Lane-ACT approved by County Commission
It’s been a rough road so far, but it appears as if the long-awaited Lane Area Council on Transportation, or “Lane-ACT” is almost ready to roll. The Lane County Commission endorsed the latest configuration of the group that will ultimately advise the Oregon Transportation Commission on potential projects and transportation issues in Lane County. Up until now, that role has been filled by the Lane County Commission itself. The County Board appointed an ad hoc group last year to develop rules for creating the new panel; including who would be responsible for appointing members. Commissioners disagreed with the advisory committee and wanted more control, but after their plan was rejected by the O-T-C, the rules were re-worked. In addition to local government and tribal representatives, Lane-ACT will also include representatives of trucking, rail, bicycle/pedestrian and environmental land interests. The Oregon Transportation Commission divided the state into 12 areas, ten of which already have transportation councils. The Lane Area Council is expected to be approved by the state next month and begin meeting after the first of the year.
Police say a 49-year old Veneta man was shot and killed yesterday afternoon after he drew a weapon and refused to drop it. The Lane County Sheriff’s office has not released the name of the dead man, nor the deputy involved in the shooting because the investigation is under way. Police were responding to a domestic dispute in Veneta just after 4:00 yesterday. The man was inside an apartment when contacted by deputies. Nobody else was injured.
It’s Halloween weekend and that means there are plenty of activities for revelers of all ages. It starts tonight at Siuslaw Public Library with the Coastal Celtic Society presentation on the origins of Halloween… it features Celtic culture, lore and music from 6:30 to 8:30. Sunday there are plenty of activities for kids. Three Rivers Casino will have treats and games from noon to four; Merchants of Old Town will offer trick or treats from four to six, and area churches will offer up treats… Florence Christian Church has the Howl-le-luia from four to six, the Church of the Nazarene will be ‘Trunk-or-Treating” from five to six; and the Awesome Rally for Kids will be at the Florence Events Center from five to eight.
One activity for grown-up kids will be tomorrow night. Wren Smart says it’s called “Witches Night Out”.
210 – “We want you to get a sitter, gather your girlfriends, grab your broom and best pointy hat. Join in all the silliness.”
About 18 area businesses have combined for the fun. It starts at six at the “Old Harbor Salt Box” on Rhododendron Drive just off Highway 101.
211 – “And we’re encouraging women to bring a canned or non-perishable food item to Food Share. They’ll get a free goody bag, a bingo card and a map of participating businesses. And we recommend that they broom-pool as much as possible to cut down on the traffic.”
Witches costumes are highly encouraged. It ends at what Smart calls the ‘witching hour’… eight pm… at Brown Dog Antiques on 101 where there’ll be prizes for the best hat, best costume and even best cackle.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
JEROME, Idaho (AP) - State police say two people are dead after
a wrong-way driver caused two separate crashes on Interstate 84
near Bliss, Idaho. The second crash killed the wrong-way driver and
the woman behind the wheel of the other car. But 33-year-old Harold
Carroll of Ontario, Ore., suffered non-life-threatening injuries in
the first crash.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - New interim math achievement targets and
national education standards for both math and English have been
adopted in Oregon. But before the vote, the Oregon Board of
Education spent nearly two hours discussing the differences between
the Oregon math standards and the national standards.
HERMISTON, Ore. (AP) - Authorities have jailed a man in the
shooting death of his wife at their home in Hermiston. KNDU-TV
reports Hilaria Sanchez was shot Wednesday, and police arrested
Maurillio Lamas Sanchez. Neighbors say the family with seven
children had moved into the home about a month-and-a-half ago. The
children are now in the custody of the Department of Human
Services.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Salem police say a man hit by a freight train
has been hospitalized in critical condition. Lt. Dave Okada says
the man was struck in the downtown area around 8:00 last night by a
southbound Union Pacific train. He was not immediately identified.
Crew members blew the whistle but were unable to stop the
slow-moving train in time.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The campaign for governor between
Republican Chris Dudley and Democrat John Kitzhaber hasn't
generally gotten personal. But one exception deals with wages and
tips for restaurant waiters and waitresses. Dudley said the
Kitzhaber campaign has put out a deliberate falsehood in an ad that
says Dudley supports tip credits. Kitzhaber questions whether the
wealthy former NBA player could relate to people just getting by on
minimum wage checks.
BEND, Ore. (AP) - About half the home sales in Bend last month
were short sales or bank-owned properties, continuing a trend since
last May. But The Bulletin newspaper reports it was an improvement
over the high of 74 percent in so-called "duress sales" reached
in February 2009.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A top-ranked national power will run into the
storied Coliseum in Los Angeles tomorrow looking to stay unbeaten.
Their opponents will be young and undermanned, simply hoping to
trip up the Pac-10's most powerful program. USC has been that big
dog for most of the past decade. But No. 1 Oregon is a seven-point
favorite, which means USC won't be favored at home for the first
time in 51 games since 2001.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Cross Country:
Both Siuslaw teams, the boys and the girls, claimed the Far West District titles yesterday at Tugman State Park in Lakeside. The Viking Boys’ almost had a perfect finish with Freshman Mitchell Butler in first with a time of 16:07.63. He was followed by Matthew Campbell, Brad Greenburg and Mack Marbas in the first four places. Jesse Wells was sixth. Ally Manly of Brookings claimed the girls individual title. Raelynn Robinson of Siuslaw was in second place, followed by Linda Paredes in Fifth, Katie Potter in sixth, Lillian Lea was eighth and Katelyn Wells was tenth.
Prep Volleyball:
The Mapleton Sailors downed Triangle Lake in four games last night to advance to the finals of the Mountain West League playoffs. Lindsey Logan had a dozen kills and Andrea LeClaire added 23 assists for the Sailors who will face McKenzie at Junction City high school tomorrow at five. In the Skyline League… the Henley Hornets downed the Mazama Vikings in four games last night… that means Mazama will travel to Florence tomorrow for a three o’clock ‘play-in’ match against Siuslaw. The winner advances to the opening round of the OSAA State Playoffs next weekend.
On the Schedule:
The Siuslaw Vikings can claim an outright title in the Far West League with a football victory at home this evening over the Sutherlin Bulldogs. A loss would mean they share the title with the ‘Dawgs and possibly with Douglas. Airtime on Coast Radio Sports will be at 6:45… kickoff at seven. The Reedsport Braves take on the Gold Beach Panthers in Sunset play and the Mapleton Sailors close out Mountain West League action at home against Triangle Lake.
Looking to the college gridiron… it’s homecoming tomorrow in Corvallis when the Oregon State Beavers play host to the California Bears… kickoff at Reser Stadium is set for 12:30…the pregame show on KCFM is at 11:30. And, tomorrow at five… the top ranked team in the AP polls will take on a young, inexperienced team at the Coliseum in Los Angeles… The Ducks kick off at five against USC. The pregame show on KCST is at four.
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