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City reports said the main objective is to improve safety.

“The planned improvements include widening the roadway,

adding dedicated bike lanes, constructing separated multiuse paths, and replacing aging water and sewer lines,” according to the City. “These enhancements aim to improve overall safety and transportation options for all users, including pedestrians and cyclists.” City Staff, along with RH2 Engineering, and K&E Excavating, explained the project in detail during an open house March 6.

“The Rhododendron Drive Realignment and Improvement Project is not merely a roadway paving project,” according to City of Florence reports. “It is also for water and wastewater pipe line replacement and the installation of a separated multi-use path. The

project will shift the roadway to the east in the area of Marine Manor south to the end of the river overlook pullout area. This is necessary in order to improve vision clearance and provide an enhanced parking area along the river.”

According to the city, the project will bring additional benefits, including an elevated multi-use path, a pedestrian signal, The City of Florence opened bids on the Rhododendron Drive Realignment & Improvement Project in December 2023. K&E Excavating, Inc. out of Salem, Oregon, was awarded the construction contract for this $7 million project. Project costs include $250,000 for engineering services

and $6,750,000 for the construction phase. Additionally, Lane County is contributing $338,000 to reconfigure the intersection to New Hope Lane and access to the Transfer Station.”

According to the City, the project will be paid for with street funding and other allocations and was approved in the 2023-2025 biennial budget.

Completion is estimated for December 2025, and construction will be staged so as minimize disruptions. “Traffic flow and access to the area will be maintained during construction to the best extent possible. All detour plans and alternate routes will be communicated to the public in advance to minimize disruptions.”

at www.siuslawk12.or.us under departments, special services.

Arrests made in Mapleton mail thefts

By TONY

REED The Siuslaw News

Lane County Sheriff’s investigators have arrested two suspects mail thefts and break-ins in the Mapleton area.

According to Sheriff’s Sgt. Tim Wallace, calls started coming in that mail had been taken from private mailboxes in a wide area near Highway 36. Wallace said information had been disseminated on social media from the area, not all of which was accurate.

“On February 27th, KEZI reported on the incidents, which led many victims to come forward that had not yet reported thefts to the Sheriff’s Office,” according to a March 12 release.

Wallace said it appeared that the suspects hit mailboxes during the night. Some mail was opened and gone through in near the boxes from which it was taken, but it also appeared the suspects drove to another location to open and then dispose of the stolen mail.

“On February 28th, both suspects, Matthew Curtis Berkner Sr. and Daniel Kenneth Frye, were located and arrested in Florence on unrelated cases,” the LCSO release said. “Deputies contacted over a dozen victims and several witnesses over the following days and developed probable cause to arrest both suspects, who were still being held in the Lane County Jail.”

According to LCSO, the two were arrested for theft 1, Criminal Mischief 2, and theft 3 but additional charges may be filed by federal authorities.

Wallace advised residents of all rural area to get a locking mailbox or check mail daily.

“This was done at night which indicates that some residents had left their mail in the box that day or didn’t have a locking box.”

If you suspect your mail was stolen, call the Lane County Sheriff’s Office. A self-report can be started by downloading a pdf form from the Lane County Sheriff’s Office website.

It’s also a good idea to notify your bank or financial institution and let them know, so that extra security measures can be taken.

Wallace said mail theft reports typically increase around the holidays and tax return season.

Anyone with further information is asked to contact the Lane County Sheriff’s Office at 541 682 4150.

Equipment is staged an waiting to start work on the Rhododendron Drive Realignment project.

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Carol Jean Nilson

Oct. 23, 1937 - Feb 22 , 2024

Carol Jean Nilson, 86, left this world peacefully on February 22, 2024, in Glendale, Arizona. She was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on October 23, 1937, to the late Victor D. and Eva Jackson Simmons. She was a woman devoted to her family who cherished the occasions to spend time with them. Jean passed the way she chose –“living independently in the sunshine”.

She was preceded in death by the love of her life and husband, Joseph A. Nilson of Salt Lake City, Utah. Brothers, Harry Simmons, and Robert Simmons of Salt Lake City, Utah. Grandsons Cory Nilson and Jarom Windsor Williams.

Jean was a lifelong member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and held many callings in the church. She valued her time spent serving as Temple Worker in the Los Angeles Temple, Portland Oregon Temple, and as the Relief Society Compassionate Service Leader in the Florence, Oregon Ward. Jean began modeling at a young age and continued until her late 20’s. She studied and received training on Substance Abuse and Counseling at UCLA and Antelope Valley College. She spent many years utilizing her education by volunteering and serving on the Boards of The Antelope Valley Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependency, and The Family Resource Foundation, Inc.

Those remaining to honor her memory include her Son Michael J. Nilson, Son Douglas S. Nilson (Alice), Daughter Cynthia R. Sommer (Jennifer), Son Lawrence Ace Nilson (Molly). Six Grandchildren, Casey Nilson, Heather Grizzell (Chris), Kristine Sommer (Adam), Steven Sommer (Alxandria), Bethany Elliott, Robby Nilson (Jess); and

James K. Rash

James K. Rash died peacefully in his home in Florence, OR on January 19, 2024. He was 86 years old.

Jim was born in Winterset, Iowa to Ernest Loyd and Violet Farrow Rash. He attended Winterset High School and graduated from Iowa State University in 1960. While at Iowa State he met Sally Sherwood on a blind date and fell hopelessly in love and they were married on August 16, 1958.

Sally gave birth to Timothy James during Jim’s senior year at Iowa State. After graduation they moved to Madison, WI where—a year later—Scott Daniel was born. Jim’s career then took the family to Detroit, MI where Michael Sherwood was born.

In 1965 the family moved to Portland, OR where Jim had accepted a position with Simpson Timber Co. and where the three boys were raised. Simpson invested in Jim, and in 1969 moved the family to Eugene where Jim completed his MBA at the University of Oregon. The family then moved back to Portland in 1971 where Jim continued to excel in his career with Simpson and the family continued its busy life.

In the Summer of 1974 Jim started jogging for fitness. Jogging turned into running and running turned into racing. He competed in the Seaside Marathon and the Portland Marathon before qualifying for the Boston Marathon which he ran in 1981. His athleticism, dedica tion, and discipline as a “mid dle-age dad” still serves as an inspiration to his three sons. Simpson expanded its extruded plastic pipe division in 1983, launching a separate company and promoting Jim to president. Jim and Sally moved to Eugene, OR where Jim led the executive leadership team for Pacific Western Pipe Company or PWPipe. He thrived in this capacity and fostered relationships that remained into his retirement.

After his retirement from PWPipe in 2001 he and Sally moved to Florence, OR where they enjoyed outdoor activities and all around community involvement, and where they entertained their growing family as their sons would visit with wives and grandkids. Jim leveraged meaning and joy out of every corner of post-career living. He was deeply invested in his present and growing relationships with his family, never missing an opportunity to tell his sons, their wives and his grandkids that he loved them.

Through words, and by example, he taught his sons to be gentlemen, to always be respectful of women—especially their mother, to own up to their personal responsibilities in life, to value family, and to cherish the limited time we all have with those who are most important to us.

He is preceded in death by his parents Loyd and Violet Rash, and his sister Glory Debatista. He is survived by his wife Sally Rash, his three sons Tim (wife Francie), Scott (wife Karen), and Michael Rash, as well as a niece Leigh Torrison Duescher. He is also survived by his six grandchildren: Taylor (wife Alyssa) Rash, Jaxon Rash, Sara Rash, Kimberly Premer (husband Devon), John Michael Rash, and Owen Rash. The list wouldn’t be complete without including his great-granddaughter Chloe James Rash, daughter of Taylor and Alyssa.

Jim Rash was a beloved

former Florence resident, passed away on March 4,2024 at Pete Moore Hospice in Eugene. She was 79. Marybeth was born to Jean and Wilbert Weiss on November 26, 1944, in Mishawaka, Indiana.

She graduated from Mishawaka High School in 1963 and Parsons College in 1967, where she met her husband Bill Hodgson. They were married 57 years. While living in Florence, Marybeth and Bill headed up Relay for Life, which had recorded-attendance and contributions to the American Cancer Society.Marybeth actively volunteered with the Humane Society Thrift Store,organizing their annual Christmas boutique.

Her passions in life resulted in fabulous gardens surrounding their homes and culinary masterpieces enjoyed by all their guests.

She loved the outdoors, whether walking the Oregon beaches,bicycling through France, kayaking with the Orcas in British Columbia, or hiking the Colorado mountains where they once lived.

Marybeth is survived by her husband, nephew David Weiss, niece Diane Alexander, sister-in-law Maryann Hall and Eric Hodgson brother-in-law.

She will be missed by all who had the opportunity to know and work with such an dedicated community member, No memorial has been scheduled.

Nov. 26, 1944 - Mar 4, 2024

Bobbie Joan Larson

Jan. 15,1931 - Feb 24 2024

Bobbie Joan Larson passed away Saturday February 24, 2024, at age 93.

She was born in Billings, Montana to Francis and Nellie Ames and joined big sister Betty. In 1934 the family moved to Lebanon, Oregon and settled on 100 acres of land. They built a home and working farm. Bobbie attended a one room schoolhouse in Sodaville for primary grades and graduated from Lebanon High School.

She shared many memories and stories from this chapter of her life with family and friends.

In 1949 she married Roy L. Larson. After several years of following logging jobs along the Oregon Coast they settled in Florence in 1955. It was here that Bobbie stayed to raise her sons and saw all four graduate from Siuslaw High School.

In 1967 Bobbie went to work for Wave Beachgrass Nursery gathering and planting native plants. It was while working here during the next 25 years that she met many of the people that would become her closest friends.

In the early 1990’s she started Westlake Nursery which she ran until retirement in 2000.

Family and friends would all agree she was made of strong stuff, independent, feisty and stubborn. She was the best Mother and Grandmother a kid could want. Bobbie was a poet, storyteller, and short story writer as well as being able to belt out a song when so inclined (all lyrics included).

Some things that defined who Bobbie was her love of cats, gardening, baking, and reading. She was an avid reader and loved books.

One of the highlights of her life was a trip to Greece with her Grandson Chris. Bobbie was preceded in death by her parents and sister Betty. She is survived by her sons Larry (Emily), Carl (Tammy), (former wife Carol), Philip (Diane) and Robert (Kristi). Grandchildren Lea, Adam, Chris, Tim, Terra, Jennifer, Alicia, Neal, Drew, Anthoney and Raelyn. She had 17 Great Grandchildren. She will be missed by all who knew her especially her grandson Adam who had a special connection with his Granny.

There will be a Celebration of Life for Bobbie on Sunday April 14th at 10:00 a.m. at the Woahink Meeting Hall in Honeyman Park.

Rita Ann Caporale

Rita Ann Caporale was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She

left this world suddenly on March 3, 2024 at 81 years old. She was born to Clifton and Edith Richardson of Chehalis, Washington, the youngest of three sisters. She was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Raymond Don Caporale of Florence, Oregon. Rita is survived by her sisters Donna Unzelman and Marilyn Gilmon of Chehalis, WA, daughter Tracy (Ian) Betts, sons Gerred (Rylie) Caporale and Keven (Nicole) Caporale, grandchildren Rachael, Jacob, Kaylee, Peyton and Henley, numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. She was and always will be immensely treasured. Rita will be remembered for having a bright personality and a compassionate heart from birth, making friends wherever she went. After graduating high school in Chehalis, Washington in 1961, she left her hometown for the bright lights of Los Angeles, California where she worked various jobs, always with a ready smile. She was a dedicated mother first and foremost and treasured her children and grandchildren, embracing every moment with them. Rita loved to love, which was evident when gathered in the kitchen with family and friends laughing over good food and a good margarita. She enjoyed baking, crafting, creating and she particularly loved being a plant mom, propagating little pieces of plants she’d find, tinkering in the garden, cultivating her green thumb then sharing what she grew.

She retired from Peace Health Women’s Clinic in 2020 to care for her husband during his prolonged illness during which she kept a positive outlook and had kind words for all.

“Love doesn’t die with death. Love is like liquid; when it pours out, it seeps into others’ lives. Love changes form and shape. Love gets into everything. Death doesn’t conquer all; love does. Love wins every single time. Love wins by lasting through death. Love wins by loving more, loving again, loving without fear.”

A Celebration of Life will be posted at a later date

Norman C. Leeling

Norman C. Leeling, age 87, of Florence, passed away February 16, 2024. For more information visit www.legacy. com.

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Your interview with two backers of the Siuslaw Valley Charter School (SVCS) was a very poor example of journalism. Worse, it was insulting to the Siuslaw School District and all who work there.

Your reporter allowed Aric Sneddon and Kay King to present their opinions as facts, and to levy more than a dozen accusations about alleged practices at Siuslaw public schools: low education quality, lack of teaching kids the ability to become learners, a “preachy” teaching style, teaching to the test, and much, much more.

Your reporter allowed all of these claims to go unchallenged, and you never even presented the qualifications of your interview subjects. (OK, Ms. King says she used to be a teacher, but I’ll bet that was

more than a couple of years ago.)

Sneddon and King whine about what they call “stonewalling” by the administration, and claim the administration’s actions “are what’s causing the problem.”

To this observer -- and I have no stake in the issue -- it appears that SVCS, thanks to public posturing and 2,400word articles like this one, is mostly responsible for the acrimony.

Bruce Hadley Florence

As a high school senior back in the ‘50s we were taught basic critical thinking skills. I remember being warned against half-truths, glittering generalities, and

pure propaganda unsupported by facts.

It’s a delicious irony that proponents of Siuslaw Valley Charter School brag about teaching critical thinking skills while making arguments easily punctured by application of critical thinking. Their broad criticisms of public education in Oregon fall in that category.

And then there’s the “classical education model” touted by the SVCS folks. What the heck is that? Textbooks, and study materials provided by teachers, are an essential part of classroom education. Students are responsible for learning the material. How exactly is classical education different? Does it call for different textbooks? Let’s see examples. Little Johnny studying Latin instead of learning

about Brown vs Board of Education?

So far as teaching evolution and creationism is concerned, I anticipate some frustrated teachers and confused kids.

The bottom line is outcomes. Can the charter school folks show their graduates are better prepared for the future than their public school counterparts? Let’s see some facts that withstand actual critical thinking.

It would be ok if the SVCS proponents just say they will grade harder than the public schools and boost graduation standards; I can accept that. But the other stuff is fluff.

Jim White Florence

Requesting some local history

By TONY REED Associate Editor

A few weeks ago, I was informed of a long-unused building in the middle of Old Town said to contain a bit of historic Florence culture.

While any unused building in Old Town Florence is rare in itself, this one piqued my interest.

Owner Debby Rice told me that when they bought the building containing the former Bay Street Grill at 1341 Bay Street, they were told the upstairs was just being used for storage.

When they went upstairs for a closer look, they were amazed to find a giant room, about 35 by 70 feet, with an arched roof and a stage at one end.

“You can imagine our surprise because we were expecting something like a 9 by 12 storeroom, and we walk up into this huge space…”

Debby said.

Her research turned up that the second-story space was formerly known as The Rainbow Ballroom, which

hosted live music and dancing, among other things. The small raised stage sits at the north end of a dance floor that runs the full length of the building. For the most part, it’s empty and the only evidence that it was a ballroom are early 60s brass band record album covers stapled to the walls.

The rest of the space is by no means perfect. Long strips of the gym-style wood floor have been pulled up to install fire sprinklers in the building below. The bathrooms have been completely stripped and some of the walls have been stripped to expose the studs. Ceiling beams and trusses are still intact and the staircase down to the Bay Street sidewalk is also in need of some work.

Owner Tom Rice said they’ve owned the building

just over a year and are not yet certain what they will do with the space.

“I want to clean it up, paint it and fix the floor,” he said. “Then I can talk to people about doing something with it.”

He said he’s not in a position to manage a future use but will likely be willing to work out a lease agreement.

Rental apartments are one possible option, along with office spaces and such. Tom said it would be separate from the street businesses and he could lease it to a new tenant who would be responsible for upkeep.

He estimated the space to be about 4,000 square feet.

Debby said people have suggested everything from a yoga studio to crossfit gym, but the overwhelming

response is that “Florence needs a night life.”

“It’s amazing this has been just sitting here,” Tom said. “You’d think someone would have done something with it.” He said everyone who sees it has big ideas about what to do with it, but offices or rental spaces may involve the least red tape.

An article in this paper from May 2010 highlighted a local effort to get the ballroom back in shape to reopen it, but it obviously failed. In fact, photos in the article hardly look different from the ones I took myself, including the removed sections of flooring. According to the article, the ballroom had also been used to host the Rhododendron Pageant in the 1950s and may have even been used as a roller rink.

I wish I could tell you more about its history, but I’ve only started looking into it. Going through many of our old newspapers to about 1966 so far, I can’t find any ads or stories about the ballroom. I did locate a July 1956 article where an award was accepted at “Rainbow hall,” but I’ve no way to confirm if it’s the same place. It’s not something you can just Google and turning actual pages of 60 plus-yearold newspapers takes time.

However, Google did turn up a Facebook page, last updated in 2012, asking for help to restore the ballroom. It didn’t seem to get a lot of attention and only contained a couple photos of how it looked at the time, along with a couple renderings of how it could look restored.

I’m sure there are some long-time residents of Florence who may have danced or performed in the ballroom, so I’m reaching out.

If you remember it, tell us about it. When did it open?

When did it close and why?

What was it most known for?

If you have some photos of the place in its heyday, I’d love to see and share them.

Feel free to drop me a line at treed@countrymedia.net

Experience and enjoy an evening with creative performer, Nathan Brown, who will be offering his splash of heART on Saturday, March

23rd. Brought back by popular demand, the Florence Unitarian Universalist Fellowship invites you to enjoy Noah Brown, a unique poet who is honest, witty,

emotional, reflective and just plain funny.

Brown is a successful author of 26 books and a singer/songwriter who

Oregon State University’s Global Hemp Innovation Center has received a $10 million grant to work with 13 Native American Tribes to spur economic development in the western United States by developing manufacturing capabilities for materials and products made from hemp.

he project, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture, seeks to develop sustainable supply chains based on the needs identified by an intertribal business consortium that link regional hemp production, processing and manufacturing to create hemp products.

The project also focuses on creating educational and workforce development opportunities to equip Native American students and adults for jobs in the emergent biobased economy.

This work builds on a $10 million USDA Sustainable Agricultural Systems grant the Global Hemp Innovation Center received in 2021, to begin defining economic opportunities for hemp grown in the western United States.

With this new grant, the Global Hemp Innovation Center has been designated by USDA as a Center of Excellence. Oregon State also worked with USDA to develop the Hemp Research Needs Roadmap, which was released last week and identifies the four areas of greatest need in the industry.

The decriminalization of hemp with the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill created a boom of interest in the potential of hemp. Initially, there was a surge in hemp planting, primarily driven by CBD (cannabidiol) demand.

By 2020, hemp production had dropped off as quickly as it surged.

“There is still significant interest and potential in industrial uses of hemp,” said Jeffrey Steiner, director of the Global Hemp Innovation Center. “But it’s critical that investment decisions be based on sound science and business planning to build out and scale up economic development opportunities with hemp, particularly to benefit Tribal nations and other American rural communities.”

The grant builds on a 2022 White House executive order focused on biobased manufacturing, meaning using

renewable biological resources from land and sea – such as crops from farms, trees from forests, and fish and animals – to sustainably produce food, building materials, industrial products and energy.

The properties of hemp-derived materials have potential to replace those manufactured from oil, natural gas and coal, for use in textiles, nanofibers, electronics, polymer bio-composites and construction materials, Steiner said.

The grant has four objectives:

• Support development of a Native American-led intertribal biomanufacturing

consortium and establish regional business trading networks.

• Provide education and engagement opportunities for tribal communities by creating K-22 curriculum and student internships and mentorship opportunities, and presenting hemp economic development opportunities to tribal decision-makers.

• Determine optimal materials characteristics, configurations of manufacturing equipment and facilities, and needed technology providers to establish sustainable manufacturing pipelines for hempbased materials and products

that meet end-product market specifications.

• Optimize the quality of materials and biomanufacturing efficiencies through hemp breeding, field production, harvest and handling, and processing systems.

Oregon State is partnering with 13 Tribal nations within the geographical boundaries of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Nevada, Montana and California; three other

western U.S. land grant universities, University of California Davis, University of Nevada, Reno and Washington State University; Stone Child College; College of the Redwoods; USDA Agricultural Research Service; 7 Generations LLC; the Indigenous Habitat Institute; the Intertribal Agriculture Council; and hemp and other bio-based product manufactures and businesses.

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would like to attend the meeting remotely via videoconferencing or telephonic means. Members of the public are also invited to send written public comments via email to ref@siuslawlibrary. org or via mail to ATTN: SPLD Board, Siuslaw Public Library District, 1460 9th

Street, Florence, OR 97439.

Written comments regarding agenda items must be received no later than 9:00 AM on Wednesday, March 20, 2024 to be considered at the meeting

Florence Elks Lodge #1858 presents Americanism Essay Awards

The Grand Lodge of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks annually offers an Americanism Essay Contest. The theme for this year was: “What the Bill of Rights

Means to Me.” The essay contest is open to students in the 5 th through 8 th grades.

Florence Elks Lodge #1858 sponsors the local competition and invites student participation from the Florence,

Reedsport and Mapleton areas. The winning authors and their proud family members attended dinner and the awards presentation at the Florence Elks Lodge on Thursday, March 7, 2024.

The 7 th grade First place winner was Pearl Jensen, who attends Academy by the Sea.

Second place was awarded to Aubrey Carrington, a student at Reedsport Community Charter School. Third place went to Payton Hill, also a student at Reedsport Community Charter School.

The 8th grade First place winner was Sailor Jensen, who attends Jensen Academy

by the Sea. Second place winner Danika Durchevski and Third place Payton Hill are both students at Reedsport Community Charter School. The winning essays have advanced and will be judged at the state-wide competition in April. The theme for the 2024-2025 year will be announced in August.

(L-R) ER Donna Smith, Kaleena Jensen -Home School Teacher, Sailor Jensen- First place 8th Grade, Pearl Jensen- First Place 7th Grade, Dylan Larimer- Third Place 8TH Grade, Danika Darchevski- Second Place 8TH Grade, Payton Cole-Third Place 8TH Grade, Kaylie Laskey Reedsport Charter School Teacher, Spunky Gray - Americanism Chairman

The

LCSO says thieves stealing internet cable

By TONY REED Siuslaw

and take time to

“For doing all that damage that can

Wallace noted that some thieves may go so far as to cut lines in the daytime by wearing hardhats and reflective vests, or even putting traffic cones around their vehicle. However, if the vehicle os not a market contracting

truck with boxes for specific repair and replacement tools, they may be stealing internet cables.

Residents should call 541 682 4150 to report suspicious

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who worked on the study as a postdoctoral

scholar with Oregon State University’s Marine Mammal Institute.

“If you look at single species interactions, you’re likely to miss a lot,” Gomes said. “The natural effects of a disturbance are not necessarily going to be straightforward and linear. What this showed us is that these heat waves impact every predator and prey in the ecosystem through direct and indirect pathways.”

The project was a collaboration by Oregon State University and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Joshua Stewart, an assistant professor with the Marine Mammal Institute, mentored Gomes and co-authored the paper.

“What I found both alarming and fascinating is the extent to which these pyrosomes absorb all of the energy in the system,” Stewart said. “Because nothing else

really eats the pyrosomes, they just become this dead end, and that energy is not available for anyone else in the ecosystem.”

Marine heat waves are periods of prolonged, unusually warm ocean temperatures. The prevalence and intensity of marine heat waves is increasing around the globe.

While the impacts of these heat waves on marine species have been well-documented on individual and population

levels, the effects on the entire ecosystem have not been well understood, Gomes said.

To gain a more holistic view of the impact of marine heat waves, Gomes updated an end-to-end ecosystem model with new data on marine life throughout the ocean food web that was collected during local biological surveys.

He then compared how the food web worked before and after a recent spate of marine heat waves, including a large, well-documented event in 2013-2014 known as “the blob.” Much of the new data used in the model was collected following that event as researchers tried to better understand its impacts.

Some of the impacts were predictive – pyrosomes, for example, are known to thrive in warmer waters – but the analysis also showed that the ecosystem functions in ways that are not intuitive, Gomes said.

For example, the modeling showed how the dominance of pyrosomes drew energy out of the food web. That loss of energy is most likely to affect fish and marine mammals that are higher up the food chain, potentially impacting economically important fisheries and recovery efforts for threatened or endangered species, Stewart said.

Huge influxes of pyrosomes in the waters and on beaches in the Pacific Northwest in 2017 and 18 drew widespread public attention. Data from those events was included in the updated model.

The updated model used in the study could help commercial fisheries adapt harvest strategies that are impacted when fish commonly found in one area move to escape the encroaching warm water or their populations drop due to lack of available food following a marine heatwave.

Numbers of Pacific jack mackerel, for example, have increased following marine heat waves, but so far, fisheries have not shifted to catching them, the researchers noted.

The researchers’ methods could also provide a template for future research to understand the impact of these events elsewhere, Gomes said.

Additional coauthors of the paper are James Ruzicka of NOAA’s Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center and Lisa Crozier, David Huff and Richard Brodeur of NOAA’s Northwest Fisheries Science Center. Gomes is now with U.S. Geological Survey.

The Marine Mammal Institute is part of Oregon State’s College of Agricultural Sciences and is based at Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport. NOAA’s Northwest Fisheries Science Center also has a research station at Hatfield.

By TONY REED Siuslaw News

At a work session February 22, the Florence City Council heard a presentation regarding the Bridges program of Florence and took a tour of the facility at 5260 Highway 101 Program staff gave the presentation to update the city on how the state’s All-In funding is being used to help locals experiencing homelessness.

The Bridges program of Florence is an emergency shelter funded by the state’s All-In Grant to help people move into permanent housing. The program includes case management to work with people overcoming barriers to housing such as getting back their identification and Social Security card and connecting with service providers.

City Manager Erin Reynolds introduced Kate McClellan, from the Florence Emergency Cold Weather Shelter committee, and Tara Johnson, from the Nancy Devereaux Center, who have been producing the project.

In 2023, the state recognized that local jurisdictions need help to address the growing impact of homelessness on their community, the presentation began.

“Local jurisdictions and businesses have spent and continue to spend significant resources to address the impact of people experiencing unsheltered homelessness. Examples include, but are not limited to, picking up and disposing of debris, garbage, waste, and biohazards”

According to the presentation, locally-collected data indicates that many people experiencing homelessness in

Florence are from the immediate area or were here for a significant amount of time before becoming homeless.

According to the Lane County homelessness data, $4,703 homeless individuals reside in Lane County, 5% of home are in Florence. As many as 216 of the 5,416 people who experience homelessness in Lane County during the six months ending New Year’s eve, 4.6% lived in Florence when they lost their housing. That number comes to 249 people. Data excludes transient homeless individuals who arrive in summer and leave in fall.

“So the state allocated a lot of money to address homelessness and this is what came to Florence,” McClellan said.

All-In funding is focused on reducing homelessness by increasing access to housing with three programs. Homelessness prevention received 216,000- rapid rehousing got $400,000Emergency shelter beds was given $510,000, totaling $1,126,000. McClellan said the $510,000 grant for emergency shelter beds is being used to fund the Bridges program.

The National Alliance to end homelessness training for Lane County service providers in December 2023 explained the housing first principles for programs, including emergency shelters.

Housing First

“Housing First principles are that homelessness is foremost a housing and economic problem, people should be returned or stabilized in permanent housing as quickly as possible and voluntarily connected to resources necessary to sustain that housing, and issues that may have contributed to people experiencing homelessness can best be addressed once they are permanently housed,” according to the presentation.

The bridges program of Florence uses all-in funding

for a low barrier shelter. There are requirements to stay based on appropriate behavior and adherence to the rules. The secure fenced site has aroundthe-clock paid monitor staffing. However, the program is full and there is a wait list and 90% of current guests are from Florence or Mapleton.”

According to the presentation, Bridges staff collaborate with local service providers and agencies including Siuslaw Outreach services, West Lane Crisis Response, Lane County Street Outreach, Mobile Community Social Health Center, Peacehealth, Florence Police Department, and Reconnections

Counseling.

Johnson said staff have been managing the Coalbank Village, a shelter in Coos Bay made up of 19 pallet homes, for 2.5 years.

“I have mixed feelings about the Housing First program,” Johnson said. “However I see it working. As we put people into shelter they are actually able to get a job, because most of us, as employers would not want to hire someone who is carrying all of their possessions In a wagon and leaving them in front of or behind our business. so, by having a safe place that they can put their possessions, then they can look for work and become gainfully employed.”

Johnson said the Bridges program serves as a safety net and as a stepping stone to greater independence. She said case managers help them set reasonable goals, and overcome the obstacles in the way of that goal.

Johnson said some clients are fearful of law enforcement, since some interactions don’t end in their favor. She called it an underlying issue, but does not mean officers are targeting homeless persons.

“Our work with law enforcement has been inviting them to come to the center, rolling out the red carpet so

that my community of clients sees me interacting appropriately with law enforcement,” Johnson said, adding that it builds a relationship so that when they do have legal issues, staff can help them work through the system and overcome it as a barrier to finding housing. She said the program also relies on officers to help with referrals from people needing assistance.

Mayor Rob Ward asked if all persons housed in the program must also have a case manager.

“Yes, they have a case manager,” Johnson said, adding that they are required to meet with them once a week.

“At Bridges, we strongly recommend it, but people are thrilled to have someone alongside of them, and to the best of my knowledge, no one has refused that service.”

She that through building relationships, case management can be done without officially calling it that.

Calling Bridges a low-barrier service, Johnson said some are shocked to hear people can enter the program without a drivers license.

“Law enforcement will tell you, it’s not always easy to get,” she said, “especially if you have lost all your documents.”

“I’m not bragging, but we are really really good at helping people get their replacement documents,” Johnson said. “We have helped hundreds of people from all 50 states get their birth certificates. I will say the District of Columbia does not play nicely in the sandbox. We’re still struggling with getting somebody their birth certificate from the District of Columbia.”

However, staff do screen for sexual offenses and will refuse service to some, following a status evaluation. She said some very old violations may be excused if the subject has been compliant

with reporting laws and has had no violations since.

Discussion

City Manager Erin Reynolds acknowledged Bob Teter, Executive Director of Siuslaw Outreach Services (SOS) and said the previously-mentioned homelessness prevention funding of $216,000 rapid rehousing funding of $400,000, went to his program. Reynolds said that for all purposes, SOS is currently the one-stop-shop for the homeless effort and rehousing.

“The greater, now more organic effort that’s happening with the Florence Homeless Resource Team that’s meeting once a month to coordinate what used to be fairly siloed efforts around a variety of social services and wrap-around needs of the most vulnerable in our community,” she said. “The thing I love about the Florence Homeless Resource Team is that it includes someone from PeaceHealth and PeaceHarbor. I feel like, for the first time in a very long time, having them at the table … but the fact that they are outside their four walls coordinating at these meetings is really great.”

Asked for the status of future funding Johnson said the All-In contract has been extended and the county is working with the state along all related programs.

“There’s a lot of commitment at the state level to continue these programs at the local level,” she said. “The local level is where you will have to be able to solve the problems but you just can’t figure out all of a sudden, figure out a way to fund

This kind of effort. We believe the county will be successful but there are also opportunities for local fundraisers.”

After some discussion about inter program policies, rules and related laws, the council was given a tour of the Bridges facility.

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PEOPLE AT HOME IN A PLACE:

The Johnny Sundstrom Invitational

By HEIDI SUNDSTROM Mapleton Journalism Club

On Thursday, March 21, the upriver community of Mapleton will come together to honor the memory of longtime track coach and “voice of the Sailors” Johnny Sundstrom in an afternoon of track and field events during the inaugural Johnny Sundstrom Invitational.

Sundstrom spent nearly five decades at his home at Rock Creek Ranch, an intentional farm and forest land founded by him and his land partners in 1976 and coached track at Mapleton for over fifteen years. He was also the official “voice” of Sailor football and could be found perched above the football field, his booming voice detailing the team’s every move. He was instrumental in the renovation of Mapleton’s 300m track and the one who first contacted Nike co-founder Bill Bowerman to secure the funding needed to resurface the original dirt course.

The 2024 Mapleton track and field season kicked off last Thursday, March 14 at Reedsport after press deadlines but the team will open its home season at the Johnny Sundstrom Invitational tomorrow.

Excitement is high upriver as the 2024 Sailors track team is the school’s largest in a few years with over a dozen athletes participating.

Top returners for Mapleton are sophomore Ramil Beers on the boys side, who finished second in the 100m at sub district and has an 11.83 second personal record in the event. Also a sophomore, Natalie Stevens comes into the season as the girls team’s top 400m runner, an event she won three times last year, including a PR run at the

Crow Country Cinder Classic (1:06.44).

“People at home in a place” was a favorite refrain Sundstrom would say in regards to how a place can help shape an individual’s personal experience and identity, which certainly applied to his role within Mapleton

athletics and as part of the Sailor community.

Mapleton will host Central, Eddyville, Mannahouse Academy, McKenzie, Mohawk, Sheridan and Siletz Valley at Bowerman Track, located at 10868 East Mapleton Rd. in Mapleton, right above the football field.

Field events are set to commence at 4:30 p.m., while running events kick off at 5 p.m. Admission is free and final results can be found at www.athletic.net.

Come support the Sailors and honor the “voice” himself at the Johnny Sundstrom Invitational this Thursday.

Sheldon rolls to team title at Siuslaw invite

Two-time 5A champion Francie Tomp of North Eugene takes medalist honors

EXPLODING Whale SPORTS

Sheldon won the team title by 59 strokes and two-time defending OSAA 5A state champion Francie Tomp of North Eugene took medalist honors Thursday in the second annual Siuslaw Girls Invitational golf tournament at Florence Golf Links.

Sheldon scored 364 times 423 by Marist Catholic. Tomp, a junior, carded a 75 for the best round of the day.

Thurston senior Olivia Cranberry was second with a 77 and Catlin Gabel sophomore Vishaka Priyan third with a 79.

The Lady Vikings next play April 2 at the Cottage Grove Invitational.

Team scores

• Sheldon 364

• Marist Catholic 423

• McNary 434

• North Eugene 434

• North Bend 465

• Siuslaw 497

• Bandon, Catlin Gabel and Thurston incomplete

Siuslaw scores

• Jenna Young 118, Jessika Vargas 125, Mya Smith 126,

Abby Kirkwood 128, Emily Gortz 131

Top individuals

• Francie Tomp, North Eugene 75 Olivia Granberry Thurston 77 Vishaka Priyan, Catlin Gabel 79 Esha Reddy Marist Catholic 80 Cassie Kennon, North Bend 81 Jill Potter, Sheldon 83 Julianna Laban, Sheldon 88 Sylvia Czarnecki, Sheldon 89 Ashlyn Thomas, Marist Catholic 92

Girls schedule

Tuesday, April 2

Cottage Grove Invitational, Cottage Grove, 10 a.m. Monday, April 8 — Bandon Invitational, Bandon Crossings Golf Course, 11 a.m.

Thursday, April 11 — Cot, Emerald Valley Golf Course, Creswell, TBD.

Monday, April 22 4A Girls State Preview, Tokatee Golf Club, McKenzie Bridge, TBD.

Monday-Tuesday, May 5-6

4A/3A/2A/1A

Sophomores

Viking Boosters are a club on the move

EXPLODING Whale SPORTS

The Siuslaw Athletic Booster Club is an organization on the move.

It is full speed ahead for the annual SABC auction, Saturday, Aug. 24, at Three Rivers Casino.

“We are selling tables, and will begin the big push for donations soon,” SABC vice president Londi Tomaro said. Lori Johnson and Natalie Blankenship are leading the charge.

And there is more.

“The SABC is also in the process of putting together a new website that will be a comprehensive place to get Booster Club news, become a member, purchase event tickets and purchase Vikings gear,” Tomaro said.

“There will probably be even more functions once we get it all set up, but that is what we are currently aiming to get up and running.”

The club meets monthly for those willing to roll up their sleeves and help student-athletes at the middle school and high school.

The next meeting is 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 28, at the Coldwell Banker building, 100 Highway 101, next to the Siuslaw Bridge. Also on the calendar, the club-sponsored annual Siuslaw Athletic Hall of Fame induction/dinner will be at the Florence Events Center.

Phone number for the club is 541-997-1139 (president Cameron Jagoe, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday). Email siuslawabc@ outlook.com.

Mailing address is Siuslaw Athletic Booster Club, 625 Highway 101, PMB #327, Florence, OR 97439.

The next monthly meeting 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 28, at Coldwell Banker.

Trout stocking is underway in several zones

Spring Chinook season kicks off

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH & WILDLIFE RELEASE

Includes updates to fishing, crabbing and clamming John Day pool closes to sturgeon retention after March 14 Fishery managers project 94 percent of the quota will be caught by that time. Catch-and-release fishing for sturgeon will remain open.

See TROUT, page B3

located near North Bend, Ore., will be closed Mar. 11 – 14 for maintenance and repairs.

The surrounding recreation areas along Horsfall Road will remain open including:

Horsfall Beach Day Use, Bluebill Campground, Old Bark Road OHV Staging and Sandtracks Day Use.

“Thanks to funding from the Legacy Restoration Fund, established by the Great American Outdoors Act,

we will be able to update infrastructure at Horsfall Campground,” said Central Coast District Ranger Michele Holman. “We’re looking forward to working with our partners at Northwest Youth Corps to complete the work at this site and other deferred maintenance projects on the district.”

Recreation staff and Northwest Youth Corps crew members will spend the week at Horsfall Campground to

replace fire rings, repair picnic tables, and mend fencing.

Other maintenance projects on the district planned for the spring include signage replacement, trail work, and campground brushing.

For more questions about the projects, please call the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area office at 541271-6000. Updates about the campground will be posted to the Siuslaw National

Forest Horsfall Campground webpage.

The Great American Outdoor Act was passed by US Congress in 2020 as a response to the growing backlog of deferred maintenance for critical facilities and infrastructure on federal lands, including national forests and grasslands. To date, the GAOA has committed $106.2 million dollars in the Pacific Northwest Region.

Due to reported unsafe levels of domain acid, a biotoxin, the Oregon Department of Agriculture has closed the harvesting of Razor clams. ODA made the announcement March 4, saying crab, mussel and bay clam harvesting remain open statewide.

Razor clams

The sport harvest of razor clams is CLOSED from Cascade Head to Seal Rock and from Cape Blanco to the California border for high levels of the marine biotoxin domoic acid. The sport harvest of razor clams is OPEN from the Washington border to Cascade Head and from Seal Rock to Cape Blanco.

Re-opening beaches for sport harvest after a biotoxin closure requires two samples in a row with toxin results below the closure limit. These samples must be at least one week apart.

Mussels

The sport harvest of mussels is OPEN along the

entire Oregon Coast from the Washington border to the California border. Bay clams The sport harvest of bay clams is OPEN along the entire Oregon Coast from the Washington border to the California border Crab Sport crab harvesting is OPEN along the entire Oregon coast from the Washington border to the California border. Always check the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) website for season opening and

closing dates, rules and licenses for sport harvest of crab. Call the ODFW Newport Office at 541-8674741 Always gut the crab and throw away the “butter” (guts) prior to cooking. When whole crab are cooked in liquid, domoic acid may seep into the cooking liquid and then into the meat. Throw away the cooking liquid, and do not use it in other dishes, such as sauces, broths, soups, stews, stocks, roux, dressings, etc. Do not eat the ‘butter’ (guts) of the crab. Scallops Scallops are not being sampled for

biotoxins at this time. Do not eat whole scallops because they can contain biotoxins. However, the scallop adductor muscle does not build up biotoxins and may be safe to eat.

Commercial shellfish

Commercial shellfish products remain safe for consumers.

Biotoxins and illness

If you think you have become ill from eating shellfish see your doctor and

Cooler, wetter parts of Pacific Northwest likely to see more fires, new simulations predict

By STEVE LUNDEBERG, Oregon

Forests

modeling led by an Oregon State University scientist. Understanding how fire regimes may change under future climate scenarios is critical for developing adaptation strategies, said the study’s lead author, Alex Dye. Findings were published today in JGR Biogeosciences.

Dye, a faculty research associate in the OSU College of Forestry, and collaborators with the U.S. Forest Service conducted novel, comprehensive wildfire simulations for more than 23 million acres of forest land west of the Cascade Range crest in Oregon and Washington.

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The simulations showed that by the 30-year period beginning in 2035, Washington’s North Cascades region, the Olympic Mountains, the Puget Lowlands and the western Oregon Cascades could see at least twice as much fire activity as was observed during the prior 30 years, Dye said.

To a lesser degree, that trend holds for the western Washington Cascades and the Oregon Coast Range, he added.

Forests in all of the affected areas are linchpins of multiple socio-ecological systems in the Northwest, Dye said, meaning more fire will likely put pressure on everything from drinking water sources and timber resources to biodiversity and carbon stocks.

about the fire history to build models.”

The comparative infrequency of fire also means it’s easy for the general public to think of the Westside as not a high-risk area, and it also means the region is generally not a focal point of studies such as the one he just completed, Dye said

But recent big blazes such as those that occurred in the Northwest around Labor Day 2020 showed what can happen when severe fire strikes Westside areas.

“Particularly important among our findings are new insights into the possibility of shifts towards more frequent and large fires, especially those greater than 40,000 hectares as well as shifts toward more fires burning at the beginning of fall when extreme weather has the potential to increase fire spread.”

Forty thousand hectares is just under 99,000 acres.

“The moist, highly productive forests of the Northwest don’t get fire as often as other parts of the West, like California or eastern Oregon,” Dye said. “But fire does naturally occur in the PNW ‘Westside’ as we call it – the fire regimes are actually quite complex in this region. It can be challenging to assess fire probability in an environment where there isn’t a lot of empirical information

“And what if fires like that were to start happening more frequently in the near future?”

Dye said. “What if that once every 200 years became once every 50 years, or once every 25 years as climate change brings hotter and drier conditions to the region?”

Climate is just one factor influencing wildfire, he noted, but it is an important one. He sees the findings as a crucial planning tool to help the Northwest prepare for a rapid acceleration of fire over the next few decades.

“Describing the possibilities of how, when and where climate change could affect fire regimes helps bracket everyone’s expectations,” he said.

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Collaborating with Dye on this study were Andy McEvoy and Rebecca Lemons of the OSU College of Forestry and Matt Reilly, Karin Riley, John Kim and Becky Kerns of the Forest Service. Reilly and Kim work at the Western Wildland Environmental Threat Assessment Center in Corvallis, Kerns is at the Pacific Northwest Research Station in Corvallis, and Riley is based at the Rocky Mountain Research Center in Missoula, Montana.

The Western Wildland Environmental Threat Assessment Center and the Pacific Northwest Research Station Westside Fire Initiative supported the research.

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Any person may appear at the meeting and discuss the proposed programs with the Budget Committee. A copy of the budget document may be inspected or obtained on or after March 28, 2024 at

BUDGET NOTICE NOTICE OF BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING

A public meeting of the Budget Committee of the Western Lane Ambulance District, Lane County, State of Oregon, to discuss the

budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025, will be held at Western Lane Fire and EMS Authority, Station 1, 2625 Highway 101, Florence, Oregon. The meeting will take place on April 18, 2024 at 5:30pm. The purpose of the meeting is to receive the budget message and to receive comment from the public on the budget. This is a public meeting where deliberation of the Budget Committee will take place. Any person may appear at the meeting and discuss the proposed programs with the Budget Committee. A copy of the budget document may be inspected or obtained on or after March 28, 2024 at station 1, 2625 Highway 101, Florence, OR, between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm. Publication Date: March 20, 2024.

PUBLIC NOTICE CLAIMS against the estate of LOREN KENNETH HILDEBRAND of Florence, Oregon, Lane County Circuit Court Case No. 24PB01185, are required to be presented, with proper vouchers, to the Personal Representative, DONALD W. HILDEBRAND at 3980 Marshall Avenue, Eugene, OR 97402 within four (4) months from March ?, 2024, the date of first publication, or such claims may be barred. Any person whose rights may be affected by the proceeding may obtain additional information from the court records, the Personal Representative or the attorney for the Personal Representative, Daniel T. Garner, 625 Highway 101, PMB 350, Florence, OR 97439. Publication dates: March 20, 27 & April 3, 2024.

PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE STATE OF OREGON COUNTY OF LANE In the matter of the estate of, KENNETH A. TYBURSKI, DECEASED. Case No. 24PB01735 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed personal representative. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them, with vouchers attached, to the undersigned personal representative at P. O. Box B, Florence, Oregon, 97439, within four months after the date of first publication of this notice,

or the claims may be barred. All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings may obtain additional information from the records of the court, the personal representative, or the attorney for the personal representative, Scott T. Bailey, Attorney at Law, P.C. at P.O. Box B, Florence, Oregon 97439. Dated and first published March 20, 2024. /s/ Nancy Howard. Publication Dates: March 20, 27 & April 3, 2024.

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE STATE OF OREGON COUNTY OF LANE In the matter of the estate of, HAZEL W. CARNEY, DECEASED.

Case No. 24PB02234. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed personal representative. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them, with vouchers attached, to the undersigned personal representative at P. O. Box B, Florence, Oregon, 97439, within four months after the date of first publication of this notice, or the claims may be barred. All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings may obtain additional information from the records of the court, the personal representative, or the attorney for the personal representative, Scott T. Bailey, Attorney at Law, P.C. at P.O. Box B, Florence, Oregon 97439. Dated and first published March 20, 2024. /s/ Deborah L. Heberling, Personal Representative. Publication dates: March 20, 27 & April 3, 2024.

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