Financial good news extends school year
Students at Siuslaw Schools will face a few extra days in the classroom. Superintendent Jeff Davis says ‘better than expected’ revenue figures will allow them to add back four instructional days that had been cut at the beginning of the year.
Davis: "When we felt comfortable, then we decided to restore those days. And so it was based on an agreement with our teachers association and it was also based on the fact that we achieved our threshold and we also felt comfortable that the state wasn't going to withdraw funding for the remainder of the school year."
The last day of school had been set for June 9th. Now, it will last through the 15th with teachers working June 17th.
Davis: "adding four additional days and the teachers will be working a couple of days in addition to that at the end of the school year."
Davis says the extension comes at a time when many other districts are facing even more cutbacks. He credits a local option levy approved by voters two years ago for providing extra funding that is ‘essential’. Without that money, instead of adding back days, it’s likely the district would be considering additional cuts. Davis softens the optimism somewhat however. He says tough times are not over and Siuslaw Schools are facing even more cutbacks in the next two years.
The memorial service for a Eugene motorcycle police officer who, shot and killed in the line of duty last week, will be held at two PM this Friday afternoon at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene. 43-year old Chris Kilcullen was fatally wounded during a traffic stop Friday afternoon. The 57-year old Springfield woman charged with aggravated murder in the killing, Cheryl D. Kidd, is being held in the Lane County Jail. A .38-caliber revolver recovered from her car is believed to be the weapon used in the shooting and will be tested at the Oregon State Police lab in Springfield. The slain officer was a 12-year veteran of the force and is the first Eugene police officer killed in the line of duty since 1934.
Crews from three different contractors will be working at five locations along Highway 101 beginning today. Traffic restrictions will be minimal at most, but the largest impact according to Florence Public Works Director Mike Miller, will be between 13th and 20th streets where traffic may be limited to one lane in each direction. That’s because a long-delayed project to replace a manhole at 15th street will require shifting both directions of travel on the highway to the east side. Miller says once that work is complete, the other jobs… ADA sidewalk improvements at Rhododendron Drive and three crosswalk installations… at 2nd, between 7th and 8th, and between 18th and 19th; will have minimal impact.
The preliminary vision of the proposed Siuslaw Estuary Trail will be discussed this afternoon and evening at the Florence Events Center. Residents are invited to make comments and suggestions to the route of the trail that will extend from Highway 126 along the estuary east of Quince Street and ending in Old Town. The trail is a product of the Siuslaw Estuary Partnership. An open house at the Florence Events Center this evening from four to seven is planned. Formal presentations begin at five.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Police say five teenagers have been arrested
for vandalizing a Salem church over the weekend. Marion County
sheriff's spokesman Don Thomson says the teens, ages 13 and 14,
were arrested Saturday afternoon. He says they broke into the Salem
Bible Church, smashed items throughout and caused considerable
damage. The teens have since been released to their parents.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - A measure would give the Oregon State
Hospital rather than a state review board the authority to
determine when a patient is fit for release from the state
psychiatric facility. The Statesman Journal says Senate Bill 420
cleared the Senate judiciary committee last week. Proponents say
the state's strict approach to releasing patients results in
facility stays that are too long and costly.
PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) - Biologists have confirmed that tracks
found in the Wallowa Mountains of northeast Oregon are from a North
American wolverine. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife says
a researcher found the wolverine tracks in the snow while hiking to
a remote camera site set up to detect wolverines. A wildlife
biologist says it's the first confirmation of a wolverine in
Wallowa County.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Authorities say a fight among dozens of
inmates at Oregon State Penitentiary has left some of the prisoners
and staff members with minor injuries. The prison was placed on
lockdown after the fighting yesterday afternoon and is expected to
remain that way through today. The violence began with a smaller
fight involving about six inmates. The prison says as guards used
chemical spray to control that altercation, some 75 inmates began
fighting in a recreation yard.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Triple-A reports the average price of a
gallon of gasoline in Oregon is $3.88, 2 cents higher than the
national average. Some metro prices in the state -- Portland $3.85,
Eugene-Springfield $3.93, Salem $3.84, and Medford-Ashland $3.93.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Senate is scheduled to vote today
on legislation creating a health insurance exchange to benefit
individuals and small businesses. The bill would create an online
marketplace known as an exchange for consumers to shop for health
insurance. A governing board for the exchange would create minimum
standards for the plans offered under the exchange.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The governors of Oregon and Washington
hold a news conference today aimed at getting the two states
started on building a replacement for the Interstate 5 bridge
across the Columbia River. They'll choose either a design that's
functional and quick to build or alternatives that would be more
appealing visually but might not be so easy to get under way.
They've been signaling they'll go for functional and quick.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A highway construction boom in Oregon
funded by federal stimulus money and state bonding is coming to an
end. The Oregonian reports that spending on new projects peaked in
2009 at $800 million. Now, annual spending is projected to drop to
about $300 million by 2015 - the same level as 10 years ago.
NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) - Lincoln County sheriff's dispatchers say a
man wounded by a deputy in Newport was taken to a hospital in
Portland. There's no word yet on the condition of Troy Holmes of
Newport. Police say he was shot early yesterday because he
brandished a knife at a market and could not be subdued without
lethal force.
DALLAS (AP) - Just a week into the postseason, the Dallas
Mavericks are in jeopardy of adding to their long track record of
winning big in the regular season and losing painfully in the
playoffs. Dallas went to Portland with the chance to pull off a
sweep, but returned home licking its wounds following one of the
most humiliating losses of the NBA's shot-clock era. The Mavericks
spit up a 23-point lead with 13 minutes left to lose Game 4 and
knot the series at 2. Game 5 is set to tip off in Dallas later
tonight.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Lindsay Wright of Reedsport was named the outstanding female jumper at the 2011 Prefontaine Rotary Invitational at Marshfield High School over the weekend. The junior won the high jump; long jump; matched the top height in the pole vault with three others; and finished second in the Triple Jump. For the Siuslaw Vikings, Neal Larson was second in the 800 with a personal best time of 2:03.43. Matthew Campbell won the 3,000, also with a personal best time of 9:07.7; and Katy Potter was second in the girls’ 3,000 with a personal best time of 11:19.09.
On the Far West baseball diamond the Siuslaw Vikings and the North Bend Bulldogs split Friday afternoon in Florence. The ‘Dawgs’ came away with an 11-nothing shutout in game one. The Vikings picked up a 6-4 win in the nightcap. Both teams remain tied atop the league standings with 4-2 records this week.
On the softball diamond, the Siuslaw Vikings picked up their first Far West wins of the season Friday in North Bend, stringing together a total of 28 hits in two games, winning 18-5 and 13-2.
Number three Oregon State’s 11-game win streak came to an end yesterday, losing 2-0 to Washington State in Corvallis, but the Beavers still came away with the series win 2-games-to-one. In Eugene, the Ducks claimed the series over #23 Arizona, ‘bookending’ a pair of wins on Friday and Sunday around a Saturday loss.
The Siuslaw Athletic Booster club raised well over $500 for the Ian Foster Fund Saturday during an exhibition Rugby Match at Siuslaw High School. The Western Oregon University Wolves squeaked out a win, 118-3 over the Lakers of Southwestern Oregon Community College.
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