Quality Child Care ready to take the plunge…
Another long term project in the Florence area appears to be close to fruition. The board of Quality Child Care of Florence is set to meet tonight. When they get together, the main topic will be laying out a time schedule for completion of the center that’s been in the works for nearly three years.
Alberty -- "It's really cool. It's such a dream, and I am so thrilled, I can't even tell you. I just still think about my little kids. And now the babies are going to have an option… the moms… and the dads are going to have an option. I'm so excited."
Jenny Alberty (AL-berd-ee), the Vice President of QCCF says she was excited and nearly cried last month when she learned they had won a second grant worth $100,000 that will enable them to proceed with a modular building. The grant, from the Meyer Memorial Trust, will be paired with another $100,000 in video lottery funds they’re getting from Lane County… and $78-thousand raised locally. That’s about $70-thousand short of thir original goal, but Alberty says they believe they have enough to make it work. When completed, they’ll have space for between 28 and 48 children and will provide a handful of jobs.
Alberty -- "I think, you know, to start, it will be conservative, but I think it could potentially have, you know, four to eight employees so it's just is going to depend on our… how many children."
The non-profit center will rely on volunteers as well. They already have preliminary approval to place the center next to the middle school and hope to be up and running by the end of this year.
Nobody was injured, but a complete restoration of a 1979 Volkswagen Bus went up in smoke last night. Battalion Chief John Carnahan with Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue said the four adult occupants and three dogs in the van got out safely, but the van was destroyed by a fire that started in the engine compartment. The four, all from the Midwest, were headed to Washington along Highway 101 and had just started across the Siuslaw River Bridge a few minutes before nine pm when the flames appeared in the rear view mirror. Fire crews had to deal with a fairly rare challenge… they couldn’t use water on the magnesium engine block, and had to allow it to burn itself out. Traffic was halted for just over an hour while fire crews finished their work and the Oregon Department of Transportation checked to make sure there was no damage to the span. A local motel, the Lighthouse Inn, put the travelers up for the night.
There’s no reason to stay at home this holiday weekend and Carol Daviscourt wants you to join her. Saturday, Sunday and Monday she and other field rangers at the Cape Perpetua Scenic Area have scheduled a number of activities and presentations to get visitors in touch with history and the natural world.
Daviscourt -- "Gosh, whaling, the Civilian Conservation Corps, bats, a pretty wide variety of programs are running this weekend."
One highlight, she says, will be daily activities aimed at helping visitors spot some of the more elusive residents of tidepools below the visitor center… they’re called Nudibranch (NOO-di-BRONC)… commonly called sea slugs.
Daviscourt -- "Although they're a little bit more challenging to find, they're probably the most interesting creatures in the tidepools. They come in a huge variety of shapes and colors and if you sit in on one of these programs you're going to be getting tips on how to go out and find them yourselves."
Daviscourt says the best tides for finding creatures will be in the early mornings this weekend, before the center opens, but that gives visitors a chance to make two trips… one for an afternoon session… then a return early the next morning to put your newfound knowledge to use.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Legislature is preparing to finish
its remaining duties and adjourn the 2011 session. Lawmakers plan to approve its final bills on Thursday and leave Salem until February. The measures still awaiting approval include a bipartisan congressional redistricting plan and the final pieces of the budget for the next two years.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The state Supreme Court has blocked a
planned execution in Oregon until there's more consideration of the
inmate's mental competence. The court agreed with a filing by the
Oregon Capital Resource Center, which said a neuropsychologist
found Gary Haugen incompetent. Haugen's execution was set for Aug.
16. He had asked that appeals be ended.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - An upset older man accused of threatening a
Veterans Affairs clinic manager in Eugene and pointing a shotgun at
a federal police officer was taken into custody after a SWAT team
lobbed a percussion grenade. Police say 71-year-old Milan Jackie
Boon of Creswell was cited yesterday for menacing, pointing a
firearm at another person and other charges. He wasn't jailed.
NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) - The new home for the Pacific fleet of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is officially opening in Newport. NOAA announced nearly two years ago it had chosen Newport over the Seattle area as the base for its Pacific marine operation center. But the last day of the lease on the Seattle facility did not arrive until today, so Friday will mark the first day at the new 40,000-square-foot center that will provide logistical, engineering, maintenance and administrative support for NOAA's Pacific fleet.
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh-based Carnegie Hero Fund has
honored 20 people for their bravery in saving others from danger,
including six people who died in their life-saving efforts. One of
the honorees is 33-year-old Daniel Diaz who drowned after helping
rescue a 12-year-old boy who became tired while swimming across the
swift Columbia River in Oregon on July 4, 2009. Diaz was from Kent,
Wash.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The Obama administration is ready to try
solving one of the nation's long-running conservation problems: how
to save the spotted owl from extinction. For two decades, the bird
has been at the center of legal and political battles in the
Pacific Northwest. Today the government releases a plan to save the
spotted owl and also allow logging in national forests - a balance
neither the Clinton nor Bush administrations were able to strike.
The plan won't be the last word. It could go to court.
SEATTLE (AP) - Freddie Freeman knocked around Felix Hernandez
for three hits and two RBIs, and the Atlanta Braves beat the
Seattle Mariners 5-3 yesterday to complete an impressive three-game
sweep. The Braves won for the eighth time in 10 games and picked up
their 25th road win this season. They handed losses to Hernandez,
rookie star Michael Pineda and Erik Bedard during their Seattle
trip.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon man got a surprise - and some
pain - when he was stung by a scorpion during a commercial flight
from Seattle to Anchorage. Jeff Ellis of West Linn tells KPTV he
was trying to sleep on a red-eye Alaska Airlines flight June 17
when he felt something in his sleeve and tried to brush it away. He
says he felt the crawling again, looked down and saw the culprit.
Ellis says he grabbed the scorpion with a napkin, but not before it
stung him on the elbow. Ellis was checked by two doctors on board
and medics on the ground.
ST. HELENS, Ore. (AP) - A Columbia County judge has blocked U.S.
Bank from evicting a Vernonia woman whose home was sold in
foreclosure. Martha Flynn says it's a victory for a lot of people,
although her ability to stay in her home remains in doubt. The bank
tried to evict Flynn during a May 24 court hearing. But on June 23
a judge found that the original lender had sold the mortgage to
other parties, and the exchanges were never assigned in the
county's recorder office.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The Trail Blazers have offered former No.
1 draft pick Greg Oden an $8.8 million qualifying offer to stay in
Portland, making the 7-foot center a restricted free agent. The
Blazers can match any other offer made for him. He didn't play last
season after microfracture surgery on his left knee. He missed his
rookie season in 2007-08 after the same surgery on his right knee.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Taking a look at Coast Radio Sports…
The Eugene Emeralds extended the streak to eight straight wins last night with a 3-2 win over Salem Keizer, but they waited until the ninth inning to make it happen. Down by one run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, Cory Spangenberg drilled a line drive into left field for a two rbi, walk off single to end the game. The San Deigo Padres’ first round draft pick improved his batting average to .432 with his seventh straight two-hit game. The Ems and the Volcanoes wrap up their three game series tonight in Eugene.
The Sandblasters are scheduled to be back on the diamond this evening in Salem when they take on the Post 9 Highwaymen. Airtime for the broadcast is set for 4:45… the first pitch is slated for five.
For Florence and the Central Oregon Coast
Mostly cloudy today with a chance of morning showers… today’s high near 61. Look for a southwest wind six to 15 miles an hour gusting as high as 25.
Mostly cloudy overnight, cool with a low around 46, and some patchy fog after 11 pm. Look for a north wind between five and 15 miles an hour gusting as high as 25.
Start your holiday weekend off with mostly sunny skies on Friday, a high near 64.
For the weekend… some morning fog, mostly sunny on Saturday, partly sunny Sunday and morning fog with mostly sunny skies on the Fourth.
The marine forecast is showing a west marine wind five to ten knots gusting to 15 today… becoming northwest this evening then veering to the north after midnight. Low tide… 7:23. High tide at 1:55 this afternoon.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Legislature winds down - LC budget hits rural areas hardest
Legislature moving towards completion of session…
The final pieces are falling into place for Oregon's next two-year budget. State lawmakers will vote today on spending plans for prisons and the state police, along with other measures that would slightly boost funding for courts and people with developmental disabilities. Budget negotiators say they'll balance the budget in part by extending for two more years a 60-day cap on prison sentences for probation violators. House Co-Speaker Arnie Roblan says since convening in January lawmakers… and their staff… have accomplished a great deal.
Roblan -- "I think people will be amazed. When we came in we had about $2.5-billion less than what we had this last biennium to spend, and our people have just moved mountains and worked exceptionally hard."
The Coos Bay Democrat wouldn’t predict when adjournment might come, but capitol watchers expect it could come as early as tomorrow afternoon. Roblan admits he hopes both chambers… the House and the Senate… can call it quits at the same time.
Roblan-- "It is preferable and that's what we like to work toward so we can get to a point where we can actually open the doors from both ends of the building and look at each other and sine die at the same time. It's kind of a nice event when that happens."
Some of the significant accomplishments that Roblan mentioned: changes to Oregon’s historic Bottle Bill; providing more money for education than the Governor had originally asked for; and a transformation of Oregon’s Medicare/Medicaid system.
The Lane County Board of Commissioners wrapped up work last week on their budget for the coming year. Lane County had about $7-million less to work with this year than last. That meant cuts across the board, many of which will impact rural areas more than those closer to the Eugene/Springfield area.
Stewart -- "cuts that we were making in patrol, in prosecution of, uh, to the District Attorney's office and in the youth services, there's less money and less services in general and that impacts the rural communities the hardest."
Commission Chair Faye Stewart says the Sheriff’s office will lose two full time patrol deputies, taking that force from 16 to 14 and limiting the amount of time they’ll be available.
Stewart -- "When you're talking about 24 hour patrol to 20 hour patrol that means you may not get a response from the Sheriff's patrol, or it could mean that instead of a 30 minute response time in a best case scenario, it could turn into an hour."
$3.8-million in spending reductions are dependent on approval by the county’s seven labor unions. Two have already approved a deal to switch to switch to a less expensive health care plan. The alternative, says Stewart, would be 15 unpaid furlough days over the next year. He didn’t like that choice however because it further reduced services available to residents… and would amount to about a 5 ½ percent wage reduction for employees.
The Heceta Water District Board will be holding a special meeting at four o’clock tomorrow afternoon to take action on a request to circumvent regular bid procedures. District Manager Scott Meyer says they need a quick ‘turnaround’ on bidding for a project to move about 260-feet of water line on Mercer Lake Road. Part of the road, two miles off Highway 101, slid out over the winter and Lane County will begin a project in August to move the road, rather than fill the slide.
Meyer -- "They've given us a deadline, later on in August, if we go through our normal bid process we can't get it done, so we're going to go through what is called emergency procurement. We'll basically hand deliver bid packets to our contractors."
Water commissioners will also discuss Meyer’s contract and benefits package during a special Executive Session.
Prices at the pump continue their slide as the holiday weekend approaches… at least in most places. The national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded, as measured by Triple-A, plummeted 9-cents this past week to $3.55; Oregon’s average fell by four cents and is at $3.79. But, in Florence, the average actually increased by three-cents from last week and is at $3.67. That’s still ten cents a gallon less than the average prices recorded in Portland and Eugene. Motorists in Southern and Central Oregon pay even more… the average prices in Bend and Medford are at $3.83.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon jury has convicted a man of
murder after he was accused of strangling his wife, stuffing her
body in a duffel bag and dumping it off a remote forest road south
of Portland. The Oregonian reports a Multnomah County Circuit Court
jury yesterday found 38-year-old Brian Cole guilty of murdering
Heather Mallory in 2008 after an argument at their Portland
apartment.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - An investigation is under way into a 911
service disruption for central Lane County. That disruption
yesterday morning left a Eugene woman scrambling to find help for
her father, who was having trouble breathing. The man was later
reported in stable condition in the intensive care unit of a
hospital. Qwest says the outage lasted 15 minutes; Central Lane 911
says it was 40 minutes.
NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) - A judge in Newport has convicted the woman
who crashed her car into a Lincoln County creek, endangering the
lives of three of her children. The Oregonian reports 28-year-old
Amber Gandy could get up to 18 months in prison tomorrow when she
is sentenced. She was found guilty yesterday of drunken driving,
assault and reckless driving.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - An American flag that is believed to be
the first one sewn in Oregon is going on display at the Oregon
Historical Society in Portland. Officials say Oregon pioneer Ann
Elizabeth Bills was asked to sew the flag to celebrate Independence
Day 150 years ago. The flag has been well preserved since it was
first flown in Portland on July 4, 1861. It's going on display at
the Oregon Historical Society for the first time beginning Friday,
and will be available for viewing all of July.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Hundreds of hostile calls and emails poured
into Eugene City Hall after yesterday's city council vote to recite
the Pledge of Allegiance at four meetings a year. City spokeswoman
Jan Bohman told The Register Guard more than 90 percent were from
out of state, generated by a Fox News report she called misleading.
It characterized the vote as against saying the pledge on a regular
basis.
SEATTLE (AP) - Brian McCann tormented Seattle pitching again
with a tiebreaking two-run single in the seventh inning, part of a
four-hit night by the Atlanta catcher, and the Braves rallied from
a three-run deficit to beat the Mariners 5-4 last night. The Braves
took advantage of late control problems by Seattle and the
Mariners' inability to come through with a clutch hit early against
Tommy Hanson.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon jury has convicted a man of
murder after he was accused of strangling his wife, stuffing her
body in a duffel bag and dumping it off a remote forest road south
of Portland. The Oregonian reports a Multnomah County Circuit Court
jury yesterday found 38-year-old Brian Cole guilty of murdering
Heather Mallory in 2008 after an argument at their Portland
apartment.
OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon woman has pleaded guilty to
embezzling money from two youth sports leagues and a school parents
club and agreed to repay more than $135,000. Renae Marlee Mason of
Lake Oswego could face a maximum six years in prison when she is
sentenced Aug. 11. The 45-year-old woman pleaded guilty in
Clackamas County Circuit Court to seven theft counts.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon House is scheduled to vote today
on curbing the growth of hookah lounges that allow customers to
smoke flavored tobacco. The measure would impose tough new
restrictions on smoke shops, including a requirement that new they
have no more than four seats, don't serve food and allow smoking
only for sampling purposes.
HERMISTON, Ore. (AP) - Hermiston's decrepit Victory Square Park
is badly in need of repair. There are only two swings left, a
bathroom building is rusting from the ground up and someone poured
concrete in the toilets. The park has been the subject of
vandalism, fires and even looting - all the copper wire was stolen
from the park's mechanical room. But a federal grant is coming to
the rescue with $149,000 for a much-needed makeover.
NEW YORK (AP) - San Diego Padres prospect Donavan Tate has been
suspended 50 games following his second positive drug test. The
commissioner's office announced the penalty yesterday. He will be
given credit for 25 games already served while undergoing
counseling for substance abuse. The rest of the suspension begins
immediately. The 20-year-old is on the roster at Class A Eugene
(Ore.)
BEND, Ore. (AP) - A Portland-area couple who got lost near
Hosmer Lake in central Oregon say they waited hours in the rainy
cold to call for help, telling rescuers they didn't think crews
would respond overnight. KTVZ-TV in Bend reports that Deschutes
County sheriff's deputies got a call around 4:30 a.m. yesterday
from 51-year-old John Harris and his 55-year-old wife Terri of
Milwaukie. Deputies using enhanced 911 responded and later found
the couple about five miles from the Lava Lake trailhead.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Taking a look at Coast Radio Sports…
The Eugene Emeralds extended their win streak to seven last night with an 11-run shutout of the Salem Keizer Volcanoes last night at PK Park in Eugene. The Ems posted runs in each of the first seven innings and put up 11 hits, capitalizing on three Volcano errors. The two teams meet again tonight in Eugene for game two of their three game series.
Action for the Three Rivers Sandblasters was postponed yesterday because of the rain and field conditions. The triple-A Legion team will be on the diamond tomorrow in Salem against Post 9.
For Florence and the Central Oregon Coast…
Cloudy skies with a 40-percent chance of showers by midday… today’s high near 60 degrees along with a southwest wind five to 13 miles an hour gusting to 20.
Cloudy skies with a chance of showers overnight… tonight’s low around 52.
Tomorrow, there’s a 20-percent chance of showers and mostly cloudy skies… and a high near 60.
Mostly sunny and 63 on Friday, mostly sunny Saturday, partly sunny Sunday and then mostly sunny on the Fourth.
The marine forecast is showing a southwest marine wind five knots rising to ten to 15 knots this afternoon and then swinging to the west at ten to 15 knots overnight. Low tide was at 6:44… High tide at 1:15 this afternoon.
The final pieces are falling into place for Oregon's next two-year budget. State lawmakers will vote today on spending plans for prisons and the state police, along with other measures that would slightly boost funding for courts and people with developmental disabilities. Budget negotiators say they'll balance the budget in part by extending for two more years a 60-day cap on prison sentences for probation violators. House Co-Speaker Arnie Roblan says since convening in January lawmakers… and their staff… have accomplished a great deal.
Roblan -- "I think people will be amazed. When we came in we had about $2.5-billion less than what we had this last biennium to spend, and our people have just moved mountains and worked exceptionally hard."
The Coos Bay Democrat wouldn’t predict when adjournment might come, but capitol watchers expect it could come as early as tomorrow afternoon. Roblan admits he hopes both chambers… the House and the Senate… can call it quits at the same time.
Roblan-- "It is preferable and that's what we like to work toward so we can get to a point where we can actually open the doors from both ends of the building and look at each other and sine die at the same time. It's kind of a nice event when that happens."
Some of the significant accomplishments that Roblan mentioned: changes to Oregon’s historic Bottle Bill; providing more money for education than the Governor had originally asked for; and a transformation of Oregon’s Medicare/Medicaid system.
The Lane County Board of Commissioners wrapped up work last week on their budget for the coming year. Lane County had about $7-million less to work with this year than last. That meant cuts across the board, many of which will impact rural areas more than those closer to the Eugene/Springfield area.
Stewart -- "cuts that we were making in patrol, in prosecution of, uh, to the District Attorney's office and in the youth services, there's less money and less services in general and that impacts the rural communities the hardest."
Commission Chair Faye Stewart says the Sheriff’s office will lose two full time patrol deputies, taking that force from 16 to 14 and limiting the amount of time they’ll be available.
Stewart -- "When you're talking about 24 hour patrol to 20 hour patrol that means you may not get a response from the Sheriff's patrol, or it could mean that instead of a 30 minute response time in a best case scenario, it could turn into an hour."
$3.8-million in spending reductions are dependent on approval by the county’s seven labor unions. Two have already approved a deal to switch to switch to a less expensive health care plan. The alternative, says Stewart, would be 15 unpaid furlough days over the next year. He didn’t like that choice however because it further reduced services available to residents… and would amount to about a 5 ½ percent wage reduction for employees.
The Heceta Water District Board will be holding a special meeting at four o’clock tomorrow afternoon to take action on a request to circumvent regular bid procedures. District Manager Scott Meyer says they need a quick ‘turnaround’ on bidding for a project to move about 260-feet of water line on Mercer Lake Road. Part of the road, two miles off Highway 101, slid out over the winter and Lane County will begin a project in August to move the road, rather than fill the slide.
Meyer -- "They've given us a deadline, later on in August, if we go through our normal bid process we can't get it done, so we're going to go through what is called emergency procurement. We'll basically hand deliver bid packets to our contractors."
Water commissioners will also discuss Meyer’s contract and benefits package during a special Executive Session.
Prices at the pump continue their slide as the holiday weekend approaches… at least in most places. The national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded, as measured by Triple-A, plummeted 9-cents this past week to $3.55; Oregon’s average fell by four cents and is at $3.79. But, in Florence, the average actually increased by three-cents from last week and is at $3.67. That’s still ten cents a gallon less than the average prices recorded in Portland and Eugene. Motorists in Southern and Central Oregon pay even more… the average prices in Bend and Medford are at $3.83.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon jury has convicted a man of
murder after he was accused of strangling his wife, stuffing her
body in a duffel bag and dumping it off a remote forest road south
of Portland. The Oregonian reports a Multnomah County Circuit Court
jury yesterday found 38-year-old Brian Cole guilty of murdering
Heather Mallory in 2008 after an argument at their Portland
apartment.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - An investigation is under way into a 911
service disruption for central Lane County. That disruption
yesterday morning left a Eugene woman scrambling to find help for
her father, who was having trouble breathing. The man was later
reported in stable condition in the intensive care unit of a
hospital. Qwest says the outage lasted 15 minutes; Central Lane 911
says it was 40 minutes.
NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) - A judge in Newport has convicted the woman
who crashed her car into a Lincoln County creek, endangering the
lives of three of her children. The Oregonian reports 28-year-old
Amber Gandy could get up to 18 months in prison tomorrow when she
is sentenced. She was found guilty yesterday of drunken driving,
assault and reckless driving.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - An American flag that is believed to be
the first one sewn in Oregon is going on display at the Oregon
Historical Society in Portland. Officials say Oregon pioneer Ann
Elizabeth Bills was asked to sew the flag to celebrate Independence
Day 150 years ago. The flag has been well preserved since it was
first flown in Portland on July 4, 1861. It's going on display at
the Oregon Historical Society for the first time beginning Friday,
and will be available for viewing all of July.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Hundreds of hostile calls and emails poured
into Eugene City Hall after yesterday's city council vote to recite
the Pledge of Allegiance at four meetings a year. City spokeswoman
Jan Bohman told The Register Guard more than 90 percent were from
out of state, generated by a Fox News report she called misleading.
It characterized the vote as against saying the pledge on a regular
basis.
SEATTLE (AP) - Brian McCann tormented Seattle pitching again
with a tiebreaking two-run single in the seventh inning, part of a
four-hit night by the Atlanta catcher, and the Braves rallied from
a three-run deficit to beat the Mariners 5-4 last night. The Braves
took advantage of late control problems by Seattle and the
Mariners' inability to come through with a clutch hit early against
Tommy Hanson.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon jury has convicted a man of
murder after he was accused of strangling his wife, stuffing her
body in a duffel bag and dumping it off a remote forest road south
of Portland. The Oregonian reports a Multnomah County Circuit Court
jury yesterday found 38-year-old Brian Cole guilty of murdering
Heather Mallory in 2008 after an argument at their Portland
apartment.
OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon woman has pleaded guilty to
embezzling money from two youth sports leagues and a school parents
club and agreed to repay more than $135,000. Renae Marlee Mason of
Lake Oswego could face a maximum six years in prison when she is
sentenced Aug. 11. The 45-year-old woman pleaded guilty in
Clackamas County Circuit Court to seven theft counts.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon House is scheduled to vote today
on curbing the growth of hookah lounges that allow customers to
smoke flavored tobacco. The measure would impose tough new
restrictions on smoke shops, including a requirement that new they
have no more than four seats, don't serve food and allow smoking
only for sampling purposes.
HERMISTON, Ore. (AP) - Hermiston's decrepit Victory Square Park
is badly in need of repair. There are only two swings left, a
bathroom building is rusting from the ground up and someone poured
concrete in the toilets. The park has been the subject of
vandalism, fires and even looting - all the copper wire was stolen
from the park's mechanical room. But a federal grant is coming to
the rescue with $149,000 for a much-needed makeover.
NEW YORK (AP) - San Diego Padres prospect Donavan Tate has been
suspended 50 games following his second positive drug test. The
commissioner's office announced the penalty yesterday. He will be
given credit for 25 games already served while undergoing
counseling for substance abuse. The rest of the suspension begins
immediately. The 20-year-old is on the roster at Class A Eugene
(Ore.)
BEND, Ore. (AP) - A Portland-area couple who got lost near
Hosmer Lake in central Oregon say they waited hours in the rainy
cold to call for help, telling rescuers they didn't think crews
would respond overnight. KTVZ-TV in Bend reports that Deschutes
County sheriff's deputies got a call around 4:30 a.m. yesterday
from 51-year-old John Harris and his 55-year-old wife Terri of
Milwaukie. Deputies using enhanced 911 responded and later found
the couple about five miles from the Lava Lake trailhead.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Taking a look at Coast Radio Sports…
The Eugene Emeralds extended their win streak to seven last night with an 11-run shutout of the Salem Keizer Volcanoes last night at PK Park in Eugene. The Ems posted runs in each of the first seven innings and put up 11 hits, capitalizing on three Volcano errors. The two teams meet again tonight in Eugene for game two of their three game series.
Action for the Three Rivers Sandblasters was postponed yesterday because of the rain and field conditions. The triple-A Legion team will be on the diamond tomorrow in Salem against Post 9.
For Florence and the Central Oregon Coast…
Cloudy skies with a 40-percent chance of showers by midday… today’s high near 60 degrees along with a southwest wind five to 13 miles an hour gusting to 20.
Cloudy skies with a chance of showers overnight… tonight’s low around 52.
Tomorrow, there’s a 20-percent chance of showers and mostly cloudy skies… and a high near 60.
Mostly sunny and 63 on Friday, mostly sunny Saturday, partly sunny Sunday and then mostly sunny on the Fourth.
The marine forecast is showing a southwest marine wind five knots rising to ten to 15 knots this afternoon and then swinging to the west at ten to 15 knots overnight. Low tide was at 6:44… High tide at 1:15 this afternoon.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Dune riders protesting trails plan - Dyalisis Clinic to bring 20 jobs
Area dune riders protesting trail closures…
A proposal to change the way the U.S. Forest Service regulates off-road use on the Oregon Dunes is nearing final approval. Many who use the dunes say they’re in danger of being locked out of areas on the sand that they love to ride.
Rowland -- "They are proposing to take away 103 miles of trails."
Barb Rowland and her husband Lance have been riding for several years and they say they’re very concerned about the Forest Service’s “Designated Route Process” that will limit off-road vehicles to specific trails on about 45-hundred acres of vegetate areas on the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area. Rowland says about two-thirds of the trail closures are in Western Lane County.
Rowloand -- "The northern riding area runs from South Jetty to Siltcoos contains 97 miles. And under their proposed action 67 miles would be closed."
The move, she says, will seriously impact safety.
Rowland -- "So what that means is you're putting a lot more people in open areas that is very dangerous for young families because the dunes can change at any time."
Rowland says another factor is economic… something she says the ODNRA has not taken into account. She says ATVers spend a lot of money on the Central Coast every year.
Rowland -- "Economically wise, between Florence, Coos Bay and Winchester Bay that's $62 million dollars. So we could end up losing, you know, maybe half of that revenue."
She’s circulating a petition asking the Forest Service to extend the July 8th deadline for comment on the plan and give her and other riders more time to provide input.
Florence officials are in the process of reviewing an application for construction of a new medical office building in the business park. Florence Dialysis has been looking for a location in Florence for the past 18 months says Assistant City Manager Jacque Betz.
Betz -- "And that is a service that is much needed in Florence because people do leave the area to get that type of medical attention. And that's going to create between 15 and 20 full time jobs."
The clinic will be affiliated with similar facilities in Coos Bay and at River Bend in Springfield. Betz says company representatives want to build on a parcel just north of the Florence Dental Clinic on Kingwood Street… and they already have an eye on expansion.
Betz -- "But they want to build it, so that in the future, they can add on. And I think that they're talking about 15 actual units. Their market has shown that that will be saturated very quickly."
The application has just begun the review process and is not yet complete. Because that type of office is allowed outright by city code, it may not have to be reviewed by the Planning Commission. Betz says they hope to break ground this fall.
The timber industry has sued the Obama administration to get them to start logging more on federal lands in Western Oregon. The American Forest Resource Council and others filed the lawsuit Monday in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., against Interior Secretary Ken Salazar. Salazar faces a court deadline Friday in a separate case to say what he plans to do with the Western Oregon Plan Revision, a Bush administration plan to increase logging on the so-called Oregon & California railroad timberlands overseen by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. Salazar withdrew the plan, saying it was not defensible under the Endangered Species Act. A judge ruled that withdrawal was not done properly. The timber industry lawsuit also contends the timber volume under the plan should double.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Gov. John Kitzhaber today signs a bill
creating an Education Investment Board, which he hopes will
eventually take over governance of education from birth through
college. Kitzhaber envisions the board will eventually have the
power to recommend budgets and to direct policy across all agencies
involved in teaching. Kitzhaber fought hard to create the panel,
which was approved by the Legislature last week after months of
negotiations.
LINCOLN CITY, Ore. (AP) - The Lincoln County district attorney's
office has identified an Oregon man found dead in a home on the
Oregon coast and announced an arrest in the homicide investigation.
District Attorney Rob Bovett says that 49-year-old Darrin M. Dow of
Tigard was found dead Sunday in a Lincoln City home. A 17-year-old
boy from the Portland suburb of Milwaukie has been arrested.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A 19-year-old Eugene, Ore., man who
injured his back while kayaking down the lower portion of 120-foot
Bridal Veil Falls in the Columbia River Gorge is reported in good
condition at a Portland hospital. The Multnomah County sheriff's office says
it took 14 emergency responders more than an hour to rescue Robert
McKenzie Sunday. Three friends suffered minor injuries.
BURNS, Ore. (AP) - The Harney County sheriff's office says a
biplane flown by a California aerobatic pilot crashed in the remote
high desert southwest of Burns, but she escaped serious injury. The
sheriff's office says 58-year-old Jacquie Warda was able to
communicate with the pilot of another aircraft after the Sunday
morning crash and that pilot called for aid. Warda is from
Danville, Calif.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - The motive in a workplace shooting in Eugene
is reportedly the ribbing one employee took from a co-worker after
the predicted May 21 rapture failed to occur. The mother of the
victim says her son told her Dale O'Callaghan took it personally
when he was needled about his belief that he would be taken to
heaven by the return of Jesus Christ. O'Callaghan is accused of
shooting Jerry Andrews on Friday at LHM Hydraulics, where they
worked. Andrews suffered a fractured shoulder. O'Callaghan is
jailed on an assault charge.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - An arsonist who avoided federal prison five
years ago by helping lock up Earth Liberation Front activists is
headed to state prison for selling heroin. Jacob Jeremiah Ferguson
of Eugene was sentenced yesterday in Lane County to nearly five
years in prison after pleading guilty to drug-dealing charges and
endangering his 4-year-old daughter in the process. He was on
probation under a 2007 plea deal for his role in arsons by an ELF
band known as The Family.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - The Eugene City Council has voted to recite
the Pledge of Allegiance at four meetings each year close to
patriotic holidays. It was a compromise after Councilor Mike Clark
suggested that the pledge be recited at the start of each regular
meeting. The Register Guard reports the council also endorsed a
resolution that funds for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan should be
redirected to domestic needs.
SEATTLE (AP) - Freddie Freeman became just the second Atlanta
batter to get a hit off Seattle starter Erik Bedard and his
tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh inning gave the Braves a
3-1 win over the Mariners last night. Brandon Beachy struck out
nine in six strong innings before turning it over to the Braves'
stellar bullpen. Craig Kimbrel pitched the ninth for his 21st save
in 26 chances.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A Portland jury has begun deliberations in
the murder trial of a man accused of strangling his wife, stuffing
her body in a duffel bag and dumping it off a remote Oregon forest
road. KOIN-TV reports that in closing arguments, a prosecutor
accused Brian Cole of killing his wife, Heather Mallory, after she
decided to leave him for a man with whom she was having an affair.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Marion County sheriff's deputies say the
owner of two malnourished horses rescued this month from a
15-by-40-foot pen east of Salem has been arrested and booked into
jail. A spokesman said Audra Bentley was located yesterday at a
motel in suburban Portland and jailed for investigation of two
counts of animal neglect and two counts of animal abandonment. Mud
in the pen was a foot deep and the horses had no shelter. The
horses were taken to Lighthouse Farm Animal Sanctuary near Scio.
MADRAS, Ore. (AP) - Fire last night destroyed an outbuilding at
the Wilbur-Ellis Co. Seed Division near Madras. KTVZ reports
firefighters from Culver and Warm Springs helped Jefferson County
firefighters knock down the fire in about an hour. No one was
injured.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A year after the Portland Trail Blazers
first took a long look at point guard Raymond Felton, the 6-foot-1
free agent has joined the Blazers after a draft-day trade with the
Denver Nuggets. Felton was introduced yesterday during a news
conference in Portland, saying he looks to make the Blazers his
team for years to come. He's played for three teams in six NBA
seasons.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Currently at one-and-two in league play, the Three Rivers Sandblasters are hoping to pull even at home this evening when they host the Withnell Dodgers. That game is set for five pm at Jiggs Dodson Field and will air on Coast Radio Sports with a 4:45 airtime.
The Eugene Emeralds stretched their win streak to six last night with a 3-1 victory over the Everett Aqua Sox. The Ems took an early lead in the second inning on a Zach Kometani RBI double, but the Sox tied it up in the same frame with a solo homerun by Jorge Agudelo. Eugene’s Jace Peterson broke the tie in the bottom of the eighth with his RBI double to right field. Jeremy Rodriquez, followed suit a few minutes later with an RBI single to provide the final margin. The Emeralds are back home at PK Park this evening in Eugene where they’ll open up a three-game series against Salem Keizer.
FOR FLORENCE AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST
Showers this morning… with a high near 63 degrees.
Mostly cloudy overnight… a 40-percent chance of showers… mainly this evening. Tonight’s low around 53.
More cloudy skies tomorrow… a 20-percent chance of showers and a high near 61.
Mostly cloudy and a chance of showers Thursday, mostly sunny Friday and Saturday.
The marine forecast is showing a south marine wind ten to 15 knots becoming southwest at five to ten knots… becoming a west marine wind at five knots overnight. Low tide was at 6:03. High tide at 12:32 this afternoon.
A proposal to change the way the U.S. Forest Service regulates off-road use on the Oregon Dunes is nearing final approval. Many who use the dunes say they’re in danger of being locked out of areas on the sand that they love to ride.
Rowland -- "They are proposing to take away 103 miles of trails."
Barb Rowland and her husband Lance have been riding for several years and they say they’re very concerned about the Forest Service’s “Designated Route Process” that will limit off-road vehicles to specific trails on about 45-hundred acres of vegetate areas on the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area. Rowland says about two-thirds of the trail closures are in Western Lane County.
Rowloand -- "The northern riding area runs from South Jetty to Siltcoos contains 97 miles. And under their proposed action 67 miles would be closed."
The move, she says, will seriously impact safety.
Rowland -- "So what that means is you're putting a lot more people in open areas that is very dangerous for young families because the dunes can change at any time."
Rowland says another factor is economic… something she says the ODNRA has not taken into account. She says ATVers spend a lot of money on the Central Coast every year.
Rowland -- "Economically wise, between Florence, Coos Bay and Winchester Bay that's $62 million dollars. So we could end up losing, you know, maybe half of that revenue."
She’s circulating a petition asking the Forest Service to extend the July 8th deadline for comment on the plan and give her and other riders more time to provide input.
Florence officials are in the process of reviewing an application for construction of a new medical office building in the business park. Florence Dialysis has been looking for a location in Florence for the past 18 months says Assistant City Manager Jacque Betz.
Betz -- "And that is a service that is much needed in Florence because people do leave the area to get that type of medical attention. And that's going to create between 15 and 20 full time jobs."
The clinic will be affiliated with similar facilities in Coos Bay and at River Bend in Springfield. Betz says company representatives want to build on a parcel just north of the Florence Dental Clinic on Kingwood Street… and they already have an eye on expansion.
Betz -- "But they want to build it, so that in the future, they can add on. And I think that they're talking about 15 actual units. Their market has shown that that will be saturated very quickly."
The application has just begun the review process and is not yet complete. Because that type of office is allowed outright by city code, it may not have to be reviewed by the Planning Commission. Betz says they hope to break ground this fall.
The timber industry has sued the Obama administration to get them to start logging more on federal lands in Western Oregon. The American Forest Resource Council and others filed the lawsuit Monday in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., against Interior Secretary Ken Salazar. Salazar faces a court deadline Friday in a separate case to say what he plans to do with the Western Oregon Plan Revision, a Bush administration plan to increase logging on the so-called Oregon & California railroad timberlands overseen by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. Salazar withdrew the plan, saying it was not defensible under the Endangered Species Act. A judge ruled that withdrawal was not done properly. The timber industry lawsuit also contends the timber volume under the plan should double.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Gov. John Kitzhaber today signs a bill
creating an Education Investment Board, which he hopes will
eventually take over governance of education from birth through
college. Kitzhaber envisions the board will eventually have the
power to recommend budgets and to direct policy across all agencies
involved in teaching. Kitzhaber fought hard to create the panel,
which was approved by the Legislature last week after months of
negotiations.
LINCOLN CITY, Ore. (AP) - The Lincoln County district attorney's
office has identified an Oregon man found dead in a home on the
Oregon coast and announced an arrest in the homicide investigation.
District Attorney Rob Bovett says that 49-year-old Darrin M. Dow of
Tigard was found dead Sunday in a Lincoln City home. A 17-year-old
boy from the Portland suburb of Milwaukie has been arrested.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A 19-year-old Eugene, Ore., man who
injured his back while kayaking down the lower portion of 120-foot
Bridal Veil Falls in the Columbia River Gorge is reported in good
condition at a Portland hospital. The Multnomah County sheriff's office says
it took 14 emergency responders more than an hour to rescue Robert
McKenzie Sunday. Three friends suffered minor injuries.
BURNS, Ore. (AP) - The Harney County sheriff's office says a
biplane flown by a California aerobatic pilot crashed in the remote
high desert southwest of Burns, but she escaped serious injury. The
sheriff's office says 58-year-old Jacquie Warda was able to
communicate with the pilot of another aircraft after the Sunday
morning crash and that pilot called for aid. Warda is from
Danville, Calif.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - The motive in a workplace shooting in Eugene
is reportedly the ribbing one employee took from a co-worker after
the predicted May 21 rapture failed to occur. The mother of the
victim says her son told her Dale O'Callaghan took it personally
when he was needled about his belief that he would be taken to
heaven by the return of Jesus Christ. O'Callaghan is accused of
shooting Jerry Andrews on Friday at LHM Hydraulics, where they
worked. Andrews suffered a fractured shoulder. O'Callaghan is
jailed on an assault charge.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - An arsonist who avoided federal prison five
years ago by helping lock up Earth Liberation Front activists is
headed to state prison for selling heroin. Jacob Jeremiah Ferguson
of Eugene was sentenced yesterday in Lane County to nearly five
years in prison after pleading guilty to drug-dealing charges and
endangering his 4-year-old daughter in the process. He was on
probation under a 2007 plea deal for his role in arsons by an ELF
band known as The Family.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - The Eugene City Council has voted to recite
the Pledge of Allegiance at four meetings each year close to
patriotic holidays. It was a compromise after Councilor Mike Clark
suggested that the pledge be recited at the start of each regular
meeting. The Register Guard reports the council also endorsed a
resolution that funds for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan should be
redirected to domestic needs.
SEATTLE (AP) - Freddie Freeman became just the second Atlanta
batter to get a hit off Seattle starter Erik Bedard and his
tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh inning gave the Braves a
3-1 win over the Mariners last night. Brandon Beachy struck out
nine in six strong innings before turning it over to the Braves'
stellar bullpen. Craig Kimbrel pitched the ninth for his 21st save
in 26 chances.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A Portland jury has begun deliberations in
the murder trial of a man accused of strangling his wife, stuffing
her body in a duffel bag and dumping it off a remote Oregon forest
road. KOIN-TV reports that in closing arguments, a prosecutor
accused Brian Cole of killing his wife, Heather Mallory, after she
decided to leave him for a man with whom she was having an affair.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Marion County sheriff's deputies say the
owner of two malnourished horses rescued this month from a
15-by-40-foot pen east of Salem has been arrested and booked into
jail. A spokesman said Audra Bentley was located yesterday at a
motel in suburban Portland and jailed for investigation of two
counts of animal neglect and two counts of animal abandonment. Mud
in the pen was a foot deep and the horses had no shelter. The
horses were taken to Lighthouse Farm Animal Sanctuary near Scio.
MADRAS, Ore. (AP) - Fire last night destroyed an outbuilding at
the Wilbur-Ellis Co. Seed Division near Madras. KTVZ reports
firefighters from Culver and Warm Springs helped Jefferson County
firefighters knock down the fire in about an hour. No one was
injured.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A year after the Portland Trail Blazers
first took a long look at point guard Raymond Felton, the 6-foot-1
free agent has joined the Blazers after a draft-day trade with the
Denver Nuggets. Felton was introduced yesterday during a news
conference in Portland, saying he looks to make the Blazers his
team for years to come. He's played for three teams in six NBA
seasons.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Currently at one-and-two in league play, the Three Rivers Sandblasters are hoping to pull even at home this evening when they host the Withnell Dodgers. That game is set for five pm at Jiggs Dodson Field and will air on Coast Radio Sports with a 4:45 airtime.
The Eugene Emeralds stretched their win streak to six last night with a 3-1 victory over the Everett Aqua Sox. The Ems took an early lead in the second inning on a Zach Kometani RBI double, but the Sox tied it up in the same frame with a solo homerun by Jorge Agudelo. Eugene’s Jace Peterson broke the tie in the bottom of the eighth with his RBI double to right field. Jeremy Rodriquez, followed suit a few minutes later with an RBI single to provide the final margin. The Emeralds are back home at PK Park this evening in Eugene where they’ll open up a three-game series against Salem Keizer.
FOR FLORENCE AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST
Showers this morning… with a high near 63 degrees.
Mostly cloudy overnight… a 40-percent chance of showers… mainly this evening. Tonight’s low around 53.
More cloudy skies tomorrow… a 20-percent chance of showers and a high near 61.
Mostly cloudy and a chance of showers Thursday, mostly sunny Friday and Saturday.
The marine forecast is showing a south marine wind ten to 15 knots becoming southwest at five to ten knots… becoming a west marine wind at five knots overnight. Low tide was at 6:03. High tide at 12:32 this afternoon.
Monday, June 27, 2011
City reduces code enforcement efforts - Vets eBenefits registration in Florence and more
Code Enforcement reduction under way in Florence…
When the former full time code enforcement officer for the City of Florence was promoted to fill a vacancy on the police force, officials saw that as a way to trim some payroll costs. Instead of replacing Brandon Ott with another full time employee, Police Chief Maury Sanders opted instead to have the department’s administrative assistant split her time between that work… and time on the street running down code violations. Sara Huff is no stranger to being in uniform. In addition to being the admin aide she’s also a reserve police officer. Some of her duties have already been shuffled with Sanders taking some on, others being shared ‘in house’ and still more being transferred to City Hall. Sanders says the move is on a one-year trial basis. For the next 12 months Huff will respond to resident complaints about such things as landscaping violations, illegally parked vehicles and signs. Sanders said residents may not see as quick a response as they’ve been used to. Huff will be handling enforcement duties Tuesday through Friday, only in the afternoons.
When Oregon voters elected a tied House, Republicans got shared control of the chamber and new clout they hadn't enjoyed in years. The GOP still had a distinct disadvantage with Democrats controlling the Senate and governor's office. But they had enough power to block things they don't like, and they've used that small edge as both a roadblock and a bargaining chip. They've managed to frustrate Democrats and put a clear Republican imprint on public policy by expanding both online and traditional charter schools, and they've blocked plenty of Democratic bills. Republicans stood in the way of a measure that would have allowed some illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition at public universities and another that would have banned a potentially harmful chemical from baby bottles and children's sippy cups. The Oregon Legislature is looking at wrapping up the 2011 session as early as today.
The Department of Veterans Affairs recently instituted a new program allowing Veterans to monitor their benefits; check the status of claims; and print out documents such as disability letters online. It’s called “eBenefit” and it’s very simple to use and should make delivery of some services much quicker. There’s just one catch, says Fourth District Congressman Peter DeFazio.
Defazio – “The VA requires that all veterans have to sign up for this service in person. So currently, veterans have to travel to Portland to register. But I’ve gotten the VA to agree to tour Southwest Oregon.”
One of those registration events will be in Florence at Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue… tomorrow morning only… between eight and 9:30 AM. You’ll need two pieces of identification… one of which must be a photo ID. If you can’t make it tomorrow morning, they’ll be at the North Bend Community Center also tomorrow… from 11 to 12:30.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Oregon's first female Supreme Court
justice is being remembered as one of the state's greatest judicial
and political pioneers. Betty Roberts died Saturday of pulmonary
fibrosis in her Portland home. She was 88. She served on the high
court from 1982 to 1996. She was also the only woman in the state
Senate when she was elected to that body in 1968.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - More than 22,000 high school students
applied to the University of Oregon this spring, a record number
and a 22 percent increase over last year. The Register-Guard of
Eugene reports that despite the flood of applications, the
university has little room to boost the size of its 2011 freshman
class. The class is expected to be some 4,000 students, about the
same as recent years.
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - A 9-year-old boy was killed and a
3-year-old was injured when the driver of their SUV lost control of
the vehicle and struck a motor home on Interstate 5 near Grants
Pass. Sadhana Kumar, a 29-year-old from California, attempted to
pass the motor home Friday but lost control and struck the motor
home twice. Nine-year-old Krish Kumar was ejected and died at the
scene.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The Multnomah County sheriff's office says
it took 14 emergency responders more than an hour to rescue a
kayaker injured yesterday at the base of Bridal Veil Falls.
Deputies say 19-year-old Robert McKenzie of Eugene was taken to
Oregon Health and Science University Hospital in Portland with a
back injury. Two other kayakers from Eugene apparently suffered
broken noses navigating the 120-foot, two-step drop. All wore
helmets and life vests.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Police say a 72-year-old man riding a mo-ped
has been killed in a collision with a car at an intersection in
Eugene. Police say the mo-ped hit the side of the car. A bystander
performed CPR, but the man could not be revived. He was declared
dead at a hospital.
WENATCHEE, Wash. (AP) - A group re-enacting the travel of
Columbia River explorer David Thompson is in the Wenatchee, Wash.,
area as it paddles from British Columbia to Astoria, Ore. The
Wenatchee World reports the David Thompson Brigade is about a third
of the way through its 45-day 1,000-mile river journey that began
on June 3. They plan to reach the mouth of the Columbia on July 16.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
The Eugene Emeralds are continuing their hot streak to open the season, winning three straight over the weekend. Things begain Friday evening in Keizer where the Ems doubled the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes 6-3. They moved north Saturday for a one run, 5-4 win over the Everett Aqua Sox… then left no doubt yesterday as they blew the Socks off the Sox with a 14-4 win. They wrap up the three game series in Everett tonight before heading home to PK Park tomorrow for a three-game series against Salem-Keizer.
The Three Rivers Sandblasters dropped a pair at home yesterday to the Grants Pass Nuggets… losing the opener 13-5, then the nightcap 5-4. The ‘Blasters have one game at home tomorrow… a five pm game against the Withnell Dodgers.
When the former full time code enforcement officer for the City of Florence was promoted to fill a vacancy on the police force, officials saw that as a way to trim some payroll costs. Instead of replacing Brandon Ott with another full time employee, Police Chief Maury Sanders opted instead to have the department’s administrative assistant split her time between that work… and time on the street running down code violations. Sara Huff is no stranger to being in uniform. In addition to being the admin aide she’s also a reserve police officer. Some of her duties have already been shuffled with Sanders taking some on, others being shared ‘in house’ and still more being transferred to City Hall. Sanders says the move is on a one-year trial basis. For the next 12 months Huff will respond to resident complaints about such things as landscaping violations, illegally parked vehicles and signs. Sanders said residents may not see as quick a response as they’ve been used to. Huff will be handling enforcement duties Tuesday through Friday, only in the afternoons.
When Oregon voters elected a tied House, Republicans got shared control of the chamber and new clout they hadn't enjoyed in years. The GOP still had a distinct disadvantage with Democrats controlling the Senate and governor's office. But they had enough power to block things they don't like, and they've used that small edge as both a roadblock and a bargaining chip. They've managed to frustrate Democrats and put a clear Republican imprint on public policy by expanding both online and traditional charter schools, and they've blocked plenty of Democratic bills. Republicans stood in the way of a measure that would have allowed some illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition at public universities and another that would have banned a potentially harmful chemical from baby bottles and children's sippy cups. The Oregon Legislature is looking at wrapping up the 2011 session as early as today.
The Department of Veterans Affairs recently instituted a new program allowing Veterans to monitor their benefits; check the status of claims; and print out documents such as disability letters online. It’s called “eBenefit” and it’s very simple to use and should make delivery of some services much quicker. There’s just one catch, says Fourth District Congressman Peter DeFazio.
Defazio – “The VA requires that all veterans have to sign up for this service in person. So currently, veterans have to travel to Portland to register. But I’ve gotten the VA to agree to tour Southwest Oregon.”
One of those registration events will be in Florence at Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue… tomorrow morning only… between eight and 9:30 AM. You’ll need two pieces of identification… one of which must be a photo ID. If you can’t make it tomorrow morning, they’ll be at the North Bend Community Center also tomorrow… from 11 to 12:30.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Oregon's first female Supreme Court
justice is being remembered as one of the state's greatest judicial
and political pioneers. Betty Roberts died Saturday of pulmonary
fibrosis in her Portland home. She was 88. She served on the high
court from 1982 to 1996. She was also the only woman in the state
Senate when she was elected to that body in 1968.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - More than 22,000 high school students
applied to the University of Oregon this spring, a record number
and a 22 percent increase over last year. The Register-Guard of
Eugene reports that despite the flood of applications, the
university has little room to boost the size of its 2011 freshman
class. The class is expected to be some 4,000 students, about the
same as recent years.
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - A 9-year-old boy was killed and a
3-year-old was injured when the driver of their SUV lost control of
the vehicle and struck a motor home on Interstate 5 near Grants
Pass. Sadhana Kumar, a 29-year-old from California, attempted to
pass the motor home Friday but lost control and struck the motor
home twice. Nine-year-old Krish Kumar was ejected and died at the
scene.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The Multnomah County sheriff's office says
it took 14 emergency responders more than an hour to rescue a
kayaker injured yesterday at the base of Bridal Veil Falls.
Deputies say 19-year-old Robert McKenzie of Eugene was taken to
Oregon Health and Science University Hospital in Portland with a
back injury. Two other kayakers from Eugene apparently suffered
broken noses navigating the 120-foot, two-step drop. All wore
helmets and life vests.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Police say a 72-year-old man riding a mo-ped
has been killed in a collision with a car at an intersection in
Eugene. Police say the mo-ped hit the side of the car. A bystander
performed CPR, but the man could not be revived. He was declared
dead at a hospital.
WENATCHEE, Wash. (AP) - A group re-enacting the travel of
Columbia River explorer David Thompson is in the Wenatchee, Wash.,
area as it paddles from British Columbia to Astoria, Ore. The
Wenatchee World reports the David Thompson Brigade is about a third
of the way through its 45-day 1,000-mile river journey that began
on June 3. They plan to reach the mouth of the Columbia on July 16.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
The Eugene Emeralds are continuing their hot streak to open the season, winning three straight over the weekend. Things begain Friday evening in Keizer where the Ems doubled the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes 6-3. They moved north Saturday for a one run, 5-4 win over the Everett Aqua Sox… then left no doubt yesterday as they blew the Socks off the Sox with a 14-4 win. They wrap up the three game series in Everett tonight before heading home to PK Park tomorrow for a three-game series against Salem-Keizer.
The Three Rivers Sandblasters dropped a pair at home yesterday to the Grants Pass Nuggets… losing the opener 13-5, then the nightcap 5-4. The ‘Blasters have one game at home tomorrow… a five pm game against the Withnell Dodgers.
Friday, June 24, 2011
City Fee Increases ~ Debit & Credit Card Security ~ Highway 126 Construction ~ Alaskan Earthquake
Fees and utility rates going up July First…
What do aircraft owners, water users, property owners and concert promoters have in common? Well, if they do any of those activities in Florence after July First, they’ll all pay more. Beginning the first of July, water and sewer customers in Florence will see an extra 8.9% tacked onto their utility bills, plus an extra buck or two for stormwater management. Plane owners that lease hangar space from the city could see an increase of up to $150 a year. And, if you use the Florence Events Center for a concert, banquet, reception or other special event, expect to pay more there too. It’s all about making ends meet says Florence City Manager Bob Willoughby.
Credit card and debit card fraud has become all too common. If you use your debit card, and someone gets access to your account number and your personal ID number, you would likely only have to pay up to $50 per occurrence. But, says Carl Hultenberg, Chief Operating Officer with Siuslaw Bank, you could reduce that to zero.
Just one simple action can limit or eliminate the amount you might owe because of fraud.
Hultenberg says you need to protect your card and your numbers just like they’re cash. Even though your financial loss may limited, it can still mean a major headache closing cards and re-opening new ones in the case of fraud.
Speaking of fraud. It appears that there may be some going on in the Florence area. Office staff at Siuslaw High School says they’ve received calls from people checking on a fund-raising activity that has been going door-to-door. Janet Perkins said some residents have been approached for donations to help fund a trip to Hawaii for the football team. It’s a scam. The team isn’t going anywhere. She said school athletic programs do not engage in that type of solicitation.
Headed to Eugene on Highway 126 this weekend? The Oakhill Bridge, just west of Eugene has been under reconstruction for the past several months. This weekend crews will be working on realigning the roadway, as part of the final stages. Motorists travelling between Fern Ridge Reservoir and Greenhill Road should expect one lane traffic… with delays… between ten AM and seven PM on Saturday and Sunday.
A 7.2 magnitude earthquake in the Aleutian Islands triggered a tsunami warning for that region last night, but officials said there was no danger for the west coast of the U.S. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center initially issued a warning for the area near Adak and Dutch Harbor, Alaska, but cancelled it a little bit later.
TAKING A LOOK IN TO ASSOCIATED PRESS REGIONAL NEWS…
BEND, Ore. (AP) - Three central Oregon men accused by federal prosecutors of misusing more than $44 million of their customers' money have been indicted on fraud conspiracy charges. A grand jury this week indicted Mark Neuman and Lane Lyons, both of Bend, and Timothy Larkin of Redmond. The U.S. attorney's office says their
company was supposed to hold the proceeds from sales of customers' income-producing property while customers purchased other property.
DUNDEE, Ore. (AP) - The Newberg-Dundee Police Department says officers shot a man early this morning when he charged them with a knife. He was airlifted to Legacy Emmanuel Medical Center in Portland, condition unknown. Officers had been called to a report of a disturbance and say they were immediately confronted by the man. Police say they fired when he refused commands to stop and drop the knife.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - The federal Bureau of Land Management says that several hundred paint cans that were dumped in a pile on public forest lands oozed out a spill that will cost taxpayers $10,000 to clean up. Officials say the paint chemicals could cause environmental damage if not cleaned up properly. KVAL says a criminal investigation is under way.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Prosecutors say a 16-year-old Portland youth admitted to his father that his gun just "went off" and he fatally shot a 14-year-old girl who disappeared in March. The Oregonian reports that Parrish Bennette Jr.'s alleged admission is detailed in a court document prosecutors filed this week. Bennette
has denied knowing what happened to Yashanee Vaughn. Prosecutors plan to argue today that the teen should be denied bail and remain jailed on charges of murder and first-degree manslaughter. The girl's body still has not been found.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The longtime federal public defender for Oregon has been reappointed to an eighth term. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco announced the new four-year term for Steven Wax yesterday. Wax has served as the chief federal public defender in Oregon since the office was established in 1983. He is currently among the longest-serving federal defenders in the
nation.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Nike is being blasted for T-shirt slogans that critics say endorse drug use. But the shoe and athletic apparel company based in Beaverton says expressions such as "Dope," "Get High" and "Ride Pipe" are part of the lingo used
by the skaters, snowboarders and participants in other extreme sports.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Police have arrested a man suspected in a series of "cat burglaries" in southwest Portland. Officers spotted 26-year-old Charles Earl Howell walking down a street last night and arrested him on an outstanding robbery warrant.
Investigators had identified him as a suspect in break-ins at more than two dozen homes since April in the West Hills neighborhood.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Senate has voted to curb the growth of hookah lounges. The Senate voted 18-11 to approve the bill yesterday after emotional debate from lawmakers who lost relatives to smoking-related illnesses. The measure would require
that new hookah lounges have no more than four seats.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The Portland Trail Blazers had a busy night acquiring guard Raymond Felton from the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Andre Miller. Also, Blazers selected point guard Nolan Smith out of Duke with the 21st pick in the draft.
SEATTLE (AP) - Second-half substitute Roger Levesque scored twice to give the Seattle Sounders a 4-2 win over the New York Red Bulls last night. The game set the Sounders' attendance record at 46,505. Also, Seattle's Qwest Field - home of the Seahawks and Sounders - officially changed its name to CenturyLink Field yesterday.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The surprising and surging Nationals beat the Seattle Mariners 1-0 last night for their 11th win in 12 games - but it was the abrupt resignation of Washington manager Jim Riggleman that stole all the headlines. Riggleman quit in a dispute over job security. He wanted more time on his contract and the club declined. General manager Mike Rizzo says the team was stunned by the move.
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
The Sandblasters fell hard last night at home in a 10 run rule shortened game to the Springfield Titans 16 / 1. A road game originally scheduled for Saturday has been canceled. The Blasters return to the diamond Sunday afternoon to host Grants Pass at Jiggs Dodson field, game time is 2 o’clock.
Donovan Tate continued his domination on the diamond Thursday night driving in the games first run, in a four run third inning to lead the Emeralds to a 5 – 2 victory, handing the Salem Keizer Volcanos their sixth straight loss. The opening road series of the season closes out tonight at Volcano Stadium in Kaiser. The Emeralds head further north tomorrow for action against the Everett Aquasox. The series continues through Monday.
What do aircraft owners, water users, property owners and concert promoters have in common? Well, if they do any of those activities in Florence after July First, they’ll all pay more. Beginning the first of July, water and sewer customers in Florence will see an extra 8.9% tacked onto their utility bills, plus an extra buck or two for stormwater management. Plane owners that lease hangar space from the city could see an increase of up to $150 a year. And, if you use the Florence Events Center for a concert, banquet, reception or other special event, expect to pay more there too. It’s all about making ends meet says Florence City Manager Bob Willoughby.
205 – “I think it should be of interest to the people who live in Florence as well in terms of the city having a sustainable budget and avoiding in the future all of the budget gaps that we see in a lot of other government entities.”One thing that you will see go down, if you own property in the city, is the line item for property tax paid to the city. The council is taking a voluntary reduction… promised as part of the fire district’s annexation of property in the city last year. Since city hall won’t be paying directly for fire protection any longer, they won’t pass that charge on to property owners. But don’t worry… city property owners will see a new line item on their tax statement in November to make up for it… Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue will now be levying taxes directly for their services.
Credit card and debit card fraud has become all too common. If you use your debit card, and someone gets access to your account number and your personal ID number, you would likely only have to pay up to $50 per occurrence. But, says Carl Hultenberg, Chief Operating Officer with Siuslaw Bank, you could reduce that to zero.
215 – “You know as far as protecting themselves, all signature based transactions, the consumer has no loss.”
Just one simple action can limit or eliminate the amount you might owe because of fraud.
216 – “What a lot of people don’t know is with your debit card you can use it as a signature based. When you swipe your card and it says debit or credit, just hit credit and then it’s a signature based transaction, rather than a pin based. Don’t use your PIN number.”
Hultenberg says you need to protect your card and your numbers just like they’re cash. Even though your financial loss may limited, it can still mean a major headache closing cards and re-opening new ones in the case of fraud.
Speaking of fraud. It appears that there may be some going on in the Florence area. Office staff at Siuslaw High School says they’ve received calls from people checking on a fund-raising activity that has been going door-to-door. Janet Perkins said some residents have been approached for donations to help fund a trip to Hawaii for the football team. It’s a scam. The team isn’t going anywhere. She said school athletic programs do not engage in that type of solicitation.
Headed to Eugene on Highway 126 this weekend? The Oakhill Bridge, just west of Eugene has been under reconstruction for the past several months. This weekend crews will be working on realigning the roadway, as part of the final stages. Motorists travelling between Fern Ridge Reservoir and Greenhill Road should expect one lane traffic… with delays… between ten AM and seven PM on Saturday and Sunday.
A 7.2 magnitude earthquake in the Aleutian Islands triggered a tsunami warning for that region last night, but officials said there was no danger for the west coast of the U.S. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center initially issued a warning for the area near Adak and Dutch Harbor, Alaska, but cancelled it a little bit later.
TAKING A LOOK IN TO ASSOCIATED PRESS REGIONAL NEWS…
BEND, Ore. (AP) - Three central Oregon men accused by federal prosecutors of misusing more than $44 million of their customers' money have been indicted on fraud conspiracy charges. A grand jury this week indicted Mark Neuman and Lane Lyons, both of Bend, and Timothy Larkin of Redmond. The U.S. attorney's office says their
company was supposed to hold the proceeds from sales of customers' income-producing property while customers purchased other property.
DUNDEE, Ore. (AP) - The Newberg-Dundee Police Department says officers shot a man early this morning when he charged them with a knife. He was airlifted to Legacy Emmanuel Medical Center in Portland, condition unknown. Officers had been called to a report of a disturbance and say they were immediately confronted by the man. Police say they fired when he refused commands to stop and drop the knife.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - The federal Bureau of Land Management says that several hundred paint cans that were dumped in a pile on public forest lands oozed out a spill that will cost taxpayers $10,000 to clean up. Officials say the paint chemicals could cause environmental damage if not cleaned up properly. KVAL says a criminal investigation is under way.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Prosecutors say a 16-year-old Portland youth admitted to his father that his gun just "went off" and he fatally shot a 14-year-old girl who disappeared in March. The Oregonian reports that Parrish Bennette Jr.'s alleged admission is detailed in a court document prosecutors filed this week. Bennette
has denied knowing what happened to Yashanee Vaughn. Prosecutors plan to argue today that the teen should be denied bail and remain jailed on charges of murder and first-degree manslaughter. The girl's body still has not been found.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The longtime federal public defender for Oregon has been reappointed to an eighth term. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco announced the new four-year term for Steven Wax yesterday. Wax has served as the chief federal public defender in Oregon since the office was established in 1983. He is currently among the longest-serving federal defenders in the
nation.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Nike is being blasted for T-shirt slogans that critics say endorse drug use. But the shoe and athletic apparel company based in Beaverton says expressions such as "Dope," "Get High" and "Ride Pipe" are part of the lingo used
by the skaters, snowboarders and participants in other extreme sports.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Police have arrested a man suspected in a series of "cat burglaries" in southwest Portland. Officers spotted 26-year-old Charles Earl Howell walking down a street last night and arrested him on an outstanding robbery warrant.
Investigators had identified him as a suspect in break-ins at more than two dozen homes since April in the West Hills neighborhood.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Senate has voted to curb the growth of hookah lounges. The Senate voted 18-11 to approve the bill yesterday after emotional debate from lawmakers who lost relatives to smoking-related illnesses. The measure would require
that new hookah lounges have no more than four seats.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The Portland Trail Blazers had a busy night acquiring guard Raymond Felton from the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Andre Miller. Also, Blazers selected point guard Nolan Smith out of Duke with the 21st pick in the draft.
SEATTLE (AP) - Second-half substitute Roger Levesque scored twice to give the Seattle Sounders a 4-2 win over the New York Red Bulls last night. The game set the Sounders' attendance record at 46,505. Also, Seattle's Qwest Field - home of the Seahawks and Sounders - officially changed its name to CenturyLink Field yesterday.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The surprising and surging Nationals beat the Seattle Mariners 1-0 last night for their 11th win in 12 games - but it was the abrupt resignation of Washington manager Jim Riggleman that stole all the headlines. Riggleman quit in a dispute over job security. He wanted more time on his contract and the club declined. General manager Mike Rizzo says the team was stunned by the move.
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
The Sandblasters fell hard last night at home in a 10 run rule shortened game to the Springfield Titans 16 / 1. A road game originally scheduled for Saturday has been canceled. The Blasters return to the diamond Sunday afternoon to host Grants Pass at Jiggs Dodson field, game time is 2 o’clock.
Donovan Tate continued his domination on the diamond Thursday night driving in the games first run, in a four run third inning to lead the Emeralds to a 5 – 2 victory, handing the Salem Keizer Volcanos their sixth straight loss. The opening road series of the season closes out tonight at Volcano Stadium in Kaiser. The Emeralds head further north tomorrow for action against the Everett Aquasox. The series continues through Monday.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Homeless Coalition ~ Debit & Credit Card Security ~ Walk For Trevor
Hands hoping to help homeless…
There’s no exact count of just how many people there may be in Western Lane County that are homeless. They’re difficult to keep track of, because they could be living just about anywhere.
Debbie Hamilton is with a group called Helping Hands Coalition. They recently came together and opened a center aimed at providing services for the homeless.
Those services include a hot shower, a telephone, maybe a place to use as a mailing address; or a hot meal every now and then. Right now they’re in a space provided by the Florence Christian Church. But, says Hamilton, they’re eager and anxious to get out on their own. In order to do that, they need cash. The coalition is nearing completion on their non-profit status with the IRS and is actively fund-raising. One of those… a concert July 15th.
He’s also written a dozen books and recorded numerous CDs, all with his message of peace. Tickets for the July 15th concert at the Florence Events Center are $25. $50 includes a VIP reception and reserved seating.
When it comes to ripping people off, hackers, scammers and con men change their tactics to meet the modern day realities. A recent case affected hundreds of people in Oregon when hackers got access to the credit and debit card transactions at Michaels Crafts… Many of those who had fraudulent charges live in Western Lane County. In that case, it was likely a computer hacker that got the information electronically. But, says Siuslaw Bank Chief Operating Officer Carl Hultenberg, the bad guys are capable of just about anything. One method uncovered recently, is an attachment that scammers put over the card slot on a walk-up ATM.
The device reads the information on the card’s magnetic stripe and a nearby camera, focused on the keypad, records the PIN. After several hours, scammers can collect their tools and walk away with information that is very valuable. Hultenberg says its imperative that consumers keep a close eye on their credit and debit card transactions and call their financial institution immediately if they spot something amiss.
It’s estimated that more than 600 people turned out Tuesday night for Trevor’s Walk, an opportunity for friends and neighbors of 15-year old Trevor Denning to show their support. The 15-year old Florence boy suffered a spinal injury a week ago when he was thrown from an ATV he was driving. Walk organizer Shannon Graham said the turnout was great, but perhaps as important was the amount of money raised to help with family expenses. She said they collected $10,629.34 between nine pm and midnight. That does not include deposits made directly into an account in Denning’s name that has been set up at Oregon Pacific Bank. A spaghetti feed will be held at the Little Brown Hen Café July 7th to raise money as well. Denning’s condition was upgraded from critical to serious earlier this week and has already transferred from Doernbecher’s Children’s Hospital to the rehab unit at Legacy Emanual Hospital in Portland. He’s expected to be there about 90-days before coming home.
TAKING A LOOK IN TO ASSOCIATED PRESS REGIONAL NEWS…
BLY, Ore. (AP) - Oregon State Police say a motorcycle rider is dead after she rear-ended a car that had stopped to make a left turn on Highway 140E near Bly, east of Klamath Falls. The 51-year-old woman was thrown from the cycle and died at the scene.
No one in the car was hurt.
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) - A man charged with rape and sex abuse was acquitted in a trial before a judge in Corvallis. The Gazette-Times reports 22-year-old Fernando Antonio Gonzalez of Hillsboro had been accused of raping a woman he met at a 2009 party.
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - The Josephine County sheriff's office says the body of a 26-year-old Crescent City, Calif., man has been recovered from the Rogue River near Grants Pass, Ore. The body of Robert Allen Grevious Jr. was found Wednesday about a mile downstream from where he was last seen.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The defense team of an Oregon terrorism suspect has asked for the FBI surveillance records of their client as part of his due-process rights. The federal public defenders representing 20-year-old Mohamed O. Mohamud have argued in a brief filed late yesterday afternoon that they need to see the classified surveillance material gathered by the FBI so they can decide whether the surveillance was legitimately obtained and properly used.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A man rescued by firefighters from a burning Portland apartment was taken to Oregon Burn Center with life threatening injuries. Firefighters say they were met by heavy smoke when they responded to the fire last night, and found one bedroom door blocked. Firefighters had to force their way inside
where they found the 72-year-old victim suffering from smoke inhalation. Another adult who lived in the apartment is OK.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Starting July 1 Portland firefighters will start their shifts with a 10-to-15-minute stretching exercise. The Oregonian reports the Portland Fire Bureau is requiring the program in an effort to reduce injuries. The city's public safety disability fund is giving $23,000 to support the program. About 25 peer fitness trainers will encourage the morning stretching at each station.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Salem police say a man sought on arrest warrants crashed his pickup truck into a police patrol car, then led officers on a 12-mile chase before crashing in some brush and being arrested. Lt. Dave Okada says police detectives and patrol officers had tried to box the man's vehicle in with their patrol cars Wednesday but he accelerated and plowed into the front quarter panel of Cpl. Mark Croll's car.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Decathlete Trey Hardee describes the state of his sport in the United States as "a tsunami of talent." Hardee, along with veteran Bryan Clay and newcomer Ashton Eaton, are the decathlon's current stars, and they are competing at this week's national championships at Hayward Field in Eugene.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Washington Nationals found yet another novel way to keep their winning ways going, beating the Seattle Mariners 2-1 last night with a pair of unearned runs off Erik Bedard. The Nationals scored in the first and fourth with the help of errors against the game's top interleague pitcher to win for the 10th time in 11 games.
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
The Three Rivers Sandblasters are at home this afternoon for American Legion action against Springfield. Airtime over Coast Radio Sports is 4:45, first pitch between the Blasters and Titans is set for 5 o’clock at Jiggs Dodson Field…
A late inning rally lifted the Emeralds past the Volcanos last night in a 4 /3 comeback victory. Eugene center fielder Donovan Tate carried two of the Em’s four hits, including the game tying RBI double in the eight inning and the winning run. Tonight’ the series continues with game two of three at Volcano Stadium.
There’s no exact count of just how many people there may be in Western Lane County that are homeless. They’re difficult to keep track of, because they could be living just about anywhere.
209 – “There’s a lot more than most people realize. Probably any wooded area there’s probably somebody there camping out.”
Debbie Hamilton is with a group called Helping Hands Coalition. They recently came together and opened a center aimed at providing services for the homeless.
210 -- "We just started the first part of May. We opened the doors to a day center for the homeless and others in need."
Those services include a hot shower, a telephone, maybe a place to use as a mailing address; or a hot meal every now and then. Right now they’re in a space provided by the Florence Christian Church. But, says Hamilton, they’re eager and anxious to get out on their own. In order to do that, they need cash. The coalition is nearing completion on their non-profit status with the IRS and is actively fund-raising. One of those… a concert July 15th.
211 -- "James Twyman is known as the international peace troubadour. He has given concerts in a lot of war-ridden countries like Serbia and Iraq. He has done concerts for the UN.
He’s also written a dozen books and recorded numerous CDs, all with his message of peace. Tickets for the July 15th concert at the Florence Events Center are $25. $50 includes a VIP reception and reserved seating.
When it comes to ripping people off, hackers, scammers and con men change their tactics to meet the modern day realities. A recent case affected hundreds of people in Oregon when hackers got access to the credit and debit card transactions at Michaels Crafts… Many of those who had fraudulent charges live in Western Lane County. In that case, it was likely a computer hacker that got the information electronically. But, says Siuslaw Bank Chief Operating Officer Carl Hultenberg, the bad guys are capable of just about anything. One method uncovered recently, is an attachment that scammers put over the card slot on a walk-up ATM.
212 -- "If you walk up to a, like say an ATM machine or something like that, and you notice that there might be an attachment to it, you certainly wouldn't want to use it… if there was a device hooked onto the machine."
The device reads the information on the card’s magnetic stripe and a nearby camera, focused on the keypad, records the PIN. After several hours, scammers can collect their tools and walk away with information that is very valuable. Hultenberg says its imperative that consumers keep a close eye on their credit and debit card transactions and call their financial institution immediately if they spot something amiss.
It’s estimated that more than 600 people turned out Tuesday night for Trevor’s Walk, an opportunity for friends and neighbors of 15-year old Trevor Denning to show their support. The 15-year old Florence boy suffered a spinal injury a week ago when he was thrown from an ATV he was driving. Walk organizer Shannon Graham said the turnout was great, but perhaps as important was the amount of money raised to help with family expenses. She said they collected $10,629.34 between nine pm and midnight. That does not include deposits made directly into an account in Denning’s name that has been set up at Oregon Pacific Bank. A spaghetti feed will be held at the Little Brown Hen Café July 7th to raise money as well. Denning’s condition was upgraded from critical to serious earlier this week and has already transferred from Doernbecher’s Children’s Hospital to the rehab unit at Legacy Emanual Hospital in Portland. He’s expected to be there about 90-days before coming home.
TAKING A LOOK IN TO ASSOCIATED PRESS REGIONAL NEWS…
BLY, Ore. (AP) - Oregon State Police say a motorcycle rider is dead after she rear-ended a car that had stopped to make a left turn on Highway 140E near Bly, east of Klamath Falls. The 51-year-old woman was thrown from the cycle and died at the scene.
No one in the car was hurt.
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) - A man charged with rape and sex abuse was acquitted in a trial before a judge in Corvallis. The Gazette-Times reports 22-year-old Fernando Antonio Gonzalez of Hillsboro had been accused of raping a woman he met at a 2009 party.
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - The Josephine County sheriff's office says the body of a 26-year-old Crescent City, Calif., man has been recovered from the Rogue River near Grants Pass, Ore. The body of Robert Allen Grevious Jr. was found Wednesday about a mile downstream from where he was last seen.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The defense team of an Oregon terrorism suspect has asked for the FBI surveillance records of their client as part of his due-process rights. The federal public defenders representing 20-year-old Mohamed O. Mohamud have argued in a brief filed late yesterday afternoon that they need to see the classified surveillance material gathered by the FBI so they can decide whether the surveillance was legitimately obtained and properly used.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A man rescued by firefighters from a burning Portland apartment was taken to Oregon Burn Center with life threatening injuries. Firefighters say they were met by heavy smoke when they responded to the fire last night, and found one bedroom door blocked. Firefighters had to force their way inside
where they found the 72-year-old victim suffering from smoke inhalation. Another adult who lived in the apartment is OK.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Starting July 1 Portland firefighters will start their shifts with a 10-to-15-minute stretching exercise. The Oregonian reports the Portland Fire Bureau is requiring the program in an effort to reduce injuries. The city's public safety disability fund is giving $23,000 to support the program. About 25 peer fitness trainers will encourage the morning stretching at each station.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Salem police say a man sought on arrest warrants crashed his pickup truck into a police patrol car, then led officers on a 12-mile chase before crashing in some brush and being arrested. Lt. Dave Okada says police detectives and patrol officers had tried to box the man's vehicle in with their patrol cars Wednesday but he accelerated and plowed into the front quarter panel of Cpl. Mark Croll's car.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Decathlete Trey Hardee describes the state of his sport in the United States as "a tsunami of talent." Hardee, along with veteran Bryan Clay and newcomer Ashton Eaton, are the decathlon's current stars, and they are competing at this week's national championships at Hayward Field in Eugene.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Washington Nationals found yet another novel way to keep their winning ways going, beating the Seattle Mariners 2-1 last night with a pair of unearned runs off Erik Bedard. The Nationals scored in the first and fourth with the help of errors against the game's top interleague pitcher to win for the 10th time in 11 games.
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
The Three Rivers Sandblasters are at home this afternoon for American Legion action against Springfield. Airtime over Coast Radio Sports is 4:45, first pitch between the Blasters and Titans is set for 5 o’clock at Jiggs Dodson Field…
A late inning rally lifted the Emeralds past the Volcanos last night in a 4 /3 comeback victory. Eugene center fielder Donovan Tate carried two of the Em’s four hits, including the game tying RBI double in the eight inning and the winning run. Tonight’ the series continues with game two of three at Volcano Stadium.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Brubaker Tourism ~ Gas Prices ~ The Prophet of Doom Road Show
City to instigate economic recovery efforts…
Phil Brubaker believes Florence residents should take matters into their own hands and try to spur their own economic recovery. The Florence Mayor convinced the city council Monday night to allocate $50-thousand in room tax money in the coming year to help devise a plan to draw more visitors who might be likely to become permanent residents.
With a good hospital, plenty of services, reasonable real estate prices and a mild climate, Florence became a magnet for retirees through the 1990s. Brubaker wants to take some of the 50-grand and use it to survey recent arrivals.
The mayor says an economic recovery is beginning to take hold in other parts of the country… he wants to capitalize on that and draw some of that business to the central Oregon Coast.
The prophet of doom is coming to the Oregon Coast. James Roddey has been recognized nationally for his expertise in earthquake and tsunami readiness. The Oregon Department of Geology spokesman will be in Florence July 6th, then again the next night in Reedsport, with what he calls an “eye-opening multi-media presentation” about getting ready for the “big one”. Roddy will recount native American folklore and talk about ‘ghost forests’; both of which provide very real evidence that the Oregon Coast has been subjected to a massive earthquake and tsunami more than once over the past several hundred years. He also says the Japanese quake and wave in March provides some “real lessons” that will apply to us in the northwest. The Florence presentation is set for seven PM, Wednesday July 6th at the Florence Events Center. The entire road show will move to the Pacific Auditorium in Reedsport the next night.
Retail gas prices continue to fall as summer officially begins and the driving season shifts into high gear. The national average for regular unleaded gasoline fell six cents this past week to $3.64; while the Oregon average price, according to Triple-A, slipped by about a penny and a half and is at $3.83. The average price in Florence continues to track considerably lower than the rest of the state. It dropped by about two cents this week and is at $3.68. That’s still sixty cents a gallon higher than it was at the first of this year… but it’s 16-cents below this year’s high recorded last month. Marie Dodds with Triple-A says recent high prices may have helped reduce overall demand.
TAKING A LOOK IN TO ASSOCIATED PRESS REGIONAL NEWS…
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - A judge says a Eugene, Ore., man accused of killing his landlady and burying her body in her backyard is competent to stand trial after more than two months in Oregon State Hospital. Circuit Court Judge Debra Vogt has scheduled a July 6 hearing to set a trial date for 24-year-old Miguel Angel Chavez, who is charged with murder in the December death of 55-year-old Deborah Ann Stone.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon man has been sentenced to nearly a half century in prison after earlier pleading guilty to federal child pornography charges related to photographing his sexual abuse of his 6-year-old stepdaughter and 14-year-old disabled stepson. On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Ancer Haggerty sentenced the
43-year-old man from the Portland suburb of Aloha to a 49-year term. The Associated Press is not identifying the man to avoid identifying the sex abuse victims.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The National Insurance Crime Bureau reports auto thefts declined about 6 percent last year in Oregon to about 9,200 vehicles, nearly 75 percent of them in the Portland area. That auto theft rate - the number of thefts per 100,000 population - ranks Portland 65th in the nation, up from 77th the
year before. The auto theft rate also climbed in Bend but dropped in Eugene and Salem.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Zoo is singing the praises of a caracal named Peggy, who recently gave birth to three healthy kittens. Senior Africa zookeeper Asaba Mukobi says Peggy is protective, makes sure all three get fed and "sets boundaries for the kittens now that they're moving around."
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Salem police say they've arrested a woman who apparently drove through a parking lot with a person clinging to the hood of her car. Police say three people tried to leave a T-Shirt Outlet with stolen items after they were confronted by security. They got into a car but a store employee followed, and
Lt. Dave Okada tells the Statesman Journal it appears that the car was driving around the parking lot with the employee hanging onto the hood.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon House and Senate have both passed a series of education bills that will provide more money for schools and significantly remake the structure of education in Oregon. The bills are now on their way to Gov. John Kitzhaber, who has said he will sign them.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - A national civil rights group has sued the state of Oregon, claiming it denied insurance coverage of a medical procedure for a transgender state worker. Lambda Legal filed the suit in Marion County for Alec Esquivel, a law school graduate who is an Oregon Court of Appeals clerk. The group said Esquivel is a
woman who is making the transition to a male gender identity. Doctors recommended that Esquivel undergo a hysterectomy to cut the risk of uterine and ovarian cancer but their request for insurance coverage was denied.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A Soldotna, Alaska, man has taken the lead with a 350.5-pound whopper in the Homer Halibut Derby, which runs through September and offers more than $190,000 in prizes. The Anchorage Daily News reports that Chad Aldridge caught the fish Sunday while with his father near Seldovia.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The University of Oregon has released documents related to its use of recruiting services that suggest the school paid for information that was outdated. The documents include a "2010 National High School Evaluation Booklet" that
actually includes prep athletes who were part of the 2009 recruiting class. It was part of a package that purportedly was for athletes entering school in 2011.
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Three Rivers split games last night with the Salem Highwaymen in Florence. The Blasters opened the afternoon double header with a 7 / 1 victory. Kyle Davis threw 9innings for the W with 6 strikeouts and added a three run Home Run to help his cause. The Highwaymen back in game two with a 9 /6 final. Mike Bennett went 3 for 4 at the plate for the Blasters, Ryan Smith scored a two run home run, while Joey Jacques and Jake Thompson two hits each. The Sandblasters return to the diamond Thursday for action against the Springfield Titans.
The Em’s might have taken the opening series of the young Northwest League season, but it was the Boise Hawks who took game five at PK Park last night 11 / 6. Eugene’s first year coach Pat Murphy worried at Eugene’s inability to get guys home, saying, “ A few guys left a small village on base.” It’s the first road series for the Emeralds tonight as they move up I-5 for the first of three games against the Salem Keizer Volcanos.
Phil Brubaker believes Florence residents should take matters into their own hands and try to spur their own economic recovery. The Florence Mayor convinced the city council Monday night to allocate $50-thousand in room tax money in the coming year to help devise a plan to draw more visitors who might be likely to become permanent residents.
200 – “I’m hoping to go back to basics, with what, as far as I can see until was the transition that Florence made, uh, well now it was over 20 years ago, from a wood products and fishing town to a tourism and retirement town.”
With a good hospital, plenty of services, reasonable real estate prices and a mild climate, Florence became a magnet for retirees through the 1990s. Brubaker wants to take some of the 50-grand and use it to survey recent arrivals.
201 – “The idea is to find out first hand from people that have been here a while but never-the-less are new: why the decided on Florence in the first place?”
The mayor says an economic recovery is beginning to take hold in other parts of the country… he wants to capitalize on that and draw some of that business to the central Oregon Coast.
The prophet of doom is coming to the Oregon Coast. James Roddey has been recognized nationally for his expertise in earthquake and tsunami readiness. The Oregon Department of Geology spokesman will be in Florence July 6th, then again the next night in Reedsport, with what he calls an “eye-opening multi-media presentation” about getting ready for the “big one”. Roddy will recount native American folklore and talk about ‘ghost forests’; both of which provide very real evidence that the Oregon Coast has been subjected to a massive earthquake and tsunami more than once over the past several hundred years. He also says the Japanese quake and wave in March provides some “real lessons” that will apply to us in the northwest. The Florence presentation is set for seven PM, Wednesday July 6th at the Florence Events Center. The entire road show will move to the Pacific Auditorium in Reedsport the next night.
Retail gas prices continue to fall as summer officially begins and the driving season shifts into high gear. The national average for regular unleaded gasoline fell six cents this past week to $3.64; while the Oregon average price, according to Triple-A, slipped by about a penny and a half and is at $3.83. The average price in Florence continues to track considerably lower than the rest of the state. It dropped by about two cents this week and is at $3.68. That’s still sixty cents a gallon higher than it was at the first of this year… but it’s 16-cents below this year’s high recorded last month. Marie Dodds with Triple-A says recent high prices may have helped reduce overall demand.
TAKING A LOOK IN TO ASSOCIATED PRESS REGIONAL NEWS…
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - A judge says a Eugene, Ore., man accused of killing his landlady and burying her body in her backyard is competent to stand trial after more than two months in Oregon State Hospital. Circuit Court Judge Debra Vogt has scheduled a July 6 hearing to set a trial date for 24-year-old Miguel Angel Chavez, who is charged with murder in the December death of 55-year-old Deborah Ann Stone.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon man has been sentenced to nearly a half century in prison after earlier pleading guilty to federal child pornography charges related to photographing his sexual abuse of his 6-year-old stepdaughter and 14-year-old disabled stepson. On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Ancer Haggerty sentenced the
43-year-old man from the Portland suburb of Aloha to a 49-year term. The Associated Press is not identifying the man to avoid identifying the sex abuse victims.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The National Insurance Crime Bureau reports auto thefts declined about 6 percent last year in Oregon to about 9,200 vehicles, nearly 75 percent of them in the Portland area. That auto theft rate - the number of thefts per 100,000 population - ranks Portland 65th in the nation, up from 77th the
year before. The auto theft rate also climbed in Bend but dropped in Eugene and Salem.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Zoo is singing the praises of a caracal named Peggy, who recently gave birth to three healthy kittens. Senior Africa zookeeper Asaba Mukobi says Peggy is protective, makes sure all three get fed and "sets boundaries for the kittens now that they're moving around."
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Salem police say they've arrested a woman who apparently drove through a parking lot with a person clinging to the hood of her car. Police say three people tried to leave a T-Shirt Outlet with stolen items after they were confronted by security. They got into a car but a store employee followed, and
Lt. Dave Okada tells the Statesman Journal it appears that the car was driving around the parking lot with the employee hanging onto the hood.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon House and Senate have both passed a series of education bills that will provide more money for schools and significantly remake the structure of education in Oregon. The bills are now on their way to Gov. John Kitzhaber, who has said he will sign them.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - A national civil rights group has sued the state of Oregon, claiming it denied insurance coverage of a medical procedure for a transgender state worker. Lambda Legal filed the suit in Marion County for Alec Esquivel, a law school graduate who is an Oregon Court of Appeals clerk. The group said Esquivel is a
woman who is making the transition to a male gender identity. Doctors recommended that Esquivel undergo a hysterectomy to cut the risk of uterine and ovarian cancer but their request for insurance coverage was denied.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A Soldotna, Alaska, man has taken the lead with a 350.5-pound whopper in the Homer Halibut Derby, which runs through September and offers more than $190,000 in prizes. The Anchorage Daily News reports that Chad Aldridge caught the fish Sunday while with his father near Seldovia.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The University of Oregon has released documents related to its use of recruiting services that suggest the school paid for information that was outdated. The documents include a "2010 National High School Evaluation Booklet" that
actually includes prep athletes who were part of the 2009 recruiting class. It was part of a package that purportedly was for athletes entering school in 2011.
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Three Rivers split games last night with the Salem Highwaymen in Florence. The Blasters opened the afternoon double header with a 7 / 1 victory. Kyle Davis threw 9innings for the W with 6 strikeouts and added a three run Home Run to help his cause. The Highwaymen back in game two with a 9 /6 final. Mike Bennett went 3 for 4 at the plate for the Blasters, Ryan Smith scored a two run home run, while Joey Jacques and Jake Thompson two hits each. The Sandblasters return to the diamond Thursday for action against the Springfield Titans.
The Em’s might have taken the opening series of the young Northwest League season, but it was the Boise Hawks who took game five at PK Park last night 11 / 6. Eugene’s first year coach Pat Murphy worried at Eugene’s inability to get guys home, saying, “ A few guys left a small village on base.” It’s the first road series for the Emeralds tonight as they move up I-5 for the first of three games against the Salem Keizer Volcanos.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Gathering To Sypport Injured Teen ~ Port Of Coos Bay Railway ~ Wet Spring
Community event to provide emotional support for injured teen.
When the news came that 15-year old Trevor Denning had been seriously injured in an ATV accident last week, many members of the community instantly began looking for things they could do to help.
The wet spring in Oregon has made it to number 2 in the record books. Acording to information released this week by the National Climatic Data Center this has been the second wettest spring in 117 years of record keeping. It’s also been the fifth coolest. The springtime weather included mountain snowpacks that kept growing well into May this year… when they usually peak by April 1st. Oregon was not alone for wet weather. Montana also had the second wettest spring in recorded history, while Washington and Wyoming had the number one wettest springs on record.
Governor Kitzhaber signed legislation yesterday allowing the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay to own and operate the rail link between Danebo, just West of Eugene and Coquille in southern Coos County. It’s a good thing, because the port has already spent millions of dollars on acquiring and repairing right of way and tunnels along the route. The legislative move is the latest in a series of actions that have been under way since the previous rail operator… Central Oregon and Pacific… embargoed the line in September of 2007. Other than completing the physical repairs and restorations, the legislative approval is one of the final requirements before the port can begin operating the Coos Bay Rail Link and providing freight service to several different central and south coast manufacturers.
TAKING A LOOK IN TO ASSOCIATED PRESS REGIONAL NEWS…
COOS BAY, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon man who police say suffered a severe head wound in a fight with an acquaintance has died in a Portland hospital. The World newspaper says 45-year-old Kelly Mintz of Coos Bay died Sunday. Coos County District Attorney R. Paul Frasier told the newspaper yesterday that he planned to upgrade a charge against the man arrested in the case from attempted murder to murder.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Relatives and friends plan a candlelight vigil for a 20-year-old Springfield man killed in a personal watercraft crash. KEZI says the vigil for Shea Slayton is scheduled for 8:30 tonight on the North Eugene High School football field.
Lane County deputies say Slayton was killed Saturday at the Blue River Reservoir when his watercraft slammed into a tree stump sticking four feet out of the water.
NEWBERG, Ore. (AP) - Newberg police say a man who accidentally shot himself in the groin with a .40-caliber pistol is expected to recover. Capt. Jeff Kosmicki says the shooting happened yesterday in the parking lot of an auto supply store. Newport-Dundee Fire Department medics happened to be inside the store and quickly located
and treated the man once they got the emergency call.
ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) - Searchers have been looking for an 18-year-old Roseburg man who disappeared while swimming in the Umpqua River while swimming with friends on Sunday. Douglas County deputies say the missing man and some friends decided to swim
across the river 11 miles northwest of Roseburg. KVAL reports that Drake Wallace was pulled into swift water, went under and never came back up.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Gov. John Kitzhaber now has control of a bill he requested offering low-cost loans to retrofit schools with energy efficient technology. The Oregon Senate approved the measure yesterday, sending it to Kitzhaber, who says he will sign it. The measure is known by supporters as Cool Schools.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Legislatures went home for the night without passing any of the major education bills that were supposed to consume the day yesterday. The state House deadlocked on a compromise plan to vote on 14 education bills after one Republican priority died in a 30-30 split. The bill would expand access to online charter schools, and lawmakers will take up the measure again today.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Legislature will try again to vote on a slate of education bills. House lawmakers vote on 14 bills today, a day after the first effort flamed out. Altogether, the bills would provide more money for schools and would significantly remake the structure of education in Oregon.
SILVERTON, Ore. (AP) - Marion County sheriff's deputies have seized two malnourished horses that had been kept in a 15-by-40-foot pen near Silverton, east of Salem. Mud in the pen was a foot deep and the horses had no shelter. Deputies and animal
rescue workers say the animals are also suffering from skin ailments, muscle loss and hoof rot. The property owner called deputies, saying he rented the space to the horses' owner but she failed to care for them. He told deputies he tried to reach the
owner, but she blocked his calls.
SEATTLE (AP) - The Mariners start a three-game series today against the Washington Nationals on the road. The M's left home after a 2-0 victory over the Phillies. At 37-and-35, the Mariners are just a half-game behind Texas in the American League West.
SEATTLE (AP) - Qwest is becoming CenturyLink, and that applies to the Seattle stadium where the Seahawks and Sounders play. The company says the new logo for CenturyLink Field will be unveiled at a news conference Thursday at the stadium.
WASHINGTON (AP) - A group of NFL Hall of Famers is backing a class-action lawsuit against the NFL, demanding better benefits for former players. Defensive end Carl Eller is one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit and he says the league has not done what is "fair and right" in supporting the financial and medical concerns of
former players.
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Three Rivers swept both halves of a double header against the single A - Salem Senators in Florence, 6-4 and 5-2.The Blasters are on the diamond this afternoon in Florence for a double header against Salem Post 9. Airtime for game one is 1:45 over Coast Radio Sports…
It was a wild game last night that included 13 runs on 22 hits and three errors. But a seventh inning rally lifted the Emeralds past the Hawks 9 / 4. Now at 3 and 1, the victory secures the first series of the season for the Ems. The series closes out tonight at PK Park in Eugene. The Em’s move up I-5 tomorrow for the first of five games against the Salem Keizer Volcanos.
When the news came that 15-year old Trevor Denning had been seriously injured in an ATV accident last week, many members of the community instantly began looking for things they could do to help.
205 – “I think that’s what’s so great about Florence is that everybody feels affected by it and, you know, we love the family and we love Trevor and everybody just has the feeling that we want to do something.”Shannon Graham, a friend of the extended Barnett and Denning Family said one of the things that came to mind was an event that would show their emotional support, as well as provide some economic support. Many of Denning’s friends will be converging on the track at Hans Peterson Field tonight… from nine pm to midnight. Graham says there’s no cost to get in.
206 – “We’re just encouraging people that if they would like to help the Denning-Barnett family there’ll be a donation jar, but also there’ll be an opportunity for people to videotape a message to Trevor and they can sign posters for Trevor as well as write a message that we’re going to put in a book.”She said the late evening time frame was intentionally designed to target other youth in Denning’s age-group. Doctors have told family members that the active 15-year old will likely never walk again… but he has been able to use his arms and that, say friends… is a positive sign.
The wet spring in Oregon has made it to number 2 in the record books. Acording to information released this week by the National Climatic Data Center this has been the second wettest spring in 117 years of record keeping. It’s also been the fifth coolest. The springtime weather included mountain snowpacks that kept growing well into May this year… when they usually peak by April 1st. Oregon was not alone for wet weather. Montana also had the second wettest spring in recorded history, while Washington and Wyoming had the number one wettest springs on record.
Governor Kitzhaber signed legislation yesterday allowing the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay to own and operate the rail link between Danebo, just West of Eugene and Coquille in southern Coos County. It’s a good thing, because the port has already spent millions of dollars on acquiring and repairing right of way and tunnels along the route. The legislative move is the latest in a series of actions that have been under way since the previous rail operator… Central Oregon and Pacific… embargoed the line in September of 2007. Other than completing the physical repairs and restorations, the legislative approval is one of the final requirements before the port can begin operating the Coos Bay Rail Link and providing freight service to several different central and south coast manufacturers.
TAKING A LOOK IN TO ASSOCIATED PRESS REGIONAL NEWS…
COOS BAY, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon man who police say suffered a severe head wound in a fight with an acquaintance has died in a Portland hospital. The World newspaper says 45-year-old Kelly Mintz of Coos Bay died Sunday. Coos County District Attorney R. Paul Frasier told the newspaper yesterday that he planned to upgrade a charge against the man arrested in the case from attempted murder to murder.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Relatives and friends plan a candlelight vigil for a 20-year-old Springfield man killed in a personal watercraft crash. KEZI says the vigil for Shea Slayton is scheduled for 8:30 tonight on the North Eugene High School football field.
Lane County deputies say Slayton was killed Saturday at the Blue River Reservoir when his watercraft slammed into a tree stump sticking four feet out of the water.
NEWBERG, Ore. (AP) - Newberg police say a man who accidentally shot himself in the groin with a .40-caliber pistol is expected to recover. Capt. Jeff Kosmicki says the shooting happened yesterday in the parking lot of an auto supply store. Newport-Dundee Fire Department medics happened to be inside the store and quickly located
and treated the man once they got the emergency call.
ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) - Searchers have been looking for an 18-year-old Roseburg man who disappeared while swimming in the Umpqua River while swimming with friends on Sunday. Douglas County deputies say the missing man and some friends decided to swim
across the river 11 miles northwest of Roseburg. KVAL reports that Drake Wallace was pulled into swift water, went under and never came back up.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Gov. John Kitzhaber now has control of a bill he requested offering low-cost loans to retrofit schools with energy efficient technology. The Oregon Senate approved the measure yesterday, sending it to Kitzhaber, who says he will sign it. The measure is known by supporters as Cool Schools.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Legislatures went home for the night without passing any of the major education bills that were supposed to consume the day yesterday. The state House deadlocked on a compromise plan to vote on 14 education bills after one Republican priority died in a 30-30 split. The bill would expand access to online charter schools, and lawmakers will take up the measure again today.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Legislature will try again to vote on a slate of education bills. House lawmakers vote on 14 bills today, a day after the first effort flamed out. Altogether, the bills would provide more money for schools and would significantly remake the structure of education in Oregon.
SILVERTON, Ore. (AP) - Marion County sheriff's deputies have seized two malnourished horses that had been kept in a 15-by-40-foot pen near Silverton, east of Salem. Mud in the pen was a foot deep and the horses had no shelter. Deputies and animal
rescue workers say the animals are also suffering from skin ailments, muscle loss and hoof rot. The property owner called deputies, saying he rented the space to the horses' owner but she failed to care for them. He told deputies he tried to reach the
owner, but she blocked his calls.
SEATTLE (AP) - The Mariners start a three-game series today against the Washington Nationals on the road. The M's left home after a 2-0 victory over the Phillies. At 37-and-35, the Mariners are just a half-game behind Texas in the American League West.
SEATTLE (AP) - Qwest is becoming CenturyLink, and that applies to the Seattle stadium where the Seahawks and Sounders play. The company says the new logo for CenturyLink Field will be unveiled at a news conference Thursday at the stadium.
WASHINGTON (AP) - A group of NFL Hall of Famers is backing a class-action lawsuit against the NFL, demanding better benefits for former players. Defensive end Carl Eller is one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit and he says the league has not done what is "fair and right" in supporting the financial and medical concerns of
former players.
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Three Rivers swept both halves of a double header against the single A - Salem Senators in Florence, 6-4 and 5-2.The Blasters are on the diamond this afternoon in Florence for a double header against Salem Post 9. Airtime for game one is 1:45 over Coast Radio Sports…
It was a wild game last night that included 13 runs on 22 hits and three errors. But a seventh inning rally lifted the Emeralds past the Hawks 9 / 4. Now at 3 and 1, the victory secures the first series of the season for the Ems. The series closes out tonight at PK Park in Eugene. The Em’s move up I-5 tomorrow for the first of five games against the Salem Keizer Volcanos.
Monday, June 20, 2011
ATV Accident ~ DMV Office Closure ~ Coho Salmmon Regulations ~ Firework Sales open Thursday
ATV Crash causes severe injuries…
A 15-year old Florence boy remains in critical condition in a Portland hospital after an ATV accident Thursday afternoon. Trevor Denning, his brother and a friend were riding in a field when Denning was thrown from his four-wheeler, landing on his head. The boy was air-lifted to Doernbecher’s Children’s Hospital where he underwent emergency surgery Thursday night. Doctors have told his family he will likely never walk again. There were encouraging signs over the weekend however when he said he did have some feeling in his arms. The injuries have prompted an outpouring of support for the popular and athletic boy. A 9 PM walk to raise money for his care and support has been organized for tomorrow night at the track at Hans Peterson Field. An account has also been set up in his name at Oregon Pacific Bank. Donations can be made at any branch.
Oregon Coastal Salmon will retain threatened status under the Endangered Specied Act. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheris announced a ruling Friday reiterating the status for coastal coho, originally listed as threatened in 2008. Because of the decision, critical habitat designations and related regulations for the popular game fish will remain in effect.
Looking to renew your drivers license or vehicle registration later this week? Do it early… or online. Repairs to the Florence DMV office will require closure of that facility Thursday. Officials have not specified what repairs will be made during the closure but they say the Coos Bay office will be closed this week as weel. Located at 1155 5th Street in Coos Bay it will close today at the end of the business day and then reopen Friday morning…
The Oregon State Fire Marshall is urging residents to “keep it legal and keep it safe” when it comes to fireworks. June 23rd is the first day to legally buy and sell fireworks in Oregon. That’s when more than 800 retailers will begin selling the goods. Many of those will be from temporary tents and booths just for the occasion. It’s legal to sell fireworks in Oregon only between June 23rd and July 6th. Oregon law forbids possession, use or sale of fireworks that fly, explode or travel more than six feet on the ground or 12 inches in the air… that means bottle rockets, roman candles and firecrackers are illegal in the state.
TAKING A LOOK IN TO ASSOCIATED PRESS REGIONAL NEWS…
ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) - The city of Seaside has fallen short in its bid to be designated an "All-America City." The city was among 26 finalists for the national award given to communities that demonstrate the ability to solve problems with the assistance of residents, organizations and city officials. Seaside representatives talked about accomplishments that include creating a skate park, building a library and developing a tsunami evacuation plan.
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) - An abandoned well unearthed during the construction of a Medford car dealership headquarters turned up some unusual finds from the 1800s. Among them were test tubes, beakers, a bottle marked "poison" and shards of a chamber pot. Archaeologists from a Eugene firm say they could have likely turned
up more artifacts, but the digging crews hit a water table about 15 feet under street level.
PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) - A 25-year-old Pilot Rock hunter whose truck got stuck on a mountain road last month came away with a pretty good reward. Chris Harer took a shortcut up the mountain to find a place where his cell phone would work and stumbled upon a pair of six-point, roughly 360-inch bull elk sheds with 22-inch
sabres. He says he has been offered a truck, two guns and $1,000 cash so far for the elk sheds.
PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) - Plans for an elder-housing complex on the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation are going green. The East Oregonian reports the Umatilla Housing Authority is considering sustainability and energy efficiency in its plans for the 27,000-square-foot complex. Some of the sustainability plans
include using refrigeration lines to transfer warm air between rooms instead of using air conditioning.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Police have arrested a man suspected of firing 16 shots into a Portland house. Four people were inside the home at the time early yesterday but no one was injured. Officers stopped a vehicle minutes later and arrested a 33-year-old man for investigation of attempted murder. Police say they also recovered a semiautomatic rifle.
REDMOND, Ore. (AP) - For months, police in Redmond, Ore., got calls about a tall stranger roaming the highways of central Oregon. He was shaggy, unkempt and wily enough to evade his pursuers. But yesterday, the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office reported a capture. Bahama the llama is in custody. Callers had reported seeing the llama on Oregon Route 126 for at least two months.
ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) - Searchers are looking for a 19-year-old Roseburg man who disappeared while swimming in the Umpqua River. The Douglas County sheriff's office says the man and some friends yesterday decided to swim across the river about 11 miles northwest of Roseburg. KVAL reports one of them was pulled into swift water,
went under and never came back up.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - A handful of teachers in the Salem-Keizer school district were given a few days to clean up and say goodbyes as the district cut 248 of their positions. A total of 420 district jobs were eliminated to help plug a $54 million budget shortfall. The layoffs were long awaited.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A former University of Alaska Anchorage runner is the winner of the 2011 Anchorage Mayor's Marathon. David Kiplagat covered the 26.2 miles in two hours, 30 minutes and 52 seconds. He won by nearly 16 minutes and earned two round-trip tickets anywhere Alaska Airlines flies. More than 4,300 runners entered in the 38th annual Mayor's Marathon & Half-Marathon, which also features a marathon relay and half-marathon.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Dwayne De Rosario scored on a penalty kick in stoppage time and New York played to a wild 3-3 draw against the Portland Timbers last night in a match that saw the ejection of Red Bulls captain Thierry Henry. Portland (5-6-3) got goals from Jack Jewsbury and Kevin Goldthwaite (GOLTH'-wayt), and benefited from an
own goal by the Red Bulls (5-2-8).
SEATTLE (AP) - Jason Vargas tossed a three-hitter for his second shutout of the season, outdueling Philadelphia left-hander Cole Hamels to lead the Seattle Mariners to a 2-0 win over the Phillies yesterday. Vargas (5-4) not only kept pace with Hamels, he exceeded and outlasted him in his third career complete game. He allowed
just two singles and six base-runners.
Taking A Look Into Coast Radio Sports:
Three Rivers Sandblasters won Friday’s nightcap at the Grant Smith Baseball Tournament taking down the Eugene Challengers 6 to 4. Ryan Smith and Logan Goins had one hit each for the team. Jake Thompson scored three of the six runs for the sandblasters. Kyle Davis went all 7 innings on the mound. He struck out 3 batters, gave up only 5 hits and only allowed 1 earned run. Sunday the Blasters fell 9 to 2 to Springfield in the semi finals. The Sandblasters are at home this afternoon for a double header at Jiggs Dodson Field against the Salem Senators. Game open begins at 2 o’clock.
The Northwest League Baseball season opened Friday night at PK Park, the Eugene Emeralds taking the opening game with a 5 – 4 walk off victory over the visiting Boise… The Hawks came back Saturday night to claim the win after scoring eight runs in the fifth inning to take down the Em’s 10 / 2….Eugene took game three of the five game series Sunday night with an 8 / 1 defensive victory over Boise. The series continues tonight at PK Pakr in Eugene.
A 15-year old Florence boy remains in critical condition in a Portland hospital after an ATV accident Thursday afternoon. Trevor Denning, his brother and a friend were riding in a field when Denning was thrown from his four-wheeler, landing on his head. The boy was air-lifted to Doernbecher’s Children’s Hospital where he underwent emergency surgery Thursday night. Doctors have told his family he will likely never walk again. There were encouraging signs over the weekend however when he said he did have some feeling in his arms. The injuries have prompted an outpouring of support for the popular and athletic boy. A 9 PM walk to raise money for his care and support has been organized for tomorrow night at the track at Hans Peterson Field. An account has also been set up in his name at Oregon Pacific Bank. Donations can be made at any branch.
Oregon Coastal Salmon will retain threatened status under the Endangered Specied Act. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheris announced a ruling Friday reiterating the status for coastal coho, originally listed as threatened in 2008. Because of the decision, critical habitat designations and related regulations for the popular game fish will remain in effect.
Looking to renew your drivers license or vehicle registration later this week? Do it early… or online. Repairs to the Florence DMV office will require closure of that facility Thursday. Officials have not specified what repairs will be made during the closure but they say the Coos Bay office will be closed this week as weel. Located at 1155 5th Street in Coos Bay it will close today at the end of the business day and then reopen Friday morning…
The Oregon State Fire Marshall is urging residents to “keep it legal and keep it safe” when it comes to fireworks. June 23rd is the first day to legally buy and sell fireworks in Oregon. That’s when more than 800 retailers will begin selling the goods. Many of those will be from temporary tents and booths just for the occasion. It’s legal to sell fireworks in Oregon only between June 23rd and July 6th. Oregon law forbids possession, use or sale of fireworks that fly, explode or travel more than six feet on the ground or 12 inches in the air… that means bottle rockets, roman candles and firecrackers are illegal in the state.
TAKING A LOOK IN TO ASSOCIATED PRESS REGIONAL NEWS…
ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) - The city of Seaside has fallen short in its bid to be designated an "All-America City." The city was among 26 finalists for the national award given to communities that demonstrate the ability to solve problems with the assistance of residents, organizations and city officials. Seaside representatives talked about accomplishments that include creating a skate park, building a library and developing a tsunami evacuation plan.
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) - An abandoned well unearthed during the construction of a Medford car dealership headquarters turned up some unusual finds from the 1800s. Among them were test tubes, beakers, a bottle marked "poison" and shards of a chamber pot. Archaeologists from a Eugene firm say they could have likely turned
up more artifacts, but the digging crews hit a water table about 15 feet under street level.
PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) - A 25-year-old Pilot Rock hunter whose truck got stuck on a mountain road last month came away with a pretty good reward. Chris Harer took a shortcut up the mountain to find a place where his cell phone would work and stumbled upon a pair of six-point, roughly 360-inch bull elk sheds with 22-inch
sabres. He says he has been offered a truck, two guns and $1,000 cash so far for the elk sheds.
PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) - Plans for an elder-housing complex on the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation are going green. The East Oregonian reports the Umatilla Housing Authority is considering sustainability and energy efficiency in its plans for the 27,000-square-foot complex. Some of the sustainability plans
include using refrigeration lines to transfer warm air between rooms instead of using air conditioning.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Police have arrested a man suspected of firing 16 shots into a Portland house. Four people were inside the home at the time early yesterday but no one was injured. Officers stopped a vehicle minutes later and arrested a 33-year-old man for investigation of attempted murder. Police say they also recovered a semiautomatic rifle.
REDMOND, Ore. (AP) - For months, police in Redmond, Ore., got calls about a tall stranger roaming the highways of central Oregon. He was shaggy, unkempt and wily enough to evade his pursuers. But yesterday, the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office reported a capture. Bahama the llama is in custody. Callers had reported seeing the llama on Oregon Route 126 for at least two months.
ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) - Searchers are looking for a 19-year-old Roseburg man who disappeared while swimming in the Umpqua River. The Douglas County sheriff's office says the man and some friends yesterday decided to swim across the river about 11 miles northwest of Roseburg. KVAL reports one of them was pulled into swift water,
went under and never came back up.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - A handful of teachers in the Salem-Keizer school district were given a few days to clean up and say goodbyes as the district cut 248 of their positions. A total of 420 district jobs were eliminated to help plug a $54 million budget shortfall. The layoffs were long awaited.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A former University of Alaska Anchorage runner is the winner of the 2011 Anchorage Mayor's Marathon. David Kiplagat covered the 26.2 miles in two hours, 30 minutes and 52 seconds. He won by nearly 16 minutes and earned two round-trip tickets anywhere Alaska Airlines flies. More than 4,300 runners entered in the 38th annual Mayor's Marathon & Half-Marathon, which also features a marathon relay and half-marathon.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Dwayne De Rosario scored on a penalty kick in stoppage time and New York played to a wild 3-3 draw against the Portland Timbers last night in a match that saw the ejection of Red Bulls captain Thierry Henry. Portland (5-6-3) got goals from Jack Jewsbury and Kevin Goldthwaite (GOLTH'-wayt), and benefited from an
own goal by the Red Bulls (5-2-8).
SEATTLE (AP) - Jason Vargas tossed a three-hitter for his second shutout of the season, outdueling Philadelphia left-hander Cole Hamels to lead the Seattle Mariners to a 2-0 win over the Phillies yesterday. Vargas (5-4) not only kept pace with Hamels, he exceeded and outlasted him in his third career complete game. He allowed
just two singles and six base-runners.
Taking A Look Into Coast Radio Sports:
Three Rivers Sandblasters won Friday’s nightcap at the Grant Smith Baseball Tournament taking down the Eugene Challengers 6 to 4. Ryan Smith and Logan Goins had one hit each for the team. Jake Thompson scored three of the six runs for the sandblasters. Kyle Davis went all 7 innings on the mound. He struck out 3 batters, gave up only 5 hits and only allowed 1 earned run. Sunday the Blasters fell 9 to 2 to Springfield in the semi finals. The Sandblasters are at home this afternoon for a double header at Jiggs Dodson Field against the Salem Senators. Game open begins at 2 o’clock.
The Northwest League Baseball season opened Friday night at PK Park, the Eugene Emeralds taking the opening game with a 5 – 4 walk off victory over the visiting Boise… The Hawks came back Saturday night to claim the win after scoring eight runs in the fifth inning to take down the Em’s 10 / 2….Eugene took game three of the five game series Sunday night with an 8 / 1 defensive victory over Boise. The series continues tonight at PK Pakr in Eugene.
Friday, June 17, 2011
Chainsaw Carving - Backyard Burning Ban & Butterflies
The chips they are aflyin’
44 pro and semi-pro chainsaw carvers are in the midst of showing off their work in the 11th annual Oregon Divisional Chainsaw Sculpting Championships in downtown Reedsport this weekend. The chips actually began to fly yesterday as the artists began working with a blank log on their main sculpture. A panel of judges will evaluate that work Sunday afternoon. Daily ‘quick-carve’ sculptures are produced between 10:30 and noon, then auctioned off each day. Most of the artists are from Oregon and Washington, but the event draws from across the country… Tennessee, Missouri, and California are represented. It’s an international event as well, with one contestant from Denmark; another from Australia. The weekend is not all saws, chips and art… there is also a craft and vendor fair, as well as a food court and beer garden. Evening ceremonies are at 5:30 tonight and tomorrow… with Sunday’s set for 2:30.
Believe it or not, the wet season is coming to an end. Backyard burning in areas outside the city limits of Florence were halted Wednesday evening by the Lane Regional Air Protection Agency. LRAPA spokesperson Sally Markos said rather than burn, property owners should consider recycling yard debris. The City of Florence accepts yard and woody debris the third Saturday of each month at the north end of the airport. Access is available through 27th street at Kingwood. The cost is only $5 per pickup load. Burning out of season can cost a lot more than that… Siuslaw Valley Fire Marshall Sean Barrett said fines can range from $50 to $2,500… with the average being around $300.
A project to help restore habitat for an endangered butterfly is set to begin along the coast north of Florence this month. Contractors working for the Nature Conservancy will begin removing trees and brush along Big Creek, just north of Washburne State Park to create open meadow habitat. The Oregon Silverspot Butterfly is a federally protected species that thrives only in a few remaining Oregon coastal grasslands. Nature Conservancy Ecologist Debbie Pickering said they’re ‘excited’ to be expanding the native prairie in that area. It will be based on historic aerial photos from 1943 that show about 100 acres of meadow have been lost due to encroachment by trees and shrubs. The Nature Conservancy purchased the 193 acre preserve two years ago. Much of the work is being funded by grants from the U.S. Forest Service and the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board.
TAKING A LOOK IN TO ASSOCIATED PRESS REGIONAL NEWS…
ALBANY, Ore. (AP) - The Linn County sheriff says a fourth man has been arrested in the death of a Eugene man found fatally beaten in a sleeping bag off Interstate 5 near Harrisburg. Sheriff Tim Mueller said 37-year-old Abiu Antonio Padilla was arrested yesterday in Salem. The sheriff says the man is charged with murder in the death of Jose Felipe Hernandez Leiva on April 30 or May 1. The sheriff says Padilla and three other men arrested earlier had worked with Leiva at area farms.
BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) - A fire official says a 12-year-old boy in Beaverton who was using gasoline to light plastic army figurines on fire was seriously burned when he was engulfed by fuel vapors last night. Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue spokesman Brian Barker says a police officer driving past a home saw the boy on fire outside. He was taken to Portland's Legacy Emanuel Medical Center.
BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) - Dozens of teens milled around last night in the Southridge High School parking lot in Beaverton and others drove by, but it never developed into a game of fugitive - an extreme form of tag said to be an end-of-year tradition. The Oregonian reports attention from the media and police who were at the scene apparently squelched the game that had been promoted on Facebook. In the game, drivers chase runners who are typically given a five-minute head start to reach a destination several miles away.
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - Authorities say they've been unable to locate a Crescent City, Calif., man missing after he tried to swim across the Rogue River near Grants Pass. Josephine County authorities say they were alerted Wednesday that 26-year-old Robert Allen Grevious Jr. went under while trying to swim the river with two juveniles. Crews searched late Wednesday and again yesterday.
HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) - A defense lawyer has entered a not guilty plea on behalf of an Oregon woman accused of fatally strangling her 11-year-old daughter. Kristina Buckley of the Portland suburb of Sherwood was arraigned yesterday in
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) - A 30-year-old Medford man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing his girlfriend's toddler in
a brutal wrestling match. A judge yesterday sentenced Benjamin James George for murder by abuse and first-degree assault in the death of Kacy Sue Lunsford. Prosecutors say previous incidents of abuse ended in one night of "ultimate wrestling moves" by the 230-pound man that left the 30-pound child with collapsed lungs, a lacerated liver, internal bleeding and massive head wounds.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Oregon State Police say the wife of a former Astoria city councilman has died of injuries she suffered when a pickup truck driven by her husband was hit by a loaded log truck in Astoria. Lt. Gregg Hastings says 83-year-old Anna Morden died yesterday at a Portland hospital where her husband, Donald Morden, remains hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Kyle Singler, the Oregon native who helped Duke to a national title in 2010, has worked out for the Portland Trail Blazers in advance of next week's NBA draft. Singler says the Blazers are the 10th team he's worked out for, with two more to go. He is expected by many to go late in the first round of next Thursday's draft. Singler previously played for South Medford High School.
SEATTLE (AP) - Prized Seattle prospect Dustin Ackley will likely make his big league debut today as the Mariners host Philadelphia, the top team in the majors. For Seattle fans, the matchup will initially take a back seat to his debut, which has been anticipated since the sweet-swinging second baseman was snagged No. 2 overall in the 2009 baseball draft. Ackley was added to Seattle's roster yesterday.
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Three Rivers split games on the opening day of the Grant Smith Baseball tournament in Eugene. The Blasters opened the day with a 3 run shut out of the Mid-Valley Albany Rockets. Casee Case was 2 for 3 with a run scored. Mike Bennett was 2 for 3 with a double, Josh Iabichello was 2 for 2 with a run scored and Ricky Ballentine was 2 for 3 with 2 rbi and 2 doubles. Mike Bennett tossed a complete game with a six hit shutout with 7 k's…. The Sandblasters fell in their second game of the day to North Eugene who combined for 16 stikeouts in six innings. Sandblasters gave up just 5 hits but struggled defensively and had 4 errors – Mid-Valley Rockets 9 /1 over the Blasters. Tournament action continues through Sunday at North Eugene High School.
The Eugene Emeralds open the Northwest League short season this evening with the first of five games against the Boise Hawks. Game time at PK Park is set for 7:05, Sunday’s game is a 1:05 matinee.
44 pro and semi-pro chainsaw carvers are in the midst of showing off their work in the 11th annual Oregon Divisional Chainsaw Sculpting Championships in downtown Reedsport this weekend. The chips actually began to fly yesterday as the artists began working with a blank log on their main sculpture. A panel of judges will evaluate that work Sunday afternoon. Daily ‘quick-carve’ sculptures are produced between 10:30 and noon, then auctioned off each day. Most of the artists are from Oregon and Washington, but the event draws from across the country… Tennessee, Missouri, and California are represented. It’s an international event as well, with one contestant from Denmark; another from Australia. The weekend is not all saws, chips and art… there is also a craft and vendor fair, as well as a food court and beer garden. Evening ceremonies are at 5:30 tonight and tomorrow… with Sunday’s set for 2:30.
Believe it or not, the wet season is coming to an end. Backyard burning in areas outside the city limits of Florence were halted Wednesday evening by the Lane Regional Air Protection Agency. LRAPA spokesperson Sally Markos said rather than burn, property owners should consider recycling yard debris. The City of Florence accepts yard and woody debris the third Saturday of each month at the north end of the airport. Access is available through 27th street at Kingwood. The cost is only $5 per pickup load. Burning out of season can cost a lot more than that… Siuslaw Valley Fire Marshall Sean Barrett said fines can range from $50 to $2,500… with the average being around $300.
A project to help restore habitat for an endangered butterfly is set to begin along the coast north of Florence this month. Contractors working for the Nature Conservancy will begin removing trees and brush along Big Creek, just north of Washburne State Park to create open meadow habitat. The Oregon Silverspot Butterfly is a federally protected species that thrives only in a few remaining Oregon coastal grasslands. Nature Conservancy Ecologist Debbie Pickering said they’re ‘excited’ to be expanding the native prairie in that area. It will be based on historic aerial photos from 1943 that show about 100 acres of meadow have been lost due to encroachment by trees and shrubs. The Nature Conservancy purchased the 193 acre preserve two years ago. Much of the work is being funded by grants from the U.S. Forest Service and the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board.
TAKING A LOOK IN TO ASSOCIATED PRESS REGIONAL NEWS…
ALBANY, Ore. (AP) - The Linn County sheriff says a fourth man has been arrested in the death of a Eugene man found fatally beaten in a sleeping bag off Interstate 5 near Harrisburg. Sheriff Tim Mueller said 37-year-old Abiu Antonio Padilla was arrested yesterday in Salem. The sheriff says the man is charged with murder in the death of Jose Felipe Hernandez Leiva on April 30 or May 1. The sheriff says Padilla and three other men arrested earlier had worked with Leiva at area farms.
BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) - A fire official says a 12-year-old boy in Beaverton who was using gasoline to light plastic army figurines on fire was seriously burned when he was engulfed by fuel vapors last night. Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue spokesman Brian Barker says a police officer driving past a home saw the boy on fire outside. He was taken to Portland's Legacy Emanuel Medical Center.
BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) - Dozens of teens milled around last night in the Southridge High School parking lot in Beaverton and others drove by, but it never developed into a game of fugitive - an extreme form of tag said to be an end-of-year tradition. The Oregonian reports attention from the media and police who were at the scene apparently squelched the game that had been promoted on Facebook. In the game, drivers chase runners who are typically given a five-minute head start to reach a destination several miles away.
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - Authorities say they've been unable to locate a Crescent City, Calif., man missing after he tried to swim across the Rogue River near Grants Pass. Josephine County authorities say they were alerted Wednesday that 26-year-old Robert Allen Grevious Jr. went under while trying to swim the river with two juveniles. Crews searched late Wednesday and again yesterday.
HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) - A defense lawyer has entered a not guilty plea on behalf of an Oregon woman accused of fatally strangling her 11-year-old daughter. Kristina Buckley of the Portland suburb of Sherwood was arraigned yesterday in
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) - A 30-year-old Medford man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing his girlfriend's toddler in
a brutal wrestling match. A judge yesterday sentenced Benjamin James George for murder by abuse and first-degree assault in the death of Kacy Sue Lunsford. Prosecutors say previous incidents of abuse ended in one night of "ultimate wrestling moves" by the 230-pound man that left the 30-pound child with collapsed lungs, a lacerated liver, internal bleeding and massive head wounds.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Oregon State Police say the wife of a former Astoria city councilman has died of injuries she suffered when a pickup truck driven by her husband was hit by a loaded log truck in Astoria. Lt. Gregg Hastings says 83-year-old Anna Morden died yesterday at a Portland hospital where her husband, Donald Morden, remains hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Kyle Singler, the Oregon native who helped Duke to a national title in 2010, has worked out for the Portland Trail Blazers in advance of next week's NBA draft. Singler says the Blazers are the 10th team he's worked out for, with two more to go. He is expected by many to go late in the first round of next Thursday's draft. Singler previously played for South Medford High School.
SEATTLE (AP) - Prized Seattle prospect Dustin Ackley will likely make his big league debut today as the Mariners host Philadelphia, the top team in the majors. For Seattle fans, the matchup will initially take a back seat to his debut, which has been anticipated since the sweet-swinging second baseman was snagged No. 2 overall in the 2009 baseball draft. Ackley was added to Seattle's roster yesterday.
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Three Rivers split games on the opening day of the Grant Smith Baseball tournament in Eugene. The Blasters opened the day with a 3 run shut out of the Mid-Valley Albany Rockets. Casee Case was 2 for 3 with a run scored. Mike Bennett was 2 for 3 with a double, Josh Iabichello was 2 for 2 with a run scored and Ricky Ballentine was 2 for 3 with 2 rbi and 2 doubles. Mike Bennett tossed a complete game with a six hit shutout with 7 k's…. The Sandblasters fell in their second game of the day to North Eugene who combined for 16 stikeouts in six innings. Sandblasters gave up just 5 hits but struggled defensively and had 4 errors – Mid-Valley Rockets 9 /1 over the Blasters. Tournament action continues through Sunday at North Eugene High School.
The Eugene Emeralds open the Northwest League short season this evening with the first of five games against the Boise Hawks. Game time at PK Park is set for 7:05, Sunday’s game is a 1:05 matinee.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Bozievich demands apology - fundraising for fireworks - top tourism exec in Florence - gas $3.70
Lane County Commissioner demands apology…
West Lane Commissioner Jay Bozievich is demanding a retraction and an apology from North Eugene Commissioner Rob Handy. Bozievich says the board was having a discussion on scheduling and planning a team-building and goal setting retreat when Handy accused him and two other commissioners of violating the open meetings law, saying there were – quote – “more decisions made in the hallways”. Bozievich immediately asked for clarification and facts to back up Handy’s allegations… or a retraction and apology.
208 – “You know I find it very difficult to accept being accused of breaking the Oregon Open Meetings Laws by someone who was found to have willfully violated them by a Circuit Court Judge. Especially someone who’s testimony under oath was determined to be not credible numerous times under the judge’s opinion.”
Bozievich says he doesn’t believe Handy will respond to his demands.
209 – “If he doesn’t I’m going to move on and assume that the public holds as much credibility to his testimony as Judge Gillespie did.”
Handy and South Eugene Commissioner Pete Sorenson were found to have violated the law in orchestrating a budget decision made two years ago. In his decision, Judge Michael Gillespie chastised Handy especially for his role in the matter.
Revelers in Old Town Florence on the Fourth of July will have a public fireworks display to look forward to after all. A two week fundraising campaign to collect the final money needed to pay for the 20-to-30 minute show was more than successful. Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Cal Applebee said they’ve actually exceeded the initial $4-thousand target by $700 and will likely receive more. Dozens of individual donors and businesses have kicked in anywhere between $25 and one anonymous individual donation of $500. The future of the annual fireworks display was in doubt three weeks ago when the public plea for assistance first went out. The Chamber had budgeted $4-thousand and had asked traditional donors and the public to kick in.
Consumers are continuing to get a little relief at the pumps as gas prices dip. The national average for regular unleaded, as measured by Triple-A, fell six cents this past week to $3.70…. the local average fell by three cents and is at the same mark. Oregon’s average price also went down by a cent-and-a-half. It’s now at $3.84.
Drivers on Highway 101 just south of Yachats are encountering one lane traffic this week as a contractor for the Oregon Department of Transportation continues work on grinding and repaving a five-mile stretch. Flaggers are regulating traffic through the zone between 7:30 AM and 8 PM through Friday.
The Florence Area Chamber of Commerce will host the Chief Strategy Officer for Travel Oregon tomorrow during their monthly Noon Forum at Driftwood Shores. Scott West was instrumental in passage of the Oregon Tourism Investment Proposal during the 2003 legislative session. The Chamber Noon Forum is open to the public.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Senate has approved a bill
doubling the cost of a medical marijuana card. Senators approved
the budget for the Oregon Health Authority yesterday. The budget
relies on an extra $7 million from the medical pot program to
subsidize other public health services. The plan would make the
price of a medical marijuana card $200 a year. The bill now heads
to the House.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Senate has approved a bill
requiring the state to develop performance standards for teachers.
The Senate's 25-0 vote yesterday sends the measure to the House.
School districts would have to include the standards in performance
evaluations. Gov. John Kitzhaber says it's a big step toward
creating a more accountable and innovative education system.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Most of Oregon's budget for the next two
years has been approved or is working its way smoothly through the
Legislature. But lawmakers have so far been stumped on how to
finalize a spending plan for public safety programs. Filling a $21
million gap in spending on those services is the biggest obstacle
left to finishing the budget as lawmakers race to adjourn the
session.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Police have arrested a man in connection
with a north Portland burglary in which the intruder was stabbed in
the abdomen during a fight with the homeowner. Police say a
26-year-old man surrendered last night after officers were sent to
a north Portland residence. The suspect was taken to a hospital for
treatment. The Oregonian reports the homeowner wasn't seriously
hurt.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - The Eugene Civilian Review Board isn't
objecting to the ruling that an off-duty detective acted
appropriately when he stopped a group of teens trespassing near
Churchill High School. One board member said the incident last
December drew an inordinate amount of attention because of cell
phone video the teens released to the media. The parents of two of
the teens filed complaints with the police auditor's office.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Public universities in Oregon may establish a
campus police force - possibly armed - under a bill that just
cleared the Legislature. A spokeswoman for Gov. John Kitzhaber says
he's not against it but wants to make sure all is in order before
he signs it into law.
ALBANY, Ore. (AP) - Blame the rain for a fire at an Albany
welding supply business. Fire officials say the Sunday night fire
at Industrial Welding Supply was apparently caused by moisture
reacting with a drum of calcium carbide, which is used in making
acetylene gas. After fire hoses only made things worse,
firefighters used a dry chemical to put out the flames.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Two Columbia River ports in Oregon could
be used to ship coal to Asia. The Oregonian reports the Port of St.
Helens is talking with a coal export developer and the Port of
Morrow near Boardman recently signed a lease option with Ambre
Energy to handle coal arriving by train from Montana and Wyoming.
Taking a look at Coast Radio Sports…
The Eugene Emeralds are set to open their third season at PK Park this Friday when they begin a five game homestand against the Boise Hawks. 29 players report for work for the first time today in Eugene. Two of those are first round draft picks by the San Diego Padres. Shortstop Cory Spangenberg was selected 10th overall out of Indian River College in Florida; Jace Peterson, of McNeese State, was drafted 58th overall in the compensation first round. The Emeralds will be led by an all new coaching staff, including first-time manager Pat Murphy who previously spent 15 seasons at Arizona State and went to the College World Series four times.
The Three Rivers Sandblasters are at home in Florence this afternoon where they’ll face the Roseburg Doc Stewarts. First pitch at Jiggs Dodson Field is set for three, the pregame show on Coast Radio Sports will be at 2:45.
West Lane Commissioner Jay Bozievich is demanding a retraction and an apology from North Eugene Commissioner Rob Handy. Bozievich says the board was having a discussion on scheduling and planning a team-building and goal setting retreat when Handy accused him and two other commissioners of violating the open meetings law, saying there were – quote – “more decisions made in the hallways”. Bozievich immediately asked for clarification and facts to back up Handy’s allegations… or a retraction and apology.
208 – “You know I find it very difficult to accept being accused of breaking the Oregon Open Meetings Laws by someone who was found to have willfully violated them by a Circuit Court Judge. Especially someone who’s testimony under oath was determined to be not credible numerous times under the judge’s opinion.”
Bozievich says he doesn’t believe Handy will respond to his demands.
209 – “If he doesn’t I’m going to move on and assume that the public holds as much credibility to his testimony as Judge Gillespie did.”
Handy and South Eugene Commissioner Pete Sorenson were found to have violated the law in orchestrating a budget decision made two years ago. In his decision, Judge Michael Gillespie chastised Handy especially for his role in the matter.
Revelers in Old Town Florence on the Fourth of July will have a public fireworks display to look forward to after all. A two week fundraising campaign to collect the final money needed to pay for the 20-to-30 minute show was more than successful. Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Cal Applebee said they’ve actually exceeded the initial $4-thousand target by $700 and will likely receive more. Dozens of individual donors and businesses have kicked in anywhere between $25 and one anonymous individual donation of $500. The future of the annual fireworks display was in doubt three weeks ago when the public plea for assistance first went out. The Chamber had budgeted $4-thousand and had asked traditional donors and the public to kick in.
Consumers are continuing to get a little relief at the pumps as gas prices dip. The national average for regular unleaded, as measured by Triple-A, fell six cents this past week to $3.70…. the local average fell by three cents and is at the same mark. Oregon’s average price also went down by a cent-and-a-half. It’s now at $3.84.
Drivers on Highway 101 just south of Yachats are encountering one lane traffic this week as a contractor for the Oregon Department of Transportation continues work on grinding and repaving a five-mile stretch. Flaggers are regulating traffic through the zone between 7:30 AM and 8 PM through Friday.
The Florence Area Chamber of Commerce will host the Chief Strategy Officer for Travel Oregon tomorrow during their monthly Noon Forum at Driftwood Shores. Scott West was instrumental in passage of the Oregon Tourism Investment Proposal during the 2003 legislative session. The Chamber Noon Forum is open to the public.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Senate has approved a bill
doubling the cost of a medical marijuana card. Senators approved
the budget for the Oregon Health Authority yesterday. The budget
relies on an extra $7 million from the medical pot program to
subsidize other public health services. The plan would make the
price of a medical marijuana card $200 a year. The bill now heads
to the House.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Senate has approved a bill
requiring the state to develop performance standards for teachers.
The Senate's 25-0 vote yesterday sends the measure to the House.
School districts would have to include the standards in performance
evaluations. Gov. John Kitzhaber says it's a big step toward
creating a more accountable and innovative education system.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Most of Oregon's budget for the next two
years has been approved or is working its way smoothly through the
Legislature. But lawmakers have so far been stumped on how to
finalize a spending plan for public safety programs. Filling a $21
million gap in spending on those services is the biggest obstacle
left to finishing the budget as lawmakers race to adjourn the
session.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Police have arrested a man in connection
with a north Portland burglary in which the intruder was stabbed in
the abdomen during a fight with the homeowner. Police say a
26-year-old man surrendered last night after officers were sent to
a north Portland residence. The suspect was taken to a hospital for
treatment. The Oregonian reports the homeowner wasn't seriously
hurt.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - The Eugene Civilian Review Board isn't
objecting to the ruling that an off-duty detective acted
appropriately when he stopped a group of teens trespassing near
Churchill High School. One board member said the incident last
December drew an inordinate amount of attention because of cell
phone video the teens released to the media. The parents of two of
the teens filed complaints with the police auditor's office.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Public universities in Oregon may establish a
campus police force - possibly armed - under a bill that just
cleared the Legislature. A spokeswoman for Gov. John Kitzhaber says
he's not against it but wants to make sure all is in order before
he signs it into law.
ALBANY, Ore. (AP) - Blame the rain for a fire at an Albany
welding supply business. Fire officials say the Sunday night fire
at Industrial Welding Supply was apparently caused by moisture
reacting with a drum of calcium carbide, which is used in making
acetylene gas. After fire hoses only made things worse,
firefighters used a dry chemical to put out the flames.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Two Columbia River ports in Oregon could
be used to ship coal to Asia. The Oregonian reports the Port of St.
Helens is talking with a coal export developer and the Port of
Morrow near Boardman recently signed a lease option with Ambre
Energy to handle coal arriving by train from Montana and Wyoming.
Taking a look at Coast Radio Sports…
The Eugene Emeralds are set to open their third season at PK Park this Friday when they begin a five game homestand against the Boise Hawks. 29 players report for work for the first time today in Eugene. Two of those are first round draft picks by the San Diego Padres. Shortstop Cory Spangenberg was selected 10th overall out of Indian River College in Florida; Jace Peterson, of McNeese State, was drafted 58th overall in the compensation first round. The Emeralds will be led by an all new coaching staff, including first-time manager Pat Murphy who previously spent 15 seasons at Arizona State and went to the College World Series four times.
The Three Rivers Sandblasters are at home in Florence this afternoon where they’ll face the Roseburg Doc Stewarts. First pitch at Jiggs Dodson Field is set for three, the pregame show on Coast Radio Sports will be at 2:45.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
House District lines move in Florence area - Flag Day ceremonies - Fire Season - Duck punt returner, too much speed.
Shift in House District Lines
Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber joined officials from both the Democrat and Republican Parties yesterday in signing a bill that will set the boundaries for legislative districts in Oregon for the next ten years.
Kitzhaber – “No one’s every totally happy with the result, but this is the first time, I think actually since 1911, that we actually have a true bi-partisan redistricting product here to sign and I think that’s a real tribute to the Oregon Legislature and to it’s leadership.”
The new map looks very much like the previous one, set by then-Secretary of State Bill Bradbury in 2001. He drew the lines because lawmakers in the House and Senate following the 2000 census were unable to come to an agreement. Most of the changes are in the Portland Metro area and Deschutes County. But, there is a shift in Western Lane County. Current boundary lines divide areas north and east of Florence, including the Mapleton area, away from the rest of the south-central coast. The dividing line between House Districts 9 and 10 will be now shifted north to the Lane-Lincoln County line.
It’s Flag Day, the observance of the date in 1777 that the Continental Congress recognized the original Stars and Stripes as the official banner for the fledgling United States of America. It’s also the day that the local American Legion post gets together to retire flags that are worn out.
Bones – “The American Flags that you have that are getting a little tattered and torn, we do retire them in a nice proper manner.”
Mike Bones says flag etiquette spells out the manner for disposing of worn flags. American Legion members will begin (began) the retirement ceremonies at four this afternoon on Bay Street across from the Veteran’s Memorial Park. Last year, Bones says, they retired more than 500 flags.
It may not feel like it, but the official start of fire season is this Thursday. That means the last day for any open burning, other than through a special permit, outside the Florence City Limits is tomorrow.
Barrett – “We’ve had a lot of late spring rains and stuff which has brought a lot of new growth and quick growth, underbrush growth, that could become a problem late in the summer, August-September.”
Siuslaw Valley Fire Marshall Sean Barrett says while there may not be much of a threat right now, once the weather does dry out the small fuels… those grasses and light brush, could increase risks. He says anyone who lives in or near forested areas should take pains to keep their property cleared.
Barrett – “That’s where the fires start, is on the ground. And most of the fires are human caused, one way or another.”
Right now many Oregon wildland firefighters are honing their skills out of state in areas like Arizona and Colorado. Officials say as things warm up and dry out in Oregon, those crews will be recalled and ready to go to work.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) - Two Washington state men and an Oregon
woman have been killed in a small plane crash in a rugged mountain
area of Eastern Oregon. The Umatilla (yoo-muh-TIHL'-ah) County
sheriff's office yesterday identified the victims of Sunday's crash
as the 74-year-old pilot, Gerald Hunter; 53-year-old Ned Kayser and
51-year-old Janice Davis. Both Hunter and Kayser were from
Klickitat County, Wash., and Davis was from Hermiston, Ore. The
plane went down near Ukiah, Ore.
ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) - A former unsuccessful candidate for Utah
governor accused of paragliding off the 125-foot Astoria Column
overlooking Astoria at the mouth of the Columbia River was arrested
after he was spotted at an Oregon beach. The Daily Astorian says
41-year-old Dell Schanze was accused of violating city code and
booked into jail yesterday. He's since posted bail and been
released.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon House has unanimously approved a
bill that would offer low-cost loans to retrofit schools with
energy efficient technology. The House's approval yesterday sends
the measure to the Senate. The measure is known by supporters as
Cool Schools and is aimed at helping school districts afford the
high upfront cost of energy efficient technology.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - The Lane County Public Health office says
elderly residents or those with chronic diseases and reduced
immunity should call a doctor if they develop a severe cough and
fever. Health officials say several clusters have been reported in recent weeks of a
respiratory infection called human metapneumovirus. They say the
best way to prevent the disease from spreading is to wash your
hands, cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze, and stay home
when you're sick.
BEND, Ore. (AP) - The Deschutes National Forest says it's taking
safeguards to prevent the spread of a deadly bat disease at Lava
River Cave south of Bend. When the cave opens July 1, visitors will
be asked not to wear clothing or use gear that has been used in
caves or mines outside Oregon and Washington. Officials hope to
limit a fungal disease called white-nose syndrome that has killed
more than a million bats over the past five years.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Police have stepped up their response to
complaints of illegal car camping in Eugene. They say that any
officer, instead of a few designated officers, will check out a
complaint when they are not busy with another call. The Register
Guard reports that in the first three months of the year police
received 359 complaints about illegal street camping, compared to
161 complaints in the same period a year ago.
BEND, Ore. (AP) - At age 90, a Bend man now has a high school
diploma to go with the Medal of Honor he earned for heroism in
World War II. Bob Maxwell received a Bend High School diploma last
weekend, honoring his status as a highly decorated veteran. While
fighting in France in 1944, Maxwell threw his body on a hand
grenade to shield his fellow soldiers. After the war, he earned his
GED and did some teaching in Oregon.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Oregon Football Coach Chip Kelly likes speed, but probably not like this… University of Oregon officials are withholding official comment on a speeding citation issued to punt-returner and cornerback Cliff Harris for driving 118 miles an hour early Sunday morning on I-5 near Albany… Harris was also cited for driving with a suspended license. It’s apparently not his first such offense. According to court records Harris has been ticketed for speeding and driving without a license three times in the past 18-months.
The ten-mile Cape Mountain Trail Run is set for this Saturday morning. Organizers call it one of the toughest, but most beautiful courses a runner will ever experience. The loop course runs on the U.S. Forest Service Coast Horse Trails System, 10 ½ miles north of Florence. It offers panoramic vistas of the Pacific Ocean from several places as it climbs 1,850 feet before the turn-around at Cape Mountain. The $35 early registration fee… five dollars more on race day… benefits the Siuslaw Cross Country program. To find the start… turn east on Horse Creek Road, just a half mile south of Sea Lion Caves, and follow the signs 3 ½ miles to the race start.
Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber joined officials from both the Democrat and Republican Parties yesterday in signing a bill that will set the boundaries for legislative districts in Oregon for the next ten years.
Kitzhaber – “No one’s every totally happy with the result, but this is the first time, I think actually since 1911, that we actually have a true bi-partisan redistricting product here to sign and I think that’s a real tribute to the Oregon Legislature and to it’s leadership.”
The new map looks very much like the previous one, set by then-Secretary of State Bill Bradbury in 2001. He drew the lines because lawmakers in the House and Senate following the 2000 census were unable to come to an agreement. Most of the changes are in the Portland Metro area and Deschutes County. But, there is a shift in Western Lane County. Current boundary lines divide areas north and east of Florence, including the Mapleton area, away from the rest of the south-central coast. The dividing line between House Districts 9 and 10 will be now shifted north to the Lane-Lincoln County line.
It’s Flag Day, the observance of the date in 1777 that the Continental Congress recognized the original Stars and Stripes as the official banner for the fledgling United States of America. It’s also the day that the local American Legion post gets together to retire flags that are worn out.
Bones – “The American Flags that you have that are getting a little tattered and torn, we do retire them in a nice proper manner.”
Mike Bones says flag etiquette spells out the manner for disposing of worn flags. American Legion members will begin (began) the retirement ceremonies at four this afternoon on Bay Street across from the Veteran’s Memorial Park. Last year, Bones says, they retired more than 500 flags.
It may not feel like it, but the official start of fire season is this Thursday. That means the last day for any open burning, other than through a special permit, outside the Florence City Limits is tomorrow.
Barrett – “We’ve had a lot of late spring rains and stuff which has brought a lot of new growth and quick growth, underbrush growth, that could become a problem late in the summer, August-September.”
Siuslaw Valley Fire Marshall Sean Barrett says while there may not be much of a threat right now, once the weather does dry out the small fuels… those grasses and light brush, could increase risks. He says anyone who lives in or near forested areas should take pains to keep their property cleared.
Barrett – “That’s where the fires start, is on the ground. And most of the fires are human caused, one way or another.”
Right now many Oregon wildland firefighters are honing their skills out of state in areas like Arizona and Colorado. Officials say as things warm up and dry out in Oregon, those crews will be recalled and ready to go to work.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) - Two Washington state men and an Oregon
woman have been killed in a small plane crash in a rugged mountain
area of Eastern Oregon. The Umatilla (yoo-muh-TIHL'-ah) County
sheriff's office yesterday identified the victims of Sunday's crash
as the 74-year-old pilot, Gerald Hunter; 53-year-old Ned Kayser and
51-year-old Janice Davis. Both Hunter and Kayser were from
Klickitat County, Wash., and Davis was from Hermiston, Ore. The
plane went down near Ukiah, Ore.
ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) - A former unsuccessful candidate for Utah
governor accused of paragliding off the 125-foot Astoria Column
overlooking Astoria at the mouth of the Columbia River was arrested
after he was spotted at an Oregon beach. The Daily Astorian says
41-year-old Dell Schanze was accused of violating city code and
booked into jail yesterday. He's since posted bail and been
released.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon House has unanimously approved a
bill that would offer low-cost loans to retrofit schools with
energy efficient technology. The House's approval yesterday sends
the measure to the Senate. The measure is known by supporters as
Cool Schools and is aimed at helping school districts afford the
high upfront cost of energy efficient technology.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - The Lane County Public Health office says
elderly residents or those with chronic diseases and reduced
immunity should call a doctor if they develop a severe cough and
fever. Health officials say several clusters have been reported in recent weeks of a
respiratory infection called human metapneumovirus. They say the
best way to prevent the disease from spreading is to wash your
hands, cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze, and stay home
when you're sick.
BEND, Ore. (AP) - The Deschutes National Forest says it's taking
safeguards to prevent the spread of a deadly bat disease at Lava
River Cave south of Bend. When the cave opens July 1, visitors will
be asked not to wear clothing or use gear that has been used in
caves or mines outside Oregon and Washington. Officials hope to
limit a fungal disease called white-nose syndrome that has killed
more than a million bats over the past five years.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Police have stepped up their response to
complaints of illegal car camping in Eugene. They say that any
officer, instead of a few designated officers, will check out a
complaint when they are not busy with another call. The Register
Guard reports that in the first three months of the year police
received 359 complaints about illegal street camping, compared to
161 complaints in the same period a year ago.
BEND, Ore. (AP) - At age 90, a Bend man now has a high school
diploma to go with the Medal of Honor he earned for heroism in
World War II. Bob Maxwell received a Bend High School diploma last
weekend, honoring his status as a highly decorated veteran. While
fighting in France in 1944, Maxwell threw his body on a hand
grenade to shield his fellow soldiers. After the war, he earned his
GED and did some teaching in Oregon.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Oregon Football Coach Chip Kelly likes speed, but probably not like this… University of Oregon officials are withholding official comment on a speeding citation issued to punt-returner and cornerback Cliff Harris for driving 118 miles an hour early Sunday morning on I-5 near Albany… Harris was also cited for driving with a suspended license. It’s apparently not his first such offense. According to court records Harris has been ticketed for speeding and driving without a license three times in the past 18-months.
The ten-mile Cape Mountain Trail Run is set for this Saturday morning. Organizers call it one of the toughest, but most beautiful courses a runner will ever experience. The loop course runs on the U.S. Forest Service Coast Horse Trails System, 10 ½ miles north of Florence. It offers panoramic vistas of the Pacific Ocean from several places as it climbs 1,850 feet before the turn-around at Cape Mountain. The $35 early registration fee… five dollars more on race day… benefits the Siuslaw Cross Country program. To find the start… turn east on Horse Creek Road, just a half mile south of Sea Lion Caves, and follow the signs 3 ½ miles to the race start.
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