Year end vacancies on boards and commissions provide chance for community involvement…
There are plenty of chances for residents in and around Florence and Dunes City to get involved with local government without having to run for elected office. Applications are still being sought for openings on a variety of boards and commissions in the two cities. In Florence there are four openings on the planning commission. One position has been vacant since July when longtime commissioner Chris Atkins moved away from the community. Three more terms expire on January 31st. Mark Tilton, the sole representative on the panel from outside city limits says he’s already reapplied but the other two… longtime commissioners Clarence Lysdale and Jan Nieberlein say they’re still pondering whether or not. Both indicated that they were inclined to not reapply but would reconsider if there were insufficient applicants. Florence has openings on the Environmental Management advisory committee, Florence Events Center Advisory panel, and Airport Advisory Committee. In Dunes City there are openings on the Planning, Roads and Parks and Recreation Commissions as well as a half dozen other committees. Applications can be submitted to each respective city hall by the end of next week.
Heavy rains that began last night, brought by a warm and wet weather system could cause river levels to begin rising in many coastal streams. That rain could begin turning to snow in elevations above 500 feet in the Coast Range according to the National Weather Service. Accumulations of snow near 500 feet are expected to be about one inch, with up to three inches possible at higher elevations before drier weather begins moving into the area by Thursday.
Firefighters with Siuslaw Valley Fire And Rescue will be out tomorrow with a mid-week Christmas tree pickup, the first of three scheduled over the next ten days. Siuslaw Valley Fire Marshall Sean Barrett says by this time trees may have been inside living rooms for as much as three or four weeks and can become a real fire hazard. Volunteers will pickup the trees tomorrow, Sunday January 2nd and then again on Saturday the eighth. A minimum donation of $5 is requested. All trees will be recycled. To schedule a pickup, call Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue during regular business hours.
It’s “fisheries day” tomorrow at the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport. That institution has teamed up with Oregon Sea Grant to offer information about Oregon’s sustainable Dungeness crab fishery. Visitors between ten am and four pm tomorrow will be able to see fishing gear as well as talk with fishermen about the industry. They’ll also offer samples of the delicacy.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Oregon State Police say three people were
killed in traffic accidents during the Christmas weekend, which
began at 6 p.m. Thursday and ended late Sunday night. The agency
says six people died last year in Oregon's Christmas holiday
reporting period.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Oregon is getting about $15 million from the
federal government as a bonus for making significant progress in
enrolling uninsured children covered under Medicaid. The U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday it awarded
$206 million to 15 states. The money is part of a joint state and
federal program.
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) - The half brother of Jacqueline Kennedy
Onassis spent Christmas in jail in Medford. The program manager for
the Jackson County Community Justice sex offender unit says James
Auchincloss, of Ashland, is being investigated for a possible
probation violation. He was arrested Dec. 22 and held without bail
at the Jackson County Jail. He is scheduled to be released Jan. 21.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A former Coos Bay bank manager accused of
stealing as much as $1.2 million from customers has surrendered.
The FBI says Shawna Leimomi Moore-Saia walked into its Los Angeles
office yesterday, two months after a federal judge issued an arrest
warrant. She worked at a Wells Fargo branch in Coos Bay for four
years.
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) - The trial has been postponed for a man
accused of killing a 15-year-old Southern Oregon girl in 1996.
Jackson County prosecutors said yesterday that attorneys for
William Frank Simmons need more time to review evidence. Kaelin
Glazier's body was found in 2008 in a field near Simmons' home.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Portland police say officers shot and
wounded a 34-year-old man armed with a machete last night after
first firing a stun gun and a beanbag gun at him. The man's parents
told police their son had a history of being suicidal and had
threatened to commit "suicide by cop."
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Oregon is getting about $15 million from the
federal government as a bonus for making significant progress in
enrolling uninsured children covered under Medicaid. The money is
part of a joint state and federal program.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A TriMet driver who rescued a puppy from
traffic last month gets to keep it, for free. The Oregonian reports
the manager of the Farm and Garden Store in Forest Grove finally
came forward last week. He said the Chihuahua-dachshund mix escaped
from a pen in his store, where it had been priced at $495. He says
he's happy to know the pup is safe and let the driver keep it.
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A man who once served as former Oregon Sen.
Gordon Smith's chief of staff has been hired for the same position
by New Hampshire Sen.-elect Kelly Ayotte. John Easton served as
Smith's staff chief for seven years ending in 2009.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The U.S Senate has adjourned without
confirming President Barack Obama's pick for the top federal
prosecutor in Oregon. Obama nominated Amanda Marshall last month to
be the Portland U.S. attorney.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Siuslaw Basketball standout Brendan Schmoll is Coast Radio Sports Athlete of the week. The Viking senior scored 12 points and was a perfect 6-for-6 at the free throw line in last week’s game against Tillamook. Honorable Mention goes to teammate Brad Greenburg who led scoring in that game with 13 points.
In Prep Basketball the Reedsport Braves are in Oakland for a holiday tournament today and tomorrow. The girls play at six this evening, the boys at 7:30.
The Oregon Ducks went back to the practice field yesterday after a Christmas break. Head Coach Chip Kelly said all players were accounted for as they worked out inside the Moshofsky Center. The Ducks will practice every day this week, take Saturday off then leave Sunday for Arizona where they’ll make final preparations to face number one Auburn in the BCS National Championship game January 10th.
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