SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 2015
Florence man cited for bear parts
B Y C HANTELLE M EYER
Siuslaw News
Hong-Shiou “Tony” Chiou,
of Florence, was cited by
Oregon State Police earlier
this month after he tried to
board a flight to Taiwan with
bear paws in his luggage at the
Eugene Airport.
A regional representative
from the Transportation
Security
Administration
(TSA) said, “It was more of a
customs issue. (Bear paws)
aren’t really a prohibited item
for us. They’re just gross.”
TSA agents discovered bear
paws wrapped in grocery bags
and bear gall in Chiou’s lug-
gage on March 3. The rep said
TSA could have pursued the
case, but passed it off to OSP
Fish and Wildlife Division.
Chiou did not provide OSP
troopers with a valid hunting
tag and did not say whether the
bear parts were hunted by him-
self or provided by other
hunters.
According to a search war-
rant obtained by OSP, he coop-
erated with police and signed
consent for them to search his
barn on Highway 126 and his
Florence home on Eighth
Street, where OSP found bear
heads, hides and meat.
Chiou was not taken into
custody, according to police,
but more citations may be
pending.
Additional charges against
Chiou could include unlawful
take of wildlife and unlawful
possession of game mammal
parts without being properly
tagged or without written
transfer records.
It is illegal to kill bears
without a tag or license in
Oregon.
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fraction of the price that other stores charge
• Collectible Hand
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• Candle Scarfs
• Plates
• Gallery Pieces
• Turquoise Jewelry
• Glass Art
• Earrings • Pendants
• Gift items
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Jim Hoberg is a Florence native,
and has been working in Real
Estate since 1989. He has served
as a Principal Broker for 20 years,
and is the “founding father” of West
Coast Real Estate Services, Inc. He
has obtained several designations
that require continuing education,
which keeps him on the cutting edge
of the industry and he is constantly
looking for ways to expand his areas
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people fi nd solutions to their real
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I N BRIEF
Soroptimists selling
roses to benefit local
students
Tickets for the annual
Soroptimist Rose Sale are
available now through April
20, for $20 per dozen.
Delivery will be April 29.
Proceeds fund the scholar-
ships awarded to local students.
Roses can be delivered to the
recipient at home or work.
Tickets can be purchased
from any Soroptimist or by
calling Jo Hine at 541-997-
2233.
Flukes to strum
tomorrow
Florence Ukulele Club (The
Flukes) will meet Sunday,
March 29, from 3 to 4 p.m, for
a song circle. in the Bromley
Room of the Siuslaw Public
Library, 1460 Ninth St.
Meetings are open to ukulele
players of all levels and anyone
interested in learning more
about the club, as well as any-
one who just wants to listen or
sing along.
Beginners meet first from
1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
For more information, email
janetwellington@charter.net
FACC Scholarship
deadline is April 1
Scholarship applications are
now available for the Florence
Area Community Coalition
Scholarship. Seniors from
Siuslaw or Mapleton high
schools are invited to apply for
the $500 scholarship to be
awarded at the FACC
Community
Volunteer
Recognition Event at the
Florence Events Center on
April 15, from 2 to 4 p.m.
The scholarship can be used
for two-year or four-year insti-
tutions of higher education or
technical schools.
Applications are available at
both high schools and are due
April 1.
On-Site
Parking
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Easter Dinner
S urfside Restaurant
On the beach
City manager
to speak at FACC
New City Manager Erin
Reynolds will speak at the
Florence Area Community
Coalition meeting Wednesday,
April 1, beginning at 9 a.m. in
the Bromley Room of the
Siuslaw Library.
Reynolds will talk about
goals for the city and her new
role.
The public is invited.
Florence Dems
meeting hosts Stiles
The
Florence
Area
Democratic Club will meet
Saturday, April 4, at 11 a.m., in
the Port of Siuslaw meeting
room.
Guest speaker will be
Sharon
Stiles,
Lane
Community College Board of
Education.
Everyone is welcome.
Rhody Society early
flower show set
The
Siuslaw
Early
Rhododendron Show will be
April 11 and 12. In addition to
exhibiting flowers, rhododen-
drons and azaleas will be for
sale.
The exhbit will include azal-
eas,
rhododendrons
and
Bonsai. The show is free and
open to the public. Times will
be from 1 to 5 p.m. on
Saturday, and from 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. on Sunday.
The exhibit will be at the
Florence Events Center, 715
Quince St.
For more information, call
541-997-3082 or visit www.
siuslawars.org.
Colorado Picnic
returns in July
The third semi-annual
Colorado Picnic is being
planned for Sunday, July 19,
from noon to 6 p.m., at the
Woahink Lake picnic meeting
place on Canary road
Bring a dish to share and
your favorite Colorado stories.
Anyone with a Colorado
connection is invited.
For more information, call
Donna Dobson at 541-997-
7383.
SHS Class of 1975
planning reunion
Siuslaw High School Class
of 1975’s 40th reunion will be
Saturday, Aug. 15.
There will be a potluck
lunch at the boat ramp area
between the second and third
bridge at noon. Dinner will be
at 7:30 p.m. at Pier Point Inn.
It will be buffet style.
For more information, con-
tact Bill Libby at broncos.7
@live.com.
$25.50 adults. $22.50 seniors $13.50 children under 10
Price includes: Fresh brewed coffee, assorted teas and sodas
Planning
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APPETIZER BAR
Includes Fresh Dinner Rolls and Butter
Garden Fresh House Salad
Sweet Potato Salad
Shrimp / Asparagus Salad
Crab Cakes
Chili Puff
Cocktail Links
ACCOMPANIMENTS
(Choice of One)
Wild Rice Pilaf
Surfside Potatoes Au-Gratin
VEGETABLES
Variety of Fresh
Steamed Vegetables
ENTREES
(Choice of One)
Beef Tenderloin
Apricot Brandy Glazed Ham
Artic Char w/Fresh Herbs
Butternut Squash Ravioli
Bulger Salad
Kids Fish N Chips
DESSERT BAR
Mini cheesecakes
w/Assorted Toppings
Brownies
Pumpkin pie
Pecan Pie
Carrot Cake
Easter Breakfast Hours
7 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Easter Dinner Hours
12 Noon – 5:30 p.m.
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“This project continues to
move us forward to keep us in
a good position to deliver great
health care,” Yecny added.
“This is the culmination of
a master plan that was started
in the mid-2000s. ... We chal-
lenged the community to come
up with a significant amount in
contributions toward this proj-
ect, $5 million. PeaceHealth
has approved moving ahead
with the plan. We’re this close
to being at $5 million in sup-
port from the community on
this project. It’s just huge,” he
said.
Planning department staff
gave the representatives a list
of conditions, including park-
ing, bicycle access, lighting,
landscaping, vision clearance
and the moving of utilities that
could be in the way of con-
struction, which the applicants
countered and then agreed to.
Siuslaw School District
applied for a conditional use
and design review permit to
install a modular complex to
be used for kindergarten facil-
ities at Siuslaw Elementary
School. The modular building
will be 84 by 64 feet and will
consist of five classrooms and
two bathrooms.
“There are basically five
specific elements that condi-
tional use permits get judged
against,”
said
Planning
Director Wendy Farley-
Campbell. “They deal with
compatibility with surround-
ing uses, traffic to and from
the site, size of the develop-
ment, ... overall community
impact and adequacy for utili-
ty services.”
Staff recommended approv-
ing the modular building to
serve as the kindergarten facil-
ities for the school district.
Planning Commission voted to
approve the conditional use
permit.
Siuslaw School District
Superintendent Ethel Angal
said, “I just wanted to thank
the city and the Planning
Department for all the hard
work that they’ve put in on
this. It’s a big deal for us and
we’re excited to have room for
our kids.”
Florence Planning Commis-
sion meets on the second and
fourth Tuesday of every month
at 7 p.m. Agendas and minutes
are available online at
www.ci.florence.or.us.
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“If you won this bid, you
could choose any item in the
live auction,” McMullen
said. “This year the winner
picked the seven-day trip to
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico,
including airfare. Reedsport
Machine Fabrication donated
that auction item.”
Rotary President Sadie
Ward was the auction’s mas-
ter of ceremonies.
In addition to Rotary
members, volunteers, includ-
ing Rotary high school
Interact members, Rhody
Court princesses, the U.S.
Coast Guard and Siuslaw
Valley Fire and Rescue,
helped to keep the event run-
ning smoothly.
“The Rotary auction start-
ed in the early ’60s,”
McMullen said. “That first
year they raised $300 or
$400. Back then it was a big
deal.”
This year continued the
tradition of the Rotary auc-
tion being a “big deal.”