Coast Radio News

29th Ocean Fest set for this weekend

The music begins Friday afternoon in Winchester Bay as the three-day Ocean Fest opens up it’s 29th consecutive run. New this year: a stage at Phillip Boe Memorial Park in Winchester Bay featuring the likes of the “Worn Out Frets”, “Taryn Cross” and “Candy Apple Blue” on Friday and Saturday. The “Vicki Stevens Band” will wrap up the music Sunday from one to four pm. Also at the park will be the first-ever Wine, Brew and Barbecue Corral. The music and food will join the ever-popular Bayfront Bazaar with 75 vendors along the parking lot in Winchester Bay with a bit of everything from attic treasures to cotton candy. You can hang out in Winchester Bay and tour the coast guard rescue boats at Umpqua River Station on Saturday and Sunday. In Reedsport proper you can ‘rock out’ at another of the regular Ocean Fest fixtures. The Gem and Mineral Show at the Reedsport Community Center is open from ten to four daily.

Work should be completed today on repairs to Highway 101, nine miles north of Sea Lion Caves, where voids were discovered beneath the road bed. Crews repairing cracks Monday morning discovered that water flowing beneath the asphalt had eroded the rock base beneath in several areas along a 200-foot stretch. Some of the voids were four to six feet deep. Repairs began yesterday while one-way traffic was flagged through the area. An Oregon Department of Transportation spokesman said work should be completed today.

A former Oregon Parks and Recreation Manager will serve six days in jail, 18-months probation and is required to repay about $11-hundred in restitution after pleading guilty to theft charges yesterday in Lane County Circuit Court. 52-year old Dennis Davidson, of Florence was charged with several misdemeanors in May, including 2nd degree theft and first degree misconduct, all related to alleged misuse of a state-issued credit card.

Dredging on the Siuslaw River above the Highway 101 Bridge has been on hiatus for nearly a week, and it may be another seven days before work resumes on the $1.4-million project. The barge used for hauling dredge spoils out to sea was towed to Portland for dry-dock repairs late last week. A representative of the Dutra Group told the Port of Siuslaw that repairs on the barge would take longer than initially thought and a replacement barge is en route from California. Susy Lacer said they estimate dredging work could resume early next week.

Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press

NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) - Authorities in the Bahamas say the
Washington state teen police call the "Barefoot Bandit" has been
deported, just hours after his guilty plea to illegally entering
the country. Colton Harris-Moore was arrested Sunday in the
Bahamas, where police ended the 19-year-old's alleged two-year
crime spree. He was deported Tuesday. He's expected to make an
initial court appearance in Florida before being flown to Seattle.

BEND, Ore. (AP) - A 26-year-old Bend woman is under arrest,
accused of aggravated animal abuse in the shooting of two horses.
One of the wounded horses was treated at an equine medical center
and released. But the Deschutes (duh-SHOOTS') County sheriff's
office says a 3-year-old Paint mare is hospitalized in critical
condition. Inga Kemnitz is being held on an outstanding warrant,
and for investigation of animal abuse and other charges.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Members of a Coast Guard helicopter
crew killed in a crash off the Washington coast are being honored
in the small Alaska town where they were based. The three were
killed when the helicopter crashed off La Push, Wash., as they flew
home from Astoria, Ore., last week. One person survived.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has
approved construction of a $3 billion gas pipeline that will pass
through Oregon. The 42-inch pipeline will begin at Opal (oh-PAL')
in western Wyoming and cross northern Utah and Nevada before ending
at Malin, Ore. El Paso Corp. has been placing equipment and pipe
sections along the 675-mile route.

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. (AP) - Traffic was shut down on a busy
suburban Portland road yesterday afternoon after police say a man
left a briefcase at a gas station, said "I'm the Unabomber" and
drove off. Lake Oswego police say the Portland bomb squad found
that the briefcase was filled with papers. Fifty-five-year-old
Edmund Sullivan of Lake Oswego was arrested for investigation of
disorderly conduct.

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - A logging-road construction company owner
has been sentenced to 20 days in jail and substance abuse treatment
for killing a homeless pedestrian while driving drunk in Lane
County. Kenneth Raymond Harris of Cottage Grove was sentenced
yesterday after entering a modified guilty plea to a charge of
criminally negligent homicide in the Feb. 20 death of 59-year-old
Harley Joe McCoy.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The state Department of Fish and Wildlife
has been trapping 600 pounds of tui (TOO'-ee) chub per day on a
lake near Bend in an effort to restore a rainbow trout fishery.
East Lake long had a reputation for producing trophy-sized rainbow
trout, but the quality has declined in recent years because the
trout have been competing for food with the invasive tui chub.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Sen. Jeff Merkley says he'll vote to
confirm Solicitor General Elena Kagan for the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Oregon Democrat said yesterday that he's impressed by her
"intellect and pragmatic approach to the rule of law," and
believes her ability to build consensus makes her an excellent
choice for the court. So far, no Republican has announced plans to
back Kagan.

(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:

American Legion Baseball:
The Three Rivers Sandblasters held a tenuous lead going into the bottom of the ninth yesterday in Salem. The Post Nine Highwaymen first tied it up, then David Purdue hit an RBI single into the outfield to drive home the winning run for the 7-6 victory. That was in game one of a double header. Nick Cannaday started things off in the first inning of game two, blasting a three-run shot out of the park for an early lead. But, the Highwaymen came back to eventually win it, 15-7. The Sandblasters are on the road tomorrow for a non-league game against the Grants Pass Nuggets.

Northwest League Baseball:
The Emeralds rolled into Eugene early yesterday morning following an all-night bus ride from Boise, then rolled to a 4-3 come-from-behind-victory over the Tri-City Dust Devils. The game marked the third straight win for the Ems, the longest win streak of the season. The two teams meet again tonight at P-K Park.

Prep Wrestling:
The Siuslaw Vikings’ Wrestling Teams will host a camp for 5th through 12th grader students in the high school gym Friday and Saturday, July 16th and 17th. Team coaching staff is providing the instruction and supervision through out the camp that will continue Friday and Saturday, July 23rd and 24th. Camp fee is $50, contact Coach Neil Wartnik at 541-997-6197