Tuna Fishermen rescued near Florence…
After an extensive air search that lasted four days, two fishermen were rescued Friday morning by crews from the Siuslaw River Coast Guard Station. The men, 54-year old Jim Clayholt of Eugene, and his 23-year old son, Tom Clayholt of Marina, California left Astoria Monday morning on the 40-foot Dahlia looking for tuna. They slept on the boat Monday night, then awoke Tuesday morning to find their battery dead and no way to start their engine. The two were able to send a text message, saying they were adrift about 35-miles offshore Astoria and family members notified the The Coast Guard, who launched a search that included aircraft from Sacramento, California; North Bend and Astoria. The cutter Fir joined the search later in the week. The men made contact with searchers Friday morning about eight AM and a lifeboat from Siuslaw River Station was able to take them under two and bring them into the Port of Siuslaw. Neither men were injured and both were in good health after their 135-mile voyage.
The mother of the Florence man who has twice walked away from jail and twice been arrested, says police keep treating him as if he knows what he’s doing.
Farmer – “He’s recently been diagnosed bi-polar paranoid schizophrenic. I’ve given these guys every bit of information. They don’t want to recognize my son has mental health issues.”
Cindy Farmer says that’s why her son, 24-year old Keith Brown, struggled with officers last week, damaging a patrol car and injuring one officer. Because he doesn’t process information the way most people do, rather than submit, he tries to get away.
Farmer – “That’s where the damage to the new police car happened because they was slammed him into the car and that slammed his head into there and then they started pounding him in the head.”
She doesn’t deny that her son has used methamphetamine, and she says she’s tried to keep him from evading the law. Her main goal right now, though she says, is to get help.
Farmer – “I’m not stopping now, I’m so upset with what’s happening, It’s spiraled so out of control. It’s ridiculous ok?. It shouldn’t be like this.”
Brown is in the Lane County Jail where he faces a multitude of charges including unauthorized departure, parole violation, contempt of court, driving while suspended, possession of Methamphetamine, resisting arrest and two counts of assault on public safety officers.
The 14th edition of DuneFest is gearing up just outside of Winchester Bay in Western Douglas County and organizers have put the call out for additional volunteers. Organizer Joe Mirvis says the festival is aimed at off-road enthusiasts who like to ride the Oregon Dunes… but volunteers don’t need any sand experience.
Mirvis – We have several opportunities. Our registration booth is open 24 hours. And we look for volunteers to help man that booth, to greet the people that are coming into DuneFest, and to get them assigned with their camping and their wristbands from eight until ten at night.”
The five-day DuneFest runs August 3rd through the 7th and draws more than 8-thousand people for sand drag races; moto cross; poker runs; and manufacturer’s displays. Mirvis says there’s a lot going on and volunteers get free access.
Mirvis – “They get a t-shirt and they get a wrist band to come and experience DuneFest.”
Prospective volunteers can contact the Reedsport Winchester Bay Chamber of Commerce for details.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Alaska State Troopers say five people
survived after a small plane crashed at Alaska's Point MacKenzie,
causing minor injuries to one person. A troopers spokeswoman says
the pilot was taking four Oregon and Washington passengers back to
Anchorage from a lodge on Saturday when he had to make an emergency
landing after the engine of the Cessna 206 operated by Great
Northern Air cut out. The Anchorage Daily News says the plane
flipped when it hit the ground.
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (AP) - The Lane County Sheriff's office says
one man was shot after fight erupted during a home invasion in
Springfield. KVAL reports that two men forced their way into a
residence early yesterday and fought with two people inside. Sgt.
Spence Slater says the suspects then fled the area on bicycles. He
says the 30-year-old man shot sustained life-threatening injuries.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A 25-year-old Tigard man has been
sentenced to 90 days in jail after pleading guilty in a hit-and-run
crash. The Oregonian says Wesley Adam Lacambra pleaded guilty to
failing to perform the duties of a driver and driving under the
influence. Authorities say 19-year-old Andrea Munsterman of
Sherwood sustained minor injuries in the April crash.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - As it stands, groundbreaking for a new
Columbia River bridge between Oregon and Washington is not set to
begin for another 18 months. But six years since the project began,
both states have already spent $130 million without picking up a
shovel. The project spends about $60,000 a day. The project is a
50-50 venture between Oregon and Washington.
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Alberto Callaspo hit a tiebreaking
two-run double in the eighth inning, Dan Haren pitched five-hit
ball before falling one out short of his second complete game in a
row, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Seattle Mariners 4-2
yesterday. Seattle manager Eric Wedge was ejected during the third
inning. The Angels rolled into the All-Star break with their 14th
victory in 17 games.
HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) - An 81-year-old Hillsboro man is
recovering from injuries suffered when he was pinned under the
bulldozer he was operating yesterday afternoon. Hillsboro Fire and
Rescue says firefighters dug underneath the bulldozer to rescue the
man. He was taken to a hospital and is expected to recover. His
bulldozer rolled off a 15-foot embankment.
ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) - A barge has broken away from its mooring
yesterday near The Dalles Dam and went aground in the Columbia
River east of the Hood River Bridge near Lyle, Wash. The Coast
Guard says the barge was recently inspected and is free of
hazardous material. There is no pollution threat. The barge has
been secured and the Coast Guard plans to have it towed away from
the navigation channel.
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) - A Medford man is suing a chain of car
dealerships over promotional texts. The Mail Tribune reports that
Dan McLaren filed a class action lawsuit in a Portland federal
court against Lithia Motors this past week. McLaren worked at
Lithia Motors for three years before departing in March. He alleges
that after his departure he tried to stop promotion texts, but that
those kept coming.
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - For the second time in nine days, a
batter mistakenly walked on a three-ball count against the Seattle
Mariners. Angels designated hitter Bobby Abreu was allowed to take
first base after a 3-1 count in the third inning of Los Angeles'
game against the Mariners. Home plate umpire Gerry Davis apparently
lost track of the count, and the Seattle dugout didn't protest.
Cameron Maybin of San Diego took first on a 2-2 pitch July 2 and
eventually scored the only run in the Mariners' 1-0 loss.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Police believe a man who died after
running from officers in Portland suffered a heart attack. The man
was riding in a car that was pulled over early yesterday because a
tail light wasn't working. He was wanted on a parole violation in a
drug case. Police say the man gave an officer false information and
took off, jumping over three fences. He gave up when he was
cornered behind a house and arrested without a struggle. He stopped
breathing in a police car and was taken to a hospital where he died
about two hours later.
CORBETT, Ore. (AP) -- Multnomah County fire officials say the
fire that damaged the historic View Point Inn at Corbett yesterday
was accidental. Chief Tom Layton says it was started on the roof by
sparks from the chimney. The inn overlooking the Columbia River
Gorge is a frequent wedding site and was featured in a "Twilight"
movie.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Fredy Montero scored two goals and Osvaldo
Alonso added another on a penalty kick to give the Seattle Sounders
FC a 3-2 victory over the Portland Timbers yesterday in the second
match between the Major League Soccer rivals. The teams played to a
1-1 draw at Qwest Field back in May when they met in the season's
first game of the so-called Cascadia Cup rivalry.
Taking a look at Coast Radio Sports…
Five games in three days… and the Three Rivers Sandblasters came away with just one win. Friday in Corvallis, the ‘Blasters split with the Marketmen, losing game one 6-1, then coming back in the nightcap for a 5-3 victory. Saturday, the Withnell Dodgers came to town and thoroughly dominated the Sandblasters with an 18-6 win. Yesterday, in two games in Florence, North Eugene contributed to the skid, defeating the Sandblasters in two games 8-3 and 13-8.
The Eugene Emeralds started the weekend with a loss… only their fourth of the season, 3-2 to the Yakima Bears, but came back and clinched a series win with two straight victories… 7-6; 8-1. The two teams wrap up their five game series in Eugene tonight… and have tomorrow off.
For Florence and the Central Oregon Coast…
Mostly cloudy skies today with a chance of drizzle or rain this morning… then a slight chance of showers by this afternoon… today’s high near 60 degrees.
Mostly cloudy overnight tonight… with a 20-percent chance of showers… and a low around 53.
Tomorrow… mostly cloudy again, a 30-percent chance of showers with some patchy morning fog… and a high near 61.
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers Wednesday, more of the same Thursday and Friday with cloudy skies likely through the weekend.
The marine forecast is showing a southwest marine wind five knots… becoming west overnight. High tide will be at 11:12 thi smorning… then low tide at 4:13 this afternoon.
Monday, July 11, 2011
Friday, July 8, 2011
Sheriff announces jail and patrol cuts - Comment period extended for dune trail closure plan
Sheriff patrols… and jail beds… cut
Lane County Sheriff Tom Turner announced layoffs and jail bed closures yesterday that will cut the jail capacity by 20-percent, and eliminate 24 hour patrols. He was facing a need to immediately trim $3.2-million dollars from his department budget for the coming year. Turner is closing 84 jail beds and laying off employees in 52 positions. Most of those jobs were in the jail, but others were in the patrol division. The move will prevent him from staffing around-the-clock patrol coverage, but will also, says Turner, make his agency unable to respond to “any but the most serious property and financial crimes”. More crime victims will be in the position of ‘self-reporting’; filling out a form and mailing it to the Sheriff’s Office; rather than handing it directly to a responding Deputy. Turner said deputies still be able respond to emergency calls, but the reductions will likely increase the amount of time it takes. Turner’s announcement came in response to the budget approved last month by the Lane County Commission.
A July 8th deadline for comment on a controversial U.S. Forest Service plan that would likely limit access to off-road vehicle trails on the northern portion of the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area has been extended for two weeks. That gives opponents more time for riders to let Siuslaw National Forest Supervisor Jerry Ingersoll know what they think about a plan that would close 64 of 103 miles through the sand. “Save the Riders Dunes” is a group of ATV and off-road riders circulating a petition asking Ingersoll to forego the closures. Already, says spokesperson Barb Rowland, they’ve collected at least 35-hundred signatures and the extra two weeks will allow push that number higher.
Rowland – “We’re asking to keep all 103 miles open, of trails. In return they are trying to give us 287 acres of open dunes. But that open dune is totally covered with beach grass and trees, and also scotch broom.”
The “Designated Routes Program”, says Forest Service officials, will help them manage the recreation area. Rowland says it will decrease rider safety and might harm the coastal economy.
Author, filmmaker and musician James Twyman will appear in concert next week at the Florence Events Center. Based in Southern Oregon, Twyman has been called the “peace troubadour” because of his message of peace through music and prayer. Twyman has performed at the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C., the Pentagon and the United Nations. The concert will benefit the newly formed Homeless Coalition in Florence. The group hopes to expand a day-center providing services to area homeless residents. Tickets are $25 for general admission; $50 for reserved seating that also includes a VIP reception. Tickets can be purchased at the FEC Box Office.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
COQUILLE, Ore. (AP) - The mother of an Oregon teen found slain
11 years ago has testified that the last time she saw her daughter,
the 15-year-old said she was going to take her mom's advice and
spend less time with her boyfriend. That boyfriend, now-29-year-old
Nicholas McGuffin, is on trial for first-degree murder in Leah
Freeman's death. Police had investigated McGuffin, but no charges
were filed until last year when a grand jury considering new
evidence
WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (AP) - A fast-moving wildfire that raced
across about 3 square miles of a central Oregon Indian reservation
has burned two homes - one of them vacant - threatened dozens of
others and prompted the evacuation of two neighborhoods. Fire
information officer Juanita Majel says the Upper Dry Creek fire
broke out yesterday afternoon at a subdivision of the same name
located northwest of the town of Warm Springs on the Warm Springs
Reservation. The cause is not yet known.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
is positively giddy about the volume of returning Chinook salmon to
the Sandy River this summer. The department reports the salmon
returns are good and the fishing conditions excellent. There are
approximately 6,000 Chinook salmon expected to return to the river
basin this year, and 4,000 of those are hatchery fish.
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) - Oregon State Police say an elderly Port
Townsend, Wash., woman has died of injuries suffered in a
single-car rollover accident on Interstate 5 in southern Oregon.
Both 79-year-old Christine Holme and her 80-year-old husband Daniel
Holme were pulled from the wreckage yesterday by firefighters and
taken to Rogue Valley Medical Center, where she died after arrival.
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Jered Weaver pitched a six-hitter for his
11th victory, and fellow All-Star selection Howie Kendrick extended
his hitting streak to 16 games with a run-scoring double in the Los
Angeles Angels' 11th win in 14 games, 5-1 over the Seattle Mariners
last night. Weaver tuned up for a possible start in the All-Star
game with his eighth career complete game and his fifth consecutive
win.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A federal bankruptcy judge in Portland has
approved plans for the Chapter 11 reorganization of Jesuit priests
in the Northwest. The Oregonian reports that paves the way for more
than 500 creditors to begin receiving payments this summer for past
sex abuse by Jesuit clergy. The Society of Jesus Oregon Province
oversees Catholic priests in Oregon, Washington, Montana, Idaho and
Alaska.
FOREST GROVE, Ore. (AP) - A mobile home park resident in a
Portland-area suburb set out to mow the grass last night and wound
up clipping a natural gas line - prompting a temporary evacuation
of 10 homes. The gas line was originally capped off and sticking up just a
few inches above the ground, but grass and weeds had hidden it from
view at the Rose Grove Mobile Home Park.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A former manager of a bank in Bend has
struck a plea deal with the U.S. Attorney's Office and admitted he
funneled money out of customers' accounts to pay personal expenses.
The deal given 32-year-old Shawn Jewett of Medford includes eight
months in prison for a theft charge. Jewett took $91,000 out of
U.S. Bank customers' bank accounts between May 2008 and November
2009.
Taking a look at Coast Radio Sports…
Reedsport golfer Monica Vaughn hung on to win the 14th Oregon Junior Stroke Play Championship yesterday in Woodburn with a two-over-par 74 in the final round. That gave her an even-par over the 54 hole, three day tournament and secured her spot on the Junior America’s Cup team that will compete later this month.
Eugene Right Fielder Lee Orr homered for the third time in four games last night, lifting the Emeralds to a 6-3 win at home to open a five game series against the Yakima Bears. Orr’s 3-RBI home run in the bottom of the 2nd inning gave the Ems the lead for good, then he accounted for the final run of the game in the sixth after a lead-off double, advancing to third on a sacrifice and scoring on a wild pitch. The Emeralds and the Bears continue their series through the weekend at PK Park.
It’s a busy weekend for the Three Rivers Sandblasters who will play five games in three days… two of them are this evening in Corvallis, with game one of the double header against Richey’s Market airing on Coast Radio Sports at 3:45. A makeup game tomorrow afternoon against Withnell in Florence will also air on KCST at 2:45. Another double header, this one a non-league matchup against North Eugene, is set for Florence on Sunday afternoon at three. The pregame show here on Coast Radio Sports starts at 2:45.
For Florence and the Central Oregon Coast…
The forecast is showing a chance of drizzle this morning, along with mostly cloudy skies and gradual clearing through the day… mostly sunny by this afternoon with a high near 62 and a north northeast wind ten to 17 miles an hour gusting to 25.
Breezy conditions lasting into tonight, along with increasing clouds and some patchy fog late tonight… and an overnight low around 46.
For the weekend… mostly cloudy Saturday morning, with gradual clearing… then a chance of morning showers and cloudy skies on Sunday. Weekend highs near 63, lows in the upper 40s.
Mostly cloudy with a chance of morning drizzle on Monday and Tuesday, a chance of showers on Wednesday.
Small craft advisories will fly this afternoon and through late tonight for north marine winds 15 to 20 knots gusting to 25 knots. High tide… 7:05 this morning… low tide at 12:56 this afternoon.
Lane County Sheriff Tom Turner announced layoffs and jail bed closures yesterday that will cut the jail capacity by 20-percent, and eliminate 24 hour patrols. He was facing a need to immediately trim $3.2-million dollars from his department budget for the coming year. Turner is closing 84 jail beds and laying off employees in 52 positions. Most of those jobs were in the jail, but others were in the patrol division. The move will prevent him from staffing around-the-clock patrol coverage, but will also, says Turner, make his agency unable to respond to “any but the most serious property and financial crimes”. More crime victims will be in the position of ‘self-reporting’; filling out a form and mailing it to the Sheriff’s Office; rather than handing it directly to a responding Deputy. Turner said deputies still be able respond to emergency calls, but the reductions will likely increase the amount of time it takes. Turner’s announcement came in response to the budget approved last month by the Lane County Commission.
A July 8th deadline for comment on a controversial U.S. Forest Service plan that would likely limit access to off-road vehicle trails on the northern portion of the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area has been extended for two weeks. That gives opponents more time for riders to let Siuslaw National Forest Supervisor Jerry Ingersoll know what they think about a plan that would close 64 of 103 miles through the sand. “Save the Riders Dunes” is a group of ATV and off-road riders circulating a petition asking Ingersoll to forego the closures. Already, says spokesperson Barb Rowland, they’ve collected at least 35-hundred signatures and the extra two weeks will allow push that number higher.
Rowland – “We’re asking to keep all 103 miles open, of trails. In return they are trying to give us 287 acres of open dunes. But that open dune is totally covered with beach grass and trees, and also scotch broom.”
The “Designated Routes Program”, says Forest Service officials, will help them manage the recreation area. Rowland says it will decrease rider safety and might harm the coastal economy.
Author, filmmaker and musician James Twyman will appear in concert next week at the Florence Events Center. Based in Southern Oregon, Twyman has been called the “peace troubadour” because of his message of peace through music and prayer. Twyman has performed at the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C., the Pentagon and the United Nations. The concert will benefit the newly formed Homeless Coalition in Florence. The group hopes to expand a day-center providing services to area homeless residents. Tickets are $25 for general admission; $50 for reserved seating that also includes a VIP reception. Tickets can be purchased at the FEC Box Office.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
COQUILLE, Ore. (AP) - The mother of an Oregon teen found slain
11 years ago has testified that the last time she saw her daughter,
the 15-year-old said she was going to take her mom's advice and
spend less time with her boyfriend. That boyfriend, now-29-year-old
Nicholas McGuffin, is on trial for first-degree murder in Leah
Freeman's death. Police had investigated McGuffin, but no charges
were filed until last year when a grand jury considering new
evidence
WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (AP) - A fast-moving wildfire that raced
across about 3 square miles of a central Oregon Indian reservation
has burned two homes - one of them vacant - threatened dozens of
others and prompted the evacuation of two neighborhoods. Fire
information officer Juanita Majel says the Upper Dry Creek fire
broke out yesterday afternoon at a subdivision of the same name
located northwest of the town of Warm Springs on the Warm Springs
Reservation. The cause is not yet known.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
is positively giddy about the volume of returning Chinook salmon to
the Sandy River this summer. The department reports the salmon
returns are good and the fishing conditions excellent. There are
approximately 6,000 Chinook salmon expected to return to the river
basin this year, and 4,000 of those are hatchery fish.
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) - Oregon State Police say an elderly Port
Townsend, Wash., woman has died of injuries suffered in a
single-car rollover accident on Interstate 5 in southern Oregon.
Both 79-year-old Christine Holme and her 80-year-old husband Daniel
Holme were pulled from the wreckage yesterday by firefighters and
taken to Rogue Valley Medical Center, where she died after arrival.
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Jered Weaver pitched a six-hitter for his
11th victory, and fellow All-Star selection Howie Kendrick extended
his hitting streak to 16 games with a run-scoring double in the Los
Angeles Angels' 11th win in 14 games, 5-1 over the Seattle Mariners
last night. Weaver tuned up for a possible start in the All-Star
game with his eighth career complete game and his fifth consecutive
win.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A federal bankruptcy judge in Portland has
approved plans for the Chapter 11 reorganization of Jesuit priests
in the Northwest. The Oregonian reports that paves the way for more
than 500 creditors to begin receiving payments this summer for past
sex abuse by Jesuit clergy. The Society of Jesus Oregon Province
oversees Catholic priests in Oregon, Washington, Montana, Idaho and
Alaska.
FOREST GROVE, Ore. (AP) - A mobile home park resident in a
Portland-area suburb set out to mow the grass last night and wound
up clipping a natural gas line - prompting a temporary evacuation
of 10 homes. The gas line was originally capped off and sticking up just a
few inches above the ground, but grass and weeds had hidden it from
view at the Rose Grove Mobile Home Park.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A former manager of a bank in Bend has
struck a plea deal with the U.S. Attorney's Office and admitted he
funneled money out of customers' accounts to pay personal expenses.
The deal given 32-year-old Shawn Jewett of Medford includes eight
months in prison for a theft charge. Jewett took $91,000 out of
U.S. Bank customers' bank accounts between May 2008 and November
2009.
Taking a look at Coast Radio Sports…
Reedsport golfer Monica Vaughn hung on to win the 14th Oregon Junior Stroke Play Championship yesterday in Woodburn with a two-over-par 74 in the final round. That gave her an even-par over the 54 hole, three day tournament and secured her spot on the Junior America’s Cup team that will compete later this month.
Eugene Right Fielder Lee Orr homered for the third time in four games last night, lifting the Emeralds to a 6-3 win at home to open a five game series against the Yakima Bears. Orr’s 3-RBI home run in the bottom of the 2nd inning gave the Ems the lead for good, then he accounted for the final run of the game in the sixth after a lead-off double, advancing to third on a sacrifice and scoring on a wild pitch. The Emeralds and the Bears continue their series through the weekend at PK Park.
It’s a busy weekend for the Three Rivers Sandblasters who will play five games in three days… two of them are this evening in Corvallis, with game one of the double header against Richey’s Market airing on Coast Radio Sports at 3:45. A makeup game tomorrow afternoon against Withnell in Florence will also air on KCST at 2:45. Another double header, this one a non-league matchup against North Eugene, is set for Florence on Sunday afternoon at three. The pregame show here on Coast Radio Sports starts at 2:45.
For Florence and the Central Oregon Coast…
The forecast is showing a chance of drizzle this morning, along with mostly cloudy skies and gradual clearing through the day… mostly sunny by this afternoon with a high near 62 and a north northeast wind ten to 17 miles an hour gusting to 25.
Breezy conditions lasting into tonight, along with increasing clouds and some patchy fog late tonight… and an overnight low around 46.
For the weekend… mostly cloudy Saturday morning, with gradual clearing… then a chance of morning showers and cloudy skies on Sunday. Weekend highs near 63, lows in the upper 40s.
Mostly cloudy with a chance of morning drizzle on Monday and Tuesday, a chance of showers on Wednesday.
Small craft advisories will fly this afternoon and through late tonight for north marine winds 15 to 20 knots gusting to 25 knots. High tide… 7:05 this morning… low tide at 12:56 this afternoon.
Thursday, July 7, 2011
A new type of computer scam; escapee arrested with a fight; Life is a cabaret old chum
Authorities say they’ve noted a new type of computer scam…
More than a dozen complaints about a new type of computer scam have been reported recently to the Oregon Department of Justice. Attorney General’s Spokesman Tony Green says computer owners get a phone call from someone purporting to be from their internet service provider, warning them about a possible scam.
Green – “Unfortunately they are in fact the scammer that they warn you against. And they want to do is get you to download software that will allow them remote access to your computer where they can steal your credit card numbers, your bank account numbers, in general cause you a lot of trouble.”
Green says at least one Lane County resident has fallen victim.
Green – “What they do is they talk you into it and they say, ‘here, come to our website, download this on your computer, that’ll protect you.’ In reality what you’re downloading is a virus.”
He said the best way for computer users to protect themselves is by following some simple guidelines. If you receive an unsolicited phone call or email claiming your computer is at risk, hang up or delete the mail. Make sure your computer has up to date anti-virus software. Green says ‘pop up’ ads also frequently carry malware or spyware and you should never provide any personal information through one.
A man who has walked away from the Florence jail twice in the past year is in custody once again, but not without a fight. Police had located 24-year old Keith Brown at a location just south of South Loftus Road on Highway 101 just after midnight Tuesday night. They served an arrest warrant, handcuffed Brown and were walking him to the car when he tried to break free. Brown was brought under control and forced into the back of the patrol car, but not before one officer suffered a minor knee injury. Police say the patrol car also sustained some minor damage. Brown had been wanted since he failed to return to the jail after a dental appointment in March. He was transported to the Lane County Jail where he faces several additional charges. The March ‘walk away’ isn’t the first time he’s escaped from custody… while serving time last year in the Florence jail he failed to return following a doctor’s appointment and was taken into custody a few weeks later.
The Last Resort Players, just off their recent run with Angry Housewives is now looking to stage a classic. Auditions will be held this weekend at the Florence United Methodist Church for Cabaret.
Lauria -- "It's about the rise of NAZI Germany and the people in the cabaret are trying to go on with life while ignoring the realities of what's going on around them."
Director David Lauria says he was attracted to Cabaret because of it’s technical challenges, and the dancing.
Lauria -- "There's six principal people in the cast, six principal singers, and of course we all know about Sally Bowles and the Master of Ceremonies, But there are also an American novelist that are actually the focus of the play."
Auditions will be at the Methodist Church, at 2nd and Kingwood, Saturday from ten to two, then again Monday evening from seven to nine pm.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
CANYONVILLE, Ore. (AP) - A spokesman for firefighters battling a
wildfire that charred 88 acres in southwestern Oregon says the fire
was fully contained by 6:00 last night. Douglas Forest Protective
Association spokesman Tom Fields says fire crews spent early
yesterday evening putting out so-called hot spots. No serious
injuries were reported. Beals Creek is about 25 miles southeast of
Roseburg.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - A Marion County judge has invalidated his own
execution warrant for an Oregon inmate after the state Supreme
Court demanded he show more proof of the inmate's mental
competence. The Oregon Supreme Court gave Judge Joseph Guimond a
choice: either defend his decision in arguments before the court,
or invalidate the death warrant and hold a competency hearing.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A 33-year-old woman is being held in
Oregon on attempted murder charges, awaiting extradition to Utah
where she's accused of spiking her roommate's peach smoothie with
antifreeze three years ago. Selena Irene York was arrested this
week in Eugene, Ore. Police say 78-year-old Ed Zurbuchen of Venal,
Utah, nearly died after York bought the smoothie from a nearby
store, dumped out half of it and poured in antifreeze before he
drank it. The man eventually recovered.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The case of the man who urinated in an
open-air reservoir in Portland has drawn attention, and the
government is taking action to cover such reservoirs. But Josh
Seater's actions last month that prompted the city to drain the
basin isn't the reason. The fear is that a terrorist could get a
toxic chemical into a reservoir and sicken people. Security was
improved after the Sept. 11 attacks and opinions about the extent
of the risk that remains are divided. Rules in place since 2006 are
putting an end to such open-air reservoirs.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Guillermo Moscoso allowed two hits in
seven innings and Scott Sizemore homered and drove in two runs to
help the Oakland Athletics salvage the finale of a three-game
series with a 2-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners yesterday.
Sizemore homered in the second inning and added an RBI single in
the fifth against Jason Vargas to give Moscoso more than enough
support to win for the first time since May 29. Moscoso won his
first two starts before going 0-4 in June.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - The Seattle Mariners' struggling offense
is turning to hot-hitting young infielder Kyle Seager as a possible
solution. The Mariners selected the 23-year-old Seager from
Triple-A Tacoma yesterday following their 2-0 loss in Oakland.
Seager was a third-round pick of the Mariners in 2009 and sprinted
through the minors. The team designated catcher Jose Yepez for
assignment.
OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) - Authorities say a registered sex
offender posed as a woman to enter a women's locker room and hot
tub at the Clackamas Aquatic Park where he talked with children.
Clackamas County deputies say a chaperone spotted Thomas Lee Benson
and chased and held him Friday until deputies arrived. KGW reports
the 39-year-old Gresham man was convicted in 1994 for child sexual
abuse and was directed to have no contact with children.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Firefighters and a Marion County sheriff's
deputy responded to a smoke-filled home in Salem yesterday
afternoon and found a woman dead. The sheriff's office says there
was no one else in the home at the time. Neighbors told the
Statesman Journal a married couple lived in the rental home.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Authorities are looking for an Oregon
State Hospital patient who escaped custody yesterday while in
Portland for a visit to a pain clinic. Officials say Danny Stebbins
walked out of the clinic when the staff member watching him took a
restroom break. Stebbins was committed in 2008 after a robbery
conviction in Jackson County.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - A 50-pound pit bull attacked and killed a
small dog in an unfenced back yard last night in Salem. Police say
the small dog's owner suffered a bite wound on her hand, trying to
save her pet. She said the pit bull ran into her back yard, bit the
small dog on the head and began shaking it. The pit bull was later
captured and taken to Marion County Dog Control. Officers went
door-to-door in the area but they did not find the owner.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Nine former students of a shuttered
boarding school in Central Oregon charge in a lawsuit that they
were deprived of sleep, water, food and medical care at a place
where parents paid more than $6,000 a month to straighten out
troubled teenagers. The $14 million suit filed Wednesday in state
court says one girl was forced to disclose to her classmates that
her father sexually abused her and to act out sexual propositions
with classmates and adult staff members.
HELENA, Mont. (AP) - The Montana Highway Patrol says a
motorcycle collided with a pickup truck turning left off of U.S.
Highway 2 in northwestern Montana, killing the two Oregon residents
on the motorcycle. The Missoulian newspaper reports 59-year-old
Randy Burningham and 55-year-old Brenda Burningham, both of Salem,
were killed in the Tuesday afternoon crash. The patrol is still
investigating the crash, including whether the signals on the truck
and trailer were working.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Taking a look at Coast Radio Sports…
The Eugene Emeralds 14-game winning streak came to an end last night at PK Park as the Vancouver Canadians downed the Ems 11-1. Four Canuck pitchers allowed only four hits and combined to strike out seven in a game that was close until the top of the sixth inning when Vancouver batted around and put seven runs on the board. The Emeralds will stay at home, they’ll host Yakima this evening in Eugene for the first of five.
For Florence and the Central Oregon Coast…
Forecasters say there’s a slight chance of rain or drizzle early this morning… then a slight chance of showers this afternoon along with mostly cloudy skies and a high near 60 degrees. Expect a north northwest wind six to nine miles an hour increasing to between 14 and 17… with gusts as high as 25 miles an hour.
Tonight… mostly cloudy skies with a low around 49 degrees and a north northwest wind continuing at nine to 18 miles an hour gusting to 28.
Some patchy fog and a 20-percent chance of showers tomorrow morning… otherwise mostly sunny and a high near 62. that north northeast wind is expected between seven and 16 miles an hour gusting as high as 23.
For the weekend… morning patchy fog and partly sunny skies with highs in the mid 60s… lows in the upper 40s. A chance of drizzle and mostly cloudy skies to start the week off on Monday.
The marine forecast is showing a north marine wind 15 to 20 knots shifting to the northwest by this afternoon…
More than a dozen complaints about a new type of computer scam have been reported recently to the Oregon Department of Justice. Attorney General’s Spokesman Tony Green says computer owners get a phone call from someone purporting to be from their internet service provider, warning them about a possible scam.
Green – “Unfortunately they are in fact the scammer that they warn you against. And they want to do is get you to download software that will allow them remote access to your computer where they can steal your credit card numbers, your bank account numbers, in general cause you a lot of trouble.”
Green says at least one Lane County resident has fallen victim.
Green – “What they do is they talk you into it and they say, ‘here, come to our website, download this on your computer, that’ll protect you.’ In reality what you’re downloading is a virus.”
He said the best way for computer users to protect themselves is by following some simple guidelines. If you receive an unsolicited phone call or email claiming your computer is at risk, hang up or delete the mail. Make sure your computer has up to date anti-virus software. Green says ‘pop up’ ads also frequently carry malware or spyware and you should never provide any personal information through one.
A man who has walked away from the Florence jail twice in the past year is in custody once again, but not without a fight. Police had located 24-year old Keith Brown at a location just south of South Loftus Road on Highway 101 just after midnight Tuesday night. They served an arrest warrant, handcuffed Brown and were walking him to the car when he tried to break free. Brown was brought under control and forced into the back of the patrol car, but not before one officer suffered a minor knee injury. Police say the patrol car also sustained some minor damage. Brown had been wanted since he failed to return to the jail after a dental appointment in March. He was transported to the Lane County Jail where he faces several additional charges. The March ‘walk away’ isn’t the first time he’s escaped from custody… while serving time last year in the Florence jail he failed to return following a doctor’s appointment and was taken into custody a few weeks later.
The Last Resort Players, just off their recent run with Angry Housewives is now looking to stage a classic. Auditions will be held this weekend at the Florence United Methodist Church for Cabaret.
Lauria -- "It's about the rise of NAZI Germany and the people in the cabaret are trying to go on with life while ignoring the realities of what's going on around them."
Director David Lauria says he was attracted to Cabaret because of it’s technical challenges, and the dancing.
Lauria -- "There's six principal people in the cast, six principal singers, and of course we all know about Sally Bowles and the Master of Ceremonies, But there are also an American novelist that are actually the focus of the play."
Auditions will be at the Methodist Church, at 2nd and Kingwood, Saturday from ten to two, then again Monday evening from seven to nine pm.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
CANYONVILLE, Ore. (AP) - A spokesman for firefighters battling a
wildfire that charred 88 acres in southwestern Oregon says the fire
was fully contained by 6:00 last night. Douglas Forest Protective
Association spokesman Tom Fields says fire crews spent early
yesterday evening putting out so-called hot spots. No serious
injuries were reported. Beals Creek is about 25 miles southeast of
Roseburg.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - A Marion County judge has invalidated his own
execution warrant for an Oregon inmate after the state Supreme
Court demanded he show more proof of the inmate's mental
competence. The Oregon Supreme Court gave Judge Joseph Guimond a
choice: either defend his decision in arguments before the court,
or invalidate the death warrant and hold a competency hearing.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A 33-year-old woman is being held in
Oregon on attempted murder charges, awaiting extradition to Utah
where she's accused of spiking her roommate's peach smoothie with
antifreeze three years ago. Selena Irene York was arrested this
week in Eugene, Ore. Police say 78-year-old Ed Zurbuchen of Venal,
Utah, nearly died after York bought the smoothie from a nearby
store, dumped out half of it and poured in antifreeze before he
drank it. The man eventually recovered.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The case of the man who urinated in an
open-air reservoir in Portland has drawn attention, and the
government is taking action to cover such reservoirs. But Josh
Seater's actions last month that prompted the city to drain the
basin isn't the reason. The fear is that a terrorist could get a
toxic chemical into a reservoir and sicken people. Security was
improved after the Sept. 11 attacks and opinions about the extent
of the risk that remains are divided. Rules in place since 2006 are
putting an end to such open-air reservoirs.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Guillermo Moscoso allowed two hits in
seven innings and Scott Sizemore homered and drove in two runs to
help the Oakland Athletics salvage the finale of a three-game
series with a 2-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners yesterday.
Sizemore homered in the second inning and added an RBI single in
the fifth against Jason Vargas to give Moscoso more than enough
support to win for the first time since May 29. Moscoso won his
first two starts before going 0-4 in June.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - The Seattle Mariners' struggling offense
is turning to hot-hitting young infielder Kyle Seager as a possible
solution. The Mariners selected the 23-year-old Seager from
Triple-A Tacoma yesterday following their 2-0 loss in Oakland.
Seager was a third-round pick of the Mariners in 2009 and sprinted
through the minors. The team designated catcher Jose Yepez for
assignment.
OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) - Authorities say a registered sex
offender posed as a woman to enter a women's locker room and hot
tub at the Clackamas Aquatic Park where he talked with children.
Clackamas County deputies say a chaperone spotted Thomas Lee Benson
and chased and held him Friday until deputies arrived. KGW reports
the 39-year-old Gresham man was convicted in 1994 for child sexual
abuse and was directed to have no contact with children.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Firefighters and a Marion County sheriff's
deputy responded to a smoke-filled home in Salem yesterday
afternoon and found a woman dead. The sheriff's office says there
was no one else in the home at the time. Neighbors told the
Statesman Journal a married couple lived in the rental home.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Authorities are looking for an Oregon
State Hospital patient who escaped custody yesterday while in
Portland for a visit to a pain clinic. Officials say Danny Stebbins
walked out of the clinic when the staff member watching him took a
restroom break. Stebbins was committed in 2008 after a robbery
conviction in Jackson County.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - A 50-pound pit bull attacked and killed a
small dog in an unfenced back yard last night in Salem. Police say
the small dog's owner suffered a bite wound on her hand, trying to
save her pet. She said the pit bull ran into her back yard, bit the
small dog on the head and began shaking it. The pit bull was later
captured and taken to Marion County Dog Control. Officers went
door-to-door in the area but they did not find the owner.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Nine former students of a shuttered
boarding school in Central Oregon charge in a lawsuit that they
were deprived of sleep, water, food and medical care at a place
where parents paid more than $6,000 a month to straighten out
troubled teenagers. The $14 million suit filed Wednesday in state
court says one girl was forced to disclose to her classmates that
her father sexually abused her and to act out sexual propositions
with classmates and adult staff members.
HELENA, Mont. (AP) - The Montana Highway Patrol says a
motorcycle collided with a pickup truck turning left off of U.S.
Highway 2 in northwestern Montana, killing the two Oregon residents
on the motorcycle. The Missoulian newspaper reports 59-year-old
Randy Burningham and 55-year-old Brenda Burningham, both of Salem,
were killed in the Tuesday afternoon crash. The patrol is still
investigating the crash, including whether the signals on the truck
and trailer were working.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Taking a look at Coast Radio Sports…
The Eugene Emeralds 14-game winning streak came to an end last night at PK Park as the Vancouver Canadians downed the Ems 11-1. Four Canuck pitchers allowed only four hits and combined to strike out seven in a game that was close until the top of the sixth inning when Vancouver batted around and put seven runs on the board. The Emeralds will stay at home, they’ll host Yakima this evening in Eugene for the first of five.
For Florence and the Central Oregon Coast…
Forecasters say there’s a slight chance of rain or drizzle early this morning… then a slight chance of showers this afternoon along with mostly cloudy skies and a high near 60 degrees. Expect a north northwest wind six to nine miles an hour increasing to between 14 and 17… with gusts as high as 25 miles an hour.
Tonight… mostly cloudy skies with a low around 49 degrees and a north northwest wind continuing at nine to 18 miles an hour gusting to 28.
Some patchy fog and a 20-percent chance of showers tomorrow morning… otherwise mostly sunny and a high near 62. that north northeast wind is expected between seven and 16 miles an hour gusting as high as 23.
For the weekend… morning patchy fog and partly sunny skies with highs in the mid 60s… lows in the upper 40s. A chance of drizzle and mostly cloudy skies to start the week off on Monday.
The marine forecast is showing a north marine wind 15 to 20 knots shifting to the northwest by this afternoon…
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Fires on the 4th; Sea Turtle habitat; Our Town; and gas prices dip
Two blazes Monday found to be ‘man caused’
Firefighters dealt with a pair of fires on the Fourth of July, one causing damage to an Old Town home and filling it with smoke; the other ripping through a quarter acre of beach grass in just a few minutes. The first blaze was reported at 4:15 Monday afternoon when bystanders discovered and extinguished a small fire in a planter box outside a home at 264 Nopal Street. Siuslaw Valley Fire Marshall Sean Barrett said the fire had burned into the exterior wall of the home and broke a window, filling the home with smoke. Barrett said had it not been discovered, instead of only $500 in damage, it could have been much worse. The cause was determined to be a discarded cigarette. Later in the evening, just after the public fireworks display got under way on the Siuslaw River, firefighters were dispatched to the beach just south of Driftwood Shores for a fast moving blaze in dry beach grass. Barrett said the fire was only about 20-by-20 feet when the first engine arrived, but quickly tripled in size. It eventually consumed approximately a quarter-acre. An investigation yesterday morning determined the cause of the fire to be improper use of legal fireworks. It’s surprising how fast fires can start and spread in the dry beach grass Barrett said, calling the combination of strong north winds and fine, dry fuels as “explosive”. Barrett said those responsible for Monday night’s blaze could be held accountable for the cost of fighting the blaze… in this case, several engines and 14 firefighters spent about an hour mopping up. Fines can also be assessed… and in some cases even jail time.
Conservation groups and federal fisheries managers have settled a lawsuit seeking to spur the government to finalize its plan for creating a large protection zone for endangered leatherback sea turtles off the U.S. Pacific coast. The settlement filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court requires the National Marine Fisheries Service to finalize its critical habitat plans for the turtles by November 15. The Center for Biological Diversity and other groups sued after the service missed a deadline to designate 70,600 square miles off the coast of the western U.S. as a safe zone. The large turtles have an immense range, swimming from Indonesia, where they lay eggs, to U.S. waters where they feed on jellyfish. The newly protected areas are meant to protect their migratory routes and food supply.
Prices at the pump dropped slightly in Oregon and Florence in the past week, while the national average, as measured by Triple-A, moved slightly higher. The local average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline fell by two cents this week, it’s at $3.65. Oregon’s average price fell by three cents, but is still a dime higher at $3.75 a gallon. Meanwhile, the national average price went up a penny… and is now at $3.55 a gallon.
Surfing elephants; folk music; an unsolved murder; and the power of one 11 year old girl, those are the main topics on this afternoon’s Our Town on KCST. James Roddey has been called the Prophet of Doom because of his passion for warning Oregonians about the risk of a strong earthquake and the need to be prepared. He’s in the middle of a three-city coastal sweep this week bringing that message and will start off this afternoon’s show at 4:05 with some simple tips on how to get ready. Carl Allen is one part of the folk-duo The Wanderers. He’s also considered to be an expert on Woody Guthrie and the 30-days he spent in Portland writing songs about the Bonneville Power Administration… 75 years ago this past spring. Some of those songs had never been performed publicly until just recently. Later in the program, Oregon Author Rick Steber will talk about one of the few unsolved murders in Oregon… the 1994 shooting death of cowboy Phil Brooks in the Ochoco Mountains of Central Oregon. Wrapping up the program will be 11-year old Kaylee Graham and her mother, Shannon. Kaylee has been promoting a day… July 16th… for doing something for someone else… it’s called the Power of Florence. You can call in and tell what you’re planning on doing, or just get a suggestion. Our Town is on KCST from four to six pm this afternoon.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon man has been arrested on charges
of threatening to kill President Barack Obama and his family.
Forty-five-year-old Darryl James Swanson of Portland made his first
court appearance yesterday and was detained for a mental health
evaluation. He did not enter a plea. The Secret Service arrested
him Friday in connection with the threats. Court documents show
Swanson admitted calling The Associated Press on May 2 and leaving
a message threatening Obama.
NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) - A grand jury has indicted a 17-year-old on
aggravated murder, assault and theft charges in the Oregon coast
death of a suburban Portland man. The Oregonian reports that a
Lincoln County panel brought the new charges yesterday against
Joseph Marsala, also of the Portland area. He is held on $2 million
bail in last month's death of 49-year-old Darrin Dow of Tigard.
NEHALEM, Ore. (AP) - Tillamook County sheriff's officers say a
nearly year-old Oregon City boy was fatally mauled by his family
dog while he and his parents were visiting relatives over the
Fourth of July weekend in the north coast town of Nehalem. James
and Michele Naglee had brought their young son, Michael, and their
135-pound American Bulldog named Duncan to visit James Naglee's
parents. A grandparent placed the boy on the floor and the bulldog lunged at him.
BEND, Ore. (AP) - A Deschutes (duh-SHOOTS') County sheriff's
spokesman says a 17-year-old boy who had just reached the summit of
Oregon's South Sister peak with several other juveniles and two
adults wandered off trail and fell 20 feet into a crevasse during
the descent. Deputy Rhett Hemphill says the youth was able to crawl
out on his own yesterday and had only minor injuries.
HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) - A Tigard man accused of killing an
11-week-old son has pleaded not guilty to murder by abuse. Kaliq
Mansor was arrested June 24 and indicted last week in the June 13
death of the boy. The Oregonian reports detectives investigated
after St. Vincent Medical Center reported injuries to the baby. The
sheriff's office says the baby's twin brother was taken into state
custody.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A 21-year-old Portland man has received an
18-year prison sentence for the beating death of his baby son.
Gabriel Phelps pleaded guilty to manslaughter in an agreement with
Multnomah County prosecutors. Phelps was caring for the newborn
while his wife was at work last year when the baby was fatally
injured. He told police he noticed the baby was having trouble
breathing. He later admitted hitting the baby in the stomach.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Franklin Gutierrez scored the go-ahead
run on a throwing error by Athletics shortstop Cliff Pennington in
the 10th inning and the Seattle Mariners held on to beat Oakland
4-2 last night after wasting a stellar performance by All-Star
Felix Hernandez. Brandon League got the win despite blowing a save
opportunity in the ninth. Kurt Suzuki homered for the A's.
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (AP) - Former University of Oregon quarterback
Nate Costa has been sworn in as a Springfield police officer, which
he calls his "dream job." Near the end of his football career
with the Ducks, Costa began job-shadowing Springfield detectives.
He has completed a yearlong internship with the department and was
sworn in yesterday.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The Salem city council is facing a numbers
problem: Its West Salem district grew too fast, and now has more
people than the other seven wards. The Salem Journal Statesman
reports the solution could be to cut a portion of the West Salem
ward and put it in another district. That could pose problems when
a district is in parts of two counties. The city's urban planning
manager tells the newspaper the process is still preliminary and
the city is not yet "drawing lines on a map."
ALBANY, Ore. (AP) - A former Albany resident is suing a family
counselor and accusing him of planting false memories during
counseling sessions. The Albany Democrat-Herald reports the suit
seeks $1.5 million in relief for Stephan Skotko, who sued counselor
Marion Knox and his wife in August. Skotko says in the suit that
Knox coaxed him and his children to recall sexual abuse that Skotko
says never happened.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - A former Lane Community College student has
sued the college over a pothole. Carla Redding is disabled with a
bone disease and had a handicapped parking space. She says she was
walking next to her car in July 2009 when she tripped on a pothole
about 6-inches wide and 1-inch deep. The Register Guard reports she
suffered a concussion and other injuries that cost her nearly
$14,000 in medical bills. The lawsuit seeks compensation and
damages totaling more than $375,000. College officials had no
comment.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Jessica Davenport had 15 points, seven
rebounds and four blocks to lead the Indiana Fever over the Seattle
Storm 78-61 last night. Tamika Catchings added 11 points, six
rebounds and four steals for the Fever, who won their fifth game in
a row. Indiana's Shannon Bobbitt and Shavonte Zellous had eight
points each. Sue Bird scored 21 and Swin Cash had 13 for the Storm.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Taking a look at Coast Radio Sports…
The Three Rivers Sandblasters shook off the doldrums at the plate last night and shot through the Mid Valley Rockets, sweeping both halves of a double-header in Albany. Jake Thompson and Ryan Smith were each three-for-five at the plate; Nic Canaday was two-for-three with three RBI; Logan Goins was also two-for-three but had four RBI as the ‘Blasters cruised to a 17-3 win in game one. In the nightcap, Three Rivers scored 20 runs on 21 hits in a 20-9 victory. Smith added three doubles to his box score… Goins was four-for-five.
Call it number 14 for the Eugene Emeralds… The Ems put up 15 hits last night in a 9-3 win at home over the Vancouver Canadians to keep their win streak alive. Jace Peterson was three-for-five at the plate with two RBI, Kyle Gaedaele was three-for four with one RBI. The two teams wrap up their six-game split series tonight in Eugene…
07-06-19 7.8.9 AM; Noon; 5,6 PM
RBS
For Florence and the Central Oregon Coast…
Partly sunny today after patchy morning fog and a high near 65. A light wind becoming north between 15 and 18 miles an hour… with some gusts to 25 miles an hour.
Mostly cloudy tonight… patchy fog late… and a low around 52. North northwest wind 15 to 18 miles an hour decreasing to between five and eight miles an hour.
There’s a 30-percent chance of rain or drizzle by midday tomorrow… some patchy fog early, otherwise mostly cloudy with a high neaer 62.
Partly sunny skies on Friday, more of the same through the weekend…
Small craft advisories are in effect through late tonight for north marine winds 20 to 25 knots… gusting to 30 knots by tonight. The tide is outgoing, it’ll be low at 11:20 this morning. High tide at 5:50 this evening.
Firefighters dealt with a pair of fires on the Fourth of July, one causing damage to an Old Town home and filling it with smoke; the other ripping through a quarter acre of beach grass in just a few minutes. The first blaze was reported at 4:15 Monday afternoon when bystanders discovered and extinguished a small fire in a planter box outside a home at 264 Nopal Street. Siuslaw Valley Fire Marshall Sean Barrett said the fire had burned into the exterior wall of the home and broke a window, filling the home with smoke. Barrett said had it not been discovered, instead of only $500 in damage, it could have been much worse. The cause was determined to be a discarded cigarette. Later in the evening, just after the public fireworks display got under way on the Siuslaw River, firefighters were dispatched to the beach just south of Driftwood Shores for a fast moving blaze in dry beach grass. Barrett said the fire was only about 20-by-20 feet when the first engine arrived, but quickly tripled in size. It eventually consumed approximately a quarter-acre. An investigation yesterday morning determined the cause of the fire to be improper use of legal fireworks. It’s surprising how fast fires can start and spread in the dry beach grass Barrett said, calling the combination of strong north winds and fine, dry fuels as “explosive”. Barrett said those responsible for Monday night’s blaze could be held accountable for the cost of fighting the blaze… in this case, several engines and 14 firefighters spent about an hour mopping up. Fines can also be assessed… and in some cases even jail time.
Conservation groups and federal fisheries managers have settled a lawsuit seeking to spur the government to finalize its plan for creating a large protection zone for endangered leatherback sea turtles off the U.S. Pacific coast. The settlement filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court requires the National Marine Fisheries Service to finalize its critical habitat plans for the turtles by November 15. The Center for Biological Diversity and other groups sued after the service missed a deadline to designate 70,600 square miles off the coast of the western U.S. as a safe zone. The large turtles have an immense range, swimming from Indonesia, where they lay eggs, to U.S. waters where they feed on jellyfish. The newly protected areas are meant to protect their migratory routes and food supply.
Prices at the pump dropped slightly in Oregon and Florence in the past week, while the national average, as measured by Triple-A, moved slightly higher. The local average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline fell by two cents this week, it’s at $3.65. Oregon’s average price fell by three cents, but is still a dime higher at $3.75 a gallon. Meanwhile, the national average price went up a penny… and is now at $3.55 a gallon.
Surfing elephants; folk music; an unsolved murder; and the power of one 11 year old girl, those are the main topics on this afternoon’s Our Town on KCST. James Roddey has been called the Prophet of Doom because of his passion for warning Oregonians about the risk of a strong earthquake and the need to be prepared. He’s in the middle of a three-city coastal sweep this week bringing that message and will start off this afternoon’s show at 4:05 with some simple tips on how to get ready. Carl Allen is one part of the folk-duo The Wanderers. He’s also considered to be an expert on Woody Guthrie and the 30-days he spent in Portland writing songs about the Bonneville Power Administration… 75 years ago this past spring. Some of those songs had never been performed publicly until just recently. Later in the program, Oregon Author Rick Steber will talk about one of the few unsolved murders in Oregon… the 1994 shooting death of cowboy Phil Brooks in the Ochoco Mountains of Central Oregon. Wrapping up the program will be 11-year old Kaylee Graham and her mother, Shannon. Kaylee has been promoting a day… July 16th… for doing something for someone else… it’s called the Power of Florence. You can call in and tell what you’re planning on doing, or just get a suggestion. Our Town is on KCST from four to six pm this afternoon.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon man has been arrested on charges
of threatening to kill President Barack Obama and his family.
Forty-five-year-old Darryl James Swanson of Portland made his first
court appearance yesterday and was detained for a mental health
evaluation. He did not enter a plea. The Secret Service arrested
him Friday in connection with the threats. Court documents show
Swanson admitted calling The Associated Press on May 2 and leaving
a message threatening Obama.
NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) - A grand jury has indicted a 17-year-old on
aggravated murder, assault and theft charges in the Oregon coast
death of a suburban Portland man. The Oregonian reports that a
Lincoln County panel brought the new charges yesterday against
Joseph Marsala, also of the Portland area. He is held on $2 million
bail in last month's death of 49-year-old Darrin Dow of Tigard.
NEHALEM, Ore. (AP) - Tillamook County sheriff's officers say a
nearly year-old Oregon City boy was fatally mauled by his family
dog while he and his parents were visiting relatives over the
Fourth of July weekend in the north coast town of Nehalem. James
and Michele Naglee had brought their young son, Michael, and their
135-pound American Bulldog named Duncan to visit James Naglee's
parents. A grandparent placed the boy on the floor and the bulldog lunged at him.
BEND, Ore. (AP) - A Deschutes (duh-SHOOTS') County sheriff's
spokesman says a 17-year-old boy who had just reached the summit of
Oregon's South Sister peak with several other juveniles and two
adults wandered off trail and fell 20 feet into a crevasse during
the descent. Deputy Rhett Hemphill says the youth was able to crawl
out on his own yesterday and had only minor injuries.
HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) - A Tigard man accused of killing an
11-week-old son has pleaded not guilty to murder by abuse. Kaliq
Mansor was arrested June 24 and indicted last week in the June 13
death of the boy. The Oregonian reports detectives investigated
after St. Vincent Medical Center reported injuries to the baby. The
sheriff's office says the baby's twin brother was taken into state
custody.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A 21-year-old Portland man has received an
18-year prison sentence for the beating death of his baby son.
Gabriel Phelps pleaded guilty to manslaughter in an agreement with
Multnomah County prosecutors. Phelps was caring for the newborn
while his wife was at work last year when the baby was fatally
injured. He told police he noticed the baby was having trouble
breathing. He later admitted hitting the baby in the stomach.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Franklin Gutierrez scored the go-ahead
run on a throwing error by Athletics shortstop Cliff Pennington in
the 10th inning and the Seattle Mariners held on to beat Oakland
4-2 last night after wasting a stellar performance by All-Star
Felix Hernandez. Brandon League got the win despite blowing a save
opportunity in the ninth. Kurt Suzuki homered for the A's.
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (AP) - Former University of Oregon quarterback
Nate Costa has been sworn in as a Springfield police officer, which
he calls his "dream job." Near the end of his football career
with the Ducks, Costa began job-shadowing Springfield detectives.
He has completed a yearlong internship with the department and was
sworn in yesterday.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The Salem city council is facing a numbers
problem: Its West Salem district grew too fast, and now has more
people than the other seven wards. The Salem Journal Statesman
reports the solution could be to cut a portion of the West Salem
ward and put it in another district. That could pose problems when
a district is in parts of two counties. The city's urban planning
manager tells the newspaper the process is still preliminary and
the city is not yet "drawing lines on a map."
ALBANY, Ore. (AP) - A former Albany resident is suing a family
counselor and accusing him of planting false memories during
counseling sessions. The Albany Democrat-Herald reports the suit
seeks $1.5 million in relief for Stephan Skotko, who sued counselor
Marion Knox and his wife in August. Skotko says in the suit that
Knox coaxed him and his children to recall sexual abuse that Skotko
says never happened.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - A former Lane Community College student has
sued the college over a pothole. Carla Redding is disabled with a
bone disease and had a handicapped parking space. She says she was
walking next to her car in July 2009 when she tripped on a pothole
about 6-inches wide and 1-inch deep. The Register Guard reports she
suffered a concussion and other injuries that cost her nearly
$14,000 in medical bills. The lawsuit seeks compensation and
damages totaling more than $375,000. College officials had no
comment.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Jessica Davenport had 15 points, seven
rebounds and four blocks to lead the Indiana Fever over the Seattle
Storm 78-61 last night. Tamika Catchings added 11 points, six
rebounds and four steals for the Fever, who won their fifth game in
a row. Indiana's Shannon Bobbitt and Shavonte Zellous had eight
points each. Sue Bird scored 21 and Swin Cash had 13 for the Storm.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Taking a look at Coast Radio Sports…
The Three Rivers Sandblasters shook off the doldrums at the plate last night and shot through the Mid Valley Rockets, sweeping both halves of a double-header in Albany. Jake Thompson and Ryan Smith were each three-for-five at the plate; Nic Canaday was two-for-three with three RBI; Logan Goins was also two-for-three but had four RBI as the ‘Blasters cruised to a 17-3 win in game one. In the nightcap, Three Rivers scored 20 runs on 21 hits in a 20-9 victory. Smith added three doubles to his box score… Goins was four-for-five.
Call it number 14 for the Eugene Emeralds… The Ems put up 15 hits last night in a 9-3 win at home over the Vancouver Canadians to keep their win streak alive. Jace Peterson was three-for-five at the plate with two RBI, Kyle Gaedaele was three-for four with one RBI. The two teams wrap up their six-game split series tonight in Eugene…
07-06-19 7.8.9 AM; Noon; 5,6 PM
RBS
For Florence and the Central Oregon Coast…
Partly sunny today after patchy morning fog and a high near 65. A light wind becoming north between 15 and 18 miles an hour… with some gusts to 25 miles an hour.
Mostly cloudy tonight… patchy fog late… and a low around 52. North northwest wind 15 to 18 miles an hour decreasing to between five and eight miles an hour.
There’s a 30-percent chance of rain or drizzle by midday tomorrow… some patchy fog early, otherwise mostly cloudy with a high neaer 62.
Partly sunny skies on Friday, more of the same through the weekend…
Small craft advisories are in effect through late tonight for north marine winds 20 to 25 knots… gusting to 30 knots by tonight. The tide is outgoing, it’ll be low at 11:20 this morning. High tide at 5:50 this evening.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Council gets back to work - County suspends eco dev grant program - Roddy Road Show - Lincoln City abduction
City Council gets back to work…
The Florence City Council has several items on their agenda for tonight’s meeting, including a land swap; new regulations concerning bicycles and motorized wheelchairs; and a ‘cleanup’ of the open burning prohibition. They’ll conduct a public hearing on a proposed land swap with the Parkinson Living Trust, which currently possesses a building lot just south of the airport. It’s in an area zoned “Public Use Airport” and that’s contributed to the inability to sell the property says realtor Jim Hoberg. He initially asked the city to consider changing the zoning, but instead, city officials have offered to trade it for one of two publicly owned parcels in the Rhodo-View Dunes gated subdivision near Munsel Lake Road. The city has owned those for several years and pays homeowners association dues on the land each year. City Manager Bob Willoughby says that would be much simpler than pursuing a possible zone change. Also up for action, revisions to the city code provisions regulating use of motorized wheel chairs and bicycles on city rights of way. The council will also consider changes to the open burning ordinance to clean up language. Also up for consideration: a temporary street closure request to facilitate the annual Rods and Rhodies classic car show scheduled for September. Florence City Council meets this evening, seven pm at City Hall.
The Lane County office that helps support job growth has suspended a key program amid an investigation into questionable activities. The Lane County Community and Economic Development Department says a grant program that has awarded hundreds of thousands of dollars each year to growing businesses will be shut down for as long as 12-months. A new department official, interim Economic Development Coordinator Glenda Poling, says spending had gone unchecked in a division that saw the resignation of its manager in April. The department administers Oregon Lottery funds that are distributed to counties for job creation. The program recently awarded a $100-thousand grant to Quality Child Care of Florence for a community child care facility.
Police in Lincoln City are looking for a man they say abducted an 18-year old woman at knifepoint Sunday afternoon. The woman’s name has not been released, but she was able to escape after being driven a mile east of Lincoln City. She was able to run away and call for help, but did suffer some ‘non-life threatening’ knife wounds in the process. Police say she was kidnapped from the parking lot at the Tanger Factory Outlet Center about 4:30 in the afternoon. They also say the man, who is described only as missing several teeth, may have been involved in an attempted abduction of two women earlier in the day.
He’s been called the Prophet of Doom because of the message that he repeats at every available opportunity about getting ready for the “big one”. James Roddey, award winning author and educator, is the Earth Sciences Information Officer with the Oregon Department of Geology. His message: get ready for a possible devastating earthquake and tsunami along the Oregon Coast. He’s teamed up with several partners to bring his message of preparedness to three central coast communities this week. Roddey and the Earthquake Road Show will be at the Yachats Commons this evening at 6:30; the Florence Events Center tomorrow at seven; then the Pacific Auditorium in Reedsport Thursday at 6:30. Roddey will also be on tomorrow afternoon’s July edition of KCST’s Our Town, airing from four to six pm.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - The federal lands office has proposed using
high-powered toxic chemicals to kill acres of weeds in Eugene. The
BLM hasn't used herbicides in the Eugene area since a conservation
group's 1984 lawsuit spurred a court injunction that stopped the
practice. But the Eugene Register-Guard reports the bureau has
finalized an environmental-impact study and weed management plan,
and is inviting public comment. Conservation groups oppose the use
of any herbicides.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Fire Department investigators say illegal
fireworks are to blame for a 2-alarm fire in northeast Portland
that caused $100,000 damage to a building housing two businesses.
No one was injured in the fire last night that started when
fireworks landed on the roof. The Oregonian reports the fire caused
extensive damage to a coffee shop and a restaurant.
GASTON, Ore. (AP) - A borrowed barbecue is blamed for starting a
fire that destroyed a Yamhill County home where a church group
planned a Fourth of July picnic for at-risk kids. Fire officials
say the barbecue ignited the siding of the house between Gaston and
Yamhill. The family tried to put it out with a garden hose, but the
flames spread quickly and the house was destroyed. No one was
injured.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Searchers have found the body of an
Oregon-based firefighter who failed to show up at an out-of-state
blaze last week. The Oregonian reports that 32-year-old Steven
Dickerson, a U.S. Forest Service firefighter, was found dead Sunday
northeast of Oakridge in the Willamette National Forest in Oregon.
His body was found after a three-day search.
BEND, Ore. (AP) - Dry grass and brush burned east of Bend and
north of Terrebonne on a busy of Fourth of July for central Oregon
firefighters. KTVZ reports a slash-pile burn got out of control and
burned across a field east of Bend. Neighbors slowed it down before
firefighters arrived. Later, four small fires broke out along a
four-mile stretch of Highway 97 north of Terrebonne. They may have
been started by a car with mechanical problems. The largest fire
burned about 12 acres before it was controlled by Jefferson County
firefighters.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Michael Pineda and three relievers
combined on a three-hitter and Josh Bard hit his first home run of
the season to lead the Seattle Mariners to a 2-1 victory over the
Oakland Athletics yesterday. Justin Smoak added a tiebreaking RBI
double in the seventh inning for Seattle, which opened a key
seven-game road trip against division rivals with its third win in
four games.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A 20-year-old Bremerton, Wash., man
remains in fair condition, days after a Portland, Ore., police
officer who believed his gun was loaded with beanbags shot the man
with live rounds. The Oregonian newspaper reported yesterday that
William Monroe has been upgraded to fair condition at a Portland
hospital after being critically injured last Thursday.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Investigators say a fire early yesterday
morning at a Portland church was deliberately set. The arson fire
at Sekhet-Maat Lodge caused about $6,000 in damage. Investigators
have not yet identified suspects.
BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) - When firefighters responded to a
Beaverton house fire last night they found two vehicles burning in
the driveway and the front of the home in flames. The fire
department says the home was lost but firefighters prevented flames
from spreading to a neighboring home. No one was injured in the
fire. The cause remains under investigation but fireworks were
being discharged in the area.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Swin Cash scored 19 points and Sue Bird added
17 as the Seattle Storm won in Washington for the first time since
2006, topping the Mystics 73-63 on Sunday. Tanisha Wright also
scored 17 points for the Storm, who took the lead for good late in
the first quarter and were ahead 35-26 at halftime. Seattle
improved to 5-3 on the season while the Mystics fell to 2-6
overall.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Taking a look at Coast Radio Sports…
The Eugene Emeralds extended their win streak to 13 last night with a 7-3 win at home over the Vancouver Canadians. The Ems put up six hits on one Error and improved their overall record to 16-and-2 on the year. Vancouver will be in Eugene again tonight and tomorrow… then the Ems will play host to Yakima through the weekend for a five game series.
The Three Rivers Sandblasters will be on the diamond today for two games in Albany against the Mid Valley Rockets.
Florence and the Central Oregon Coast…
Sunny skies today and a high near 65 degrees. A light wind early, becoming north 17 to 20 miles an hour and gusting as high as 28.
Mostly cloudy overnight… a low around 53… and some patchy fog after 11. That north northwest wind 15 to 18 miles an hour decreasing to between five and eight…
Partly sunny tomorrow after some patchy morning fog… and a high near 64.
Mostly cloudy Thursday with a chance of rain or drizzle… partly sunny Friday and through the weekend.
Small Craft Advisories are posted through late tonight for north marine winds 15 to 20 knots rising to 20 to 25 knots this afternoon… and continuing through this evening. The tide is outgoing, it’ll be low at 10:37… high tide at 5:07 this evening.
The Florence City Council has several items on their agenda for tonight’s meeting, including a land swap; new regulations concerning bicycles and motorized wheelchairs; and a ‘cleanup’ of the open burning prohibition. They’ll conduct a public hearing on a proposed land swap with the Parkinson Living Trust, which currently possesses a building lot just south of the airport. It’s in an area zoned “Public Use Airport” and that’s contributed to the inability to sell the property says realtor Jim Hoberg. He initially asked the city to consider changing the zoning, but instead, city officials have offered to trade it for one of two publicly owned parcels in the Rhodo-View Dunes gated subdivision near Munsel Lake Road. The city has owned those for several years and pays homeowners association dues on the land each year. City Manager Bob Willoughby says that would be much simpler than pursuing a possible zone change. Also up for action, revisions to the city code provisions regulating use of motorized wheel chairs and bicycles on city rights of way. The council will also consider changes to the open burning ordinance to clean up language. Also up for consideration: a temporary street closure request to facilitate the annual Rods and Rhodies classic car show scheduled for September. Florence City Council meets this evening, seven pm at City Hall.
The Lane County office that helps support job growth has suspended a key program amid an investigation into questionable activities. The Lane County Community and Economic Development Department says a grant program that has awarded hundreds of thousands of dollars each year to growing businesses will be shut down for as long as 12-months. A new department official, interim Economic Development Coordinator Glenda Poling, says spending had gone unchecked in a division that saw the resignation of its manager in April. The department administers Oregon Lottery funds that are distributed to counties for job creation. The program recently awarded a $100-thousand grant to Quality Child Care of Florence for a community child care facility.
Police in Lincoln City are looking for a man they say abducted an 18-year old woman at knifepoint Sunday afternoon. The woman’s name has not been released, but she was able to escape after being driven a mile east of Lincoln City. She was able to run away and call for help, but did suffer some ‘non-life threatening’ knife wounds in the process. Police say she was kidnapped from the parking lot at the Tanger Factory Outlet Center about 4:30 in the afternoon. They also say the man, who is described only as missing several teeth, may have been involved in an attempted abduction of two women earlier in the day.
He’s been called the Prophet of Doom because of the message that he repeats at every available opportunity about getting ready for the “big one”. James Roddey, award winning author and educator, is the Earth Sciences Information Officer with the Oregon Department of Geology. His message: get ready for a possible devastating earthquake and tsunami along the Oregon Coast. He’s teamed up with several partners to bring his message of preparedness to three central coast communities this week. Roddey and the Earthquake Road Show will be at the Yachats Commons this evening at 6:30; the Florence Events Center tomorrow at seven; then the Pacific Auditorium in Reedsport Thursday at 6:30. Roddey will also be on tomorrow afternoon’s July edition of KCST’s Our Town, airing from four to six pm.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - The federal lands office has proposed using
high-powered toxic chemicals to kill acres of weeds in Eugene. The
BLM hasn't used herbicides in the Eugene area since a conservation
group's 1984 lawsuit spurred a court injunction that stopped the
practice. But the Eugene Register-Guard reports the bureau has
finalized an environmental-impact study and weed management plan,
and is inviting public comment. Conservation groups oppose the use
of any herbicides.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Fire Department investigators say illegal
fireworks are to blame for a 2-alarm fire in northeast Portland
that caused $100,000 damage to a building housing two businesses.
No one was injured in the fire last night that started when
fireworks landed on the roof. The Oregonian reports the fire caused
extensive damage to a coffee shop and a restaurant.
GASTON, Ore. (AP) - A borrowed barbecue is blamed for starting a
fire that destroyed a Yamhill County home where a church group
planned a Fourth of July picnic for at-risk kids. Fire officials
say the barbecue ignited the siding of the house between Gaston and
Yamhill. The family tried to put it out with a garden hose, but the
flames spread quickly and the house was destroyed. No one was
injured.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Searchers have found the body of an
Oregon-based firefighter who failed to show up at an out-of-state
blaze last week. The Oregonian reports that 32-year-old Steven
Dickerson, a U.S. Forest Service firefighter, was found dead Sunday
northeast of Oakridge in the Willamette National Forest in Oregon.
His body was found after a three-day search.
BEND, Ore. (AP) - Dry grass and brush burned east of Bend and
north of Terrebonne on a busy of Fourth of July for central Oregon
firefighters. KTVZ reports a slash-pile burn got out of control and
burned across a field east of Bend. Neighbors slowed it down before
firefighters arrived. Later, four small fires broke out along a
four-mile stretch of Highway 97 north of Terrebonne. They may have
been started by a car with mechanical problems. The largest fire
burned about 12 acres before it was controlled by Jefferson County
firefighters.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Michael Pineda and three relievers
combined on a three-hitter and Josh Bard hit his first home run of
the season to lead the Seattle Mariners to a 2-1 victory over the
Oakland Athletics yesterday. Justin Smoak added a tiebreaking RBI
double in the seventh inning for Seattle, which opened a key
seven-game road trip against division rivals with its third win in
four games.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A 20-year-old Bremerton, Wash., man
remains in fair condition, days after a Portland, Ore., police
officer who believed his gun was loaded with beanbags shot the man
with live rounds. The Oregonian newspaper reported yesterday that
William Monroe has been upgraded to fair condition at a Portland
hospital after being critically injured last Thursday.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Investigators say a fire early yesterday
morning at a Portland church was deliberately set. The arson fire
at Sekhet-Maat Lodge caused about $6,000 in damage. Investigators
have not yet identified suspects.
BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) - When firefighters responded to a
Beaverton house fire last night they found two vehicles burning in
the driveway and the front of the home in flames. The fire
department says the home was lost but firefighters prevented flames
from spreading to a neighboring home. No one was injured in the
fire. The cause remains under investigation but fireworks were
being discharged in the area.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Swin Cash scored 19 points and Sue Bird added
17 as the Seattle Storm won in Washington for the first time since
2006, topping the Mystics 73-63 on Sunday. Tanisha Wright also
scored 17 points for the Storm, who took the lead for good late in
the first quarter and were ahead 35-26 at halftime. Seattle
improved to 5-3 on the season while the Mystics fell to 2-6
overall.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Taking a look at Coast Radio Sports…
The Eugene Emeralds extended their win streak to 13 last night with a 7-3 win at home over the Vancouver Canadians. The Ems put up six hits on one Error and improved their overall record to 16-and-2 on the year. Vancouver will be in Eugene again tonight and tomorrow… then the Ems will play host to Yakima through the weekend for a five game series.
The Three Rivers Sandblasters will be on the diamond today for two games in Albany against the Mid Valley Rockets.
Florence and the Central Oregon Coast…
Sunny skies today and a high near 65 degrees. A light wind early, becoming north 17 to 20 miles an hour and gusting as high as 28.
Mostly cloudy overnight… a low around 53… and some patchy fog after 11. That north northwest wind 15 to 18 miles an hour decreasing to between five and eight…
Partly sunny tomorrow after some patchy morning fog… and a high near 64.
Mostly cloudy Thursday with a chance of rain or drizzle… partly sunny Friday and through the weekend.
Small Craft Advisories are posted through late tonight for north marine winds 15 to 20 knots rising to 20 to 25 knots this afternoon… and continuing through this evening. The tide is outgoing, it’ll be low at 10:37… high tide at 5:07 this evening.
Monday, July 4, 2011
All men are created equal... free to explore coastal trails... celebrate with illumination...
We hold these truths to be self evident… all men are created equal.
John Adams said July Second would likely be celebrated by succeeding generations as Independence Day; that Americans would – quote – “solemnize the day with pomp and parade; shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires and illumination” He was correct on how we would spend the day… but was off by 48 hours. Of course we all recognize July 4th now as Independence Day… the anniversary of the day the document was officially adopted by the Continental Congress. It was two days earlier that the congress voted 12-nothing to approve the final wording. Then the signatures were affixed throughout the summer of that year before it was sent on to King George in the fall. The 13th colony to vote for approval of the Declaration was New York… that state’s representative actually abstained from voting July 2nd because New York hadn’t voted to join the independence movement yet. They did that on July 19th . Oh, one other thing… there’s no historical proof that John Hancock justified his bold signature by saying he wanted to make it large enough for King George to read it without his spectacles. It has been suggested that his signature is the largest because he was the president of Congress.
Have you had a hankering to get out and explore some of the coastal trails, but you’ve never done it before and may be just a little timid about it? Beginning tomorrow afternoon, and continuing every Tuesday at one pm through the end of August the Cape Perpetua Scenic area is offering “EcoTreks”; guided hikes along the area’s trails. Field ranger Carol Daviscourt says it’s a “more in-depth nature experience” than just hiking alone and can open up whole new dimensions of exploration in the coastal rain forest. All of the hikes are about two hours in length and are of easy to moderate difficulty. Tomorrow’s destination, the Giant Spruce Trail… about two miles. It was closed for much of last year…
Daviscourt-- "It was actually closed off for several months this last year, going right on through February, I think, of this year. However, it is entirely open now."
Daviscourt says the main topic of tomorrow’s hike will be Ethnobotany… an indepth discussion of how the native people along the coast lived off the plants of the forest. There’s no cost for the EkoTreks themselves, but visitors to the center do need a valid federal recreation pass.
Looking for something to do tonight… well the Florence Area Chamber of Commerce will be celebrating the Independence Holiday with the traditional fireworks display fired from a barge in the middle of the Siuslaw River. HDB Marine provides the use of the barge, along with the crew to position it just offshore of the Port of Siuslaw Marina. The show will be preceded by two hours of patriotic music beginning at eight pm on KCST. The display itself will also be accompanied by the music… that gets underway at ten.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) - EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - The state is closing
a stretch of the Willamette River for the summer because the area
of the Interstate 5 bridge is too dangerous for boaters. The river
is flowing faster than usual and debris is getting caught on
temporary pilings. Officials say it's dangerous even for boaters
familiar with the river, let alone novices.
SEATTLE (AP) - Many conservationists welcome the return of gray
wolves into the Pacific Northwest, but ranchers want to shoot them
if they harm their livestock. The conflicts that marked wolf
debates in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming are now focused on the
animals that have moved to Oregon and Washington. Wildlife
officials are working on management plans to try to resolve heated
feelings.
FORT BELVOIR, Va. (AP) - Jeff Mellinger didn't join the Army
willingly, but he's grateful he found his calling. The command
sergeant major received a draft notice at his Eugene, Ore., home 39
years ago to fight the Vietnam War, and the Army believes he's now
the last draftee to retire. Most did their two years and left, but
Mellinger says he loves being a soldier.
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) - The 25-year-old Columbia River Gorge
National Scenic Area Act appears to have largely succeeded in
containing sprawl. More houses have been built, but spectacular
Gorge vistas remain largely pristine, and new commercial and
industrial development is concentrated in the 13 urban areas
designated for economic growth.
SEATTLE (AP) - Manager Eric Wedge made a point of calling his
Seattle Mariners together yesterday morning to apologize for not
catching a mistake in the count that helped cost his team a game.
San Diego's Cameron Maybin drew a walk Saturday night on what
really was a 2-2 pitch. The count on the stadium scoreboard read
3-2 when Doug Fister's pitch missed high. Maybin eventually scored
the only run in San Diego's 1-0 win.
SEATTLE (AP) - Blake Beavan pitched seven impressive innings of
one-run ball in his major league debut, Ichiro Suzuki had two hits
and scored twice and the Seattle Mariners beat the San Diego Padres
3-1 yesterday. Seattle took five of six against San Diego in
interleague play and the Mariners pitching staff was at their best
versus the Padres.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - When Oregon lawmakers return to the Capitol
in February, they'll have to pick up the cans they kicked down the
road. They face tough decisions on the major education and health
care changes that they halfway adopted this year. And they'll have
to do it in just 35 days while also keeping at least one eye on the
November election. Lawmakers adjourned the 2011 legislative session
after making mostly modest changes to state law.
NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) - A 28-year-old Grand Ronde woman has begun
serving a four-month sentence on charges filed after she drove her
SUV with three children into a creek. In November 2009, rescuers
pulled Amber Gandy and her youngsters aged 3, 2 and 6 months from
Widow Creek east of Lincoln City. The Oregonian newspaper reported
that an hour after the crash, blood alcohol test results were three
times the legal limit.
PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) - In Eastern Oregon, bicyclists in
Pendleton report they're getting dive-bombed.
It's a male hawk, they say, who's guarding a nest in an old
cottonwood tree. And the bicyclists are getting too close for his
comfort.
One rider tells the East Oregonian the bird came in from behind
like a fighter plane and whacked his helmet. Another, also hit on
the helmet, said it felt like a baseball bat.
The raptor is identified as a Swainson's hawk. The riders say
he's been vigilant for a few nesting seasons, but not so aggressive
as this year.
Birders say the hawk will ease up on the bicyclists once the
brood his mate has hatched learns to fly.
UNDATED (AP) - The owner of a Texas-based scouting service tells
Yahoo! Sports that Oregon coach Chip Kelly personally approved a
$25,000 payment to him that's the focus of an NCAA investigation.
The payment to Will Lyles in February 2010 has been questioned
because of his relationship with running backs Lache Seastrunk and
LaMichael James. Lyles was paid soon after Seastrunk signed a
letter of intent. The school maintains it has done nothing wrong.
Looking at Coast Radio Sports…
The Three Rivers Sandblasters broke an extended losing streak in the bottom half of a non-league double header against the Nuggets in Grants Pass yesterday. Grants Pass came out on top 11-4 in the opener… then in the nightcap the ‘Blasters jumped out to an early 17-nothing start… and ended up winning 19-11. Tristan Metcalf had a homerun in game one, then went 3-for-4 at the plate in game two.
The steak has been extended for the Eugene Emeralds… they won their 12th straight yesterday afternoon, but it took them 12 innings to do it, tying the Vancouver Canadians in the 9th inning then picking up four runs in the top of the 12th for a 6-2 win. The Ems started the Vancouver road trip with a 5-2 win Friday night; then won again 10-8 Saturday. The two teams are in Eugene tonight where they’ll play the first of three at PK Park.
For Florence and the Central Oregon Coast…
Some patchy fog early this morning, otherwise mostly sunny today with a high near 65 degrees… look for a north northwest wind seven to ten miles an hour increasing to between 17 and 20… and gusting as high as 26.
For tonight… mostly clear skies with a low around 50 degrees… expect some patches of fog after 11 pm. The north northwest wind eight to 19 miles an hour gusting as high as 25.
Patchy fog early tomorrow… otherwise sunny and a high near 64.
Looking down the week… mostly sunny Wednesday, a slight chance or rain or drizzle Thursday, then partly sunny for next weekend again.
The marine forecast shows a north marine wind 15 to 20 knots gusting to 25 knots today. Low tide… a minus 1.1… at 9:57 this morning. High tide at 4:27.
John Adams said July Second would likely be celebrated by succeeding generations as Independence Day; that Americans would – quote – “solemnize the day with pomp and parade; shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires and illumination” He was correct on how we would spend the day… but was off by 48 hours. Of course we all recognize July 4th now as Independence Day… the anniversary of the day the document was officially adopted by the Continental Congress. It was two days earlier that the congress voted 12-nothing to approve the final wording. Then the signatures were affixed throughout the summer of that year before it was sent on to King George in the fall. The 13th colony to vote for approval of the Declaration was New York… that state’s representative actually abstained from voting July 2nd because New York hadn’t voted to join the independence movement yet. They did that on July 19th . Oh, one other thing… there’s no historical proof that John Hancock justified his bold signature by saying he wanted to make it large enough for King George to read it without his spectacles. It has been suggested that his signature is the largest because he was the president of Congress.
Have you had a hankering to get out and explore some of the coastal trails, but you’ve never done it before and may be just a little timid about it? Beginning tomorrow afternoon, and continuing every Tuesday at one pm through the end of August the Cape Perpetua Scenic area is offering “EcoTreks”; guided hikes along the area’s trails. Field ranger Carol Daviscourt says it’s a “more in-depth nature experience” than just hiking alone and can open up whole new dimensions of exploration in the coastal rain forest. All of the hikes are about two hours in length and are of easy to moderate difficulty. Tomorrow’s destination, the Giant Spruce Trail… about two miles. It was closed for much of last year…
Daviscourt-- "It was actually closed off for several months this last year, going right on through February, I think, of this year. However, it is entirely open now."
Daviscourt says the main topic of tomorrow’s hike will be Ethnobotany… an indepth discussion of how the native people along the coast lived off the plants of the forest. There’s no cost for the EkoTreks themselves, but visitors to the center do need a valid federal recreation pass.
Looking for something to do tonight… well the Florence Area Chamber of Commerce will be celebrating the Independence Holiday with the traditional fireworks display fired from a barge in the middle of the Siuslaw River. HDB Marine provides the use of the barge, along with the crew to position it just offshore of the Port of Siuslaw Marina. The show will be preceded by two hours of patriotic music beginning at eight pm on KCST. The display itself will also be accompanied by the music… that gets underway at ten.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) - EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - The state is closing
a stretch of the Willamette River for the summer because the area
of the Interstate 5 bridge is too dangerous for boaters. The river
is flowing faster than usual and debris is getting caught on
temporary pilings. Officials say it's dangerous even for boaters
familiar with the river, let alone novices.
SEATTLE (AP) - Many conservationists welcome the return of gray
wolves into the Pacific Northwest, but ranchers want to shoot them
if they harm their livestock. The conflicts that marked wolf
debates in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming are now focused on the
animals that have moved to Oregon and Washington. Wildlife
officials are working on management plans to try to resolve heated
feelings.
FORT BELVOIR, Va. (AP) - Jeff Mellinger didn't join the Army
willingly, but he's grateful he found his calling. The command
sergeant major received a draft notice at his Eugene, Ore., home 39
years ago to fight the Vietnam War, and the Army believes he's now
the last draftee to retire. Most did their two years and left, but
Mellinger says he loves being a soldier.
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) - The 25-year-old Columbia River Gorge
National Scenic Area Act appears to have largely succeeded in
containing sprawl. More houses have been built, but spectacular
Gorge vistas remain largely pristine, and new commercial and
industrial development is concentrated in the 13 urban areas
designated for economic growth.
SEATTLE (AP) - Manager Eric Wedge made a point of calling his
Seattle Mariners together yesterday morning to apologize for not
catching a mistake in the count that helped cost his team a game.
San Diego's Cameron Maybin drew a walk Saturday night on what
really was a 2-2 pitch. The count on the stadium scoreboard read
3-2 when Doug Fister's pitch missed high. Maybin eventually scored
the only run in San Diego's 1-0 win.
SEATTLE (AP) - Blake Beavan pitched seven impressive innings of
one-run ball in his major league debut, Ichiro Suzuki had two hits
and scored twice and the Seattle Mariners beat the San Diego Padres
3-1 yesterday. Seattle took five of six against San Diego in
interleague play and the Mariners pitching staff was at their best
versus the Padres.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - When Oregon lawmakers return to the Capitol
in February, they'll have to pick up the cans they kicked down the
road. They face tough decisions on the major education and health
care changes that they halfway adopted this year. And they'll have
to do it in just 35 days while also keeping at least one eye on the
November election. Lawmakers adjourned the 2011 legislative session
after making mostly modest changes to state law.
NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) - A 28-year-old Grand Ronde woman has begun
serving a four-month sentence on charges filed after she drove her
SUV with three children into a creek. In November 2009, rescuers
pulled Amber Gandy and her youngsters aged 3, 2 and 6 months from
Widow Creek east of Lincoln City. The Oregonian newspaper reported
that an hour after the crash, blood alcohol test results were three
times the legal limit.
PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) - In Eastern Oregon, bicyclists in
Pendleton report they're getting dive-bombed.
It's a male hawk, they say, who's guarding a nest in an old
cottonwood tree. And the bicyclists are getting too close for his
comfort.
One rider tells the East Oregonian the bird came in from behind
like a fighter plane and whacked his helmet. Another, also hit on
the helmet, said it felt like a baseball bat.
The raptor is identified as a Swainson's hawk. The riders say
he's been vigilant for a few nesting seasons, but not so aggressive
as this year.
Birders say the hawk will ease up on the bicyclists once the
brood his mate has hatched learns to fly.
UNDATED (AP) - The owner of a Texas-based scouting service tells
Yahoo! Sports that Oregon coach Chip Kelly personally approved a
$25,000 payment to him that's the focus of an NCAA investigation.
The payment to Will Lyles in February 2010 has been questioned
because of his relationship with running backs Lache Seastrunk and
LaMichael James. Lyles was paid soon after Seastrunk signed a
letter of intent. The school maintains it has done nothing wrong.
Looking at Coast Radio Sports…
The Three Rivers Sandblasters broke an extended losing streak in the bottom half of a non-league double header against the Nuggets in Grants Pass yesterday. Grants Pass came out on top 11-4 in the opener… then in the nightcap the ‘Blasters jumped out to an early 17-nothing start… and ended up winning 19-11. Tristan Metcalf had a homerun in game one, then went 3-for-4 at the plate in game two.
The steak has been extended for the Eugene Emeralds… they won their 12th straight yesterday afternoon, but it took them 12 innings to do it, tying the Vancouver Canadians in the 9th inning then picking up four runs in the top of the 12th for a 6-2 win. The Ems started the Vancouver road trip with a 5-2 win Friday night; then won again 10-8 Saturday. The two teams are in Eugene tonight where they’ll play the first of three at PK Park.
For Florence and the Central Oregon Coast…
Some patchy fog early this morning, otherwise mostly sunny today with a high near 65 degrees… look for a north northwest wind seven to ten miles an hour increasing to between 17 and 20… and gusting as high as 26.
For tonight… mostly clear skies with a low around 50 degrees… expect some patches of fog after 11 pm. The north northwest wind eight to 19 miles an hour gusting as high as 25.
Patchy fog early tomorrow… otherwise sunny and a high near 64.
Looking down the week… mostly sunny Wednesday, a slight chance or rain or drizzle Thursday, then partly sunny for next weekend again.
The marine forecast shows a north marine wind 15 to 20 knots gusting to 25 knots today. Low tide… a minus 1.1… at 9:57 this morning. High tide at 4:27.
Friday, July 1, 2011
Plenty of things to do this weekend; a list of fireworks displays; personal fireworks prohibition literally changes atmosphere
Don’t tell me there’s nothing to do….
It’s the eve of the Fourth of July weekend on the Central Oregon Coast and as always, there are plenty of things to do to stay busy. Tomorrow morning will be the third annual “Wings and Wheels” at the Florence Municipal Airport. Lion’s Club organizers say if the weather holds, dozens of aircraft from outside the area are expected to converge on Florence. They’ll join up with as many as 300 classic and collectible cars from inside the area. The show opens to the public at ten AM, there’s a $2 per car charge for parking. On Monday, there are several activities planned for Old Town Florence… at one will be the 14th annual Kiwanis Duck Race on the river. This year around two-thousand rubber ducks will be competing on behalf of ticket-holders. At the same time down the street at the gazebo, the 4th of July watermelon eating contest will be going on. The entire weekend will be capped with a public fireworks display organized by the Chamber of Commerce… that traditionally begins at ten.
If one fireworks display on the Siuslaw River isn’t enough for you, or you can’t be in Florence Monday night, there are plenty of other options. Sunday evening, the 3rd, there are at least three fireworks displays to choose from. They’ll be lighting up the sky over Boiler Bay just south of Depoe Bay; a little closer, in Waldport there’ll be a display; and in North Bend, the Mill Casino will offer fireworks. On the Fourth, in addition to the Florence display there’ll be fireworks in Newport, Yachats, Winchester Bay, Coos Bay and Bandon. There’ll also be Fireworks at PK Park in Eugene following the Emeralds game.
Last year’s prohibition of personal fireworks on public property in Old Town Florence literally changed the atmosphere for the Independence Day Holiday. Port of Siuslaw Manager Mark Freeman says the Boardwalk was not only a more ‘family friendly’ and safer area; but the public display was actually easier to see without all the smoke rising from the shore. Freeman wanted to remind visitors to Old Town Florence that personal fireworks are prohibited in the Port parking lots and along the boardwalk.
The Oregon Legislature has finished its work for the year. The House and Senate simultaneously adjourned the 2011 legislative session just before 3 p.m. Thursday. They capped a five-month marathon marked by tough budget choices and substantial overhauls of education and health care. The adjournment came moments after lawmakers approved the final bills, including remaining pieces of the budget and a congressional redistricting plan. The 150-day session is the shortest since 1969. Lawmakers voted to crack down on child prostitution. They updated the bottle deposit system. But not everyone's goals made it through. Environmentalists lost out on their efforts to ban bisphenol-A from baby bottles and to prohibit plastic grocery bags. Immigrant-rights activists couldn't get a House vote on allowing some illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition at public universities.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Democrats in the Oregon House have ousted
Dave Hunt of Gladstone as their leader. House Democrats chose Tina
Kotek of Portland as their new leader yesterday, hours after the
Legislature adjourned its 2011 session. Hunt was the House Speaker
in the 2009 legislative session and helped push major initiatives
through the Legislature. The outgoing leader declined to comment.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Portland police say an officer who thought
he was firing beanbag shotgun rounds mistakenly hit a man with real
ammunition. Lt. Robert King says the man was hit in the hip
yesterday by five shotgun pellets. He was taken to a hospital for
treatment of non-life-threatening wounds. King says such a mistake
has never happened before. The officer has been put on paid leave.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - A 19-year-old hit-and-run driver who killed a
Salem pedestrian in January has been sentenced to five years in
prison. Jake Montano was texting as he drove and struck 37-year-old
Morales Singer. A defense attorney says Montano got scared and
fled. Singer died at the scene. Montano turned himself in about a
week later. He asked for forgiveness at his sentencing yesterday.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Federal biologists have released the first
of more than 1,000 bull trout into Oregon's upper Clackamas River.
It's the start of a 20-year effort to reintroduce the threatened
fish nearly 50 years after they disappeared due to overfishing,
habitat degradation and fish passage barriers.
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) - Western state governors dealt with
difficulties in building transmission lines to get the West's
abundant power generation resources to the rest of the nation at a
meeting yesterday in Coeur d'Alene (kohr duh-LAYN'), Idaho. Montana
Democratic Gov. Brian Schweitzer said "We've got to do something
to get transmission lines built in this country." He said major
barriers include getting permits to build on government lands and
public opposition to power lines in residential areas.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Commissioner Larry Scott will finally see
his vision realized. Or at least the first part of it. A year after
rocking the college sports world with expansion plans, Scott will
today officially welcome new members Colorado and Utah to the new
Pac-12 Conference. The two schools join Oregon, Oregon State,
Washington and Washington State and six others in making up the
Pac-12.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - A man convicted of choking a Eugene woman
unconscious has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison.
Dustin Fletcher pleaded guilty to attempted murder and four other charges in a deal with prosecutors. The woman said she broke up with Fletcher in 2008 when he went to prison for attempted robbery. She tried to help him after he was released in February and sometimes allowed him to stay at her
apartment. She was attacked on April 17 after she rejected
a sexual advance.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Department of Agriculture is
dropping its energy and climate change program just as more and
more farmers are turning to alternative energy projects to reduce costs, or even earn money. The Oregonian reports that budget cuts led to the decision. The program helped farmers develop projects ranging from more efficient
irrigation systems to bio-digesters that convert cow manure gas into electricity.
HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) - The Washington County sheriff's office
says DNA evidence led to the arrest of a contractor on arson
charges for a fire at a home under construction. Deputies say the homeowner claimed that work performed by contractor William Bunch was not done correctly, and the dispute went to arbitration. The homeowner's son was sleeping at the home at the time someone tried to burn it down. A DNA sample from Bunch matched DNA evidence at the scene.
BANDON, Ore. (AP) - Cheyenne Woods, the niece of Tiger Woods,
has advanced to the quarterfinals in the Women's U.S. Amateur
Public Links, winning two matches yesterday at Bandon Dunes' Bandon
Trails course in Bandon, Ore. Woods beat 14-year-old Bethany Wu of
Diamond Bar, Calif., 2-up in Round 2, and routed 19-year-old Alex
Stewart of Peoria, Ariz., 8 and 7 in the third.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A 25-year-old Portland woman faces up to
30 years in prison when she is sentenced for her role in the armed,
takeover-style robberies of two banks. Pamela McGowan pleaded
guilty yesterday to conspiracy and robbery charges. Federal
prosecutors say she purchased getaway cars, bought body armor and
drove two men who carried out robberies in September and October
that netted more than $22,000.
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Former quarterback Joey Harrington of Oregon
has been inducted into the Holiday Bowl Hall of Fame. Harrington
and the Ducks defeated Texas 35-30 in the 2000 Holiday Bowl.
Harrington threw for 273 yards and two TDs, ran for a score and
caught a touchdown pass. Harrington played seven years in the NFL.
He now works as a radio analyst for Fox Sports in Portland, Ore.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Taking a look at Coast Radio Sports…
The skid continues for the Three Rivers Sandblasters. They fell on the road last night in Salem to the Post 9 Highwaymen 11-3. It was their fifth straight loss. The ‘Blasters managed six hits; three of those for Centerfielder Tristan Metcalf who was three-for-four at the plate. They’ll be back on the diamond Sunday in Grants Pass for a double-header against the Nuggets… The first game will air on Coast Radio Sports beginning at 2:45.
The Eugene Emeralds extended their win streak to nine last night with a 6-3 victory at home over the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes. The win also clinched the Ems third straight three-game series sweep. They begin a six-game split series tonight in Vancouver, BC against the Canadians. After wrapping up the international portion of the series Sunday, the two teams will be in Eugene beginning Monday for the final three games.
For Florence and the Central Oregon Coast
Some patchy fog in areas this morning, otherwise mostly sunny with a high near 63 today… along with a north northwest wind six to nine miles an hour increasing to 14 to 17… winds could gust to 30 miles an hour by this afternoon.
Partly cloudy overnight, some patchy fog after 11, and a low around 48. North northwest wind nine to 17 miles an hour gusting to 30.
For the weekend… mostly sunny and gusty north northwest wind tomorrow… a chance of early morning showers Sunday… then mostly cloudy skies. Back to mostly sunny on the Fourth of July. Weekend highs in the lower to mid 60s… lows in the upper 40s.
Mostly sunny Tuesday and through the middle part of the week…
Small craft advisories are posted from two this afternoon through late tonight for northeast marine wind ten to 15 knots becoming north at 15 to 20 knots and gusting to 25. Low tide… 8:02. High tide at 2:33 this afternoon.
It’s the eve of the Fourth of July weekend on the Central Oregon Coast and as always, there are plenty of things to do to stay busy. Tomorrow morning will be the third annual “Wings and Wheels” at the Florence Municipal Airport. Lion’s Club organizers say if the weather holds, dozens of aircraft from outside the area are expected to converge on Florence. They’ll join up with as many as 300 classic and collectible cars from inside the area. The show opens to the public at ten AM, there’s a $2 per car charge for parking. On Monday, there are several activities planned for Old Town Florence… at one will be the 14th annual Kiwanis Duck Race on the river. This year around two-thousand rubber ducks will be competing on behalf of ticket-holders. At the same time down the street at the gazebo, the 4th of July watermelon eating contest will be going on. The entire weekend will be capped with a public fireworks display organized by the Chamber of Commerce… that traditionally begins at ten.
If one fireworks display on the Siuslaw River isn’t enough for you, or you can’t be in Florence Monday night, there are plenty of other options. Sunday evening, the 3rd, there are at least three fireworks displays to choose from. They’ll be lighting up the sky over Boiler Bay just south of Depoe Bay; a little closer, in Waldport there’ll be a display; and in North Bend, the Mill Casino will offer fireworks. On the Fourth, in addition to the Florence display there’ll be fireworks in Newport, Yachats, Winchester Bay, Coos Bay and Bandon. There’ll also be Fireworks at PK Park in Eugene following the Emeralds game.
Last year’s prohibition of personal fireworks on public property in Old Town Florence literally changed the atmosphere for the Independence Day Holiday. Port of Siuslaw Manager Mark Freeman says the Boardwalk was not only a more ‘family friendly’ and safer area; but the public display was actually easier to see without all the smoke rising from the shore. Freeman wanted to remind visitors to Old Town Florence that personal fireworks are prohibited in the Port parking lots and along the boardwalk.
The Oregon Legislature has finished its work for the year. The House and Senate simultaneously adjourned the 2011 legislative session just before 3 p.m. Thursday. They capped a five-month marathon marked by tough budget choices and substantial overhauls of education and health care. The adjournment came moments after lawmakers approved the final bills, including remaining pieces of the budget and a congressional redistricting plan. The 150-day session is the shortest since 1969. Lawmakers voted to crack down on child prostitution. They updated the bottle deposit system. But not everyone's goals made it through. Environmentalists lost out on their efforts to ban bisphenol-A from baby bottles and to prohibit plastic grocery bags. Immigrant-rights activists couldn't get a House vote on allowing some illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition at public universities.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Democrats in the Oregon House have ousted
Dave Hunt of Gladstone as their leader. House Democrats chose Tina
Kotek of Portland as their new leader yesterday, hours after the
Legislature adjourned its 2011 session. Hunt was the House Speaker
in the 2009 legislative session and helped push major initiatives
through the Legislature. The outgoing leader declined to comment.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Portland police say an officer who thought
he was firing beanbag shotgun rounds mistakenly hit a man with real
ammunition. Lt. Robert King says the man was hit in the hip
yesterday by five shotgun pellets. He was taken to a hospital for
treatment of non-life-threatening wounds. King says such a mistake
has never happened before. The officer has been put on paid leave.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - A 19-year-old hit-and-run driver who killed a
Salem pedestrian in January has been sentenced to five years in
prison. Jake Montano was texting as he drove and struck 37-year-old
Morales Singer. A defense attorney says Montano got scared and
fled. Singer died at the scene. Montano turned himself in about a
week later. He asked for forgiveness at his sentencing yesterday.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Federal biologists have released the first
of more than 1,000 bull trout into Oregon's upper Clackamas River.
It's the start of a 20-year effort to reintroduce the threatened
fish nearly 50 years after they disappeared due to overfishing,
habitat degradation and fish passage barriers.
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) - Western state governors dealt with
difficulties in building transmission lines to get the West's
abundant power generation resources to the rest of the nation at a
meeting yesterday in Coeur d'Alene (kohr duh-LAYN'), Idaho. Montana
Democratic Gov. Brian Schweitzer said "We've got to do something
to get transmission lines built in this country." He said major
barriers include getting permits to build on government lands and
public opposition to power lines in residential areas.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Commissioner Larry Scott will finally see
his vision realized. Or at least the first part of it. A year after
rocking the college sports world with expansion plans, Scott will
today officially welcome new members Colorado and Utah to the new
Pac-12 Conference. The two schools join Oregon, Oregon State,
Washington and Washington State and six others in making up the
Pac-12.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - A man convicted of choking a Eugene woman
unconscious has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison.
Dustin Fletcher pleaded guilty to attempted murder and four other charges in a deal with prosecutors. The woman said she broke up with Fletcher in 2008 when he went to prison for attempted robbery. She tried to help him after he was released in February and sometimes allowed him to stay at her
apartment. She was attacked on April 17 after she rejected
a sexual advance.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Department of Agriculture is
dropping its energy and climate change program just as more and
more farmers are turning to alternative energy projects to reduce costs, or even earn money. The Oregonian reports that budget cuts led to the decision. The program helped farmers develop projects ranging from more efficient
irrigation systems to bio-digesters that convert cow manure gas into electricity.
HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) - The Washington County sheriff's office
says DNA evidence led to the arrest of a contractor on arson
charges for a fire at a home under construction. Deputies say the homeowner claimed that work performed by contractor William Bunch was not done correctly, and the dispute went to arbitration. The homeowner's son was sleeping at the home at the time someone tried to burn it down. A DNA sample from Bunch matched DNA evidence at the scene.
BANDON, Ore. (AP) - Cheyenne Woods, the niece of Tiger Woods,
has advanced to the quarterfinals in the Women's U.S. Amateur
Public Links, winning two matches yesterday at Bandon Dunes' Bandon
Trails course in Bandon, Ore. Woods beat 14-year-old Bethany Wu of
Diamond Bar, Calif., 2-up in Round 2, and routed 19-year-old Alex
Stewart of Peoria, Ariz., 8 and 7 in the third.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A 25-year-old Portland woman faces up to
30 years in prison when she is sentenced for her role in the armed,
takeover-style robberies of two banks. Pamela McGowan pleaded
guilty yesterday to conspiracy and robbery charges. Federal
prosecutors say she purchased getaway cars, bought body armor and
drove two men who carried out robberies in September and October
that netted more than $22,000.
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Former quarterback Joey Harrington of Oregon
has been inducted into the Holiday Bowl Hall of Fame. Harrington
and the Ducks defeated Texas 35-30 in the 2000 Holiday Bowl.
Harrington threw for 273 yards and two TDs, ran for a score and
caught a touchdown pass. Harrington played seven years in the NFL.
He now works as a radio analyst for Fox Sports in Portland, Ore.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Taking a look at Coast Radio Sports…
The skid continues for the Three Rivers Sandblasters. They fell on the road last night in Salem to the Post 9 Highwaymen 11-3. It was their fifth straight loss. The ‘Blasters managed six hits; three of those for Centerfielder Tristan Metcalf who was three-for-four at the plate. They’ll be back on the diamond Sunday in Grants Pass for a double-header against the Nuggets… The first game will air on Coast Radio Sports beginning at 2:45.
The Eugene Emeralds extended their win streak to nine last night with a 6-3 victory at home over the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes. The win also clinched the Ems third straight three-game series sweep. They begin a six-game split series tonight in Vancouver, BC against the Canadians. After wrapping up the international portion of the series Sunday, the two teams will be in Eugene beginning Monday for the final three games.
For Florence and the Central Oregon Coast
Some patchy fog in areas this morning, otherwise mostly sunny with a high near 63 today… along with a north northwest wind six to nine miles an hour increasing to 14 to 17… winds could gust to 30 miles an hour by this afternoon.
Partly cloudy overnight, some patchy fog after 11, and a low around 48. North northwest wind nine to 17 miles an hour gusting to 30.
For the weekend… mostly sunny and gusty north northwest wind tomorrow… a chance of early morning showers Sunday… then mostly cloudy skies. Back to mostly sunny on the Fourth of July. Weekend highs in the lower to mid 60s… lows in the upper 40s.
Mostly sunny Tuesday and through the middle part of the week…
Small craft advisories are posted from two this afternoon through late tonight for northeast marine wind ten to 15 knots becoming north at 15 to 20 knots and gusting to 25. Low tide… 8:02. High tide at 2:33 this afternoon.
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