Conversations on water quality…
The Siuslaw Estuary Partnership has been working for the past two years on efforts to educate people about a variety of issues related to water. One of the projects on the boards is a hiking trail along the Western edge of the estuary, just east of Quince Street. Florence City Manager Bob Willoughby says it’s not just for recreation… a large component of the project is educational.
210 – “What’s going into the estuary, what lives there, what impact there is from human activity if we’re not really careful about what we do and what we put into the water.”
The partnership has also been gathering information.
211 – “We’re putting in monitoring wells and testing stations in a big area of the river and the estuary and the aquifer.”
That way they can track not only the current status of water quality, but will also provide a means of tracking what may happen in the future.
212 – “If you don’t have baseline data and then ongoing data about what’s happening you really can’t manage and then you can’t regulate what you haven’t measured.”
Willoughby says a variety of groups belong to the partnership.
213 – “It’s a regional issue of immense proportions for all of us. Not just for those of us who are living here now, but our children and our grandchildren. I really hope that people pay attention to this conversation.”
They held their second of three annual meetings required by the federal EPA grant that is paying for most of their work yesterday.
The woman charged with shooting and killing a police officer Friday afternoon in Springfield has been described as having a long history of mental illness. Still, acquaintances of Cheryl Dawn Kidd say no one may ever know what prompted the fatal shooting in Springfield of a Eugene Motorcycle Police Officer. Authorities say Kidd confessed to pulling the trigger as Chris Kilcullen pulled up alongside her. Witnesses saw the driver of Kidd’s 1998 Buick Skylark fire one shot out the window of the car. The shot killed the 12-year police veteran, entering his torso just above a protective vest. A memorial service is scheduled for two PM Friday afternoon at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene.
The bidding process for a major roofing project on Siuslaw Elementary School had to be restarted. Officials discovered the first go-round last month was missing a critical disclosure form. Superintendent Jeff Davis says the district opted for a re-do.
Davis: "Process was flawed the first time around and rather than risk any litigation or anyone contesting it we, we put it out again. There was an addendum in the first... first bidding process that wasn't clearly understood by all the parties so some bid on it and some did not."
Davis says the project, initially slated to begin June 13th will likely only be delayed a week. He said it should still be complete by the time school starts in September. The new bid deadline is May 3rd.
If you’re not currently registered to vote today is the deadline to register if you want to receive a ballot for the May 17th Special Election. Lane County Clerk Cheryl Betschart says all new registration cards must be received or postmarked no later than today. You can also register online at the county’s website.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon State Penitentiary spokeswoman says
the Salem prison remains on lockdown after a weekend fight
involving more than 80 inmates in the recreation building and
recreation yard. Spokeswoman Michelle Whitney Dodson said Monday
that staffers fired one warning shot and used chemical spray to
defuse Sunday's fight. She says 81 inmates have been placed in
segregation. Some prisoners and staff received minor injuries. The
fight remains under investigation.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A Portland-area transit spokeswoman says a
light rail train operator was able to stop a train before it hit a
woman who fainted yesterday and fell on to the tracks. TriMet's
Bekki Witt says the woman fell at about 3 p.m., just as the MAX
train was pulling into a stop in Washington County. But Witt tells
The Oregonian the operator reacted quickly. The woman's condition
is unknown.
COOS BAY, Ore. (AP) - Oregon companies have won contracts to
help develop wave power on the Oregon coast. The World newspaper in
Coos Bay reports that American Bridge Manufacturing in Reedsport
and Sause Bros. in Coos Bay have won contracts related to the
manufacture and deployment of wave energy-generating devices for
New Jersey-based Ocean Power Technologies Inc.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon House has approved and sent to the
Senate a bill that would add some requirements needed to get a high
school diploma, including a college application. The measure
Democratic state Rep. Tobias Read of Beaverton would require
students to show they are thinking seriously about their future and
job opportunities. Fellow Democrat Mike Schaufler of Happy Valley
calls the bill "horrible."
ESTACADA, Ore. (AP) - An Estacada man who shot and killed a dog
he said ran at him aggressively has been cited and accused of
recklessly endangering other people. The Oregonian reports Gerald
Nagle took a wheelbarrow and tools to the end of his driveway
Saturday when a neighbor's German shepherd ran across the road
toward him. Clackamas County deputies said Nagle fired 12 shots at
the dog with a 9mm handgun, killing it when reached within 10 feet
of him.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A used car dealer and patriarch of
Portland's tight-knit Gypsy community has been sentenced to a year
in federal prison for filing a false tax return. Bobbie Ephrem was
also fined $10,000 and ordered to pay an outstanding tax debt of
$109,000. An IRS investigation accused Ephrem of owing the
government $8.5 million in taxes, penalties and interest. But
Ephrem successfully sued the government, saying the bulk of the
cash seized by the IRS was inheritance money, loans, gifts and
proceeds from his extended family.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Siuslaw Softball standout Kasey Strenke is Coast Radio Sports’ Athlete of the week. The Viking Senior was 6-for-8 in two games Friday, with 2 runs scored, 6 RBI, 3 doubles, a sacrifice fly and one delayed steal. Strenke’s efforts played a key role in two Siuslaw Victories over North Bend, the first league wins of the season for the Lady Vikings. Honorable Mention to Siuslaw Junior Monyk Duchscher, who was 2-for-4 with three runs scored in game one of that double-header
Far West League baseball this afternoon pits the Siuslaw Vikings against the Bulldogs in Sutherlin. Airtime over Coast Radio Sports is set at 4:45, weather and field conditions permitting…the Lady Viks host the Sutherlin girls in league softball action at 5 o’clock in Florence…
Prep track and field today finds Siuslaw in Coos Bay for a three way meet against Marshfield’s Pirates and the Churchill Lancers.
Non-conference college baseball this afternoon takes Oregon State on the road for action in Portland
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