Oregon Coast News - April 23, 2010
Daily news and sports coverage for the Oregon coast plus a variety of guides and directories useful to Oregon residents and visitors.
Board of Forestry
The Oregon Board of Forestry decided Thursday to revise its management plan for state-owned forests primarily in northwest Oregon, to better balance the social, economic and environmental benefits that flow from the lands. The revision increases the forests' ability to contribute to local economies and support local public services through timber harvests and revenue, while also developing older forest conditions on 30-50 percent of the landscape. This reduces the long-term goal for developing older forest types from the previous 40-60 percent of the landscape. Since these forests are still young and recovering from the Tillamook Burn of the mid-20th century, very few of them possess the older conditions that meet the habitat needs of some animal and plant species. The Board has established a target of achieving 20 percent older forests across the landscape in 20 years, and, collectively, the forests are expected to reach about 30 percent in 80 years. The board voted 5 to 2 for the revision, which also included removing the mandate to obtain a habitat conservation plan (HCP). A HCP is a mechanism to meet federal endangered species laws. Instead of pursuing this federal plan, the state will manage for endangered species on a site-specific basis. Obtaining an HCP was contingent upon further analysis, which showed it was not as effective as originally thought in achieving the Board's desired mix of environmental, social and economic outcomes. Affected lands include the Tillamook (364,000 acres), Clatsop (154,000 acres) and Santiam (48,000 acres) state forests, as well as scattered tracts (64,000 acres) in the Coast Range in Polk, Benton, Lincoln and Lane counties and other tracts (18,000 acres) near Grants Pass in southwest Oregon.
Commission to set ocean salmon seasons
The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission will meet in Roseburg on Friday, April 23 to consider ocean salmon fishing seasons. The meeting will begin at 8 a.m. at the City of Roseburg Council Chambers at 900 SE Douglas Ave., Roseburg, Ore. 97470. Meeting agenda and materials can be found here: http://www.dfw.state.or.us/agency/commission/minutes/10/04_apr/index.asp. During Friday’s meeting, the Commission will be asked to adopt 2010 ocean salmon seasons for sport and commercial fisheries for state waters in keeping with Pacific Fishery Management Council guidelines that will be adopted April 15. The PFMC will adopt salmon fishing regulations for ocean waters from three to 200 miles off shore. The Commission will consider similar regulations for ocean waters within the three-mile nearshore. South of Cape Falcon, the PFMC is expected to adopt the first significant ocean fisheries for chinook salmon since 2007. However, the fisheries will still be relatively restricted because stocks of Sacramento River chinook salmon continue to be weak for the third straight year.
ODFW Salmon and Trout Advisory Committee to meet in Hillsboro on April 23
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Salmon and Trout Enhancement Program (STEP) Advisory Committee will meet in Hillsboro on Friday, April 23, 2010. The committee will meet from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Jackson Bottom Wetlands Education Center, 2600 SW Hillsboro Hwy., Hillsboro, Ore. 97123. The agenda includes reports on STEP activities and projects, review of mini-grant applications, discussion of goals and priorities, and other program business. The meeting is open to the public. The Oregon Legislature created STEP in 1981 to provide a way for volunteers to participate in the restoration of native stocks of salmon, steelhead and trout. Since then, thousands of volunteers have donated money, materials, equipment and countless hours of labor to improving Oregon fisheries. The STEP Advisory Committee makes recommendations to ODFW and the Fish and Wildlife Commission on issues regarding its programs. The committee’s 13 members are appointed by the Governor and represent all areas of Oregon. Reasonable accommodations will be provided as needed for individuals requesting assistive hearing devices, sign language interpreters or large-print materials. Individuals needing these types of accommodations may call the Information and Education Division at (800) 720-6339 or (503) 947-6002 at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting. For more information on the Salmon Trout Enhancement Program visit the ODFW Web site at www.dfw.state.or.us, or call program staff at (503) 947-6211.
Family Fun Day at Middle Empire Lake
The annual free Family Fun Day of fishing, games and activities is set for Saturday, April 24 at Middle Empire Lake. The event runs 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. and includes a free lunch. “This is truly one of the best community events for the whole family,” said Tom Rumreich, ODFW fish biologist. “We’re stocking the lake twice within two days of the event, so it’s a great opportunity for kids. Our biologists and volunteers will be out there to help teach the kids how to fish.” Rumreich encourages families to bring their own fishing equipment. Some rods, reels and tackle will be available for loan. All fishing regulations apply. Kids 13 and younger do not need a license; ages 14-17 require a juvenile license. In addition to the fishing event, the Child Advocacy Center of Coos Bay is setting up a mini-carnival. Northwest Natural Gas will provide lunch. The trout stocking was made possible through ODFW’s Youth Angling Education Program which was funded by the Oregon Legislature in partnership with the Oregon Wildlife Heritage Foundation.
Trout season at Lemolo and Diamond Lake opens Saturday
Trout season opens Saturday, April 24 with plenty of legal and larger-sized trout for anglers at Lemolo Reservoir and Diamond Lake. Recent cold weather and snow has iced over Diamond Lake so anglers should call 1-800-733-7593 x238 for updated ice conditions. As of Monday, the North Boat Ramp is plowed although the lake is still inaccessible to boaters. Diamond Lake is once again producing a great trout fishery. There should be over 200,000 fingerlings from last year’s stocking that will be 12-inch trout at ice off. There will also be several thousand lunkers available from the 2008 stocking. For the 2010 season, ODFW will be stocking 300,000 fingerlings, 10,000 predacious smolts, and 5,000 predacious fingerlings. Lemolo Reservoir is ice-free so anglers have a good chance of catching brown trout and plus some trophy-sized rainbow trout that held over from last year. More than 20,000 rainbow trout in the 10-inch range are available, and ODFW is stocking another 2,000 legal-sized rainbows this week. Anglers can access the Lodge’s boat ramp. Poole Creek boat ramp is plowed and there is plenty of boat and bank angler access. Toketee Reservoir, which has both boat and bank access, is a good spot to fish in the early morning hours for brown trout. ODFW will stock Clearwater Forebay #2 with 1,500 rainbow trout this week. Many other area lakes and reservoirs have been stocked and anglers can check the trout stocking schedule on the ODFW Web site at www.dfw.state.or.us. Boat anglers are reminded of new permit requirement regulations – see the Marine Board’s Web site at www.boatoregon.com for more information.
Coos Bay & North Bend Free Cleanup Day
There are four location options the Coos Bay & North Bend residents can select to dispose up to two 35-gallon cans of household garbage free by donating two cans of food for the South Coast Food Share Network. This event is for only household garbage and recyclable items. No tires, metal, appliances, furniture, or hazardous material will be accepted. Date: Saturday, April 24, 2010; Time: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm; Locations: 300 Block of South 4th Street; Eastside Fire Station; Empire Fire Station; Pony Village Mall Parking Lot; Proof of Coos Bay and North Bend residence is required. Please bring a drivers license or utility bill as verification. For more information contact Code Enforcement Officer Lisa Magill at (541) 269-1181 ext 267.
Oyster Feed
Ahh Shucks! Oyster Feed Oregon Institute of Marine Biology Noon-4PM. April 24, 2010. Don’t miss this one! Oregon Oysters, there’s no better way to celebrate Oregon’s Bounty! For more information call: Charleston Community Enhancement Corp, Davie Ford at 541 888-6871.
Blossom Gulch
Blossom Gulch Elementary School went into a lockdown mode Thursday midday following a report of a suspicious person in the neighborhood. Doors were locked at noon and students kept inside while Coos Bay Police canvassed the surrounding neighborhood.
Cellphone enforcement
Enforcement by Oregon State Police (OSP) troopers of Oregon's new cell phone law banning most uses of mobile communication devices while driving a motor vehicle during March remained consistent with previously released February statistics. During the first three months since the new law went into effect January 1, OSP troopers have cited 184 drivers and warned 692 others. Updated enforcement statistics during the first three months: * March - 71 citations and 200 warnings; * February - 72 citations and 233 warnings; * January - 41 citations and 259 warnings. With some exceptions, it is unlawful in Oregon for a driver to use a cell phone without using a hands-free accessory while operating a motor vehicle. Violation of the cell phone law is a primary offense, meaning that a police officer may stop a driver solely for observing the violation, and is a class D traffic violation with a minimum base fine of $142.
Citizen patrols
They do it in Lakeside. Coos Co. Sheriff Andy Jackson has suggested residents and business owners in the unincorporated community of Charleston form citizen patrols to assist law enforcement in the fight against crime. Jackson, who is leaving office in a bid to become a county commissioner, met with about 20 Charleston merchants during their annual meeting last week and he got an earful about the growing problem with drunks and drug users loitering in the middle of the community. Sheriff Jackson responded that he just doesn’t have the deputies to cover Charleston 24/7 and that they have to prioritize calls when they come in. The merchants say those loitering are driving away business by drinking and being intoxicated in public, or high on drugs, and even urinating and defecating behind buildings. A citizen’s patrol would help deputies in identifying those who break the law, according to Jackson.
2010 Geology Lecture Series concludes with free Yellowstone presentation
The geology lecture series at Southwestern Oregon Community College concludes for the 2009-10 academic year with a lecture by Dr. Jacob Lowenstern (Scientist-in-Charge at the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory) speaking on “Volcanic Hazards and Current Geological Activity at the Yellowstone Caldera” at 7:00 p.m. on April 24 in the Hales Center for the Performing Arts on the Coos Campus. Lowenstern is a research volcanologist and geochemist at the U.S. Geological Survey. He received his Bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College and earned an M.S. and Ph.D. from Stanford University. He spent a year on Mt. Etna in Sicily as a guest researcher and worked in Japan for a year as a postdoctoral fellow. His work for the USGS includes gas geochemistry, petrology and geochronology, and has focused on Medicine Lake volcano, as well as The Geysers geothermal system in California, the Danakil Depression of Eritrea, and Elbrus volcano in the Russian Caucasus. He has authored or co-authored over 60 papers in top scientific journals. In 2000, Lowenstern was recognized by the Society of Economic Geologists with the Lindgren Award. Jake has served as the USGS Scientist-in-Charge at Yellowstone since 2002. The free lecture is open to all members of the community. Sponsorship support for the series comes from Oregon Resources Corporation, the Southwestern Foundation and a Dorothy Stout Professional Development Grant from the National Association of Geoscience Teachers. For additional information contact Ron Metzger-Professor of Geology at 541-888-7216. Keep track of next year’s lectures on the geology department website at www.socc.edu, where you will find a section on the geology lecture series.
OIMB 2010 Spring Seminar Series
Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, Charleston, Oregon. All seminars at 3:30 PM, April 23, James Lerczak, College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, OSU, "Do plankton surf internal waves?" Please park on Boat Basin Road and walk down to the OIMB Boathouse. Call 541 888-2581 for information or email oimb@uoregon.edu.
Coos Bay Power Squadron
COOS BAY POWER SQUADRON now in its 51st year of promoting boating Safety and teaching navigation skills will have a MARINE RADAR SEMINAR April 24th 2010. The three+ hour seminar, starting at 9:00AM will be at the COOS BAY POWER SQUADRON building at the Boat Basin in Charleston. The seminar will cover many aspects of radar operation such as the basics of how it works, operator controls,
navigation and collision avoidance, target identification, headings and ranges , rain and snow effects and more. Because class size is limited, pre-registration is required. Call 541-266-8187 0r 541-756-4408 to register by April 5th. Pre-register price is $35.00, after April 5th it will be $50.00. Mail Checks to: COOS BAY POWER SQUADRON 2175 Everett St. North Bend OR 97459.
Introduction to the Internet Browser
Coos Bay Public Library will be offering an “Introduction to the Internet Browser”
class for novice computer users. The class will be held on Friday, April 23rd from
9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the Library’s Internet computers. This class is for computer novices who wish to have help in learning how to use the Internet. The class will cover the most important features of a browser, how to use an Internet address, and will also discuss first steps and tips for easier use. Attendees should be comfortable using a computer mouse. Seating is limited so pre-registration is required. The sign-up sheet is available at the Reference Desk in the Library. There is no admission charged. Please call 269-1101 for further information on this program.
From The Coos County Extension Family and Community Education Group
Oregon Family & Community Education and OSU Extension present our annual Homemakers Holiday April 23, 2010 from 9 - 2PM at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 1290 Thompson Rd., Coos Bay OR. Registration fee of $7.00 includes a breakfast brunch, speakers - Penelope Brandon and Jardin Kazar - songs from the Marshfield High School Choir and salad and sandwich lunch. Shop for gifts at the Country Store and there will be lots of raffle prizes. For registration and information call Nancy Wood at 541-269-7660 or Anita Martin at 541-267-2096.
Mixed media artist, Angela H. Pozzi, turns marine garbage into art and a global epidemic into a community driven masterpiece.
April 23rd, 2010- Angela H. Pozzi, founder of “Washed Ashore,” will be leading the Earth Day Event at Ocean Crest Elementary School. Every Tuesday night since the beginning of January, volunteers have been collecting plastic marine debris off of the beaches near Bandon, OR- then rinsing, sorting and drilling the pieces to make “art supplies” for giant marine life sculptures. The act itself has a small impact on our stretch of Oregon coastline but the statues serve as a profound statement and powerful reminder of the growing problems of pollution facing our global community. Now with Earth Day approaching, we have the opportunity to spread the word among adults and children alike and encourage community participation in “Washed Ashore.” Using art as a solution and a tool to promote awareness and broaden the spectrum of creative problem solving. On April 23rd, 300 K-4 students, teachers and volunteers from the high school and the general public will be stringing plastic bottles and sifting through sand to make mosaics from the washed up debris and create a larger than life jellyfish, a giant sea turtle and a few other colossal sized aquatic animals. Volunteers are also encouraged to participate in “Washed Ashore” for free every Tuesday night from 6-9pm at Art 101- (The purple building 8 miles south of Bandon, OR). WHAT: Earth Day Event at Ocean Crest Elementary School; WHEN: April 23rd, 2010, 9am-11:30am & 1:00pm- 2:30pm; WHERE: Ocean Crest Elementary School Gymnasium, 1040 Allegheny Avenue Southwest, Bandon, OR 97411-9035, (541) 347-4416. For more information, please contact the email address above, or visit www.washedashoreart.org.
Expressions West 2010
From April 23 – June 27, Coos Art Museum will be exhibiting Expressions West 2010 juried painting competition. Artists from thirteen western states compete in this annual event. Juror Kevin Kadar, selected 71 works by 57 artists, from the 323 works submitted. The opening reception for Expressions West 2010 will take place the evening of April 23 from 5 to 7 pm, all are invited to attend and we expect many of the participating artists to be present. During the reception and awards ceremony, Kevin Kadar will present the prize awards for the competition. The awards ceremony will commence at 6 pm. The three top award prizes are $1,000 for first place, $750 for second place and $250 for the third place award. Honorable mentions will also be announced during the ceremony. Come meet the artists and juror at the opening reception.
New paintings by Kevin Kadar on display at Coos Art Museum
From April 23 through July 3, 2010, Coos Art Museum will be hosting an exhibition of new works by Kevin Kadar. The exhibition titled Little Ships Coming into Port: New Paintings by Kevin Kadar from Berlin to Algarve, will be held in the museum’s Mabel Hansen Gallery. Kadar served as the Juror for this year’s Expressions West regional painting competition. The Expressions West 2010 exhibition also opens Friday April 23, 2010. An opening reception will be held from 5 to 7pm that same evening. As the exhibition title indicates, Kevin Kadar is a well traveled artist who divides his time between Western Europe and Oregon. Recently returned from Berlin, he has also spent time in France, Italy, Spain and the Algarve region in the south of Portugal. The focus of this exhibition will be on a series of intimate landscape views but will also include some of his more abstract calligraphic works. Kadar also has a strong connection to Coos Bay were he lived for more than fifteen years. During the 1980s and 1990s he was a frequent exhibitor at Coos Art Museum and has two works in the permanent collection.
Charles Tatum Retrospective at Coos Art Museum
A retrospective of sculpture by Bandon, Oregon, sculptor Charles Tatum will be on view at Coos Art Museum in the Uno E. Richer Atrium Gallery from April 23 through July 3, 2010. Tatum, who passed away in 2008, left an impressive body of work in wood and bronze sculpture. The exhibition will present a selection produced between 1973 and 2008, spanning much of the artist’s productive career. Charles Tatum’s exhibition opens in conjunction with Expressions West 2010 and with Little Ships Coming into Port: New Paintings by Kevin Kadar. An opening reception will take place on April 23 from 5 – 7 pm. Charles Tatum, an African American artist, was born in rural Mississippi in 1937. Following two tours of duty in the Navy, he began to explore his talents as a sculptor in 1970 while working with the Compton Communicative Arts Academy in Los Angeles. It was there that he met many well known Black artists and became inspired by historic West African art forms and ideas.
Community invited to participate in or listen to free college music event
Drag out that dusty fiddle under the bed! Tighten up the strings on your cello! Join the Southwestern Oregon Community College Music Department and your fellow music-lovers for the “2010 Spring String Fling!” on April 24. String players who can read music (violin, viola, cello, bass, and classical guitar or mandolin) are welcome to bring their instruments and participate in the free event. Non-musicians are invited to attend to enjoy the music and ambiance of the day. Participants will play easy classics and pops. Attendees will also have the option of taking part in a fun Posture Class taught by a dancer from Pacific School of Dance and receive information on the music lessons, classes, and groups (bands, choirs, and orchestra) available at the college. The Southwestern Music Department event will be held from 3-5 p.m. in Sunset Hall, room 2 (large rehearsal room) on the Coos Campus. Attendees should park in Parking Lot 3. A campus map can be found at www.socc.edu.
Safe Canning for Meat and Vegetables
Coos County OSU Extension Service Family Food Educators present the second of a two part training program on safely canning foods at home, Canning meats and vegetables. This class focuses on Pressure-Canning of low-acid foods. The April 24 class will cover the Why-How-What of safe pressure canning and new USDA recommendations. The class consists of presentations, demonstrations plus a hands-on pressure canning experience along with tasty food samples. The training will be held in the Coos County Extension Office, 631 Alder Street, Myrtle Point. The class period is from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, Saturday, April 24. Class fee is $15.00 and includes printed materials, class supplies and jars you preserved. Everyone is encouraged to bring their canners for free inspection and gauge testing. To register for this and other Family Food Education workshops, please contact Rhonda Fischer at 541-572-5263 or 1-800-730-4978 extension 240. The next class is Pasta! Pasta! Lo amo la pasta! Saturday, May 22.
SOLV
4/24/2010 - SEAL ROCK IVY OUT, Seal Rock Garden Club, Seal Rock, 9:00AM - 4:00PM Remove ivy, mainly from trees along roads, as a first step to tackling Seal Rock's extensive ivy problem. Free refreshments at Seal Rock Garden Club off Grebe St. Info & Registration: Project Oregon or contact Josh Lambert at jlambert@midcoastpartners.cor, or 541-265-2631
SOLV
4/24/2010 - FOX CREEK TRAIL PROJECT, Fox Creek Trail, Rainier, 9:00AM - 1:00PM Volunteers will dress the trail with wood chips and clear English ivy from the slopes and trees along the 1600-foot trail, part of a multi-year effort to restore native vegetation and wildlife to the area for the enjoyment of citizens and the education of students. We will have a barbecue on site to celebrate the work accomplished. Info & Registration: Project Oregon or contact Darrel Whipple at dwhipple@opusnet.com, or 503-556-9838
First Quest-building workshop on the South Coast!
Quests are fun, clue-directed, hunts that teach about the local history, culture, and environment. Quests differ from geocaching in that they do not require equipment, they are educational in their focus, and they are a way of connecting people to a specific place by helping them learn while exploring it. Workshop participants will learn how to bring young people and adults together to tell the story of a place through the creation of new Quests. Participants will discuss the Quest format and educational philosophy, learn from examples of existing Quests, and build a short practice Quest (dress for the outdoors). Teachers, park/museum staff, historians, naturalists, and interested community members are invited to attend. The Quest-Building Workshop is on April 24th, 2010 from 1-4 pm at South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve Visitor Center (cost is $15/person). Please register by April 16th, as space is limited to 20 people. Workshop Sponsors: The Bay Area Chamber of Commerce—Tourism Committee; Oregon Sea Grant/OSU Extension; South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve; International Port of Coos Bay. To register or for more information: Jamie Doyle at jamie.doyle@oregonstate.edu or 541-572-5263 x288.
Registration Open
Christ Lutheran School, Coos Bay, has begun its registration period for the 2010/11 school year. Classes include preschool (3 years old) through 8th grade. Information about tuition rates and registration costs, which have been slightly reduced for the coming school year, can be obtained by calling the school office at 541-267-3851. Parents are also invited to visit the school at 1835 N. 15th St., Coos Bay, any school day, or by visiting the school's website at: www.clcs-cb.org. Some tuition assistance is available for families. Discounts also apply for families with more than one student enrolled. Families who register by May 1 will have half of the registration fee credited to the first month's tuition. The Preschool Plus program provides licensed, educational day care for children ages 3 through 6 after the morning preschool and kindergarten classes; this program is open for non-school families also. Please call the school office for information about this program. AfterCare is a program for enrolled students in the grade school classes. Children may stay until as late as 5:30pm on school days. Time is provided for homework, some educational projects, and recreation.
Water balloon attack
A male jogger on Yaquina Bay Road east of Newport was struck in the chest by a water balloon from a passing vehicle on the afternoon of March 17th. The victim sustained substantial pain and injury; however, he was able to give law enforcement a detailed vehicle description. Following an investigation, the Lincoln Co. Sheriff’s Office on April 9th cited and released three adult males, ages 18 to 20, all from Toledo, and one male juvenile for Assault III and Reckless Endangering.
Warrant
According to an entry on the Coos Bay Police log for Wednesday, 8:29 p.m., Bandon, 27-year old Christy Cagley arrested on Coquille PD warrant for Violation of Restraining Order. Transported to the Coos Co. Jail at Coquille.
Warrant
According to an entry on the Coos bay Police log for Wednesday, 7:18 p.m., Lane County, 38-year old Kristine Miller arrested by Lane Co. Sheriff’s Office on Coquille PD warrant for Probation Violation on original charge of Unlawful Possession of Meth.
Vehicles
A 25-year old female reported to Coos Bay Police Wednesday, 6:01 p.m., 700 block No. 9th St., “her car that she thinks was locked was entered and a GPS taken,” according to an entry on the police log. At 3:51 p.m., 500 block So. 11th St., 31-year old male reported “theft from vehicle.” At 3:36 p.m., 1900 block Newmark Ave., 19-year old female “reports her vehicle entered and IPod taken.” At 1:44 p.m., 1300 block Anderson Ave., 37-year old male reported “locked Jeep was entered sometime during the night and tools taken.”
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Trendell honored
Marshfield’s first year Athletic Director Bryan Trendell has been recognized by the Oregon Athletic Director’s Association as the 5A Rookie of the Year during its conference in Sunriver April 19th.
NB tn
North Bend won at North Eugene 7-1 in girl’s tennis Thursday. Single’s results: No. 1 Kylee Woodman (NB) d Tanna Sollars 6-1, 6-1; No. 2 Andrea Tison (NB) d Emily Thornton (NE) 6-3, 6-3; No. 3 Nina Kolbus (NB) d Corina Ho (NE) 6-4, 6-0; No. 4 Megan Temple (NE) d Alicia Heredia (NB) 7-5, 6-1. Double’s results: No. 1 Mallory Crocker & Brianna Blaser (NB) d Anavilla Amparo & Monaka Kaneko (NE) 6-4, 6-4; No. 2 Camille Deming & Quinlyn Deming (NB) d Bella Laughler & Kristen Welch (NE) 6-1, 6-3; No. 3 Haley Dunham & Keeandra Rodriguez (NB) d Teshera Taylor & Hanna Alvern (NE) 6-3, 6-3; No. 4 Erica Woomer & Amanda Lee (NB) d Lillianna Villa & Sarah Heales ( NE) 6-1, 6-2. Coach Simmie Muth, “We were happy to get a match after a week break. After a few strokes the girls were able to get back into the swing of things and played fairly well. We had a strong performance from our #3 singles player Nina Kolbus, who came back from a first set deficit to win 6-4, 6-0. Camille Deming and Quinlyn Deming also played an aggressive net game to win 6-1, 6-3 at #2 doubles.”
Blazers
For the second straight game, Phoenix hammered Portland 108-91 in game three of the NBA playoffs. The Suns now lead the best of seven series 2-1. Game four will be played Saturday night in the Rose Garden.
Prep bb
Marshfield is scheduled to play at Churchill today in 5A Midwestern League baseball. North Bend is scheduled to play varsity and jayvee 4A Far West League baseball at South Umpqua today in Myrtle Creek.
Prep sb
Marshfield is scheduled to host Churchill today, 5 p.m. in 5A Midwestern League softball at Coos Head Field in Coos Bay. South Umpqua is scheduled to play at North Bend today in 4A Far West League varsity and jayvee softball beginning at 3 p.m.
Prep tn
Marshfield is scheduled to host Ashland today, 3 p.m., in girl’s tennis. Marshfield’s boys and girls are scheduled to play Saturday at Hidden Valley in Grants Pass.
Run for Kids
The 6th Annual Run for Kids will be held Saturday at Empire Lakes, John Topits Park. One mile and 5K races will be offered. Registration is at 9 a.m., and the run begins at 10 a.m.
Pre Rotary track meet
The 10th Annual Prefontaine Rotary Track Meet will be held at Pete Susick Stadium, Prefontaine Track on Saturday. Thirty high school teams will participate in the annual event that begins with field events at 11 a.m. with field events. A Master’s Mile is scheduled for noon, and the rest of the running events get underway at 12:30 p.m.
SOCC
Southwestern Oregon’s softball team is scheduled to host Lower Columbia CC in Coos Bay today for a doubleheader beginning at 3 p.m. The Lakers will then host Clark on Saturday for two games beginning at noon. SOCC’s baseball team is scheduled to host Lane CC, of Eugene, Saturday, in a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m.
Pac-10 bb
Oregon State opens a three-game Pac-10 baseball series at Washington State in Pullman, WA today. Oregon hosts USC for three games beginning today at PK Park in Eugene.
Pac-10 sb
The Beavers’ softball opens a three game softball series at Arizona in Tucson, AZ today. Oregon plays at Arizona State in Tempe, AZ beginning today.
Duck tr
Some of the Oregon track team members will compete this weekend in the annual Penn Relays in Philadelphia, PA.
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