Local man injured in Lincoln County crash
A crash on Highway 20, four miles west of Newport earlier this week, injured a Florence area man and blocked traffic on the heavily travelled route for about ten hours. Police say 25-year old William T. Gates of Westlake was westbound just after three o’clock Monday afternoon when his Toyota pickup crossed the centerline and struck a large commercial truck hauling a crane. Gates’ truck spun off the highway and came to rest at the bottom of an embankment, while the crane came to rest on the side of the road and partially over the bank. Gates, who suffered only minor injuries, had to be extricated by firefighters. He was transported to the hospital in Newport and released. The commercial truck driver, 36-year old Sara Sweider of Coos Bay, was not injured. The crash closed all traffic for about four hours as responders cleaned up what was described as a “major debris field”. Traffic was restricted to one-lane for another six hours while the crane was righted and removed. Gates was cited for failing to maintain his travel lane and not wearing a seat belt.
Disaster and emergency response officials will be in Dunes City this evening for a presentation about the Western Lane Emergency Operations Group. Agency chiefs from Western Lane Ambulance, Siuslaw Valley Fire, and Florence Police, along with Lane County Emergency Management will be on hand to talk about how the local consortium is prepared to respond in the event of a wide-spread disaster. Dunes City Recorder Fred Hilden says the group’s message is an important one.
Hilden -- "The Florence area seemed to escape the throes of the tsunami that came from Japan's earthquake. That may not be the case if we have a Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquake."
The presentation begins at six this evening at Dunes City Hall in Westlake.
When he entered his seventh year as principal at Siuslaw High School last fall Larry Martindale was looking forward to retirement at the end of the year. But, by the time springtime arrived, the 58-year old Martindale admitted he wasn’t quite ready to hang it up. He’ll begin work in two weeks as the principal at Brookings-Harbor High School. Martindale has been in education for 31-years, 22 years as an administrator.
For the second year in a row a local dentist will be providing free dental care to as many patients as he can see in one day. Dr. Charles Korando and his team of dentists, hygienists and volunteers will provide free coverage on a ‘first come first served’ basis from seven am to four pm August 18th. He’s teamed up with the organization “Dentistry From the Heart” for the second year in a row. Registration begins at six AM that morning and they’ll do cleanings, extractions, fillings and other corrective care as they can. “Dentristry From the Heart” is a national organization that has treated more than 50-thousand patients… for free… in the past ten years.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) - A Medford man suspected by police of
stabbing his wife and four children to death and setting fire to
their house on Monday has been unconscious since being taken to the
hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation. Nurse practitioner
Tamara Dixon said yesterday that 51-year-old Jordan Adam Criado is
in guarded but stable condition and on a mechanical respirator to
be sure he has no breathing problems while he is in what is called
an unresponsive state.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A Portland man has been sentenced to life
in prison for the murder of his wife, whom he strangled and stuffed
in a duffel bag, then dumped off on a remote forest road south of
Portland. The Oregonian reports Multnomah County judge Janice
Wilson handed down the sentence yesterday. Brian Cole must serve at
least 25 years in prison before he's eligible for parole.
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) - A Syracuse, N.Y., man remains on a
respirator at an Oregon hospital after falling 300 feet into the
remains of a volcano that forms the nation's deepest and clearest
lake. Rogue Medical Center spokesman Grant Walker says 27-year-old
Eric Brimlow remains in critical condition. Rescuers plucked him
from the caldera at Crater Lake last week after a tree stopped his
fall.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - The Eugene city manager has cited budget
concerns and the uncertain economy as he turned down a nearly
$8,700 pay raise from the City Council. Along with other Eugene
city employees, Jon Ruiz will collect a 2 percent cost-of-living
pay raise. That will bring his annual salary to nearly $174,000.
TORONTO (AP) - Travis Snider hit a three-run homer, Brandon
Morrow won his fifth consecutive decision and the Toronto Blue Jays
beat the Mariners 11-6 on Wednesday night, extending Seattle's
losing streak to 11 games. Adam Lind and Edwin Encarnacion also
homered for the Blue Jays, who have won seven of nine. The
Mariners' losing streak is their longest since a 12-game skid in
2008.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon death-row inmate who wants to
fast-track his execution was due back in a Salem courtroom today. A
Marion County Circuit Court is holding a hearing that's likely to focus
on psychological evaluations of 49-year-old inmate Gary Haugen and
a timeframe for determining whether he is competent to waive his
remaining appeals. Haugen has been convicted twice of murder. His
execution was scheduled for next month, but it was canceled after
his lawyers said they believed he was delusional and incompetent to
decide not to appeal.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Police are investigating the shooting
death of a man in southeast Portland. Officers responding late last
night to a report of shots fired located the wounded man. Police
said early today that he died of his wounds at a hospital. Police
set up a perimeter of several blocks in each direction in a search
for a suspect but there's no word of an arrest.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Federal prosecutors in Portland say
they've cracked a multi-state diamond theft ring that netted more
than $1.4 million in gems from various jewelers. Five people
indicted in Portland are charged with interstate transportation of
stolen property and conspiracy. The FBI says a man would walk into
a jewelry store and pretend to shop for a diamond ring. After
asking to see large gems, the phony customer would grab them and
race to a getaway car. The thefts were in Oregon and several other
states.
SEATTLE (AP) - Seattle Sounders FC goalkeeper Kasey Keller will
attend the MLS All-Star game in Harrison, N.J. on July 27 after a
deal was worked out between the team, the league and All-Star coach
Hans Backe. MLS spokesman Will Kuhns said a deal was finalized
yesterday allowing Keller to attend the game and serve as the third
goalkeeper for the MLS team against Manchester United.
BREMERTON, Wash. (AP) - U.S. Open qualifier Beau Hossler
overcame a rough start to the match-play portion of the U.S. Junior
Amateur championships on Wednesday before advancing to the second
round in Bremerton, Wash. Hossler, a 16-year-old U.S. Open
qualifier from Mission Viejo, Calif., beat Miller Capps of Denver,
N.C., 3 and 2, bouncing back after losing the first four holes.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Taking a look at Coast Radio Sports…
The Eugene Emeralds snapped a four-game losing streak last night in Vancouver with an 11-6 win over the Canadians. Much of the Emeralds offense came off the bat of left-fielder Jose Dore who amassed eight RBI in the game. Hitting just .159 going into the game with four RBI on the season Dore had two doubles for four runs, and added a grand slam in the fifth inning. The Emeralds and Canadians will be at PK Park in Eugene this evening.
The Three Rivers Sandblasters will be in Corvallis tomorrow afternoon for a game against the Grants Pass Nuggets as they open the Corvallis Super Regional. They’ll play through the weekend in the double-elimination four-team playoff. The winner of the regional advances to the state tournament in Eugene beginning July 28th.
For Florence and the Central Oregon Coast…
Mostly cloudy with a 30-percent chance of rain this morning… today’s high near 62 degrees.
More cloudy skies overnight with a lwo around 53.
Tomorrow… partly sunny skies, a high near 63, and a north northeast wind between seven and 17 miles an hour gusting as high as 30 miles an hour.
For the weekend… mostly sunny Saturday with a high near 67 degrees… partly sunny and 64 for a high on Sunday. There is a slight chance of showers on Monday.
The marine forecast shows a northwest marine wind five to ten knots gusting to 15 knots becoming north by tonight. Low tide will be at 11:32 this morning… high tide at 5:58 this evening.
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