Bear conflicts warming up…
Wildlife biologists say so far it’s been a mellow year as far as black bears go… well, at least up until now. One bear made an awful mess in the garage of Marilyn Loser’s (LO-sirr) home on Heceta Beach Road yesterday morning. Loser noticed her garage door was open …
Loser – “And, it was all the way up and I says that’s not right and I went to look and I says ‘oh my God’.”
What she found wasn’t a human burglar, but evidence of a four-legged and furry intruder.
Loser – “The freezer door was wide open. He ate all the Freschetta pizzas. Whipped butter: He loved that, and all the yogurt from the new yogurt shop? He ate about six pints.”
The bear destroyed her freezer, peeling the metal off the door and crushing shelves. That wasn’t the first neighborhood visit for this bear however. Loser says she helped her neighbor clean up her kitchen after the bear came in through a screen door for a snack sometime overnight.
Loser – “She slept through the whole thing but he had himself a ball. He ate three pounds of unshelled walnuts, some brownie mix, some flour, cranberries, some fudge, some candy bars and he just went to town and messed up her kitchen real bad.”
Still, Loser doesn’t blame the bear.
Loser – “I feel sorry for them. The berries are not ripe and it seems like every year it gets later and later so they don’t have anything to eat.”
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Biologist Doug Cottam called the incidents “alarming”. He said for a bear to actually enter a home or garage is very disturbing.
Over the past several months, disaster preparedness officials have been talking about getting ready for a possible large earthquake and/or tsunami. In monthly sessions at the fire station they’ve been explaining tsunami inundation zones, evacuation routes and the importance of having a cache of emergency supplies. Outreach coordinator Frank Nulty says the next class put on by the Western Lane Emergency Operations Group will focus on what you need to make the post disaster recovery more manageable.
Nulty – “Second Saturday, August 13th, we have Frank Souza who is a FEMA representative who has been dispatched to a number of disasters, including Katrina, and knows exactly what happens when FEMA comes in and what you have to have on hand.”
Nulty says Souza will be joined by an insurance expert.
Nulty – “The other side of the equation, we have Mike Streets coming in to talk about insurance. He’s going to be able to go ahead and give people some direct information about what’s going on with the insurance industry and what they can do to be prepared.”
In addition to talking about documentation and paperwork, the August 13th session will provide information about pet stress reactions. Information and registration can be had by calling Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue. There’s no cost for the two-hour “improve your surviveability” class.
Retail gas prices are up slightly this week with both the national and Oregon averages, as measured by Triple-A, gaining a penny. This week’s national average price is at $3.63 for regular unleaded, Oregon’s is $3.76. Locally, the average increased by two cents a gallon but is still the lowest in the state… at $3.67.
The U.S. Postal Service has released a list of more than 36-hundred post offices targeted for closure. 41 of them are in Oregon including rural post offices in Walton, Swisshome, Deadwood and Gardiner.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
MADRAS, Ore. (AP) - The FBI says a 24-year-old member of the
Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs was fatally shot on the Oregon
reservation as he sat in a vehicle outside a home, holding his son.
The child was not hurt. FBI spokeswoman Beth Anne Steele says a
suspect turned himself in to Warm Springs police yesterday and was
being interviewed.
ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) - The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
says the Roseburg veterans' hospital will stay open and expand.
The Register Guard reports veterans in the Roseburg area feared
the VA would reduce the facility to a clinic.
The VA said Tuesday it plans to keep the hospital open with a
$55 million renovation and the addition of cardiology and
ophthalmology services.
NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) - The man accused of kidnapping a
teenage girl from a parking garage earlier this month in Lincoln
City on the Oregon coast was arraigned yesterday in Lincoln County. 28-year-old Shawn Griep is facing charges of kidnapping, robbery, assault, attempted sodomy and unauthorized use of a vehicle. He was arrested last
Friday. His attorney declined comment Tuesday.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Eugene police say a handcuffed man ran from
officers and jumped in the Willamette River, swimming away for
about 15 minutes before police used a fire department boat to catch
up with him on a downstream island. The Register-Guard says Beau
Walker Hodge is jailed on at least three charges and also had
outstanding warrants. Officers ordered Hodge out of the river but
they said he refused, saying he would rather die than go to jail.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A Democratic friend of David Wu says the
Oregon congressman didn't seem able to deal with the problems that
confronted him publicly - and perhaps privately. Former Oregon Gov.
Barbara Roberts tells the Associated Press that politicians who
can't answer questions about themselves or change their behavior
eventually run out of room for "bad stories." Reflecting on the
end of Wu's congressional tenure, Roberts said a teenager's
accusation of an "unwanted sexual encounter" was that final bad
story.
NEW YORK (AP) - The Seattle Mariners flailed away helplessly
against CC Sabathia in their 17th straight loss, managing only one
hit and striking out 18 times overall in a 4-1 loss to the New York
Yankees on a rain-soaked night. Sabathia did not allow a baserunner
yesterday until Brendan Ryan singled with one out in the seventh
inning - a batter after a 30 minute rain delay - in beating Seattle
for the seventh consecutive start.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Two biofuels producers in Oregon are
getting help in developing new sources of feedstock from a federal
program designed to reduce the country's dependence on foreign oil.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said yesterday that subsidies
will be offered for five years to farmers in Oregon wheat country
to grow camelina, an oil seed that will be turned into jet fuel by
Beaver Biodiesel, LLC, in Albany.
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) - A police dog trying to help officers
chase down a suspect in Klamath Falls ended up biting an Oregon
State Police trooper on the arm. The Oregonian reports that Gunner,
the police dog, was unleashed by his handler at the end of a chase
that began with a routine traffic stop by the trooper for a
speeding violation, but the Belgian Malinois (mahl-IN-wah) bit
Trooper Patrick Irish on the arm as Irish ran after the fleeing
suspect.
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) - A man who was called a "faggot" and
injured in a fight says he feels relieved by the assault conviction
returned by a jury yesterday in Corvallis against a Gresham man.
Chris Churilla says he was walking home in May of last year when a
group of five men yelled the slur at him and he fought with one.
Churilla suffered a skull fracture in the fight. Garrett Strasburg
was convicted of misdemeanor assault and attempted felony assault.
RENTON, Wash. (AP) - Charlie Whitehurst didn't get to his
Seattle-area apartment until about 1 a.m. after catching a late
flight back to the Northwest. He was among the first Seahawks
players at the team's practice facility Tuesday, arriving shortly
after 8 a.m. as team headquarters reopened to players following the
resolution of the NFL lockout. As of now, Whitehurst is the only
Seattle quarterback under contract.
GRESHAM, Ore. (AP) - One man was stabbed during a fight that
involved as many as 30 people last night at a skate park in
Gresham. Police say the 21-year-old man went to Legacy Mt. Hood
Medical Center where he head stitches for a wound near his right
armpit. He said he did not know his attacker. The man said there
had been an argument between two groups of young men that turned
into a fight.
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (AP) - Facebook is expanding its data center at
Prineville. Data Center Manager Ken Patchett told the city council
last night that the company is adding a second building to its
campus. It will hold more computer servers to handle growth in the
social networking service.
PHOENIX (AP) - Sue Bird had 18 points, seven assists, five
rebounds and three steals as the Seattle Storm held off the Phoenix
Mercury 83-77 on last night. Phoenix went on a 17-6 run to get
within a point with 1 minute remaining, but Camille Little took the
ball away from Diana Taurasi and made a breakaway layup with 24
seconds left to help secure the win.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Taking a look at Coast Radio Sports…
The Eugene Emeralds opened up the second half of the Northwest League Season with a 6-2 win last night at PK Park over the Everett Aqua Sox. The win continued their string of being in first place every day of the season. The Ems went up 1-nothing in the fourth inning, but their offensive spark came in the fifth off the bat of Jose Dore when the left fielder stroked a three-run homer. The Emeralds are on the road beginning today… they head off to Spokane for the first of a five game series.
Oregon Football Coach Chip Kelly’s statements were predictable yesterday during the Pac-12 Football media day… He’s unable to talk about any NCAA investigation, but he’s more than happy to talk football. The Ducks have been picked to ‘three-peat’ as conference champions this season. Oregon State was picked by sports writers to finish fourth in the North Division, the Beavers open at home September 3rd against Sacramento State… the Ducks face LSU in Arlington Texas that same day. Both teams hit the field for fall practices in ten days.
For Florence and the Central Oregon Coast…
Partly sunny today with a high near 62 degrees and a north northwest wind ten to 18 miles an hour gusting to 22.
Those winds continuing overnight along with mostly cloudy skies and a low around 50.
Mostly sunny again tomorrow… Thursday’s high near 63… and a north northwest wind eight to 18 miles an hour gusting to 22.
Mostly sunny Friday and through the weekend… a few clouds expected to move back into the area by Monday.
Small craft advisories are in effect through this evening for north marine winds rising to 20 or 25 knots. The tide is incoming, it was low at 5:34 this morning. High tide at 12:06 this afternoon. (Low 5:04 pm).
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