City/Region Digest.Byline: The Register-Guard LOCAL Sheriff's team saves stranded rafters Lane County sheriff's crews rescued three people who became stranded on small islands in the McKenzie River For rivers name "Mackenzie", see . The McKenzie River is a tributary of the Willamette River, 86 miles (138 km) long, in northwestern Oregon in the United States. It drains part of the Cascade Range east of Eugene into the southernmost end of the Willamette Valley. when their inflatable raft overturned late Wednesday. Matthew Jay Matthew Jay (10 October 1978 – 25 September 2003) was a British singer-songwriter, who was often likened to artists such as Nick Drake,[1] Badly Drawn Boy,[2] and Jeff Buckley. Shannon, 21, David S. Clark, 20, and Derek Vaughn Jensen, 23, all of Eugene, launched an inflatable rubber raft at Deerhorn Road at 6 p.m. Wednesday with plans to float to Harvest Lane Landing in Springfield. Around 9:30 p.m., they left the main route and entered a blocked channel. Their raft hit river debris, overturned and ejected them, said John Miller, coordinator of the sheriff's search and rescue team. The men became stranded on two different islands in the area. Area residents reported their calls for help at 10:39 p.m. Search and rescue workers and the sheriff's marine patrol launched a rescue boat and took the men to Bilinear bi·lin·e·ar adj. Linear with respect to each of two variables or positions. Used of functions or equations. Adj. 1. bilinear - linear with respect to each of two variables or positions Landing. The men told officials that they had life jackets, but weren't wearing them, Miller said. He urged people to wear life jackets, plan trips that end before nightfall and preview the trip course to avoid hazards. Businessman to lead foundation board Trustees of the University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. Foundation have elected E. Danell "Dan" Giustina as the board's new president. Giustina, 52, is managing partner of Giustina Resources in Eugene and a 1972 business administration graduate of the UO. He received a master of business administration degree in 1974. A foundation trustee since 1993, Giustina is a second-generation board member and president of the foundation. His father, Ehrman Giustina, was a trustee for almost 30 years and served as board president from 1981 to '83. Other foundation officers are first vice president William Swindells of Lake Oswego Lake Os·we·go A city of northwest Oregon, a residential suburb of Portland. Population: 35,800. , a 1979 UO graduate and president of Purple Mountain Purple Mountain (Chinese: 紫金山; Pinyin: Zĭjīn Shān; literally "Purple-Golden Mountain"), also known as Bell Mountain (Chinese: Media Co. in Portland; second vice president Gerry Cameron of Vancouver, Wash., retired chief executive and chairman of US Bancorp; secretary Thomas Costabile of Eugene, senior vice president of operations for Sony Music Entertainment Sony Music Entertainment is a major global record label controlled by the Sony Corporation. In 1988, Sony Corporation acquired CBS Records, Inc. for $2 billion. CBS Inc., now CBS Corporation, retained the rights to the CBS name, and Sony renamed the label Inc. in Springfield; and treasurer Dan Hollingshead of Seattle, managing partner in PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol . The board also appointed four new members to five-year terms: Warren "Chip" Brown IV of Oakland, Calif.; Robert Fulton of West Linn linn n. Scots 1. A waterfall. 2. A steep ravine. [Scottish Gaelic linne, pool, waterfall.] ; Richard Stokes Sir Richard Rapier Stokes (27 january 1897–3 august 1957) was a British Labour Party politician who served briefly as Lord Privy Seal in 1951. Stokes was educated at Downside School, the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich and Trinity College, Cambridge. Jr. of Eugene; and Richard Ward of San Francisco. Heated argument ends in stabbing SPRINGFIELD - A Springfield woman was stabbed early Thursday during an argument with her co-defendant in a forgery case, police said. No one was arrested. Police forwarded the case to the Lane County district attorney's office for review. Christina Ann Bonnin, 34, was treated and released at McKenzie-Willamette Hospital for minor stab wounds to a leg and a hand. Police believe Bonnin was stabbed during an argument with Debra Ann McInnis, 27, also of Springfield. The argument stemmed from the two women's recent arrest on forgery charges, said Sgt. Dick Jones. The dispute turned physical, and Bonnin was stabbed. Hospital staff contacted police at 4:04 a.m. when Bonnin showed up at the emergency room with her injuries, Jones said. Florence man killed when truck hits tree REEDSPORT - A Florence man died Thursday night when the pickup truck he was driving crashed into a tree bordering Highway 101 north of Reedsport. Carlton Paul Bradley, 51, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, which occurred at 7:20 p.m. about seven miles north of Reedsport, according to an Oregon State Police news release. Bradley was driving north on Highway 101 when he lost control of his Mazda pickup, which left the roadway and hit a tree. The only other occupant of the pickup was a black labrador retriever Labrador retriever, breed of large sporting dog whose origins are obscure but whose immediate ancestors were developed in Newfoundland and brought to England in the early 1800s. It stands about 23 in. (58.4 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs between 60 and 75 lb (27. , which survived. Bradley was wearing his seat belt, state police said. |
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