The claws come out in Dunes City…
Mayor Eric Hauptman says critics of his city’s finances are hypocritical for attacking Dunes City for spending so much money on legal expenses over the past several years. Those legal expenses have risen because the city has had to defend itself against lawsuits encouraged by the most vocal critics.
210 – “The Martins were behind those suits, they were encouraging those people. I don’t know if they were putting money into it, but I know they were definitely enablers. And to see her come out and disparage the city because of the lawsuits is… kind of… comical.”
Hauptman is also taking Judy Martin to task for criticizing the city’s budget… a document she was involved in creating and supported.
212 – “You just get tired of the nonsense, and you hope that… I mean, we’re a small city, we need, everybody needs to be rowing their boats in the same direction… period. We need volunteers, but we need volunteers in a positive way. The Martins, both of them, have constantly been a thorn in the city’s side and it goes back way before I was involved.”
The latest flap has arisen over claims made in support of three candidates for the Dunes City Council. Hauptman himself is up for re-election, but is running unopposed. For her part, Martin says the lawsuits were prompted because the current city council failed to follow city code in several different land use matters.
Siuslaw Middle School teacher Marsha Klosterman was presented with an award yesterday as the Oregon History Teacher of the Year. The presentation was made by Art Paz (PAWZ), Vice-Chair of the Oregon Board of Education in front of a raucous and appreciative crowd of sixth, seventh and eighth graders. Paz presented Klosterman with a check for $1,000 for her personally, as well as an extensive collection of resource materials for the school. Andrea Morgan with the Oregon Department of Education says it’s what Klosterman did outside the classroom that made the difference.
215 – “The selection committee was very impressed with Marsha because she had not only been teaching school, but she’s been teaching her entire community. When she designed the walking tour of Florence and she has other activities that she’s designed.”
The selection committee evaluated entries from high schools, junior highs, and middle schools across the state.
Lane County voters approved an $83-million capital construction bond for Lane Community College two years ago. Already, more than a third of it has been invested in upgrading the schools infrastructure. To date, just over $31-million has been spent on remodels involving nine buildings on main campus in Eugene, preparations for the future downtown Eugene Campus and a new science lab and smart classroom at the Florence Center. Officials say the upgrades were badly needed and have helped them handle a surge in enrollment… Lane has experienced a 35-percent increase in the past two years.
The OSU Extension program in Lane County, gutted and shut down in September because of chronic funding challenges has been salvaged by local partnerships and a $114-thousand grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The USDA grant will help pay for local educational programming through August of 2012, allowing them to reinstitute Extension’s Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Program.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) - The Department of Defense has
announced that an Oregon Marine died in combat this week in
Afghanistan. The Pentagon says 21-year-old Lance Cpl. Joseph E.
Rodewald of Albany and three other Marines were killed Wednesday in
Helmand Province. All four Marines were based at Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - The trial of a hay farmer accused of causing
a highway death ended when he unexpectedly pleaded guilty Thursday
in Lane County Circuit Court in Eugene.
The district attorney told The Register-Guard there was no plea
deal with Bonnie Puckett. Testimony began Wednesday in the trial of
the 42-year-old Christmas Valley man.
Several 1,000-pound hay bales fell from a trailer he was pulling
last March on Highway 58 near Oakridge. They struck a truck and
killed the driver, Gregory Muller of Sparks, Nev.
Puckett will be sentenced Tuesday for criminally negligent
homicide and hit-and-run driving.
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Information from: The Register-Guard,
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - The Eugene School District sent layoff
notices to 82 teachers and 42 support staff, warning they could
lose their jobs in December in a dispute with unions over contract
days. The Register-Guard reports the dispute is over five of the
paid days the unions agreed to give up to help balance the district
budget. The union says the days should be added back because of new
federal funding.
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) - The Medford airport has turned to a balloon
to punch holes in the fog that sometimes forces flight delays in
the winter. The Mail Tribune reports that airport staff showed off
the new $10,000 cloud seeding system on Wednesday. A big
helium-filled balloon carries the seeding equipment and is hauled
around the airport by a pickup truck.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A new garden being planned for Astoria
will commemorate the contribution of Chinese people to the building
of that city. Astoria Mayor Willis Van Dusen says he never knew
that part of the city's history until he invited a Chinese American
elder to a meeting at a local museum.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Board of Pharmacy is making it
illegal to sell or possess synthetic marijuana as of today. The
Oregonian reports the products are sold as incense under names
including Spice, K2 and Yucatan Fire. They have flown under the
radar of law enforcement until recently.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - A longtime friend of a man accused in a fatal
2008 Woodburn bank bombing plot has testified he believed the
suspect previously called in a separate bank bomb threat. Ronald
Laughlin Jr. told jurors yesterday in the murder trial of Joshua
Turnidge and his father, Bruce, that he was with the two at a
Woodburn construction site in 1995 when Joshua Turnidge said he had
called in a bomb threat to a bank across the street.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - A former University of Oregon distance
runner is accused of assaulting a woman and sexually abusing two
children. Police say 34-year-old Michael Kasahun of Eugene is held
in the Lane County Jail on assault and sexual abuse charges.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Some BP and Arco stations in Portland,
Eugene, Salem and Corvallis will have fast-charging stations
installed for electric vehicles. Project managers say about
two-dozen fast chargers would be installed by July to ease the
anxiety of drivers nearing the end of their range on the I-5
corridor. Fast chargers can recharge a car in 15 to 30 minutes.
GRESHAM, Ore. (AP) - Oregon State Police gave an 82-year-old
woman a ticket for driving 28 miles per hour over her age.
KVAL-TV reports a trooper spotted Marcia Brandon's car going 110
mph on Thursday on Highway 26 west of Gresham. The posted limit is
55 mph.
She said she was on her way to an appointment and wasn't aware
she was going that fast.
She was given a ticket for $1,103.
SEATTLE (AP) - It's October. Time for Oregon State to reinsert
itself into contention for a Pac-10 Conference title. But the
almost clockwork way in which the Beavers make a yearly surge in
the second month of the season comes with a little hitch -- wide
receiver James Rodgers is done for the season. Now Oregon State
must find a way to replace his 177 all-purpose yards per game.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Prep Volleyball:
The Siuslaw Vikings fell to Brookings-Harbor last night in a close fought match on the road, splitting the first four games, then losing the fifth and final by a score of 14-16. That loss, coupled with a four game win by North Bend over Sutherlin dropped the Vikings into a tie with North Bend for the lead with three games remaining in the schedule. In the Sunset, Reedsport continues their dominance, they picked up a three game victory over Glide. And, in the Mountain West, Mapleton fell back into a tie for second place with McKenzie after the Eagles upset the Sailors in five.
On the Schedule…
Prep football tonight… the Siuslaw Vikings will host the North Bend Bulldogs. That game at seven with the pregame show here on Coast Radio Sports at 6:45. In the Sunset, Reedsport will host Myrtle Point and Mapleton has Lowell at home for a crucial game in the Mountain West.
Cross Country tomorrow… The Siuslaw Vikings will be at Fernhill Park in Portland for the multi-state Adidas Classic at Concordia Lutheran.
And, on the college gridiron… just one game tomorrow… Oregon State is in Washington against the Huskies… the pregame show on KCFM is at six… kickoff at 7:15. Oregon has the day off.
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