Christmas baskets will make do…
An estimated 550 households will get a box with the makings of a holiday meal the week before Christmas, but Jan Nieberlein says just how much goes in that box is dependent on fund-raising.
210 – “It is slower this year. We’re about $10,000 below what we should be right now.”
The Community Christmas Basket project started in Florence more than 30-years ago. Each holiday season they raise money, collect food, toys and even clothes, then pass them out to whoever thinks they may need it. Nieberlein said donations usually trickle in early in the fall, then come in stronger around Thanksgiving.
211 – “We spent $28,000 last year. We shoot for $30,000 and that’s with everything, not just the money, but, like the Rotary which, bless them, you know, raised funds for the turkeys.”
This year’s fund raising has been lagging behind even the last two years. Nieberlein says they don’t question why, they just make-do with what they have.
212 – “Then the baskets won’t have quite as much as they had last year. You know, we we, we’re on a cash only basis and so if we don’t have the money then we can’t buy the product.”
Cash contributions can be mailed to Post Office Box 1209, Florence. This year’s distribution will be at Three Rivers Casino Bingo Hall December 18th.
The National Weather Service is saying a wet and warm storm system laying up off shore is expected to bring a lot of rain to Western Oregon this weekend. But, they’re not sure just exactly where or when. Three to six inches of rain are expected in areas along the coast and on the coast range, likely on Saturday. One to three inches could fall at lower elevations inland. The rain could lead to sharp rises in river levels and flooding. Forecasters are saying they could issue a flood watch by later tomorrow or Saturday morning.
For the past 40 years or so the community has gathered together to honor the ‘First Citizen’… someone who has made a significant contribution in one way or another. An outstanding high school student has also been recognized as being the “Future First Citizen”. Three years ago the Florence Area Chamber of Commerce added five more categories and branded the entire evening as the Siuslaw Awards. The presentations are set for January 14th and nominations are now open for all categories… The business awards categories include Curb Appeal, Customer Service, and Community Caring. One goes to an area non-profit or service club… that’s the Spirit of Community. The key award, the Stu Johnston Business of the Year, is presented to the business that embodies qualities of growth, innovation, volunteerism and outstanding customer service. Last year’s winner was Coastal Fitness. Nomination forms are available at the Chamber Visitor’s Center.
Parent-teacher conferences at Siuslaw High School postponed because of snow the week before Thanksgiving will be offered a week from today. Administrators say the conferences will be offered on a ‘drop-in’ basis Thursday, December 16th from two to four pm. There will be no assigned conference times and meetings will be on a first come, first served basis.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) - Oregon State Police say a pickup truck
driver speeding away from police on Interstate 5 died in a crash
last night. Lt. Gregg Hastings says investigators think the man was
involved in a hit-and-run crash northbound on I-5 in the Roseburg
area. When a Sutherlin officer saw the pickup on the freeway about
15 minutes later and tried to stop it, Hastings says the driver
raced off at speeds close to 80 mph. He later smashed into a
deputy's car.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A Portland-area transit agency has been
sued for $30 million by parents of two women killed by a bus and by
a young man injured in the same crash. Danielle Sale's father,
David, Sale and Jenee Hammel's mother, Vicki Flynn, filed separate
lawsuits against TriMet this week in Multnomah County Circuit
Court. Danielle Sale's boyfriend, 22-year-old Robert Gittings, also
filed suit, on Tuesday. Each of the lawsuits seeks $10 million.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Convicted Oregon child killer Diane Downs
says she won't participate in a parole hearing set for Friday. An
Oregon parole board official says the hearing will take place with
or without her. Downs made the same threat in 2008 when she was
first eligible for release, but then took part. This hearing will
take place in Salem, but Downs can testify via video from
Chowchilla, Calif., where she is imprisoned at the Valley State
Prison for Women.
ELKO, Nev. (AP) - Nevada authorities say a worker was killed
while working on a section of the Ruby Pipeline that will carry
natural gas from Wyoming to Oregon. The Elko County Sheriff's
Office says 61-year-old Charles Kuhn, of Dresden, Ohio, died
Tuesday north of Elko. The pipeline will run from Opal (oh-PAL'),
Wyo., cross northern Utah and northern Nevada and end at Malin,
Ore. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will
investigate the accident.
ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) - A pickup truck driver speeding away from
police on Interstate 5 is dead after read-ending a county sheriff's
cruiser last night. Troopers say a Douglas County sheriff's officer
parked his car on the shoulder and got out to deploy some spike
strips. The deputy managed to get out of the way before the truck
hit his patrol car.
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Prep Basketball… the Brookings-Harbor Bruins eased past the Reedsport Braves 59 – 32 in non-league boys prep action last night.
Coming up on the schedule tonight… the Mapleton Sailors will be in Falls City for non-league basketball… boys and girls.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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