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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ FRIDAY, JULY 3, 2015
Sheriffs offer 4th of July safety tips Lane County district
• Establish an area a safe
distance away from the
fireworks where children
can safely observe.
• Never give small children
fireworks.
• Read the label on
fireworks before lighting to
determine how much space is
needed. Some fireworks
move horizontally on the
ground and need several feet
of “safe space.”
• Keep a bucket of water, a
hose and a fire extinguisher
nearby.
• Eye protection is recom-
mended
when
lighting
fireworks and for those stand-
ing nearby.
• Spent fireworks, includ-
ing
those
considered
“duds,” should be allowed
to cool, then immersed in
a bucket of water to prevent
them from starting fires.
After they have been
extinguished, they can be
placed in a trash can for dis-
posal.
• Do not experiment with
homemade fireworks.
• If you are on a regular
landscape irrigation schedule,
the 4th of July is a good
day to water your lawn as wet
landscaping is less likely
to ignite than dry landscap-
ing.
• There are several organ-
ized 4th of July and firework
events that are occurring
throughout many of our com-
munities.
Pet Safety
• Leave pets at home when
attending fireworks displays,
preferably indoors. Loud
noises can be startling for
pets, and likely won’t be as
enjoyable for them as they are
for you.
• Keep alcoholic beverages
in a safe place away from
pets. Alcohol can make your
pet very sick and can even be
deadly.
• Make sure your pet has
current identification tags in
the event that they escape or
break loose and become lost.
— Sergeant Carrie Carver,
Lane County Sheriff ’s Office
Remember to water trees deeply as heat rises
For homeowners, rising
temperatures and dry weather
means it’s time to keep fire
prevention in mind.
One way to reduce the
potential for fire is by pro-
tecting the health of trees in
yards and landscapes by
deeply watering them.
“Summer temperatures can
be hard on trees, especially
landscape trees in our urban
areas,” said Kristin Ramstad,
an urban forester with the
Oregon
Department
of
Forestry. “If they aren’t well-
watered, warm weather and
prolonged drought eventually
make trees more susceptible
to insects, disease and fire,”
adds Ramstad.
When temperatures in
Oregon get warm and stay
warm, it can take a toll on
trees as well as people.
The Oregon Department of
Forestry suggests a few tips
for keeping trees healthy dur-
ing times of heat stress.
One of the first signs that a
deciduous tree (i.e., trees like
birches or maples that drop
leaves in the winter) needs
water is that its leaves begin
to look dull and sometimes
limp.
More advanced symptoms
of needing water are brown-
ing of leaves, wilting and
curling at the edges.
Leaves may also develop a
scorched or burned look,
turning yellow or brown on
outside edges, or between leaf
veins. Leaves may even
appear smaller than usual,
drop prematurely or turn
brown but remain on the tree.
When drought-stressed, the
needles of conifers (evergreen
trees such as Ponderosa Pine
or Douglas-fir) may turn yel-
low, red, purple or brown.
With
their
benefits,
longevity and contributions to
the environment, give trees
higher watering priority than
lawns.
Keep in mind that if trees
are only provided with shal-
low water every so often,
they’re probably only getting
a fraction of what they need.
Watering trees for short
periods of time encourages
shallow rooting, which can
lead to future health problems
for the tree.
To make sure trees get the
water they need, saturate the
soil within the drip line —
that’s the circle that could be
drawn on the soil around the
tree directly under the tips of
its outermost branches.
Using a regular hose or a
soaker hose, water deeply and
slowly — slowly is important,
so the water doesn’t run-off.
To make sure it gets
enough water, keep moving
the hose around different
areas under the tree.
For conifers, water three to
five feet beyond the drip line
on all sides of the tree.
Also, if you have a choice,
water trees during the cooler
part of the day.
Another way to water trees
slowly is to put a nail hole in
the bottom (near the edge) of
a five gallon bucket. Fill the
bucket with water, and leave
the slowly leaking bucket
under the canopy of the
tree.
Do this twice or three times
per tree, moving the bucket
each time.
Using mulch is an excellent
way to care for trees in warm
weather, as it helps the soil
below trees retain moisture
and stay cool.
Mulch can be made of bark,
wood chips, leaves and ever-
green needles.
Apply mulch within the
drip line, at a depth of four
inches, leaving a six-inch
space between the mulch and
tree trunk. Mulch will also
help discourage weeds.
Lastly, don’t plant annual
flowers or other ground cov-
ers under the canopy of your
tree; they’ll compete with the
tree’s roots for moisture and
nutrients.
Trees and forests enhance
quality of life in many ways,
providing shade, wildlife
habitat, clean air, wood and
other products, raising prop-
erty values and providing
clean, healthy streams.
On hot days, we all rely on
the shade of the trees in our
yards and communities.
Therefore, it is a really
good idea to keep our trees
healthy and watered.
For more information about
trees and tree care, visit
www.isa-arbor.com.
Free shuttle to Wings, Wheels, military museum Correction
Are you and your family
planning to attend Wings
and Wheels Fly-In and Car
Show at the Florence
Municipal
Airport
or
the Grand Opening of
the Oregon Coast Mili-
tary Museum this week-
end?
Don’t worry about find-
ing parking with the free
park-and-ride shuttle service
being provided by the
Rhody Express on Saturday,
July 4.
The Rhody Express will
be making regular trips
starting at 9:45 a.m. to
offer service to the Oregon
Coast Military Museum
and the Wings and Wheels
show.
Just park at the Siuslaw
Middle
School
parking
lot, board the Rhody Express
and catch a ride to the
events.
Getting back to your vehi-
cle is just as simple by board-
ing the Rhody Express at the
Airport.
The
Rhody
Express
will operate from 9:45 a.m.
to noon and 12:30 to 3:15
p.m.
More
information
is
available by calling the
Rhody Express at 541-
902-2067.
In the front-page article,
“ABC Preschool to Close Next
Week,” in the July 1, 2015,
issue of the Siuslaw News, the
date the Boys and Girls Club
of Western Lane County took
over operation of ABC
Preschool was incorrect. It was
July 1, 2013. Siuslaw News
regrets the error.
Voice Your Opinion! Write to:
attorney resigns
Lane
County
Gardner, whose
District Attorney
office includes the
Alex Gardner this
Lane
County
week announced
Medical Examiner
his
resignation
program, worked
from his position.
briefly in an organ-
Gardner
has
ic chemistry lab,
accepted a job with
did research in
the Oregon State
population genet-
Police as a captain
ics, and earned a
Alex Gardner
and the director of
master’s degree in
the Oregon State Police biology from the University of
Forensic Services Division, a Oregon before attending law
forensic laboratory system school.
serving state and local law
He begins his new position
enforcement agencies, medical Aug. 1.
examiners and prosecuting
“The Oregon State Police
attorneys in Oregon.
offered me an exceptional
“It’s been a pleasure and an opportunity. I’ll be joining a
honor working with the capa- top-notch team that is deliver-
ble and professional staff and ing quality forensic services to
volunteers in the Lane County public safety partners through-
District Attorney’s office. I out Oregon,” Gardner said. “I
couldn’t have wished for a look forward to learning,
stronger, more dedicated team. meeting new challenges and
I’ll miss them all,” Gardner working with the fine people
said in a news release.
of the Oregon State Police.”
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Happy 4th of July – No Late Shows Saturday Night
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Inside Out 2D - 102 min (PG) – “Inside Out expands the possibilities of
animation. It’s also a hilarious ride that delights the eye, the mind and
the heart.” Portland Oregonian
Daily Except Sat, Sun: 12:00, 3:00, 6:00, 8:30 | Sat: 12:00, 3:00, 6:00
Sun: 12:00, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30
Jurassic World - 124m (PG-13) – “Jurassic World is fresh and thrilling.”
Empire
Fri: 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:10 | Sat: 12:30, 3:30, 6:30
Sun: 11:40am, 2:20, 5:10, 7:50
Mon: 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:10 | Tue: 3:30, 6:30, 9:10
Wed, Thu: 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:10
Max - 111 min (PG) – “Max is a throwback of sorts - a movie about
the relationship between a boy and his dog. Lassie springs to mind as
the genre classic, but this has a closer kinship to Rin Tin Tin. Although
its sensibilities are old-fashioned, the movie offers a modern look and
feel.” ReelViews
Fri: 12:10, 3:10, 6:10, 8:50 | Sat: 12:10, 3:10, 6:10
Sun: 12:10, 2:40, 5:10, 7:40
Mon: 12:10, 3:10, 6:10, 8:50 | Tue: 12:10, 3:10, 8:50 | Wed: 12:10, 3:10, 9:10
Thu: 12:10, 3:10, 9:30
Terminator Genisys 2D - 119 min (PG-13) - John Connor sends
Kyle Reese back in time to protect Sarah Connor, but when he arrives
in 1984, nothing is as he expected it to be. Arnold Schwarzenegger
returns and is joined by Emilia Clarke, J.K. Simmons, Jai Courtney and
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Daily Except Sat, Sun: 12:20, 3:20, 6:20, 9:00
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impossibly sunny as his alter ego (with none of the crankiness of his
other incarnation, Oscar the Grouch). At 80, he has no plans to hang up
his feathers—welcome news for kids and parents everywhere.” EW
Tue: 12:20, 6:10 – True Story Tuesday – Must see!
Julie Taymor’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream - 148 min
- ENCORE - $15/$19
Wed: 6:00 - Taymor (The Lion King on Broadway) tackles Shakespeare
with a visual fervor
The Audience - 145 min – National Theatre Live Presents
Thu: 6:30 – Helen Mirren just won the Tony Award for her performance
as Queen Elizabeth. See it, as if by magic, at City Lights Cinemas.
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OBITUARY
LEONE—Connie
Joy
Leone, 70, died peacefully in
her sleep
at
her
home from
small-cell
lung cancer
June
21,
2015.
She was
born March
Connie Leone 26, 1945, to
Robert and
Joyce Parsons in Portland,
Ore.
She married Ernie Leone
on Oct. 2, 1965.
Connie is survived by
her husband, Ernie Leone;
her brother, Bob Parsons;
her
daughter,
Lynette
Leone; and her grand-
children, Maddie and Trevor
Leone.
A celebration of life
will be held at Burns’s
Riverside Chapel Florence
Funeral
Home,
2765
Kingwood St., in Florence
on July 7, at 1 p.m.
WEDDING
Watt – Watt
Belinda Watt and
Dale Watt were re-
united in marriage
Saturday, June 26,
2015.
The two were mar-
ried at the gazebo in
Historic Old Town
Florence, with their
daughter, Kim Tuttle,
giving them back to
each other.
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CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK
Fireworks,
parades,
picnics and get-togethers
are
Independence
Day
traditions.
The Lane County Sheriff’s
Office (LCSO) reminds
residents of the increased
fire
danger
posed
by
fireworks during the holiday
due to warm and dry condi-
tions.
LCSO is reminding every-
one to take a few extra
precautions when enjoying
the holiday festivities this
year.
Firework Safety
• Set up a safe place to
enjoy your fireworks away
from dry grass, bushes and
flammable decorations.