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.
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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.
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