12-27-10 7,8,9 AM; Noon; 5,6 PM
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City manager looks back… and ahead…
It has been a good year for city projects according to Florence City Manager, Bob Willoughby, with a lot of targeted projects now accomplished…
200 “ Some things that we’ve been working on for a long time for a long time – you know, the new senior center, uh, we got a crosswalk built with several more in the works, an duh, we’ll probably acquire the Barnett property…
On Bay Street, overlooking the river, the property is targeted for the Siuslaw River Bridge interpretive center…
201 “Which is a park, there will be some additional parking under the bridge, which is always needed in old town. There’ll be a deck and a viewing platform of the bridge with some signs talking about the history of the bridge…
One component of that project is a storm water treatment demonstration to treat storm runoff in a natural way before it reaches the river. An interpretive trail, with signage, will explain how wetlands can help filter pollutants from the runoff. That portion of the project will be funded by an EPA grant.
12-27-10 7,8,9 AM; Noon; 5,6 PM
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Anyone making cash donations to a school music booster group; school, college or library foundation; or any performing arts group is a cultural donor. In Oregon, cultural donors can make a matching gift to the Oregon Cultural Trust to earn the state's unique cultural tax credit - a 100%, dollar-for-dollar savings on what is owed the state of Oregon. But, like any charitable contribution, gifts must be completed by December 31. The money raised through the cultural tax credit returns to the community as grants. Since 2002, Oregonians have contributed $21 million to the Cultural Trust: $12 million remains in an endowment to ensure future culture funding; and over $9 million has been distributed in 775 grants that benefit every county in Oregon.
Gray whales have begun their migration from summer feeding areas off Alaska to their breeding and calving waters along Baja California. Volunteers will be posted at several different locations along the Oregon coast all week long helping visitors spot the large mammals. Dave Newton with the Depoe Bay Whale Watching Center says about 18-thousand whales are migrating and they usually travel three-to-five miles off shore.
National Weather Service forecasters say a blast of winter is headed into higher elevations of the Pacific Northwest. Travelers should be ready for heavy snow in mountain passes of Washington and Oregon this week. One to two feet of snow is possible for the Cascades… up to a foot of snow in the Blue Mountains of Northeast Oregon.
Taking a look at Coast Radio Sports…
Pac-10 play for men’s basketball gets underway later this week. Oregon State will kick off their third season under head coach Craig Robinson at home in Gill Coliseum for the 76th meeting with Arizona State. The Beavers hold a one game advantage in the series… 38-37… but the Sun Devils have won six straight. The penultimate game at Mac Court for the Oregon Men will also take place Thursday evening with new head coach Dana Altman leads his Ducks up against the Arizona Wildcats in his Pac-10 debut. The final men’s game at Mac Court is set for New Year’s Day against Arizona State.
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