Write Ins still being counted…
The results of races for 24-different positions on government panels in Lane County are still undecided today, and it could take a few more days to determine, says Lane County Elections Supervisor Cheryl Betschart.
Betschart – “Very labor intensive when there’s no candidate filed, it requires a lot of humans to get everything prepared and tallied. So, it does take some time.”
That’s because workers have to separate all the ballots with write-in votes on them… then divide them by precinct. Betschart says the prep time for counting write-ins takes a lot of time. She’s hoping that by tomorrow she can assemble at least one, and possibly two four-member tally boards to actually examine each ballot and determine the intent of the voter in all 24 races.
Betschart – “What Oregon law says is that if you can determine that the voter intended to cast their write in for that particular individual that they would be tabulated under that same name so even if there’s a variance in the spelling. And that determination is made by the four member tally board.
That leaves write-in candidates like John Murphey, Bianca Hein and Bill Fleenor still waiting and wondering which one of them will be filling position #4 on the Port of Siuslaw Commission.
It wasn’t just the weather that was mellow over the Rhododendron Festival weekend. Florence Police Chief Maury Sanders said just about everyone got along well. Preliminary police reports show no major incidents. Police made 14 arrests in Florence, one for a DUII, and five were still lodged in jail as of yesterday.
Sanders – “This year they did play well… fairly well… there were a few minor incidences as you always get. But overall when you look at it from the city wide perspective it went very well.”
Three fights were reported and 35 citations were issued by Florence police. There was at least one other incident that looked far more serious than what it turned out. A crash on Canary Road in the wee hours of Saturday morning. The vehicle left the road and struck a tree severely damaging the car. The driver was pinned inside and had to be extricated using the jaws of life. A fire department spokesman said the driver was later treated and released at Peace Harbor Hospital. It appeared alcohol was involved. Police have not released any other information on the crash.
It's about time for algae bloom season to begin on Oregon lakes. Oregon public health officials say annual monitoring will begin this month for algae, the microscopic organisms that grow naturally in the ocean and fresh water. Most algae are harmless. But one kind, called cyano-bacteria or blue-green algae, can produce toxins capable of causing illness in people and can be fatal to dogs. Three years ago an algae bloom on Siltcoos Lake left many residents there without potable water for several weeks. Two years ago several dogs died in separate incidents after coming into contact with brackish water on the Umpqua River near Elkton. The state will issue health advisories when blue-green algae blooms are spotted.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
SANDY, Ore. (AP) - State Police say a woman who was walking her
dog on Highway 211 south of Sandy was struck yesterday afternoon by
a pickup truck driven by a 15-year-old. Nineteen-year-old Stevie
Rae Urwin of Sandy was taken to Legacy Emmanuel Medical Center in
critical condition. Police say driver Neal Bieri of Sandy has a
provisional instruction permit.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - When police responded to a report of a
barefoot toddler wandering in a Eugene neighborhood, he said his
father was asleep. Police found the home Monday afternoon about
three blocks away, and the man was in bed, intoxicated. He didn't
seem unduly alarmed that his son had wandered off. The 3-year-old
was placed in the custody of his grandmother.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - One of Gov. John Kitzhaber's signature
priorities is getting a hearing in the Oregon Legislature today. A
budget panel holds a work session to make changes to Kitzhaber's
plan to put people to work installing energy-efficient technology
in Oregon schools. Proponents say it would save schools money on
their energy costs while creating a safer and healthier learning
environment for children. But some critics question whether the
retrofits would ever save enough money to justify a big upfront
cost.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A Coast Guard helicopter and a search boat
looking for a missing Oregon fisherman have not found any sign of
him on the Multnomah Channel between the Columbia and Willamette
rivers in the Portland area. Authorities say that 51-year-old
Jeffrey Ferguson of Cornelius went fishing last Friday from the
Scappoose Bay Marina and was reported missing the next day.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Police say a man armed with a knife
crawled through the window of a Portland apartment early today and
attacked a 14-year-old girl. She was able to fight him off and he
fled. Officers searched the neighborhood with a dog but did not
find the suspect. The girl was not hurt. She does not know the
suspect.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Eugene police have arrested a father and son
after a high-speed car chase that followed a bank robbery. Police
say an officer tried to stop a car at the bank but the vehicle took
off. Eventually, Springfield police and Oregon State Police helped
Eugene officers stop the car on northbound Interstate 5. Officers
arrested 54-year-old Robert Allen Little and 31-year-old Matthew
Little.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Salem police say a woman driver who turned
her attention from the road because she thought her dog had jumped
out of an open car window ended up crashing into a ditch. Police
say the woman thought her pit bull had jumped out the window
yesterday so she turned to look. Police say her car went off the
right shoulder, overcorrected and went off the left side of the
road. The woman was taken to a hospital for evaluation. Her
uninjured dog was picked up by a family member.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The Portland Trail Blazers have abruptly
dismissed general manager Rich Cho, after less than a year on the
job. Blazers President Larry Miller told The Associated Press that
there wasn't any "chemistry" with Cho. The team's director of
college scouting, Chad Buchanan, will serve as acting general
manager.
FAIRVIEW, Ore. (AP) - Police in the Portland suburb of Fairview
are investigating the discovery of human bone fragments on property
where a regional government agency dumps dirt from local
cemeteries.
The Oregonian reports that Fairview police on Monday found bone
fragments, including what appeared to be parts of skull and
vertebrae. Officers also found plastic that looked like part of a
graveside memorial wreath.
Detective Brad Robertson said he spoke with officials at Metro
and he believes the bones originated in a cemetery that the
regional agency operates.
Metro contracts with companies to dig graves and then has the
excess dirt dumped on a piece of land near Blue Lake Regional Park
in east Multnomah County. But occasionally, the excavators dig up
human remains.
BEND, Ore. (AP) - A popular cave on the Deschutes National
Forest in central Oregon has been vandalized and the U.S. Forest
Service is looking for suspects.
KTVZ-TV in Bend reports officials are still investigating the
full extent of the recent damage at the Hidden Forest Cave but they
say it's one of the worst cases of vandalism they've seen.
Officials said graffiti was sprayed on many of the cave's
features, trees and rocks were damaged, and fires destroyed many of
the cave's cultural and ecological resources.
Hidden Forest Cave is off China Hat Road south of Bend. The
Forest Service plans an assessment of the site in about two weeks
to determine what it will take to restore the area.
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Information from: KTVZ-TV, http://www.ktvz.com/
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Siuslaw Track and Field standout out Marisha Reavis is Coast Radio Sports’ Athlete of the Week. The Viking Junior finished in the top four in two different events at last week’s OSAA 4A State Track and Field finals. Reavis captured 3rd in the discus with a throw of 107-feet, 3-inches; She also captured 4th in the shot put with a toss of 33-feet, 3.75-inches… Honorable Mention to Leigh Aurich, who competed in four different events at the 4A meet, making the finals in two where she finished 8th in the 300 meter hurdles and 9th in the triple jump.
Looking at the schedule today… Oregon Duck Baseball is on the diamond in Portland against the Pilots for non-league action.
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