Coastal Conference to focus on waterfronts…
Working waterfronts will be the primary focus at this year’s sixth Heceta Head Coastal Conference. The October 28th and 29th gathering at the Florence Events Center will examine the ways in which Oregon’s coastal communities are currently developing their waterfronts. Founded by former Florence City Manager Craig McMicken, the annual conference has now formed a partnership with Oregon Sea Grant. McMicken will be joined by Jamie Doyle, a SeaGrant extension agent based in Coos County. Both will work with SeaGrant Director Dr. Stephen B. Brandt, based at Oregon State University in Corvallis. The relationship is a natural fit, both organizations are dedicated to informing the public on issues affecting Oregon’s ocean and seashores, as well as helping the public understand, use and conserve coastal resources. This year’s conference actually begins on Thursday, the 28th with a ‘discovery’ trip to explore the estuary and working waterfront in Florence. The conference will also offer a limited number of boat tours on the Siuslaw River on a first-come first-served basis. Registration information can be found at heceta head conference-dot-org.
The Oregon Transportation Commission approved a list of 41 different projects valued at $100-million as part of the “Connect Oregon III” program last week. In addition to the $7.8-million given to the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay for rail line repairs, $1.5-million will go to the Port of Siuslaw for work on the old town wharf. The money will go towards updating and upgrading the 44-year old structure. The Port will need to come up with about $300-thousand in local matching money. It’s expected that they’ll finance that portion.
Motorists on Highway 126 East of Mapleton should be prepared for delays between now and early October. Crews began work today on a project that will stabilize rock above the portals at each end of the Peterson Tunnel. Flaggers will limit traffic to one-lane weekdays between seven am and five pm over the next six weeks. Delays of up to 20-minutes will be caused as workers remove loose rocks and soil from the hillside.
A Reedsport area contractor will begin work today on a sewer trunk project that will ultimately expand the collection network leading to the waste treatment plant. Laskey-Clifton Construction will be working this week on Ivy Street near First and Second. Pavement cutting and excavation work will continue over the next several weeks and will gradually work northward.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Kyron's Wall of Hope is now at a Tualatin
fire station while officials decide how to restore the chain link
fence decorated with notes and ribbons in memory of a missing
7-year-old Portland boy. Volunteers moved the fence Sunday from
Skyline School so it wouldn't be a distraction when classes resume
Sept. 7 for students.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - The co-founder of the American branch of a
defunct Islamic charity is going on trial in Eugene on charges he
tried to send $150,000 to Muslim revolutionaries in Chechnya. Jury
selection begins today in federal court for Pete Seda, also known
as Pirouz Sedaghaty. He contends that the money was intended for
refugees, not fighters.
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. (AP) - A half-dozen teenagers have been
arrested stemming from a break-in at Crater High School. Central
Point police responding to an alarm early Friday found two suspects
on the roof and four inside the school. They also discovered a
stack of laptop computers and a printer. Police say the teens
appear to be gang members.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Officials say a 22-year-old man who was in
a shootout with U.S. marshals in Portland last week will face
charges in Oregon before being returned to Washington, where he is
wanted for investigation of attempted murder. Adam S. Berndt was
shot and critically injured after he opened fire Thursday outside a
Portland apartment. He remained in critical condition yesterday.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - A step pay increase of nearly 5 percent for
unionized Oregon state workers takes effect Wednesday. The
Statesman Journal reports some workers will get the pay hike
immediately and the rest on their hiring anniversary. The raises
will cost the state as much as $16 million through the end of the
two-year budget period.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Northwest League Baseball:
The Eugene Emeralds picked up a 6-4 win at home Friday night to wrap up a three-game home stand against the Everett Aqua-Sox. Saturday they took the series on the road to Everett where the Sox came out on top 4-1. Last night it was Everett again, 7-2. The two teams wrap up the series tonight. Eugene heads home for PK Park tomorrow where they’ll begin their final three home games of the season against Salem-Keizer.
College Football:
Oregon football coach Chip Kelly said it wasn’t any single thing that prompted the decision as he named Darron Thomas the starting quarterback for this Saturday’s season opener against New Mexico. Kelly said it was the sophomore’s entire “body of work” through spring and fall camps that led to his selection over senior Nate Costa. Kelly also said Costa would still play a significant role in the Ducks’ offense.
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