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Dispatcher disregards fire call…
A nearly two-hour delay in notifying firefighters of a motorhome blaze last week likely didn’t affect the outcome say fire officials. But, Florence Police Chief Maury Sanders admits it was a mistake and steps have been taken to prevent a reoccurrence. A 911 dispatcher took a call Sunday afternoon, December 19th at about 1:45. The caller was reporting a large plume of smoke in the Sutton Lake area. Sanders said it’s not clear why the dispatcher did not call out firefighters. Two hours later, when another call came in, Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue was finally notified and Fire Marshall Sean Barrett was on the scene within minutes. He found the twisted and melted remains of a motor home owned by Keith Swehla. Swehla, a camp host at the facility, was not at home, but his dog perished in the blaze. Barrett said it’s likely the RV was a total loss when the first call came in and firefighters would not have been able to make any difference had they been notified earlier. He pointed out the nearest station is less than three-miles away and even a quick response would have been fruitless. Sanders said steps have already been taken to prevent a similar situation… he declined to identify the dispatcher, saying it was being dealt with through the personnel process.
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Workers making minimum wage in Oregon will get a raise at midnight tonight. Full time minimum wage earners will see less than $20 a month more after the ten-cent an hour raise kicks in. An adjustment included in a voter approved measure in 2002 ties the wage to the rate of inflation. Because of the recession, there was no increase last year. This year’s hike takes the base hourly rate from $8.40 to $8.50. The Oregon Employment Department says there are roughly 121-thousand jobs in the state that will be directly affected.
Outgoing Lane County Commission Chair Bill Fleenor will preside over the annual “State of the County” ceremony Monday morning at Harris Hall in Eugene. The West Lane Commissioner will hand out awards at ten, then turn things over to North Eugene Commissioner Rob Handy to present the first half of the State of the County address. East Lane representative Faye Stewart will deliver the second half, then Stewart will take the oath for his third term on the panel. New commissioners Sid Leiken and Jay Bozievich will also take the oath for their first terms. The session begins at ten AM.
Volunteers who shuttle medical records, lab results and x-rays between buildings on the Peace Harbor campus have put more than 28-thousand miles on a golf cart over the past 13 years. La Paloma also carries patients between the hospital and clinics on campus. Long time hospital board member and advocate P.T. Smith pushed for the initial cart back in 1997. When news came late this year that the old one was wearing out… Smith came through again. Hospital administrators say he donated $11-thousand for the purchase of a new one.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Three Oregon snowshoers have been rescued
after sheltering in a snow cave north of the Willamette Ski Resort
Wednesday night during a fierce storm. The trio called for help
Wednesday evening after the storm intensified and were found
yesterday morning. Deschutes County sheriff's Capt. Marc Mills says
they have been treated for mild exposure.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A Multnomah County grand jury says
Portland police were justified in the fatal Dec. 17 shooting of a
45-year-old man who pointed a realistic-looking fake gun at them in
an apartment building. Police were responding to a 911 call about a
man threatening people with a 9mm handgun when the shooting
erupted.
LOWELL, Ore. (AP) - The Lane County district attorney says a
62-year-old man acted in self defense when he fatally shot his
stepson at the family's Lowell home. District Attorney Alex Gardner
says an inebriated Shawn Gamble picked a fight with his stepfather
Jimmie Allen Montgomery on Monday and assaulted him before the
shooting.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Goodwill Industries in Portland says it
has spent $1.25 million through November this year taking garbage
dropped off at donation centers to the dump. Salvation Army Maj.
James Sloan says people often drop off unwanted items when the
center isn't manned. The Salvation Army says it has spent $25,000 a
month to take care of unusable items.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Wesley Matthews tied a career high with 30
points, LaMarcus Aldridge added 27 and the Portland Trail Blazers
beat the Utah Jazz 100-89 last night, hours after learning star
guard Brandon Roy will be sidelined for a lengthy period because of
sore knees. The Jazz lost to Portland for the second time this
week.
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Jake Locker bounced back from an injury and
scored on a 25-yard run in the third quarter, and tailback Chris
Polk ran for 177 yards and a score to help the Washington Huskies
to a 19-7 win over the listless No. 17 Nebraska Cornhuskers in the
Holiday Bowl on Thursday night. The Huskies (7-6) avenged a 56-21
loss to the Huskers (10-4) in Seattle on Sept. 18.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Oregon running back LaMichael James, a
Heisman Trophy finalist, says he will return to the Ducks next
season. James repeatedly had suggested he would forgo entering the
draft early and yesterday's announcement makes it official. James
says he came to Oregon to get an education, as well as play
football.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
The Siuslaw Vikings finished in the middle of the pack at this week’s Myrtle Point Wrestling Invitational, finishing seventh overall out of 13 teams. Coach Neil Wartnick was pleased with the individual performances that saw five Vikings finish in the top four. Two champions wore blue and gold singlets… Sonny Tupua dominated at 285 pounds and Zach Ough (OW) picked up the win at 189. Jason Graber was second at 125. Edwin Vasquez was third at 103, and Jessie Coontz was fourth at 189. Wartnick called in “an exciting day” as several younger wrestlers also performed well.
The Mapleton Sailors claimed the boys’ tournament title at the Alsea Basketball classic this week, downing the Philomath JV 51-47 in yesterday’s championship game. Micah Espinosa had 25 points, Tim Sherrett added 20 points and pulled down 11 rebounds.
Things didn’t go well for the Oregon Men as they opened the Pac-10 season at home against Arizona last night. There were plenty of empty seats for the second to last game at Mac Court as the Ducks lost to the Wildcats 76 – 57. Oregon played good defense, but shot poorly from the field, hitting less than 35-percent. In Corvallis, Joe Burton said the switch was flipped at halftime… he wound up with a career high 17 points and nine rebounds to lead the Beavers to an 80-58 victory over Arizona State. The Beavers will host Arizona Sunday evening, 7 o’clock, at Gill Coliseum, that game will air on KCFM. Oregon wraps up play at historic McArthur Court tomorrow night against Arizona State… the final men’s game at “the Pit” tips off at seven o’clock with the pregame show on Coast Radio sports at 6:30.
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