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.
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