Relay honors Ternyik; remembers Mais…
The 11th Florence Relay for Life to benefit the American Cancer Society gets underway today at Miller Park… the first lap around the track is reserved for cancer survivors and leading the way will be the designated honoree for this year’s event, Matt Ternyik. He’s a 12-year survivor of a brain tumor that was diagnosed when he was 28-years old. Ternyik said he thought he just had the flu and put off going to the doctor until it was almost too late.
200 – “And thank God we did because when I was in the MRI and they gave me the highlighter shot to find out what was going on and realized that there was pressure buildup on my brain and it was killing me and I wouldn’t have woke up in six hours they say.”
In addition to raising money for research and advocacy, the Relay for Life also raises awareness and prompts open discussion of cancer and its effects.
202 – “I like to share my story whenever I can if it inspires someone because I’ve really survived quite well I must say.”
This year’s relay is also dedicated to the memory of Bert Mais. The longtime Florence resident and contractor lost his struggle with cancer earlier this year.
Officials say by this time next year, much of the roof over Siuslaw Elementary will likely be in very bad shape. For the past two years administrators and maintenance personnel have been trying to seek funding to either replace most, if not all of it. Cost estimates made 18-months ago pegged that cost at anywhere between $400-thousand and $1.6-million with the likely total falling somewhere in the middle. A low or no-cost loan through a federal program has $900-thousand available to help pay for the program but school board members were split on just how much to ask for. One board member, Deena Mitchell, pointed out that taking the full amount could raise debt services to an intolerable level in future years. The board ok’d a preliminary application for the full amount this week. The final bond won’t be finalized until the end of September.
Local members of the Surfrider Foundation will be out in force tomorrow cleaning up riverbanks along a 28-mile stretch of the Siuslaw River and its tributaries. Siuslaw Chapter spokesperson Melisa Buckwald says they’ll meet at 10:30 tomorrow morning at the Port of Siuslaw Marina in Florence; Siuslaw Marina in Cushman; Maple Lane in Mapleton and at Rain Rock on Highway 36 for the Siuslaw. A fifth location is at Bender Landing on the North Fork and Lake Creek Volunteers will meet at the Deadwood Store.
There’ll be no charge to access federal recreation areas this weekend. Normally, day-use fees are charged at several sites such as the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, but Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell says the idea is to encourage as many visitors as possible. Tomorrow and Sunday will be fee-free and it’s the second such date this year. Two more waivers are planned for later this year, September 25th in honor of National Public Lands Day and then again on Veteran’s Day, November 11th.
A bridge deck resurfacing project will restrict travel across the Siuslaw River Bridge on Highway 101 beginning Sunday evening. Flaggers will be limiting traffic across the bridge, 24-hours a day through Wednesday evening. An Oregon Department of Transportation spokesman says motorists should anticipate five to ten minute delays while the work is going on. Two-way traffic will be allowed during expected peak travel times of six to eight AM and five to eight PM.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon utility official has filed a
federal lawsuit claiming that Eugene police used excessive force
and violated her civil rights during a 2009 drug raid.
The complaint filed by Eugene Water & Electric Board
Commissioner JoAnn Ernst also includes her three adult children. It
seeks unspecified damages for the use of "paramilitary activities,
personnel, tactics and equipment" while executing a search warrant
at Ernst's home.
Eugene Police Chief Pete Kerns told The Register-Guard the
police department has investigated and determined the search
followed department policy and met national law enforcement
standards.
The lawsuit alleges that a police officer used deceptive
information about Ernst's son, Jack Allen, to obtain court
permission to serve the warrant with a SWAT team.
Prosecutors said police suspected Allen of being involved in a
heroin trafficking ring.
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Information from: The Register-Guard,
ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) - A Roseburg elementary school teacher has
pleaded not guilty to charges he had child pornography on his home
computer. Twenty-eight-year-old Steven Kenneth Derlacki entered the
pleas in Douglas County Circuit Court. The Fullerton IV Elementary
teacher faces 40 counts of encouraging child sexual abuse.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Counterfeiters operating in the Eugene and
Springfield areas are bleaching $5 bills and reprinting them as
high-quality but completely phony $100s. Police say the bogus bills
have been passed at more than a dozen local businesses in recent
weeks. Eugene police have fielded 15 to 20 reports of bogus bills.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Crews have pulled a tangled piece of rusty
machinery out of the Clackmas River southeast of Portland that
became exposed due to a seasonal drop in the river's flow. Two
rafters were slightly injured last week when they encountered the
debris, apparently left over from a nearby gravel extraction
operation ended nearly 20 years ago.
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - The U.S. Interior Department says a
preliminary analysis finds there is not enough contamination to
pose extra costs or a risk to public health if dams are removed
along the Klamath River. The analysis of samples from the river
bottom confirms earlier studies, but federal officials say that a
more thorough examination will be done.
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - A Grants Pass woman who lost her home
to foreclosure has turned over 43 dogs to the Josephine County
animal shelter. Animal protection supervisor Brad Tally told the
Grants Pass Daily Courier the woman was a longtime breeder who had
taken good care of the animals, but she had fallen victim to the
recession and had nowhere else to turn.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Clackmas County Sheriff's deputies have
arrested a woman who drove off with a 12-year-old girl after
agreeing to give a man and his three children a ride. The father
called police after Christine Johnson of Umatilla failed to stop
and drop off the girl as planned. She was arrested and the girl was
reunited with her family after a traffic stop.
PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon watermelon harvest is in full
swing after about a two-week delay because of weather. Steve Walker
of S.R. Walker Farms near Hermiston says the rain that helped wheat
growers didn't help the watermelon crop, resulting in more weeds.
He says growers also suffered a lot of wind damage early on, along
with a little frost damage this year.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Olympic snowboarder Shaun White is
competing this week in the Dew Tour's Portland stop. He's
continuing his a comeback in skateboarding after being sidelined
last season by injury and Olympic prep. White and six others have
advanced to Sunday's final round at the Rose Garden Arena.
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Northwest League Baseball:
The Eugene Emeralds shrugged off Wednesday’s loss and stormed to a ten-run shutout win over Salem-Keizer last night. Four Emeralds pitchers combined, allowing only five hits on the night while Eugene batters put up 14 hits. Tyler Stubblefield was three-for-six at the plate and drove in four runs as the Ems picked up their fourth victory in five outings. They’re only a half game out of first place in the West Division at 9- 6, trailing Everett and Vancouver. Eugene and S-K will wrap up their six game series tonight in Keizer. The Emeralds will host Yakima for a five-game series beginning tomorrow.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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