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Forest Service offers program to bring dunes alive…
A new program aimed at slowing people down and enticing them to take a closer look at the Oregon dunes began this summer. Sharon Stewart is in charge of it for the U.S. Forest Service. She says it’s headquartered midway between Florence and Reedsport on Highway 101.
208 – “We’ll have people staffed here at the Oregon Dunes Day Use Site 7 days a week from now until about the end of September, as well as other locations.”
The program can fit any schedule. Any where from a quick explanation of the geology or wildlife on the dunes to a guided 90-minute hike.
209 – “Field rangers can take people out for a short hike, explain some of the plants, the animals, the birds. We can talk about the challenges about helping to bring back the snowy plover population and we can help the people discover the geology. Where did the dunes come from and how long have they been here.”
Rangers will be on hand at the Dunes Overlook ten miles south of Florence from ten to three daily. They’ll also pop up at several other dunes access points along Highway 101 between now and the end of September.
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Fourth District Congressman Peter DeFazio says he will debate his Republican opponent and in fact, says he’s already agreed to meet him three times in the coming months. Those debates won’t be the – quote – “phony debate stunts” proposed by Art Robinson, instead says the Springfield Democrat, they’ll be hosted by neutral and well respected organizations. DeFazio refuted claims made earlier this month that he was avoiding direct debate. Robinson had proposed his own schedule of seven debates, and according to DeFazio, knowingly scheduled them on dates that the incumbent wasn’t available.
Fire restrictions on forest land in Western Lane County were stepped up over the weekend. Oregon Department of Forestry Unit Forester Link Smith says there’s been no rain over the past six weeks and recent high temperatures have quickly dried out forest fuels. The ‘Regulated Use Closure” rules allow smoking inside vehicles only on improved roads; prohibit campfires except at designated campgrounds; regulate industrial uses such as logging; and restrict traffic to only improved roadways.
The Dunes City Council will meet this evening in a special session to wrap up the final requirements to receive state revenue sharing funds for the coming year. The council will consider adoption of two resolutions during the six o’clock meeting at Dunes City Hall.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Newberg police say officers arrested a
53-year-old man after he tried shooting his stepmother. The
Oregonian says officers were dispatched to a Newberg home after
reports of shots fired in a residence. As they approached, the
woman called police to say her son tried to shoot her. A police
captain says Scott Jeffery Engle surrendered after a stand off and
was arrested on several counts. No injuries were reported.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - A 31-year-old man wanted for kidnapping and
sexual assault was captured by police after a six-hour manhunt
outside Eugene on Saturday. KVAL-TV reports that Matthew Phillip
Williams is suspected of kidnapping and raping a female
acquaintance last week. He was spotted Saturday at a Glenwood gas
station.
SEATTLE (AP) - The lawyer for the alleged "Barefoot Bandit"
says his client isn't interested in selling his story and dislikes
all the attention. Colton Harris-Moore is accused of dozens of
thefts of airplanes, yachts, cars and other property over two years
from Washington state to the Caribbean, including Oregon. The
19-year-old is jailed in Seattle on a count of interstate
transportation of stolen property after being captured in the
Bahamas July 11.
ELKO, Nev. (AP) - Two environmental groups have dropped
opposition to plans for a natural gas pipeline that would run 680
miles from Oregon through Nevada and Utah to Wyoming. That's
because the El Paso Corp. has agreed to spend $20 million to help
protect sagebrush habitat in the four states and buy grazing
permits from ranchers willing to part with them.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The lead agency investigating the
disappearance of a 7-year-old Portland boy says it is making what
it called significant progress in the investigation. But, the
Multnomah County Sheriff's Office did not provide details. It says
Kyron Horman's stepmother Terri Horman has at times no cooperated
with police. The boy's birth parents have said they believe she's
involved in his disappearance. Police have not named her as a
suspect.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Home Valley Bank of Cave Junction is among the
seven banks seized by regulators last night, pushing the number of
U.S. bank failures in 2010 above 100. The pace of bank closures
this year is well ahead of 2009, which saw a total of 140 banks
shuttered.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Portland Mayor Sam Adams has agreed to
delay an effort to get his city to ban plastic grocery bags to give
the Oregon Legislature time to pass a statewide version. Adams
plans to offer a resolution to the City Council that supports a
statewide ban but allows the city to pursue its own measure if the
Legislature doesn't act in its 2011 session.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Northwest League Baseball:
The Eugene Emeralds wrapped up their road trip with a 6-5 win Friday afternoon over the Canadians in Vancouver. Eugene broke an eighth inning tie with two runs in the top of the inning, then held off the Canucks in the last two frames for the win. Saturday the two teams returned to Eugene for the U.S. half of their split series. Vancouver took Saturday’s game 4-7; then won again yesterday 2-1. They’ll wrap up the six game series tonight at PK Park. Eugene will have tomorrow off, then they’ll host Spokane for a five game series beginning Wednesday.
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