Likely winner arises in Port election
There are still about two-dozen contested ballots to be counted, but the Lane County Elections Supervisor says a clear winner has emerged in a write-in race for an open position on the Port of Siuslaw Commission. Former Lane County Commissioner Bill Fleenor has been declared the ‘unofficial’ winner after a four-person panel counted the nearly 12-hundred ballots by hand yesterday. Lane County Clerk Cheryl Betschart says she won’t release the vote tally until probably next week because of 25 votes that are awaiting signature verification… and the deadline for that process is May 31st. But, she says, even if all of those votes went to the number two person in the race, it still would not change the outcome. Betschart declined to identify the second place candidate. Two other residents had declared candidacies… Bianca Hein and John Murphey. And, adds Betschart, the vote was actually split four ways. She said there are two men with very similar names registered to vote in the Port of Siuslaw… Both named John Murphy… one with an “e-y”, the other without. But, she says, if the tallies for both John Murpheys were added together… it still wouldn’t be enough to unseat Fleenor. If the results stand, Fleenor will assume a four-year term on the Port of Siuslaw Commission replacing Bud Saulsgiver on July First.
The owners of Prudential Pacific Properties say they’re eager to take the company to the “next level”. After 20 years Michael and Mirriam Cocciolo announced yesterday they have merged with the largest locally owned real estate company in the northwest. Prudential Northwest Properties, based in Portland has 22 offices in Oregon and Southwest Washington. They also have a series of internet based tools that help them reach out to prospective buyers and sellers on a regular basis that can keep them informed about property values and market trends. Company President Bert Waugh said he’s known the Cocciolos for 15 years and they share common values.
Waugh – “They non-stop talk about their agents, and their people, and the community. And we’re the same way. It really is a perfect marriage.”
Prudential Pacific Properties has consistently held the largest share of sales and listings in Western Lane County. Last year’s sold volume was just over $31.5-million.
23 Siuslaw High School Seniors got a boost earlier this week when scholarships were presented. Just under $200-thousand was handed out, about $86-thousand from local sources. One student in particular garnered the lion’s share. Megan Connor won the Geraldine Bagley Foundation Scholarship, $40-thousand over 4-years. She also picked up $10-thousand from the Florence Rotary and a dozen other local scholarships ranging from $500 to $2000. Connor picked up one other major award… a Ford Family Foundation grant that will pay the rest of her college expenses through grad school.
It’s nearly Memorial Day Weekend… the traditional start of the summer recreation season. Even though the weather may not be the best this weekend, lots of visitors are expected to be at the beach… and, says Oregon Parks Beach Ranger Trisha Wymore, they need to keep their eyes open.
Wymore – “And the oceans are still really dangerous right now. We’re still getting high tides and with the weather changing we’re getting big waves and just be aware that water comes in fast and be safe out there.”
Wymore said even a small log can be converted to a deadly weapon with just a few inches of water rushing around and under it.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - A jury has determined an Oregon State
Penitentiary inmate who killed another prisoner in 2008 should be
sentenced to death. Prosecutors asked for the death penalty because
33-year-old Isacc Creed Agee was already serving a sentence for
attempted murder. Defense attorneys had argued for a life sentence,
saying that Agee suffered mental problems because his mother drank
and used drugs when she was pregnant.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Oregon lawmakers have decided on a plan to
cut Medicaid payments to hospitals and health care providers
starting July 1. However, the Oregon Health Plan will be cut by
11.5 percent instead of 19 percent as proposed in the governor's
budget. The program covers about 60,000 low-income Oregonians.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A man who pleaded no contest to two rape
charges has been sentenced in Portland to 19 years in prison. The
Oregonian reports Pedro Delgado-Lopez was arrested last August and
confessed to attacking a woman who was walking to work. DNA also
matched him to a 2009 rape of a woman leaving a party. Prosecutors
say he'll likely be deported to Mexico after his prison term.
KEIZER, Ore. (AP) - A 29-year-old woman sent her friends some
alarming text messages last night in Keizer. Brandi Kindred said
she was walking to Keizer Rapids Park when she accidentally fell in
the Willamette River. She said she was able to get out of the
water, but she was cold and lost. Then her cell phone battery went
dead. Keizer police say officers, deputies and firefighters
searched until Kindred was found about 2 a.m., barely conscious.
Police believe she would not have survived the night alone. She was
treated for hypothermia and friends took her home.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Portland police say they're trying to find
medical and social services for a homeless, disabled man known as
"One-legged Scottie" who has been arrested 30 times in the past
three years for drinking in public and related violations. Scott
Hamilton admits he's a drunk and isn't angry at being arrested. But
he says he's mad that his wheelchair was confiscated after a Sunday
night arrest and he had to crawl out of the Multnomah County Jail
when he was released.
GERVAIS, Ore. (AP) - Oregon State Police say a truck driver was
unable to avoid hitting a man walking on Highway 99 south of
Gervais. The man was killed yesterday afternoon. The highway was
closed three hours for while police conducted an investigation.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - A 91-year-old California woman who sells
helium hood kits that people can use to kill themselves says her
home has been raided by federal agents. Sharlotte Hydorn's company
sells the kits through mail or telephone order for $60. They're
essentially a plastic bag and clear tubing. In December, a
29-year-old Eugene, Ore., man killed himself using a suicide kit he
bought from Hydorn. Appalled Oregon lawmakers are working on a bill
that would make it a felony to sell or transfer such a kit to
Oregonians.
SEATTLE (AP) - Federal authorities say three brothers led a
scheme to steal $130,000 worth of items from Lowe's home
improvement stores in Oregon and other states. A complaint says
that since late 2007, the men have been going into the stores,
emptying toilets or sinks out of their boxes, packing the boxes
with high-end faucets or other items, and then checking out -
paying the price of the toilet or sink when the box actually
contained goods worth much more.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Number 13 seed Oregon is in Gainesville, Florida beginning tomorrow morning for a ‘best of three’ series against number 4 Florida in one of eight ‘super regional’ series in the NCAA Softball Tournament. Game one is at 11 Pacific Time Friday. Game two at nine local time Saturday and then a third game, if necessary, would be played Saturday evening. The winner will advance to the Women’s Softball World Series June 2nd through the 8th.
The Oregon Baseball team was ranked 15th in preseason polls and Oregon State wasn’t ranked at all. Now, the Beavers are number six and the Ducks have struggled to find success on the diamond. The two teams will wrap up Pac-10 play this weekend at PK Park in Eugene with the Civil War Baseball Series. NCAA playoff selections will be announced next week.
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