Affordable Housing Project gets boost
A donation of land valued at nearly a half-million dollars has significantly improved the prospects of a 40-unit, $6-million affordable rental housing project in Florence.
205 -- "It is exactly a shovel ready project, and so, in fact we've already done the site work, you could go in and start building it tomorrow. It's just a matter of the tribes and Cascade Housing Group successfully winning funding. It could start as early as this fall."
James Genereaux and his wife Susan completed a land transfer this week to the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians and the Cascade Housing Group. The Tribes and Cascade bought just over an acre… and the Genereauxs donated a parcel just under an acre. It’s something that they’ve been wanting to do for several years.
206 -- "It was six years ago that we, we recognized a tremendous need for affordable rental housing in Florence. And there were no projects planned at that point."
The land, just north of Fred Meyer on Highway 101, will be the site of an innovative “live-work-play” development. With existing and planned commercial development in the area, most residents would be able to walk to work and shopping. In addition to the value of the land itself, Genereaux estimates that he and his wife have spent just over $160-thousand on site prep, design review and other planning efforts. Genereaux says if financing can be secured quickly… work could begin as soon as this fall.
Florence police will be patrolling the streets in Eugene today, teaming up with officers from other agencies to give Eugene police a chance to say farewell to one of their own. Chris Kilcullen was shot and killed a week ago during a traffic stop. This afternoon’s memorial service is set for two pm at Matthew Knight Arena. Officers from Florence, Cottage Grove, Springfield; as well as Lane County Sheriff’s Deputies and Oregon State Troopers will patrol the streets, giving all officers on the force the chance to attend the service. Some Eugene officers though, say they’ll honor Kilcullen’s memory by reporting for duty as usual.
Elections officials will mail about 203-thousand ballots today in Lane County. County clerk Cheryl Betschart says they could start showing up in mailboxes as early as tomorrow.
209 -- "It's really exciting. This is a good election coming up, a lot of things on the ballot for people to consider with the board positions and we're hoping to have a nice response from voters."
The ballots for the May 17th special election will go to currently registered voters. Betschart says anyone who doesn’t get their ballot by the end of next week should either call the elections division in Eugene… or
208 -- "They can actually go online at www.oregonvotes.org, checking on their registration or the status of their ballot."
Registration information, such as a name change or an address change can by updated online, triggering a new ballot mailed to the correct address.
Siuslaw School Board members will get a chance Monday night to review the proposed Siuslaw Professional Growth and Evaluation Handbook. Superintendent Jeff Davis says the evaluation system sets out clear expectations for teachers in the classroom and is a “whole new evaluation document”. The board will review the manual for the first time during a work session Monday night at six pm.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Five members of one family and four others
from Springfield have pleaded not guilty in Lane County to poaching
and racketeering charges. A grand jury indictment accuses them of
illegally transferring hunting licenses and tags and illegally
killing nearly 300 deer over five years in the McKenzie wildlife
management unit. Elk, antelope and bear also were killed.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - A Salem man with a long criminal record is
headed to prison for four years for auto theft. Marion County
prosecutors call Lloyd W. Wright a prolific car thief with a record
going back to 1998. He was arrested in March when he asked for a
ride in Salem from a man who turned out to be an undercover officer
who knew he was wanted.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Two top managers in Oregon's Department of
Administrative Services have been placed on leave for an
investigation of management practices. The Oregonian reports an
email sent to the staff says facilities division head Robin
Harpster and her deputy Scott Young were put on leave Wednesday.
Harpster and Young declined to comment. She makes nearly $111,000 a
year and he makes $105,000.
BEND, Ore. (AP) - A central Oregon man wounded by a Deschutes
(duh-SHOOTS') County sheriff's deputy last week was allegedly
shooting marbles and steel shot at officers using a high-powered
slingshot. The Bulletin newspaper in Bend says 69-year-old Curtis
Jack Berger of La Pine faces nine felony charges after he allegedly
shot at two deputies and a locksmith before hiding in his home
during a 6 1/2-hour standoff. The sheriff says the deputies had to
make a split-second decision.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Six years after it yanked its police
officers out of terrorism task force run by the federal government,
the city of Portland is rejoining. The City Council voted
unanimously yesterday for a deal that civil libertarians and
federal law enforcement officials agreed to. Mayor Sam Adams says
the deal requires city officers to obey Oregon's strict provisions
protecting civil liberties.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - President Barack Obama is honoring an
Oregon teacher with an award for excellence in teaching math. The
honoree is Melinda Knapp, a math teacher in Bend. Eighty-five math
and science teachers from across the nation will be honored in
Washington, D.C., later this year. The winners are selected by a
panel of distinguished scientists, mathematicians and educators.
LA PINE, Ore. (AP) - Oregon's principal of the year is Jay
Mathisen of La Pine High School. KTVZ-TV says the honor was
announced yesterday morning at a school assembly. Mathisen will
receive his formal award recognition at the Confederation of Oregon
School Administrators annual conference in June. The announcement
was a chance for students and staff to celebrate with Mathisen.
FOREST GROVE, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Department of Environmental
Quality has fined a Forest Grove electronics recycler $20,000 for
hazardous waste storage and other violations. The plant run by
Goldstar Enterprise Inc. operates under a state permit that allows
it to shred, grind or break cathode ray tube glass - the kind used
in old TVs or computer monitors - but under strict rules. DEQ
officials said Goldstar wasn't meeting permit requirements.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The Dallas Mavericks withstood a furious
Portland comeback to beat the Trail Blazers 103-96 last night and
take the first-round playoff series in six games. The Mavericks
advanced to face the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers, who
beat New Orleans last night to take that first-round series. The
Mavericks snapped the home-court advantage that each team had held
during the playoffs and the regular season.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Looking at the schedule for today and this weekend… prep baseball has the Siuslaw Vikings at home this afternoon for two games against the South Umpqua Lancers. First pitch is at three… Both games air on Coast Radio Sports with the pregame at 2:45.
Softball is on the diamond as well today, the Lady Vikings are on the road in Myrtle Creek against the Lancers.
On the track tomorrow… a select group of Siuslaw Athletes will be at the Grants Pass Rotary Invitational.
College baseball… Number Three Oregon State is at UCLA for a three-game series beginning today. Oregon is in Berkley against the Cal Bears.
Friday, April 29, 2011
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Lane County looking at more layoffs - 1,000 police and fire vehicles anticipated in Eugene tomorrow - Crabbers having good year - Area pioneer passes
Government continuing to deal with falling revenue
Local and regional governments are dealing with the budget process for the coming year and at every level, resources are even scarcer than before. In Florence, census figures showing a drop in population of about 12-to-15 percent could mean the city receives as much as $100-thousand less this year in gas, liquor and cigarette taxes. The building bust has also meant a drastic reduction in fees collected for building permits and development. The challenges in Florence, however, pale in comparison to Lane County where falling revenue and increasing costs have prompted administrators to propose a budget that will trim the work force by three-percent. As many as 55 full-time jobs will be eliminated. Most of those would be in the Sheriff’s Department which stands to lose 26 positions, including two patrol deputies. The District Attorney’s office is targeted to lose four positions and there would also be cuts in several other departments including health services to pregnant women and youth services. Lane County is looking at a proposed budget of $94.6-million… down ten-percent from the current year.
Lane County has joined the City of Eugene in declaring tomorrow as Chris Kilcullen Remembrance Day. The 12-year veteran of the Eugene Police Department was the first line-of-duty police death in Eugene since 1934. As many as 1,000 police and fire vehicles are expected to form a procession through the Eugene-Springfield area on the way to Friday's memorial service at the Matthew Knight Arena at two. Parking is limited in the area so the public is encouraged to use free shuttles that will go back and forth between the U-of-O campus and the Lane Events Center. A 57-year-old Springfield woman, Cheryl D. Kidd, is charged with aggravated murder.
The bulk of the commercial Dungeness Crab harvested off the Oregon Coast is collected during the first two months of the season… in December and January. But, for many crabbers, the work continues through the end of the season in August. Through April 26th Oregon crabbers have landed about 20.3 million pounds, 2 ½ million less than the total take last year. But the value collected so far, just over $45-million, has already exceeded last year’s. 2011 is promising to be the third record setting year for the industry.
A member of a Florence Area pioneer family passed away last week in Central Oregon. Don Houghton passed away in Bend at the age of 83 after a two-year battle with cancer. He was four years old when his father joined in a partnership to develop and operate Sea Lion Caves, 12 miles north of Florence.
Saubert: “And it was started you know… one of the owners was Don’s dad. It was my grandfather and Don’s Dad and Johnny Jacobson as well.”
Steve Saubert says at the time what was then known as the Roosevelt Military Highway was graveled and ferries still crossed the major rivers and streams along the coast.
Saubert: “It was totally a family operation, you know the three families, and you know, it really still is.”
Management has been in the hands of the third generation for several years now. The Houghton Family sold their interest to the Sauberts and Jacobsons five years ago.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Most of the questions that Oregon Rep.
David Wu fielded at a Portland town hall meeting yesterday dealt
with the economy, the budget deficit, Medicare and military
spending. It wasn't until nearly the end of the 90-minute event
that one constituent asked Wu why his top staffers left and why Wu
should continue to represent the 1st Congressional District. The
Democrat has previously said that he's "in a good place now"
after treatment for campaign antics blamed on stress.
HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) - Police say a robber got more than cash
yesterday when he held up a bank branch in Hillsboro - a teller
also handed him a tracking device tucked inside one of the stacks
of bills. That helped a Washington County sheriff's deputy track
him to a U-Haul vehicle about five minutes later. The deputy soon
arrested Andrea K. Gill and Matthew T. Draina for investigation of
bank robbery.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon State Penitentiary has been placed
on full lockdown after more inmate fights. The Oregon Department of
Corrections said yesterday that the Salem prison had also declared
an institutional emergency as a precautionary measure. Fights
Tuesday and yesterday came after two inmate fights broke out on
Sunday in the penitentiary's recreation building and recreation
yard.
SEASIDE, Ore. (AP) - Seaside, Ore., police say a man and woman
who died when their vehicle plunged into a river in the coastal
town have been identified as a Vancouver, Wash., couple. Lt. Dave
Ham said yesterday that 39-year-old Robert Weston MacNeil and
26-year-old Karen Irene Stevens were visiting when they went down a
boat ramp into the Necanicum River late Monday and drowned.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon House today takes up a bill aimed
at prohibiting picketing at funerals. The measure would ban
picketing within 1,000 feet of the property where a funeral, burial
or memorial service is being conducted and would allow funeral
organizers to prohibit all uninvited guests within 400 feet of the
service. The bill is an apparent response to protests organized by
a Kansas church that has picketed the funerals of military members.
The U.S. Supreme Court recently held that the church's protests are
free speech under the First Amendment.
CLACKAMAS, Ore. (AP) - A Clackamas County sheriff's spokesman
says two Golden Retrievers swept 175 feet down a cliff in a
landslide survived their tumble to the edge of the Clackamas River.
Rescuers from the sheriff's Marine Patrol and a local fire district
were able to save 8-year-old George and 10-year-old Doug after they
plunged down the 80-degree slope yesterday afternoon. A neighbor
climbed down the cliff to help the dogs. Rescuers picked him up as
well.
NAMPA, Idaho (AP) - Authorities say an Idaho man who was
reported missing a week ago has been found in Oregon.
Sixty-six-year-old Thomas Allen Lynch was located yesterday morning
by an Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife biologist who was
surveying sage-grouse along the Owyhee River. Officials say Lynch's
car battery died in the Oregon backcountry while he was coyote
hunting. Lynch's family says he is in good health, but regretful
for not telling his family where he was going.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
The Siuslaw Vikings fell to the Sutherlin Bulldogs 12-1 yesterday on the baseball diamond. The Vikings managed only two hits and committed five errors in the game that was shortened to five innings because of the ten-run rule.
On the softball diamond, Siuslaw left 11 base runners stranded at home yesterday, including bases loaded in three innings, falling to the Sutherlin Bulldogs 4-3. The Vikings trailed four-nothing headed into the bottom of the seventh inning, but a final inning rally fell short.
Oregon’s Diamond Ducks ended a six game home stand with a 4-2 loss yesterday to the Portland Pilots. Oregon will be back in Pac-10 action tomorrow in Berkley as they open a three game series against #20 Cal.
Round one of the NFL Draft is set for tonight at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Seven college athletes from the state have registered, including OSU defensive tackle Steven Paea (PI-uh), a potential late first round pick. Two other Beavers are expected to be taken… center Alexander Linnenkolh and running back Jacquizz Rodgers. Three hopeful Ducks are on the list… Casey Matthews, a linebacker, is highly rated. He’s followed by defensive lineman Brandon Bair and wide receiver Jeffery Maehl. Portland State’s Julius Thomas rounds out the lineup from the state. Auburn’s Cam Newton is expected to be the opening choice. The Carolina Panthers have the number one pick.
Local and regional governments are dealing with the budget process for the coming year and at every level, resources are even scarcer than before. In Florence, census figures showing a drop in population of about 12-to-15 percent could mean the city receives as much as $100-thousand less this year in gas, liquor and cigarette taxes. The building bust has also meant a drastic reduction in fees collected for building permits and development. The challenges in Florence, however, pale in comparison to Lane County where falling revenue and increasing costs have prompted administrators to propose a budget that will trim the work force by three-percent. As many as 55 full-time jobs will be eliminated. Most of those would be in the Sheriff’s Department which stands to lose 26 positions, including two patrol deputies. The District Attorney’s office is targeted to lose four positions and there would also be cuts in several other departments including health services to pregnant women and youth services. Lane County is looking at a proposed budget of $94.6-million… down ten-percent from the current year.
Lane County has joined the City of Eugene in declaring tomorrow as Chris Kilcullen Remembrance Day. The 12-year veteran of the Eugene Police Department was the first line-of-duty police death in Eugene since 1934. As many as 1,000 police and fire vehicles are expected to form a procession through the Eugene-Springfield area on the way to Friday's memorial service at the Matthew Knight Arena at two. Parking is limited in the area so the public is encouraged to use free shuttles that will go back and forth between the U-of-O campus and the Lane Events Center. A 57-year-old Springfield woman, Cheryl D. Kidd, is charged with aggravated murder.
The bulk of the commercial Dungeness Crab harvested off the Oregon Coast is collected during the first two months of the season… in December and January. But, for many crabbers, the work continues through the end of the season in August. Through April 26th Oregon crabbers have landed about 20.3 million pounds, 2 ½ million less than the total take last year. But the value collected so far, just over $45-million, has already exceeded last year’s. 2011 is promising to be the third record setting year for the industry.
A member of a Florence Area pioneer family passed away last week in Central Oregon. Don Houghton passed away in Bend at the age of 83 after a two-year battle with cancer. He was four years old when his father joined in a partnership to develop and operate Sea Lion Caves, 12 miles north of Florence.
Saubert: “And it was started you know… one of the owners was Don’s dad. It was my grandfather and Don’s Dad and Johnny Jacobson as well.”
Steve Saubert says at the time what was then known as the Roosevelt Military Highway was graveled and ferries still crossed the major rivers and streams along the coast.
Saubert: “It was totally a family operation, you know the three families, and you know, it really still is.”
Management has been in the hands of the third generation for several years now. The Houghton Family sold their interest to the Sauberts and Jacobsons five years ago.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Most of the questions that Oregon Rep.
David Wu fielded at a Portland town hall meeting yesterday dealt
with the economy, the budget deficit, Medicare and military
spending. It wasn't until nearly the end of the 90-minute event
that one constituent asked Wu why his top staffers left and why Wu
should continue to represent the 1st Congressional District. The
Democrat has previously said that he's "in a good place now"
after treatment for campaign antics blamed on stress.
HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) - Police say a robber got more than cash
yesterday when he held up a bank branch in Hillsboro - a teller
also handed him a tracking device tucked inside one of the stacks
of bills. That helped a Washington County sheriff's deputy track
him to a U-Haul vehicle about five minutes later. The deputy soon
arrested Andrea K. Gill and Matthew T. Draina for investigation of
bank robbery.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon State Penitentiary has been placed
on full lockdown after more inmate fights. The Oregon Department of
Corrections said yesterday that the Salem prison had also declared
an institutional emergency as a precautionary measure. Fights
Tuesday and yesterday came after two inmate fights broke out on
Sunday in the penitentiary's recreation building and recreation
yard.
SEASIDE, Ore. (AP) - Seaside, Ore., police say a man and woman
who died when their vehicle plunged into a river in the coastal
town have been identified as a Vancouver, Wash., couple. Lt. Dave
Ham said yesterday that 39-year-old Robert Weston MacNeil and
26-year-old Karen Irene Stevens were visiting when they went down a
boat ramp into the Necanicum River late Monday and drowned.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon House today takes up a bill aimed
at prohibiting picketing at funerals. The measure would ban
picketing within 1,000 feet of the property where a funeral, burial
or memorial service is being conducted and would allow funeral
organizers to prohibit all uninvited guests within 400 feet of the
service. The bill is an apparent response to protests organized by
a Kansas church that has picketed the funerals of military members.
The U.S. Supreme Court recently held that the church's protests are
free speech under the First Amendment.
CLACKAMAS, Ore. (AP) - A Clackamas County sheriff's spokesman
says two Golden Retrievers swept 175 feet down a cliff in a
landslide survived their tumble to the edge of the Clackamas River.
Rescuers from the sheriff's Marine Patrol and a local fire district
were able to save 8-year-old George and 10-year-old Doug after they
plunged down the 80-degree slope yesterday afternoon. A neighbor
climbed down the cliff to help the dogs. Rescuers picked him up as
well.
NAMPA, Idaho (AP) - Authorities say an Idaho man who was
reported missing a week ago has been found in Oregon.
Sixty-six-year-old Thomas Allen Lynch was located yesterday morning
by an Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife biologist who was
surveying sage-grouse along the Owyhee River. Officials say Lynch's
car battery died in the Oregon backcountry while he was coyote
hunting. Lynch's family says he is in good health, but regretful
for not telling his family where he was going.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
The Siuslaw Vikings fell to the Sutherlin Bulldogs 12-1 yesterday on the baseball diamond. The Vikings managed only two hits and committed five errors in the game that was shortened to five innings because of the ten-run rule.
On the softball diamond, Siuslaw left 11 base runners stranded at home yesterday, including bases loaded in three innings, falling to the Sutherlin Bulldogs 4-3. The Vikings trailed four-nothing headed into the bottom of the seventh inning, but a final inning rally fell short.
Oregon’s Diamond Ducks ended a six game home stand with a 4-2 loss yesterday to the Portland Pilots. Oregon will be back in Pac-10 action tomorrow in Berkley as they open a three game series against #20 Cal.
Round one of the NFL Draft is set for tonight at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Seven college athletes from the state have registered, including OSU defensive tackle Steven Paea (PI-uh), a potential late first round pick. Two other Beavers are expected to be taken… center Alexander Linnenkolh and running back Jacquizz Rodgers. Three hopeful Ducks are on the list… Casey Matthews, a linebacker, is highly rated. He’s followed by defensive lineman Brandon Bair and wide receiver Jeffery Maehl. Portland State’s Julius Thomas rounds out the lineup from the state. Auburn’s Cam Newton is expected to be the opening choice. The Carolina Panthers have the number one pick.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Annual memorial for line of duty police deaths - Leave those pups alone - Gas prices continue movement
Police Officer Memorial in Reedsport next week…
All next week communities will be recognizing and honoring police officers in general… but officials in Reedsport will take one day next week to remember those who have fallen in the line of duty.
Fandrey: “The whole week is meant to recognize what law enforcement officers do every day in their communities. Tuesday specifically is the day that we remember fallen officers. Not only in the state of Oregon, but all over the country.”
Already this year there have been two deaths in the line of duty in Oregon. Reedsport Police Chief Mark Fandrey says Tuesday’s observance will have a special significance.
Fandrey: “I mean we’re lucky that we didn’t have a third death in Oregon with the shooting of Officer Steve Dodds. And that comes really close to home because I’ve known Steve for a longtime myself.”
Eugene Motorcycle officer Chris Kilcullen was shot and killed last week while trying to do a traffic stop. In January, Police Chief Ralph Painter in Ranier was shot and killed in a struggle. This year’s recognition in Reedsport will be a little more somber than usual.
Fandrey: “You know I like to put a little humor into most of my public addresses, but, I’m guessing there’s not going to be a lot of humor Tuesday night. You know I think it’s really somber because of the amount of officers that are being killed in the line of duty so far, I mean the numbers are staggering.”
Already this year, 63 line-of-duty deaths have been recorded in the U.S. Tuesday’s memorial in Reedsport is set for six pm on the boardwalk at the Umpqua Discovery Center.
Retail gas prices continue to rise, with the average for regular unleaded climbing steadily for the past 35 straight days. According to Triple-A the national average went up again three cents this week, it’s at $3.87. Oregon’s average price increased by the same amount and is at $3.89. The same trend applied locally where the average is now at $3.71 a gallon. Industry analysts say part of the increase is due to speculation and not concerns about long term supplies. Another short term factor is having an effect however; refineries are making the switch from winter blends to higher ethanol containing summer blends… causing short term shortages at fuel depots.
It’s seal pup season along the Oregon coast and visitors to the beach are reminded, once again, to stay away from what may appear to be an abandoned baby seal or sea lion. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife biologist Susan Reimer says often mother seals will leave her pup on the rocks or beach while she heads out to sea to feed. “It’s best to leave it alone” she says. Human activity near the baby can discourage mom from returning. Reimer says even if a seal or sea lion appears to be sick or injured… don’t approach it, but rather notify the OSU Marine Mammal Stranding Hotline
The Siuslaw School District Budget committee will meet tonight and hear public input on the proposed budget for the coming year. The meeting begins at 6:30 Pm at the Elementary School Library.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Senate Judiciary Committee will
hear public testimony Thursday on proposed changes to the state's
gun laws.
The hearing was scheduled before Friday's fatal shooting of a
Eugene police officer, but Chairman Floyd Prozanski of Eugene
changed the agenda to consider banning gun ownership for some
people with psychological problems.
The Register Guard reports the woman accused of shooting Officer
Chris Kilcullen, Cheryl Kidd, reportedly has a developmental
disability but was able to pass the state background check and buy
a .38-caliber handgun from a sporting goods store.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - A Eugene-based federal parole officer who
pleaded not guilty to sexually abusing five women under his
supervision is expected to change his plea Thursday at a hearing in
Portland.
The Register Guard reports a plea agreement was reached before
the trial for 51-year-old Mark John Walker, which was scheduled to
start this week in federal court.
Walker also is being sued by 10 people who say he used his
position to sexually harass, manipulate or extort sex from women.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon State Penitentiary spokeswoman says
the Salem prison plans to return to normal operations today after
restrictions that followed a weekend fight involving 81 inmates.
Spokeswoman Michelle Whitney Dodson says prison visits will resume
today, although a recreation yard schedule will be modified.
Sunday's fight in the recreation building and yard is under
investigation.
HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) - Police in the Portland suburb of
Hillsboro say they've arrested three teenage girls in connection
with a restroom trash can fire that caused $22,000 damage and
forced the evacuation of the Health and Science School. Lt. Mike
Rouches says the girls told investigators they started the April 18
fire to get out of class. Rouches tells The Oregonian the girls
have been expelled.
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (AP) - The Polk County sheriff's office says a
body found earlier this month in the Willamette River is that of a
46-year-old Springfield man. Authorities say Theo Charles Varon was
reported missing on March 14 and the vehicle he was driving was
found two days later at a park along the river in the
Eugene-Springfield area. Detective Curtis Pitt says the death
appears to be a drowning.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A Gresham man who admitted fatally
torturing his 5-year-old daughter has been sentenced to life in
prison with a possibility of release after 25 years. The Oregonian
says 24-year-old Christopher Andrew Rosillo apologized yesterday in
Multnomah County Circuit Court. He had pleaded guilty to murder by
abuse. Little Oleander Labier weighed 28 pounds when she died in
2010.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Legislature is looking at
requiring banks to maintain foreclosed properties. Today a House
committee considers a measure that follows a housing slump that has
seen a dramatic increase in foreclosed homes. In some areas,
neighbors have been frustrated by months of inattention to
foreclosures with overgrown weeds or stagnant water that allows
mosquitoes to breed.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian's campaign
says it has raised $40,000 in the first week of his Democratic
primary challenge to embattled Congressman David Wu. The Avakian
campaign released the fundraising total yesterday and said it had
another $17,000 in pledged contributions. Wu has been battling
media reports about erratic behavior that led several key staff
members to quit.
RAINIER, Ore. (AP) - Police in Rainier say a group of men stole
a gumball machine from the El Tapatio Restaurant, apparently after
losing money playing video poker. KPTV reports that police say the
men were filmed by a surveillance camera early Saturday morning.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Rain got the better of things on the diamond yesterday afternoon… Viking baseball will make a second attempt today at Sutherlin for a Far West League matchup. The Lady Vikings were also unable to get their game in against the Bulldogs. They’ll try to make that game up in Florence at 3 today.
The rain didn’t prevent a track and field meet at Marshfield High School yesterday… the Viking Boys finished fourth behind Churchill, Marshfield and Bandon in a four-way non-league meet. The girls were third, finishing ahead of Bandon. Marisha Reavis captured the Shot Put and the Discus events.
Number three ranked Oregon State began a new win streak yesterday, shutting down the Portland Pilots, 6-1, in Portland. The Pilots are in Eugene this afternoon at PK Park for a game against the Oregon Ducks.
All next week communities will be recognizing and honoring police officers in general… but officials in Reedsport will take one day next week to remember those who have fallen in the line of duty.
Fandrey: “The whole week is meant to recognize what law enforcement officers do every day in their communities. Tuesday specifically is the day that we remember fallen officers. Not only in the state of Oregon, but all over the country.”
Already this year there have been two deaths in the line of duty in Oregon. Reedsport Police Chief Mark Fandrey says Tuesday’s observance will have a special significance.
Fandrey: “I mean we’re lucky that we didn’t have a third death in Oregon with the shooting of Officer Steve Dodds. And that comes really close to home because I’ve known Steve for a longtime myself.”
Eugene Motorcycle officer Chris Kilcullen was shot and killed last week while trying to do a traffic stop. In January, Police Chief Ralph Painter in Ranier was shot and killed in a struggle. This year’s recognition in Reedsport will be a little more somber than usual.
Fandrey: “You know I like to put a little humor into most of my public addresses, but, I’m guessing there’s not going to be a lot of humor Tuesday night. You know I think it’s really somber because of the amount of officers that are being killed in the line of duty so far, I mean the numbers are staggering.”
Already this year, 63 line-of-duty deaths have been recorded in the U.S. Tuesday’s memorial in Reedsport is set for six pm on the boardwalk at the Umpqua Discovery Center.
Retail gas prices continue to rise, with the average for regular unleaded climbing steadily for the past 35 straight days. According to Triple-A the national average went up again three cents this week, it’s at $3.87. Oregon’s average price increased by the same amount and is at $3.89. The same trend applied locally where the average is now at $3.71 a gallon. Industry analysts say part of the increase is due to speculation and not concerns about long term supplies. Another short term factor is having an effect however; refineries are making the switch from winter blends to higher ethanol containing summer blends… causing short term shortages at fuel depots.
It’s seal pup season along the Oregon coast and visitors to the beach are reminded, once again, to stay away from what may appear to be an abandoned baby seal or sea lion. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife biologist Susan Reimer says often mother seals will leave her pup on the rocks or beach while she heads out to sea to feed. “It’s best to leave it alone” she says. Human activity near the baby can discourage mom from returning. Reimer says even if a seal or sea lion appears to be sick or injured… don’t approach it, but rather notify the OSU Marine Mammal Stranding Hotline
The Siuslaw School District Budget committee will meet tonight and hear public input on the proposed budget for the coming year. The meeting begins at 6:30 Pm at the Elementary School Library.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Senate Judiciary Committee will
hear public testimony Thursday on proposed changes to the state's
gun laws.
The hearing was scheduled before Friday's fatal shooting of a
Eugene police officer, but Chairman Floyd Prozanski of Eugene
changed the agenda to consider banning gun ownership for some
people with psychological problems.
The Register Guard reports the woman accused of shooting Officer
Chris Kilcullen, Cheryl Kidd, reportedly has a developmental
disability but was able to pass the state background check and buy
a .38-caliber handgun from a sporting goods store.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - A Eugene-based federal parole officer who
pleaded not guilty to sexually abusing five women under his
supervision is expected to change his plea Thursday at a hearing in
Portland.
The Register Guard reports a plea agreement was reached before
the trial for 51-year-old Mark John Walker, which was scheduled to
start this week in federal court.
Walker also is being sued by 10 people who say he used his
position to sexually harass, manipulate or extort sex from women.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon State Penitentiary spokeswoman says
the Salem prison plans to return to normal operations today after
restrictions that followed a weekend fight involving 81 inmates.
Spokeswoman Michelle Whitney Dodson says prison visits will resume
today, although a recreation yard schedule will be modified.
Sunday's fight in the recreation building and yard is under
investigation.
HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) - Police in the Portland suburb of
Hillsboro say they've arrested three teenage girls in connection
with a restroom trash can fire that caused $22,000 damage and
forced the evacuation of the Health and Science School. Lt. Mike
Rouches says the girls told investigators they started the April 18
fire to get out of class. Rouches tells The Oregonian the girls
have been expelled.
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (AP) - The Polk County sheriff's office says a
body found earlier this month in the Willamette River is that of a
46-year-old Springfield man. Authorities say Theo Charles Varon was
reported missing on March 14 and the vehicle he was driving was
found two days later at a park along the river in the
Eugene-Springfield area. Detective Curtis Pitt says the death
appears to be a drowning.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A Gresham man who admitted fatally
torturing his 5-year-old daughter has been sentenced to life in
prison with a possibility of release after 25 years. The Oregonian
says 24-year-old Christopher Andrew Rosillo apologized yesterday in
Multnomah County Circuit Court. He had pleaded guilty to murder by
abuse. Little Oleander Labier weighed 28 pounds when she died in
2010.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Legislature is looking at
requiring banks to maintain foreclosed properties. Today a House
committee considers a measure that follows a housing slump that has
seen a dramatic increase in foreclosed homes. In some areas,
neighbors have been frustrated by months of inattention to
foreclosures with overgrown weeds or stagnant water that allows
mosquitoes to breed.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian's campaign
says it has raised $40,000 in the first week of his Democratic
primary challenge to embattled Congressman David Wu. The Avakian
campaign released the fundraising total yesterday and said it had
another $17,000 in pledged contributions. Wu has been battling
media reports about erratic behavior that led several key staff
members to quit.
RAINIER, Ore. (AP) - Police in Rainier say a group of men stole
a gumball machine from the El Tapatio Restaurant, apparently after
losing money playing video poker. KPTV reports that police say the
men were filmed by a surveillance camera early Saturday morning.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Rain got the better of things on the diamond yesterday afternoon… Viking baseball will make a second attempt today at Sutherlin for a Far West League matchup. The Lady Vikings were also unable to get their game in against the Bulldogs. They’ll try to make that game up in Florence at 3 today.
The rain didn’t prevent a track and field meet at Marshfield High School yesterday… the Viking Boys finished fourth behind Churchill, Marshfield and Bandon in a four-way non-league meet. The girls were third, finishing ahead of Bandon. Marisha Reavis captured the Shot Put and the Discus events.
Number three ranked Oregon State began a new win streak yesterday, shutting down the Portland Pilots, 6-1, in Portland. The Pilots are in Eugene this afternoon at PK Park for a game against the Oregon Ducks.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Water Conversations - Shooter confesses say police - Re-roof re-bid - Register for ay 17th
Conversations on water quality…
The Siuslaw Estuary Partnership has been working for the past two years on efforts to educate people about a variety of issues related to water. One of the projects on the boards is a hiking trail along the Western edge of the estuary, just east of Quince Street. Florence City Manager Bob Willoughby says it’s not just for recreation… a large component of the project is educational.
210 – “What’s going into the estuary, what lives there, what impact there is from human activity if we’re not really careful about what we do and what we put into the water.”
The partnership has also been gathering information.
211 – “We’re putting in monitoring wells and testing stations in a big area of the river and the estuary and the aquifer.”
That way they can track not only the current status of water quality, but will also provide a means of tracking what may happen in the future.
212 – “If you don’t have baseline data and then ongoing data about what’s happening you really can’t manage and then you can’t regulate what you haven’t measured.”
Willoughby says a variety of groups belong to the partnership.
213 – “It’s a regional issue of immense proportions for all of us. Not just for those of us who are living here now, but our children and our grandchildren. I really hope that people pay attention to this conversation.”
They held their second of three annual meetings required by the federal EPA grant that is paying for most of their work yesterday.
The woman charged with shooting and killing a police officer Friday afternoon in Springfield has been described as having a long history of mental illness. Still, acquaintances of Cheryl Dawn Kidd say no one may ever know what prompted the fatal shooting in Springfield of a Eugene Motorcycle Police Officer. Authorities say Kidd confessed to pulling the trigger as Chris Kilcullen pulled up alongside her. Witnesses saw the driver of Kidd’s 1998 Buick Skylark fire one shot out the window of the car. The shot killed the 12-year police veteran, entering his torso just above a protective vest. A memorial service is scheduled for two PM Friday afternoon at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene.
The bidding process for a major roofing project on Siuslaw Elementary School had to be restarted. Officials discovered the first go-round last month was missing a critical disclosure form. Superintendent Jeff Davis says the district opted for a re-do.
Davis: "Process was flawed the first time around and rather than risk any litigation or anyone contesting it we, we put it out again. There was an addendum in the first... first bidding process that wasn't clearly understood by all the parties so some bid on it and some did not."
Davis says the project, initially slated to begin June 13th will likely only be delayed a week. He said it should still be complete by the time school starts in September. The new bid deadline is May 3rd.
If you’re not currently registered to vote today is the deadline to register if you want to receive a ballot for the May 17th Special Election. Lane County Clerk Cheryl Betschart says all new registration cards must be received or postmarked no later than today. You can also register online at the county’s website.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon State Penitentiary spokeswoman says
the Salem prison remains on lockdown after a weekend fight
involving more than 80 inmates in the recreation building and
recreation yard. Spokeswoman Michelle Whitney Dodson said Monday
that staffers fired one warning shot and used chemical spray to
defuse Sunday's fight. She says 81 inmates have been placed in
segregation. Some prisoners and staff received minor injuries. The
fight remains under investigation.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A Portland-area transit spokeswoman says a
light rail train operator was able to stop a train before it hit a
woman who fainted yesterday and fell on to the tracks. TriMet's
Bekki Witt says the woman fell at about 3 p.m., just as the MAX
train was pulling into a stop in Washington County. But Witt tells
The Oregonian the operator reacted quickly. The woman's condition
is unknown.
COOS BAY, Ore. (AP) - Oregon companies have won contracts to
help develop wave power on the Oregon coast. The World newspaper in
Coos Bay reports that American Bridge Manufacturing in Reedsport
and Sause Bros. in Coos Bay have won contracts related to the
manufacture and deployment of wave energy-generating devices for
New Jersey-based Ocean Power Technologies Inc.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon House has approved and sent to the
Senate a bill that would add some requirements needed to get a high
school diploma, including a college application. The measure
Democratic state Rep. Tobias Read of Beaverton would require
students to show they are thinking seriously about their future and
job opportunities. Fellow Democrat Mike Schaufler of Happy Valley
calls the bill "horrible."
ESTACADA, Ore. (AP) - An Estacada man who shot and killed a dog
he said ran at him aggressively has been cited and accused of
recklessly endangering other people. The Oregonian reports Gerald
Nagle took a wheelbarrow and tools to the end of his driveway
Saturday when a neighbor's German shepherd ran across the road
toward him. Clackamas County deputies said Nagle fired 12 shots at
the dog with a 9mm handgun, killing it when reached within 10 feet
of him.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A used car dealer and patriarch of
Portland's tight-knit Gypsy community has been sentenced to a year
in federal prison for filing a false tax return. Bobbie Ephrem was
also fined $10,000 and ordered to pay an outstanding tax debt of
$109,000. An IRS investigation accused Ephrem of owing the
government $8.5 million in taxes, penalties and interest. But
Ephrem successfully sued the government, saying the bulk of the
cash seized by the IRS was inheritance money, loans, gifts and
proceeds from his extended family.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Siuslaw Softball standout Kasey Strenke is Coast Radio Sports’ Athlete of the week. The Viking Senior was 6-for-8 in two games Friday, with 2 runs scored, 6 RBI, 3 doubles, a sacrifice fly and one delayed steal. Strenke’s efforts played a key role in two Siuslaw Victories over North Bend, the first league wins of the season for the Lady Vikings. Honorable Mention to Siuslaw Junior Monyk Duchscher, who was 2-for-4 with three runs scored in game one of that double-header
Far West League baseball this afternoon pits the Siuslaw Vikings against the Bulldogs in Sutherlin. Airtime over Coast Radio Sports is set at 4:45, weather and field conditions permitting…the Lady Viks host the Sutherlin girls in league softball action at 5 o’clock in Florence…
Prep track and field today finds Siuslaw in Coos Bay for a three way meet against Marshfield’s Pirates and the Churchill Lancers.
Non-conference college baseball this afternoon takes Oregon State on the road for action in Portland
The Siuslaw Estuary Partnership has been working for the past two years on efforts to educate people about a variety of issues related to water. One of the projects on the boards is a hiking trail along the Western edge of the estuary, just east of Quince Street. Florence City Manager Bob Willoughby says it’s not just for recreation… a large component of the project is educational.
210 – “What’s going into the estuary, what lives there, what impact there is from human activity if we’re not really careful about what we do and what we put into the water.”
The partnership has also been gathering information.
211 – “We’re putting in monitoring wells and testing stations in a big area of the river and the estuary and the aquifer.”
That way they can track not only the current status of water quality, but will also provide a means of tracking what may happen in the future.
212 – “If you don’t have baseline data and then ongoing data about what’s happening you really can’t manage and then you can’t regulate what you haven’t measured.”
Willoughby says a variety of groups belong to the partnership.
213 – “It’s a regional issue of immense proportions for all of us. Not just for those of us who are living here now, but our children and our grandchildren. I really hope that people pay attention to this conversation.”
They held their second of three annual meetings required by the federal EPA grant that is paying for most of their work yesterday.
The woman charged with shooting and killing a police officer Friday afternoon in Springfield has been described as having a long history of mental illness. Still, acquaintances of Cheryl Dawn Kidd say no one may ever know what prompted the fatal shooting in Springfield of a Eugene Motorcycle Police Officer. Authorities say Kidd confessed to pulling the trigger as Chris Kilcullen pulled up alongside her. Witnesses saw the driver of Kidd’s 1998 Buick Skylark fire one shot out the window of the car. The shot killed the 12-year police veteran, entering his torso just above a protective vest. A memorial service is scheduled for two PM Friday afternoon at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene.
The bidding process for a major roofing project on Siuslaw Elementary School had to be restarted. Officials discovered the first go-round last month was missing a critical disclosure form. Superintendent Jeff Davis says the district opted for a re-do.
Davis: "Process was flawed the first time around and rather than risk any litigation or anyone contesting it we, we put it out again. There was an addendum in the first... first bidding process that wasn't clearly understood by all the parties so some bid on it and some did not."
Davis says the project, initially slated to begin June 13th will likely only be delayed a week. He said it should still be complete by the time school starts in September. The new bid deadline is May 3rd.
If you’re not currently registered to vote today is the deadline to register if you want to receive a ballot for the May 17th Special Election. Lane County Clerk Cheryl Betschart says all new registration cards must be received or postmarked no later than today. You can also register online at the county’s website.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon State Penitentiary spokeswoman says
the Salem prison remains on lockdown after a weekend fight
involving more than 80 inmates in the recreation building and
recreation yard. Spokeswoman Michelle Whitney Dodson said Monday
that staffers fired one warning shot and used chemical spray to
defuse Sunday's fight. She says 81 inmates have been placed in
segregation. Some prisoners and staff received minor injuries. The
fight remains under investigation.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A Portland-area transit spokeswoman says a
light rail train operator was able to stop a train before it hit a
woman who fainted yesterday and fell on to the tracks. TriMet's
Bekki Witt says the woman fell at about 3 p.m., just as the MAX
train was pulling into a stop in Washington County. But Witt tells
The Oregonian the operator reacted quickly. The woman's condition
is unknown.
COOS BAY, Ore. (AP) - Oregon companies have won contracts to
help develop wave power on the Oregon coast. The World newspaper in
Coos Bay reports that American Bridge Manufacturing in Reedsport
and Sause Bros. in Coos Bay have won contracts related to the
manufacture and deployment of wave energy-generating devices for
New Jersey-based Ocean Power Technologies Inc.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon House has approved and sent to the
Senate a bill that would add some requirements needed to get a high
school diploma, including a college application. The measure
Democratic state Rep. Tobias Read of Beaverton would require
students to show they are thinking seriously about their future and
job opportunities. Fellow Democrat Mike Schaufler of Happy Valley
calls the bill "horrible."
ESTACADA, Ore. (AP) - An Estacada man who shot and killed a dog
he said ran at him aggressively has been cited and accused of
recklessly endangering other people. The Oregonian reports Gerald
Nagle took a wheelbarrow and tools to the end of his driveway
Saturday when a neighbor's German shepherd ran across the road
toward him. Clackamas County deputies said Nagle fired 12 shots at
the dog with a 9mm handgun, killing it when reached within 10 feet
of him.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A used car dealer and patriarch of
Portland's tight-knit Gypsy community has been sentenced to a year
in federal prison for filing a false tax return. Bobbie Ephrem was
also fined $10,000 and ordered to pay an outstanding tax debt of
$109,000. An IRS investigation accused Ephrem of owing the
government $8.5 million in taxes, penalties and interest. But
Ephrem successfully sued the government, saying the bulk of the
cash seized by the IRS was inheritance money, loans, gifts and
proceeds from his extended family.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Siuslaw Softball standout Kasey Strenke is Coast Radio Sports’ Athlete of the week. The Viking Senior was 6-for-8 in two games Friday, with 2 runs scored, 6 RBI, 3 doubles, a sacrifice fly and one delayed steal. Strenke’s efforts played a key role in two Siuslaw Victories over North Bend, the first league wins of the season for the Lady Vikings. Honorable Mention to Siuslaw Junior Monyk Duchscher, who was 2-for-4 with three runs scored in game one of that double-header
Far West League baseball this afternoon pits the Siuslaw Vikings against the Bulldogs in Sutherlin. Airtime over Coast Radio Sports is set at 4:45, weather and field conditions permitting…the Lady Viks host the Sutherlin girls in league softball action at 5 o’clock in Florence…
Prep track and field today finds Siuslaw in Coos Bay for a three way meet against Marshfield’s Pirates and the Churchill Lancers.
Non-conference college baseball this afternoon takes Oregon State on the road for action in Portland
Monday, April 25, 2011
School year extended - Memorial set for Eugene police officer - Five projects get underway on Highway 101 - Estuary Trail vision unveiled
Financial good news extends school year
Students at Siuslaw Schools will face a few extra days in the classroom. Superintendent Jeff Davis says ‘better than expected’ revenue figures will allow them to add back four instructional days that had been cut at the beginning of the year.
Davis: "When we felt comfortable, then we decided to restore those days. And so it was based on an agreement with our teachers association and it was also based on the fact that we achieved our threshold and we also felt comfortable that the state wasn't going to withdraw funding for the remainder of the school year."
The last day of school had been set for June 9th. Now, it will last through the 15th with teachers working June 17th.
Davis: "adding four additional days and the teachers will be working a couple of days in addition to that at the end of the school year."
Davis says the extension comes at a time when many other districts are facing even more cutbacks. He credits a local option levy approved by voters two years ago for providing extra funding that is ‘essential’. Without that money, instead of adding back days, it’s likely the district would be considering additional cuts. Davis softens the optimism somewhat however. He says tough times are not over and Siuslaw Schools are facing even more cutbacks in the next two years.
The memorial service for a Eugene motorcycle police officer who, shot and killed in the line of duty last week, will be held at two PM this Friday afternoon at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene. 43-year old Chris Kilcullen was fatally wounded during a traffic stop Friday afternoon. The 57-year old Springfield woman charged with aggravated murder in the killing, Cheryl D. Kidd, is being held in the Lane County Jail. A .38-caliber revolver recovered from her car is believed to be the weapon used in the shooting and will be tested at the Oregon State Police lab in Springfield. The slain officer was a 12-year veteran of the force and is the first Eugene police officer killed in the line of duty since 1934.
Crews from three different contractors will be working at five locations along Highway 101 beginning today. Traffic restrictions will be minimal at most, but the largest impact according to Florence Public Works Director Mike Miller, will be between 13th and 20th streets where traffic may be limited to one lane in each direction. That’s because a long-delayed project to replace a manhole at 15th street will require shifting both directions of travel on the highway to the east side. Miller says once that work is complete, the other jobs… ADA sidewalk improvements at Rhododendron Drive and three crosswalk installations… at 2nd, between 7th and 8th, and between 18th and 19th; will have minimal impact.
The preliminary vision of the proposed Siuslaw Estuary Trail will be discussed this afternoon and evening at the Florence Events Center. Residents are invited to make comments and suggestions to the route of the trail that will extend from Highway 126 along the estuary east of Quince Street and ending in Old Town. The trail is a product of the Siuslaw Estuary Partnership. An open house at the Florence Events Center this evening from four to seven is planned. Formal presentations begin at five.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Police say five teenagers have been arrested
for vandalizing a Salem church over the weekend. Marion County
sheriff's spokesman Don Thomson says the teens, ages 13 and 14,
were arrested Saturday afternoon. He says they broke into the Salem
Bible Church, smashed items throughout and caused considerable
damage. The teens have since been released to their parents.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - A measure would give the Oregon State
Hospital rather than a state review board the authority to
determine when a patient is fit for release from the state
psychiatric facility. The Statesman Journal says Senate Bill 420
cleared the Senate judiciary committee last week. Proponents say
the state's strict approach to releasing patients results in
facility stays that are too long and costly.
PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) - Biologists have confirmed that tracks
found in the Wallowa Mountains of northeast Oregon are from a North
American wolverine. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife says
a researcher found the wolverine tracks in the snow while hiking to
a remote camera site set up to detect wolverines. A wildlife
biologist says it's the first confirmation of a wolverine in
Wallowa County.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Authorities say a fight among dozens of
inmates at Oregon State Penitentiary has left some of the prisoners
and staff members with minor injuries. The prison was placed on
lockdown after the fighting yesterday afternoon and is expected to
remain that way through today. The violence began with a smaller
fight involving about six inmates. The prison says as guards used
chemical spray to control that altercation, some 75 inmates began
fighting in a recreation yard.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Triple-A reports the average price of a
gallon of gasoline in Oregon is $3.88, 2 cents higher than the
national average. Some metro prices in the state -- Portland $3.85,
Eugene-Springfield $3.93, Salem $3.84, and Medford-Ashland $3.93.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Senate is scheduled to vote today
on legislation creating a health insurance exchange to benefit
individuals and small businesses. The bill would create an online
marketplace known as an exchange for consumers to shop for health
insurance. A governing board for the exchange would create minimum
standards for the plans offered under the exchange.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The governors of Oregon and Washington
hold a news conference today aimed at getting the two states
started on building a replacement for the Interstate 5 bridge
across the Columbia River. They'll choose either a design that's
functional and quick to build or alternatives that would be more
appealing visually but might not be so easy to get under way.
They've been signaling they'll go for functional and quick.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A highway construction boom in Oregon
funded by federal stimulus money and state bonding is coming to an
end. The Oregonian reports that spending on new projects peaked in
2009 at $800 million. Now, annual spending is projected to drop to
about $300 million by 2015 - the same level as 10 years ago.
NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) - Lincoln County sheriff's dispatchers say a
man wounded by a deputy in Newport was taken to a hospital in
Portland. There's no word yet on the condition of Troy Holmes of
Newport. Police say he was shot early yesterday because he
brandished a knife at a market and could not be subdued without
lethal force.
DALLAS (AP) - Just a week into the postseason, the Dallas
Mavericks are in jeopardy of adding to their long track record of
winning big in the regular season and losing painfully in the
playoffs. Dallas went to Portland with the chance to pull off a
sweep, but returned home licking its wounds following one of the
most humiliating losses of the NBA's shot-clock era. The Mavericks
spit up a 23-point lead with 13 minutes left to lose Game 4 and
knot the series at 2. Game 5 is set to tip off in Dallas later
tonight.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Lindsay Wright of Reedsport was named the outstanding female jumper at the 2011 Prefontaine Rotary Invitational at Marshfield High School over the weekend. The junior won the high jump; long jump; matched the top height in the pole vault with three others; and finished second in the Triple Jump. For the Siuslaw Vikings, Neal Larson was second in the 800 with a personal best time of 2:03.43. Matthew Campbell won the 3,000, also with a personal best time of 9:07.7; and Katy Potter was second in the girls’ 3,000 with a personal best time of 11:19.09.
On the Far West baseball diamond the Siuslaw Vikings and the North Bend Bulldogs split Friday afternoon in Florence. The ‘Dawgs’ came away with an 11-nothing shutout in game one. The Vikings picked up a 6-4 win in the nightcap. Both teams remain tied atop the league standings with 4-2 records this week.
On the softball diamond, the Siuslaw Vikings picked up their first Far West wins of the season Friday in North Bend, stringing together a total of 28 hits in two games, winning 18-5 and 13-2.
Number three Oregon State’s 11-game win streak came to an end yesterday, losing 2-0 to Washington State in Corvallis, but the Beavers still came away with the series win 2-games-to-one. In Eugene, the Ducks claimed the series over #23 Arizona, ‘bookending’ a pair of wins on Friday and Sunday around a Saturday loss.
The Siuslaw Athletic Booster club raised well over $500 for the Ian Foster Fund Saturday during an exhibition Rugby Match at Siuslaw High School. The Western Oregon University Wolves squeaked out a win, 118-3 over the Lakers of Southwestern Oregon Community College.
Students at Siuslaw Schools will face a few extra days in the classroom. Superintendent Jeff Davis says ‘better than expected’ revenue figures will allow them to add back four instructional days that had been cut at the beginning of the year.
Davis: "When we felt comfortable, then we decided to restore those days. And so it was based on an agreement with our teachers association and it was also based on the fact that we achieved our threshold and we also felt comfortable that the state wasn't going to withdraw funding for the remainder of the school year."
The last day of school had been set for June 9th. Now, it will last through the 15th with teachers working June 17th.
Davis: "adding four additional days and the teachers will be working a couple of days in addition to that at the end of the school year."
Davis says the extension comes at a time when many other districts are facing even more cutbacks. He credits a local option levy approved by voters two years ago for providing extra funding that is ‘essential’. Without that money, instead of adding back days, it’s likely the district would be considering additional cuts. Davis softens the optimism somewhat however. He says tough times are not over and Siuslaw Schools are facing even more cutbacks in the next two years.
The memorial service for a Eugene motorcycle police officer who, shot and killed in the line of duty last week, will be held at two PM this Friday afternoon at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene. 43-year old Chris Kilcullen was fatally wounded during a traffic stop Friday afternoon. The 57-year old Springfield woman charged with aggravated murder in the killing, Cheryl D. Kidd, is being held in the Lane County Jail. A .38-caliber revolver recovered from her car is believed to be the weapon used in the shooting and will be tested at the Oregon State Police lab in Springfield. The slain officer was a 12-year veteran of the force and is the first Eugene police officer killed in the line of duty since 1934.
Crews from three different contractors will be working at five locations along Highway 101 beginning today. Traffic restrictions will be minimal at most, but the largest impact according to Florence Public Works Director Mike Miller, will be between 13th and 20th streets where traffic may be limited to one lane in each direction. That’s because a long-delayed project to replace a manhole at 15th street will require shifting both directions of travel on the highway to the east side. Miller says once that work is complete, the other jobs… ADA sidewalk improvements at Rhododendron Drive and three crosswalk installations… at 2nd, between 7th and 8th, and between 18th and 19th; will have minimal impact.
The preliminary vision of the proposed Siuslaw Estuary Trail will be discussed this afternoon and evening at the Florence Events Center. Residents are invited to make comments and suggestions to the route of the trail that will extend from Highway 126 along the estuary east of Quince Street and ending in Old Town. The trail is a product of the Siuslaw Estuary Partnership. An open house at the Florence Events Center this evening from four to seven is planned. Formal presentations begin at five.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Police say five teenagers have been arrested
for vandalizing a Salem church over the weekend. Marion County
sheriff's spokesman Don Thomson says the teens, ages 13 and 14,
were arrested Saturday afternoon. He says they broke into the Salem
Bible Church, smashed items throughout and caused considerable
damage. The teens have since been released to their parents.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - A measure would give the Oregon State
Hospital rather than a state review board the authority to
determine when a patient is fit for release from the state
psychiatric facility. The Statesman Journal says Senate Bill 420
cleared the Senate judiciary committee last week. Proponents say
the state's strict approach to releasing patients results in
facility stays that are too long and costly.
PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) - Biologists have confirmed that tracks
found in the Wallowa Mountains of northeast Oregon are from a North
American wolverine. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife says
a researcher found the wolverine tracks in the snow while hiking to
a remote camera site set up to detect wolverines. A wildlife
biologist says it's the first confirmation of a wolverine in
Wallowa County.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Authorities say a fight among dozens of
inmates at Oregon State Penitentiary has left some of the prisoners
and staff members with minor injuries. The prison was placed on
lockdown after the fighting yesterday afternoon and is expected to
remain that way through today. The violence began with a smaller
fight involving about six inmates. The prison says as guards used
chemical spray to control that altercation, some 75 inmates began
fighting in a recreation yard.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Triple-A reports the average price of a
gallon of gasoline in Oregon is $3.88, 2 cents higher than the
national average. Some metro prices in the state -- Portland $3.85,
Eugene-Springfield $3.93, Salem $3.84, and Medford-Ashland $3.93.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Senate is scheduled to vote today
on legislation creating a health insurance exchange to benefit
individuals and small businesses. The bill would create an online
marketplace known as an exchange for consumers to shop for health
insurance. A governing board for the exchange would create minimum
standards for the plans offered under the exchange.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The governors of Oregon and Washington
hold a news conference today aimed at getting the two states
started on building a replacement for the Interstate 5 bridge
across the Columbia River. They'll choose either a design that's
functional and quick to build or alternatives that would be more
appealing visually but might not be so easy to get under way.
They've been signaling they'll go for functional and quick.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A highway construction boom in Oregon
funded by federal stimulus money and state bonding is coming to an
end. The Oregonian reports that spending on new projects peaked in
2009 at $800 million. Now, annual spending is projected to drop to
about $300 million by 2015 - the same level as 10 years ago.
NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) - Lincoln County sheriff's dispatchers say a
man wounded by a deputy in Newport was taken to a hospital in
Portland. There's no word yet on the condition of Troy Holmes of
Newport. Police say he was shot early yesterday because he
brandished a knife at a market and could not be subdued without
lethal force.
DALLAS (AP) - Just a week into the postseason, the Dallas
Mavericks are in jeopardy of adding to their long track record of
winning big in the regular season and losing painfully in the
playoffs. Dallas went to Portland with the chance to pull off a
sweep, but returned home licking its wounds following one of the
most humiliating losses of the NBA's shot-clock era. The Mavericks
spit up a 23-point lead with 13 minutes left to lose Game 4 and
knot the series at 2. Game 5 is set to tip off in Dallas later
tonight.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Lindsay Wright of Reedsport was named the outstanding female jumper at the 2011 Prefontaine Rotary Invitational at Marshfield High School over the weekend. The junior won the high jump; long jump; matched the top height in the pole vault with three others; and finished second in the Triple Jump. For the Siuslaw Vikings, Neal Larson was second in the 800 with a personal best time of 2:03.43. Matthew Campbell won the 3,000, also with a personal best time of 9:07.7; and Katy Potter was second in the girls’ 3,000 with a personal best time of 11:19.09.
On the Far West baseball diamond the Siuslaw Vikings and the North Bend Bulldogs split Friday afternoon in Florence. The ‘Dawgs’ came away with an 11-nothing shutout in game one. The Vikings picked up a 6-4 win in the nightcap. Both teams remain tied atop the league standings with 4-2 records this week.
On the softball diamond, the Siuslaw Vikings picked up their first Far West wins of the season Friday in North Bend, stringing together a total of 28 hits in two games, winning 18-5 and 13-2.
Number three Oregon State’s 11-game win streak came to an end yesterday, losing 2-0 to Washington State in Corvallis, but the Beavers still came away with the series win 2-games-to-one. In Eugene, the Ducks claimed the series over #23 Arizona, ‘bookending’ a pair of wins on Friday and Sunday around a Saturday loss.
The Siuslaw Athletic Booster club raised well over $500 for the Ian Foster Fund Saturday during an exhibition Rugby Match at Siuslaw High School. The Western Oregon University Wolves squeaked out a win, 118-3 over the Lakers of Southwestern Oregon Community College.
Friday, April 22, 2011
04-22 LC Sheriff says nowhere to go but up-Coos Rail operator chosen - Get your 'egg' on - get rid of that grunge
Funding priorities remain a challenge for public safety…
Sheriff Tom Turner is looking at Lane County’s bleak revenue outlook as a benefit. He says now that they’ve hit bottom, there’s no where to go but up. But how to ‘get up’ is the question. Voters have continually said no to more taxes. Federal and State revenue sharing is just a mere shadow of what it once was. That means he’ll have to take a different tack.
Turner: “Well, when you take past history it doesn’t look like any of those are a huge benefit for us. The thing that I’m going to concentrate on right now is that I want public safety to be the priority and unfortunately we’re going to have to stick with the priorities just like anybody would in their household budget. Stick with the things you have to have and then you start adding back the things that you’d like to have.”
In his mind public safety… enforcement, prosecution, drug and alcohol treatment and corrections… should be the number one priority. That’s easy for him to say, but he has no direct control over the budget. That’s left up the Lane County Commission which has its own set of priorities and they don’t always match the Sheriff’s
Turner: “Absolutely not, you’re right, and so I’m just hoping to encourage them to be with me on that very same thing as well as all the rest of Lane County.”
Turner says that recent turnover on the board has been encouraging to him. He feels good about the current makeup of commissioners and is confident they’ll keep public safety high on the list.
The Oregon International Port of Coos Bay has selected an Arizona company to operate the 110-mile rail link between the Willamette Valley and the Oregon Coast. ARG Trans will operate the line, hauling freight for American Bridge in Reedsport and several wood products companies in Coos County. The former owner, Central Oregon and Pacific, embargoed the line 3 ½ years ago because of safety concerns. At the time, they wanted to abandon it and sell the rails for scrap. But, with federal and state assistance the port bought the line for $16-million and has spent nearly the same amount on rehabilitation of several tunnels and several miles of right of way. Limited freight service is expected to resume by early summer.
Today is Good Friday, the beginning of the three-day Easter weekend. For many that brings to mind visions of Easter egg hunts. There are at least two opportunities for kids on the Central Coast to ‘get their egg on’. Tomorrow at Miller Park in Florence will be the Community Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by Florence Rotary and the Siuslaw High School Honor Society. Children aged two-to-nine will scramble for eggs and prizes at ten sharp… In Western Douglas County, the Lions Club and the Winchester Bay Merchants Association have teamed up to present a 1:15 Sunday afternoon hunt at Jim Barrone Park.
This past week has been much drier than most in recent months… and that means the dirt and grime that has accumulated on your car is much more noticeable. The 2011 Project Graduation can take care of that, along with any mold, moss or pine needles that have built up over the winter. They’ll be hosting a car wash tomorrow from ten to two at Mini Pet Mart. Organizers say hardworking teens will be aided by parents and friends… and accepting donations towards their safe, sane and sober party set to follow graduation in June.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) - The Corps of Engineers plans to install a
gate Tuesday on the south jetty of Yaquina Bay at Newport to stop
cars from driving into danger.
The corps says the path on top of the jetty was intended for
maintenance, not public access, and dangerous sinkholes have opened
underneath.
The Oregonian reports the corps doesn't want people walking on
the jetty, either, but it's popular for fishing, sunbathing and
picnics.
Two people were washed away during a November storm and drowned.
Two people also were swept from the jetty in 2008 and one drowned.
---
Information from: The Oregonian, http://www.oregonlive.com
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon federal judge has ruled that the
Vatican must respond to certain requests for information from a man
who says he was molested by a priest in the 1960s. The man known in
court documents as John V. Doe filed suit in 2003. He seeks to hold
the Vatican liable for abuse he says he suffered from the Rev.
Andrew Ronan. Doe's lawyer calls the order an "historic step."
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Gov. John Kitzhaber (KITS'-hah-ber) has
signed two school spending bills after reaching a deal with
legislative leaders to fund early childhood and higher education
programs at his requested levels. The bills cover spending over the
next two years and draw on $100 million from an education savings
account. He was lukewarm about taking another $100 million from the
stability fund.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - A state Senate committee has advanced a bill
that would make Oregon the first state to ban single-use plastic
grocery bags. The panel voted 3-2 along party lines to send the
bill yesterday to the Senate floor. The bill by Democratic Sen.
Mark Hass of Beaverton aims to encourage the use of reusable
shopping bags. Stores would have to charge at least 5 cents each
for paper bags.
BEND, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon state medical examiner's office
confirms a body found in a backyard was that of 72-year-old Sandra
Meyer. Bend Police say an autopsy also determined her death was a
homicide but detectives didn't release any details about the exact
cause of death. Her husband John Meyer's body was found in March,
and investigators believe he committed suicide and was responsible
for his wife's death.
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Legislature's budget committee
will be hearing from the public in southern Oregon tonight. The
Ways and Means Committee hearing will be at the armory in Medford.
The committee is responsible for crafting a two-year budget at a
time when the state is more than $3 billion short of funding
services at their current levels.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The 2011 ocean salmon season is due for a
decision today by the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission. The
commission will be asked at its meeting in Salem to adopt
regulations for ocean coho and chinook salmon fishing in state
territorial waters from the shore to three miles out.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
The number three Beavers won their tenth straight game, downing the Washington State Cougars 4-2 yesterday afternoon in Corvallis. James Nygren worked eight innings on the mound, giving up two runs on seven hits while striking out eight. Oregon State and the Cougs meet again today in Corvallis before wrapping up the series tomorrow.
In Eugene, the Diamond Ducks upset 23rd ranked Arizona 4-2 to continue their turnaround. Oregon has now won three straight and six of their last eight games. The Ducks and the Wildcats continue their series today and tomorrow at PK Park.
On the prep schedule…. Viking Baseball is at home this afternoon for a double-header against the North Bend Bulldogs…. Both games will air on Coast Radio Sports with the pregame show at 2:45. The Lady Vikings will be in North Bend for two games against the Bulldogs. On the Track, Viking Freshman Mitchell Butler will be running the three-thousand at the Oregon Relays in Eugene tonight. The full Viking squad will be on the track at Marshfield tomorrow for the Prefontaine.
Sheriff Tom Turner is looking at Lane County’s bleak revenue outlook as a benefit. He says now that they’ve hit bottom, there’s no where to go but up. But how to ‘get up’ is the question. Voters have continually said no to more taxes. Federal and State revenue sharing is just a mere shadow of what it once was. That means he’ll have to take a different tack.
Turner: “Well, when you take past history it doesn’t look like any of those are a huge benefit for us. The thing that I’m going to concentrate on right now is that I want public safety to be the priority and unfortunately we’re going to have to stick with the priorities just like anybody would in their household budget. Stick with the things you have to have and then you start adding back the things that you’d like to have.”
In his mind public safety… enforcement, prosecution, drug and alcohol treatment and corrections… should be the number one priority. That’s easy for him to say, but he has no direct control over the budget. That’s left up the Lane County Commission which has its own set of priorities and they don’t always match the Sheriff’s
Turner: “Absolutely not, you’re right, and so I’m just hoping to encourage them to be with me on that very same thing as well as all the rest of Lane County.”
Turner says that recent turnover on the board has been encouraging to him. He feels good about the current makeup of commissioners and is confident they’ll keep public safety high on the list.
The Oregon International Port of Coos Bay has selected an Arizona company to operate the 110-mile rail link between the Willamette Valley and the Oregon Coast. ARG Trans will operate the line, hauling freight for American Bridge in Reedsport and several wood products companies in Coos County. The former owner, Central Oregon and Pacific, embargoed the line 3 ½ years ago because of safety concerns. At the time, they wanted to abandon it and sell the rails for scrap. But, with federal and state assistance the port bought the line for $16-million and has spent nearly the same amount on rehabilitation of several tunnels and several miles of right of way. Limited freight service is expected to resume by early summer.
Today is Good Friday, the beginning of the three-day Easter weekend. For many that brings to mind visions of Easter egg hunts. There are at least two opportunities for kids on the Central Coast to ‘get their egg on’. Tomorrow at Miller Park in Florence will be the Community Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by Florence Rotary and the Siuslaw High School Honor Society. Children aged two-to-nine will scramble for eggs and prizes at ten sharp… In Western Douglas County, the Lions Club and the Winchester Bay Merchants Association have teamed up to present a 1:15 Sunday afternoon hunt at Jim Barrone Park.
This past week has been much drier than most in recent months… and that means the dirt and grime that has accumulated on your car is much more noticeable. The 2011 Project Graduation can take care of that, along with any mold, moss or pine needles that have built up over the winter. They’ll be hosting a car wash tomorrow from ten to two at Mini Pet Mart. Organizers say hardworking teens will be aided by parents and friends… and accepting donations towards their safe, sane and sober party set to follow graduation in June.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) - The Corps of Engineers plans to install a
gate Tuesday on the south jetty of Yaquina Bay at Newport to stop
cars from driving into danger.
The corps says the path on top of the jetty was intended for
maintenance, not public access, and dangerous sinkholes have opened
underneath.
The Oregonian reports the corps doesn't want people walking on
the jetty, either, but it's popular for fishing, sunbathing and
picnics.
Two people were washed away during a November storm and drowned.
Two people also were swept from the jetty in 2008 and one drowned.
---
Information from: The Oregonian, http://www.oregonlive.com
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon federal judge has ruled that the
Vatican must respond to certain requests for information from a man
who says he was molested by a priest in the 1960s. The man known in
court documents as John V. Doe filed suit in 2003. He seeks to hold
the Vatican liable for abuse he says he suffered from the Rev.
Andrew Ronan. Doe's lawyer calls the order an "historic step."
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Gov. John Kitzhaber (KITS'-hah-ber) has
signed two school spending bills after reaching a deal with
legislative leaders to fund early childhood and higher education
programs at his requested levels. The bills cover spending over the
next two years and draw on $100 million from an education savings
account. He was lukewarm about taking another $100 million from the
stability fund.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - A state Senate committee has advanced a bill
that would make Oregon the first state to ban single-use plastic
grocery bags. The panel voted 3-2 along party lines to send the
bill yesterday to the Senate floor. The bill by Democratic Sen.
Mark Hass of Beaverton aims to encourage the use of reusable
shopping bags. Stores would have to charge at least 5 cents each
for paper bags.
BEND, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon state medical examiner's office
confirms a body found in a backyard was that of 72-year-old Sandra
Meyer. Bend Police say an autopsy also determined her death was a
homicide but detectives didn't release any details about the exact
cause of death. Her husband John Meyer's body was found in March,
and investigators believe he committed suicide and was responsible
for his wife's death.
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Legislature's budget committee
will be hearing from the public in southern Oregon tonight. The
Ways and Means Committee hearing will be at the armory in Medford.
The committee is responsible for crafting a two-year budget at a
time when the state is more than $3 billion short of funding
services at their current levels.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The 2011 ocean salmon season is due for a
decision today by the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission. The
commission will be asked at its meeting in Salem to adopt
regulations for ocean coho and chinook salmon fishing in state
territorial waters from the shore to three miles out.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
The number three Beavers won their tenth straight game, downing the Washington State Cougars 4-2 yesterday afternoon in Corvallis. James Nygren worked eight innings on the mound, giving up two runs on seven hits while striking out eight. Oregon State and the Cougs meet again today in Corvallis before wrapping up the series tomorrow.
In Eugene, the Diamond Ducks upset 23rd ranked Arizona 4-2 to continue their turnaround. Oregon has now won three straight and six of their last eight games. The Ducks and the Wildcats continue their series today and tomorrow at PK Park.
On the prep schedule…. Viking Baseball is at home this afternoon for a double-header against the North Bend Bulldogs…. Both games will air on Coast Radio Sports with the pregame show at 2:45. The Lady Vikings will be in North Bend for two games against the Bulldogs. On the Track, Viking Freshman Mitchell Butler will be running the three-thousand at the Oregon Relays in Eugene tonight. The full Viking squad will be on the track at Marshfield tomorrow for the Prefontaine.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Perpetua remains ID'd - Turner and Gardner in Flo - Winchester Bay breakins - Registration for May17th election
Cape Perpetua remains identified…
The remains of two people, found in the woods in the Cape Perpetua Recreation Area earlier this month, have been identified. Oregon State Police say the two were a wanted man from Eugene and his girlfriend. Both died of gunshot wounds to the head, and at least one was self-inflicted. 31-year old Nathan Dix and 31-year old Annie Jo Welch had last been heard from on Christmas Eve 2008. Dix had been listed as a fugitive after missing a court date four days later. In September of 2008, Welch called 911 to report her boyfriend, armed with a shotgun, was threatening suicide at their River Road Home in Eugene. Police responded and after a brief standoff, Dix allegedly discharged his shotgun at police. They fired back, wounding him in the arm and chest. After his release from the hospital, he was arrested and made bail. After skipping on the court date, Dix was listed as a fugitive and his case was even mentioned on the show America’s Most Wanted. Welch’s car was found at Cape Perpetua shortly after they disappeared, but a search of the area yielded no clues as to their whereabouts. Oregon State Police Game Trooper Scott Salisbury, who was involved in that search, as well as the initial investigation when the remains were discovered April 9th, said, while tragic, it brings “good closure” for both police and the families involved.
Lane County Sheriff Tom Turner will be in Florence this afternoon to talk about law enforcement… District Attorney Alex Gardner will be with him to talk about prosecution. It will be the first of a series of outreach events to county residents by the duo. Turner and Gardner will address the Florence Area Chamber of Commerce Noon Forum at Driftwood Shores this afternoon. Doors open at 11:30; it’s open to the public.
Two Coos Bay men face charges for several burglaries in Winchester Bay over the past few weeks. They were arrested yesterday morning in Reedsport after a Douglas County Sheriff’s Deputy witnessed them allegedly trying to break into a coffee shop. Reedsport police aided in the arrest, as well as a search of the suspect’s vehicle, where they found evidence pointing to three earlier burglaries. Further investigation led police to a cash register that had been stolen from one of the businesses. 25-year old Christopher James Mobley and 23-year old Christopher Allen Edwards each face several counts.
The City of Florence Budget Committee will hear the official budget message for the first time this evening at City Hall. City Manager Bob Willoughby and Budget Officer Kathy Taylor will team up to make the presentation beginning at six pm.
The deadline for new voters registrations and re-registrations is coming soon. Ballots for the May 17th Special Election will be mailed out in about two weeks and the cutoff date for registering is this coming Tuesday at five pm. Lane County Clerk Cheryl Betschart says registrations can be handled online at www.oregonvotes.org; or forms can be picked up at any DMV office.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) - Oregon State University officials say a
site near Newport on the Oregon coast has been selected for a new
wave energy test program.
The final decision on the site was made by officials from the
Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center, which is a joint
research effort of Oregon State University and the University of
Washington.
The site selection follows two years of discussions with the
Oregon coastal community, fishermen, state agencies, wave energy
developers and scientists. It is within Oregon territorial waters,
near the Hatfield Marine Science Center and close to roads and
marine support services.
The site will not only allow testing of new wave energy
technologies, but will also be used to help study any potential
environmental impacts on sediments and marine animals.
BEND, Ore. (AP) - Bend police say a body found in the yard of a
woman who disappeared in March is believed to be that of Sandra
Meyer, whose husband killed himself shortly after he reported her
missing. Family members and police found the body in a covered
underground utility box. Police tell KTVZ that the body is believed
to be that of the 72-year-old woman, but a positive identification
must wait for an autopsy by the state medical examiner - who will
also try to determine the cause of death.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - A 24-year-old Oregon man has been sentenced
to more than 60 years in prison for shooting and wounding a
Woodburn police sergeant and firing at three other officers. Billy
Jack Gray had pleaded guilty to robbery, burglary, being a felon in
possession of a firearm and four counts of attempted aggravated
murder. The Statesman Journal says Gray got 63 years, eight months.
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. (AP) - The Portland City Council has voted 4-1
to move forward with plans to extend a streetcar line to the suburb
of Lake Oswego. The council's vote yesterday comes after the Lake
Oswego City Council voted 4-3 Tuesday night to proceed. Portland
Mayor Sam Adams says he is not yet prepared to sign off on the
project but he does want the city to explore it further.
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Court of Appeals has upheld
the state's right to ban so-called canned hunts on game ranches.
The ruling issued yesterday rejects a claim by exotic game ranch
owners that the state had unfairly taken ownership of their
animals. The court decided that a law indicating the state owns
wild animals is meant in the sense of a sovereign power to regulate
hunting.
DENVER (AP) - A Portland man suspected of raping a 22-year-old
woman at Denver International Airport is due in court today. Noel
Bertrand goes before a judge in Denver to be advised of the sexual
assault charge filed against this week. Authorities say the woman
was assaulted just after midnight on April 12 after missing a
flight.
PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) - The state attorney general's office and
Umatilla County District Attorney Dean Gushwa are planning to meet
in May to settle official misconduct and contempt of court cases
involving Gushwa. The East Oregonian reports that Gushwa faces
seven misdemeanor charges of official misconduct, and 11 counts of
contempt of court for allegedly disobeying a judge's order not to
contact employees in the district attorney's office. Gushwa has
pleaded not guilty to all charges.
BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) - Police say a 31-year-old Beaverton man
who was accidentally shot in the head Monday during a fight with
his brother died yesterday. Police say Phillip Wilson and his
brother Preston Wilson lived at the home of 60-year-old Darrell
Dean Laffoon. The men had been drinking when the brothers started
fighting and Laffoon took out a gun in an attempt to break it up.
The gun fired during the struggle, fatally wounding Phillip Wilson
and hitting Preston Wilson in a finger. Police say Laffoon is
jailed on assault and manslaughter charges.
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - Conservation groups have gone to court
to get the federal government make good on its proposal to expand
habitat protections for endangered western Pacific leatherback sea
turtles to include feeding areas off the West Coast. The federal
lawsuit filed this week asks that the NOAA Fisheries Service be
ordered to take final action expanding protected habitat to include
more than 70,000 square miles of ocean waters off Washington,
Oregon and California, where Leatherbacks feed on jellyfish after
migrating across the Pacific. The final ruling was due Jan. 5.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon man has been sentenced to 63 years
in prison for shooting a Woodburn police sergeant and firing at
three other officers in March 2010. At his sentencing yesterday,
24-year-old Billy Jack Gray apologized Sgt. John Mikkola and the
other three officers who had been searching for him at a Salem
apartment complex as they investigated a Woodburn burglary. But
Mikkola told Gray he didn't accept the apology.
BEND, Ore. (AP) - Police in Bend say a body found yesterday in
the yard of a woman missing for six weeks is believed to be that of
Sandra Meyer, whose husband killed himself shortly after he
reported her missing. Capt. Jim Porter tells KTVZ the body is
believed to be that of the 72-year-old woman. Porter says positive
identification must wait for an autopsy by the state medical
examiner.
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Court of Appeals has upheld
the state's right to ban so-called canned hunts on game ranches.
The ruling yesterday rejects a claim by exotic game ranch owners
that the state had unfairly taken ownership of their animals. The
court decided that a law saying the state owns wild animals is
meant in the sense of a sovereign power to regulate hunting, and
does not mean that it owns them outright.
SEATTLE (AP) - Jacki Ward is a contortionist who can bend over
backward so far it looks painful, but she says it's only
"strenuous." The 23-year-old grew up in Portland, graduated last
year from the University of Puget Sound and now lives in Seattle
where she teaches at the School for Acrobatics and New Circus Arts.
She won't be there for the next year. The Seattle Times reports
Ward won a $25,000 Watson fellowship to travel to Mongolia, China,
India, Canada and France to study the culture of contortion. She
calls it the art of flexibility.
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
On the schedule today… Pac-10 baseball is moved up a day due to the Easter holiday. Number three ranked Oregon State will open up a three-game series this afternoon at Goss Stadium in Corvallis against the Washington State Cougars. The Beavers are off to a 27-7 start, matching their best early season records… they’re 8-1 in conference play.
The Oregon Ducks are at home this weekend as well. They open the series at PK Park in Eugene against 23rd ranked Arizona.
The remains of two people, found in the woods in the Cape Perpetua Recreation Area earlier this month, have been identified. Oregon State Police say the two were a wanted man from Eugene and his girlfriend. Both died of gunshot wounds to the head, and at least one was self-inflicted. 31-year old Nathan Dix and 31-year old Annie Jo Welch had last been heard from on Christmas Eve 2008. Dix had been listed as a fugitive after missing a court date four days later. In September of 2008, Welch called 911 to report her boyfriend, armed with a shotgun, was threatening suicide at their River Road Home in Eugene. Police responded and after a brief standoff, Dix allegedly discharged his shotgun at police. They fired back, wounding him in the arm and chest. After his release from the hospital, he was arrested and made bail. After skipping on the court date, Dix was listed as a fugitive and his case was even mentioned on the show America’s Most Wanted. Welch’s car was found at Cape Perpetua shortly after they disappeared, but a search of the area yielded no clues as to their whereabouts. Oregon State Police Game Trooper Scott Salisbury, who was involved in that search, as well as the initial investigation when the remains were discovered April 9th, said, while tragic, it brings “good closure” for both police and the families involved.
Lane County Sheriff Tom Turner will be in Florence this afternoon to talk about law enforcement… District Attorney Alex Gardner will be with him to talk about prosecution. It will be the first of a series of outreach events to county residents by the duo. Turner and Gardner will address the Florence Area Chamber of Commerce Noon Forum at Driftwood Shores this afternoon. Doors open at 11:30; it’s open to the public.
Two Coos Bay men face charges for several burglaries in Winchester Bay over the past few weeks. They were arrested yesterday morning in Reedsport after a Douglas County Sheriff’s Deputy witnessed them allegedly trying to break into a coffee shop. Reedsport police aided in the arrest, as well as a search of the suspect’s vehicle, where they found evidence pointing to three earlier burglaries. Further investigation led police to a cash register that had been stolen from one of the businesses. 25-year old Christopher James Mobley and 23-year old Christopher Allen Edwards each face several counts.
The City of Florence Budget Committee will hear the official budget message for the first time this evening at City Hall. City Manager Bob Willoughby and Budget Officer Kathy Taylor will team up to make the presentation beginning at six pm.
The deadline for new voters registrations and re-registrations is coming soon. Ballots for the May 17th Special Election will be mailed out in about two weeks and the cutoff date for registering is this coming Tuesday at five pm. Lane County Clerk Cheryl Betschart says registrations can be handled online at www.oregonvotes.org; or forms can be picked up at any DMV office.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) - Oregon State University officials say a
site near Newport on the Oregon coast has been selected for a new
wave energy test program.
The final decision on the site was made by officials from the
Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center, which is a joint
research effort of Oregon State University and the University of
Washington.
The site selection follows two years of discussions with the
Oregon coastal community, fishermen, state agencies, wave energy
developers and scientists. It is within Oregon territorial waters,
near the Hatfield Marine Science Center and close to roads and
marine support services.
The site will not only allow testing of new wave energy
technologies, but will also be used to help study any potential
environmental impacts on sediments and marine animals.
BEND, Ore. (AP) - Bend police say a body found in the yard of a
woman who disappeared in March is believed to be that of Sandra
Meyer, whose husband killed himself shortly after he reported her
missing. Family members and police found the body in a covered
underground utility box. Police tell KTVZ that the body is believed
to be that of the 72-year-old woman, but a positive identification
must wait for an autopsy by the state medical examiner - who will
also try to determine the cause of death.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - A 24-year-old Oregon man has been sentenced
to more than 60 years in prison for shooting and wounding a
Woodburn police sergeant and firing at three other officers. Billy
Jack Gray had pleaded guilty to robbery, burglary, being a felon in
possession of a firearm and four counts of attempted aggravated
murder. The Statesman Journal says Gray got 63 years, eight months.
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. (AP) - The Portland City Council has voted 4-1
to move forward with plans to extend a streetcar line to the suburb
of Lake Oswego. The council's vote yesterday comes after the Lake
Oswego City Council voted 4-3 Tuesday night to proceed. Portland
Mayor Sam Adams says he is not yet prepared to sign off on the
project but he does want the city to explore it further.
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Court of Appeals has upheld
the state's right to ban so-called canned hunts on game ranches.
The ruling issued yesterday rejects a claim by exotic game ranch
owners that the state had unfairly taken ownership of their
animals. The court decided that a law indicating the state owns
wild animals is meant in the sense of a sovereign power to regulate
hunting.
DENVER (AP) - A Portland man suspected of raping a 22-year-old
woman at Denver International Airport is due in court today. Noel
Bertrand goes before a judge in Denver to be advised of the sexual
assault charge filed against this week. Authorities say the woman
was assaulted just after midnight on April 12 after missing a
flight.
PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) - The state attorney general's office and
Umatilla County District Attorney Dean Gushwa are planning to meet
in May to settle official misconduct and contempt of court cases
involving Gushwa. The East Oregonian reports that Gushwa faces
seven misdemeanor charges of official misconduct, and 11 counts of
contempt of court for allegedly disobeying a judge's order not to
contact employees in the district attorney's office. Gushwa has
pleaded not guilty to all charges.
BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) - Police say a 31-year-old Beaverton man
who was accidentally shot in the head Monday during a fight with
his brother died yesterday. Police say Phillip Wilson and his
brother Preston Wilson lived at the home of 60-year-old Darrell
Dean Laffoon. The men had been drinking when the brothers started
fighting and Laffoon took out a gun in an attempt to break it up.
The gun fired during the struggle, fatally wounding Phillip Wilson
and hitting Preston Wilson in a finger. Police say Laffoon is
jailed on assault and manslaughter charges.
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - Conservation groups have gone to court
to get the federal government make good on its proposal to expand
habitat protections for endangered western Pacific leatherback sea
turtles to include feeding areas off the West Coast. The federal
lawsuit filed this week asks that the NOAA Fisheries Service be
ordered to take final action expanding protected habitat to include
more than 70,000 square miles of ocean waters off Washington,
Oregon and California, where Leatherbacks feed on jellyfish after
migrating across the Pacific. The final ruling was due Jan. 5.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon man has been sentenced to 63 years
in prison for shooting a Woodburn police sergeant and firing at
three other officers in March 2010. At his sentencing yesterday,
24-year-old Billy Jack Gray apologized Sgt. John Mikkola and the
other three officers who had been searching for him at a Salem
apartment complex as they investigated a Woodburn burglary. But
Mikkola told Gray he didn't accept the apology.
BEND, Ore. (AP) - Police in Bend say a body found yesterday in
the yard of a woman missing for six weeks is believed to be that of
Sandra Meyer, whose husband killed himself shortly after he
reported her missing. Capt. Jim Porter tells KTVZ the body is
believed to be that of the 72-year-old woman. Porter says positive
identification must wait for an autopsy by the state medical
examiner.
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Court of Appeals has upheld
the state's right to ban so-called canned hunts on game ranches.
The ruling yesterday rejects a claim by exotic game ranch owners
that the state had unfairly taken ownership of their animals. The
court decided that a law saying the state owns wild animals is
meant in the sense of a sovereign power to regulate hunting, and
does not mean that it owns them outright.
SEATTLE (AP) - Jacki Ward is a contortionist who can bend over
backward so far it looks painful, but she says it's only
"strenuous." The 23-year-old grew up in Portland, graduated last
year from the University of Puget Sound and now lives in Seattle
where she teaches at the School for Acrobatics and New Circus Arts.
She won't be there for the next year. The Seattle Times reports
Ward won a $25,000 Watson fellowship to travel to Mongolia, China,
India, Canada and France to study the culture of contortion. She
calls it the art of flexibility.
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
On the schedule today… Pac-10 baseball is moved up a day due to the Easter holiday. Number three ranked Oregon State will open up a three-game series this afternoon at Goss Stadium in Corvallis against the Washington State Cougars. The Beavers are off to a 27-7 start, matching their best early season records… they’re 8-1 in conference play.
The Oregon Ducks are at home this weekend as well. They open the series at PK Park in Eugene against 23rd ranked Arizona.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Remains identified as those belonging to 2008 fugitive and girlfriend
Yachats, OR -- “It’s good closure for us, good closure for the families, good closure for everybody” -- Game Trooper Scott Salisbury with Oregon State Police in Florence. Salisbury was the one that initially received the call about possible human remains in the Cape Perpetua Recreation Area earlier this month. He didn’t immediately realize that the remains might be those of Nathan Miles Dix and Annie Jo Welch. The two 31-year old Eugene residents were last seen Christmas Eve, 2008. Dix was a wanted man, dropping out of sight after arrest following a shoot-out with Lane County Sheriff’s Deputies in September that year. Welch called 911 to report her suicidal boyfriend, Dix, was armed with a shotgun. When police confronted him, he reportedly aimed the weapon at them and fired. He was injured in the return and hospitalized. Dix was released by the hospital, then re-arrested after his recovery. He made bail just before Christmas 2008. That’s when he and Welch disappeared. Authorities impounded Welch’s car shortly after that. It had been found abandoned in a parking lot at one end of the trail where their remains were found. Officials didn’t have any clues to go on, and after a cursory search of the area at the time, assumed the pair had ‘gone underground’. Salisbury said he remembers feeling that they may have come to a self-inflicted end at the time, but after a few months the case “fell off the radar” for him. It came back on the radar when he took the call from the hiker April 9th.
Actually, it wasn’t until he arrived on the scene and found ID for Dix that it all came back. The medical examiner determined that Dix died by a self inflicted gun shot to the head. Welch also died of a gunshot to the head, but the manner of her death will remain undetermined.
Actually, it wasn’t until he arrived on the scene and found ID for Dix that it all came back. The medical examiner determined that Dix died by a self inflicted gun shot to the head. Welch also died of a gunshot to the head, but the manner of her death will remain undetermined.
Coast Radio News recognized for "Best Breaking News" coverage in 20120
Coverage of the search for a missing 7-year old Elmira boy near a campground north of Florence in August of 2010 was selected this month as the Best Breaking News by the Oregon Associated Press Broadcasters. Isaak Glenn walked away from a campsite August 5th at Washburne State Park as family friends were setting up camp. Coverage of the search and its successful conclusion can by heard here.
The Oregon Associated Press Broadcasters divides the state into two divisions, Division I is the Portland Metro market, Division II is everything in the state outside of that.
The Oregon Associated Press Broadcasters divides the state into two divisions, Division I is the Portland Metro market, Division II is everything in the state outside of that.
04-20-11 Dunes City approves Montgomery View Estates - Gas prices still below average - Household Hazardous Waste Roundup - Coastal Cuisine
Siltcoos view development finally wins approval…
After being initially rejected by Dunes City, a 20-lot subdivision on a slope overlooking Siltcoos Lake has finally been approved. Alan Montgomery first submitted his proposal in 2007. It received preliminary approval by the planning commission but was ultimately rejected by the Dunes City Council. Montgomery appealed the decision to the state Land Use Board of Appeals, saying the city didn’t justify their decision. LUBA agreed and sent the matter back to Dunes City to reconsider. After negotiations a final proposal was drafted by Montgomery and presented. Councilors decided to base their decision on information already on the record and declined to accept additional testimony. It was approved by a three-nothing vote Monday night… the seven member council is operating with one vacancy because of the resignation of the former Mayor; Councilor Richard Koehler who had voted to deny the initial application cited a scheduling conflict; and Troy Sathe, who has been criticized by opponents as having a conflict stayed home saying he had a “medical problem”. Sathe did respond to critics last week. He admitted that while he is related to Montgomery… they are fifth cousins… he has no financial interest in the development. Mayor Becky Ruede did not vote because the mayor only votes in the event of a tie. That left three councilors; Richard Anderson, Jaime Mills and Duke Wells; none of whom were in on the original decision to deny. Dunes City Recorder Fred Hilden said Monday’s decision is subject to appeal by those who had participated in the original process. Barring any appeal it would be final in 30 days.
It’s likely if there had been a chocolate wine it might have won an award last night. Four of the five prizes handed out at the Coastal Cuisine Gala at Three Rivers Casino went to chocolate. Three went to the same chocolate… Coastal Mist Chocolates from Bandon won the coveted People’s Choice Award; Best Bite; and Best Presentation. Two awards were given out for Best Sip… one to the Rogue Ale Chocolate Stout… the other to Henry Estate’s Muller Thurgau, the only ‘non-chocolate’ award winner. About 250 people sampled the wares of three-dozen food and beverage venders and raised more than $10-thousand for Florence Food Share. That’s enough, says Food Share manager Karen Lyn, to help keep the shelves stocked for about four-to-six weeks.
If you’re going to fill up, do it in Florence. Gasoline prices continue to track quite a bit lower than in the rest of the state and nationwide. This week’s average price for a gallon of regular unleaded, at $3.68, is 15-cents less than the national average as measured by Triple-A; and 18-cents below Oregon’s statewide average price. By the way, prices in Eugene and Springfield average 22-cents a gallon more than locally.
Oil based paints, household cleaners, lawn and garden chemicals, car care products, even arts and crafts supplies can accumulate around the house. Many of them shouldn’t be disposed of in the trash. That’s why twice a year Lane County teams up with the City of Florence for a household hazardous waste roundup. From noon to five Friday, and then again Saturday from eight to two residents can bring in as much as 35-gallons of toxic materials for eco-friendly disposal. It’s at the Florence Waste Transfer Site just off Rhododendron Drive.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - About 100 people attended last night's
vigil in Portland for Yashanee Vaughn. The 14-year-old girl was
last seen March 19 and police believe she was killed. Her
16-year-old boyfriend is accused of murder. The Oregonian reports
people at the vigil near Madison High School sang hymns, lit
candles and sold candy and pins to help the family's search.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Oregon's top federal prosecutor says
medical marijuana has produced a train wreck in the state. In an
interview with the AP, U.S. Attorney Dwight Holton expressed
skepticism about the numbers of medical pot patients. He says its
widespread use means teenagers are getting access to the drug as
well. Portland medical marijuana activist Leland Berger says Holton
shouldn't play doctor with the medical needs of patients.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The state House votes today on a bill that
would allow former foster children to attend Oregon public
universities for free. The measure would apply to people under 25
years old attending universities, community colleges and Oregon
Health and Science University. Proponents say the measure would go
a long way toward helping young people get a comfortable start in
adulthood after aging out of the foster care system. But others
question how the state would pay for it.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - In a trial under way in Portland, a woman
is suing police who arrested her when she was not wearing
underwear. Sherri Sandau says two officers took her into custody at
her home without letting her dress, and she says they wouldn't
bring her clothes or a blanket. She's seeking nearly $750,000 for
post-traumatic stress in the federal court lawsuit. Lawyers for the
officers say they didn't initially know she was not wearing
underwear because her top went to mid-thigh. They also say she was
secure and out of sight in the patrol car.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The Coast Guard says workers have
completed building an 850-foot metal wall around an old barge that
had been leaking oils into the Columbia River near Camas. The
cofferdam will trap any more pollutants while crews dismantle the
431-foot Davy Crockett that ran aground in January as the owner was
trying to scrap it. So far the cleanup effort has cost about $10
million.
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. (AP) - The Lake Oswego City Council has voted
to support a streetcar line extension from Portland. The Oregonian
reports the Portland City Council votes today on the proposal.
Clackamas and Multnomah counties and TriMet will make
recommendations before the Metro Council makes a final decision
this summer on the extension.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Portland police are searching for suspects
in the shooting of a 14-year-old boy at a park near the Lloyd
Center mall. Madison High School freshman Shiloh Hampton was
hospitalized in critical condition yesterday. Police say he was
with friends across the street from the mall when several shots
were fired just before 5 p.m. Monday. Authorities say it may be
gang-related.
BEND, Ore. (AP) - Officials in Bend are planning free suicide
prevention training after a young man who moved to central Oregon
last summer from Alaska fatally stabbed himself following a
performance in a coffee shop. Deschutes (duh-SHOOTS') County
officials say a training program known as "Question, Persuade,
Refer" is scheduled April 26. Nineteen-year-old Kipp Rusty Walker
died Thursday after stabbing himself in the chest after finishing a
keyboard performance at open mic night.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Two hikers who were missing in southern
Utah's Zion National Park have been rescued. A search and rescue
team had been looking for 25-year-old Evgenia Bruzulukova from Roy,
Utah, and 28-year-old Jonathon Wilson of Portland since Sunday. The
Oregonian reports the woman who found the hikers said they were
exhausted but fine. They were airlifted out of the canyon.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
The North Bend Bulldogs outscored the Siuslaw Vikings on the track yesterday in North Bend, coming away with the team title for both the boys and girls at a Far West six-way meet. Marisha Reavis was a multiple winner for the Vikings in the Shot Put and Discus and as part of the 4-by-400 relay. Linda Paredes, a two-time winner, was part of the relay team and won the individual victory in the 3,000 meters. Single event winners… Katy Potter in the girls 1,500; Matthew Campbell in the boys 800; Hayden Schaffner in the 1,500 and Neal Larson in the 300 intermediate hurdles.
Viking Baseball is in a three-way tie atop the Far West Standings today after outlasting the Brookings-Harbor Bruins 15-13 at home last night. Jake Thompson had a three-run homerun in the fourth inning for Siuslaw.
Softball suffered a 6-1 defeat at the hands of the Bruins last night in Brookings. After a strong pre-season the Lady Vikings are still seeking their first league win.
Coming up this weekend at Hans Peterson Field will be a Rugby demonstration match…. It’s a benefit for the Ian Foster Fund, that helps Siuslaw student-athletes with participation fees. The Western Oregon University men’s rugby club will be squaring off against the Coos Bay men’s club team…. It’s only three dollars for adults and a dollar for students. That’s on Saturday afternoon.
After being initially rejected by Dunes City, a 20-lot subdivision on a slope overlooking Siltcoos Lake has finally been approved. Alan Montgomery first submitted his proposal in 2007. It received preliminary approval by the planning commission but was ultimately rejected by the Dunes City Council. Montgomery appealed the decision to the state Land Use Board of Appeals, saying the city didn’t justify their decision. LUBA agreed and sent the matter back to Dunes City to reconsider. After negotiations a final proposal was drafted by Montgomery and presented. Councilors decided to base their decision on information already on the record and declined to accept additional testimony. It was approved by a three-nothing vote Monday night… the seven member council is operating with one vacancy because of the resignation of the former Mayor; Councilor Richard Koehler who had voted to deny the initial application cited a scheduling conflict; and Troy Sathe, who has been criticized by opponents as having a conflict stayed home saying he had a “medical problem”. Sathe did respond to critics last week. He admitted that while he is related to Montgomery… they are fifth cousins… he has no financial interest in the development. Mayor Becky Ruede did not vote because the mayor only votes in the event of a tie. That left three councilors; Richard Anderson, Jaime Mills and Duke Wells; none of whom were in on the original decision to deny. Dunes City Recorder Fred Hilden said Monday’s decision is subject to appeal by those who had participated in the original process. Barring any appeal it would be final in 30 days.
It’s likely if there had been a chocolate wine it might have won an award last night. Four of the five prizes handed out at the Coastal Cuisine Gala at Three Rivers Casino went to chocolate. Three went to the same chocolate… Coastal Mist Chocolates from Bandon won the coveted People’s Choice Award; Best Bite; and Best Presentation. Two awards were given out for Best Sip… one to the Rogue Ale Chocolate Stout… the other to Henry Estate’s Muller Thurgau, the only ‘non-chocolate’ award winner. About 250 people sampled the wares of three-dozen food and beverage venders and raised more than $10-thousand for Florence Food Share. That’s enough, says Food Share manager Karen Lyn, to help keep the shelves stocked for about four-to-six weeks.
If you’re going to fill up, do it in Florence. Gasoline prices continue to track quite a bit lower than in the rest of the state and nationwide. This week’s average price for a gallon of regular unleaded, at $3.68, is 15-cents less than the national average as measured by Triple-A; and 18-cents below Oregon’s statewide average price. By the way, prices in Eugene and Springfield average 22-cents a gallon more than locally.
Oil based paints, household cleaners, lawn and garden chemicals, car care products, even arts and crafts supplies can accumulate around the house. Many of them shouldn’t be disposed of in the trash. That’s why twice a year Lane County teams up with the City of Florence for a household hazardous waste roundup. From noon to five Friday, and then again Saturday from eight to two residents can bring in as much as 35-gallons of toxic materials for eco-friendly disposal. It’s at the Florence Waste Transfer Site just off Rhododendron Drive.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - About 100 people attended last night's
vigil in Portland for Yashanee Vaughn. The 14-year-old girl was
last seen March 19 and police believe she was killed. Her
16-year-old boyfriend is accused of murder. The Oregonian reports
people at the vigil near Madison High School sang hymns, lit
candles and sold candy and pins to help the family's search.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Oregon's top federal prosecutor says
medical marijuana has produced a train wreck in the state. In an
interview with the AP, U.S. Attorney Dwight Holton expressed
skepticism about the numbers of medical pot patients. He says its
widespread use means teenagers are getting access to the drug as
well. Portland medical marijuana activist Leland Berger says Holton
shouldn't play doctor with the medical needs of patients.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The state House votes today on a bill that
would allow former foster children to attend Oregon public
universities for free. The measure would apply to people under 25
years old attending universities, community colleges and Oregon
Health and Science University. Proponents say the measure would go
a long way toward helping young people get a comfortable start in
adulthood after aging out of the foster care system. But others
question how the state would pay for it.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - In a trial under way in Portland, a woman
is suing police who arrested her when she was not wearing
underwear. Sherri Sandau says two officers took her into custody at
her home without letting her dress, and she says they wouldn't
bring her clothes or a blanket. She's seeking nearly $750,000 for
post-traumatic stress in the federal court lawsuit. Lawyers for the
officers say they didn't initially know she was not wearing
underwear because her top went to mid-thigh. They also say she was
secure and out of sight in the patrol car.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The Coast Guard says workers have
completed building an 850-foot metal wall around an old barge that
had been leaking oils into the Columbia River near Camas. The
cofferdam will trap any more pollutants while crews dismantle the
431-foot Davy Crockett that ran aground in January as the owner was
trying to scrap it. So far the cleanup effort has cost about $10
million.
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. (AP) - The Lake Oswego City Council has voted
to support a streetcar line extension from Portland. The Oregonian
reports the Portland City Council votes today on the proposal.
Clackamas and Multnomah counties and TriMet will make
recommendations before the Metro Council makes a final decision
this summer on the extension.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Portland police are searching for suspects
in the shooting of a 14-year-old boy at a park near the Lloyd
Center mall. Madison High School freshman Shiloh Hampton was
hospitalized in critical condition yesterday. Police say he was
with friends across the street from the mall when several shots
were fired just before 5 p.m. Monday. Authorities say it may be
gang-related.
BEND, Ore. (AP) - Officials in Bend are planning free suicide
prevention training after a young man who moved to central Oregon
last summer from Alaska fatally stabbed himself following a
performance in a coffee shop. Deschutes (duh-SHOOTS') County
officials say a training program known as "Question, Persuade,
Refer" is scheduled April 26. Nineteen-year-old Kipp Rusty Walker
died Thursday after stabbing himself in the chest after finishing a
keyboard performance at open mic night.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Two hikers who were missing in southern
Utah's Zion National Park have been rescued. A search and rescue
team had been looking for 25-year-old Evgenia Bruzulukova from Roy,
Utah, and 28-year-old Jonathon Wilson of Portland since Sunday. The
Oregonian reports the woman who found the hikers said they were
exhausted but fine. They were airlifted out of the canyon.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
The North Bend Bulldogs outscored the Siuslaw Vikings on the track yesterday in North Bend, coming away with the team title for both the boys and girls at a Far West six-way meet. Marisha Reavis was a multiple winner for the Vikings in the Shot Put and Discus and as part of the 4-by-400 relay. Linda Paredes, a two-time winner, was part of the relay team and won the individual victory in the 3,000 meters. Single event winners… Katy Potter in the girls 1,500; Matthew Campbell in the boys 800; Hayden Schaffner in the 1,500 and Neal Larson in the 300 intermediate hurdles.
Viking Baseball is in a three-way tie atop the Far West Standings today after outlasting the Brookings-Harbor Bruins 15-13 at home last night. Jake Thompson had a three-run homerun in the fourth inning for Siuslaw.
Softball suffered a 6-1 defeat at the hands of the Bruins last night in Brookings. After a strong pre-season the Lady Vikings are still seeking their first league win.
Coming up this weekend at Hans Peterson Field will be a Rugby demonstration match…. It’s a benefit for the Ian Foster Fund, that helps Siuslaw student-athletes with participation fees. The Western Oregon University men’s rugby club will be squaring off against the Coos Bay men’s club team…. It’s only three dollars for adults and a dollar for students. That’s on Saturday afternoon.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
04-19-11 Dunes City pursuing whistle blower fee - Perjury extends manslaughter sentence - Florence emergency planning held up as example
Complaint Filing Fee in Dunes City draws fire
April Dumas calls it a – quote – “Good Citizens Tax” and says it’s also bad policy for Dunes City. She testified last week to the Dunes City Council about a proposed ordinance that would change the way that city investigates reported code infractions. Now, when a citizen calls to complain about a possible infraction, a city staffer or contract inspector will be sent out to investigate. That costs money, says City Councilor Jaime Mills. Under her proposal, that would still happen but the person filing the complaint would also have to pay a fee. That way, says Mills, the number of false claims would drop… but real infractions would result in a refund. The Dunes City Council debated the merits of the proposal with councilor Richard Koehler objecting to it, claiming it was the first he had heard of the matter. Dumas said there is no evidence that there have been ‘frivolous’ complaints in the past. She added that if the aim is to reduce the workload of city employees it may be time to “un-incorporate” the city and return to being governed by Lane County regulations. In the end, the council referred the matter to the Ordinance Review Committee… it could return to the council for action next month.
The group that has taken the lead on planning for a wide-spread emergency or disaster is quietly continuing their work. The Western Lane Emergency Operations Group gathered yesterday for their monthly meeting at Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue. In the first hour they handled about a dozen agenda items ranging from how and where to set up an emergency hospital to caching supplies of food and medicine for emergency use. The group also discussed how to provide emergency shelter and food to residents south of Florence as well as planning for future public outreach and training sessions. The local efforts have been the target of praise from state and regional leaders who point them out as a model other communities should follow. Tribal Police Chief Brad Kneaper with the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians agrees.
210 – “I think that’s true. This group has done a lot to plan for these kinds of incidents. I’ve been here a couple years with this group and they’ve done a lot of work.”
Officials say their community preparedness class in February drew about 40 residents. The most recent class after the Japanese disaster drew 85… next month’s session will be split into two classes, providing space for up to 140.
A Florence man serving 17-years in prison for the drunken driving deaths of two of his friends last year has had 18-months added to his sentence. Tyler Clayton Davis was found guilty of perjury relating to his testimony under oath in December, claiming it was another man behind the wheel at the time. Davis said Joshua Thornton, of Reedsport, was actually driving at the time of the crash that killed Thornton and Nicholas Schneider. All three had been drinking in Florence before the crash on Canary Road. Davis was actually sentenced to the maximum term for lying… five years… but 42 months of the sentence will be served concurrently with the manslaughter sentences.
Samples from about three-dozen restaurants, markets, wineries and breweries will be offered up this evening during the fourth annual Coastal Cuisine Gala at Three Rivers Casino. A $50 entry fee will allow access to the tastes of all entries from six to 9 this evening… It’s a benefit for Florence Food Share and could net more than $10,000 for the group. Florence Food Share is the emergency food box pantry for Western Lane County and provides assistance to about 600 households each month.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Portland police say a shooting near the
Lloyd Center mall critically injured a 14-year-old boy. Sgt. Pete
Simpson says officers responding to "shots fired" calls about
5:00 last night found the boy lying on a sidewalk near Holladay
Park. The Oregonian says witnesses in the park said the boy was
shot in the head. He wasn't identified. Police say it's unclear if
it's gang-related.
HAPPY VALLEY, Ore. (AP) - An autopsy has determined that the
death of a 2-year-old Happy Valley boy stemmed from an initial
strep infection. Deputy state medical examiner Dr. Christopher
Young tells The Oregonian the boy apparently contracted a strep
infection that developed into bacterial pneumonia and sepsis. Young
calls it an unusual outcome for such an infection. The boy died
Sunday.
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) - Clark County, Wash., prosecutors have
filed unlawful imprisonment charges against a Vancouver, Wash.,
couple accused of caging two young autistic boys in a darkened
room. Thirty-year-old John Eckhart and 26-year-old Alayna Higdon
are charged with unlawful imprisonment-domestic violence. The boys'
mother, Jona (JAH'-nah) Bronson, lives in Tillamook, Ore.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Police say a smoky bathroom trash can fire
that forced the evacuation of nearly 700 students and caused an
estimated $20,000 damage at a Portland-area school was arson.
Firefighters were called yesterday to the Health & Science School
in Hillsboro. Police spokesman Lt. Mike Rouches tells The Oregonian
the fire was ignited in the trash can using paper towels and a
match.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Legislature is looking at ways to
curb cyberbullying. A public hearing today will examine a bill that
would require school employees to report acts of harassment,
intimidation, bullying or cyberbullying. Employees who don't report
would be subject to remedial actions.
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (AP) - Lane County commissioners have approved
an $82,000 payment to settle a lawsuit by a court clerk who alleged
sexual harassment by a former Springfield justice of the peace.
Heather Hendrickson had sought $420,000 in her lawsuit against the
county, alleging that Cynthia Sinclair made "frequent extremely
offensive comments." Sinclair resigned last April but denied that
her conduct was sexual harassment.
BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) - Two brothers are wounded after an
accidental shooting in Beaverton last night. Police say one was
taken to a hospital in critical condition with a head wound. The
other has an injury to his finger. Police are still investigating
exactly what happened, but there were three men at the scene at the
time and alcohol was involved.
BEND, Ore. (AP) - Officials in Bend are planning free suicide
prevention training after a man fatally stabbed himself following a
performance in a coffee shop last week. Deschutes County officials
say a training program known as "Question, Persuade, Refer" will
be held April 26. Kipp Rusty Walker died last week after stabbing
himself multiple times in the chest after performing at a coffee
shop's open microphone event.
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
On the baseball diamond… the Siuslaw Vikings and the Douglas Trojans split a double-header yesterday in Winston with the Vikings winning the opener 7-3… the Trojans came out on top 7-5 in the nightcap.
In Far West Softball the Lady Vikings are still seeking their first conference win, they fell in two games at home yesterday to the Douglas Trojans, 8-2 and 7-5.
Oregon’s Diamond Ducks snapped a two-game losing steak with a non-league win at home yesterday afternoon 4-nothing over the San Francisco Dons.
On the Schedule today, it’s more Far West League Action for the Siuslaw Vikings… the boys are at home against the Brookings-Harbor Bruins at five… that game will air on Coast Radio Sports beginning at 4:45. Siuslaw Softball will be in Brookings against the Bruins. Viking Track will be at Vic Adams Field in North Bend for Far West League action.
Mapleton Track and Field Standout Andrea LeClaire is Coast Radio Sports’ Athlete of the Week. The senior athlete won four events in front of a home crowd last week in a Mountain West League eastern-division meet in Mapleton, claiming the Shot Put with a personal best throw of 30 feet, 4 inches; winning the 200 meters and discus, as well as anchoring the four-by-100 relay. Honorable Mention is given to Viking Baseball’s Sam Reavis who was two-for-four at the plate with a two-RBI triple in Siuslaw’s win over South Umpqua last week.
April Dumas calls it a – quote – “Good Citizens Tax” and says it’s also bad policy for Dunes City. She testified last week to the Dunes City Council about a proposed ordinance that would change the way that city investigates reported code infractions. Now, when a citizen calls to complain about a possible infraction, a city staffer or contract inspector will be sent out to investigate. That costs money, says City Councilor Jaime Mills. Under her proposal, that would still happen but the person filing the complaint would also have to pay a fee. That way, says Mills, the number of false claims would drop… but real infractions would result in a refund. The Dunes City Council debated the merits of the proposal with councilor Richard Koehler objecting to it, claiming it was the first he had heard of the matter. Dumas said there is no evidence that there have been ‘frivolous’ complaints in the past. She added that if the aim is to reduce the workload of city employees it may be time to “un-incorporate” the city and return to being governed by Lane County regulations. In the end, the council referred the matter to the Ordinance Review Committee… it could return to the council for action next month.
The group that has taken the lead on planning for a wide-spread emergency or disaster is quietly continuing their work. The Western Lane Emergency Operations Group gathered yesterday for their monthly meeting at Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue. In the first hour they handled about a dozen agenda items ranging from how and where to set up an emergency hospital to caching supplies of food and medicine for emergency use. The group also discussed how to provide emergency shelter and food to residents south of Florence as well as planning for future public outreach and training sessions. The local efforts have been the target of praise from state and regional leaders who point them out as a model other communities should follow. Tribal Police Chief Brad Kneaper with the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians agrees.
210 – “I think that’s true. This group has done a lot to plan for these kinds of incidents. I’ve been here a couple years with this group and they’ve done a lot of work.”
Officials say their community preparedness class in February drew about 40 residents. The most recent class after the Japanese disaster drew 85… next month’s session will be split into two classes, providing space for up to 140.
A Florence man serving 17-years in prison for the drunken driving deaths of two of his friends last year has had 18-months added to his sentence. Tyler Clayton Davis was found guilty of perjury relating to his testimony under oath in December, claiming it was another man behind the wheel at the time. Davis said Joshua Thornton, of Reedsport, was actually driving at the time of the crash that killed Thornton and Nicholas Schneider. All three had been drinking in Florence before the crash on Canary Road. Davis was actually sentenced to the maximum term for lying… five years… but 42 months of the sentence will be served concurrently with the manslaughter sentences.
Samples from about three-dozen restaurants, markets, wineries and breweries will be offered up this evening during the fourth annual Coastal Cuisine Gala at Three Rivers Casino. A $50 entry fee will allow access to the tastes of all entries from six to 9 this evening… It’s a benefit for Florence Food Share and could net more than $10,000 for the group. Florence Food Share is the emergency food box pantry for Western Lane County and provides assistance to about 600 households each month.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Portland police say a shooting near the
Lloyd Center mall critically injured a 14-year-old boy. Sgt. Pete
Simpson says officers responding to "shots fired" calls about
5:00 last night found the boy lying on a sidewalk near Holladay
Park. The Oregonian says witnesses in the park said the boy was
shot in the head. He wasn't identified. Police say it's unclear if
it's gang-related.
HAPPY VALLEY, Ore. (AP) - An autopsy has determined that the
death of a 2-year-old Happy Valley boy stemmed from an initial
strep infection. Deputy state medical examiner Dr. Christopher
Young tells The Oregonian the boy apparently contracted a strep
infection that developed into bacterial pneumonia and sepsis. Young
calls it an unusual outcome for such an infection. The boy died
Sunday.
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) - Clark County, Wash., prosecutors have
filed unlawful imprisonment charges against a Vancouver, Wash.,
couple accused of caging two young autistic boys in a darkened
room. Thirty-year-old John Eckhart and 26-year-old Alayna Higdon
are charged with unlawful imprisonment-domestic violence. The boys'
mother, Jona (JAH'-nah) Bronson, lives in Tillamook, Ore.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Police say a smoky bathroom trash can fire
that forced the evacuation of nearly 700 students and caused an
estimated $20,000 damage at a Portland-area school was arson.
Firefighters were called yesterday to the Health & Science School
in Hillsboro. Police spokesman Lt. Mike Rouches tells The Oregonian
the fire was ignited in the trash can using paper towels and a
match.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Legislature is looking at ways to
curb cyberbullying. A public hearing today will examine a bill that
would require school employees to report acts of harassment,
intimidation, bullying or cyberbullying. Employees who don't report
would be subject to remedial actions.
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (AP) - Lane County commissioners have approved
an $82,000 payment to settle a lawsuit by a court clerk who alleged
sexual harassment by a former Springfield justice of the peace.
Heather Hendrickson had sought $420,000 in her lawsuit against the
county, alleging that Cynthia Sinclair made "frequent extremely
offensive comments." Sinclair resigned last April but denied that
her conduct was sexual harassment.
BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) - Two brothers are wounded after an
accidental shooting in Beaverton last night. Police say one was
taken to a hospital in critical condition with a head wound. The
other has an injury to his finger. Police are still investigating
exactly what happened, but there were three men at the scene at the
time and alcohol was involved.
BEND, Ore. (AP) - Officials in Bend are planning free suicide
prevention training after a man fatally stabbed himself following a
performance in a coffee shop last week. Deschutes County officials
say a training program known as "Question, Persuade, Refer" will
be held April 26. Kipp Rusty Walker died last week after stabbing
himself multiple times in the chest after performing at a coffee
shop's open microphone event.
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
On the baseball diamond… the Siuslaw Vikings and the Douglas Trojans split a double-header yesterday in Winston with the Vikings winning the opener 7-3… the Trojans came out on top 7-5 in the nightcap.
In Far West Softball the Lady Vikings are still seeking their first conference win, they fell in two games at home yesterday to the Douglas Trojans, 8-2 and 7-5.
Oregon’s Diamond Ducks snapped a two-game losing steak with a non-league win at home yesterday afternoon 4-nothing over the San Francisco Dons.
On the Schedule today, it’s more Far West League Action for the Siuslaw Vikings… the boys are at home against the Brookings-Harbor Bruins at five… that game will air on Coast Radio Sports beginning at 4:45. Siuslaw Softball will be in Brookings against the Bruins. Viking Track will be at Vic Adams Field in North Bend for Far West League action.
Mapleton Track and Field Standout Andrea LeClaire is Coast Radio Sports’ Athlete of the Week. The senior athlete won four events in front of a home crowd last week in a Mountain West League eastern-division meet in Mapleton, claiming the Shot Put with a personal best throw of 30 feet, 4 inches; winning the 200 meters and discus, as well as anchoring the four-by-100 relay. Honorable Mention is given to Viking Baseball’s Sam Reavis who was two-for-four at the plate with a two-RBI triple in Siuslaw’s win over South Umpqua last week.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Lane County must pay plaintiffs in open meetings violations…
Under a settlement agreement with plaintiffs the Lane County Commission has acknowledged that they violated the open meetings law in 2009. The county, as well as two of the commissioners will have to pay damages. Coos County judge Michael Gillespie approved the agreement late last week. Former commissioner Ellie Dumdi and retired Eugene business owner Ed Anderson will receive $350-thousand from the county. Commissioners Rob Handy and Peter Sorenson must each pay $20-thousand to the County to help offset legal costs. The two are also prohibited from violating the open meetings law through March of next year or face additional penalties. Lane County has already spent more than $340-thousand for lawyers and other legal fees in defending Handy and Sorenson. Former West Lane Commissioner Bill Fleenor had also been named in the suit but all claims against him were dismissed.
Dunes City Councilor Troy Sathe has responded to charges of having a 'hidden agenda' and being 'out of control'... accusations levelled by former Mayor Eric Hauptman last week as he resigned.
Sathe: "Nobody on our council has a hidden agenda. We brought everything out in the open for the public to see."
Sathe said the problem was with the former Mayor.
Sathe: "We looked into the laws and ordinances and found flaws and were trying to fix them and the Mayor didn't want us to fix the problems and so, that's why he calls me out of control."
Under previous procedures the mayor exercised direct day to day control over Dunes City staff, something Sathe and other councilors took issue with. They wanted to revise procedures and submitted a proposed resolution last week to revise the City Recorder’s contract. Sathe said it was that proposal that prompted Hauptman to resign. The council approved that change Thursday.
Two of the top law enforcement officials in Lane County will be in Florence later this week to kick off a series of community meetings aimed at discussing the challenges and opportunities facing the public safety system. Sheriff Tom Turner and District Attorney Alex Gardner say they also want to hear community concerns and answer questions posed by area residents. The two will be speaking at this week’s Florence Area Chamber of Commerce Noon Forum Thursday. That will be at Driftwood Shores Restaurant from 11:30 to one pm. It’s open to the public.
Early ticket sales began over the weekend for the 42nd annual Oregon Country Fair in Veneta. Admission and parking tickets will be available exclusively online through May First at ticketswest.com. The fair happens July 8th through the 10th and will feature 17 entertainment stages, nearly 80 food booths and hundreds of craft booths. Entertainment featured this year will include the band 7-Walkers… fronted by former Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzman. One day tickets are $20 for Friday and Sunday; $23 for Saturday… or three-day passes can be purchased for $51.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
COOS BAY, Ore. (AP) - A 41-year-old man remained in critical
condition yesterday after being shot several times in the head. The
Coos County Major Crime Team and other county law agencies have
arrested his brother-in-law, Jose Perez. The World newspaper
reports Perez admitted to firing the shots Friday. The incident
occurred at an Arago residence. The alleged victim's name wasn't
released.
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) - Oregon State Police say a 6-year-old
told troopers after he crashed his mother's minivan that he had
left his home hungry and wanted to go buy food. They say the boy
was driving and crashed into several mailboxes in the Klamath Falls
area yesterday, and then swerved into an opposite lane before
hitting a pickup truck. The boy told authorities he had taken a
roll of pennies from his family's apartment to get some food. State
police and the Department of Human Services are investigating.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Foster children have a rough go of it after
leaving state care. Many go homeless or into poverty, and few make
it through college. Mindful of that, Oregon legislators are
considering a bill to allow state universities to waive tuition and
fees for foster children. People in both parties are sympathetic,
but The Oregonian newspaper reports the bill is struggling because
its price tag is $1 million. The bill was on its way to a House
vote last week until it was rerouted to the budget committee.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - An organization formed three years ago to
improve the business climate in downtown Salem is facing an
uncertain future. Go Downtown Salem was authorized to collect money
from property owners in Salem's Economic Improvement District and
use it to make things better. The Salem Statesman Journal reports
the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce has criticized the organization
as ineffective and lacking focus.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Triple-A reports the average price of a
gallon of gasoline in Oregon is $3.86. That's 3 cents higher than
the national average and up 4 cents in a week and 19 cents in a
month in the state. Today's survey shows Portland prices at $3.83,
Eugene-Springfield $3.90, Salem $3.81, Medford-Ashland $3.89.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Oregon lawmakers today will hear from the
public about giving driver's licenses to illegal immigrants. The
bill would allow people who can't show a birth certificate to get a
limited state-issued license that would allow them to drive. The
license could not be used for other purposes, such as obtaining a
concealed handgun permit or registering to vote.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Michael Pineda pitched six strong
innings and Brendan Ryan drove in two runs as the Seattle Mariners
beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2 yesterday to snap a four-game
losing streak. Pineda limited the Royals to one run and three hits
over six innings. He struck out five and walked four to earn the
win. Brandon League gave up a run in the ninth but finished for his
third save.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Kenny Cooper scored against his former
club and the expansion Portland Timbers won their second
consecutive match with a 3-2 victory yesterday over FC Dallas.
Captain Jack Jewsbury and Rodney Wallace also scored for the
Timbers, playing for the second time in three days before a sellout
crowd at their renovated downtown stadium. The Timbers are now
2-2-1.
DALLAS (AP) - The Portland Trail Blazers will surely have their
eyes on Jason Kidd tomorrow night. While Kidd expects to return to
his usual role as a ball distributor for the Dallas Mavericks, his
24 points and six 3-pointers on Saturday proved he can be a scoring
threat. Kidd scored three points more than he had in any game this
season. The 24 points was also his most in any playoff game since
2005.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Number 9 ranked Oregon State completed a sweep of #17 Stanford Cardinal yesterday afternoon in Palo Alto with a 6-4 win at Sunken Diamond. The Beavers improved to 27-and-7 on the year and are 8-and-1 on Pac-10 play and have the longest active winning streak in the nation with nine.
The Oregon Ducks fell to the USC Trojans 3-1 yesterday afternoon in Los Angeles to fall to 2-and-7 in conference play. The Trojans swept the series 2-1.
On the track Saturday, several Siuslaw Vikings were in competition at the Crater Classic in Central Point. Sophomore hurdler Alex Dodson posted a personal best in the 110-high hurdles with a time of 18.15 seconds.
On the Diamond… Friday’s baseball and softball contests for the Siuslaw Vikings were postponed until today because of the weather. The boys will be on the baseball diamond in Winston against the Douglas Trojans for two games this afternoon at three…. Viking Softball will host the Trojans, also for a pair of games, at three.
Under a settlement agreement with plaintiffs the Lane County Commission has acknowledged that they violated the open meetings law in 2009. The county, as well as two of the commissioners will have to pay damages. Coos County judge Michael Gillespie approved the agreement late last week. Former commissioner Ellie Dumdi and retired Eugene business owner Ed Anderson will receive $350-thousand from the county. Commissioners Rob Handy and Peter Sorenson must each pay $20-thousand to the County to help offset legal costs. The two are also prohibited from violating the open meetings law through March of next year or face additional penalties. Lane County has already spent more than $340-thousand for lawyers and other legal fees in defending Handy and Sorenson. Former West Lane Commissioner Bill Fleenor had also been named in the suit but all claims against him were dismissed.
Dunes City Councilor Troy Sathe has responded to charges of having a 'hidden agenda' and being 'out of control'... accusations levelled by former Mayor Eric Hauptman last week as he resigned.
Sathe: "Nobody on our council has a hidden agenda. We brought everything out in the open for the public to see."
Sathe said the problem was with the former Mayor.
Sathe: "We looked into the laws and ordinances and found flaws and were trying to fix them and the Mayor didn't want us to fix the problems and so, that's why he calls me out of control."
Under previous procedures the mayor exercised direct day to day control over Dunes City staff, something Sathe and other councilors took issue with. They wanted to revise procedures and submitted a proposed resolution last week to revise the City Recorder’s contract. Sathe said it was that proposal that prompted Hauptman to resign. The council approved that change Thursday.
Two of the top law enforcement officials in Lane County will be in Florence later this week to kick off a series of community meetings aimed at discussing the challenges and opportunities facing the public safety system. Sheriff Tom Turner and District Attorney Alex Gardner say they also want to hear community concerns and answer questions posed by area residents. The two will be speaking at this week’s Florence Area Chamber of Commerce Noon Forum Thursday. That will be at Driftwood Shores Restaurant from 11:30 to one pm. It’s open to the public.
Early ticket sales began over the weekend for the 42nd annual Oregon Country Fair in Veneta. Admission and parking tickets will be available exclusively online through May First at ticketswest.com. The fair happens July 8th through the 10th and will feature 17 entertainment stages, nearly 80 food booths and hundreds of craft booths. Entertainment featured this year will include the band 7-Walkers… fronted by former Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzman. One day tickets are $20 for Friday and Sunday; $23 for Saturday… or three-day passes can be purchased for $51.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
COOS BAY, Ore. (AP) - A 41-year-old man remained in critical
condition yesterday after being shot several times in the head. The
Coos County Major Crime Team and other county law agencies have
arrested his brother-in-law, Jose Perez. The World newspaper
reports Perez admitted to firing the shots Friday. The incident
occurred at an Arago residence. The alleged victim's name wasn't
released.
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) - Oregon State Police say a 6-year-old
told troopers after he crashed his mother's minivan that he had
left his home hungry and wanted to go buy food. They say the boy
was driving and crashed into several mailboxes in the Klamath Falls
area yesterday, and then swerved into an opposite lane before
hitting a pickup truck. The boy told authorities he had taken a
roll of pennies from his family's apartment to get some food. State
police and the Department of Human Services are investigating.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Foster children have a rough go of it after
leaving state care. Many go homeless or into poverty, and few make
it through college. Mindful of that, Oregon legislators are
considering a bill to allow state universities to waive tuition and
fees for foster children. People in both parties are sympathetic,
but The Oregonian newspaper reports the bill is struggling because
its price tag is $1 million. The bill was on its way to a House
vote last week until it was rerouted to the budget committee.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - An organization formed three years ago to
improve the business climate in downtown Salem is facing an
uncertain future. Go Downtown Salem was authorized to collect money
from property owners in Salem's Economic Improvement District and
use it to make things better. The Salem Statesman Journal reports
the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce has criticized the organization
as ineffective and lacking focus.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Triple-A reports the average price of a
gallon of gasoline in Oregon is $3.86. That's 3 cents higher than
the national average and up 4 cents in a week and 19 cents in a
month in the state. Today's survey shows Portland prices at $3.83,
Eugene-Springfield $3.90, Salem $3.81, Medford-Ashland $3.89.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Oregon lawmakers today will hear from the
public about giving driver's licenses to illegal immigrants. The
bill would allow people who can't show a birth certificate to get a
limited state-issued license that would allow them to drive. The
license could not be used for other purposes, such as obtaining a
concealed handgun permit or registering to vote.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Michael Pineda pitched six strong
innings and Brendan Ryan drove in two runs as the Seattle Mariners
beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2 yesterday to snap a four-game
losing streak. Pineda limited the Royals to one run and three hits
over six innings. He struck out five and walked four to earn the
win. Brandon League gave up a run in the ninth but finished for his
third save.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Kenny Cooper scored against his former
club and the expansion Portland Timbers won their second
consecutive match with a 3-2 victory yesterday over FC Dallas.
Captain Jack Jewsbury and Rodney Wallace also scored for the
Timbers, playing for the second time in three days before a sellout
crowd at their renovated downtown stadium. The Timbers are now
2-2-1.
DALLAS (AP) - The Portland Trail Blazers will surely have their
eyes on Jason Kidd tomorrow night. While Kidd expects to return to
his usual role as a ball distributor for the Dallas Mavericks, his
24 points and six 3-pointers on Saturday proved he can be a scoring
threat. Kidd scored three points more than he had in any game this
season. The 24 points was also his most in any playoff game since
2005.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Number 9 ranked Oregon State completed a sweep of #17 Stanford Cardinal yesterday afternoon in Palo Alto with a 6-4 win at Sunken Diamond. The Beavers improved to 27-and-7 on the year and are 8-and-1 on Pac-10 play and have the longest active winning streak in the nation with nine.
The Oregon Ducks fell to the USC Trojans 3-1 yesterday afternoon in Los Angeles to fall to 2-and-7 in conference play. The Trojans swept the series 2-1.
On the track Saturday, several Siuslaw Vikings were in competition at the Crater Classic in Central Point. Sophomore hurdler Alex Dodson posted a personal best in the 110-high hurdles with a time of 18.15 seconds.
On the Diamond… Friday’s baseball and softball contests for the Siuslaw Vikings were postponed until today because of the weather. The boys will be on the baseball diamond in Winston against the Douglas Trojans for two games this afternoon at three…. Viking Softball will host the Trojans, also for a pair of games, at three.
Friday, April 15, 2011
04-15-11 Another Dunes City Mayor resigns - Applebee tabbed to head Chamber - Seussical Jr! hailed.
Dunes City Mayor resigns…
The Dunes City Council is all too familiar with the process for naming a successor to fill a vacancy on the panel. At 7:19 yesterday morning Becky Ruede said she received notice that Mayor Eric Hauptman had submitted his resignation. Just under 12 hours later she was being sworn in to fill the post. It turns out his resignation came on the morning of a regularly scheduled council meeting. In a well orchestrated, and seemingly pre-arranged process, Ruede called the meeting to order as Mayor Pro-Tem and before any other business was done, announced the former Mayor’s resignation. Councilor Duke Wells immediately moved to appoint Ruede as Mayor to serve the remainder of Hauptman’s term. Richard Kohler objected, saying it would be better to wait a month but Wells countered by saying the city needed strong leadership “at the helm immediately”. Kohler went along with the majority of the board and Ruede was confirmed unanimously.
Hauptman is the third consecutive mayor in Dunes City to resign mid-term. He said he was fed up with the “hidden agendas” of the majority of the panel. He had praise for Ruede and Wells, saying they were they only two without an agenda. He leveled sharp criticism though, at the remaining councilors… Kohler, Dick Anderson, Jaime Mills and Troy Sathe. He had particularly strong words for Sathe, saying he was – quote – “out of control”. Ruede said she was saddened by Hauptman’s resignation and was prepared to be a ‘calming influence’.
Applications are being accepted for Ruede’s spot on the council through early next month.
The Florence Area Chamber of Commerce has tabbed a familiar face to head up that organization and take over as Executive Director. Cal Applebee will leave his job in business development with Siuslaw Bank on May First. Chamber board member Cindy Wobbe said he’ll be a good fit.
200 – “What appealed to us about Cal was his strong community involvement already. In the five years that Cal has been in the Florence community he’s just jumped right in and initiated several projects.”
She said Applebee has a very strong marketing background and already has strong ties to the community. Probably most important, she adds, is that he understands the mission of the Chamber and will be able to “hit the ground running”. He’ll work with outgoing executive Kady Sneddon during May and the Rhododendron Festival. She’s leaving the Chamber after the festival. She’s been named the General Manager of the Heceta Lighthouse Bed and Breakfast.
“A person’s a person, no matter how small”. That’s a line, and the message, in Dr. Seuess’ 1954 children’s classic Horton Hears a Who! Along with several other Seuess classics, it’s the inspiration and source for the Children’s Storybook Theater production of Seussical Jr! on stage this weekend at the Florence Events Center. Already several samples of the show have been presented, and about 450 school kids from Florence and Reedsport watch the show yesterday in a special rehearsal presentation. Last night’s dress rehearsal drew a strong response with many audience members citing not only the performances put forth by the nearly three-dozen child actors on stage, but the technical aspects… costuming, makeup, lighting, staging and sound. Tickets are still available at the FEC box office for two evening performances… Friday and Saturday; then two matinees Saturday and Sunday at two pm.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon jury has convicted a transgender
defendant of murder for the death of a roommate killed with a
pickax. The Oregonian reports the Multnomah County jury rejected
self-defense arguments by David Wayne French in the May 2007 death
of Frank Johnson at their apartment in Portland. French, who
identifies as a woman, is scheduled for sentencing on May 5.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon mother says she's shocked to
learn the father of her two autistic sons has been accused of
caging the 5- and 7-year-old boys in his apartment. Jona (JAH'-nah)
Bronson of Tillamook is a former girlfriend of 30-year-old John
Eckhart. He and his current girlfriend, Alayna Higdon, are now
accused in Vancouver, Wash., of unlawful imprisonment and
mistreatment.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon congressman under fire after losing
seven staff members is reporting his strongest first-quarter
fundraising haul in eight years. A spokesman for Oregon Democrat
David Wu says the seven-term congressman raised just over $219,000
between Jan. 1 and March 31 this year - and during a series of
media reports about Wu's erratic behavior during the 2010 campaign.
REDMOND, Ore. (AP) - The "hero dog" of the Humane Society of
Redmond, Ore., has finally found a home. The stray pit bull mix
named Nala became a celebrity last December when she dragged her
volunteer dog walker to a nearby ditch where a lost, blind cocker
spaniel had collapsed in freezing temperatures. KTVZ reports she
was adopted yesterday by Philip and Janet Roberts of Powell Butte
after recently spending one year at the shelter. She'll share their
ranch with a lab/mastiff mix and a cat.
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) - Military officials acknowledge that Oregon
National Guard soldiers returning from Iraq received poor treatment
as they were processed through Madigan Army Medical Center at Joint
Base Lewis-McChord last May. The National Guard soldiers complained
they were treated as second-rate soldiers and referred to as
"weekend warriors." The Army says the investigation has led to
some improvements in the way returning soldiers are processed.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Jurors who awarded a Portland woman
$82,000 said they wanted to send Portland police a message: Hand
over a business card when a citizen asks for one. The case involves
a 33-year-old woman who told two officers she thought they were too
rough in arresting a fellow MAX rider in 2009. The officers told
her to mind her own business, refused to give her a business card
and arrested her when she tried to read a name on a uniform.
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) - The city of Corvallis has been awarded a
$492,000 federal grant as a climate showcase community. The city
will use the funding for a project called "Energize Corvallis" to
find ways to reduce energy use and carbon emissions from homes and
businesses throughout the community while creating new work for
energy conservation companies.
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) - A sex offender released from custody in
Utah after being deemed incompetent to stand trial has been added
to a list of registered sex offenders in Clark County, Wash. Lonnie
Johnson was listed Wednesday as a Vancouver transient. He is
required to register because he pleaded guilty to the raping a
16-year-old girl in Washington in 2006. He registered Tuesday in
Washington County, Ore., but his sister said he just paid a brief
visit and moved on.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Democrats in the Oregon House have introduced
two bills that would dig deeper into savings to pay for schools and
other programs. One bill would boost school funding using $100
million from a savings account known as the Education Stability
Fund. A second measure draws on $75 million from the Rainy Day Fund
to pay for social services and police.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
On the diamond today, Viking Softball is at home against the Douglas Trojans for a three o’clock double-header… Siuslaw is looking for their first league victory. Siuslaw Baseball is on the road to Winston where they’ll face the Douglas Trojans for two at three.
On the Track, it’s the Crater Rotary Classic tomorrow morning in Central Point… The Vikings will be competing.
And in Pac-10 baseball the Ducks and the Beavers are both on the road for three-game series. Oregon State is in Palo Alto against the Stanford Cardinal; Oregon is at USC.
The Dunes City Council is all too familiar with the process for naming a successor to fill a vacancy on the panel. At 7:19 yesterday morning Becky Ruede said she received notice that Mayor Eric Hauptman had submitted his resignation. Just under 12 hours later she was being sworn in to fill the post. It turns out his resignation came on the morning of a regularly scheduled council meeting. In a well orchestrated, and seemingly pre-arranged process, Ruede called the meeting to order as Mayor Pro-Tem and before any other business was done, announced the former Mayor’s resignation. Councilor Duke Wells immediately moved to appoint Ruede as Mayor to serve the remainder of Hauptman’s term. Richard Kohler objected, saying it would be better to wait a month but Wells countered by saying the city needed strong leadership “at the helm immediately”. Kohler went along with the majority of the board and Ruede was confirmed unanimously.
Hauptman is the third consecutive mayor in Dunes City to resign mid-term. He said he was fed up with the “hidden agendas” of the majority of the panel. He had praise for Ruede and Wells, saying they were they only two without an agenda. He leveled sharp criticism though, at the remaining councilors… Kohler, Dick Anderson, Jaime Mills and Troy Sathe. He had particularly strong words for Sathe, saying he was – quote – “out of control”. Ruede said she was saddened by Hauptman’s resignation and was prepared to be a ‘calming influence’.
Applications are being accepted for Ruede’s spot on the council through early next month.
The Florence Area Chamber of Commerce has tabbed a familiar face to head up that organization and take over as Executive Director. Cal Applebee will leave his job in business development with Siuslaw Bank on May First. Chamber board member Cindy Wobbe said he’ll be a good fit.
200 – “What appealed to us about Cal was his strong community involvement already. In the five years that Cal has been in the Florence community he’s just jumped right in and initiated several projects.”
She said Applebee has a very strong marketing background and already has strong ties to the community. Probably most important, she adds, is that he understands the mission of the Chamber and will be able to “hit the ground running”. He’ll work with outgoing executive Kady Sneddon during May and the Rhododendron Festival. She’s leaving the Chamber after the festival. She’s been named the General Manager of the Heceta Lighthouse Bed and Breakfast.
“A person’s a person, no matter how small”. That’s a line, and the message, in Dr. Seuess’ 1954 children’s classic Horton Hears a Who! Along with several other Seuess classics, it’s the inspiration and source for the Children’s Storybook Theater production of Seussical Jr! on stage this weekend at the Florence Events Center. Already several samples of the show have been presented, and about 450 school kids from Florence and Reedsport watch the show yesterday in a special rehearsal presentation. Last night’s dress rehearsal drew a strong response with many audience members citing not only the performances put forth by the nearly three-dozen child actors on stage, but the technical aspects… costuming, makeup, lighting, staging and sound. Tickets are still available at the FEC box office for two evening performances… Friday and Saturday; then two matinees Saturday and Sunday at two pm.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon jury has convicted a transgender
defendant of murder for the death of a roommate killed with a
pickax. The Oregonian reports the Multnomah County jury rejected
self-defense arguments by David Wayne French in the May 2007 death
of Frank Johnson at their apartment in Portland. French, who
identifies as a woman, is scheduled for sentencing on May 5.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon mother says she's shocked to
learn the father of her two autistic sons has been accused of
caging the 5- and 7-year-old boys in his apartment. Jona (JAH'-nah)
Bronson of Tillamook is a former girlfriend of 30-year-old John
Eckhart. He and his current girlfriend, Alayna Higdon, are now
accused in Vancouver, Wash., of unlawful imprisonment and
mistreatment.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon congressman under fire after losing
seven staff members is reporting his strongest first-quarter
fundraising haul in eight years. A spokesman for Oregon Democrat
David Wu says the seven-term congressman raised just over $219,000
between Jan. 1 and March 31 this year - and during a series of
media reports about Wu's erratic behavior during the 2010 campaign.
REDMOND, Ore. (AP) - The "hero dog" of the Humane Society of
Redmond, Ore., has finally found a home. The stray pit bull mix
named Nala became a celebrity last December when she dragged her
volunteer dog walker to a nearby ditch where a lost, blind cocker
spaniel had collapsed in freezing temperatures. KTVZ reports she
was adopted yesterday by Philip and Janet Roberts of Powell Butte
after recently spending one year at the shelter. She'll share their
ranch with a lab/mastiff mix and a cat.
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) - Military officials acknowledge that Oregon
National Guard soldiers returning from Iraq received poor treatment
as they were processed through Madigan Army Medical Center at Joint
Base Lewis-McChord last May. The National Guard soldiers complained
they were treated as second-rate soldiers and referred to as
"weekend warriors." The Army says the investigation has led to
some improvements in the way returning soldiers are processed.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Jurors who awarded a Portland woman
$82,000 said they wanted to send Portland police a message: Hand
over a business card when a citizen asks for one. The case involves
a 33-year-old woman who told two officers she thought they were too
rough in arresting a fellow MAX rider in 2009. The officers told
her to mind her own business, refused to give her a business card
and arrested her when she tried to read a name on a uniform.
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) - The city of Corvallis has been awarded a
$492,000 federal grant as a climate showcase community. The city
will use the funding for a project called "Energize Corvallis" to
find ways to reduce energy use and carbon emissions from homes and
businesses throughout the community while creating new work for
energy conservation companies.
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) - A sex offender released from custody in
Utah after being deemed incompetent to stand trial has been added
to a list of registered sex offenders in Clark County, Wash. Lonnie
Johnson was listed Wednesday as a Vancouver transient. He is
required to register because he pleaded guilty to the raping a
16-year-old girl in Washington in 2006. He registered Tuesday in
Washington County, Ore., but his sister said he just paid a brief
visit and moved on.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Democrats in the Oregon House have introduced
two bills that would dig deeper into savings to pay for schools and
other programs. One bill would boost school funding using $100
million from a savings account known as the Education Stability
Fund. A second measure draws on $75 million from the Rainy Day Fund
to pay for social services and police.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
On the diamond today, Viking Softball is at home against the Douglas Trojans for a three o’clock double-header… Siuslaw is looking for their first league victory. Siuslaw Baseball is on the road to Winston where they’ll face the Douglas Trojans for two at three.
On the Track, it’s the Crater Rotary Classic tomorrow morning in Central Point… The Vikings will be competing.
And in Pac-10 baseball the Ducks and the Beavers are both on the road for three-game series. Oregon State is in Palo Alto against the Stanford Cardinal; Oregon is at USC.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
04-14 Salmon anglers have ample opportunities - Hunger advocates seeking more state funding - Siuslaw Estuary Partnership informs
Rebounds in Sacramento Salmon means opportunity for Oregon anglers
Oregon fishermen will reap the benefits of plentiful Sacramento River Fall Chinook this year, along with relatively abundant runs of salmon from the Klamath River. The Pacific Fisheries Management Council yesterday adopted sport and commercial fishing seasons for Oregon, as well as Washington and California. The economic benefits of increased salmon fishing off the central and southern Oregon Coast is estimated at around $11.5-million according to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Sport fishing for Chinook has already started off the Oregon Coast and will run through September. One opening for commercial trollers opens tomorrow and runs through July 9th…. They can harvest Chinook between Cape Falcon in the north and Humbug Mountain just south of Port Orford.
The Oregon Food Bank Network is asking state lawmakers to boost funding for hunger programs as food banks continue to deal with an influx in demand. Advocacy director Jon Stubenvoll was one of about 100 anti-hunger advocates who met one-on-one with lawmakers yesterday to stress the importance of continued general fund support for their efforts. Stubenvoll says demand for emergency food boxes increase 17-percent over three years as more families struggle financially. $2.2-million in funding would help provide more than a million pounds of food.
211 – “What we’re hopeful is, is that the legislature will recognize that for a small amount of investment by the state, additional resources can be leveraged at the community level, through these capacity dollars.
The amount is $350-thousand more than what Governor Kitzhaber proposed in his budget.
The Siuslaw Estuary Partnership, a coalition of 19 different state, federal and local agencies will host their second Open House April 25th to raise awareness of their efforts. One key goal of the group is to establish the Siuslaw Estuary Trail. Florence Community Development Director Sandra Belson says the exact layout of the trail has not been set and participants at the Open House will have a chance to make suggestions. The event, from seven to nine pm at the Florence Events Center, will also provide information about the impacts of climate change and the importance of estuaries and wetlands.
Oregon Department of Transportation crews will be working… once again… on adjusting the span lock system on the Highway 101 Siuslaw River Bridge tonight. That will result in 15 to 20 minute delays overnight tonight according to ODOT spokesman Rick Little. Between 11 tonight and four tomorrow morning workers will be raising and lowering the spans, causing temporary disruptions.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon House committee today takes up
legislation to prohibit picketing at funerals. The measure would
ban picketing within 300 feet of funeral, burial and memorial
services. It is an apparent response to protests by the Westboro
Baptist Church, which has picketed the funerals of military
members. The U.S. Supreme Court recently held that the church's
protests are free speech under the First Amendment.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Not many assignments require you to get a
little bit drunk. But volunteers who took part in a training video
for the Oregon Liquor Control Commission and ODOT drank enough to
get to the legal limit for driving. The two state agencies made the
four-minute video to help servers and bartenders better recognize
the signs of alcohol impairment.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - It's Packy the elephant's 49th birthday,
although the big celebration at the Oregon Zoo isn't planned until
Saturday. Packy has been a Portland celebrity since his birth on
April 14, 1962. At the time he was hailed as the first elephant
born in the United States in 44 years. Packy now tips the scales at
more than 6 tons. He has fathered seven elephant calves.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Lane County is paying a part-time employee a
$35,000 salary while he attends Lane Community College. The county
also agreed to give Rudy Chavarria $15,000 for a car to get to
class and to find him a county job once he graduates. And, the
county is paying his lawyer $10,000 as part of the settlement of a
harassment case. Chavarria was an administrative assistant who said
he felt pressured by a commissioner to give favorable testimony
during a trial on alleged open meeting violations.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Three Beaverton men who pleaded guilty in
the attempt to kidnap Columbia Sportswear Chairwoman Gert Boyle are
being sentenced today in Clackamas County. The Oregonian reports
that Ramon Alberto Midence, Jose Luis Arevalo and Nestor Gabriel
Caballero Gutierrez entered plea agreements on kidnapping, robbery
and burglary charges that will bring sentences of 6 to 14 years in
prison.
TIDEWATER, Ore. (AP) - The Lincoln County sheriff's office says
a Tidewater man called 911 when he saw a car crash into the Alsea
River, then jumped into his small boat and rescued the 61-year-old
woman driving the vehicle. Deputies say Peter Carlich helped Mary
Hendrix out of her car before it sank and brought her to safety in
his boat yesterday. Hendrix was treated at Carlich's house for
minor injuries and possible hypothermia before she was sent by
ambulance to a Newport hospital.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Two fights involving inmates at the Oregon
State Penitentiary in Salem have left 11 prisoners in segregation
and led prison officials to temporarily cancel visits and evening
activities. The prison says staffers used chemical spray to halt a
multiple inmate fight in the dining room during lunch yesterday.
Another fight broke out later in the day in the receiving and
discharge area. The fights are under investigation.
SEATTLE (AP) - Two naturalized U.S. citizens living in
Washington state and Oregon have been arrested over allegations of
war crimes in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
That country requested the arrest of Edin Dzeko of Everett,
Wash., and Rasema Handanovic of Beaverton, Ore.
Both are accused of being members of a Bosnian Army unit in 1993 that
attacked the village of Trusina where 16 civilians were killed.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Reggie Williams scored 28 points and
Stephen (STEF'-ihn) Curry had 18 points and nine assists in the
Golden State Warriors' 110-86 victory over the playoff-bound
Portland Trail Blazers last night. Patty Mills had a career-high 23
points and Wesley Matthews added 18 points for the Trail Blazers,
who already had locked up the No. 6 seed in the Western Conference
playoffs.
SEATTLE (AP) - Jose Bautista hit a three-run homer off Seattle
reliever Chris Ray, part of Toronto's six-run eighth inning, and
the Blue Jays avoided a three-game sweep by rallying for an 8-3 win
over the Mariners yesterday. It was Bautista's third homer of the
season and snapped an 17-inning scoreless streak by the Mariners'
bullpen, ruining a strong start by Seattle lefty Jason Vargas.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The Portland Timbers will finally get to
play in front of their hometown fans as a Major League Soccer team
tonight when they host the Chicago Fire. While they're excited
about opening their newly refurbished stadium, the expansion
Timbers are also anxious to get that first victory. Three games
into the season, a win has eluded Portland - which has two losses
and a draw.
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
The Oregon Ducks recovered from an early two-run deficit to record a 6-4 win over the Portland Pilots yesterday afternoon. It was the second straight win for the Diamond Ducks who began an extended road trip in Portland before heading to Los Angeles this weekend for a crucial Pac-10 series against the USC Trojans.
Registration for the 33rd annual Rhody Run is now open. The run is set for Rhody Weekend… Saturday morning the 21st of May. It begins and ends at the Florence Events Center and offers both five and ten kilometer courses. Registration forms are available at several locations in town… Coastal Fitness, State Farm Insurance and the Florence Area Chamber of Commerce… as well as online at http://www.runnerspace.com/EclecticEdgeRacing
Oregon fishermen will reap the benefits of plentiful Sacramento River Fall Chinook this year, along with relatively abundant runs of salmon from the Klamath River. The Pacific Fisheries Management Council yesterday adopted sport and commercial fishing seasons for Oregon, as well as Washington and California. The economic benefits of increased salmon fishing off the central and southern Oregon Coast is estimated at around $11.5-million according to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Sport fishing for Chinook has already started off the Oregon Coast and will run through September. One opening for commercial trollers opens tomorrow and runs through July 9th…. They can harvest Chinook between Cape Falcon in the north and Humbug Mountain just south of Port Orford.
The Oregon Food Bank Network is asking state lawmakers to boost funding for hunger programs as food banks continue to deal with an influx in demand. Advocacy director Jon Stubenvoll was one of about 100 anti-hunger advocates who met one-on-one with lawmakers yesterday to stress the importance of continued general fund support for their efforts. Stubenvoll says demand for emergency food boxes increase 17-percent over three years as more families struggle financially. $2.2-million in funding would help provide more than a million pounds of food.
211 – “What we’re hopeful is, is that the legislature will recognize that for a small amount of investment by the state, additional resources can be leveraged at the community level, through these capacity dollars.
The amount is $350-thousand more than what Governor Kitzhaber proposed in his budget.
The Siuslaw Estuary Partnership, a coalition of 19 different state, federal and local agencies will host their second Open House April 25th to raise awareness of their efforts. One key goal of the group is to establish the Siuslaw Estuary Trail. Florence Community Development Director Sandra Belson says the exact layout of the trail has not been set and participants at the Open House will have a chance to make suggestions. The event, from seven to nine pm at the Florence Events Center, will also provide information about the impacts of climate change and the importance of estuaries and wetlands.
Oregon Department of Transportation crews will be working… once again… on adjusting the span lock system on the Highway 101 Siuslaw River Bridge tonight. That will result in 15 to 20 minute delays overnight tonight according to ODOT spokesman Rick Little. Between 11 tonight and four tomorrow morning workers will be raising and lowering the spans, causing temporary disruptions.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon House committee today takes up
legislation to prohibit picketing at funerals. The measure would
ban picketing within 300 feet of funeral, burial and memorial
services. It is an apparent response to protests by the Westboro
Baptist Church, which has picketed the funerals of military
members. The U.S. Supreme Court recently held that the church's
protests are free speech under the First Amendment.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Not many assignments require you to get a
little bit drunk. But volunteers who took part in a training video
for the Oregon Liquor Control Commission and ODOT drank enough to
get to the legal limit for driving. The two state agencies made the
four-minute video to help servers and bartenders better recognize
the signs of alcohol impairment.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - It's Packy the elephant's 49th birthday,
although the big celebration at the Oregon Zoo isn't planned until
Saturday. Packy has been a Portland celebrity since his birth on
April 14, 1962. At the time he was hailed as the first elephant
born in the United States in 44 years. Packy now tips the scales at
more than 6 tons. He has fathered seven elephant calves.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Lane County is paying a part-time employee a
$35,000 salary while he attends Lane Community College. The county
also agreed to give Rudy Chavarria $15,000 for a car to get to
class and to find him a county job once he graduates. And, the
county is paying his lawyer $10,000 as part of the settlement of a
harassment case. Chavarria was an administrative assistant who said
he felt pressured by a commissioner to give favorable testimony
during a trial on alleged open meeting violations.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Three Beaverton men who pleaded guilty in
the attempt to kidnap Columbia Sportswear Chairwoman Gert Boyle are
being sentenced today in Clackamas County. The Oregonian reports
that Ramon Alberto Midence, Jose Luis Arevalo and Nestor Gabriel
Caballero Gutierrez entered plea agreements on kidnapping, robbery
and burglary charges that will bring sentences of 6 to 14 years in
prison.
TIDEWATER, Ore. (AP) - The Lincoln County sheriff's office says
a Tidewater man called 911 when he saw a car crash into the Alsea
River, then jumped into his small boat and rescued the 61-year-old
woman driving the vehicle. Deputies say Peter Carlich helped Mary
Hendrix out of her car before it sank and brought her to safety in
his boat yesterday. Hendrix was treated at Carlich's house for
minor injuries and possible hypothermia before she was sent by
ambulance to a Newport hospital.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Two fights involving inmates at the Oregon
State Penitentiary in Salem have left 11 prisoners in segregation
and led prison officials to temporarily cancel visits and evening
activities. The prison says staffers used chemical spray to halt a
multiple inmate fight in the dining room during lunch yesterday.
Another fight broke out later in the day in the receiving and
discharge area. The fights are under investigation.
SEATTLE (AP) - Two naturalized U.S. citizens living in
Washington state and Oregon have been arrested over allegations of
war crimes in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
That country requested the arrest of Edin Dzeko of Everett,
Wash., and Rasema Handanovic of Beaverton, Ore.
Both are accused of being members of a Bosnian Army unit in 1993 that
attacked the village of Trusina where 16 civilians were killed.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Reggie Williams scored 28 points and
Stephen (STEF'-ihn) Curry had 18 points and nine assists in the
Golden State Warriors' 110-86 victory over the playoff-bound
Portland Trail Blazers last night. Patty Mills had a career-high 23
points and Wesley Matthews added 18 points for the Trail Blazers,
who already had locked up the No. 6 seed in the Western Conference
playoffs.
SEATTLE (AP) - Jose Bautista hit a three-run homer off Seattle
reliever Chris Ray, part of Toronto's six-run eighth inning, and
the Blue Jays avoided a three-game sweep by rallying for an 8-3 win
over the Mariners yesterday. It was Bautista's third homer of the
season and snapped an 17-inning scoreless streak by the Mariners'
bullpen, ruining a strong start by Seattle lefty Jason Vargas.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The Portland Timbers will finally get to
play in front of their hometown fans as a Major League Soccer team
tonight when they host the Chicago Fire. While they're excited
about opening their newly refurbished stadium, the expansion
Timbers are also anxious to get that first victory. Three games
into the season, a win has eluded Portland - which has two losses
and a draw.
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
The Oregon Ducks recovered from an early two-run deficit to record a 6-4 win over the Portland Pilots yesterday afternoon. It was the second straight win for the Diamond Ducks who began an extended road trip in Portland before heading to Los Angeles this weekend for a crucial Pac-10 series against the USC Trojans.
Registration for the 33rd annual Rhody Run is now open. The run is set for Rhody Weekend… Saturday morning the 21st of May. It begins and ends at the Florence Events Center and offers both five and ten kilometer courses. Registration forms are available at several locations in town… Coastal Fitness, State Farm Insurance and the Florence Area Chamber of Commerce… as well as online at http://www.runnerspace.com/EclecticEdgeRacing
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