Number two promoted to top spot at Sheriff’s Department
A squabbling Lane County Commission appointed a new sheriff yesterday. Tom Turner has been Undersheriff for three years, a position created in 2007. He’ll replace Russ Burger, who was sworn in as U.S. Marshall for Oregon earlier this month. Turner will have to run for election in the May 2012 primary if he wants to keep the job. Commissioners had discussed the matter last month, but held off because two members wanted more public input. Peter Sorenson and Rob Handy say they support Turner, but, others should have had a chance to apply. West Lane Commissioner Jay Bozievich said it was important to make the appointment now because the county is in a “management crisis”. Turnover at some of the top positions mean there are already three ‘interim’ administrators. Bozievich; Board Chair Faye Stewart; and Springfield Commissioner Sid Leiken; voted to affirm Turner. The 50-year old law enforcement veteran started his career with the county in 1982, spent most of it with the Eugene Police Department before returning as a Captain in 2006.
One feature of this year's Winter Folk Festival is that you don't have to wait until Saturday... and you don't necessarily have to go to the Florence Events Center to hear the music.
200 -- "Thanks to our sponsors we're actually going to be moving music into the community, ranging from Waterfront Depot to the Restobar to banks to some of the retirement centers and even PeaceHealth."
Don’t worry, there’ll still be plenty of music at the Center. Festival chair Hal Weiner says many of the acts will be performing around town. Plus, local artists are invited to join some of them for jam sessions beginning tonight.
201 -- "It's all on the Winter Folk Festival website, under the schedule tab. It's winter-folk-festival-dot-org."
The public performances wrap up Sunday evening, but will that be all?
201 -- "Oh no, no... coming up Monday are our kids concerts, we'll have over 900 kids coming from as far south as Bandon, North Bend Charter School, Triangle Lake and Mapleton, Deadwoon. Of course the entire Siuslaw Elementary School to get a free kids concert and learn all about the music from the Oregon Trail given by the Trail Band."
Weiner says that’s the whole key to the weekend… providing musical access to elementary students.
A three-time survivor of breast cancer and co-founder of a nationally affiliated organization that helps survivors of cancer and their families will be in Florence for the next three days. Becky Olson will be sharing her personal story and a humorous look at surviving breast cancer. She helped found Breast Friends and is also the author of The Hat That Saved My Life, an inspirational and humorous look at surviving breast cancer. Olson will be reading and signing her books Saturday afternoon, two pm, at Siuslaw Public Library. Then again at five that evening at Books and Bears on Bay Street.
The 104th Rhododendron Festival won’t be until the third weekend in May, but festivities are set to begin today during the monthly Chamber of Commerce Noon Forum. Both courts, Junior and Senior, will be announced, along with details about this year’s festival. One key aspect this year, the 75th anniversary of the opening of the Siuslaw River Bridge. The Chamber Noon Forum is at Driftwood Shores Surfside Restaurant, it’s open to the public.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - A federal judge has freed an Oregon man
whose conviction in September on money smuggling charges has been
thrown into question. Judge Michael Hogan ruled yesterday that Pete
Seda (SAY'-duh) could be released, wearing a GPS device constantly,
while his lawyers argue the conviction should be thrown out or that
he get a new trial.
NEW YORK (AP) - A federal appeals court in New York has upheld
the conviction of a Lebanese-born Swede who was sentenced to life
in prison for plotting to open a terrorism training camp in Oregon
to help al-Qaida. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in
Manhattan issued an order yesterday upholding the jury's 2009
conclusions regarding Oussama Kassir.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Murder trial jurors in the case of a
Corbett woman accused of killing her husband and burning his body
have heard from experts who linked Jerry Stomps' DNA to blood found
on a revolver and bones found in a trash can. Oregon State Police
forensic scientist Dr. Veronica Vance says DNA tests and Stomps'
dental records helped investigators identify the charred remains as
his. Stomps' wife, Hazelynn, is charged in his 2009 death.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Prosecutors have accused a 24-year-old
Portland woman of sexually abusing a year-old child she baby-sat,
videotaping the abuse and e-mailing the videos to her Marine
boyfriend overseas. The Oregonian says Inez Lambert was arraigned
Wednesday on a 21-count felony indictment. She's charged with seven
counts each of first-degree sodomy, first-degree sex abuse and
using a child in the display of sexually explicit conduct.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Portland Fire & Rescue says a lighted
cigarette ignited a couch in a Portland apartment complex, causing
an estimated $640,000 damage. Firefighters found a cat unconscious
from smoke after the fire yesterday afternoon and used a pet
resuscitation kit to revive it. Fire spokesman Paul Corah tells the
Oregonian that the unit's smoke detector had no batteries.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Gov. John Kitzhaber says his draft state
budget is ready to be prepared for delivery to the Legislature on
Feb. 1. The governor says his priority will be to prevent budget
problems instead of trying to fix them after they have developed.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Oregon Attorney General John Kroger wants to
make it easier for the public to access government records. Kroger
is proposing elimination of about a quarter of the 400 types of
documents that are exempt from public disclosure. It also would cap
the fees for public records and require government agencies to
respond promptly to document requests.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A woman is dead after her speeding SUV
crashed into an ambulance that was treating a man at a MAX light
rail station in northeast Portland. The Oregonian reports a
paramedic and the ambulance driver suffered minor injuries in the
crash at 2:20 this morning. A police sergeant who witnessed the
crash said the SUV appeared to be going up to 80 mph when it hit
the ambulance.
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) - Sen. Patty Murray says she'll fight for
federal funding for a new Interstate 5 bridge linking Vancouver and
Portland. But the Washington state Democrat tells local officials
the region will need to contribute -- and that likely means tolls.
Planners envision a three-way cost split among the federal
government, the two states and toll revenue.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
On the schedule this evening… The Siuslaw Wrestling team is at home for a Far West Dual Meet against the North Bend Bulldogs. Matches get underway at six.
Despite being favored in this weekend's basketball civil war in Corvallis, Oregon State coach Craig Robinson isn’t taking anything for granted.
215 -- "Their energy level in spite of what their record is, is been just outstanding so, we've got to be able to match that enthusiasm, that physicality, all of those things, all those kind of intangible things."
First year Oregon Coach Dana Altman isn’t taking anything for granted either. Especially whether or not one of his key players, Joevan Catron, will be healthy enough to play.
216 --"You know, he's the heart and soul of our team, you know, he's really been our leader day in day out in practice, and in every ball game, so, I sure hope we get him back."
The Ducks, one-and-five in Pac 10 Play, 8-10 overall will face the Beavers in Corvallis Saturday afternoon at three. Oregon State is three-and-three in conference play, 8-9 overall.
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