A local dentist will be offering a day of free smiles later this week. Dr. Charles Korando will be hosting his second annual “Dentistry From the Heart” Thursday. The entire day will be spent cleaning, filling and extracting as needed… all for free. It’s open to anyone who needs dental […]
Florence Oregon News
Siuslaw High School registration set
Incoming students at Siuslaw High School are being asked to register next week. Returning seniors can get locker assignments and pay fees on Tuesday, August 23rd between nine and 11:45. Juniors are asked to come in that afternoon between one and 3:45. Wednesday morning is set aside for sophomores and […]
Cost of driving going down
Prices at the pump are on the way down again. The national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded, as measured by Triple-A, dropped six cents this past week to $3.59, while Oregon’s statewide average fell by about 2 ½ cents and is at $3.73. After holding steady for […]
Interim Port of Siuslaw Manager named
The Port of Siuslaw has turned within to appoint a temporary manager. Susy Lacer, a former full time office staff member who has been working part time for the past two years will manage the day to day operations for now. Commissioner John Scott said Lacer’s knowledge of the district […]
Oregon news and NW sports from the AP
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – An apparent mixing error by a worker at the downtown YWCA swimming pool created chlorine gas last night. Portland Fire & Rescue spokesman Paul Corah says there were just five people in the building at the […]
Community Chorus of Florence
Laura Merz is excited. Merz was recently named the new Director for the Community Chorus of Florence and calls it a – quote – “wonderful privilege”. The group presents an annual Christmas Concert, this year’s is set for December 11th and rehearsals will begin tomorrow night. Merz says she’s already […]
World War II impact on Oregon
The tragic tale of the only mainland U.S. casualties in World War II due to enemy attack will be told this Saturday in Florence. May 5th, 1945 a church group on a picnic in rural Klamath County encountered a balloon bomb launched by a Japanese submarine off the Oregon Coast. […]
Relay for Life nearing goal
The 12th Florence Relay for Life is in the books, but those books are still open. As of yesterday, according to chairman John Bartlett, the 24-hour American Cancer Society event had raised $78-thousand for cancer research and support, that’s just two-thousand shy of their goal. They’re still collecting pledges and […]
Athlete of the Week
Elijah LaCosse
The Sports Club, the Siuslaw News and Coast Radio Sports congraulate Elijah LaCosse as this week’s Athlete of the Week. Elijah finished the State Wrestling Championship in third place. After losing in the first round he went on to score 5 consecutive pins including a rematch against his first round opponent. He was one of only two wrestlers in the tournament to do that and scored 23 points in the 138 pound weight bracket.
Honorable mention goes to another Viking Wrestler, Hayden Muller who placed 4th in the 135 pound girls division.
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Join us this Thursday as we catch up with Siuslaw Viking Wrestling Coach, Neil Wartnik.
