Fire leaves one homeless - Speed limit on Siltcoos explored - Reedsport police tell kids to 'chill'.

Fire leaves one homeless

It took only thirty minutes to control the fire, and another thirty minutes to mop up, but that hour cost one Florence man his home Sunday afternoon. Firefighters were dispatched to 88539 Highway 101, just a mile north of Florence, at 5:15 PM Sunday where they found a fifth wheel trailer fully engulfed in flames. Siuslaw Valley Fire Marshall Sean Barrett said the blaze presented some tactical challenges.
212 – “It was in close proximity to the house, a fence and a car, so there was not a lot of space to get in and around it, and of course the exposure problem with the house and the vehicle and the fence.”

No damage was reported to any of the surrounding items, but the trailer owned and occupied by Mitch Rosier was deemed a total loss. Barrett says he’s still working on determining the cause, but he thinks he’s close.
213 – “I’m working on it, I’m thinking it’s a heater but I’m not sure.”

Barrett said Rosier was living in the trailer which was a total loss along with all of its contents. The Red Cross has provided temporary assistance.

The Oregon State Marine Board will begin taking testimony tonight in Florence on a rule change that will apply to the Miller Arm of Siltcoos Lake. Spokesman Randy Henry says the panel will convene at 6:30 in the Bromley Room at Siuslaw Public Library to hear testimony on whether or not they should permanently restrict water craft speed in that area.
211 – “The ten mile per hour speed limit was adopted as a temporary rule this year by the board to address safety concerns in that lake as there are a number of swimmers and paddle boat operators who operate in that area.”

Henry said written testimony will be accepted by the Marine Board on the matter through the end of this month.

The Planning Commission will hold their second work session on proposed updates to the Florence Sign Code August 17th at City Hall. Four topics will be explored during that session: temporary signs; prohibited signs; those exempt from a permit; and non-conforming signs. Associate Planner Melissa Anderson says the commission is seeking public input on the updates.

Reedsport Police Chief Mark Fandrey says kids in that community have a good reason to look forward to their next encounter with officers. If they’re caught doing something helpful or positive they might get a ‘ticket’ good for a free Slurpee. It’s called Operation Chill and Fandrey’s officers have 200 of the coupons, provided by 7-11, to hand out beginning tonight and running through the end of the month. Fandrey says the coupons are great for officers on patrol in the community. They can use it as an ‘icebreaker’ to encourage dialogue between youth and officers… and it’s also a good way to encourage good behavior.

Crews make progress in central Oregon wildfire
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SISTERS, Ore. (AP) - Crews are making progress against a
wildfire that has burned about 1,850 acres near Sisters in central
Oregon, using bulldozers to extend a containment line around the
blaze.
A precautionary evacuation order remains in effect for nearby
homes with a Red Cross shelter set up at the Sisters Elementary
School.
Officials said the Rooster Rock fire was reported Monday just
before noon near Forest Road 16 and Whychus Creek on the Sisters
Ranger District of the Deschutes National Forest.
The fire grew quickly in size as winds pushed it through a mix
of sagebrush and ponderosa pine.
Afternoon winds with temperatures in the 90s were expected
Tuesday.

Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press

SISTERS, Ore. (AP) - Deschutes (duh-SHOOTS') County sheriff's
deputies and search and rescue volunteers are contacting residents
in an area southwest of Plainview in central Oregon amid a
fast-moving new wildfire. The Rooster Rock fire was reported
yesterday in the Deschutes National Forest, about six miles south
of Sisters.

CAVE JUNCTION, Ore. (AP) - An 85-year-old man has been killed in
the crash of a home-built gyrocopter he was flying near the airport
outside Cave Junction in southern Oregon. Josephine County deputies
identified the pilot as Paul A. Block of Cave Junction. The
aircraft went down yesterday morning near Illinois Valley Airport.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Authorities have scaled back the search
for a camper missing in a remote area of the Mount Hood National
Forest. The Clackamas County sheriff's office says it's also
suspending its active field search for 57-year-old Robert Bissell
of Portland. Bissell failed to return as planned on July 16 from a
three-day hike.

SEASIDE, Ore. (AP) - A Coast Guard helicopter has rescued a man
from an isolated beach at Tillamook Head near Seaside. The crew of
a fishing vessel spotted the 20-year-old man waving his jacket
yesterday from a beach where he was cut off by the rising tide. The
unidentified man was taken to a hospital to be checked for
injuries.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A federal magistrate judge says a former
Oregon Liquor Control Commission inspector accused of masquerading
as a long-dead Ohio boy will be allowed to get married in jail. The
man was finally identified in May as Bulgarian-born Doitchin Krasev
(DOY'-chin KRAH'-sehv). He recently sought permission to wed in
Multnomah County's Inverness jail. The bride-to-be hasn't been
identified in court papers.

ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) - The city of Astoria plans to crack down on
costly and time-wasting false alarms. A new ordinance allows fines
of up to $250 for all alarm users, including residential,
commercial, governmental and nonprofit organizations. Repeat
offenders could find themselves without police response to their
burglar alarms.

ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) - A portion of the Oregon coast has been
reopened for razor clam harvest after it was closed because of
shellfish toxin levels. State officials gave the all-clear for
clamming from Tillamook Head south to Cascade Head after shellfish
samples show levels of the marine toxin domoic acid have dropped
below the alert level.

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

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Northwest League Baseball:
The Eugene Emeralds scored five times in the seventh inning on just three hits, taking advantage of three Yakima errors last night, going on to claim an 8-7 victory. Emmanuel Quiles (KEE-layz) drove in three runs with a pair of doubles for the Ems, giving him six RBI on the night. The win leaves Eugene at 4-2, in the tie for the West Division second half lead. The Ems and the Bears meet again tonight in Yakima.