired to commit
fraud with various mortgage loans from early 2006 through mid-2007.
All but one appeared in federal court yesterday to plead not
guilty.
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) - Two southern Oregon men have received
lifetime suspensions of their hunting privileges after pleading
guilty to hunting bears with dogs or bait. Oregon is one of 30
states in the Wildlife Violator Compact, in which they honor each
other's hunting and angling suspensions. That means the two hunters
will be banned from hunting in much of the West, Midwest and South.
PASCO, Wash. (AP) - Northwest cherry growers expect a smaller
crop this year than the 2009 record but with a longer harvest
period, which should extend sales. Growers from Oregon, Washington,
Idaho, Montana and Utah said at meeting of the 5-State Cherry
Commission yesterday that they estimate the 2010 crop at about
153,000 tons. Last year's crop was more than 195,000 tons.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Winds gusting to more than 60 miles per
hour in a harsh May storm are blamed for knocking out power to more
than 45,000 Oregon customers yesterday. Pacific Power says the
utility's most significant outage affected about 37,500 customers
in the Albany-Corvallis area. Most had power restored in about an
hour. Meanwhile, Portland General Electric says more than 8,000
customers were without power at one point.
PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) - The Umatilla County sheriff's office says
a pregnant woman whose body was found in an Eastern Oregon creek
near Pendleton has been identified as 24-year-old Shelby Joanne
Weigel. District Attorney Dean Gushwa says an autopsy showed the
woman was three months pregnant when she died. Her body was found
last weekend in McKay Creek's North Fork. The sheriff's office and
other agencies are investigating.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Beaverton police have arrested a Navy
recruiter accused of sending inappropriate text messages to a high
school girl. Phillip Marcel Chartier was charged with luring a
minor and booked into the Washington County Jail. The 17-year-old
girl told a Sunset High School counselor that she wanted to join
the Navy and had been in contact with Chartier. She said Chartier
sent some sexually explicit text messages Monday.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
College Baseball:
Rain claimed the day in the mid Willamette valley yesterday, forcing cancellation of a scheduled non-league game between Oregon State and Seattle… the game will not be made up.
Rhody Run:
Final preparations are underway for this Saturday’s Five and Ten K Rhody Run. Pre-registration is already closed, but race-day signups will begin at seven AM Saturday at the Florence Events Center. This is the second year for the current course. Both five and ten k runners will head through Historic Old Town Florence, under the bridge and to Rhododendron Drive. Both courses end at the FEC. Both races begin at Nine A.M.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Voters say yes, no and maybe... election results from the primary
Voters said yes, no and maybe….
Florence voters overwhelmingly approved a measure to annex their property into the Siuslaw Valley Fire District. There may still be a few ballots that have not been added to the tally, but with nearly 67-percent of voters saying yes, the results won’t change. Florence residents won’t officially begin paying property taxes directly to the fire district until November 2011, so the contractual arrangement between the city and the district will continue one more year.
38-percent of Lane County’s 206-thousand registered voters cast ballots in yesterday’s primary election… In the West Lane region 48 ½ percent preferred Jerry Rust to 35 ½ percent for Jay Bozievich. That means the two will runoff in the November election. D.W. Northey of Walton picked up just under 9 Percent and Fred Starr of Mapleton four percent. One candidate had dropped out of the race but remained on the ballot. Anselmo Villanueva still garnered two percent of the vote.
Lane County’s OSU Extension office began taking steps to close down their operations last night as soon as the results were final. Voters said no by a 54-46 percent margin to a five-cents per thousand tax levy that would have allowed them to continue to operate. Staff chair Steve Dodrill said 4-H, Master Gardener classes and other programs will likely continue through the end of the summer. The Cooperative Extension Service had been funded partially by Lane County General Funds until 2008 when county commissioners shifted funding elsewhere.
Former Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber will face former Portland Trailblazer Chris Dudley in the fall ballot. Kitzhaber had 66-percent of the vote in the Democrat primary, easily outpacing former Secretary of State Bill Bradbury. Chris Dudley didn’t have a clear majority in the Republican race with 40 percent, but defeated Allen Alley with 32 percent. Former state legislator John Lim had 14 percent and Bill Sizemore had eight percent.
Home school advocate Art Robinson of Cave Junction easily outpaced Jaynee Germond (JURR-mond) of Dillard in the Republican Primary for the Fourth District House Seat. Robinson had 80-percent of the votes cast in that race. He’ll face 11 term Democrat Peter DeFazio in the fall.
Oregon’s two-term State Superintendent of Instruction, Susan Castillo will be a third termer… she edged Ron Maurer with 52-percent of the vote in the non-partisan race.
One other statewide office was on the primary ballot. Ted Wheeler, a democrat who was appointed to the State Treasurer’s position earlier this year by Governor Kulongowski defeated former legislator Rick Metsger in the democratic primary. Wheeler will face Bend Republican lawmaker Chris Telfer in the fall. She was unopposed in her primary.
In the Republican Primary for the Oregon House Tenth District, Becky Lemier easily outpaced her two Lane County opponents with 68-percent of the vote. Edward Johnston had 19 ½, George Goldstien just over 11.
Voters in Oregon decided two statewide ballot measures yesterday that supporters say will ease the use of government-issued bonds to repair public school buildings and help universities and colleges that need to expand. Measure 68 passed by a 65-35 percent margin; Measure 69 got the nod with 72-percent yes.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Law professor and newspaper essayist Jim
Huffman has won the Republican Senate primary, setting up a race
against Democrat Ron Wyden, who's seeking a third full term.
Huffman had 42 percent of the vote. His closest opponent, Loren
Later, had 15 percent. Wyden had 90 percent of the Democratic vote.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Republican Rob Cornilles has won the
Republican nomination to run for U.S. House against Democrat David
Wu in the 1st Congressional District in northwest Oregon. Cornilles
(kor-NIHL-uhs) had 41 percent of the vote. Doug Keller had 29
percent. Wu had 81 percent of the vote in the Democratic primary.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Republican Scott Bruun (BROO'-ihn) has won
the Republican nomination to run for a U.S. House seat against
Democratic incumbent Kurt Schrader in the 5th Congressional
District. Bruun had 63 percent of the vote. Former timber company
executive Fred Thompson had 37 percent. Schrader was unopposed.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Democrat Earl Blumenauer has easily won
nomination for re-election in Oregon's 3rd Congressional District.
Blumenauer had 91 percent of the vote. His opponent in the Portland
district was John Sweeney, who had 9 percent.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Jack Landau, who wrote an historic opinion
extending gay and lesbian rights, has won a seat on the Oregon
State Supreme Court. The Oregon Court of Appeals judge had 72
percent of the vote, defeating Allan J. Arlow, an administrative
law judge with the Oregon Public Utilities Commission.
GRASS VALLEY, Ore. (AP) - Three Washington state men are dead
after their pickup collided with a commercial truck on a remote
stretch of U.S. 97 in Central Oregon. Troopers say the pickup
crossed the center line into the path of the semitrailer, killing
all three men in the pickup. The semi driver amd a passenger
suffered minor injuries.
PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) - Authorities say the body of a pregnant
woman has been found in an Eastern Oregon creek near Pendleton. The
Umatilla County district attorney says an autopsy showed the woman
was between 21 and 35 years old and was three months pregnant. Her
body was found last weekend in the North Fork of McKay Creek.
Sheriff's deputies are still trying to identify her.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Salem police say two officers who stopped a
car yesterday afternoon for an unsignaled turn interrupted an armed
carjacking. A police statement says the male passenger bolted from
the car on foot when it stopped. The woman driving the car told
officers she had been carjacked at gunpoint and forced to drive off
with her assailant. A 20-year-old Woodburn man was arrested 20
minutes later.
HAPPY VALLEY, Ore. (AP) - Authorities say two Clackamas County
deputies have shot a man who threatened them with a knife early
today. Deputies found the man's wife with multiple stab wounds in
their Happy Valley apartment. A security guard who heard a woman
screaming called 911. Dispatchers also received a call from a woman
who said her husband was attacking her with a knife. Both the man
and woman underwent surgery.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Portland Mayor Sam Adams says he has
revised his proposed budget to save the police horse patrol and
cold case unit. Adams said yesterday that new Police Chief Mike
Reese helped find other cuts to restore funding for 25 officers,
including the school resource officer program. The mounted patrol
also received a $100,000 private donation.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - An armed man walked into the Ross Dress
for Less store around closing time last night at Portland's Lloyd
Center. He tied up two employees and got away with cash. Det. Mary
Wheat tells KGW no one was injured. Police searched the area with a
tracking dog but did not find the suspect.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Prep Softball:
The South Umpqua Lancers took an early 2-1 lead and held on for a 3-2 victory yesterday afternoon in Myrtle Creek to eliminate the Siuslaw Vikings from playoff contention in the Far West League. The Vikings, Lancers and Brookings-Harbor had all been locked in a three-way tie for third place. The Lancers downed the Vikings in the early game, then fell to Brookings-Harbor to send the Bruins on to face Scappoose Friday afternoon in the opening round of the OSAA Playoffs.
Prep Golf:
Gladstone’s Austin Landis held on for the individual title at the State 4A golf finals yesterday at Emerald Valley Golf Course in Creswell. Siuslaw’s Verrill Beaudro finished in a tie at number 50.
College Baseball:
Number 22 Oregon extended their win streak to five with a 4-2 win yesterday over the Portland Pilots at PK Park in Eugene. Oregon State rolled to a 12-2 non-league victory over the University of Seattle… the two teams close out their short series this afternoon in Corvallis.
Florence voters overwhelmingly approved a measure to annex their property into the Siuslaw Valley Fire District. There may still be a few ballots that have not been added to the tally, but with nearly 67-percent of voters saying yes, the results won’t change. Florence residents won’t officially begin paying property taxes directly to the fire district until November 2011, so the contractual arrangement between the city and the district will continue one more year.
38-percent of Lane County’s 206-thousand registered voters cast ballots in yesterday’s primary election… In the West Lane region 48 ½ percent preferred Jerry Rust to 35 ½ percent for Jay Bozievich. That means the two will runoff in the November election. D.W. Northey of Walton picked up just under 9 Percent and Fred Starr of Mapleton four percent. One candidate had dropped out of the race but remained on the ballot. Anselmo Villanueva still garnered two percent of the vote.
Lane County’s OSU Extension office began taking steps to close down their operations last night as soon as the results were final. Voters said no by a 54-46 percent margin to a five-cents per thousand tax levy that would have allowed them to continue to operate. Staff chair Steve Dodrill said 4-H, Master Gardener classes and other programs will likely continue through the end of the summer. The Cooperative Extension Service had been funded partially by Lane County General Funds until 2008 when county commissioners shifted funding elsewhere.
Former Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber will face former Portland Trailblazer Chris Dudley in the fall ballot. Kitzhaber had 66-percent of the vote in the Democrat primary, easily outpacing former Secretary of State Bill Bradbury. Chris Dudley didn’t have a clear majority in the Republican race with 40 percent, but defeated Allen Alley with 32 percent. Former state legislator John Lim had 14 percent and Bill Sizemore had eight percent.
Home school advocate Art Robinson of Cave Junction easily outpaced Jaynee Germond (JURR-mond) of Dillard in the Republican Primary for the Fourth District House Seat. Robinson had 80-percent of the votes cast in that race. He’ll face 11 term Democrat Peter DeFazio in the fall.
Oregon’s two-term State Superintendent of Instruction, Susan Castillo will be a third termer… she edged Ron Maurer with 52-percent of the vote in the non-partisan race.
One other statewide office was on the primary ballot. Ted Wheeler, a democrat who was appointed to the State Treasurer’s position earlier this year by Governor Kulongowski defeated former legislator Rick Metsger in the democratic primary. Wheeler will face Bend Republican lawmaker Chris Telfer in the fall. She was unopposed in her primary.
In the Republican Primary for the Oregon House Tenth District, Becky Lemier easily outpaced her two Lane County opponents with 68-percent of the vote. Edward Johnston had 19 ½, George Goldstien just over 11.
Voters in Oregon decided two statewide ballot measures yesterday that supporters say will ease the use of government-issued bonds to repair public school buildings and help universities and colleges that need to expand. Measure 68 passed by a 65-35 percent margin; Measure 69 got the nod with 72-percent yes.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Law professor and newspaper essayist Jim
Huffman has won the Republican Senate primary, setting up a race
against Democrat Ron Wyden, who's seeking a third full term.
Huffman had 42 percent of the vote. His closest opponent, Loren
Later, had 15 percent. Wyden had 90 percent of the Democratic vote.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Republican Rob Cornilles has won the
Republican nomination to run for U.S. House against Democrat David
Wu in the 1st Congressional District in northwest Oregon. Cornilles
(kor-NIHL-uhs) had 41 percent of the vote. Doug Keller had 29
percent. Wu had 81 percent of the vote in the Democratic primary.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Republican Scott Bruun (BROO'-ihn) has won
the Republican nomination to run for a U.S. House seat against
Democratic incumbent Kurt Schrader in the 5th Congressional
District. Bruun had 63 percent of the vote. Former timber company
executive Fred Thompson had 37 percent. Schrader was unopposed.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Democrat Earl Blumenauer has easily won
nomination for re-election in Oregon's 3rd Congressional District.
Blumenauer had 91 percent of the vote. His opponent in the Portland
district was John Sweeney, who had 9 percent.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Jack Landau, who wrote an historic opinion
extending gay and lesbian rights, has won a seat on the Oregon
State Supreme Court. The Oregon Court of Appeals judge had 72
percent of the vote, defeating Allan J. Arlow, an administrative
law judge with the Oregon Public Utilities Commission.
GRASS VALLEY, Ore. (AP) - Three Washington state men are dead
after their pickup collided with a commercial truck on a remote
stretch of U.S. 97 in Central Oregon. Troopers say the pickup
crossed the center line into the path of the semitrailer, killing
all three men in the pickup. The semi driver amd a passenger
suffered minor injuries.
PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) - Authorities say the body of a pregnant
woman has been found in an Eastern Oregon creek near Pendleton. The
Umatilla County district attorney says an autopsy showed the woman
was between 21 and 35 years old and was three months pregnant. Her
body was found last weekend in the North Fork of McKay Creek.
Sheriff's deputies are still trying to identify her.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Salem police say two officers who stopped a
car yesterday afternoon for an unsignaled turn interrupted an armed
carjacking. A police statement says the male passenger bolted from
the car on foot when it stopped. The woman driving the car told
officers she had been carjacked at gunpoint and forced to drive off
with her assailant. A 20-year-old Woodburn man was arrested 20
minutes later.
HAPPY VALLEY, Ore. (AP) - Authorities say two Clackamas County
deputies have shot a man who threatened them with a knife early
today. Deputies found the man's wife with multiple stab wounds in
their Happy Valley apartment. A security guard who heard a woman
screaming called 911. Dispatchers also received a call from a woman
who said her husband was attacking her with a knife. Both the man
and woman underwent surgery.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Portland Mayor Sam Adams says he has
revised his proposed budget to save the police horse patrol and
cold case unit. Adams said yesterday that new Police Chief Mike
Reese helped find other cuts to restore funding for 25 officers,
including the school resource officer program. The mounted patrol
also received a $100,000 private donation.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - An armed man walked into the Ross Dress
for Less store around closing time last night at Portland's Lloyd
Center. He tied up two employees and got away with cash. Det. Mary
Wheat tells KGW no one was injured. Police searched the area with a
tracking dog but did not find the suspect.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Prep Softball:
The South Umpqua Lancers took an early 2-1 lead and held on for a 3-2 victory yesterday afternoon in Myrtle Creek to eliminate the Siuslaw Vikings from playoff contention in the Far West League. The Vikings, Lancers and Brookings-Harbor had all been locked in a three-way tie for third place. The Lancers downed the Vikings in the early game, then fell to Brookings-Harbor to send the Bruins on to face Scappoose Friday afternoon in the opening round of the OSAA Playoffs.
Prep Golf:
Gladstone’s Austin Landis held on for the individual title at the State 4A golf finals yesterday at Emerald Valley Golf Course in Creswell. Siuslaw’s Verrill Beaudro finished in a tie at number 50.
College Baseball:
Number 22 Oregon extended their win streak to five with a 4-2 win yesterday over the Portland Pilots at PK Park in Eugene. Oregon State rolled to a 12-2 non-league victory over the University of Seattle… the two teams close out their short series this afternoon in Corvallis.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Election Day - Rhody Pageant presents a new show - Reedsport man missing - Fire destroys garage
It’s Election Day…
According to the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office fewer than one in four registered voters had returned the ballot for today’s Primary Election by yesterday afternoon. Voters in Lane County have been a little more diligent with a 29-percent return. Elections officials in Eugene and around the state are bracing themselves for a stiff turnout today as the eight pm deadline approaches. Turnout could reach 40 percent overall in Lane County and that would mean about 20-thousand ballots coming in today only. Voters in Florence are being asked to say yes or no to a proposal to annex their property into the Siuslaw Valley Fire District. Four candidates for the open West Lane seat on the Lane County Commission are hoping to at least make a runoff if not a clear majority. Several other races and measures will be decided today. Ballots must be returned by eight pm, results will begin being released shortly after that.
One mainstay of the annual Rhododendron Festival has been the coronation of Queen Rhododendra. This Friday’s Queen’s Scholarship and Coronation Pageant has new producers who promise a tight, fast paced… and entertaining show. John Flaherty of the Florence Playhouse has teamed up with Joshua Greene.
200 – “John and I are working hand in hand from every aspect of the production with the focus on it being theatrical, entertaining, funny… it has secrets that no one is going to know about until the curtain goes up.”
Greene says timing and pacing is very important…
201 – “This show will not be three hours, I’m thinking it will be closer to two.”
There will be a Thursday night rehearsal open to the public, but Greene says if you’re just looking for a free version of the Friday night festivities…
202 – “Thursday’s show is really not going to be the same as Friday’s show. It’s part of the mystery. So Friday’s really the go get ‘em night.”
Tickets are available at the Florence Events Center Box Office… they’re $15 and proceeds from the show go towards scholarships for the five Siuslaw High School Seniors on the court.
The last time anyone remembers seeing Raymond Glover was last Friday morning, about 9:30, as he was driving his white 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee through downtown Reedsport. The 59-year old lives in the Lower Smith River Road area, just north of Reedsport. Family members say Glover normally contacts them on a daily basis but has not done so since Thursday evening. Douglas County Sheriff’s Deputies have searched the area around his home. They’ve checked out other possible spots but have turned up no sign. A photo of the missing man can be viewed on the Douglas County Sheriff’s website. Police are asking anyone with information to contact them.
An early morning fire Saturday destroyed a metal shop building in Glenada. Firefighters say they were called to 85175 Hemlock at about 6:15 that morning. By the time they arrived the 20-by-60 wood frame building… and contents… were nearly totally involved. It took an hour to control the blaze, another to extinguish it. Fire Marshall Sean Barrett said the shop contained equipment and vehicles and estimated the loss at about $250-thousand. The owner, Mike Ramsey, helped investigators track the probable cause to an over heated extension cord.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon man accused of assuming the
identity of a murdered boy could be released to home detention
pending a review this morning. A federal judge yesterday approved
the release of the man known as Jason Evers to his home in Bend
under strict conditions that include electronic monitoring. But
prosecutors won a 24-hour delay to appeal the decision, arguing
that the man still refuses to reveal his real name and is a flight
risk. Authorities say the name he's using is that of a 3-year-old
Ohio boy murdered in 1982.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - While congressional incumbents are running
scared in other states, members of Oregon's delegation face either
light or no opposition in the primary. In House districts,
Republican Greg Walden and Democrats Peter DeFazio and Kurt
Schrader are unopposed. Democrats Earl Blumenauer and David Wu are
expected to win their contests easily today, as is Democratic Sen.
Ron Wyden.
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) - Oregon State University engineering
students have won an international competition for designing a
Formula-style racing car, beating 122 other teams from around the
world. The Formula SAE contest took place last weekend in Michigan.
SAE stands for Society of Automotive Engineers. The OSU students
will next compete in a world championship in Europe.
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) - Corvallis school officials say 20 boys
have been disciplined for taking part in a fight club at a
Cheldelin Middle School that staged fights after school in a
restroom. Principal Lisa Harlan tells the Gazette-Times that no
particular individual or group was being targeted. She says the
boys are friends with each other and told her the fighting was fun.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Oregon State Police say speeds reached 120
mph on a 20-mile chase on Interstate 5 that ended last night in
Salem when troopers used a spike strip to shred the fleeing car's
tires and force it to stop. The chase began with a report of a
possible domestic disturbance in the car. Troopers arrested a Salem
man for several possible charges A woman passenger in the car was
released unharmed.
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) - Police say an unpaid drug debt prompted a
28-year-old man to break down the door of a Medford home and
threaten everyone inside with an assault rifle. Toris Henley of
Medford is in jail on charges of burglary and menacing. A Jackson
County judge set bail at $250,000 yesterday.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The Portland Bureau of Environmental
Services warns people to avoid water skiing or swimming in the
Willamette River for a couple of days because of sewer overflows.
The agency said yesterday that recent rain forced sewer water into
the river.
HUNTINGTON, Ore. (AP) - An Eastern Oregon group seeking to bring
sternwheeler voyages back to the Snake River has acquired a boat.
Bill Burley of the Snake River Sternwheeler Association says the
sternwheeler was purchased for $20,000 from an amusement park in
the Midwest. It's being hauled west on a truck and is due in
Huntington on Saturday.
Burley says the sternwheeler still needs some work before it's
ready to carry passengers on tours of Brownlee Reservoir.
Burley became fascinated by sternwheelers on the Snake about
three years ago while researching Huntington's past.
---
Information from: Baker City Herald,
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A Portland-area transit agency says a man
was briefly separated from his 4-year-old son after the boy darted
through a light-rail train's open doors at a stop while his father
was talking on a cell phone. Surveillance video taken inside the
MAX train shortly after 10 p.m. Sunday shows the man briefly
distracted by the phone with his back turned to the young boy. The
two were reunited about six minutes later.
COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. (AP) - Oregon State Police say a man was
found hanging from a low tree branch at the northbound Interstate 5
rest area north of Cottage Grove. Detectives say there's no
evidence of foul play. Sgt. Alan Gilbert says a woman walking her
dog at the Gettings Creek Rest Area spotted the man about 1 p.m.
Monday. State Police responded along with Lane County Rural Fire
District personnel, who pronounced the man dead.
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - A medical marijuana clinic in the
Southern Oregon city of Rogue River is complaining that
restrictions imposed by the city are making the clinic invisible to
the public. The Grants Pass Daily Courier reports that clinic owner
Sheryl Rabitoy has filed notice she will ask the state Land Use
Board of Appeals to overturn the restrictions. City Administrator
Mark Reagles says Rabitoy had agreed to the restrictions.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Prep Golf:
Siuslaw’s Verrill Beaudro posted a 16-over-par 88 in the first round of the OSAA state finals at Emerald Valley Golf Course in Creswell yesterday… Austin Landis of Gladstone is the individual leader with a one-over 73.
Prep Softball:
Sutherlin came out on top in a ten-run shortened shutout in Florence yesterday, but the Siuslaw Vikings still wound up in a three-way tie for third place with Brookings and South Umpqua. A three-way playoff will determine who will travel to Scappoose Friday in the opening round of the OSAA Softball Playoffs.
Prep Baseball:
Siuslaw hitters put up four home runs and cruised to a 15 – 11 win over the Sutherlin Bulldogs in the final game of the Far West League regular season. Siuslaw now has a week off, they’ll face either Cascade or Elmira at home in the second round of the playoffs next Tuesday.
Athlete of the Week:
Mapleton track and field standout Jesse Nelson is Coast Radio Sports’ Athlete of the Week. The junior posted his fastest time this year in the 110 meter intermediate hurdles, winning the Mountain West District Championship in 18.52 seconds. Nelson also finished 2nd in the javelin and will compete in both events at the State 1A Track and Field finals. Honorable mention goes to Mapleton sprinter Andrea Leclaire, who also qualified for two events at the state meet, finishing 2nd in the 100 meter dash and as a member of the girls 4x100 relay team.
On the Schedule:
Oregon’s Diamond Ducks host Portland in non-conference baseball action this evening; Oregon State opens up a two-game non-league series against Seattle in Corvallis.
According to the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office fewer than one in four registered voters had returned the ballot for today’s Primary Election by yesterday afternoon. Voters in Lane County have been a little more diligent with a 29-percent return. Elections officials in Eugene and around the state are bracing themselves for a stiff turnout today as the eight pm deadline approaches. Turnout could reach 40 percent overall in Lane County and that would mean about 20-thousand ballots coming in today only. Voters in Florence are being asked to say yes or no to a proposal to annex their property into the Siuslaw Valley Fire District. Four candidates for the open West Lane seat on the Lane County Commission are hoping to at least make a runoff if not a clear majority. Several other races and measures will be decided today. Ballots must be returned by eight pm, results will begin being released shortly after that.
One mainstay of the annual Rhododendron Festival has been the coronation of Queen Rhododendra. This Friday’s Queen’s Scholarship and Coronation Pageant has new producers who promise a tight, fast paced… and entertaining show. John Flaherty of the Florence Playhouse has teamed up with Joshua Greene.
200 – “John and I are working hand in hand from every aspect of the production with the focus on it being theatrical, entertaining, funny… it has secrets that no one is going to know about until the curtain goes up.”
Greene says timing and pacing is very important…
201 – “This show will not be three hours, I’m thinking it will be closer to two.”
There will be a Thursday night rehearsal open to the public, but Greene says if you’re just looking for a free version of the Friday night festivities…
202 – “Thursday’s show is really not going to be the same as Friday’s show. It’s part of the mystery. So Friday’s really the go get ‘em night.”
Tickets are available at the Florence Events Center Box Office… they’re $15 and proceeds from the show go towards scholarships for the five Siuslaw High School Seniors on the court.
The last time anyone remembers seeing Raymond Glover was last Friday morning, about 9:30, as he was driving his white 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee through downtown Reedsport. The 59-year old lives in the Lower Smith River Road area, just north of Reedsport. Family members say Glover normally contacts them on a daily basis but has not done so since Thursday evening. Douglas County Sheriff’s Deputies have searched the area around his home. They’ve checked out other possible spots but have turned up no sign. A photo of the missing man can be viewed on the Douglas County Sheriff’s website. Police are asking anyone with information to contact them.
An early morning fire Saturday destroyed a metal shop building in Glenada. Firefighters say they were called to 85175 Hemlock at about 6:15 that morning. By the time they arrived the 20-by-60 wood frame building… and contents… were nearly totally involved. It took an hour to control the blaze, another to extinguish it. Fire Marshall Sean Barrett said the shop contained equipment and vehicles and estimated the loss at about $250-thousand. The owner, Mike Ramsey, helped investigators track the probable cause to an over heated extension cord.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon man accused of assuming the
identity of a murdered boy could be released to home detention
pending a review this morning. A federal judge yesterday approved
the release of the man known as Jason Evers to his home in Bend
under strict conditions that include electronic monitoring. But
prosecutors won a 24-hour delay to appeal the decision, arguing
that the man still refuses to reveal his real name and is a flight
risk. Authorities say the name he's using is that of a 3-year-old
Ohio boy murdered in 1982.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - While congressional incumbents are running
scared in other states, members of Oregon's delegation face either
light or no opposition in the primary. In House districts,
Republican Greg Walden and Democrats Peter DeFazio and Kurt
Schrader are unopposed. Democrats Earl Blumenauer and David Wu are
expected to win their contests easily today, as is Democratic Sen.
Ron Wyden.
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) - Oregon State University engineering
students have won an international competition for designing a
Formula-style racing car, beating 122 other teams from around the
world. The Formula SAE contest took place last weekend in Michigan.
SAE stands for Society of Automotive Engineers. The OSU students
will next compete in a world championship in Europe.
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) - Corvallis school officials say 20 boys
have been disciplined for taking part in a fight club at a
Cheldelin Middle School that staged fights after school in a
restroom. Principal Lisa Harlan tells the Gazette-Times that no
particular individual or group was being targeted. She says the
boys are friends with each other and told her the fighting was fun.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Oregon State Police say speeds reached 120
mph on a 20-mile chase on Interstate 5 that ended last night in
Salem when troopers used a spike strip to shred the fleeing car's
tires and force it to stop. The chase began with a report of a
possible domestic disturbance in the car. Troopers arrested a Salem
man for several possible charges A woman passenger in the car was
released unharmed.
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) - Police say an unpaid drug debt prompted a
28-year-old man to break down the door of a Medford home and
threaten everyone inside with an assault rifle. Toris Henley of
Medford is in jail on charges of burglary and menacing. A Jackson
County judge set bail at $250,000 yesterday.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The Portland Bureau of Environmental
Services warns people to avoid water skiing or swimming in the
Willamette River for a couple of days because of sewer overflows.
The agency said yesterday that recent rain forced sewer water into
the river.
HUNTINGTON, Ore. (AP) - An Eastern Oregon group seeking to bring
sternwheeler voyages back to the Snake River has acquired a boat.
Bill Burley of the Snake River Sternwheeler Association says the
sternwheeler was purchased for $20,000 from an amusement park in
the Midwest. It's being hauled west on a truck and is due in
Huntington on Saturday.
Burley says the sternwheeler still needs some work before it's
ready to carry passengers on tours of Brownlee Reservoir.
Burley became fascinated by sternwheelers on the Snake about
three years ago while researching Huntington's past.
---
Information from: Baker City Herald,
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A Portland-area transit agency says a man
was briefly separated from his 4-year-old son after the boy darted
through a light-rail train's open doors at a stop while his father
was talking on a cell phone. Surveillance video taken inside the
MAX train shortly after 10 p.m. Sunday shows the man briefly
distracted by the phone with his back turned to the young boy. The
two were reunited about six minutes later.
COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. (AP) - Oregon State Police say a man was
found hanging from a low tree branch at the northbound Interstate 5
rest area north of Cottage Grove. Detectives say there's no
evidence of foul play. Sgt. Alan Gilbert says a woman walking her
dog at the Gettings Creek Rest Area spotted the man about 1 p.m.
Monday. State Police responded along with Lane County Rural Fire
District personnel, who pronounced the man dead.
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - A medical marijuana clinic in the
Southern Oregon city of Rogue River is complaining that
restrictions imposed by the city are making the clinic invisible to
the public. The Grants Pass Daily Courier reports that clinic owner
Sheryl Rabitoy has filed notice she will ask the state Land Use
Board of Appeals to overturn the restrictions. City Administrator
Mark Reagles says Rabitoy had agreed to the restrictions.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Prep Golf:
Siuslaw’s Verrill Beaudro posted a 16-over-par 88 in the first round of the OSAA state finals at Emerald Valley Golf Course in Creswell yesterday… Austin Landis of Gladstone is the individual leader with a one-over 73.
Prep Softball:
Sutherlin came out on top in a ten-run shortened shutout in Florence yesterday, but the Siuslaw Vikings still wound up in a three-way tie for third place with Brookings and South Umpqua. A three-way playoff will determine who will travel to Scappoose Friday in the opening round of the OSAA Softball Playoffs.
Prep Baseball:
Siuslaw hitters put up four home runs and cruised to a 15 – 11 win over the Sutherlin Bulldogs in the final game of the Far West League regular season. Siuslaw now has a week off, they’ll face either Cascade or Elmira at home in the second round of the playoffs next Tuesday.
Athlete of the Week:
Mapleton track and field standout Jesse Nelson is Coast Radio Sports’ Athlete of the Week. The junior posted his fastest time this year in the 110 meter intermediate hurdles, winning the Mountain West District Championship in 18.52 seconds. Nelson also finished 2nd in the javelin and will compete in both events at the State 1A Track and Field finals. Honorable mention goes to Mapleton sprinter Andrea Leclaire, who also qualified for two events at the state meet, finishing 2nd in the 100 meter dash and as a member of the girls 4x100 relay team.
On the Schedule:
Oregon’s Diamond Ducks host Portland in non-conference baseball action this evening; Oregon State opens up a two-game non-league series against Seattle in Corvallis.
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City Council to review several items; voter returns lagging; more Oregonians than ever receive food stamps; and Reedsport hires Police Chief
City Council set to finalize funding on completed senior center
The final public hearing on receipt of an $800-thousand grant for the newly completed Senior Center on Kingwood Street will be held this evening before the Florence City Council. City manager Bob Willoughby estimates that the new center has already benefitted at least 2,000 people, all of them considered to be low or moderate income. The final hearing will come during the council’s regular meeting this evening and is one of the final steps in closing out the grant. In other business tonight, the council will also consider revising the lease agreement with the Oregon Coast Military Heritage Museum allowing them to utilize the two lots just north of the parcel they originally had planned to use. Set back requirements for a waterway on that parcel made the lot unusable for their needs. The council will also hear a report on the Water System Master Plan Update on providing service to portions of the north Florence area. The City Council meets at city hall at seven.
05-17-10 7,8,9 AM; Noon; 5,6 PM
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The City of Reedsport has selected a lawman from another coastal community to head their police department. Mark W. Fandrey has been the Chief of Police in Toledo since 2006 and will now assume the top job in the Western Douglas County community. He’s a 13-year law enforcement veteran and will start on the job in Reedsport next month.
The voter turnout in tomorrow’s Primary Election is expected to be less than 40-percent statewide. As of late last week only 17-percent of Oregon’s two-plus-million registered voters have returned their ballots. That’s less than the Lane County results where 23-percent… just over 47-thousand… of the 206-thousand voters have returned their votes. Ballots must be received at the County Elections office, or any one of the 23 ballot drop sites in Lane County, by eight pm tomorrow.
More Oregonians than ever before received food stamps during April. According to the Oregonian, more than 700-thousand people in the state; that’s nearly one in five; are relying on the government for assistance to help buy food, compared to about one in eight nationally. The state’s high unemployment rate is driving the record enrollment and state social service managers say they don’t see signs of any lessening. State officials say they’re seeing more people who have never applied for food stamps seeking government help.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Portland police have identified
25-year-old Keaton Dupree Otis as the man killed in a police
shoot-out that also wounded an officer. Police say Otis refused to
obey officers who had pulled his car over Wednesday evening near a
Portland shopping mall. Officers opened fired on Otis after police
say he drew a gun and fired.
LOWELL, Ore. (AP) - The man fatally shot inside a Lowell church
late Wednesday once filed for a restraining order against his
alleged killer. Investigators, however, say they don't know the
motive in the attack at the Jehovah's Witness church. Robert
"Riley" Gonzales is accused of fatally shooting his wife's
ex-husband, 47-year-old Kenneth Mort.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Oregon police have arrested a 42-year-old
woman charged in an Oregon bank robbery after a high speed chase.
Authorities say Tammy Lynn Hall and an unidentified man were
arrested yesterday on I-5 in Salem after a trooper spotted a car
linked to a Chase Bank robbery in Eugene. Hall has been charged in
the April 30 robbery of a Bank of America branch in Clackamas.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon man who has refused to reveal
his true name after being accused of assuming the identity of a
murdered Ohio boy will remain in jail pending another hearing on
whether he can be released to home detention. Prosecutors had
objected his release, arguing he's a flight risk because nobody
knows who he really is.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A 15-year-old girl reported missing three
weeks ago has returned home, and detectives are searching for the
man who dropped her off. The Oregonian reports the girl told
Washington County sheriff's detectives she had been with
30-year-old Ismal Recinos-Velasquez since she ran away from home.
He is wanted for a variety of sex crimes. The man dropped her off
at her home Friday night.
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Supreme Court will convene
tomorrow in Medford to hear an appeal of a Walmart Supercenter
planned for south Medford. It will be the first hearing for the
court in Medford in 20 years. A citizens group in the 6-year-old
case claims the city erred in giving Bentonville, Ark.-based
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. permission to build without a comprehensive
traffic impact study. The case has delayed construction of the
store.
BAKER CITY, Ore. (AP) - The husband of Baker County Justice
Court Judge Lise Yervasi has been appointed to serve as a temporary
substitute for her. The Baker City Herald says the county Board of
Commissioners had so few candidates to fill in for the judge they
chose her attorney husband, Damien, for the one-year post. Lise
Yervasi says she's battling a serious illness that sometimes
affects her balance and speech, but doesn't affect her thinking.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Polls suggests former Gov. John Kitzhaber
is on track to achieve an unprecedented third term in running the
state. Kitzhaber enjoys a healthy lead over his competition in
Tuesday's gubernatorial Democratic primary. And, if the pollsters
are correct, he will likely face Republican Chris Dudley in the
general election.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The parents of a Portland man killed
Wednesday by police after he shot and wounded an officer say their
son struggled with a mood disorder. Felesia and Joseph Otis said
they wanted to get help for their 25-year-old son, Keaton Dupree
Otis, but had limited legal options.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - A Montana man has been convicted of abusing
three California girls at a summer festival last year in Oregon.
Authorities say 49-year-old Audra Thomas Duncan of Judith Gap,
Mont. was nude when he helped the girls, between 8 and 10 years
old, onto a rope swing at the festival last August. Duncan
testified he regularly visited a nude beach and previously engaged
in other nude recreational activities.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The reward for information leading to an
arrest or conviction in the shooting of a bald eagle last month
near Rainier has been boosted to $2,500. Oregon State Police say
two horseback riders found the injured female eagle with nearly
three dozen shotgun pellets in its body. The bird is recovering at
the Wildlife Center of the North Coast.
LA CONNER, Wash. (AP) - Some farmers in the Klamath Basin of
southern Oregon are being paid to let their fields be temporarily
flooded to help migratory shorebirds and improve the productivity
of the land. Organizers say early studies show hndreds of birds
have fattened up in the soggy fields, and tests show increased
nutrients that should pay off for farmers when the land is drained
in a few years.
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Supreme Court convenes in
Medford tomorrow to hear an appeal of a Walmart Supercenter planned
for the city. A citizens group in the 6-year-old case claims the
city erred in giving Wal-Mart permission to build without a
comprehensive traffic impact study. The case has delayed
construction of the store.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
05-17-10 7,8,9, AM; Noon; 5,6 PM
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TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Prep Golf:
Siuslaw’s Verrill Beaudro begins competition today at the 3A State Golf Tournament at Emerald Valley in Creswell
Prep Track and Field:
A half dozen Mapleton Sailors qualified for the upcoming State 1A State meet during this weekend’s Mountain West Finals in Blue River. Jesse Nelson was first in the boys’ 110 Hurdles and second in the Javelin. Andrea Leclaire also qualified in two events, placing second in the girls’ 100 meters and as part of the second place four-by-100 meter relay team. Joining her will be Marina Lang, Taysie Savage, Liz Harry and Jennie Haynes.
Siuslaw’s Alexis Reavis threw the discus 145-feet, 5-inches in prelims, the longest throw in the 4A ranks this year by 10 ½ feet, winning the event at Friday evening’s Wally Ciocheti Invitational in Cottage Grove. Reavis also posted a personal record and a win in the shot put with a toss of 43-feet, 10 ½ inches… just a quarter inch short of the longest throw this year in the event. Raelyn Robinson won the girls’ 800 meters.
On the diamond:
Prep Baseball Friday afternoon, the win streak ended in the back half of a double-header against the South Umpqua Lancers. The Siuslaw Vikings shut out the Lancers in game one, 7-nothing, then fell 5-2 in the nightcap. They’ll wrap up the regular season this afternoon in Sutherlin against the Bulldogs. They clinched the Far West League Championship a week ago. // On the softball diamond, the Lady Vikings remain in contention for a playoff spot, they split with South Umpqua at home, winning 9-5 and losing 5-8. The Vikings are tied with Brookings-Harbor for third place and must win their final game against Sutherlin… plus get some help from South Umpqua, to clinch. The face the Bulldogs at home this evening.
In Pac-10 baseball Oregon State took two of three over the Washington Huskies this weekend, winning the first two games 8-6 and 7-3, losing yesterday 3-2 to the Huskies. Oregon wrapped up a non-league three game sweep of East Tennessee State 5-nothing, 7-6 and 17-7.
The final public hearing on receipt of an $800-thousand grant for the newly completed Senior Center on Kingwood Street will be held this evening before the Florence City Council. City manager Bob Willoughby estimates that the new center has already benefitted at least 2,000 people, all of them considered to be low or moderate income. The final hearing will come during the council’s regular meeting this evening and is one of the final steps in closing out the grant. In other business tonight, the council will also consider revising the lease agreement with the Oregon Coast Military Heritage Museum allowing them to utilize the two lots just north of the parcel they originally had planned to use. Set back requirements for a waterway on that parcel made the lot unusable for their needs. The council will also hear a report on the Water System Master Plan Update on providing service to portions of the north Florence area. The City Council meets at city hall at seven.
05-17-10 7,8,9 AM; Noon; 5,6 PM
RBS
The City of Reedsport has selected a lawman from another coastal community to head their police department. Mark W. Fandrey has been the Chief of Police in Toledo since 2006 and will now assume the top job in the Western Douglas County community. He’s a 13-year law enforcement veteran and will start on the job in Reedsport next month.
The voter turnout in tomorrow’s Primary Election is expected to be less than 40-percent statewide. As of late last week only 17-percent of Oregon’s two-plus-million registered voters have returned their ballots. That’s less than the Lane County results where 23-percent… just over 47-thousand… of the 206-thousand voters have returned their votes. Ballots must be received at the County Elections office, or any one of the 23 ballot drop sites in Lane County, by eight pm tomorrow.
More Oregonians than ever before received food stamps during April. According to the Oregonian, more than 700-thousand people in the state; that’s nearly one in five; are relying on the government for assistance to help buy food, compared to about one in eight nationally. The state’s high unemployment rate is driving the record enrollment and state social service managers say they don’t see signs of any lessening. State officials say they’re seeing more people who have never applied for food stamps seeking government help.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Portland police have identified
25-year-old Keaton Dupree Otis as the man killed in a police
shoot-out that also wounded an officer. Police say Otis refused to
obey officers who had pulled his car over Wednesday evening near a
Portland shopping mall. Officers opened fired on Otis after police
say he drew a gun and fired.
LOWELL, Ore. (AP) - The man fatally shot inside a Lowell church
late Wednesday once filed for a restraining order against his
alleged killer. Investigators, however, say they don't know the
motive in the attack at the Jehovah's Witness church. Robert
"Riley" Gonzales is accused of fatally shooting his wife's
ex-husband, 47-year-old Kenneth Mort.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Oregon police have arrested a 42-year-old
woman charged in an Oregon bank robbery after a high speed chase.
Authorities say Tammy Lynn Hall and an unidentified man were
arrested yesterday on I-5 in Salem after a trooper spotted a car
linked to a Chase Bank robbery in Eugene. Hall has been charged in
the April 30 robbery of a Bank of America branch in Clackamas.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon man who has refused to reveal
his true name after being accused of assuming the identity of a
murdered Ohio boy will remain in jail pending another hearing on
whether he can be released to home detention. Prosecutors had
objected his release, arguing he's a flight risk because nobody
knows who he really is.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A 15-year-old girl reported missing three
weeks ago has returned home, and detectives are searching for the
man who dropped her off. The Oregonian reports the girl told
Washington County sheriff's detectives she had been with
30-year-old Ismal Recinos-Velasquez since she ran away from home.
He is wanted for a variety of sex crimes. The man dropped her off
at her home Friday night.
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Supreme Court will convene
tomorrow in Medford to hear an appeal of a Walmart Supercenter
planned for south Medford. It will be the first hearing for the
court in Medford in 20 years. A citizens group in the 6-year-old
case claims the city erred in giving Bentonville, Ark.-based
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. permission to build without a comprehensive
traffic impact study. The case has delayed construction of the
store.
BAKER CITY, Ore. (AP) - The husband of Baker County Justice
Court Judge Lise Yervasi has been appointed to serve as a temporary
substitute for her. The Baker City Herald says the county Board of
Commissioners had so few candidates to fill in for the judge they
chose her attorney husband, Damien, for the one-year post. Lise
Yervasi says she's battling a serious illness that sometimes
affects her balance and speech, but doesn't affect her thinking.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Polls suggests former Gov. John Kitzhaber
is on track to achieve an unprecedented third term in running the
state. Kitzhaber enjoys a healthy lead over his competition in
Tuesday's gubernatorial Democratic primary. And, if the pollsters
are correct, he will likely face Republican Chris Dudley in the
general election.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The parents of a Portland man killed
Wednesday by police after he shot and wounded an officer say their
son struggled with a mood disorder. Felesia and Joseph Otis said
they wanted to get help for their 25-year-old son, Keaton Dupree
Otis, but had limited legal options.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - A Montana man has been convicted of abusing
three California girls at a summer festival last year in Oregon.
Authorities say 49-year-old Audra Thomas Duncan of Judith Gap,
Mont. was nude when he helped the girls, between 8 and 10 years
old, onto a rope swing at the festival last August. Duncan
testified he regularly visited a nude beach and previously engaged
in other nude recreational activities.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The reward for information leading to an
arrest or conviction in the shooting of a bald eagle last month
near Rainier has been boosted to $2,500. Oregon State Police say
two horseback riders found the injured female eagle with nearly
three dozen shotgun pellets in its body. The bird is recovering at
the Wildlife Center of the North Coast.
LA CONNER, Wash. (AP) - Some farmers in the Klamath Basin of
southern Oregon are being paid to let their fields be temporarily
flooded to help migratory shorebirds and improve the productivity
of the land. Organizers say early studies show hndreds of birds
have fattened up in the soggy fields, and tests show increased
nutrients that should pay off for farmers when the land is drained
in a few years.
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Supreme Court convenes in
Medford tomorrow to hear an appeal of a Walmart Supercenter planned
for the city. A citizens group in the 6-year-old case claims the
city erred in giving Wal-Mart permission to build without a
comprehensive traffic impact study. The case has delayed
construction of the store.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
05-17-10 7,8,9, AM; Noon; 5,6 PM
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TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Prep Golf:
Siuslaw’s Verrill Beaudro begins competition today at the 3A State Golf Tournament at Emerald Valley in Creswell
Prep Track and Field:
A half dozen Mapleton Sailors qualified for the upcoming State 1A State meet during this weekend’s Mountain West Finals in Blue River. Jesse Nelson was first in the boys’ 110 Hurdles and second in the Javelin. Andrea Leclaire also qualified in two events, placing second in the girls’ 100 meters and as part of the second place four-by-100 meter relay team. Joining her will be Marina Lang, Taysie Savage, Liz Harry and Jennie Haynes.
Siuslaw’s Alexis Reavis threw the discus 145-feet, 5-inches in prelims, the longest throw in the 4A ranks this year by 10 ½ feet, winning the event at Friday evening’s Wally Ciocheti Invitational in Cottage Grove. Reavis also posted a personal record and a win in the shot put with a toss of 43-feet, 10 ½ inches… just a quarter inch short of the longest throw this year in the event. Raelyn Robinson won the girls’ 800 meters.
On the diamond:
Prep Baseball Friday afternoon, the win streak ended in the back half of a double-header against the South Umpqua Lancers. The Siuslaw Vikings shut out the Lancers in game one, 7-nothing, then fell 5-2 in the nightcap. They’ll wrap up the regular season this afternoon in Sutherlin against the Bulldogs. They clinched the Far West League Championship a week ago. // On the softball diamond, the Lady Vikings remain in contention for a playoff spot, they split with South Umpqua at home, winning 9-5 and losing 5-8. The Vikings are tied with Brookings-Harbor for third place and must win their final game against Sutherlin… plus get some help from South Umpqua, to clinch. The face the Bulldogs at home this evening.
In Pac-10 baseball Oregon State took two of three over the Washington Huskies this weekend, winning the first two games 8-6 and 7-3, losing yesterday 3-2 to the Huskies. Oregon wrapped up a non-league three game sweep of East Tennessee State 5-nothing, 7-6 and 17-7.
Friday, May 14, 2010
1947 Rhody Festival took to the air; Siuslaw Estuary Partnership seeking input; Senior job seekers need to hone skills;
1947 Rhododendron Festival took to the air…
Preparations are under way for the annual Rhododendron Festival next week in Florence. It will feature classic cars, plenty of motorcycles, a carnival and three parades. Since it’s founding in 1907 there have been few years that haven’t seen a celebration of the bright pink blossom that has become the signature flower for the coastal community. June 1st 1947 saw the resumption of the annual event following World War II. There was no Queen Rhododendra and no parade, but the carnival did set up on the high school grounds, the site of present day Safeway. The “Order of Clamneckers”, Booster Club members who organized the festivities, went on an expedition and gathered 33 gallons of shucked and cleaned clams that chefs Art Harris and Hugh Faulkner turned that into 500 gallons of clam chowder. That was handed out free to anyone that showed up at the “Old Mill Yard” where you’ll now find the boardwalk. Following the feed at noon, residents piled into their cars and headed out to the end of a lonely gravel road where Mayor Kenneth Spencer presided over the dedication of Florence’s new Municipal Airport.
While the unemployment rate for workers over age 55 is slightly lower than the overall rate, it is still higher than it has been in 60-years according to AARP Oregon. Older workers, when they lose their jobs, also tend to be unemployed longer according to AARP job coach Daniel Rodriguez. He’s a retired employment recruiter for the State of Oregon and he’s been presenting seminars around the state aimed at helping seniors improve their job seeking skills. One of the main things they can do is make sure their resume fits the job they’re applying for.
218 – “Preparing a resume is kind of like a first date. I want you to tell me, tell me in the way you show me on paper, enough to keep me interested, but don’t show me everything you’ve ever done in your life.”
Rodriguez says anyone can say they’re a quick-learner or a ‘people person’, but employers want specific examples, based on previous experience.
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has declared the Lower Siuslaw Estuary System as being “impaired”. That’s spawned the creation of the Sisulaw Estuary Partnership comprised of a variety of public and government organizations such as the City of Florence, Lane County and the Siuslaw Watershed Council, all with the goal of monitoring, protecting and restoring the system. The partnership is holding an open house next week to let the public know about the challenges. That’s set for Wednesday, May 19th from four to seven PM at the Florence Events Center.
The annual Florence Garden Club Plant Sale and Raffle is set for tomorrow from nine to one at the Florence Events Center. Proceeds from the sale help the organization provide local scholarships.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
LOWELL, Ore. (AP) - The suspect in this week's fatal shooting at
a Jehovah's Witness church in Lowell has been arraigned on a murder
charge.
Lane County sheriff's investigators say they still don't know
why 34-year-old Robert Gonzales allegedly shot his wife's
ex-husband.
The Register-Guard newspaper reports Gonzales' brother, Nathan,
attended the court hearing. He told the newspaper he is "honestly
shocked" that his older brother stands accused of killing another
man.
Deputies found 47-year-old Kenneth Mort dead from multiple
gunshot wounds Wednesday night, and immediately concluded that
Gonzales was a suspect.
NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) - The Coast Guard has rescued three people
after their vessel capsized about 12 miles southwest of Yaquina
Bay. Two Coast Guard boats and a helicopter crew responded to a
call for help yesterday from a 25-foot pleasure vessel. They
arrived to find the vessel capsized and the three people aboard had
been plucked from the water by another vessel. The three were taken
to South Beach, near Newport. No one was hurt.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Gunfire that ended with one man dead and a
police officer wounded began when two members of a Portland police
team that tries to prevent gang violence stopped a car for driving
infractions. Police Chief Mike Reese says the driver ignored
instructions and struggled as officers tried to get him out of the
car Wednesday. The chief says officers twice fired a Taser to no
effect. Police say the driver grabbed a gun and fired, hitting an
officer once in each leg. Reese says three other officers then
fired back, killing the unidentified suspect.
OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon City man convicted of
scalding and nearly drowning a 3-year-old boy has been sentenced to
26 years in prison. Clackamas County Judge Ronald D. Thom said
yesterday that Derek Piskorski exhibited "sadism" and took no
responsibility for the torture. The Oregonian reports that the
23-year-old Piskorski choked up yesterday in court while asking for
forgiveness. Piskorski had been dating the child's mother.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon man accused of assuming the
identity of a murdered Ohio boy has refused to disclose his real
name in his latest court appearance. Federal prosecutors say the
man claims he's Jason Robert Evers -- that's the name of the dead
boy. The man has worked for the last eight years as an Oregon
liquor control investigator, but has been placed on leave pending
the outcome of his case.
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) - An invasive organism on the state's most
dangerous species list has been discovered in Coos Bay and
Winchester Bay. Oregon State University researchers said yesterday
the jelly-like organism native to Japan can smother shellfish beds
and foul the surfaces of boats, docks and buoys. Scientists hope a
pilot eradication effort planned for this summer will be
successful.
SEATTLE (AP) - The Washington Department of Ecology is
finalizing a deal to reduce pollution at a major coal-fired power
plant using measures that two federal agencies say won't reduce
haze at a dozen national parks and wilderness areas in Washington
and Oregon. The National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service and
environmentalists had recommended the state require more advanced
pollution control technologies to reduce smog.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
On The Schedule:
Prep action is spread all over Western Oregon today and tomorrow… first up: on the track… Siuslaw is at the Wally Ciochetti (KEY-uh-shet-tee) Invitational in Cottage Grove this evening. The Mapleton Sailors will be at Mountain West District in Blue River at McKenzie High School tomorrow morning. On the baseball diamond this afternoon the Siuslaw Vikings will be in Myrtle Creek for two games against the South Umpqua Lancers. Both games will air on Coast Radio Sports with the first pitch at three. The Lady Lancers will be in Florence against the Vikings for a softball double-header.
The number 22 Oregon Ducks have non-conference baseball action at PK Park in Eugene this weekend against East Tennessee State. Game one of that three-game series is this evening. Oregon State will host Washington for Pac-10 play in Corvallis.
Preparations are under way for the annual Rhododendron Festival next week in Florence. It will feature classic cars, plenty of motorcycles, a carnival and three parades. Since it’s founding in 1907 there have been few years that haven’t seen a celebration of the bright pink blossom that has become the signature flower for the coastal community. June 1st 1947 saw the resumption of the annual event following World War II. There was no Queen Rhododendra and no parade, but the carnival did set up on the high school grounds, the site of present day Safeway. The “Order of Clamneckers”, Booster Club members who organized the festivities, went on an expedition and gathered 33 gallons of shucked and cleaned clams that chefs Art Harris and Hugh Faulkner turned that into 500 gallons of clam chowder. That was handed out free to anyone that showed up at the “Old Mill Yard” where you’ll now find the boardwalk. Following the feed at noon, residents piled into their cars and headed out to the end of a lonely gravel road where Mayor Kenneth Spencer presided over the dedication of Florence’s new Municipal Airport.
While the unemployment rate for workers over age 55 is slightly lower than the overall rate, it is still higher than it has been in 60-years according to AARP Oregon. Older workers, when they lose their jobs, also tend to be unemployed longer according to AARP job coach Daniel Rodriguez. He’s a retired employment recruiter for the State of Oregon and he’s been presenting seminars around the state aimed at helping seniors improve their job seeking skills. One of the main things they can do is make sure their resume fits the job they’re applying for.
218 – “Preparing a resume is kind of like a first date. I want you to tell me, tell me in the way you show me on paper, enough to keep me interested, but don’t show me everything you’ve ever done in your life.”
Rodriguez says anyone can say they’re a quick-learner or a ‘people person’, but employers want specific examples, based on previous experience.
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has declared the Lower Siuslaw Estuary System as being “impaired”. That’s spawned the creation of the Sisulaw Estuary Partnership comprised of a variety of public and government organizations such as the City of Florence, Lane County and the Siuslaw Watershed Council, all with the goal of monitoring, protecting and restoring the system. The partnership is holding an open house next week to let the public know about the challenges. That’s set for Wednesday, May 19th from four to seven PM at the Florence Events Center.
The annual Florence Garden Club Plant Sale and Raffle is set for tomorrow from nine to one at the Florence Events Center. Proceeds from the sale help the organization provide local scholarships.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
LOWELL, Ore. (AP) - The suspect in this week's fatal shooting at
a Jehovah's Witness church in Lowell has been arraigned on a murder
charge.
Lane County sheriff's investigators say they still don't know
why 34-year-old Robert Gonzales allegedly shot his wife's
ex-husband.
The Register-Guard newspaper reports Gonzales' brother, Nathan,
attended the court hearing. He told the newspaper he is "honestly
shocked" that his older brother stands accused of killing another
man.
Deputies found 47-year-old Kenneth Mort dead from multiple
gunshot wounds Wednesday night, and immediately concluded that
Gonzales was a suspect.
NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) - The Coast Guard has rescued three people
after their vessel capsized about 12 miles southwest of Yaquina
Bay. Two Coast Guard boats and a helicopter crew responded to a
call for help yesterday from a 25-foot pleasure vessel. They
arrived to find the vessel capsized and the three people aboard had
been plucked from the water by another vessel. The three were taken
to South Beach, near Newport. No one was hurt.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Gunfire that ended with one man dead and a
police officer wounded began when two members of a Portland police
team that tries to prevent gang violence stopped a car for driving
infractions. Police Chief Mike Reese says the driver ignored
instructions and struggled as officers tried to get him out of the
car Wednesday. The chief says officers twice fired a Taser to no
effect. Police say the driver grabbed a gun and fired, hitting an
officer once in each leg. Reese says three other officers then
fired back, killing the unidentified suspect.
OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon City man convicted of
scalding and nearly drowning a 3-year-old boy has been sentenced to
26 years in prison. Clackamas County Judge Ronald D. Thom said
yesterday that Derek Piskorski exhibited "sadism" and took no
responsibility for the torture. The Oregonian reports that the
23-year-old Piskorski choked up yesterday in court while asking for
forgiveness. Piskorski had been dating the child's mother.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon man accused of assuming the
identity of a murdered Ohio boy has refused to disclose his real
name in his latest court appearance. Federal prosecutors say the
man claims he's Jason Robert Evers -- that's the name of the dead
boy. The man has worked for the last eight years as an Oregon
liquor control investigator, but has been placed on leave pending
the outcome of his case.
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) - An invasive organism on the state's most
dangerous species list has been discovered in Coos Bay and
Winchester Bay. Oregon State University researchers said yesterday
the jelly-like organism native to Japan can smother shellfish beds
and foul the surfaces of boats, docks and buoys. Scientists hope a
pilot eradication effort planned for this summer will be
successful.
SEATTLE (AP) - The Washington Department of Ecology is
finalizing a deal to reduce pollution at a major coal-fired power
plant using measures that two federal agencies say won't reduce
haze at a dozen national parks and wilderness areas in Washington
and Oregon. The National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service and
environmentalists had recommended the state require more advanced
pollution control technologies to reduce smog.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
On The Schedule:
Prep action is spread all over Western Oregon today and tomorrow… first up: on the track… Siuslaw is at the Wally Ciochetti (KEY-uh-shet-tee) Invitational in Cottage Grove this evening. The Mapleton Sailors will be at Mountain West District in Blue River at McKenzie High School tomorrow morning. On the baseball diamond this afternoon the Siuslaw Vikings will be in Myrtle Creek for two games against the South Umpqua Lancers. Both games will air on Coast Radio Sports with the first pitch at three. The Lady Lancers will be in Florence against the Vikings for a softball double-header.
The number 22 Oregon Ducks have non-conference baseball action at PK Park in Eugene this weekend against East Tennessee State. Game one of that three-game series is this evening. Oregon State will host Washington for Pac-10 play in Corvallis.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Scam preys on grandparents; check your ballot; DC recorder dropping 'interim' tag; news from around the state...
Phone scam preys on grandparents…
A Florence area couple received a phone call this week telling them their granddaughter was in trouble and needed money. Ed Scarberry says his parents knew from the very start it was a scam but it was still quite convincing. An official sounding man identified them by name and also their granddaughter.
215 – “It was almost like a script, from what he was saying, on what had happened when I was talking to my mom that uh, you know, first there was like a supposed police officer on there and then they say would you like to talk to your granddaughter. And then they put another younger girl on and when she’s told well, you don’t sound like Lindsey or whoever, she would say oh well I have a cold.”
There have been several other similar instances reported around the country. The caller directs the victim to a nearby Western Union and tells them to wire several thousand dollars in order to secure their granddaughter’s release from jail. In some cases they’ve called back the next day and more money is demanded. Scarberry says they called again in this case too, but this time to chastise his parents for not responding. When confronted, the man persisted and claimed it wasn’t a scam. Police say there’s little they can do. The calls are made from an unidentified location and the money is wired to an overseas account. Scarberry says awareness and information is the only defense. If someone calls over the phone asking for money, check it out independently before taking action.
A 5.1 magnitude quake was recorded last night 106 miles west of Gold Beach. It was the second similar event off the Oregon Coast this week. An earlier quake registered 4.8 about 160 miles west of Yachats. No damage was reported in either case.
If you haven’t mailed your ballot back for the May 18th Primary Election time is running short. Elections officials say if you use the mail to return your ballot, do it no later than tomorrow to ensure that it reaches them in time. Cheryl Betschart, the Lane County Clerk, also says there are several common errors that voters make. Before returning your ballot make sure it’s in the return envelope with your name on it and not one belonging to another household member. Be sure to sign it and make sure the signature matches the one on file with the election division. Finally, she adds, be sure to seal the return identification envelope. If you don’t use the mail, you can return it directly to the elections office in Eugene or drop it in the ballot drop box in front of the Florence Justice Center by the Tuesday 8 PM deadline.
The Dunes City Council will meet for their regular session this evening at Dunes City Hall. Several action items are on the agenda, including one dropping the “interim” from interim City Recorder Fred Hilden’s title. The council is being asked to ratify the move made this week by Mayor Eric Hauptmann. Hilden will be the fourth city recorder at Dunes City in the past 2 ½ years.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A Portland police spokeswoman says gunfire
that left one man dead and a police officer wounded began with a
traffic stop last night in northeast Portland near Lloyd Center.
Detective Mary Wheat says a man inside the stopped car pulled out a
handgun and shot one officer at about 6:30 p.m. She says police
returned fire, killing one person. The Oregonian reports the
officer was shot in the leg. No names were released.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Portland Mayor Sam Adams has fired the
city's police chief, one day after the city agreed to pay $1.6
million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a
mentally ill man who died in police custody. Adams said yesterday
he had dismissed Police Chief Rosie Sizer. He named Central
Precinct Commander Mike Reese as Sizer's replacement, effective
immediately. Sizer couldn't be reached for comment.
LOWELL, Ore. (AP) - Lane County sheriff's officers say a gunman
shot another man to death last night at a church in the small
Oregon town of Lowell, and was arrested several hours later about
three miles away. KVAL-TV says the shooting took place at the
Lowell-area Kingdom Hall, a place of worship for Jehovah's
Witnesses. A sheriff's dispatcher confirmed the victim was a man
and said no one else was hurt. Lowell is southeast of Eugene.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Cigarette sales made over the Internet
from an Indian reservation in another state are still subject to
regulation in Oregon. The Oregon Court of Appeals has upheld state
authority over those sales in a case involving a member of the
Seneca Nation in New York. The court said his sales crossed state
boundaries, giving Oregon jurisdiction.
WINSTON, Ore. (AP) - Return visitors to the Wildlife Safari
animal park in Winston will notice its ambassador cheetah sporting
a new look. Officials at the park say the 4-year-old cheetah named
Taini (ty-EE-nee) had half her tail amputated last month after
suffering an injury. No one saw what happened, but executive
director Dan Van Slyke speculates the tail may have gotten caught
in a chain link fence.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - A crab boat deckhand who appeared on the
"Deadliest Catch" reality show has pleaded guilty to three bank
robbery charges in Eugene and was sentenced to nine years in
prison. The Register-Guard reports Joshua Tell Warner of Oakridge
robbed a Eugene bank in 2007 before he joined the crew of the
Wizard and robbed two other banks last year after his stint in
Alaska.
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) - A Central Point man will spend six months
in jail after admitting he shot another man in the stomach. Michael
Combs' attorney says the 32-year-old was visiting an ex-girlfriend
when her boyfriend showed up and a struggle ensued. Combs said he
shot the boyfriend in self-defense. His lawyer said Combs pleaded
guilty to third-degree assault to avoid a much longer sentence.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Last night about 20 protesters gathered at
the scene of a shooting in Portland where a man was killed by
police and an officer was wounded. The Oregonian reports many were
dressed in black and wearing masks. They marched around the crime
scene yelling chants for about half an hour before dispersing.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - A Salem woman whose 2-year-old daughter was
beaten to death by her boyfriend has been convicted of criminal
mistreatment. The Statesman Journal reports that Amanda Burciaga
faces up to five years in prison at sentencing June 21. Burciaga
left the girl and her 4-year-old son in the care of Russell Ros
while she worked as a prostitute. Ros was convicted last year of
murder and sentenced to 78 years in prison.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Taking a Look at Coast Radio Sports…
The Siuslaw Vikings moved up from number 11 to number seven in this week’s 4A Baseball Coaches Poll. The Vikings clinched the Far West League title last week but still have three games remaining in the regular season. They’ll have a bye in the first round of the OSAA Playoffs. They’ll host the winner of a playoff game between the Sky Em League 3rd place entry and the Capitol League number two. Siuslaw opens up the playoffs at home, Tuesday May 25th.
The final agreement between the University of Oregon and the Eugene Emeralds about the Ems use of PK Park will be rolled out this afternoon. University officials and Ems management, including David Elmore, the president of the Elmore Group which owns the Class A minor league team, will be on hand at two pm at PK Park. Meanwhile, this weekend, the Ems will be holding auditions for anyone wishing to sing the National Anthem at Emeralds games this summer. The fourth annual “Oh Say Can You Sing?” tryouts will be Saturday afternoon from noon until two pm at Valley River Center in Eugene.
A Florence area couple received a phone call this week telling them their granddaughter was in trouble and needed money. Ed Scarberry says his parents knew from the very start it was a scam but it was still quite convincing. An official sounding man identified them by name and also their granddaughter.
215 – “It was almost like a script, from what he was saying, on what had happened when I was talking to my mom that uh, you know, first there was like a supposed police officer on there and then they say would you like to talk to your granddaughter. And then they put another younger girl on and when she’s told well, you don’t sound like Lindsey or whoever, she would say oh well I have a cold.”
There have been several other similar instances reported around the country. The caller directs the victim to a nearby Western Union and tells them to wire several thousand dollars in order to secure their granddaughter’s release from jail. In some cases they’ve called back the next day and more money is demanded. Scarberry says they called again in this case too, but this time to chastise his parents for not responding. When confronted, the man persisted and claimed it wasn’t a scam. Police say there’s little they can do. The calls are made from an unidentified location and the money is wired to an overseas account. Scarberry says awareness and information is the only defense. If someone calls over the phone asking for money, check it out independently before taking action.
A 5.1 magnitude quake was recorded last night 106 miles west of Gold Beach. It was the second similar event off the Oregon Coast this week. An earlier quake registered 4.8 about 160 miles west of Yachats. No damage was reported in either case.
If you haven’t mailed your ballot back for the May 18th Primary Election time is running short. Elections officials say if you use the mail to return your ballot, do it no later than tomorrow to ensure that it reaches them in time. Cheryl Betschart, the Lane County Clerk, also says there are several common errors that voters make. Before returning your ballot make sure it’s in the return envelope with your name on it and not one belonging to another household member. Be sure to sign it and make sure the signature matches the one on file with the election division. Finally, she adds, be sure to seal the return identification envelope. If you don’t use the mail, you can return it directly to the elections office in Eugene or drop it in the ballot drop box in front of the Florence Justice Center by the Tuesday 8 PM deadline.
The Dunes City Council will meet for their regular session this evening at Dunes City Hall. Several action items are on the agenda, including one dropping the “interim” from interim City Recorder Fred Hilden’s title. The council is being asked to ratify the move made this week by Mayor Eric Hauptmann. Hilden will be the fourth city recorder at Dunes City in the past 2 ½ years.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A Portland police spokeswoman says gunfire
that left one man dead and a police officer wounded began with a
traffic stop last night in northeast Portland near Lloyd Center.
Detective Mary Wheat says a man inside the stopped car pulled out a
handgun and shot one officer at about 6:30 p.m. She says police
returned fire, killing one person. The Oregonian reports the
officer was shot in the leg. No names were released.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Portland Mayor Sam Adams has fired the
city's police chief, one day after the city agreed to pay $1.6
million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a
mentally ill man who died in police custody. Adams said yesterday
he had dismissed Police Chief Rosie Sizer. He named Central
Precinct Commander Mike Reese as Sizer's replacement, effective
immediately. Sizer couldn't be reached for comment.
LOWELL, Ore. (AP) - Lane County sheriff's officers say a gunman
shot another man to death last night at a church in the small
Oregon town of Lowell, and was arrested several hours later about
three miles away. KVAL-TV says the shooting took place at the
Lowell-area Kingdom Hall, a place of worship for Jehovah's
Witnesses. A sheriff's dispatcher confirmed the victim was a man
and said no one else was hurt. Lowell is southeast of Eugene.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Cigarette sales made over the Internet
from an Indian reservation in another state are still subject to
regulation in Oregon. The Oregon Court of Appeals has upheld state
authority over those sales in a case involving a member of the
Seneca Nation in New York. The court said his sales crossed state
boundaries, giving Oregon jurisdiction.
WINSTON, Ore. (AP) - Return visitors to the Wildlife Safari
animal park in Winston will notice its ambassador cheetah sporting
a new look. Officials at the park say the 4-year-old cheetah named
Taini (ty-EE-nee) had half her tail amputated last month after
suffering an injury. No one saw what happened, but executive
director Dan Van Slyke speculates the tail may have gotten caught
in a chain link fence.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - A crab boat deckhand who appeared on the
"Deadliest Catch" reality show has pleaded guilty to three bank
robbery charges in Eugene and was sentenced to nine years in
prison. The Register-Guard reports Joshua Tell Warner of Oakridge
robbed a Eugene bank in 2007 before he joined the crew of the
Wizard and robbed two other banks last year after his stint in
Alaska.
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) - A Central Point man will spend six months
in jail after admitting he shot another man in the stomach. Michael
Combs' attorney says the 32-year-old was visiting an ex-girlfriend
when her boyfriend showed up and a struggle ensued. Combs said he
shot the boyfriend in self-defense. His lawyer said Combs pleaded
guilty to third-degree assault to avoid a much longer sentence.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Last night about 20 protesters gathered at
the scene of a shooting in Portland where a man was killed by
police and an officer was wounded. The Oregonian reports many were
dressed in black and wearing masks. They marched around the crime
scene yelling chants for about half an hour before dispersing.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - A Salem woman whose 2-year-old daughter was
beaten to death by her boyfriend has been convicted of criminal
mistreatment. The Statesman Journal reports that Amanda Burciaga
faces up to five years in prison at sentencing June 21. Burciaga
left the girl and her 4-year-old son in the care of Russell Ros
while she worked as a prostitute. Ros was convicted last year of
murder and sentenced to 78 years in prison.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Taking a Look at Coast Radio Sports…
The Siuslaw Vikings moved up from number 11 to number seven in this week’s 4A Baseball Coaches Poll. The Vikings clinched the Far West League title last week but still have three games remaining in the regular season. They’ll have a bye in the first round of the OSAA Playoffs. They’ll host the winner of a playoff game between the Sky Em League 3rd place entry and the Capitol League number two. Siuslaw opens up the playoffs at home, Tuesday May 25th.
The final agreement between the University of Oregon and the Eugene Emeralds about the Ems use of PK Park will be rolled out this afternoon. University officials and Ems management, including David Elmore, the president of the Elmore Group which owns the Class A minor league team, will be on hand at two pm at PK Park. Meanwhile, this weekend, the Ems will be holding auditions for anyone wishing to sing the National Anthem at Emeralds games this summer. The fourth annual “Oh Say Can You Sing?” tryouts will be Saturday afternoon from noon until two pm at Valley River Center in Eugene.
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