Lincoln County heads for high ground - Umpqua Light no longer needed - Lane County Solid Waste switches to winter hours

South Lincoln County practices heading for high ground…

Organizers say coastal residents in the Waldport, Seal Rock and Yachats area who participated in a tsunami evacuation drill yesterday, did so calmly and efficiently - but it would have been nice to see more of them. While some packed up emergency gear and pets at the sound of the emergency siren Wednesday, most ignored the event. James Roddey is earth sciences information officer for the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries. He says more participation would have been good, especially in Waldport, which he termed a – quote – “very vulnerable community." Roddey says as many as 500 people took part in Yachats, where the population is only slightly more than 600. The drill is the first of three planned for the Oregon Coast by year's end, part of a new initiative to have between three and four such exercises annually.

A report released this week by the U.S. Coast Guard has determined that the Umpqua Lighthouse is no longer needed for navigation, but it won’t be turned off any time soon. Rear Admiral Gary T. Blore, Commander of the Coast Guard 13th District in Seattle says he recognizes the community importance of the light. A survey of waterway users, marine towing companies and the Port of Umpqua was conducted earlier this year. The determination clears the way for possible transfer of ownership of the light… likely to a non-profit or public group that could continue to operate the distinctive red and white light.

What’s the best thing to ask anyone coming to your door with a sales pitch? Where’s your business license says Sarah Huff. The Florence police spokesperson says residents in the Sea Watch neighborhood complained recently about two men going door to door selling magazine subscriptions. Huff said the two men didn’t have a city license, but claimed the magazines would be sent to wounded soldiers at military hospitals. Huff says the city reviews all business license applications and even conducts criminal history checks to better protect residents.

Access hours at Lane County Waste Transfer Sites will make the change to winter hours beginning tomorrow. Effective October First, the Florence transfer site will be open from eight to six Monday through Saturday.
The Mapleton, Swisshome and Walton sites will be open from nine to five only on Saturdays.

Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press

HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) - Hillsboro Fire and Rescue officials say a
helicopter crashed yesterday evening at the Hillsboro Airport,
injuring the only person aboard. Fire spokesman Bruce Montgomery
says the unidentified pilot was taken to a local hospital with
non-life-threatening injuries. The cause of the crash is under
investigation.

SALEM, ORE. (AP) - An employee of the Oregon Department of
Public Safety Standards and Training has been charged with
kidnapping, attempted sodomy and sexual abuse. Oregon police say
45-year-old Michael Scott James was arrested yesterday after a
two-day probe stemming from an incident early Sunday in the Keizer
area.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A man suspected of sexually abusing two
Anchorage children has been arrested in Oregon. Anchorage police
say officers in Elgin, Ore., arrested Jacob James Miller on Tuesday
afternoon. Police say Miller sexually touched a 6-year-old and also
forced that child and a 7-year-old to sexually touch him.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A 26-year-old former high school assistant
basketball coach has been sentenced to six months in jail and three
years probation for sexually abusing a player. The Oregonian
reports former Reynolds High coach Dorian Rudolph Gibson had
previously pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree sexual
abuse.
WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (AP) - Four people have been killed in a
crash on Highway 26 near the Warm Springs Reservation. Two people -
a child and a Warm Springs police officer - have been injured.
The Jefferson County sheriff's office says the dead are three
adults and a child. The injured child has been airlifted to a
Portland hospital.
The officer suffered multiple broken bones and is in stable
condition at Mountain View Hospital in Madras.
The sheriff's office say a deputy was chasing a speeding car
that had been seen leaving a burglary where gunshots were reported.
The driver of the fleeing car lost control about 10:15 p.m.
Wednesday and slid into the oncoming Warm Springs police car.
Oregon State Police are investigating.
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RIDDLE, Ore. (AP) - The Douglas County sheriff's office says a
property line dispute between neighbors in a rural area near Riddle
led to a fatal shooting.
Officers responded to a report of shots fired Wednesday
afternoon about 12 miles west of Riddle.
The suspect surrendered and told officers where to find the
body. Fifty-two-year-old Anthony McOwen was jailed for
investigation of murder.
Sheriff John Hanlin says the neighbors had been involved in a
dispute for some time and officers had been called to the scene in
the past.
One man lived in a converted bus and the other man in a camper.
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Information from: KQEN, KVAL
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The prosecution calls its first witness today
in the trial of a father and son accused of setting a bomb in 2008
that blew up a bank in Woodburn, killing two police officers and
maiming a third. Bank employee Karen Valadez takes the stand in
Marion County Circuit Court in Salem, where Bruce and Joshua
Turnidge face aggravated murder charges.

GOLD BEACH, Ore. (AP) - Oregon State Police say a Gold Beach man
has been arrested in the theft of more than $100,000 worth of heavy
equipment. State Police accuse Steven Barrett of cutting up two
CATs and a log loader for scrap metal. The equipment was on private
property in Gold Beach. Barrett is also accused of stealing metal
from an old mill.


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

TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:

On the Schedule:
Prep volleyball tonight… the Siuslaw Vikings will host North Bend for a battle between the top two teams this week in the Far West League. Mapleton will be at home also, against Lowell, for Mountain West League play. In the Sunset, Reedsport is on the road against Myrtle Point.

Prep Football:
The Scappoose Indians have moved into the number one spot in this week’s AP 4A Football Poll. Astoria has fallen to number two and the Far West League’s Sutherlin is up on spot to number three. Formerly tied for number one, Central has dropped to number four. Douglas moved up to number eight this week… Siuslaw is tied at 11th.

College Football:
The crowds at Autzen Stadium have become accustomed to watching top ten football matchups. For the fourth time in the past three seasons two top ten teams will square off in Eugene. This time it’s number 9 Stanford against number 4 Oregon Saturday night. The Ducks have won their last three big games… beating USC and Arizona State in 2007, then USC again last season.

Lane offers wide variety of health profession training

For the past several years, the demand for nurses has threatened to outstrip the supply. At the same time, says Lane Community College President Mary Spilde, the competition for the limited space in LCC’s nursing program has prompted any where between four and five applicants for every one of the 80 instructional spaces available. Despite the demand for nurses locally, before this year any nursing student from Florence had to leave town.
210 – “This year because of our partnership with PeaceHealth Siuslaw Region we were able to add eight slots in Florence so that people can stay on this side of the tunnel for their education and then hopefully stay on the coast rather than move to Eugene and never come back.”

Spilde says the nursing program at Lane has proven to be effective with a success rate that outpaces national trends.
211 – “The pass rate at Lane is 98 to 99 percent. The statewide average is 92, the national average is 84. So, you can see why we have close to 400 applicants every year. Lane is the place that people want to come for their nursing education.”

In addition to nursing certifications, Lane also offers training for related fields in health professions such as physical therapy and medical office assistants. Most of the classes in those programs can be had at the Florence Center.

The two major candidates for governor in Oregon are reaching out to voters in the state through a variety of methods. But for those who want something more than 30-second commercials and out of context quotes can get it tomorrow night. KGW-TV and the Oregonian Newspaper in Portland are hosting a debate between Democrat John Kitzhaber and Republican Chris Dudley. It will be carried live on Coast Radio… listeners can tune in to KCFM AM 1250/FM 104.1 tomorrow night from seven to eight pm.

If you still have one of those old mercury fever thermometers laying around the house, don’t just throw it in the trash if you don’t need it any longer. In fact, there are dozens of things typically found around the house that should not be thrown away. Florence Senior Planner Wendy Farley says many people have oil-based paints, weed killers, household cleaners or other hazardous materials that won’t be used. The City, along with Lane County are teaming up to collect many of those items this weekend in another Household Hazardous Waste Collection. Farley says residential quantities can be dropped off at the County Waste Transfer Site on Rhododendron Drive from noon to five Friday, then again Saturday from eight to two.

Retail prices for unleaded gasoline fell slightly this week. In Florence the average price for a gallon of unleaded fell by three cents to $2.77. Oregon’s Statewide average, as measured by Triple-A dropped by two cents and is at $2.94 a gallon. The local drop mirrored the reduction in the national average, it fell by three cents this week and is at $2.69. Marie Dodds with Triple A says while retail prices fell slightly, the price for crude oil has held fairly steady.

Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) - The Vancouver woman who falsely claimed
a stranger threw acid in her face is due in court today and is
expected to plead not guilty to three theft charges. Bethany Storro
will be making her first public appearance since she held a
hospital news conference nearly a month ago with her head swathed
in bandages. She's accused of accepting donations for help with
facial burns.

CRESCENT LAKE, Ore. (AP) - Authorities have not released the
name of a man found dead after fire destroyed a single-wide mobile
home in Klamath County southeast of Crescent Lake. Oregon State
Police say criminal and arson detectives are investigating
yesterday's fire, as is a deputy state fire marshal.

RENO, Nev. (AP) - Horse protection advocates are back in court
in Reno to try to block federal roundups of wild horses after the
government quietly gathered nearly 400 mustangs last week at a
national wildlife refuge on the Nevada-Oregon line. They say the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service gathered the horses at the Sheldon
Wildlife Refuge without public notice and without any
accountability.

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - The University of Oregon and coach Chip
Kelly have agreed to a contract extension through 2015 that is
worth $20.5 million. Kelly led the Ducks to a 10-3 overall record,
the Pac-10 championship and a Rose Bowl berth in his first season
as head coach a year ago. The fourth-ranked Ducks are 4-0 this
season heading into a key game against No. 9 Stanford on Saturday.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A new court settlement means private
timber owners and loggers in much of Oregon's Coast Range will face
tougher environmental regulations to protect streams. An
environmental group said it filed a federal lawsuit after noting
weaknesses in Oregon's regulation of logging in the coastal area
since 1998 but failing to force changes. So she says her
organization filed suit.

LA GRANDE, Ore. (AP) - Union County prosecutors say sheriff's
detectives are investigating the weekend death of a LaGrande man
shot by a hunting arrow. The district attorney says Paul Rudd and
another man were hunting for a bull elk Sunday when the second
man's compound bow discharged. The arrow hit Rudd in the head,
killing him almost instantly.

SALEM, Ore. (AP) - A father and his son are set to stand trial
in Salem for the December 2008 bomb at a Willamette Valley bank
that killed two law enforcement officers. Bruce Turnidge and his
son Joshua are accused of aggravated murder and could face the
death penalty. Opening statements begin today. State Police bomb
technician William Hakim and Woodburn Police Capt. Tom Tennant
died.

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

TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:

Prep Volleyball:
The Siuslaw Vikings improved to two-and-oh in Far West League with a four-game victory over the Brookings-Harbor Bruins in Florence last night. Katie Catalfamo had 11 kills for the Vikings, Leigh Aurich and Kaitlyn Logan had five each. In the Sunset League, the Reedsport Braves improved to five-and-one with a three game victory over the Glide Wildcats. The Mapleton Sailors extended their win streak to four matches in the Mountain West League with a victory at home last night over Siletz Valley. The Sailors swept Siletz in three games. Megan Greene had seven aces; Chelsea Simington added 17 assists.

Time for those shots - Child porn charges made - Military Heritage Museum asking for approval

Time for the Shots…

This year public health officials are saying everyone needs a flu shot… at least everyone over the age of six months according to Lane County Public Health nursing supervisor Betsy Meredith.
205 – “That’s a much more simplified message than what we’ve had in the past, but an important one.”

There’s plenty of vaccine for everyone so there’s no reason or need to prioritize this year. The ‘multi-strain’ vaccine is intended to be as all-encompassing as possible.
206 – “It’s designed to protect you against whatever’s going around this year, and that includes the H1N1 antigen.”

Lane County Public Health will be offering shot clinics in the Eugene Springfield area and some outlying communities, but not in Florence.
207 – “We stopped doing that several years ago when it became very clear that the Florence community was well served by the private sector and there was plenty of vaccine available.”

Meredith says getting a flu shot is not only one of the best ways of preventing yourself from coming down with the flu, but also of protecting those around you. If you don’t have the flu, she says, you can’t spread it.

A 66-year old Florence man was arraigned yesterday in Lane County Circuit Court on a total of 20 counts of child porn. Allen Leroy McCasland was immediately lodged in the Lane County Jail following formal charges of ten counts of encouraging child sexual abuse in the first degree and ten more counts of the same offense in the second degree. Special agents from the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force of the Oregon Department of Justice, working with Florence Police Officers, served a search warrant at McCasland’s residence in Florence in June of this year.

Backers of the Oregon Coast Military Heritage Museum are seeking preliminary approval tonight for the exterior design of the facility that will eventually be constructed near the Florence Municipal Airport. The Florence Planning Commission will conduct a hearing on the application for a conditional use permit, design review and a vegetation clearing permit. The museum organization wants to begin work on the site to aid in fund raising efforts. Following the museum discussion, planners will move into a public work session… the fourth in an ongoing series… to discuss revisions to the city’s sign codes.

Sport fishermen who go after Pacific halibut will have a chance to comment on proposed changes to the 2011 rules in person, by phone, or via email. A public hearing on the rules will be held October Sixth in Newport. Proposals under consideration include reductions in the number of days that fishing will be allowed, as well as the locations. More information on how to provide input can be found at the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife website.

Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press

BANKS, Ore. (AP) - The Washington County district attorney has
filed six charges against a 15-year-old North Plains boy accused of
bringing a gun and ammunition to school. He was arrested Thursday
at Banks High School after a 14-year-old girl told a counselor the
boy threatened to shoot her and another 15-year-old boy. The
Oregonian says school officials called police, who found an
unloaded handgun and ammunition in his backpack.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A body found in the Willamette River near
Portland's Steel Bridge has been identified as that of a missing
51-year-old Portland man. The Oregon state medical examiner's
office identified the body found last Friday night as Craig Alan
Maynard. Maynard had been reported missing to Portland police Sept.
20.

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) - Two cousins whom prosecutors described as
ringleaders of a heroin trafficking operation based in southern
Oregon have been sentenced to federal prison. Prosecutors say
28-year-old Ismael Anaya was sentenced yesterday to nearly 22 years
while 33-year-old Eliot Delavirgen got more than 13 years.

SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The Salem City Council has given final
approval to a measure to allow Salem residents to keep chickens in
their backyards. The vote last night was 7-2. The change would
allow residents to keep as many as three hens, but no roosters.
Owners would pay a $50 license fee. The Statesman Journal reports
the backyard chicken coop issue has been before the council a dozen
times in two years. The new rule takes effect Jan. 1.

CHICAGO (AP) - A scientist in Oregon is among 23 recipients of
this year's MacArthur Foundation "genius grants" worth $500,000.
Kelly Benoit-Bird of Corvallis was cited for using sophisticated
acoustic engineering technology to explore the previously invisible
behavior of ocean creatures and address long-unanswered questions
about the structure and behavior of food chains.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Portland Superintendent Carole Smith has
proposed closing or shrinking four high schools to make the
remaining seven large high schools stronger. The Oregonian reports
the school board is scheduled to vote on her plan in two weeks. The
goal is to improve the courses offered to most minority and
low-income students and reduce the dropout rate.

SALEM, Ore. (AP) - A doctor who said he was forced to resign
from Oregon State Hospital after the death of a patient is back on
the job. The Statesman Journal reports Dr. Michael Robins resumed
patient care duties yesterday under a negotiated settlement to
avoid a legal battle. Robinson said he was unfairly pressured to
resign in July during a probe into the death of a neglected patient
with heart disease.

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Workers are removing 288 parking meters from
a 12-square block area of downtown Eugene. Businesses hope two
hours of free parking will bring in more shoppers. Parking
enforcement officers will mark tires with chalk and ticket cars
that exceed the limit.

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - The racket of barking dogs in Eugene is the
sound of budget cuts. Lane County Animal Services no long responds
to barking dog complaints after cutting an animal control officer
position earlier this year because of a $100,000 funding reduction.
Now residents who complain about barking dogs are told to talk to
their neighbors.


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

TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Athlete of the Week:
Siuslaw football standout Sonny Tupua is Coast Radio Sports Athlete of the Week. The Viking junior carried the ball 11 times for 96 yards and three touchdowns in last week’s Siuslaw victory over the Newport Cubs. Tupua was also a key factor in several defensive plays. Honorable Mention goes to Sophomore quarterback Jake Thompson who completed 8-of-11 passes for 85 yards and found the endzone on a 39-yard dash in the third quarter.

On the Schedule:
Far West League volleyball continues this evening in Florence as the Siuslaw Vikings host the Brookings-Harbor Bruins. Mapleton will host Siletz Valley in Mountain West League play, and in the Sunset, the Reedsport Braves will host the Glide Wildcats.

Beach clean - council vacancy to be filled - bread for the hungry.

Beach cleanup turnout down slightly.

The weather cooperated, and so did the volunteers in Saturday’s Great Fall Beach Cleanup. Oregon Parks Beach Ranger Trisha Wymore said the half-dozen local gathering points drew lots of people to pick up trash that has accumulated over the summer on Oregon Beaches.
200 – “We had 164 volunteers collect just short of two tons of garbage off the beach.”

Most of the trash consisted of small items, but about 200 pounds of the total were tires. Wymore said the volunteer turnout was a little short of where it has been in previous cleanups.
201 - “There wasn’t any home football games at UofO, OSU, the weather was good. So we’re not sure why the numbers were down a little bit but we still had a great effect.”

Still, she says, it was a great day, the turnout was good… and everyone had a great time walking the beach.

A former councilor and a current member of the planning commission were the only applicants for a vacancy on the Florence City Council. Paul Holman, who left the panel when his term expired four years ago submitted an application to fill the vacancy created with the death in July of Dave Franzen. The other applicant is Robert Bare, who serves on the Planning Commission and also participates in the transportation safety committee. The two will be interviewed next Monday by remaining councilors. Whomever is appointed will serve through the end of 2012.

Area church congregations are being called on to help fill another need at Florence Food Share. Volunteer Pat Bales is also a member of New Life Lutheran. She says they, along with two other churches are filling a need for bread that has been created since area grocers have cut back on the amount of day-old baked goods they used to provide regularly. Bales says an average of 25 families each day frequent the bread racks at Food Share to supplement their monthly emergency food boxes. New Life Lutheran, St. Mary’s Catholic Church and St. Andrews Episcopal have been providing extra bread, but Bales says the need is still great. She’s challenging other congregations to help fill that need. Florence Food Share is the emergency food box pantry that serves as many as 600 families each month with an emergency box.


Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - University of Oregon president Richard
Lariviere says he's "deeply disappointed" by a 400-strong riot
that led to nine arrests in Eugene. Police say it's unclear what
touched off the melee in the neighborhood filled with student
renters. Eugene police spokesman Doug Mozan says when crowds start
to form in the streets an alcohol-fueled "group-think" can take
hold.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A 23-year-old man accused of shooting at
U.S. marshals as they tried to arrest him in Portland last month
has pleaded not guilty to two counts of attempted aggravated
murder. Adam Berndt was shot in the incident and was released
Thursday from a hospital where he had been treated for nearly a
month. He entered his plea Friday.

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Gubernatorial candidates Republican Chris
Dudley and Democrat John Kitzhaber got a warmup to their first
formal debate at a forum in Eugene. Kitzhaber said Dudley's
proposal to cut capital gains taxes will require deep cuts to
things like education and human services to pay for it. Dudley
repeatedly called for setting Oregon on a new direction, saying his
top priority was creating new jobs in the private sector.

ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) - The Coast Guard says it has suspended its
search for a man whose 14-foot boat capsized near Waldport throwing
him and a female companion into the water Friday. The two boaters
were initially pulled from the water by a kayaker, but the kayak
flipped, tossing all three into the water. Only the kayaker and
female boater were able to climb back into the vessel.

ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) - The Coast Guard has rescued a surfer in
distress off Indian Beach in Ecola State Park near Cannon Beach.
The surfer's husband contacted authorities yesterday after seeing
his wife struggling in the current and pushed up against rocks on
Tillamook Head. The woman's name and condition haven't been
released.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Portland officials are warning residents
to avoid recreational activities in the Willamette River until 48
hours after the rain stops due to a recent sewer overflow. The
Oregonian reports recent rain caused the combined sewers to
overflow and push water contaminated with untreated sewage into the
river.

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) - When students return to Oregon State
University today, they'll see longer lines -- and competition for
everything from classes to parking places has intensified. This is
expected to be another record enrollment year at OSU with an
estimated 24,000 students. Enrollment has increased dramatically
since 2007.

SALEM, Ore. (AP) - A zoning change allowing Salem residents to
keep chickens in their back yards is expected to become law after a
second reading at tonight's city council meeting. The change would
allow residents to keep three hens, but no roosters. The Statesman
Journal reports the backyard chicken coop issue has been before the
council a dozen times in two years.


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

TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:

Prep Football:
The Siuslaw Vikings broke the game open with 27 points in the second quarter, defeating the Newport Cubs 46-26 Friday night on the road. Sonny Tupua carried the ball 11 times for 96 yards and three touchdowns. Jake Thompson was 8-of-11 passing for 85 yards and also found the endzone once himself on a 39 yard option play. In the Mountain West League, McKenzie got by the Mapleton Sailors 50 – 34.

College Football:
The Oregon Ducks had trouble getting their running game going, gave up nearly 600-yards to an unranked team and opened the second half by fumbling the kickoff. But they still pulled off an impressive 42-31 win over Arizona State Saturday night, remaining undefeated and rising one slot in the rankings to number four. The biggest test of the season for Oregon comes Saturday night in Eugene when they host Stanford. Game time has been moved up to 5:00 at Autzen and ESPN’s Game Day will be in Eugene to start the day off. // Kellen Moore threw for 288 yards and three touchdowns and number three Boise State overcame several mistakes to beat number 24 Oregon State 37-24. The Broncos had several chances to put the Beavers away, but were unable to do so until late in the game.

Messiah's Mansion wrapping up at Miller Park - Lions collecting eye glasses - Tenmile Lake under advisory

Messiah’s Mansion entering final three days…

Clayton Leinewebber (LIE-nee-weh-burr) was at a camp in California several years ago and saw a display created by a pastor to illustrate Old Testament History. It was a scale model of the Sanctuary carried through the desert by the Hebrew people led by Moses. That display was an inspiration and for the past decade and a half, the teacher from Harrah, Oklahoma, along with volunteers and students from the Oklahoma Academy have spent countless hours touring the country with their own sanctuary.
205 – “That was back in 1995, I’ve done over 80 exhibits since then.”

Using historical texts from the Bible, Leinewebber and the students set up the elaborate display that covers about an acre and a half. When the canvas-like walls go up, visitors begin to stream in.
206 – “First stop we basically get them oriented. It’s in a 30x30 tent, we have a little miniature model of the sanctuary and we kind of give them the overview of what they’re going to see.”

It takes about an hour and 15 minutes to complete the tour, and when people come out… no matter what their religious background or belief… Leinewebber says they come away with a new appreciation of history.
207 – “And what we try to do when they walk through, we try to give them the historical. That’s mainly the part that becomes the most interest to people.”

Nearly two-thousand people from all over the Northwest have toured the display since it opened six days ago at Miller Park. Leinewebber says at least that many more will come through by the time it closes Sunday evening.

Beth Hammond says it doesn’t look like the Siuslaw Regional Aquatic Center will win this month’s voting in the Pepsi Refresh Challenge voting online. Right now, she and backers of the Mapleton Community Pool are hoping they can get their project into the top 100 nationwide so they can earn a second chance. On the line is $50-thousand that would be used to repair cracks in the pool and help them reopen the facility that closed last fall. Hammond says to vote for the pool, go to pepsirefresh.com and enter ‘reopen rural pool’ in the search field.

A public health advisory has been issued for Tenmile Lake in northern Coos County. The Oregon Public Health Department is warning levels of blue-green algae can produce toxins harmful to humans and animals. Those toxins can’t be removed by filtering, nor boiling so drinking water from the lake is not advised. Health officials in Coos County say you should avoid contact with the water and keep pets out of it as well.

For the second year running the Florence-Siuslaw Lions will be gathering unwanted eyeglasses, hearing aids and cell phones as part of a state-wide collection day. From ten to three today, Lions will be at Safeway accepting donations. Last year they collected nearly 400 pairs of glasses that were recycled and put to good use.

Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press

GOVERNMENT CAMP, Ore. (AP) - Oregon State Police say a
semi-truck crashed into a large cow on U.S. Highway 26, hit some
trees and burst into flames yesterday -- killing the truck driver
from Vancouver, Wash. Police say 54-year-old Dusty Lee Mings worked
for Portland-based Western Boxed Meat Distributors.

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) - Clark County Prosecutor Tony Golik says
he doesn't expect the woman accused of staging an acid attack hoax
to make a court appearance until next week. He tells The Columbian
that 28-year-old Bethany Storro of Vancouver, Wash., is being
treated at a hospital. She had been discharged from the burn center
at Legacy Emanuel Hospital in Portland on Sept. 5. Storro has
admitted putting drain cleaner on her face.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon bank robbery suspect nicknamed
the "Where's Waldo Bandit" by the FBI has popped up on Facebook
to claim responsibility. The Oregonian reports that an FBI bank
surveillance photos of the suspect in Tuesday's robbery in Tualatin
showed up on the Facebook page of Portland resident Ryan Homsley.

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - A 22-year-old man has pleaded guilty to 13
arson or reckless burning charges in a series of fires in Eugene.
Police say Mathew Rossi of Eugene set 11 separate fires in a
four-day period in early March. Detectives estimate the fires
caused $350,000 in damage at six locations. The Register-Guard says
Rossi will receive a 10-year prison sentence.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Supporters of the Oregon gubernatorial
candidates have ramped up their attacks, and it's getting personal.
Democrats want the state Revenue Department to look into Republican
Chris Dudley's tax history. Republicans seized on a report in
Willamette Week concerning Democratic governor candidate John
Kitzhaber's 1999 home loan.

BOISE, ID. (AP) - Four California Condors are set to be released
tomorrow in the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument in northern
Arizona. Condors are hatched and reared in captivity at The
Peregrine Fund's World Center for Birds of Prey in Idaho, Oregon,
the Los Angeles Zoo and San Diego Wild Animal Park. They are
transported to Arizona for release to the wild.

SALEM, Ore. (AP) - A car hit three students in a Salem
crosswalk, killing two of the teens and leaving the third in
critical condition. The Statesman Journal reports the students were
leaving Chemeketa Community College yesterday afternoon when they
were hit by an SUV. Police say the driver, 29-year-old Sophia
Downing of Salem, was arrested on charges of manslaughter, assault
and DUI.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The number of fines for unlicensed
contractors has increased in Oregon recently. The state has hired
more inspectors and increased its surveillance of online bulletin
boards to sniff out illegal construction activity. Officials issued
256 penalties from April 1 through June 30, up slightly from the
same time last year.

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

TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Prep Volleyball:
The Douglas Trojans took an early two-game lead, but the third game went to the Siuslaw Vikings 27-25 to turn the tide. They swept the final two games and Siuslaw came away with a win in their first Far West League match of the season. Lona Dengler and Brionna DeSantis each had nine kills for the Vikings. In the Sunset League, Eden Huebner (HEEB-ner) had nine kills and the Reedsport Braves swept Bandon in three games. Liz Harry had ten kills and the Mapleton Sailors took a four-game win in the Mountain West over Mohawk.

On the Schedule:
Prep football tonight… Siuslaw will be in Newport for non-league play against the Cubs. That game at seven with an airtime on Coast Radio Sports at 6:45. Mapleton is in Blue River tonight for Mountain West League football against McKenzie.

Siuslaw Cross Country will be at the Richardson Relays tomorrow… that’s at Richardson Park on Fern Ridge Reservoir.

A couple high profile games in the college circuit tomorrow… Number three Boise State will host Oregon State at five o’clock… the pregame show on KCFM is set for four. Number Five Oregon will be in Tempe, Arizona for a 7:30 kickoff against Arizona State. The pregame show on KCST is at 6:30.

Fall beach cleanup saturday - Three Rivers 'densifies' - Lane County Jail earns grant

Beach Cleanup Set for Saturday

Thousands of volunteers will converge on Oregon beaches this Saturday for the Great Fall Beach Cleanup. It’s organized by SOLV and the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. The twice-annual cleanup is a tried and true formula and is essentially the same this year says parks beach ranger Trisha Wymore.
210 – “It’s pretty much the same as last year, ten AM to on e PM, and, six registration sites for volunteers.”

Volunteers can register at several beach locations, or if they can’t decide where to go, can sign up at Siuslaw Bank in Florence. They’ve added a few wrinkles this year according to Wymore.
211 – “We’ve got some great giveaways from the Oregon Lottery this year. We’ve got some really cool recyclable grocery bags that the lottery put together so you don’t have to use those plastic bags that end up on the beach.”

Over the past 26 years nearly 190-thousand volunteers have picked up some 1250 tons of trash from Oregon beaches.

Three Rivers Casino and Hotel used to offer water bottles to guests, but did away with them several months ago in a move to sustainability. Since then, however, they’ve gone through an estimated 47-thousand polystyrene cups each month. With the help of their cup supplier, Three Rivers has installed a machine that crushes and compacts the foam so it can by recycled. Chief Operating Officer Mike Rose says the machine, called the “Densifier”, is the only one in Oregon and it uses intense mechanical pressure to force all the air out of the foam and break down the cell walls. It can take eight-thousand cups and compress them into a block about 15 inches high. Rose says any poly-styrene foam can be recycled except packing peanuts. Three Rivers will make it available to local residents to provide an easy way to reduce the amount of foam that ends up in landfills.

A $500-thousand grant from the U-S Department of Justice will be used to expand video surveillance and recording technology at the Lane County Jail. Sheriff Russ Burger says the technology provided by the money will improve safety for staff, inmates and visitors at the Lane County Adult Corrections facility in Eugene. Some of the money will also be used to improve communications for parole and probation officers when they work in the field. The City of Eugene will receive $150-thousand in a ‘companion grant’ that will be used to expand a regional training facility that can be used by all law enforcement agencies in the area. The projects funded by the Department of Justice would not have been possible otherwise. Burger says they would have remained on his ‘wish list’ for many years.

Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press

JUNCTION CITY, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon man who killed his young
daughters and then himself left a note indicating he was despondent
over a pending divorce from his wife of 14 years. The
Register-Guard says Lane County sheriff's deputies found the note
inside the Junction City home of Richard Rauscher, whose body was
found Monday along with his daughters', Eryn and Aidan. Eryn was in
third grade and Aidan was a fourth-grader.

ALBANY, Ore. (AP) - A Marion County sheriff's spokesman says the
body of a 57-year-old Salem man last seen Sept. 12 was found
yesterday in an Albany-area pond. Rickie Harlan had set out on a
planned fishing trip to the Snake River in Idaho and was due home
by Sept. 16. He never showed up at his first stop to meet his
brother.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A Portland-area transit agency says it has
fired a bus driver who was videotaped while apparently reading an
electronic book as he drove along Interstate 5. TriMet says
40-year-old Lahcen Qouchbane (la-SHAWN' KOOSH'-bane) was terminated
for "posing an immediate threat to public safety" and violating
policy.

GRESHAM, Ore. (AP) - Police in Gresham have noticed an uptick in
reported car prowls and say the thieves appear to be targeting GPS
units. Between June 1 and Sept. 1, police logged 50 car prowl
reports in which a GPS unit was stolen. And officers in the east
Portland suburb say there are likely many more unreported thefts.

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) - Wildlife officials have captured and
killed a juvenile cougar that apparently had been making herself at
home in a Corvallis neighborhood. The cat is believed to be the
same animal that in the past week injured a small dog at one house
and may have killed a pet cat at another. A deer carcass was also
found nearby. The 46-pound cougar was captured early yesterday.

SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon wolf management plan, proposals
for mandatory hunter orange and big game regulations are all on the
agenda next week for the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission
meeting in Bend. The commission will decide season dates, bag
limits and open areas, statewide youth hunts and other regulations
for big game hunting in 2011.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Congressman Kurt Schrader faces a tough
challenge from Republican Scott Bruun in November, but Schrader is
doing his best to distance himself from the plummeting ratings of
Democrats in Congress. Bruun has been identified as a "Young Gun"
by national Republicans, and internal polling from both candidates
shows the race is Oregon's closest.

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

TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Community
The Siuslaw Athletic Boosters will hold their second annual “Move Your Bones” five-K fun run and walk October 23rd at Florence municipal airport. Pre-registration can be done at Coastal Fitness, On Your Feet and Coast Radio. It’s free for ages six and under, seven to 18 costs just $5 and everyone else is ten bucks. Money raised in the Move Your Bones Five-K goes toward booster club activities. Last year they raised well over $20-thousand for athletics at Siuslaw High School and Middle School.

On the Schedule:
Prep volleyball tonight… Siuslaw opens up Far West League play on the road in Winston against the Douglas Trojans. Mapleton has Mountain West League play against the Mohawk Indians in Marcola. In the Sunset Leauge, it’s Reedsport at Bandon.

More bridge work to delay traffic - gas prices fall locally - Siuslaw Watershed Council wins recognition

More temporary restrictions over the Siuslaw River…

Traffic over the Siuslaw River bridge on Highway 101 will be restricted again over a two-week period next month. That’s if the weather cooperates. Candace Stich (stich) with O-DOT says crews will be working on grinding out and replacing the asphalt on the bridge approaches at each end. Beginning October Fifth and running through the Seventh. The following week, from the 11th through the 13th, crews will return for the third time to complete the deck resurfacing that originally began in August. That work was slated to be completed earlier this month, but rain on the final two days of the project delayed it. A third project, planned for overnight on the 14th, will require intermittent closures of both lanes of travel between eight pm and four am as the lift spans are realigned. Flaggers will regulate traffic across the bridge during all three projects and Stich says delays of no more than 20-minutes are anticipated. She also says the first two projects are weather dependent and may be rescheduled if conditions prevent the work.

A program that began 12 years ago in Mapleton with left-over seedlings was named the Cascade Pacific Resource Conservation and Development project of the year this week. The riparian restoration project, also known as the ‘native plant distribution’ organized by the Siuslaw Watershed Council is credited with providing native trees, shrubs and plants to revegetate as many as 50 acres each year since it began in 1998. Watershed Council spokesperson Liz Vollmer-Buhl says the lack of native vegetation along rivers and streams in the area was identified in the late 1990s as a limiting factor for salmon and watershed health. Since then, more than 375 landowners have participated in the program adding to the inventory of healthy streams, but also raising awareness.

Triple-A says the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline held steady around the country and in Oregon this past week. In Florence, however, it slipped down a penny a gallon this week to $2.80. That’s still eight cents higher than the national average, but 14-cents below the Oregon average price. Average prices in Eugene fell by two cents a gallon this week and stand at $2.94. Portland’s average held steady at $2.92.

The Coast Guard cutter Orcas is back home in Coos Bay after an extensive retrofit on the East Coast. The ship underwent $8.5 million in repairs in Baltimore, including an overhaul to its interior and wiring and two new generators. The cutter and its 16-person crew returned recently after a five-week trip through the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean, the Panama Canal and home via the Pacific.

Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - Police say a woman charged with robbing
a bank in Grants Pass stopped to pick up her children at school on
the way home. A witness description of the car and plates led to
the home of 37-year-old Erica F. Anderson, who was arrested after
returning from picking up her daughters at their elementary school.
Anderson and another suspect are charged with robbery and theft.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Idaho's U.S. senators today plan to
introduce a measure to lift Endangered Species Act protections from
wolves in Idaho and Montana, as well as portions of Washington,
Oregon and Utah. The bill is a response to a federal court order in
August that restored protections.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A Portland architect has pleaded guilty to
downloading pornographic videos of children in a case that led to
investigations across the U.S. and in foreign countries. Paul
Pavlock pleaded guilty yesterday to 10 child porn counts and faces
a maximum of nine years in prison at sentencing Nov. 19.
Prosecutors say the case identified more than 85 suspects in 20
states and 19 foreign countries.

ALOHA, Ore. (AP) - The Washington County sheriff's office says a
deputy has shot and wounded a man who was trying to prevent an
arrest after a neighborhood fight in Aloha. When deputies tried to
arrest a 62-year-old man, the man resisted and other people in the
house attacked deputies. The sheriff's office says one of the
deputies shot a man who's at a hospital with a wound in the torso.
Two other people were arrested.

BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) - Beaverton police say human remains have
been found in woods at the west end of the Sisters of St. Mary of
Oregon campus. A land surveyor marking trees wandered off a trail,
found the remains and then called police.The Washington County
Forensics Team and medical examiner responded. Identification and
cause of death are pending.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Paul Albertson first picked up the small
chunk of metal 30 years ago while rock hunting in southern Oregon.
He was told it was worthless nickel ore so he tossed it into a
coffee can with some arrowheads for the next three decades. Now
he's learned it's really a meteorite that's generating interest
from scientists around the world. A Portland State University
professor says it's "one of the rare types of iron."

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Oregon State Police who responded to a
pickup truck crash off a road near Noti found a dead deer
underneath the vehicle.
The Register-Guard reports an investigation determined two
Elmira men driving on IP Deeded Road Sept. 15 shot the deer, which
fell down an embankment. The men were backing the truck to the
road's edge to retrieve the deer when the pickup rolled on top of
the animal and into a tree.
Once the pickup was towed, a trooper noticed the deer had been
shot. One man was cited for taking a deer out of season and the
other for aiding in a wildlife violation.
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DEPOE BAY, Ore. (AP) - The Depoe Bay Fire Department plans a
test Friday of a robotic lifeguard in the surf near Gleneden Beach
State Park.
The department says the robot known as EMILY is a
remote-controlled floatation device powered by an electric motor.
It's equipped with a speaker so the operator on the beach can give
instructions to the person being rescued.
The department says Emily was developed for the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration and the Navy and has been used in
the surf at Malibu, Calif.



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

TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Prep Volleyball:
The Siuslaw Vikings handled the visiting Taft Tigers in three games last night. Leigh Aurich recorded 15 assists, Kaitlyn Logan had seven kills. The Mapleton Sailors improved to four-and-one with a three-game victory over McKenzie last night. Shalea Ford had 11 kills and four aces, Andrea LeClaire had 25 assists and five aces. Reedsport downed Gold Beach in three games.

College Football:
While their blue practice field may add an amusing touch to the preparations for number three Boise State, the Oregon State Beavers are serious about the challenge they face in the Broncos.
215 – “The hardest thing about Boise is not the blue field, you know they are a very good football team and they have good players and they are well coached. But, it is all about the football.”

Oregon State head coach Mike Riley and his number 24 Beavers will visit the blue turf at Boise State Saturday. It will be the home opener for the Broncos who have won 56 consecutive regular-season games at home. Overall, the Broncos have a 16-game winning streak.

Double manslaughter charges filed - Rust facing campaign finance inquiry - Minimum wage going up along with gas tax

Florence man facing double manslaughter charge

A 28-year old Florence man was arraigned yesterday on two charges of manslaughter, plus driving under the influence of intoxicants following a weekend crash that killed two Reedsport men. Police say Tyler Clayton Davis was behind the wheel and intoxicated when his 2006 Ford pickup left the roadway sometime in the early morning hours of Saturday. Joshua William Thornton, 26-yers old, died at the scene and 23-year old Nicholas Brodie Schneider of Reedsport was declared dead at Peace Harbor Hospital. Schneider was kept on life support and transported to Oregon Health and Science University in Portland for organ donations. Davis was slightly injured in the crash, but was released after being transported to Peace Harbor. Police say he was taken into custody Saturday morning on unrelated charges.

The Oregon Secretary of State’s office is investigating four separate allegations of campaign finance violations against Lane County Commission candidate Jerry Rust. Sandra Mattson of Eugene filed the first complaint in April, the latest came August 23rd. Mattson claims poor record keeping, untimely filing of contributions and expenditures, as well as incomplete or inaccurate information. The Secretary of State’s compliance office is seeking information from former Rust treasurer Lea Patten of Florence as well as the current treasurer, Alice Miller of Eugene.

The lowest paid workers in Oregon will get a raise at the first of the year. Oregon’s minimum wage will increase by ten cents an hour to $8.50, making it the second highest minimum in the country. Only Washington State has a higher minimum, it’s currently at $8.55 and will likely increase at the same time. Oregon is one of ten states that adjusts wages annually. A voter approved initiative in 2002 pegged the minimum wage to the Consumer Price Index.

At the same time the minimum wage is going up, drivers in all wage classes will see a higher cost of operating their vehicles come January. The Oregon Legislature approved a hike in the state gas tax in 2009 that will take effect at the first of the year. The six-cents-per-gallon increase was part of a transportation bill passed in the most recent regular session that will bring in about $300-million a year for transportation maintenance and improvements. The six cents is a whopping 25-percent increase and raises the state share of gas tax from 24 to 30-cents a gallon.

Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press

MILWAUKIE, Ore. (AP) - A Milwaukie, Ore., police spokeswoman
says an Amtrak train struck and killed a bicyclist last night in
the community south of Portland. Officer Ulli Neitch says witnesses
told dispatchers that a bicyclist was pedaling across railroad
tracks at about 9:30 p.m. when a southbound train came along. She
tells The Oregonian the cyclist died instantly. The train stopped
less than 500 feet south. No name was released.

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) - An arrest warrant has been issued for a
Washington state woman who splashed a caustic substance on her face
and claimed a stranger had attacked her. Clark County Deputy
Prosecutor Tony Golik yesterday filed three felony theft charges
against Bethany Storro. The charges relate to nearly $28,000
donated to benefit Storro after she was burned. Storro's parents
have said all of the money raised for her will be returned. The
28-year-old was discharged from the burn center at Legacy Emanuel
Hospital in Portland (Ore.) on Sept. 5.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A federal court says Oregon legislators
went too far in writing laws intended to prohibit adults from
furnishing sexually explicit material to young people. The 9th U.S.
Circuit Court of Appeals said Monday that a pair of laws from 2007
could apply to standard sex education literature, to books such as
"The Joy of Sex" or books for children or young people by author
Judy Blume. The decision strikes down a measure against furnishing
sexually explicit material to preteens and part of another that
applies to minors under 18.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - An environmental group is challenging the
way the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is developing gravel mining
regulations for rivers in Oregon. The Northwest Environmental
Defense Center filed a federal lawsuit yesterday in Portland
alleging the corps kept salmon advocates out of meetings to develop
standards for taking gravel out of the Chetco River in southwestern
Oregon.

SEATTLE (AP) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
has released more than $3 million in emergency funding to help
eligible Northwest low-income homeowners and renters pay their
heating bills. Washington state is getting $2 million while Oregon
will get $1.2 million. The program helps eligible families pay home
heating and cooling costs, as well as help weatherize eligible
homes.

JUNCTION CITY, Ore. (AP) - The Lane County sheriff's office
confirms a man shot and killed his two daughters and then fatally
shot himself at a house just outside Junction City. Investigators
told KEZI-TV that the girls were aged 7 and 9. Deputies say their
mother went to pick them up at school only to find they hadn't been
there all day. After she found the home dark and locked, she
alerted deputies who forced entry into the house and found the
bodies.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Most of the billboards in Portland asking
for information about missing Kyron Horman are being taken down.
Clear Channel donated 30 billboards in June after the 7-year-old
disappeared from his school. KGW-TV reports about a half-dozen
billboards remain, encouraging people to call if they know anything
about the missing boy.

SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Chickens could be coming home to roost in
Salem. The city council has voted to allow up to three hens in back
yards and will take a final vote next week. The Statesman Journal
reports it's been nearly two years since chicken proponents first
asked the council to allow backyard coops. The zoning issue has
been before the council 11 times.

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

TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:

Athlete of the Week:

Siuslaw Cross Country standout Mitchell Butler is Coast Radio Sports’ Athlete of the Week. Butler posted the fastest time ever for a Siuslaw freshman over a 5,000-meter course, finishing first and completing the Highland Tree Farm course in Molalla with a time of 16:25.56. Honorable mention goes to Viking tight end Peter Carroll who caught two touchdown passes in last week’s victory over Elmira, one for 67-yards, the other 61.

Polls:

Three teams in the Far West League are ranked in the top 15 football poll this week. Sutherlin, three-and-oh, is tabbed at number four while Douglas at two-and-one is ninth. Brookings Harbor, also two-and-one is 13th. The number one spot is shared by Central and Astoria.

On the Schedule:

The prep volleyball schedule has the Siuslaw Lady Viks on the home court tonight with the Taft Tigers….The Mapleton girls are at home with the McKenzie Eagles in Mountain West League play…

Two die, one seriously injured…

Two people were killed, a third injured in a single-vehicle crash on Canary Road early Saturday morning. A passer-by discovered the crash sometime after 2:30 AM Saturday. Dead at the scene was 26-year old Joshua Thornton of Reedsport. A second death was pronounced at Peace Harbor Hospital, officers have not released the name of that person. 28-year old Tyler Clayton Davis of Florence was also transported to Peace Harbor and treated for injuries in the crash. Initial reports indicated the 2006 Ford Pickup containing the three people failed to negotiate a corner on Canary Road near South Slough and left the roadway. Police have not released any details about the crash, including who was driving. But, they say it is still under investigation and alcohol is believed to have been a factor.

New statistics show the Western lumber industry had its worst year in 2009 since records have been kept. According to the Western Wood Products Association just 10.4 billion board feet of lumber were produced last year in 11 states. Southern Oregon Timber Industries Association spokesman Dave Schott said this year's totals may be even worse because of the continuing recession and poor housing market. Oregon mills were the top producers last year at 3.8 billion board feet, the most in the nation, followed by Washington at 3.2 billion and California at 1.4 billion.

Florence City Councilors will hear testimony this evening on a proposed change to city code that would require all dogs be on a leash. Dogs are not required to be leashed under current code. If dogs at large pose a nuisance, owners may be cited. But under the proposal any dog not on a leash could result in a citation for the owner. In other business this evening, the council will discuss the issue of bicycles sharing use of of the Mller Park skatepark and an update on a proposal to acquire an undeveloped parcel of Land on Bay Street. The council meets this evening, seven PM.

Reedsport police officers were trying to corral an animal not on a leash yesterday afternoon. Candace Carr of Scappoose was transporting her 15-hundred pound bull named “Cash” through Reedsport just after four pm yesterday when she stopped to give him water. While opening the gate on the stock trailer, the bull escaped. It took several volunteers and about 45 minutes to round up the bovine giant. One police officer was able to lasso the bull, nobody was injured and there was no property damage. Carr was able to resume her trip… Cash in hand.

Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press

NOATAK, Alaska (AP) - An Oregon man missing while hunting along
the Noatak River in northwest Alaska has been found safe. Troopers
say Mike Knapp of Langlois spent a night away from his camp.
Troopers searched from the air along the river while search and
rescue teams scoured the ground. Knapp was found along the river
bank. He told rescuers he had become disoriented Friday night.

OAKRIDGE, Ore. (AP) - Oregon State Police have shot and wounded
an Idaho man wanted in a kidnapping, robbery and car theft near a
Deschutes County campground. Investigators had been looking for
James Patrick Powers of Boise since Thursday, but on Saturday night
received a tip that Powers had been seen in Oakridge. The State
Police say he pulled out a gun when officers contacted him, and an
OSP officer shot him at least once. Powers was taken to a hospital
for a non-life-threatening injury.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A new nonprofit cooperative tumor bank for
cancer research is up and running in Oregon, thanks to the efforts
of a breast cancer patient who died last month. Treva Hoffman said
that before she died she wanted to contribute to the effort to beat
cancer. Family and friends started the TREVA Project to enable
hospitals to contribute cancer tissue to a central, nonprofit tumor
bank at Legacy Health in Portland.

FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) - The Borden Flats Lighthouse in Fall
River, Mass., is getting a new owner, and he has no plans to brew
beer at the site. Nick Korstead of Portland bought the 129-year-old
lighthouse at auction after the previous high bidder - who had
planned to open a microbrewery inside - defaulted. Korstead says he
plans on refurbishing the structure and making it accessible to the
public.

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

TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Prep Football:
Kaleb Schneider carried the ball 23 times for 146 yards and one touchdown as Siuslaw downed Elmira 43-28 Friday night at home. Peter Carroll caught three passes for 132 yards, two of them for touchdowns: a 61 yarder, the other for 67. // Reedsport downed Waldport Friday afternoon, Mapleton lost to Camas Valley 66 – 18.
Cross Country:
Mitchell Butler cruised to an individual victory at the Highland Tree Farm in Molalla Saturday with a time of 16:25, Matthew Campbell was fourth, Mack Marbas seventh for the Viking boys who finished second behind Westview. Westview also won the girls’ race but Raelyn Robinson captured the individual win for the Viking Girls. Linda Paredes was 12th.
College Football:
Number Five Oregon cruised to a 69-nothing win over Portland State Saturday afternoon. LaMicheal James ran for 227 yards on 14 carries with two touchdowns in his season debut… then he took the second half off. // Oregon State overcame several early obstacles for a 35-28 win over Louisville at home. James Dockery sealed the deal with an interception late in the game. Ryan Katz threw for 142 yards and the Beavers re-established James Rodgers as the focal point of the offense. He rushed for 132 yards and two touchdowns and caught six passes, one of those for a touchdown.

Another round of state cuts - Waves of knowledge - Buckle up, hang up, and drive.

Legislative Candidates differ on how to handle revenue shortfalls…

State agencies have submitted their proposals for trimming $377-million in a second round of budget cuts, but state leaders haven’t decided what to chop. The Republican challenger for Oregon House District Nine says lawmakers shouldn’t wait until January. Scott Roberts says the Legislature needs to meet in special session immediately and begin making tough decisions.
202 – “The special interests in the legislature, they don’t want to address the gorilla in the Capitol in Oregon and that is the Public Employee Retirement plan. That has to be fundamentally changed and addressed with solid, bold leadership that will stand up to the unions and special interests.”

The Democratic incumbent, Arnie Roblan, agrees difficult decisions need to be made, but he’s comfortable with the Governor and the Legislative Emergency Board making some now, and leaving the rest for January when the next regular legislative session is set to begin.
201 – “In 2000 we found out that coming to special sessions five different times during that year was both expensive and didn’t work. It didn’t solve the problem because we didn’t know what the final outcome was going to be.”

About two-thirds of the current shortfall is expected to be covered by a recent infusion of federal aid. That will stave off cuts in school aid and human services for the time being.

Businesses in the Florence area can take advantage of a series of classes aimed at helping them do a better job. James Burke says the “Waves of Knowledge” series of workshops will provide nine monthly sessions covering a variety of topics.
203 – “We’re going to get to know each other, we’re going to learn who the other businesses are and start the networking process. We’re going to start working on marketing. We’re also going to start the business planning process because if you don’t plan, your business just isn’t going to work.”

Burke, with the Lane Community College Small Business Development Center, says the classes are being presented in cooperation with the Florence Area Chamber of Commerce. Classes begin October 13th, registration and information is available at the Chamber Visitor Center.

Buckle up, hang up and drive. That’s the message that Florence police officers want to send this weekend. A special ‘selective traffic enforcement’ event tomorrow by police will focus on the use of cell phones by drivers and seat belt violations. Officers will be primarily in the area of the Highways 101 and 126 intersection. Fines for either violation can begin at $142.

Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) - Police say a Vancouver, Wash., woman
threw acid in her own face, then lied to investigators -- telling
them a woman she didn't know was responsible for the attack.
Vancouver Police Chief Clifford Cook says 28-year-old Bethany
Storro admitted making up a story about the Aug. 30 attack in which
she suffered severe burns. She was discharged from the burn unit at
Portland's Legacy Emanuel Hospital on Sept. 5.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The parents of Kyron Horman have gone on
Oprah Winfrey's show to repeat their belief that the boy's
stepmother was involved in his June 4 disappearance. Kaine Horman
and Desiree Young were on the popular daytime talk show yesterday.
They've done a series of interviews and appearances to keep their
son's case in front of the public. The attorney for stepmother
Terri Horman, Stephen Houze, wouldn't comment on the show.

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) - A study concludes that pregnant southern
Oregon women rank among the highest in the nation for using
substances harmful to fetuses. OnTrack director Rita Sullivan says
55 percent of the Oregon women screened in the study had used
substances such as tobacco, alcohol or legal and illegal drugs
during pregnancy. Nearly 4,000 pregnant women took part in three
Oregon counties. OnTrack offers recovery services.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Farm income took a nosedive in Oregon last
year, following a downward trend that began in 2004. Net income for
farmers and ranchers fell 41 percent in 2009, a decline that a
state agricultural analyst calls "pretty staggering." New figures
show Oregon net farm income was just under $563 million last year
after hitting a record high of $1.3 billion in 2004.

MANZANITA, Ore. (AP) - Tillamook County authorities say that the
case of a Portland couple found shot to death remains open, even
after initial indications pointed to a murder-suicide. The
Oregonian reports that the news are welcomed by friends who don't
believe 56-year-old Richard Hunter shot his 55-year-old wife,
Astrid Schlaps.

CHARLESTON, Ore. (AP) - Hallmark Fisheries of Charleston is
recalling several packaged crab meat products because they have the
potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. It can
cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children,
frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.
The crab meat was distributed in Oregon, Washington, Nevada and
California.

TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Prep Volleyball:
The Mapleton Sailors edged Triangle Lake 15-11 to take the fifth game and win the match last night in a Mountain West League contest in Triangle Lake. Shalea Ford had 11 kills for the Sailors, Andrea LeClaire had 26 assists and four service aces in the match. In the Sunset League, Reedsport took Coquille in five games, winning game five 15-12.

On the Schedule:
First tonight… prep football: Siuslaw will host the Elmira Falcons at seven PM… the pregame show on 106.9 is set for 6:45. Mapleton will be at Camas Valley this evening… Reedsport is at Waldport this afternoon.

Prep Cross Country will have the Siuslaw Vikings at the Highland Tree Farm tomorrow for the Molalla Invitational.

And, the Number Five Oregon Ducks will host Portland State tomorrow at 3:15… airtime on Coast Radio Sports will be at two. Number 25 Oregon State will kick off at Reser Stadium with the Louisville Cardinals at 2:30… the pregame show on KCFM is at 1:30.


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

165 of the finest classic cars on the west coast - Drive In returns - Concert by the Lake

What a weekend it will be…

It’s going to be a weekend to rival few others in the Florence area. The centerpiece will be a three-block stretch of Bay Street in Old Town that will become a showcase for 165 classic cars and street rods. The Rhody Cruisers Rods and Rhodies show runs through Sunday afternoon. Invitations have been extended to and accepted by some of the top classics in the Western United States and Canada. Bay Street will be open to pedestrian traffic only during the show; except for the cruise of classic cars that will run from six to seven pm Saturday night. A street dance will follow the cruise and run until ten. Cars will be on display again Sunday beginning at nine with awards and judging results announced at the Gazebo Park at one PM. The Rods and Rhodies Classic Car Show is only one of several events planned for this weekend… more in a minute.

When the Rhododendron Drive In closed after the 1979 season, there was no reason to expect that it wouldn’t reopen in the spring as it had every year since 1954. But, says Scott Hicks, over that winter his dad Don, who also owned the Harbor Theater in Old Town, decided to sell the projection equipment and let the lease for the city owned property lapse. Most people thought that was the end of drive in movies in Florence but there’ll be one more showing at the same location tomorrow night. Hicks is now president and CEO of American Cinema Equipment in Portland, he’ll be bringing a temporary screen and portable projector to Miller Park tomorrow night for a special showing of American Graffitti. Cars will enter through the 15th street parking lot, volunteers from the Boys and Girls Club will direct traffic and sell concessions… and the audio will air on KCFM, 104.1. Gates open at 6:30 with the movie set to start sometime after eight… there’s no charge to get in.

If you’ve ever wondered who is standing by to respond when you call 911 you can find out tomorrow between ten and four pm at Siuslaw Middle School. The Siuslaw Valley Safety Fair will offer up displays and personnel from several emergency response agencies. Fire Marshall Sean Barrett says in addition to fire crews and paramedics, there’ll be police officers, bomb squad technicians, Search and Rescue crews and even emergency helicopters. Firefighters will also be offering free hot dogs.

A special emphasis will be on the Siuslaw High School classes of 1960 and 1955 tomorrow night for the annual Siuslaw Alumni Association dinner at Three Rivers Casino. The cost is $30 for dinner and the evening activities. Reservations can be made by calling 997-2529.

If you find you’re worn out from the weekend activities, one way to relax and unwind could be by sitting at Woahink Lake and listening to some great local music. The 16th annual Concert by the Lake will be Sunday at East Woahink Day Use Area south of Florence. It’s presented by the Florence Kiwanis Club in cooperation with Honeyman State Park. The music, featuring several local bands, will run from ten to four pm. There’s no admission charge, but donations and concession sales will go to the Boys and Girls Club of Western Lane County.

Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press

SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Gov. Ted Kulongoski has ordered that flags at
state institutions be flown at half-staff tomorrow in memory of
those who lost their lives nine years ago Sept. 11. The governor
urges individuals, businesses and organizations to also lower flags
in tribute.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - National marijuana activists meeting in
Portland believe they are on the verge of ending the drug's
prohibition. The Oregonian reports about 300 people are attending
the NORML convention at a downtown hotel. Speakers today include
former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson and travel writer Rick Steves.

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - A federal jury in Eugene has convicted the
co-founder of an Islamic charity chapter in Oregon on charges he
helped smuggle $150,000 to Muslim fighters in Chechnya. Jurors
returned their verdict last night. Pete Seda had been charged with
conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government and filing a false return
with the IRS. His lawyers say they will appeal. Judge Michael Hogan
scheduled Seda's sentencing for Nov. 23.

SALEM, Ore. (AP) - A Marion County sheriff's spokesman has
identified a woman fatally shot at a northeast Salem mobile home
park as 60-year-old Shelli Jo Taylor. Don Thomson says Taylor was
shot at a home in the Surf Wood Mobile Park yesterday. She was
taken to Salem Hospital, where she died of a gunshot wound.
Sheriff's detectives arrested 51-year-old Larry Lynn Wallace of
Salem for investigation of homicide and a weapons charge.

WALLA WALLA, Wash. (AP) - Cal Coburn Brown was executed in
Washington State early today for the rape, torture and murder of a
Seattle-area woman in 1991. Brown had a history of violence against
women -- he served 7 1/2 years for assaulting a woman in Oregon in
1984.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal officials say traffic deaths in Oregon
declined 9.4 percent from 2008 to 2009, from 416 to 377. And the
state did even better in reducing the number of those deaths
related to alcohol: a 16 percent drop from 137 to 115. Nationally
traffic deaths fell 9.7 percent, continuing a trend attributed to
seat belts, safer cars and tougher drunken driving laws.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Lottery says a Happy Valley
couple has won the $15.4 million Megabucks jackpot in Monday's
drawing. Hanh Ly and Chinh Lieu matched all six numbers on their $6
Quick Pick Megabucks ticket to become winners of the 10th largest
Megabucks prize ever awarded. Hanh and Chinh split the prize right
down the middle.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A former U.S. Postal Service worker has
been sentenced to 18 months in prison for stealing money orders.
U.S. District Judge Ancer Haggerty also ordered 51-year-old Michele
Smith yesterday to repay more than $200,000. Prosecutors say she
used the money to pay for Disneyland hotel rooms, buy cars and buy
items from catalogs and clubs. The Oregonian reports she worked at
the East Portland Station Post Office.

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

TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Prep Volleyball:
The Mapleton Sailors improved to two-and-oh in Mountain West League play with a three-game victory last night at Eddyville. Andrea LeClaire had 20 assists, ten aces and seven assists for the Sailors. // The Siuslaw Vikings opened up the 2010 season at home with a non-league loss against Newport. Siuslaw won the first game, but the Cubs swept three straight for the victory. Brionna DeSantis and Katie Catalfamo each had seven kills for the Vikings. Siuslaw will play tomorrow in the Reedsport Invitational.

Football:
On the schedule tonight… the Siuslaw Vikings kick off the season at home against the Junction City Tigers at seven pm. Airtime on Coast Radio Sports will be at 6:45. Mapleton will host Falls City. Reedsport will be in Scio against the Loggers.

Oregon State has the weekend off, they’ll host Louisville next week. Oregon will be in Knoxville, Tennessee against the Volunteers tomorrow afternoon. After serving a one-game suspension last week, running back LaMichael James will make his season debut. The pregame show is at three… kickoff at four.

Also on the schedule tomorrow… prep cross country… the Reedsport Road, Lake and Dune meet in Winchester Bay will include the Siuslaw Vikings.

Idaho sex offender arrested in Florence - DeFazio questions foreign workers on stimulus projects - SOS seeking volunteers -

Idaho Sex Offender arrested in Florence

An Idaho man, listed as being a “High Risk Sexual Offender” was taken into custody this week in Florence. Officer Len Larson spotted the man hitchhiking on Highway 101 near 35th street early Saturday afternoon. Larson thought he matched the description on a wanted flyer of a parolee who had walked away from supervision. 45-year old Earl Nelson Grove Jr. had been sentenced to life for the rape of an elderly Alzheimer’s patient in an Idaho nursing home. He was paroled last year, but failed to report as required. Grove was also sought as a suspect in a rape in King City, Oregon. The Idaho Department of Corrections had warned the man had a history of violence and if spotted, should be approached with caution. Grove had been seen last week south of Newport. When approached by police in Florence he initially gave false information about his identity but was taken into custody without incident.

Fourth District Congressman Peter DeFazio has asked the US Department of Labor to review the use of foreign workers on several Forest Service contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The request came as the result of a story published in the Bend Bulletin that reported several companies awarded stimulus funded contracts in Central Oregon had applied for permission to use foreign workers. DeFazio said he felt it was hard to believe that federal contractors paying prevailing wages could not find Oregonians to take the forestry jobs funded in the contracts.

A project that backed traffic up for several miles on either end of the Siuslaw River bridge in Florence last month will resume next week. Beginning around seven pm Sunday evening, traffic over the bridge will be restricted to one-lane as crews prepare the road surface and apply an epoxy based material. The restrictions will continue through Thursday afternoon. Motorists should expect up to 20-minute delays while work continues.

The Siuslaw Outreach Service Center is seeking volunteers to help plan and manage a series of events during Domestic Violence Awareness Month. SOS will be observing the month with several different events in October, including the “Step Out Against Domestic Violence March” down Bay Street on the 23rd as well as an art show and a fund raising dinner. Volunteer Coordinator Angie Orton says opportunities range from planning events to contributing artwork to participating. She’s asking anyone interested in helping out to call her at SOS.

Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press

(Restoring dropped word in first item)

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - A jury will have to decide whether an
Ashland man's failure to disclose $150,000 on federal tax forms was
an effort to smuggle money to Muslim fighters in Chechnya or just
an oversight by an accountant. Jurors deliberated for five hours
last evening in the case against Pete Seda, who's described by
prosecutors as a closeted Muslim radical with ties to groups that
smuggled cash to support the mujahedeen in Chechnya. His attorneys
portrayed him as a friendly pillar of the community who stood for
moderate Islamic principles.

WEST LINN, Ore. (AP) - A West Linn police spokesman is asking
for public help to find the vandals who spray-painted anti-Mormon
slurs at a new meeting house church plans to open on Sunday. Sgt.
Neil Hennelly says a church official found graffiti Aug. 29 against
"Mormans" and told him of 10 or 12 similar incidents while the
meeting house was under construction but never reported it to
police.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Lawyers for a man who wants to hold the
Vatican accountable for the priest who molested him in the 1960s
have asked a Portland judge to allow them to question top
cardinals. The lawyers have filed papers outlining requests for
depositions from Cardinal William Levada and others. Levada heads
the office that defrocks pedophile priests.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A man serving time for killing a
13-year-old girl nearly 25 years ago will stay in prison after
telling the Oregon state Parole Board the killing did not affect
him. Omar Carroll was convicted in the 1985 stabbing of Tina Marie
Jones in Portland. He says he got the idea from reading a book.
Citing a new Oregon law, board members say Carroll now won't be
eligible for parole until 2021.

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) - The Oregon Army National Guard confirms
that a 22-year-old man whom Vancouver (Wash.) police shot and
killed was a veteran who served 12 months in Iraq. Capt. Stephen
Bomar says Nikkolas Lookabill deployed in 2009 and returned earlier
this year. The Columbian newspaper reports that guard officials
confirmed Lookabill's military status yesterday afternoon after
Vancouver police identified him.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Portland International Airport has a new
record for rainfall for one hour -- 1.03 inches from 8 p.m. to 9
p.m. Tuesday was more rain than any one-hour period at the airport
since the weather service began keeping those records in 1953.
Rainfall records were also set Tuesday in Hillsboro, with 0.87
inch, and across the Columbia in Vancouver, Wash., with 0.57 inch.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says it
will use the best scientific data to revise a 2008 Bush
administration recovery plan for the northern spotted owl. The
draft plan released yesterday says it will take 30 years, rather
than 10 years, to recover the threatened bird at an estimated cost
of about $147 million. A federal judge has ordered revisions to the
2008 recovery plan.

HERMISTON, Ore. (AP) - A woman found in a backyard pool in
Hermiston has been identified but investigators still have not
determined the cause of death. The East Oregonian reports the
victim was Jessica Jean Rogers, who turned 34 last Thursday, the
day she died. The Oregon Department of Justice is assisting local
police with the investigation.

DUCHESNE, Utah (AP) - The Utah Highway Patrol says an Oregon
couple is dead after their motorcycle collided with a pickup truck.
The couple is identified as Robert and Melinda Barney of Medford.
Authorities say Robert Barney was driving the motorcycle and braked
to avoid a pickup that was making a turn but couldn't stop in time
Tuesday about 90 miles east of Salt Lake City.

TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:

It’s a week of reflection for the Oregon State Beavers. But far from lamenting over what might have been in the season opener against TCU Oregon State head coach Mike Riley is using the game’s teaching moments to prepare for the home opener September 18th against Louisville.
216 – “We played a game, we can look at some things that we think we need to focus on and get some good practice in that way.”

Riley says the Beavers have put that 30-21 loss at Cowboys Stadium behind them and taking the extra week to focus on the Cardinals.
215 – “They’re very very talented, athletically. They’re a good looking physical football team. They played Kentucky a very good game. You know, I think we’re going to have to play well to win.”


On the schedule this evening… the Siuslaw Vikings open up the 2010 volleyball season at home in non-league action against the Newport Cubs. Mapleton volleyball has a Mountain West League match today. They’ll travel to Eddyville.

Coming up tomorrow is the first Viking Quarterback Club meeting of the year. Head Coach Tim Dodson will share film, insights and strategies for Siuslaw’s opener against number six ranked Junction City. The Quarterback Club meets in the High School Lecture room each game day at noon. Tomorrow’s will actually begin at 11:40, it’s open to anyone.


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

Pricetag high for school upkeep - gas drops - Labor Day weekend not as deadly - Health Policy Board in Florence

School Maintenance and Capital Improvements discussed

The Siuslaw School Board will hear more information tonight on future repairs and maintenance needed for district buildings. Last month they approved proceeding with a $900-thousand low or no interest loan to fund repairs to the elementary school roof. They’ve known for the past two years the roof is nearing the end of its expected life and at least portions of it will likely begin failing sometime next year. Partial repairs could cost several hundred thousand dollars and one estimate received 18-months ago put the price for full removal and replacement as high as $1.6-million. Lower estimates ranged between a half-million and just under one-million dollars and administrators are hopeful the bids are still close to what it may ultimately cost. The debate at the August 12th meeting was over just how much money to borrow but board members wanted to see a more in depth analysis of future maintenance and capital needs. Finance director Derek Smith will review the district’s long range facilities plan that was adopted two years ago and recently revised. The School Board meets at district offices on Oak Street at 6:30.

A series of six hearings around the state will allow residents of Oregon a chance to hear an update on the process of revising health insurance. Two of those hearings are already in the books; one last week in Corvallis, the other last night in Baker City. The Oregon Health Policy Board will be in Florence tomorrow evening from six to eight pm at the Florence Events Center. The panel will be in Portland on the 13th, then will wrap up in Medford and Bend on the 15th and 16th.

The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in Florence fell by six-cents over the past two weeks and is at $2.83 today. That’s 13-cents less than the statewide average as measured by Triple-A. It’s come down six cents a gallon in the same time period and is at $2.96 a gallon. The national average price has held steady, it’s at $2.68. Oregon has the sixth highest average price in the US. Drivers in Hawaii pay on average $3.98 a gallon… Washington is number three behind Alaska with the average price in the Evergreen state at $3.26.

Over the past 40-years there have been an average of seven traffic related deaths in Oregon over the 78-hour Labor Day Holiday weekend. For the past two years however, that trend has fallen sharply. This year, the preliminary information released by the Oregon State Police is that only one person was killed in that time period. That compares with two in the same time period a year ago. Troopers say they worked closely with county and city police over the holiday weekend to target hazardous traffic violations such as speeding, driving under the influence and seatbelts.

Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (AP) - A 33-year-old Salem woman died after
the raft she was floating on overturned in the McKenzie River.
Autumn Lee was part of a group of rafters and kayakers paddling
from Paradise Campground to Forest Glen Park on Sunday. Police say
several people on Lee's raft stopped paddling and moved to one
side, flipping the raft and dumping them into the river. The
Oregonian reports Lee got tangled in a downed tree.

HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) - A flaming commercial dishwasher prompted
the evacuation of an elementary school on yesterday's first day of
classes in Hillsboro. Fire Department spokesman Storm Smith says
fire crews were called to Patterson Elementary School and quickly
put out the flames. There were no students in the cafeteria at the
time and no one was hurt. KPTV reports investigators believe an
electrical malfunction caused the blaze.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A $4,500 reward is being offered for
information leading to an arrest and conviction for shooting a cat
near Tillamook. The Humane Society of the United States says it's
offering a reward of up to $2,500 while United Paws of Tillamook,
together with anonymous individuals, are offering $2,000. The
Humane Society says the cat was found Aug. 13 -- shot through an
eye and with a shattered jaw. It was later euthanized.

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) - A Klamath Falls man has been
sentenced to 6 years in prison after he was convicted of
burglarizing his stepfather's home. The Klamath County district
attorney's office says 35-year-old John Lloyd Spradley was also
convicted of assault and criminal mischief. Prosecutors said
Spradley's stepfather had a restraining order against him at the
time of the 2009 burglary. Prosecutors call Spradley a career
criminal.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - As a new school year began at Portland's
Skyline School, the father of a missing boy last seen at that
school on June 4 joined volunteers working on a nearby "Wall of
Hope" in honor of his son. Kaine Horman helped reassemble the
chain link fence covered with cards and messages for Kyron Horman,
whose eighth birthday is tomorrow.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Democrat John Kitzhaber says there will be
tough bargaining ahead with state employee unions. If he wins a
third term as governor, Kitzhaber says he'll seek to reduce
projected increases in state worker compensation - although he
doesn't say by how much. Then he'll work to peg the aid the state
gives local schools to the outcome of the state-level bargaining -
but he didn't say how he'd get that done.

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Police say a woman set fire to a travel
trailer at her boyfriend's home in Eugene.
Police arrested 32-year-old Amberlee Pyle Tuesday on
arson and burglary charges after questioning her.
The trailer fire spread to the adjacent house, but no one was
injured. Police said the woman alerted people in the house to the
fire.

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


TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:

There’s no doubting Darron Thomas. The Oregon sophomore was solid in his debut as the starter, replacing disgraced Duck Jeremiah Masoli, in Oregon’s 72-nothing victory over New Mexico in the opener. The Ducks moved up from number 11 in the AP poll to number seven as the result. Thomas completed 13 of 23 passes for 220 yards and two touchdowns. Thomas and the Ducks will have a greater test this weekend when they visit Knoxville to play Tennessee.

This year’s season opener is just over for the Ducks, but they’re already talking about next year. Oregon will play LSU at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas September Third to open the 2011 season. The matchup was announced yesterday, three days after fourth ranked TCU downed then-24th ranked Oregon State 30-21 in the 2010 edition of the Cowboy Classic.

Pool supporters hoping for online grant…

Backers of the Siuslaw Regional Aquatics Center are hopeful that an online grant application… backed by a popular vote… will help them achieve their goal.
200 – “We are trying to get our pool in Mapleton reopened. It’s been closed since October.”

Beth Hammond says they’ve been fortunate enough to get a chance at a “Pepsi Refresh grant”. But, just getting on the list isn’t enough. Now they need to get more online votes than competing grant applications. Hammond says the last day to vote is at the end of this month.
201 – “People can go online every day and vote. And it’s www.pepsirefresh.com”

She says once you get to the site, just type in ‘reopen rural pool’ in the search window and follow the prompts. The payoff could be $50-thousand… enough she says to repair cracks in the pool and rehire staff to get it open again.
202 – “You know we just, you know, it’s just a terrible waste to have our pool sitting empty.”

It’s been 10-months now, and Hammond admits that the longer the pool remains closed, the more difficult it will be to get it open again.

Fire crews had a busy holiday weekend… while most people were picnicking, camping, or just taking it easy… volunteers with Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue were out doing what they train to do… responding to ATV crashes on the dunes, fighting fire and even performing steep angle rescue such as the one late Friday when they plucked an injured man off the top of a thousand foot cliff over the ocean.
205 – “This rope rescue was a three-hour event, we were done at 3:00 in the morning. We had a trailer fire, a car fire, a smoke alarm, a little variety of everything.”

Fire Marshall Sean Barrett said in addition to the nearly dozen calls since Friday afternoon… they also found time to help raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association through their annual ‘Fill the Boot’ campaign.
206 – “The estimated amount is about $8,250.”

All in all, Barrett says the holiday weekend was a full one for volunteers.
207 – “It was very full.”


It’s going to be a full agenda for the Florence City Council when they meet this evening. Among discussion items, a public hearing on a proposal to allow garbage haulers to add a 48-gallon receptacle to their rate sheets; an ordinance on withdrawal of annexed property from Heceta Water District and a separate ordinance charging the district a franchise fee for territory that they’ll retain. A joint marketing agreement between the Florence Events and the Chamber of Commerce will also be discussed. That meeting begins at seven pm, it’s at City Hall.

Students at all area schools headed back to classrooms today… that means the familiar yellow school busses on area roads and streets, along with students lined up at bus stops or crossing crosswalks. In Florence most of the approximately 14-hundred students were back today. Grades 10, 11 and 12 start tomorrow. In Mapleton there are just under 200 students hitting the books and classes in Reedsport got underway as well.

Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) - Klamath Falls police have charged a
26-year-old man with attempted murder in a stabbing attack on a
22-year-old California man. The Herald and News reported that
26-year-old Dallas Yellowhammer Soliz, surrendered to Klamath Falls
police Sunday night. Soliz was being held at the Klamath County
Jail with bail set at $500,000.

LA PINE, Ore. (AP) - An attack by a pit bull on some other dogs
practicing for a show at the Deschutes (duh-SHOOTS') County Fair in
July has led La Pine officials to consider tougher leash laws. The
city was incorporated in 2006 and is no longer covered by tougher
county animal control regulations.

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) - The 2010 Matsutake mushroom harvest
season opens today in the Deschutes (duh-SHOOTS'), Fremont-Winema,
Umpqua and Willamette National Forests in Oregon. A commercial
harvest permit is required for the hunt, which runs through Nov. 7.
The U.S. Forest Service requires commercial harvesters to have
written permission from the agency to camp in any national forest,
except in designated camping areas.

LA GRANDE, Ore. (AP) - The flag believed to be the first state
flag in Oregon has been restored and is going to be put on display
at Eastern Oregon University in La Grande. The flag was made in
1925 and donated to the university in 1954. The Observer in La
Grande reports that the flag also has a new 50 by 70-inch wooden
frame with protective glass.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Ten Oregon counties could face cuts in
property tax revenue, due to a change in the way cable TV companies
are taxed. The Oregonian reported that cable giant Comcast paid
property taxes to 10 counties in Oregon for the 2009 tax year based
on assessments totaling $224 million. But the state has now
assessed that property at more than $1 billion, and Comcast is
fighting it in court.

YONCALLA, Ore. (AP) - Oregon State Troopers say a man found dead
under a freeway overpass near Yoncalla may have jumped or fallen to
his death. Investigators say 26-year-old Jesse Golden of Eugene did
not appear to have been struck by a vehicle. A truck driver spotted
the body early yesterday.

ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) - A logger from Washington state was killed
while felling trees in Oregon. The Daily Astorian reports that
Jerrold Samuel Florek of Cathlamet, Wash., was struck by a tree
Friday at the Matoaka logging site in Clatsop County. His family
told the newspaper the 51-year-old Florek was a third-generation
logger.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The Portland Beavers played their final
game at downtown PGE Park yesterday. The Triple-A affiliate of the
San Diego Padres was left without a place to play when the city won
a bid to attract Major League Soccer. After renovations to the
stadium, the Portland Timbers begin play next year. The Beavers are
also up for sale.

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

Taking a look at Coast Radio Sports…

If there’s a more explosive offense in the country than Oregon’s, Tennessee coach Derek Dooley hasn’t found it.
210 – “The scored 72 points and didn’t punt the ball. They shut the team out, you know. They looked pretty awesome.”

That’s Dooley talking about the Ducks’ victory Saturday over New Mexico. He’s well aware that the Volunteers defense is in for a true test when number 11 Oregon comes to Knoxville on Saturday. The Tennessee defense was dominating in their own way in a 50-nothing win over Tennessee-Martin on Saturday, stopping runners at the line of scrimmage, snaring two interceptions and keeping U-T Martin out of the red zone. But, Dooley admits they’ll get a much better idea of what kind of defense they really have against Oregon’s speedy ‘spread’ offense led by quarterback Darron Thomas, a threat in both the passing and running game, and LaMichael James, who rushed for 1,546 yards last year.