SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2015
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“We have received com-
ments from our auditor that
we have not done an adequate
job of dealing with the 1 per-
cent of our Oregon Depart-
ment of Transportation
(ODOT) apportionment that is
required by Oregon Revised
Statutes (ORS) to be set aside
for the dedicated use of bicy-
cle and pedestrian paths,”
Hilden said.
“Our regional ODOT man-
ager Frannie Brindle was able
to provide me with informa-
tion that allows Dunes City to
designate street sweeping as
one of the official uses of
that money.”
Hilden plans to work with
the city auditors and ODOT to
make sure Dunes City is in
total compliance with the
ORS.
“Because this has been an
historical issue and the
statutes say you can only set
aside those funds for 10
years,” he said, “I am going
to try and designate expenses
from 2011, 2012, 2013 and
2014 that are already docu-
mented as part of our audit to
consume that set aside.
“It will make the issue go
away.”
Hilden said the set-aside
amount was approximately
$14,000.
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CoastWatch to host marine mammals presentation
The public is invited to
attend a free marine mammal
program with information for
all ages.
CoastWatch, a program of
Oregon Shores Conservation
Coalition sponsored by Lane
Community College, is hosting
the event Wednesday, April 22,
at 6 p.m., at the LCC Florence
Campus, 3149 Oak St., with
Jim Rice, marine mammal
stranding coordinator from the
Marine Mammal Institute,
Oregon State University.
Stranding events offer a
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blue grass, some rock and roll,
big band and folk music, and
we have programs like the Art
of the Song. ... It’s quite a vari-
ety.”
Bagon, who moved to
Oregon from Montana, got
involved with KXCR in its
planning stages.
“It just inspired me, all the
people volunteering their time
to get together and provide
shows. ... Because we’re non-
profit, we’re able to have
shows that 200 people are inter-
ested in. ... It’s like a niche. We
try to plug holes that others
aren’t able to fill,” she said.
KXCR offers training in
wealth of information to
researchers and resource man-
agers by providing valuable
insights into the lives of marine
mammals, including seasonal
distribution, natural history,
population health, environmen-
tal contaminant levels, cases of
human interaction and inci-
dence of disease.
Rice will provide an
overview of the work of the
Oregon Marine Mammal
Stranding Network, present a
summary of stranding trends
and case investigations, and
discuss ways to get involved.
Also present will be Jim
Sumich, courtesy faculty at
Oregon State University, who
is the author of a best-selling
textbook on marine biology
and co-author of the widely
adopted “Marine Mammals:
Evolutionary Biology.”
Sumich has taught at the col-
lege and university level for
more than four decades and has
conducted research on gray
whales from British Columbia
to Baja, Calif. He currently
teaches a course on marine
mammals at OSU’s Hatfield
Marine Science Center.
After a brief introduction to
gray whales, Sumich will focus
on recent research that has
revealed at least four distinct
migration/feeding patterns of
gray whales in the North
Pacific.
The combination of radio
tagging, photo identification,
and genetic studies is changing
the way we look at separate
populations of gray whales and
how we manage our interac-
tions with them.
speaking on-air, interviewing,
formatting a program and oper-
ating the equipment.
“They learn tech work and to
cut and splice. To construct a
show is pretty involved,”
Koehler said.
It is staffed by up to 60 vol-
unteers, but he said there’s a
“strong crew” of 26.
“Volunteers attend the front
desk, take phone calls, do
voice-overs, write copy and
help the (youth),” he said.
The station plays a program
put on by local students, ages
14 to 17, called KXCR Youth
Radio Club as well as “Youth
Speaks Out,” a program created
by young people in northern
California.
Other programs include
“Undercurrents,” “Best of
Swing,” “Native Traditions,”
“Be the Peace” and many more.
KXCR has a full program 24
hours a day and seven days a
week.
“And we hope to have
more,” Koehler said. “The
infancy of the station is such
that we look forward to more
participation. There’s an open-
ing for more creativity in a
medium you may not know as
much about.”
Bagon agreed.
“I really like the idea of radio
to listen and then use your own
imagination,” she said.
The station will mark its
anniversary with a fundraiser
on air. On April 19, it will also
open its doors for public tours
and the chance to speak live on
the radio. From 12 to 7 p.m.,
there will be snacks and enter-
tainment.
“It will be a fun event. We’ll
get to meet people in the com-
munity and the community gets
to meet the people that are put-
ting on the shows that hopeful-
ly they’re enjoying,” Bagon
said.
“It’s more ‘fun’ than
fundraiser,” said Koehler.
“We’re showing that the possi-
bilities for community radio are
endless.”
To learn more about KXCR
and community radio, stop by
the station at 1509 Ninth St.,
listen to 90.7 FM or call 541-
997-5252.
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