Urban Renewal moves closer to major Old Town projects…
City officials will begin the process of borrowing $2.5-million to be used for water, sewer and esthetic improvements in Old Town. The Florence Urban Renewal Agency gave the go-ahead last week after hearing revenue projections that they would have enough incremental tax collections to pay back a loan of that amount over 15 years. The bulk of the money, about $1.6-million, would be used to replace water lines in the district… some of which date back to the 1940s. Sewer system upgrades are also in the works. $350-thousand would be spent on enlarging the waste-water collection system along Bay Street, particularly on the western end. The rest of the money, just over a half-million dollars, would be spent on relocating overhead utilities underground, as well as replacing sidewalks and lighting. The intent of the improvements is to ultimately attract new development in the core Old Town area says Assistant City Manager Jacque Betz. The list of improvements aren’t set in stone. Officials say that won’t be finalized until after the loan terms are laid out and they know just how much money they have to work with.
A Lakeside man is facing murder charges in the death of his live-in girlfriend over the weekend. Coos County District Attorney R. Paul Frasier says an autopsy yesterday on 48-year old Brenda Gayle Gammelgaard showed she died of a stab wound to the chest. Police arrested 56-year old Lawrence Schnagel Sunday evening at the couple’s home on North 8th Street in Lakeside. He’s being held at the Coos County Jail in Coquille.
The deadline for submitting applications for federal funds designed to improve public lands and support local economies has been moved back from February 25th to March 4th. Siuslaw National Forest Supervisor Jerry Ingersoll says last year the Siuslaw Resource Advisory Committee provided about $1.3-million for projects through the Secure Rural Schools program. Nearly $12-million has been spent in seven Oregon Counties over the past nine years. Most of the Secure Rural Schools funding goes directly to counties… but some goes to the Forest Service to disburse to local agencies. Information on the programs can be had by contacting the Siuslaw National Forest in Corvallis.
In 1942 more than 100-thousand civilian internees were held by the Japanese Army in prison camps in Sumatra. About 700 of those were the missionaries, nuns, teachers and nurses held at the Palembang prison where conditions were brutal. After 18-months’ two of the prisoners formed a vocal orchestra group as a means of bringing joy and hope. The Last Resort Players will present a play based on the book written by Helen Colijn (Kolang), a survivor of that camp. Song of Survival will be presented one weekend only, March 17-20 at the Florence Events Center.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A 27-year-old Virginia man who got lost
while snowboarding on Mount Hood has been rescued after spending a
night when temperatures dipped into the low teens on the tallest
mountain in the state. Julian Acree tells KGW-TV in Portland he was
cold but did not suffer any injuries and used pine needles to help
stay warm overnight along the treeline.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Oregon lawmakers say they will push for an
end to legal protection for parents who rely solely on faith
healing to treat their dying children. A proposed bill targets the
Followers of Christ, an Oregon City church with a long history of
children dying from treatable medical conditions.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Oregon's top Senate leader says any changes
to the state's kicker law should have bipartisan support. Senate
President Peter Courtney says the issue cannot break down along the
divides of Republican versus Democrat, business versus unions or
House versus Senate. The unique kicker law gives refunds to
taxpayers when state revenue comes in at least 2 percent higher
than projections.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Oregon lawmakers today take up a measure that
would provide relief from tuition increases for needy college
students. The bill being heard in a Senate committee hearing would
require universities and community colleges to help students with
financial need when tuition is hiked above a certain threshold.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Oregon parents who rely solely on faith
healing to treat their dying children are the focus of a bill to
end to legal protection for them. The measure targets the Followers
of Christ, an Oregon City church with a long history of children
dying from treatable medical conditions.
NEW YORK (AP) - Investor Carl Icahn is offering to buy
Oregon-based software maker Mentor Graphics Corp. for $1.9 billion.
The offer is a 17 percent premium over the Wilsonville technology
company's closing price last Friday. An SEC filing says the offer
leaves room for Mentor Graphics to receive even higher bids without
paying him a break-up fee.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Siuslaw Wrestling standout Sonny Tupua is Coast Radio Sports’
Athlete of the Week. After finishing second at the Far West League District meet the Viking Junior won his way through the 215 pound weight class at the Far-West Skyline regional meet last week. Tupua not only won the title, but advances to the OSAA state wrestling finals as the number three seed in his category. Honorable Mention is given to Viking Basketball’s Nikki Parry who recorded a ‘double-double’ in Siuslaw’s win over Sutherlin. Parry put up 16 points and pulled down ten rebounds..
On the schedule tonight… the Lady Vikings and the North Bend Bulldogs will meet for the fourth time this season… this time on a neutral court in Reedsport to determine home court advantage and seeding in the girls’ “Round of 32” basketball playoffs. The winner of tonight’s game will host Hidden Valley Friday or Saturday… the loser will travel to Mazama in Klamath Falls. This evening’s game tips off at six. The pregame show on Coast Radio Sports is at 5:45.
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