Tsunami warnings to be standardized - 16th Concert by the lake next week - Campaign signs

Oregon adopts uniform tsunami warning signal…

The entire Oregon coast will get the same warning signal if a tsunami ever threatens. State emergency managers announced this week that one standard warning signal has been adopted for the entire state. Oregon Emergency Management, the state agency that coordinates disaster response, says warning sirens will sound a distinct up-and-down wail that will last for three minutes in the event of a tsunami warning. Emergency officials have been working towards one standard for the entire coast. Many communities have adopted sirens, but there have been differences in what they may sound like and that could lead to confusion. Florence has had a warning siren system for the past three years. It matches the state standard so local emergency response officials won’t have to make any changes. They will have to change the test routine. Florence has been testing the sirens on the last Friday of each month… local officials will have five years to change that to the first Wednesday of each month to coincide with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration emergency weather radio tests.

For the past 15 years the Concert By the Lake has been hosted by Honeyman State Park and produced by volunteers with the Florence Kiwanis Club. It’s always highlighted local musical acts and the 16th edition, Sunday September 12th, will be no different. The free concert will be at the East Woahink day-use area will feature music styles range from hip-hop and beat box, to a little rock and roll and some blues and light jazz. The KUSH Band, Jim Ramirez and the Regulators, the Traveler’s Cove Sunday Night Band, Saint Warhead and DJ Scenario are on the playlist. In addition to the food and music there will be activities for the kids. Proceeds go to the Boys and Girls Club. That’s coming up a week from this Sunday… September 12th.

Election season is nearing and that means signs proclaiming a preference for one candidate or another will likely begin popping up along area streets and roads. The City of Florence has issued a reminder about city code requirements related to temporary lawn signs. City Manager Bob Willoughby says signs placed in street or road rights-of-way may be subject to removal. The rules apply to all signs, he adds, including garage sale and real estate. In addition to city regulations, signs placed along state highway or county roads may require permits from those agencies as well.

The Friends of the Siuslaw Public Library will be holding their annual Labor Day book sale this weekend. From ten to four Saturday, then noon to four on Sunday, books ranging in price from 25-cents to one dollar will be on sale in the Bromley Room. A special ‘early bird’ sale for members only will be Saturday at nine AM. Memberships can be purchased at the door for $7.

Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press

TIGARD, Ore. (AP) - Police in the Portland suburb of Tigard say
a husband and wife have been found fatally shot at an apartment
complex in an apparent murder-suicide. Officers found the bodies of
34-year-old Jeffrey Njus and his 31-year-old wife, Ilona, outside
an apartment in a breezeway Tuesday night at the Arbor Heights
Apartments. Police say the woman's mother told officers she saw the
man shoot her daughter, then kill himself.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A 28-year-old Vancouver, Wash., woman who
had acid thrown in her face has had surgery at a Portland hospital.
Legacy Emanuel Medical Center spokeswoman Amber Shoebridge said
last night that Bethany Storro's surgery went well and she was
resting. Dr. Nick Eshraghi says he tested the substance and found
it was an extremely strong acid. He says Storro has second-degree
burns and perhaps some deeper burns.

BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) - A homeless man who called 911 from the
hot tub of a Portland-area home and asked for towels, hot chocolate
and a hug got himself arrested instead. Beaverton police say Mark
Eskelsen called emergency dispatchers from his cell phone,
identified himself as "the sheriff of Washington County," and
asked for medical help. The Oregonian reports the man said he'd
been in the water some 10 hours and his towels were wet.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Six men who were sexually abused three
decades ago by a leader of their Boy Scouts troop have settled
lawsuits against the national organization dedicated to building
character among youngsters. The settlement followed a trial earlier
this year in which the Scouts were accused of failing to act for
decades on a growing trove of documents -- known in the
organization as "the perversion files" -- which alleged sexual
abuse.

ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) - A battle over liability insurance coverage
for groups using state property is brewing, and a nonprofit that
stages Civil War re-enactments is caught in the middle. In 2009,
the Legislature voted to raise the liability lawsuit cap for claims
against state agencies from $500,000 to $3.2 million. That means
groups holding public events on state property are required to
carry more insurance. Now, the nonprofit Northwest Civil War
Council says that's putting a strain on its funding.

SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Former Oregon Secretary of State Bill
Bradbury has been appointed to the Northwest Power and Conservation
Council. Gov. Ted Kulongoski (koo-luhn-GAH'-skee) said yesterday
Bradbury will replace Melinda Eden, who has served two terms as an
Oregon representative. The Portland-based council was created in
1980 to balance environmental protection with energy development.


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

TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:

Northwest League Baseball:
Eugene’s Corey Adamson lifted a fly ball into right field for a sacrifice RBI single in the bottom of the 11th inning last night. That in turn lifted the Eugene Emeralds to a 5-4 win over the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes. Connor Powers was able to easily beat the throw to the plate and the Emeralds recovered from two lost leads earlier in the game to hang on for the win, their second straight. The two teams meet again tonight in Eugene, the final home game of the season.

College Football:
Oregon State was one of ten college football teams that were included yesterday in the unveiling of Nike’s Pro Combat uniform. The uniforms are described as “the lightest” possible with several innovations. The Beavers will wear the uniforms only once this year, December Fourth at Reser Stadium in the Civil War.