Write in votes will extend election results…
The winner of a three-way race for a Port of Siuslaw Commission post likely will not be determined until at least a week after the May 17th special election, and it could take nearly three weeks. Nobody filed for Position Four on the commission prior to the deadline; that prompted a three-way write-in race. Lane County Clerk Cheryl Betschart says the process for writing in a candidate is simple, but there are two steps that voters must follow. First, fill in the oval next to the write-in line; then, write in the first and last name of the preferred candidate. Oregon Revised Statutes say the voter does not have to get the entire name correct… but tabulators must be able to discern their intention. Betschart says write in votes won’t begin to be counted until at least three days after the May 17th deadline. A four-person panel is expected to take at least a week… and possibly up to 20 days… to finalize and certify the count.
Douglas County Sheriff’s deputies called off the search for a missing 84-year old Winchester Bay man yesterday. That’s because he walked into a market near the residential care facility that he had failed to return to 24-hours earlier. Authorities say William Stirling suffers from dementia. They feared he may have been trying to drive to Montana. They confirmed he did make it as far as nearby Lakeside Wednesday where he bought gas. Sheriff’s deputies checked him out on his return, said all was ok. They didn’t say where else he’d been.
It’s not sausage making, but the process for determining Oregon’s final budget for the coming two years has been compared to that. It continues this afternoon in Newport where the Joint Ways and Means Committee will conduct a field hearing at the Hatfield Marine Science Center from four to six pm. Residents can have their say on the proposed $14.7-billion budget, but to hear from as many people as possible lawmakers are limiting each speaker to two minutes. The hearing will be shown via video link at the Southwestern Oregon Community College campus in Coos Bay.
A variety of “Americana” music is on the program tomorrow evening at the Florence Events Center for the annual spring concert by the Community Chorus. Under the direction of David Olson and accompanied by Laura Merz, the chorus will give voice to a wide variety of music including selections by Bob Dylan, Aaron Copland and Stephen Foster. Proceeds from the concert help fund scholarships for local high school music students. It begins at seven pm, adults are ten dollars, students get in for free.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A Multnomah County judge has sentenced an
Oregon resident to life in prison with possible release after 25
years for fatally bashing a roommate in the head with a pickax in
2007. The Oregonian says David Wayne French spent more than 30
minutes yesterday berating the family of the victim, Frank Johnson,
and declaring that Johnson must have somehow injured himself.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Marion County, Ore., sheriff's deputies have
arrested a Salem woman for investigation of 16 counts of animal
neglect after malnourished horses were found on her property.
Sheriff's spokesman Don Thomson says 52-year-old Gabriel Elle
Buckner has previous convictions for animal neglect involving
horses, dogs and cats.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Some students at Portland's Roosevelt High
School may have been exposed to tuberculosis. The school sent a
letter home to parents saying one student has TB and others who may
have been exposed will need to be tested. KGW reports the school
will hold a question-and-answer session for parents on Monday.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Lane County sheriff's deputies say three
protesters were arrested yesterday outside a wood-burning power
plant in Eugene. The Register Guard reports one of the protesters
hooked a bike lock around his neck and the underside of a car. The
arrestees were part of group was protesting outside the Seneca
Sustainable Energy plant.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Klamath-falls based Jeld-Wen has a new
investor. A Toronto company that invests in distressed companies
has agreed to take a 39 percent stake in the window and door-maker
for $675 million. The Oregonian reports Jeld-Wen's sales dropped 26
percent between 2007 and 2009 in the housing construction downturn.
INDEPENDENCE, Ore. (AP) - Authorities have not been able to find
a fisherman who apparently fell from his boat into the Willamette
River south of Salem yesterday. Polk County sheriff's deputies say
52-year-old Anthony Lane of Dallas, Ore., was fishing alone as he
apparently attempted to dislodge his anchor. Other boaters heard
his cries for help, but found his boat empty.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Siuslaw Girls’ Golf finished in the middle of the pack yesterday, fourth out of nine teams, at a tough Bandon Crossing Course. Julianne Butler posted a personal best 94 for sixth individually, the first Viking girl to break 95 in several years.
On the schedule… beginning today, teams from 19 schools, ranging from 1A to 6A, will be competing at the Wally Ciochetti Invitational Meet at Cottage Grove High School. For the Siuslaw Vikings it will be the final chance to hone skills and techniques before next week’s Far West district meet in Brookings.
Speaking of Brookings… Viking Baseball will be on the diamond there this afternoon for two games. Both will air on Coast Radio Sports with the pregame beginning at 2:45. Viking Softball is at home against the Lady Bruins… the first of two scheduled games gets underway at three.
Seventh ranked Oregon State will host number 21 Cal this afternoon for the first in a three-game series at Goss Stadium in Corvallis. The Beavers are atop the Pac-10 baseball standings with a conference record of 12-and-3… a half game ahead of Arizona. Oregon, at 5-and-10, is tied at 8th. They’ll host third place UCLA.
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