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Human trafficking a problem on the coast, too By RODNEY HARWOOD Country Media

Not every lining is silver, not every ending happy. But where there is awareness, there is hope and where there is hope, there is the opportunity to change the world. The idea that human trafficking doesn’t happen in your community, doesn’t happen in this day and age, doesn’t happen in rural communities or on the coast by the sea is as far from reality as winning the lottery by wishing it so. Here in the United States, both U.S. residents and foreign nationals are being bought and sold

like modern-day slaves. Traffickers use violence, manipulation, false promises of well-paying jobs or romantic relationships to exploit victims. Christina Causey thought about it for a minute. She is one that can truthfully say she has walked a mile in the shoes of those who have been exploited. “I think it’s healing to tell my story,” she said. “I’ve been there. I’ve been sexually abused, and maybe it helps someone else somehow.” Causey is a survivor, an overcomer, since birth. She was born to a 14-year-old sexually exploited child, whose own mother (Chris-

A newsman’s legacy By TONY REED Siuslaw News The exploding whale gained widespread notoriety, almost exclusively due to a report by KATU reporter Paul Linnman and videographer Doug Brazil. Linnman’s quote that “the blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds” marked the tone of a report that captivated the world because of the sheer, unpredicted folly of the incident. That videotaped newscast has become Linnman’s story and legacy. By phone Nov. 2, he said that since the incident, now 53 years ago, hardly a day goes by in his life that someone doesn’t mention the whale to him. He and Brazil have done many interviews about it and requests keep coming in. Asked if there was any

Mike Gallagher leads a training session on human trafficking. Gallagher said a quick search revealed 15 escort services along the Oregon Coast. Contributed photos tina’s grandmother) got her into “the life.” Despite the odds of being a biracial child and abandoned to the system, the generation-

al cycle of abuse and commercial sexual exploitation in her family ended with Christina. “I got out by the skin

of my teeth. Sometimes it takes six or seven times for someone to break the cycle. But you have to keep pushing, keep trying,” the board member at the Portland non-profit group Bridging the Gap said. “I was alone and suicidal at 6 or 7. I was exhibiting high-risk behaviors. I was so out of control. Sometimes I thought I was just born to suffer. But I got out only by the grace of God.” There were no role models in her life, just a mother and grandmother caught up in a downward cycle, she said. Counselors didn’t understand. Overworked social workers did the best they could.

She was just an exposed little girl. “My mother was actually in Foster Care when she got pregnant with me. When I was born, we both went into Foster Care together,” said Causey, who is now 38. “Mom ran off and I eventually went through Foster Care alone until I was adopted. “Foster Care was a pretty negative experience. Even when I was adopted, there was sexual abuse. I was never abducted, but I saw first-hand what (the sex industry) did to my family.” She is hope in its purest form - a role model and magnet for the girls See HUMAN page 6A

Junebugs music combines hippy roots with today’s favorites By BREE LAUGHLIN Country Media

Includes photo of Paul Linnman part of that day that hasn’t been discussed publicly, Linnman said no. “The History Channel interviewed me virtually for an entire hour,” he said. “I thought, ‘you know, if I was interviewing, I wouldn’t have an entire hours’ worth of questions about the exploding whale and I was there.’” Laughing, Linnman said the theme of the HisSee LEGACY page 7A

Music has been a central part of Moses Barrett’s life for as long as he can remember – so it comes with no surprise that he grew up to be a musician. “I was raised by a pack of hippies out in the woods,” Barrett said. “They would play music around the campfire. In the summer, they would sometimes play from when the sun went down to when the sun came up. That’s just the kind of the environment I grew up around,” he said. The Junebugs frontman said he learned to play the guitar from his mother and father.

The Junebugs performed in Florence in June and had such a good time they decided to do it again. They will be playing on Friday, Nov. 17 at 7 p.m. at the Florence Event Center. Courtesy photos Soon, he too could play and bassist Nathaniel Tom Petty and some all the songs they played Daniel to round out the Neil Young, John Prine. dynamic trio. around the campfire. Then we also have some To get an idea of the stuff from when I grew Today, the musician combines his hippy roots kind of music they play, up – a little bit of Blackwith decades of hip-hop the band members said street, TLC and some and pop hits with his to imagine Neil Young Taylor Swift mixed in,” and Janis Joplin hav- Barrett said. band the ‘Junebugs.’ The Junebugs origi- ing three love children. The eclectic taste of nated on the Vancou- Then those children the trio ranges from ver, BC circuit before grew up to like folk rock t u r n - o f - t h e - c e n t u r y moving back home to and hip hop. Americana to modern “We have a lot of the Hip Hop, with a strong Portland, OR. There, guitarist Barrett picked songs that I learned emphasis on vocal harup drummer Kyle Owen from my parents – some See MUSIC page 6A

Happy Hallow-101

A resident off Highway 101 north of Florence has gone all-out on Halloween decorations this year, and their display is really hard to miss. Ranging from funny to downright creepy, the characters in the driveway and next to Highway 101 obviously took some time to set up. The display can be seen about 3.5 miles north of Fred Meyer, but as one of the ghouls kindly asks, “Do not block the driveway.” Photos by Tony Reed/Siuslaw News

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OBITUARY BOYCE— December 2, 1940 – October 20, 2023 Sally Braddock Dinsmore Boyce, age 82, passed away on Friday, October 20, 2023, in San Antonio, Texas. She was born on December 2, 1940, in Glen Ridge, New Jersey to Priscilla Muriel Howes and James Harold Braddock. Sally was a graduate of San Francisco State University. She later went on to become a travel agent

where she was able to pursue a great passion of hers: traveling the world while helping others to do the same. Sally loved cooking amazing dishes, poodles, horses and being with her family and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward H. Boyce, Jr. Sally is survived by daughter, Elizabeth Gallardo; sister, Dr. Suzanne Braddock; grandchildren, Matthew,

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The 2023 Holly Jolly Follies kick off Dec. 1

Nothing kicks off the holiday season quite like C.R.O.W.’s production of The Holly Jolly Follies, held on the mainstage, the first weekend of each December. This year’s Follies will be presented at the Florence Events Center December 1-3, and is sure to give you the “warm fuzzies” along with a whole lot of laughter. Carrying the torch for her mom, Ellen, the show’s author and director Melanie Heard has created a charming and uplifting script entitled “Home.” The central theme this year revolves around Elfis and Prissy – two recurring elf characters that have been named “Florence’s cutest couple” in years past. Elfis receives an official invite to perform with the World Famous Flying Elvis-es in Las Vegas, but that means leaving the love of his life behind to pursue his

dream. Meanwhile, Prissy faces the exciting prospect of a new suitor! Will this be the end for the two elf lovebirds, or will there be wedding bells? The Follies will feature assistant direction by Genevieve Shahan, musical direction by Maree Beers, and live musical accompaniment by Rhianna Haines and Marty Adams, plus many other musicians, volunteers, and performers. As always, there will be delightful variety-style performances, intermixed throughout. This year’s offerings include the incredible Flight Dance Team – back with two original new works choreographed by Heard, entitled “Sparkling Diamonds” and “River,” plus several beautiful vocalists, teen and adult tappers, C.R.O.W.’s dance class performances, a commercial spoof, live music, and of course….the World Fa-

mous Tutu Dads who will shake their tail feathers as Vegas Showgirls like nothing you’ve ever seen before. Putting the Follies together is no easy feat, since it involves such a diverse crowd of talents – not to mention a huge cast of volunteers. But C.R.O.W. is no stranger to the task, having taken the reins for this community event back in 2016. “The Follies is an important gift to our entire local community,” said Heard. “It is my honor and privilege to bring this beautiful show to life each year, and I’m truly thankful to each and every person who helps to make it possible.” Ticket sales from the Follies support C.R.O.W.’s free and lowcost arts programming, including scholarships for youth, educational materials, and production costs for the non-profit’s The Holly Jolly Follies will return to the main stage at the Florence Events Center from Dec. 1-3. Contributed photos

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Spring mainstage production (Disney’s Newsies), which will hold open auditions in January and be performed live on stage in April, 2024. In addition, a gingerbread contest will be on display in the lobby. For info on the contest, visit http://www.crowkids.com/gingerbread For tickets to The 2023 Holly Jolly Follies, visit the Florence Events Center website at www.eventcenter.org, or call 541997-1994. Tickets are $20 for adults and $12 for kids 12 and younger. Military can receive an in-person discount at the box office window of $2 off. Showtimes are Friday at 7 pm, Saturday at 7 pm, and Sunday at 2 pm. For additional details, visit www.crowkids. com.

Pounding to benefit Florence Food Share set Saturday The 23rd annual “Pounding” to benefit Florence Food Share will be held at Grocery Outlet on Saturday, November 18, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Founded and hosted by local businesswoman Cindy Wobbe, this annual food drive aims to fill the food bank’s pantries with much needed canned, boxed, and frozen food items in time for the holiday season. The event will be conducted as a drivethrough donation drop directly in front of the store. Started in 2000 and held the Saturday just before Thanksgiving, the Pounding is modeled after the early tradition often practiced in small communities when a new family or preacher would move to town. “To help folks get their feet firmly planted, everyone would join together and contribute a pound of food to fill the pantry. Someone would bring a pound of flour, another a pound of sugar, and somebody else a pound of beans. When everybody chips in, we can fill those shelves pretty quickly,” said Wobbe. “Nearly 800 families in our community are food insecure and

rely on Food Share each month for assistance. The current housing crises and economic challenges place extraordinary stresses on both Food Share and the families they serve. That need is not going to go away. This food drive has been a godsend year after year.” To date, this event has raised nearly 200,000 pounds of food. Wobbe will be joined by local radio personalities from KCST Coast Radio, which has conducted a live radio remote on location every year since the beginning. Purchasing food from Grocery Outlet is not required; food from any commercially packed source will be accepted. However, Florence Grocery Outlet marks specials throughout the store of items most desperately needed at the food bank and plans to have extra staff available during the event to help with pushing grocery carts, loading boxes of canned foods, and ringing in customers at the check stands. Grocery Outlet is located at 2066 Hwy. 101. The Pounding will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday, November 18, and continue until 2 p.m.

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“I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.” — Thomas Jefferson (1800)

Things come around By Tony Reed Associate Editor When I was 17 years old in 1984, I rode my motorcycle down the west coast on a family trip from Seattle, Wash. to Fort Bragg, Calif. In a café somewhere along the Oregon coast, maybe Tillamook or Newport, a television in the corner showed a reporter in a tie and sport coat, standing in front of a dead whale. The café was fairly loud inside and the TV volume was turned down so I couldn’t hear the commentary. The interviewer talked to some people, there was some activity on the screen and then there was a pause as the camera looked up the shore. A massive explosion turned the air pink and the following

footage showed scattering chunks of whale parts and one that flattened to top of a car. I looked at other patrons in the café, who seemed disinterested in the TV. I mentioned it to my parents, who didn’t seem to believe me, since their backs were to the TV and it only showed bulldozers by the time they turned around. However, since the volume was turned down, I didn’t realize the footage was 14 years old at the time. After we returned to Montana, I told several friends that I’d seen a news segment where a whale had exploded. Their response was similar to my parents’. Since they hadn’t heard anything about an exploding whale, they probably assumed I was wrong about what I saw

or was making stuff up. Keep in mind that in 1985, you couldn’t just Google search “exploding whale.” All I could do was check the local TV channels, talk to other people and eventually forget about it. In about 2004, I was reporting for a paper in Fort Bragg, Calif., about 400 miles south of Florence, on the coast. Our sports editor motioned me over to his computer to watch something he was chuckling about. There it was - the footage I saw at the café 20 years before, this time with audio. I was redeemed! I later found the footage was from 1970, when I was only 2-years-old. I can only assume a local station was reviewing the familiar old story, which

was why it didn’t generate a reaction in the cafe. Here I am, now almost 40 years later, working in the Siuslaw News office, just across the river from the spot where some bits of exploded whale bones likely remain unfound. I just got off the phone with Paul Linnman, the very reporter who covered the explosion that would become one of the world’s most viral news videos. This weekend, I’ll be covering the 53rd anniversary of that now famous explosion. In a weird way, I feel like something in my life has come full circle. It’s something I wanted to share, just because it’s always funny how things come around. Be safe out there this weekend.

LETTER (Editor’s Note: Submissions are always welcome as part of our goal to encourage community discussion and exchange of perspectives.) Mental Illness, Mass Murders, War Societal breakdown, not just here, but all over the world is quite simply the result of greed and ego. Our human existence system has become predicated and designed for one thing; keeping those in power in that position! It matters not whether that is achieved

es, for what, more of what; more growth, for who? Here in the U.S. we have an election coming up that most likely will pit a visibly aged incumbent president that signaled four years ago he would not run for re-election, he shouldn’t, against the epitome of greed, ego and narcissism. Folks on either side of the coin, aisle or stadium for this game say they will choose the lesser of two evils - I say, pick your poison. What do you expect when we are being led

thru economics, politics, the military, religion or a combination thereof. Divisiveness is the key to their end with different media propaganda platforms being the useful tool. This continual goal is poisoning and destroying life and lives on so many levels with chemicals, bombs, bullets and propaganda lies - spending everything we have on more for those that have the most. Humans have been crammed (uncontrolled population growth) on a planet with finite space and resourc-

by factions such as we have - it drives some people mad. The real weapons that are doing the horrible evil things are those of the manipulated mind. Imagine if we spent our war resources on good instead of what we are - “more” is causing less and less until it will all be gone. Really, just what do you expect? May reason and science subjugate superstition, may intelligence check our illusions so the evil temptation of blind faith be held at bay. — Jeff Gemutliche Florence

Farewell to two radicals with a common goal – changing the West set him on a new land management path. There he met Allan Savory who showed him the wisdom of short-duration, rotational grazing. Once home, Goodloe got Savory invited to range management schools to teach the rest of the West how to restore abused land. He also realized something surprising: His ranch had once been a savannah grassland. Goodloe practiced “restorative ranching” long before there was such a term. He won a Leopold Conservation Award for using the chainsaw and

By Ernie Atencio The West lost two larger-than-life conservationists this year, and while I considered both friends, they couldn’t have been more different. Yet both were radical in their own ways. One was ranching reformer Sid Goodloe, the other the activist and “monkey-wrencher” Dave Foreman. Each changed the way we think about this region. Goodloe, who was almost 93 when he died, bought a badly abused

ranch in El Capitan, New Mexico, in 1956. Restoring it to health became a project that lasted nearly 7 decades. Taking his young family to Africa to learn traditional livestock techniques

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prescribed fire as some of his tools to eliminate invasive pinyons and junipers. Where eroded arroyos once ravaged his ranch with floods every time it rained, he filled in gullies to bring back flowing streams. His work restored habitat for endangered species and game animals, while at the same time, he made a living from his cow-calf operation. Ignoring the accusations from some in the ranching community that land trusts and conservation easements were a sneaky, backdoor con to steal private property rights, Goodloe founded the Southern Rockies Agricultural Land Trust. He understood that land trusts were tools for like-minded ranchers to save working ranches from fragmentation and development. While cowboy hats were de rigueur at Goodloe’s memorial, tie-dyed shirts were the choice at Foreman’s gathering, held in a national park campground and attended by environmentalists from all over the region. As the Arizona Daily Star’s Tony Davis put it, Foreman, a friend of the writer and activist Ed Abbey, was a “redneck wilderness advocate” who believed in “direct action.” That meant he went beyond civil disobedience to underground activities such as pouring sand into the gas tanks of bulldozers used by loggers. Co-founder of the radical group Earth First!, Foreman, who died at 75, was eventually busted by See GOAL page 6A

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WHERE TO WRITE President Joseph Biden State Rep. Boomer Wright The White House (Dist. 9) 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW PO Box 39000 Washington, D.C. 20500 Florence, OR 97439 Comments: 202-456-1111 503-986-1409 | 541-361-6042 Switchboard: 202-456-1414 Email: Rep.BoomerWright@ TTY/TDD: 202-456-6213 oregonlegislature.gov www.whitehouse.gov Lane County Dist. 1 Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek Commissioner Ryan Ceniga 900 Court St., Suite 254 125 E. Eighth St. Salem, Ore. 97301-4047 Eugene, OR 97401 541-682-4203 503-378-4582 Email: Ryan.Ceniga@ www.oregon.gov/gov co.lane.or.us U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden Florence City Council 202-224-5244 | 541-431-0229 www.wyden.senate.gov Mayor Rob Ward & Councilors Bill Meyer, Sally Wantz, Robert U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley Carp & Jo Beaudreaux 202-224-3753 | 541-465-6750 Florence City Hall, 250 www.merkley.senate.gov Highway 101, Florence, 97439 541-997-3437 U.S. Rep. Val Hoyle ci.florence.or.us (4th Dist.) Dunes City Council 202-225-6416 www.hoyle.house.gov Mayor Sheldon Meyer & Councilors Rory Hammond, State Sen. Dick Anderson Tom Mallen, Susan Snow, Melissa Stinson, Robert Orr (Dist. 5) 503-986-1705 & Melissa Stinson Email: Sen.DickAnderson@ Dunes City Hall, 82877 Spruce St., Westlake, OR 97493 oregonlegislature.gov 541-997-3338 dunescityhall.com

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Fall is power-eating season for bears – secure Shop destroyed by fire the shop, which was used trash and other attractants around your home S N for general purpose work, iuslaw

Bears are currently in the middle of their annual fall eat-a-thon, known as hyperphagia, as they prepare for winter. This intense feeding period begins in late summer when berries and fruits ripen and peaks when fruits like pears, apples, and plums become available. During this time, bears spend up to 20 hours a day foraging for food as they prepare for their winter’s rest. It is crucial for people to take precautions to secure attractants and prevent bears from getting into trash and other tempting food sources. “The Coast Range has an abundance of berries and natural foods for all kinds of wildlife - but bears won’t turn down an opportunity for an easy meal, even if it’s garbage,” said Skyler Gerrity, ODFW Assistant Wildlife Biologist. Human-provided foods like bird seed, pet food and food

scraps in the garbage or compost can give bears a day’s worth of calories in a short amount of time. However, wild animals have specialized natural diets and food provided by humans lacks essential nutrients. In fact, consuming human-provided food can lead to health issues and even death for bears and other wildlife. And bears pose a serious safety risk to people once they are used to eating human-provided food and know where to go for refills. Bears possess remarkable memory and a keen sense of smell when it comes to food. They not only remember where they found food before, including in trash cans, but female bears also pass this knowledge down to their young. Feeding bears, whether intentional or accidental, can have long-lasting negative effects on multiple generations of bears. The good news is that

most conflict between humans and bears is preventable. Bears don’t want to be around humans, but the prospect of an easy meal is often too good to resist. Removing things that attract them to the area is the most important thing you can do to protect people and ensure bears stay healthy and wild. • Never feed or approach bears. Feeding bears, whether you mean to or not, will cause them to associate humans with food. It is also against the law in Oregon (ORS 496.730). • Secure food, garbage and recycling. Ensure trash, compost bins and dumpsters are secure by using locking or screwon lids, metal bars over dumpsters, or fully enclosed trash storage. Take trash out immediately before pick-up, not the night before. • Remove bird feeders. Birds have plenty of natu-

rally available food sources. • Feed pets inside and store food indoors. Pet food attracts bears and other wildlife, putting your pets and wildlife at risk. Store livestock/chicken feed in a secure place. • Clean and store grills after each use. • Alert neighbors to unusual bear activity (continued sightings during daylight hours, lack of wariness around humans or pets, etc.). Share these tips with your neighbors! These simple yet effective steps will go a long way to avoid conflict and keep bears and humans safe. Contact your local district ODFW office if you need assistance with a bear-human conflict or observe unusual or aggressive behavior from a bear. Report human safety concerns to Oregon State Police. Learn more: https:// m y o d f w. c o m / a r t i c l e s / help-keep-bears-wild

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Fire officials are continuing to investigate a fire that destroyed a shop in a neighborhood south of Florence Nov. 6. According to Western Lane Fire and EMC Chief Michael Schick said the department was called at 3:20 a.m. Monday to the 5000 block of Mitchell Loop Road for a shop fire. Upon arrival, crew saw 15-foot-tall flames coming from the roof and a door. Schick said

was destroyed by the fire but no adjacent structures were damaged. No injuries were reported to residents or fire personnel. Mapleton Fire personnel arrived to cover the station. As he returned from the site Tuesday morning, Schick said the Oregon State Fire Marshall is assisting with the investigation. As of Tuesday, no cause had been determined.

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person with an infectious sense of humor. In his later years, I saw a subtle shift as he came to understand the importance of diverse cultural values and perspectives in the conservation community. Though his outrage at the exploiters of the West remained undiminished, his methods moderated as he co-founded the Wildlands Network and founded the Rewilding Institute, both with the mission of helping wildlife survive and flourish. One more thing about Sid Goodloe: I was lucky enough for over a decade to serve with him on the

trafficking hotline has received 4,103 signals since its inception in 2007. It is estimated that 199,000 incidents occur in the United States every year. Education is one of the most valuable tools in the fight. Retired Portland police officer Mike Gallagher was on the job nearly 30 years, serving the last 11 years in the Sex Trafficking Unit. He founded Bridging The Gap in January 2014. Having seen the devastation caused when an individual is forced into a life of sexual exploitation, he has worked to establish relationships with victim-advocate groups, the district attorney’s office, churches, hotels, and other community partners to systemically confront sex trafficking. The job now includes conducting vital training to help educate the public. “Anybody can go down this path. Traffickers find out what they want and they exploit that. Girls come from Christian homes, they’re Hispanic, Asian, Anglo. They come from homes where they are well off, from inner cities. It’s a multi-billion dollar industry, so it’s not

board of directors of the Quivira Coalition, based in Santa Fe. It approached conservation issues through what we called the “radical center.” Environmentalists, ranchers and land managers checked their politics at the door with the shared aim of improving land health across the West. Stepping toward the center isn’t easy in these polarized times. Even invoking Goodloe and Foreman in the same breath is probably sacrilege to some reading this. Yet I think if the two had ever met, they might have discovered a grudging respect for each

just one demographic,” Gallagher said. “One of the signs is showing up with things they can’t really afford with no explanation where it came from. Traffickers have a way of finding out what they want and using that against them.” Some of the physical indicators might include bruising or burns; dental issues; substance abuse, unexplainable injuries or unaddressed medical issues. Behavior indicators, Gallagher said, include confusing or conflicting stories; fear of appointments taking longer than expected; inability to focus or concentrate or protecting the person who hurt them, minimizing the abuse. “When I was putting together my presentation I typed in escort services for the coast. I think there were 15 ads on the Oregon Coast,” Gallagher said. “That’s why I like to do training in small communities so people understand this is happening everywhere. “Traffickers work on social media. You can literally post online through hash tags. They don’t come

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Join us to toast the exploding whale Siuslaw News staff All week, Florence businesses have been offering discounts and displays to commemorate the 53rd anniversary of the exploding whale, but the weekend promises to provide even more fun and festive activities. Sunday, Nov. 12 marks the anniversary of what has come to be known as the exploding whale, stemming from a 1970 attempt to dispose of a dead whale using dynamite. From noon to 6 p.m., a memorial will be held at Homegrown Public House and Brewery and folks can bring decorative items to pay homage to the whale some now call “Flo.” Organizer Terry Hankin said representatives from Surfrider Foundation, the Marine

Mammal Institute of Oregon State University, the Eugene Emeralds Baseball Team and Trailkeepers of Oregon will be on hand to speak. Headlining the event will be the man who first uttered the phrase “the blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds,” cementing himself and the explosion in the history books. Former KATU reporter Paul Linnman will be signing autographs and visiting the afternoon of the event. Hankin said any sales from the event go to benefit local art students. A memorial homage and toast to the whale will Happen at Homegrown Public House and Brewery in Florence, 294 Laurel St. at 3:45 p.m. Sunday.

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What everyone’s talking about this week By TONY REED Siuslaw News While some would find it morbid to celebrate and commemorate the anniversary of a dead whale disposal gone wrong, Florence does so every year and 2023 marks 53 years since it happened. It would be hard to find a local who doesn’t know the story, but for locals who don’t know: In 1970, a dead sperm whale washed ashore near Florence, spreading a terrible stench inland. Since Oregon Beaches are considered traffic byways, Oregon Highway Division was assigned to dispose of the massive mammal. The idea was that by putting dynamite under the whale, it could be blown to bits over the ocean where it would be cleaned up by shorebirds. However, the blast instead created a shower of whale parts over the viewing crowd, with one large chunk flattening a car a quarter mile away. In the end, a huge remaining section of the whale needed to be buried. Recalling the day The event has enjoyed continuing fame due to the online sharing of a 1970 news report by KATU reporter Paul Linnman and LEGACY from page 1A tory Channel’s questions seemed to be “were you surprised?” “I don’t think anyone has left any holes in the questions,” he said. “I think we have covered it all.” Linnman explained that the report has become what he’s now known for, and that it’s been a part of his daily life since. He said that while attending a Eugene Emeralds/exploding Whales game, he was able to catch up with relatives of the man whose car was smashed by a slab of falling whale blubber. “It was interesting to hear how the grandson of the engineer, and the

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camera operator Doug Brazil. In a 2020 interview with Oregon Historical Society, Brazil said the whale had been on the beach three to four days before the explosion, and Linnman’s report said it washed ashore already dead. Brazil said the immediate reaction was that other news organizations weren’t that interested in the story. However, it was able to run on ABC News over the following weekend. After that, requests poured in from many government agencies, wanting to use the footage for safety training purposes, he said. A column by Dave Barry made the incident famous before the internet elevated it to worldwide attention, they said in the OHS interview. “When Barry called it ‘the single-most funny news story in history,’ that seemed to get everybody’s attention,” Linnman said. “It staggers the imagination to think that this kind of occurrence would be around still 50 years later,” Brazil said. “It’s still on the internet, it’s still getting hits. Sometimes I don’t get it.” Linnman acknowledged later that he was origi-

nally told a gray whale had washed ashore when it was, in fact, a sperm whale. In his memoir book, “Exploding Whale and other stories,“ Linnman described the moment in a non-news way. “We could smell it the moment we stepped from the car. Not anything recognizable, just this incredible stench, which grew stronger as we walked up the sand dune trail heading toward the beach...I glanced over at Doug, my photographer, as we made our way up the dune through the deep, dry sand, both of us loaded down with cameras, tripod, and assorted gear,” Linnman wrote. “We were the same age, 23, and relative newcomers to the television news business... Our assignment that day, Thursday, November 12, 1970, was to cover the disposal of a dead whale for the 5 o’clock news, which sounded easy enough, if of questionable news value, but this thing had an odd twist to it. My boss had learned that the whale was going to be blown up with dynamite...There was certainly no way we could have known that in a few hours, both of us would be running for our lives,

trying to escape the heavy and potentially lethal pieces of whale blubber which rained from the sky.” Linnman added that there was no way he could have known the footage would elevate him to a cult-status icon of news and define his career for years to come. Oregon Highway Division’s George Thornton, whose idea led to the explosion, died in 2013 at age 84. LInnman told OHS that in no way was the report designed to pin fault on Thornton. At the time, beaches were considered to be through roads that motorists could use to bypass other routes, so the responsibility of clearing the whale was put on OSHD. Asked how Oregon Department of Transportation would dispose of a whale today, ODOT Public Information Officer Mindy McCartt said it wouldn’t happen. “Oregon Department of Parks and Recreation now has authority over all the beaches,” she said. However, she added that under no circumstances today would ODOT use dynamite next to the ocean.

son of Walter Umenhaufer, who got his car smashed… have also lived with the story for all these years. Some didn’t mind it and some did and I had a period in my life where I’d just as soon never have it mentioned to me again, but that passed. It’s just a bizarre thing.” Never to be forgotten “I honestly don’t understand why this thing has lived on” he said. “I really, really don’t. It’s so unusual and it hasn’t happened before. To me, as a former reporter, you’re covering a story that day and the story’s over and you do something else the next day. This one has just never left me.” Asked for his feelings about the idea that residents of Florence are still commemorating the anniversary of the incident, Linnman said he likes the idea. “I remember a time when I was in Florence doing an anniversary story, maybe the 10th [anniversary] and I kept bumping into people who didn’t want to talk about it, or thought it was making the town look silly or making fun, so I ran into some negativity about it,” he said. “I just am always surprised if I am in the grocery store and someone says ‘Hey, there’s the whale guy.. I had a guy tell me last week, “Most of us won’t be remembered for anything, but you’ll be remembered for something.’ Well, I’ll buy that.” Linnman acknowledged that the coverage

of the exploding whale overshadowed other stories of much larger whale beaching incidents and disposal efforts, as well as overshadowing some of his own work. He said he has since produced a TV show about ordinary people doing extraordinary things, which wrapped 2,011 total installments. “I don’t believe there is an affiliate reporter in any station in America that has done a 2,000part series, and I’m very proud of that,” he said, “and it means nothing to anybody. It doesn’t mean anything to the station I did it for. They asked me to do 20 [edisodes] and I never stopped.” A lesser-known story, also covered and videotaped by KATU, happened nine years later in 1979 when 41 sperm whales beached near Florence. People were unable to return the whales to the water and all died. Crews used saws to dismember the carcasses and remove them from the beach and burn them. Experts at the time had no conclusions as to why the whales beached there together. YouTube videos of the day contain footage that may seem graphic to some viewers. Asked what he would consider the most-asked question about the day, Linnman replied that it would be some variation of “what were they thinking?” “I don’t really have a good answer for that,” he said, noting that the oth-

er choice was to cut it up and cart it away. “George Thornton, the engineer at the time explained that it would have been difficult to transport, it would have been difficult to cut up and lift, or dispose of it,” he said. “They had a number of reasons why they didn’t do that but that’s what most people want to know- why did they choose dynamite?” Asked if there were any outtakes from the film reel, Linnman said to his knowledge, it all went on the air. He noted that after flying back to Portland, it was discovered that the main footage of the explosion had been left in the trunk of a car in Florence. Arrangements were made to get the tape, so it had to go on the air the following day. A connection made “I have great feelings about the city of Florence, not necessarily having to do with the whale,” he said. “My wife and I have four grown sons and we used to camp at Huntington Park a lot, so we’ve been to Florence a lot.” Linnman noted that he almost became a resident of Florence as a child, because his father was offered the Florence City Manager position when he was in the 8th grade. After making plans to move, his mom decided she wanted to stay in Portland, so his dad turned down the job. “I have good feelings about the town and I always appreciate that people get in touch with me when they are having something going on,” he said. “I’ve always felt bad that I have not had more direct contact with people who like to remember it and have these celebrations. And I’m glad that the few people who, when we did the 10th anniversary and thought we shouldn’t be doing that and were making fun of the town, I haven’t heard from any of those people for a long time, so that’s a good thing.” Linnman confirmed his plans to be in Florence Nov. 12 with his wife Vicky to be part of the 53rd anniversary celebration.

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Siuslaw girls second in state cross country By Exploding Whale Sports Guest Article The Siuslaw Vikings girls captured second place Saturday in the OSAA 3A/2A/1A state cross country championships at Lane Community College in Eugene. Oregon Episcopal (Portland) was first with 66 points. Siuslaw had 95, followed by Heppner with 125 and defending champion Enterprise with 128. Valley Catholic (Beaverton) junior Jaya Simmons won the individual title in 18 minutes, 20.9 seconds for the 5,000 meters. Defending champion Daisy Lalonde, also a junior, of East Linn Christian (Lebanon) was second in 19:03.6 and sophomore Sophie Schoolmeester of Banks third in 19:11.8. Siuslaw scored 12-13-16-2529 for its top five, with sophomore Alison Hughes leading the Lady Vikings with a time of 20:33.7. Senior Corduroy Holbrook finished in 20:36.8, junior Maya Wells in 20:47.6, sophomore Adylin Holbrook in 21:06.8 and junior Addison McNeill in 21:21.1. Sophomore Abigail Jones ran 21:35.5 and senior Jane

Siuslaw senior Brayden Linton led all Siuslaw finishers in the state cross country meets with an eighth-place finish in the boys race. Photo by John Gunther/For Country Media Lacouture 22:38.6. tion. Hughes and Corduroy HolBoys Cross Country brook were third-team allThe Siuslaw Vikings boys state, Wells honorable men- placed fourth Saturday in the

OSAA 3A state cross country championships at Lane Community College in Eugene. Valley Catholic (Beaverton) was first with 63 points. Oregon Episcopal (Lebanon) was second on a tiebreaker with 117, Enterprise third with 117 and Siuslaw fourth with 134. Siuslaw was defending state champion. Vale senior Trevor Stewart won the individual title in 16 minutes, 18.9 seconds, a second ahead of runner-up Jett Leavitt, an Enterprise junior. Siuslaw scored 6-19-30-3841 for its top five, with senior Brayden Linton leading the way with a time of 16:54.1. Senior Dylan Jensen was timed in 17:41.4, senior Talan Ross in 18:04.4, sophomore Kale Jensen in 18:20.8 and sophomore Camden Linton in 18:22.4. Sophomore Elijah Jones ran 21:27.6. Brayden Linton was second-team all-state, Dylan Jensen honorable mention. Heppner senior Grady Greenwood won the boys 2A/1A title in 16:12.9. Union won the team title with 44 points, Knappa second with 47.

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The Siuslaw Vikings football team’s youth movement will have to wait to next year to advance deep into the 3A football playoffs. Friday, the Dayton Pirates improved to 10-0 with a 34-14 victory over the Vikings, outscoring the visitors at Dewey Sullivan Stadium 20-0 in the second half. Dayton host Yamhill-Carlton in the second round. Yamhill-Carlton upset the Outlaws at Sisters, 26-22. The Vikings, with only four seniors suited up for the finale, finished their season 5-5. Siuslaw has 11 juniors and 11 sophomores on its 36-player roster, including several allleague players. They will be reloading for 2024. Friday, Siuslaw sophomore Micah Blankenship, a Mountain Valley Conference all-league second-team quarterback, ran for a pair of second-quarter touchdowns to rally the Vikings to a 14-14 standoff at halftime. Dayton senior quarterback Boston Hodges ran for four scores and passed for a fifth. On defense, Hodges all but Jim Hoberg, ABR, ABRM, CRS, GRI ended any Vikings comeback Jim Hoberg, ABR, ABRM, CRS, GRI P 541-997- SOLD (7653) hopes with an interception P 541-997SOLD (7653) 541-997-7654 F Sponsored by F 541-997-7654 T F 1-866-967-7653 on the Siuslaw 5 with 3:48 to T F 1-866-967-7653jim@jimhoberg.com BROKER/OWNER

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Dayton drove quickly into Vikings territory, but senior Tate Bottensek recovered a Pirates fumble on the Siuslaw 43 some 47 seconds before halftime. Siuslaw had the ball to start the second half, but an interception on the second offensive play set the Pirates up on the Siuslaw 17. On the second play following the pick, Hodges scored from the 13 with 10:02 left in the third quarter as Dayton took the lead for good.

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Eight Vikings named to all-league team By Exploding Whale Sports Guest Article

Eight Siuslaw Vikings football players have been named to the Mountain Valley Conference all-league team, including four on the first team, it was announced Tuesday. Senior Cort Waggoner, juniors Max Reynolds and Joel Sissel and sophomore Will

Johnson earned first-team honors. Juniors Michael Felkins and Jacob Mann and sophomore Micah Blankenship were second team and sophomore Collin Barnett honorable mention. Waggoner also was co-Lineman of the Year with Brett Highburger of Elmira. Reynolds was first team at running back and at linebacker, Sissel first team at offensive

and defensive line and Waggoner first team at center and honorable mention at defensive line. Johnson earned first-team flex recognition as a receiver, runner, linebacker, kicker and returner. He was first-team flex, second team punter and returner and honorable linebacker and placekicker. Felkins was second team receiver, Blankenship second

team quarterback and Mann second team defensive lineman. Barnett was honorable mention offensive line. Elmira senior quarterback was offensive player of the year and Sisters defensive back Justin DeSmet defensive player of the year. Gary Thorson of Sisters was coach of the year.

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Cheerleaders Claire Lindell and Ashlyn Hart are holding a fundraising showcase Nov. 15 so they can go to the All-American Cheer program in London England! The showcase will feature performances by the High School and Youth cheer teams. Cost is $3 for kids and $7 for adults. The showcase will take place Wednesday, Nov. 15 in the Main Gym at Siuslaw Elementary School. Doors open at 6:30 and the showcase starts at 7 p.m.

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Davis featured artist for Empty Bowls fundraiser Yes, it’s that time of ent and supporters from this fundraiser successful. year again…time to pre- many walks of life, with Most handmade ceramic pare for the 27th bowls will be sold annual Empty Bowls for $15 each, with fundraiser. We’re some available at busy collecting handa lower or higher made ceramic bowls price. from local artists The event also along with unique features a silent aucartwork and a few tion with artwork other special items by many of your for our silent aucfavorite local artists tion. Local students including paintings, photography, fused of all ages, plus amateur and professional glass and more. potters, woodturnEmpty Bowls ers, and glass artists 2023 will be held at have already donated the Florence Events over 900 items for Center on Friday, The artwork of Ty Davis will our family friendly Dec. 1, from 4-6 be on display during the fundraiser to benefit p.m., Saturday, Dec. Empty Bowls 2023 Fundraiser. Florence Food Share. 2, from 10 a.m.-6 Contributed photo We are also excited to p.m., and Sunday, add donations from tex- all proceeds benefiting Dec. 3, from noon-4 p.m. tile artists, photographers Florence Food Share, our Shop for handmade oneand other media to the local food pantry serving of-a-kind gifts with an added benefit: all the promix of artwork offered to those in need. the public. From its humEmpty Bowls is tru- ceeds from your purchases ble beginnings in 1995, ly a community event will help support Florence this event has expanded with Sponsors, Artists, Food Share. Admission is over the years to include and many Volunteers all free, and we hope you will a large array of local tal- working together to make join us!

Casino Toy Drive on once again Local children in need will see some extra cheer in their holidays this year, thanks to Three Rivers Casino’s 19th annual Toy and Food Drive. According to a release from Three Rivers, the drive will continue through Dec. 6. Members of the community are encouraged to contribute by bringing in a new, unwrapped toy valued at $5 or more or donating three cans of non-perishable food items. Donors will receive $5 in free play at Three Rivers Casino. “At Three Rivers Casino, we are deeply rooted in our community, and we understand the importance of giving back, especially during the holiday season,” said Marguerite Morgan, Promotions Coordinator at Three Rivers. “We live here, we work here, and we want to ensure

that children in our area experience the joy and magic of the holidays.” Florence resident Liberty Kommer knows firsthand the importance of generosity. Having faced a childhood without the opportunity to receive a single toy or experience the warmth of the holiday season, Kommer has made it her personal mission to ensure that Florence-area children don’t have the same experience. “Since 2020, Kommer has saved up $1,000 annually to purchase toys for local children, including last year’s generous donation of a truckload of bicycles and helmets to the Toy & Food Drive,” according to casino staff. “These children need to understand how precious they are, how their lives are so important. We need to show those

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The Empty Bowls 2023 Committee is proud to announce the featured artwork for this year’s event. Ty Davis has generously offered her artwork entitled “Mother Earth’s Gifts of Life” to the Empty Bowls 2023 Fundraiser for use in publicity and as a donation to the Empty Bowls Fundraiser. Ty uses a blend of modern and traditional media, sketching a pen and ink drawing which is colored using multiple computer applications, then printed on acrylic to enhance the vivid colors. She draws her themes from her Comanche heritage and life growing up in Wyoming, where horses and nature were an everyday part of her life. She has been a juried artist at the Santa Fe Indian Art Market in Santa Fe, New Mexico. As a mother, grandmother and Chief Tribal Court Judge for the Klamath Tribe and the Burns Pai-

ute Tribe, she is particularly interested in the lives of native women and families. Ty has generously shared her artwork with Foodshare’s Empty Bowls for the past five years. The featured art piece will be raffled off at the Empty Bowls Fundraiser. Raffle tickets will be available for purchase at the Empty Bowls event, with the drawing taking place Sunday afternoon. The winner need not be present to win. We hope you can join us at the 27th Empty Bowls Fundraiser at the Florence Events Center. The Empty Bowls Fundraiser will take place on Dec. 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Free Admission, family friendly and lots of fun! We hope you will stop by to view all the wonderful artwork made available by our talented artists. Due to the generosity of our Sponsors, all proceeds will benefit Florence Food Share.

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Offroad wheelchair available in Florence A special off-pavement wheelchair will soon be available in Florence for folks with mobility impairments to access the beach in ways previously impossible with conventional chairs. According to a release issued Nov. 3 by David’s Chair Outdoor Mobility Systems, the special chair will be placed at Heceta Beach County Park, located at 88466 1rst Ave. in Florence. CEO and Founder Steve Furst said, “We have been working for several months to make this happen. We are excited

to continue to work with the Florence community and wonderful volunteers that are helping facilitate the use of this track chair.” Initially the all-terrain track chair will be available three days a week with hopes of expanding the use in the spring. “I am so proud of the work that Jeff Kallevig (Operations Manager for

NW Oregon) has been able to do. He has taken on this project and coordinated with the volunteers and is w o r k ing with the City of Florence, Lane County and other local organizations to provide support for this location.” According to the release, Heceta Park is the 7th location to receive a chair, which will offer new free-

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Local women return to college with P.E.O. Scholarships

Three local Florence women started the 202324 school year with scholarships awarded by Chapter DY of the P.E.O. Sisterhood, an international philanthropic educational organization for women. Grants totaling $4,420 came from funds established by beloved Florence couple Richard and Harriet Smith. An additional $4500 was awarded at the state level of P.E.O. This year all recipients are in the health care field. Ashley Ireland has

worked at Ocean Dunes Golf Links six years while concurrently working on her associates degree in Paramedicine through Lane Community College. She received the Harriet G Smith Scholarship and the Oregon Marguerite Scholarship. We are honored to partner with Ashley to help her reach her education and career goals. She’ll make a great EMT/ paramedic,” said Myrna Klupenger, co-chair of the DY education committee. Carissa Pearson, RN, graduated from the

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Oregon seeking next poet laureate The Oregon Poet Laureate Program is now accepting nominations for the state’s next poet laureate. The program is funded by the Oregon Cultural Trust and administered by Oregon Humanities. Over the course of a two-year-term, the Oregon Poet Laureate fosters the art of poetry, encourages literacy and learning, addresses central issues relating to the humanities and heritage and reflects on public life in Oregon. Nominations for the position will be accepted through Jan. 8, 2024. Poets may nominate themselves. The next poet laureate will begin their term in May 2024. Anis Mojgani, Oregon’s current poet laureate, says, “A poet is a witness who imagines, and through these acts gives us permission to do the same. For the times we’re in, we must be powerfully imaginative, so to have for Oregon a position to foster and rally this imagining is a beautiful importance and gift for our state.” Previous Oregon Poets Laureate include Elizabeth Woody of Warm Springs, Kim Stafford of Portland, the late Peter

Sears of Corvallis and pointment. To nominate Lawson Inada of Med- a poet, fill out the online ford. nomination form at oreDuring their term, the gonpoetlaureate.org. Popoet laureate will partici- ets of all genres and styles pate in a minimum of 10 will be considered. public readings or other The Poet Laureate Proevents per year in settings gram is funded by the around Culturt h e al Trust state, through demoncollabstrating oration the valwith the ue and s t a t e ’s i m p o rfive cultance of tural poetry parta n d ners: creative Oregon expresA r t s sion to Comb u s i - Oregon Poet Laureate Anis Mo- mission, n e s s , jgani reads poetry out a window. Oregon c o m - Contributed photo H e r muniitage ty and state leaders. The Commission, Oregon Hispoet laureate receives an torical Society, Oregon annual honorarium in ad- Humanities and the State dition to an annual travel Historic Preservation Ofsubsidy. fice. Nominees must be curNominations will be rent residents of Oregon reviewed by a committee and have lived in the state who will recommend fifor at least 10 years. They nalists to the Governor must be publicly recog- for final selection of the nized as poets and well-re- next poet laureate. garded for excellence in The Cultural Trust is their work; have a signif- an innovative, statewide icant body of published private-public program or performed work; and that utilizes a unique tax agree to the conditions credit to raise significant and the term of the ap- funds to support and

protect Oregon’s arts, humanities and heritage. In addition to the creation of a permanent endowment, funds are distributed annually through three multifaceted, wide-ranging grant programs. No other state in the nation has a program like the Cultural Trust, which has been ranked with the bottle bill and the vote-by-mail bill as among Oregon’s most forward-thinking public policy measures. More information at culturaltrust.org. Oregon Humanities connects people and communities through conversation, storytelling and participatory programs to inspire understanding and collaborative change. More information about our programs and publications—which include the Conversation Project, Consider This, Humanity in Perspective, Public Program Grants, The Detour radio show and Oregon Humanities magazine—can be found at oregonhumanities.org. Oregon Humanities is an independent, nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities and a partner of the Cultural Trust.

Oregon eviction filings still above pre-pandemic levels, advocates say more state aid needed By JULIA SHUMWAY Oregon Capital Chronicle Landlords are filing more court evictions monthly than they did before the COVID pandemic, though the number of evictions trended down after the Legislature passed a law giving tenants more time to make up late rent. That’s according to a presentation lawmakers on the Senate Housing and Development Committee heard from the Oregon Law Center, which advocated for eviction protections. The group’s legislative advocacy dictator, Sybil Hebb, warned lawmakers that the number of evictions may increase if the state doesn’t provide more money for emergency rent assistance: The $88 million lawmakers set aside this spring is on pace to run out by next summer, with about a year left in the twoyear budget cycle. In 2019, Oregon landlords filed an average of about 1,560 eviction suits each month. A pandemic-related eviction moratorium lasted through June 2021, and tenants with pending applications for rent assistance were protected from eviction through June 2022. Those limits meant the number of evictions

plummeted in 2020 and 2021, then skyrocketed when the protections phased out in late summer 2022. Between October 2022 and March 2023, landlords filed an average of more than 2,000 evictions each month, and 87% of them were for not paying rent. House Bill 2001, which took effect in late March, requires landlords to give tenants 10 days notice when filing for eviction for nonpayment of rent, rather than the previously allowed 72 hours. Those notices must include information on where tenants can find rent assistance and legal assistance for court proceedings. And the new law extended eviction court deadlines, giving tenants at least a month between the initial complaint and a trial to come up with the overdue rent and stay in their homes. Since the law, more eviction filings have ended with dismissals – landlords get paid and tenants stay in their homes. About 50% of cases were dismissed in September, compared to 28% of cases in January, according to the Oregon Law Center. “The outcomes for tenants are far better than they were during the time period when there was no protection in place earlier this year,”

Hebb said. Housing advocates have pushed for more rent assistance because it’s cheaper to keep people in their homes than to rehouse families who have been evicted. In Marion and Polk counties, rent assistance has helped about 6,000 families stay in their homes, said Jimmy Jones, executive director of the Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency. The average two-bedroom apartment rent in Salem is $1,500, he said, but many of the people who receive aid are paying closer to $1,875 per month. People who benefit most from rent assistance usually earn too much to

qualify for other aid, like Section 8 vouchers, but they don’t make enough to afford ever-increasing rents. “It’s those individuals who don’t qualify for those resources, just the next tick up on that income scale,” Jones said. A household would need to earn $75,000, more than the median household income in the area, to spend 30% or less of its income on housing at an $1,875 rent. Lawmakers are expected to approve more money for housing production and homelessness assistance during the 35-day legislative session that begins in February.

Committee files Lane County Watersheds Bill of Rights Ballot Initiative

The Lane County Watersheds Bill of Rights initiative has been filed with Lane County officials by the petition committee, Protect Lane County Watersheds. The proposed law, which will increase protections for water and watersheds in Lane County, has met all constitutional requirements and has been issued a ballot title. Since existing law does not adequately protect the county’s water and in fact, authorizes further degradation, Protect Lane County Watersheds has proposed a law to ensure that residents have access to water, free of contamination, as well as securing rights for the watersheds to naturally exist, flourish, regenerate and evolve. The Lane County Watersheds Bill of Rights describes the importance of water and watersheds: “A healthy watershed conserves water; promotes streamflow; supports sustainable creeks, rivers, lakes, and groundwater sources; creates healthy soil; and provides habitat for wildlife and plants. A healthy watershed provides safe drinking water and food and enables adaptation of living species to the ad-

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on abortion, guns and transgender health care. Because Oregon’s unusual quorum rules require two-thirds of lawmakers to be present to conduct any business, the protesting Republican senators stopped the Senate from passing any bills during the walkout. Republicans in the minority in the House and Senate have increasingly relied on walkouts to block Democrats from passing bills in recent years, leading a coalition of unions and progressive groups to put Measure 113 on the ballot. Some Democratic lawmakers are now looking at a different constitutional amendment to change the quorum requirement and eliminate walkouts altogether. Measure 113 amended the state constitution to declare that any lawmaker who misses 10 or more legislative floor sessions “without permission or excuse” is ineligible to serve another term. The senators contend that they had excuses, but Wagner didn’t acknowledge them. “Only the defendant Senate President Rob Wagner determines if an absent member has permission to be absent or not,” the complaint said. “There are no laws or rules putting legislators on notice of what category of absence is ‘unexcused.’ There are no historical indicators. There is no hearing process. There are no provisions for an appeal process.” As a matter of practice, senators turn in forms requesting an excused absence and providing a reason, and Wagner checks a box indicating whether they’re excused or not excused. Historically, the Senate president and House speaker excuse absences – a notable exception in 2022 was former Republican state Sen. Dallas Heard, who was marked as absent most days after he refused to comply with the Senate’s COVID mask policy. When Republican senators began their walkout on May 3, Wagner marked some senators as excused and others as absent, depending on the language of their requests. For instance, Sen. Bill Hansell, R-Athena, was excused to accom-

pany Gov. Tina Kotek on a tour, and Hayden was marked absent when he requested an excused absence to protest. On May 5, Wagner announced that he would only excuse absences for an “extraordinary circumstance.” Two lawmakers, one Democrat and one Republican, continued receiving excused absences for ongoing medical treatment, and Boquist received excused absences when a waterline burst on his rural property. But most senators, Democrats and Republicans, were marked “absent” when they missed floor sessions for reasons including illness, family health issues, attending religious services, officiating a family member’s out-of-state wedding, visiting out-of-state family and attending a child’s graduation, according to an independent report from an attorney investigating workplace harassment complaints Hayden and Sen. Lynn Findley, R-Vale, filed against Wagner earlier this year. The Senate Committee on Conduct, composed equally of Democrats and Republicans, unanimously dismissed those complaints in October. Hayden has a separate complaint with the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries, and that investigation must be wrapped up by May 8, 2024. Hayden, who is a Seventh-day Adventist and observes the Sabbath on Saturdays, and Boquist, a Catholic who attends Mass on Sundays and other Catholic feast days, also argued in the federal lawsuit that they were punished for exercising their religion because Wagner denied their requests to miss work for religious reasons. The Lane, Klamath and Polk county Republican central committees joined the lawsuit, as did former Republican candidate John Swanson, who resides in Boquist’s district, and Klamath County Republican Party Chair Rejeana Jackson, who lives in Linthicum’s district. The plaintiffs are represented by conservative attorneys Elizabeth Jones of Salem-based Capitol Legal Services, Vance Day of Powell Butte and Indiana attorney James Bopp.

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EMPLOYMENT HELP WANTED Accounts Payable/ Payroll - The City of Reedsport is accepting applications. This position will remain open until filled. A complete job description and required City application is available at Reedsport City Hall or online at www.cityofreedsport.org/jobs. The salary range for the position is $3,124.47 $3,945.82 per month with a full benefit package. This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement. Please hand deliver or email completed applications and materials to Michelle Fraley Finance Director at mfraley@cityofreedsport. org. The City of Reedsport provides equal employment opportunity to all qualified employees and applicants without unlawful regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, Oregon, or local law. All Positions - Papa Murphy’s - Under New Ownership- $14-16/ hr. includes tips. Apply in person or at indeed. com. 1737 12th Street, 541-997-7272.

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Customer Service Representative Zolezzi Insurance Agency is looking for a licensed customer service representative at their Florence location. Email resumes to craig@zianw.com. Planning SecretaryDunes City - is seeking a self-motivated individual to fill the position. The position is a 24 hour per week (9 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.), Monday through Thursday job with a few evening meetings a month. Strong typing skills and computer knowledge is a must with excellent grammar and spelling skills. Experience is a plus, but not required. A complete job description is available on the Dunes City website. If interested, submit your resume’ to Dunes City either via email to: recorder@dunescityor. com, or by mail to P. O. Box 97, Westlake, OR, 97493, or in person at City Hall - 82877 Spruce Street in Westlake.

MERCHANDISE BIKES FOR SALE Raleigh – Woman’s 26” Model SC200, in good condition. $150.00 831-2511-2404. 26” Men’s Shimano mountain bike with helmet $75.00 541272-9788. 26” Women’s Shimano mountain bike with helmet $ 75.00 541272-9788.

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Murphy bed, bunks, sleeps 6. 27ft with hitch. $15,900. 541-999-0820.

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See: www.trhunter.com 4842 Seapine Dr Great beach area location. Clean, well cared for 2 bdrm, 1 bath with lots of parking, circle driveway, and RV parking. Large 125’x125’ lot. Garden area, shed, covered porch and some fencing. $275,000. #348723321576

MISC FOR SALE Aqua Rest Oval Hot Tub w/ cover, 2 persons, 20 jet, 120V, LED waterfall. $2200 OBO Call/Text Ellen @ 541944-1033. Oregon Blue Ribboned CHESTNUTS-Now! All McKay’s Markets, The Corner Market or call: 541-999-7829.

Bonnett Way #29 – Come build your custom dream home in beautiful, gated Fawn Ridge West. Unique, upscale neighborhood with city utilities ready and approved. Hear the ocean on this quiet cul-de-sac with potential ocean views from second story home. $130,000. #3282-21376459

Retired contractor tool sale, some car parts. 34th St Call Bob 541991-6325

PETS/ANIMALS FREE 7 beautiful zebra finches and very large standup cage free to bird lovers home. AKC. 541-305-1756.

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Crew Members – McDonalds is seeking enthusiastic & outgoing individuals looking for flexible schedule flexible hours. TEXT: OR192 to 38000 to apply.

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Build your custom home or place a MFD home on this great lot across from the Munsel Lake boat landing. Septic approval on file. Great location ready to go! $159,900 List #1185/23145536

Must-see 3 bedroom, 2 bath home on a large .31 acre in-town lot. Lots of driveway & RV parking. Double yard. 1700 sq. ft. of living space with a comfortable layout & additional sunroom. $434,000 List #1204/23009267

Invest & grow! Great business with living space combination property. 5000 sq. ft. of shop/showroom space with office & loading doors. Upper level has 1500 sq. ft. 2 bdrm, 2 bath apartment. $775,000 List #1164/23005850 Build your custom home or place your manufactured home on this .15 acre lot. Located on a cul-de-sac in the Siuslaw Village neighborhood of Florence. $75,000 List #1174/23622889

Two bedroom 1 bathroom home with 1120 sq. ft. of living space located on a .38 acre lot in the South Lakes area. Vaulted & beamed high ceilings, pellet stove, sunroom, double car carport & lots of custom touches. $415,900 List #1203/23330176

Amazing investment opportunity available now! Two-level building consists of a commercial unit on the lower level and four residential apartments above. Covered parking & storage for apartments. $1,050,000 List #1186/23321931

Unique property located up the North Fork of the Siuslaw River Road on 20+ acres overlooking river & fields. Barn style home has 2 bdrms, 2 baths, 2,026 sq. ft. of living space. 3 outbuildings + greenhouse. $650,000 List #1167/23161787

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.53 Acre flag-lot nestled at the end of a cul-de-sac in the beautiful, gated community of Fawn Ridge West. Property has paved road access. All City of Florence utilities, in a beach area neighborhood. $120,000 List #1162/23445033

Mercer Lake View property with place-holder home. Permits & plans for a new home are ready & approved for you to complete the vision. .24 ac location & dock across road. Plans for 2 bdrm, 2 bath, 1431 sq. ft. home. $650,000 List #1125/22294905

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2001 CHEVY SILVERADO $2,300 1993 Pastime camper with kitchen, sleeps 4. $2,300 $4,200 for both Call Dale 541-999-9301

TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE The Trustee under the terms of the Trust Deed described herein, at the direction of the Beneficiary, hereby elects to sell the property described in the Trust Deed to satisfy the obligations secured thereby. Pursuant to ORS 86.771, the following information is provided: 1. PARTIES: Grantor: JAMES BARNETT Trustee: CASCADE TITLE COMPANY Successor Trustee: NANCY K. CARY Beneficiary: DUANE M. HOWARD AND DONNA HOWARD 2. DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: The real property is described as follows: Lot 149, GREENTREES, as platted and recorded in Book 64, Page 21, Lane County Oregon Plat Records, in Lane County, Oregon 3. RECORDING. The Trust Deed was recorded as follows: Date Recorded: June 30, 2021 Recording No. 2021043112 Official Records of Lane County, Oregon 4. DEFAULT. The Grantor or any other person obligated on the Trust Deed and Promissory Note secured thereby is in default and the Beneficiary seeks to foreclose the Trust Deed for failure to pay: Monthly payments in the amount of $506.12 each, due the first of each month, for the months of December 2022 through August 2023; plus late charges and advances; plus any unpaid real property taxes or liens, plus interest. 5. AMOUNT DUE. The amount due on the Note which is secured by the Trust Deed referred to herein is: Principal balance in the amount of $77,289.22; plus interest at the rate of 4.50% per annum

Photo not available 2014 CHERRY RED JEEP CHEROKEE SUV $9,700 541-999-8962

2004 Nissan 350Z Convertible, new tires, 43k mi. $16,000 541-997-1281

2005 MAZDA 3

One owner, low miles, auto & stick, best of both worlds. T-Top & sunroof, FWD, floor mats & manual, zoom, zoom, zoom. $6,850 or reasonable offer. 541-901-9060

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IPay Cash for vinyl records, old hot wheels, vintage toys, hunting and fishing items, old jewelry, coins, small antiques and collectibles of any kind. Local Florence Area. Cell: 425-387-6925.

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from November 1, 2022; plus late charges of $400.00; plus advances and foreclosure attorney fees and costs. 6. SALE OF PROPERTY. The Trustee hereby states that the property will be sold to satisfy the obligations secured by the Trust Deed. A Trustee’s Notice of Default and Election to Sell Under Terms of Trust Deed has been recorded in the Official Records of Lane County, Oregon. 7. TIME OF SALE. January 11, 2024 11:00 a.m. Lane County Courthouse, Front Entrance, Inside by Security, 125 E. 8th Avenue, Eugene, Oregon 97401 8. RIGHT TO REINSTATE. Any person named in ORS 86.778 has the right, at any time that is not later than five days before the Trustee conducts the sale, to have this foreclosure dismissed and the Trust Deed reinstated by payment to the Beneficiary of the entire amount then due, other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred, by curing any other default that is capable of being cured by tendering the performance required under the obligation or Trust Deed and by paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and Trust Deed, together with the trustee’s and attorney’s fees not exceeding the amount provided in ORS 86.778. ________________ NOTICE REGARDING POTENTIAL HAZARDS (This notice is required for notices of sale sent on or after January 1, 2015.) Without limiting the trustee’s disclaimer of representations or warranties, Oregon law requires the trustee to state in this notice that some residential property sold at a trustee’s sale may have been used in manufacturing

methamphetamines, the chemical components of which are known to be toxic. Prospective purchasers of residential property should be aware of this potential danger before deciding to place a bid for this property at the trustee’s sale. ________________ You may reach the Oregon State Bar’s Lawyer Referral Service at 503684-3763 or toll-free in Oregon at 800-4527636 or you may visit its website at: www. osbar.org. Legal assistance may be available if you have a low income and meet federal poverty guidelines. For more information and a directory of legal aid programs, go to http:// www.oregonlawhelp. org. Any questions regarding this matter should be directed to Lisa Summers, Paralegal, (541) 686-0344 (TS #44841.1). DATED: August 17, 2023. Nancy K. Cary, Successor Trustee, Hershner Hunter, LLP, P.O. Box 1475, Eugene, OR 97440. Published on October 27th, November 3rd, 10th & 17th, 2023.

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 Oct. 27th, 2023. Publication Dates: October 27, November 3 & 10, 2023.

ernance Model, select OPUDA delegates, consider a contract award: agent of record for insurance broker services, hear reports on quarterly conservation, health care costs, key accounts and the Mapleton substation. Discussion will continue on bond scenarios as well as any other business that arises after publication of this notice. An Executive session will be held in accordance with ORS 192.660(2)(d) “To conduct deliberations with persons designated by the governing body to carry on labor negotiations”. To review the meeting agenda, please go to clpud.org. Publication Dates: November 10, 2023.

RESOLUTION PC 23 08 DR 02: Dollar General Design Review Kirk Farrelly, of Capital Growth Buchalter, a request for Design Review for a +/- 10,640 sq. ft. retail store on an undeveloped parcel located at the NE intersection of Hwy 101 and 36th St., found on Assessor’s Map #18-1223-22, Tax Lot 06800. The proposal includes considerations of the store’s architecture, parking, lighting, landscaping, access, utilities and more. The property is located in the Highway District, regulated by FCC Title 10, Chapter 16. Meetings air live on Cable Channel 191 and stream at www. ci.florence.or.us/citymanager/public-meetings-live. Testimony can be given in writing or through a request to participate in the meeting. Those wishing to testify either in person or via conference call must submit a speaker’s card at www.ci.florence.or.us/ bc-pc/request-address-planning-commission-speakers-card by 3:30PM on November 14, 2023. Testimony not submitted in compliance with the above procedures, will not be included in the record. For additional information contact the Planning Department at planningdepartment@ci.florence. or.us or 541-997-8237. To be published November 10, 2023.

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 November 10, 2023. /s/ Arlene Hartzell, Personal Representative. Publication Dates: November 10, 17 & 22, 2023.

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PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE STATE OF OREGON COUNTY OF LANE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF, DORIS L. VAN OSDELL, DECEASED Case No.: 23PB08606 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS 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

PUBLIC NOTICE I am looking for Cassidy R. Schmiedt. I am trying to reach you pertaining to case Number 23CV38691 in Lane County, Oregon. I am trying to have my daughter’s name legally changed to Harris, being it is my last name as well as her siblings and her soon to be adopted fathers. I need you to be aware and send you a copy of the petition, per request by the judge overseeing my case. I can gladly email it, mail it, or even just send you a snapshot of all the papers via text or Facebook. If I do not hear from you, I will be mailing a firstclass certified copy to your last known address the courts have on file and every one of your Facebook profiles. I will also send it to the number, 541-******6, that was provided to me, being the last number, you had. If you have any questions or would prefer any way of these options to be sent, let me know. I would like this to be resolved asap. Please contact me or the Circuit Court at (541) 682-4020. Publication Date: November 10, 2023. PUBLIC NOTICE A regular meeting of the Board of Directors of Central Lincoln PUD will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday November 15, 2023 at 2129 N. Coast Hwy. Newport, Newport. In addition to regular business, the Board will review governance policies and discuss the Carver Policy Gov-

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