Port Commission Race draws diversity in opinions…
Some pretty striking differences have arisen between two of the three write-in candidates for an open seat on the Port of Siuslaw Commission. John Murphey believes the main responsibility of the commission lies with voters and taxpayers and he’s in favor of consolidating port business operations into one location at the Port of Siuslaw RV Park. He also believes the port should continue to pursue a decade old plan to develop the vacant property in front of the boardwalk. His idea would generate revenue for the Port District.
Murphey: "Maybe we have to sell that whole chunk of ground and the parking lot to move forward, or we have to sell the ground and just keep the parking lot or sell individual lots, but we just have to figure what's... it has to be developed for sustainable revenue for the Port."
Bianca Hein says mariners… commercial and sport boaters… are the main port constituency and increasing marina occupancy will help financially. Hein opposes selling the port office and redeveloping the property at the corner of Nopal and Bay Street. She also says the Boardwalk and parking lot need to be left alone.
Hein: "I do not believe that that grassy area should be developed. But it is my opinion that no, that grassy area is a highlight for the area. It's a plus. It's a very valuable piece of real estate for people to sit and sit and enjoy the great view that's down there."
Both have publicly announced write-in campaigns for the Port of Siuslaw Commission position 4. A third write-in candidate refused to be interviewed for this story.
Fire investigators say it may be a tough job to determine the cause of a fire that destroyed a home on Woodland Lane in Dunes City early yesterday morning. The home was owned and occupied by Siuslaw Track and Field Coach Chris Johnson who was not at home at the time. Siuslaw Valley Fire Marshall Sean Barrett says it appears the fire had been burning inside the home for quite some time before neighbors spotted it just after midnight Tuesday. The first fire crews arrived on scene within minutes to find flames and smoke coming from nearly every opening. Shortly after their arrival the roof collapsed. There are no fire hydrants in the area so tankers had to shuttle water five miles from Honeyman State Park. More than a dozen tanker loads… totaling about 50-thousand gallons of water were used. The blaze appears to have started in a bedroom, but Barrett said it burned so hot and thoroughly that it may have burned most remnants of the cause as well.
Jo Gardiner had a busy day Tuesday. The Senior Oregon State Trooper works out of the Coos Bay office. She began her workday with a DUII arrest before nine in the morning. Later in the day she headed to a court hearing in Reedsport. On the way, she spotted three vehicles southbound on Highway 101 traveling at speeds in excess 100 miles an hour. She caught up with two of the three cars. One of those was driven by 57-year old Stephen R. Holm of Lakeside. He was cited for driving under the influence and doing 108 in a 55-mile an hour zone. The other, a 46-year old Coos Bay man, tuned out to be a felon in possession of a stun gun and two handguns; one of which was reported stolen. Thomas W. Cornelius Junior was taken into custody for violating conditions of his parole. He was also ticketed for driving 89 in a 55 mile an hour zone.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Fire crews in Oregon have extinguished a
massive fire touched off in a train derailment that ignited several
tanker cars full of ethanol. A stretch of U.S. Highway 30 northwest
of Portland has been closed for several hours and fire officials
said a half-mile area around the blaze was temporarily evacuated
yesterday afternoon. Two freight trains were involved. No one was
injured.
COQUILLE, Ore. (AP) - A woman has been charged with aggravated
murder in the death of an elderly neighbor who police say
interrupted a burglary at her home on the southern Oregon coast.
Coos County District Attorney R. Paul Frasier said yesterday that
48-year-old Patti Fields was also charged with burglary in the
death last month of 86-year-old Leona Robison, who lived next door
in Coquille.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Oregon's ban on using a cell phone while
driving doesn't apply to people who use their phone while doing
their job. But the state House approved a measure Wednesday that
would remove that exemption. The bill would require people to use
hands-free headsets while talking on a phone, even if they're using
the phone in the course of their work. The bill now goes to the
Senate.
BEND, Ore. (AP) - Deschutes County sheriff's deputies spotted
two cougars near homes last night in the Deschutes Riverwoods area.
Deputies had been called to the area because one of the cougars was
trying to get into a home where it saw a pet cat. The sheriff's
office says both cougars walked away. Deputies are advising
residents to supervise children and pets that are outside.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Three state universities say they're ready
to start work on a life sciences building they'll share on
Portland's South Waterfront. The Oregonian reports Portland State
University, Oregon Health & Science University and Oregon State
University are all contributing to the $190 million building. The
universities hope to have the building ready for classes in the
fall of 2013.
COOS BAY, Ore. (AP) - The Coquille Tribe will be collaborating
with the BLM to bring more sustainable forest management to some
federal timberlands in Coos County. The project on the so-called
Coos Bay Wagon Road lands will draw on the guidance of forestry
professors from Oregon State University and the University of
Washington. They are also designing pilot projects to restore
healthy forest conditions and provide timber for local mills on BLM
lands near Roseburg and Medford.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Michael Fitch had just returned to his
Eugene home at the end of his work day when he heard his wife say,
"Honey, I need you." It seems the problem was a snake poised
halfway out of the family's dishwasher vent. Not fond of snakes,
Fitch says he suited up with gloves, tongs and a lunch bin and
grabbed hold of the snake, tugged it free and released it outside.
An Oregon State University herpetology student concedes a snake in
a dishwasher is "a little unusual" but identifies it as a
harmless western garter snake.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Taking a look at Coast Radio Sports…
The Pac-10 has a new digital network to go with its monster television deal. The new network that will allow the conference to televise every football and men’s basketball game beginning in 2012 and part of an overall TV deal with ESPN and Fox that could reach $3-billion… or about $250-million a year. That makes it the richest in college sports. The Pac-10 officially becomes the Pac-12 in July when Utah and Colorado join the conference.
Registration is now open for the annual Boys and Girls Club benefit golf tournament set for Saturday, June 11th. Registration for the tournament is $95 per person and will be divided into four-player teams. Organizers say if you don’t have a complete foursome they’ll help match you up with someone. If you don’t play golf… you can get involved as well. For only $15 you can join in the ‘post-tournament’ barbecue and enjoy live entertainment at Sandpines.
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