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❘ / SIUSLAWNEWS ❘ @ SIUSLAWNEWS WEDNESDAY EDITION ❘ NOVEMBER 18, 2015 ❘ $1.00 S ALVATION A RMY HOSTS ‘K ETTLE K ICK - OFF ’ GEARING UP FOR WINTER INSIDE — A3 SPORTS — B SERVING WESTERN LANE COUNTY SINCE 1890 FLORENCE, OREGON School district to review facilities SHOOTING 2 DEAD AFTER DISPUTE Florence police respond to city’s first murder in 23 years A n early morning shooting that police are calling a murder-suicide left two brothers dead Sunday on Hemlock Street, just off Rhododendron Drive, in Florence. B Y C HANTELLE M EYER Siuslaw News _________________________ “It is the first murder inside the city limits in 23 years,” Florence Police Chief Tom Turner said. The police department received a call at about 2:39 a.m. on Nov. 15 reporting a shooting in the 400 block of Hemlock Street. Upon arrival, the responding officers found a deceased male, later identified as Gary Circle, 51, of Dexter, Ore., with a gunshot wound to the head in a truck parked in the driveway of the resi- dence. Inside the home, officers found another male, Joseph Circle, 55, of Florence, also with a gunshot wound to the head. He was taken by Western Lane Ambulance to PeaceHealth Peace Harbor Medical Center, where he was pro- nounced dead at 5:15 a.m. Police said an uninvolved third Public input needed at tomorrow’s building improvement meeting person, who was not identified, witnessed parts of the incident and called the police. According to the police report, Gary Circle went to his brother’s residence on Saturday at about 10:30 p.m. During this visit, the two men engaged in a dispute, allegedly over property. Around 2:30 a.m., Gary Circle left the residence and got into his truck parked outside. His brother came out of the home with a hand- gun, broke a window out of the truck and shot him once in the head, killing him. Joseph Circle then went back into the residence and shot himself in the head. At this point, the witness called 911, police said. See B Y J ACK D AVIS Siuslaw News Siuslaw School District Superinten- dent Ethel Angal is asking for communi- ty, parent and staff input on current and future district facilities needs tomorrow, Nov. 19, at 4 p.m. at the district office, 2111 Oak St. “This is an exploratory meeting to help identify the next steps in our building planning,” Angal said. The facilities improvement committee meeting is one of three meetings planned to explore the subject. Additional meet- ings are scheduled for two Thursdays, Dec. 3 and Dec. 10. “The purpose of this committee is to take a look at other district needs in addi- tion to our aging high school facility,” Angal said. “I want to go over the pre- liminary laundry list from building walk- throughs.” According to Angal, the committee will review the facilities plan, including a preliminary audit of the buildings, identi- fy what additional data is needed and dis- cuss options for future action. Some of the preliminary needs identi- fied include more computer lab space, leaks in the south elementary school building roof and infrastructure and safe- ty needs for all the schools in the district. Angal cited the need for more restrict- ed access to the high school, similar to the controlled access to the elementary and middle school buildings. “We know that your time is valuable,” she said, “and like most in our communi- ty, stretched between home, family, work and leadership. I look forward to seeing you there.” For more information and to RSVP, call Vonnie McClellan at the district office at 541-997-5472 __________ POLICE 7A Florence City Hall lowered the U.S. and state flags to half mast and city councilors held a moment of silence at Monday’s council meeting to honor the tragic loss of life over the weekend in Paris and here in Florence. Follow Jack on Twitter @SNews_Jack. Email him at jack@thesiuslawnews.com. CHANTELLE MEYER/SIUSLAW NEWS Packing in the pounds Cindy Wobbe (left) works with Grocery Outlet owner Woody Woodbury (right) and Florence Food Share volunteers at last year’s Pounding food drive. Wobbe returns to host 15th annual Food Share Pounding B Y C HANTELLE M EYER Siuslaw News INSIDE The annual Pounding for Florence Food Share, a holiday food drive, has been resurrected, according to founder Cindy Wobbe. Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . B10 KidScoop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B9 Library Tidings . . . . . . . . . . . A5 Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A4 Wobbe, who matched donations pound for pound since starting the event in 2001, will return as host of the 15th annual event on Saturday, Nov. 21, even though last year was supposed to be its final year. “I announced that I was ending it at Police . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A2 Scoreboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . B2 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B Weather Data . . . . . . . . . . A12 SIUSLAW NEWS FILE PHOTO last year’s event,” Wobbe said. “I knew it would be my last year, because I was selling the restaurant part of Mon Ami Gourmet Deli and Antiques. I didn’t feel that I could continue to afford it without access to my people and suppliers who helped.” THIS WEEK ’ S Wobbe’s partner Diane Marti con- tinues the deli as the new owner of Mon Ami, but Wobbe was also ready to move on. She looked for others to support the Pounding, but couldn’t find another business spon- sor — until Bonnie MacDuffee TODAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 55 50 57 48 56 46 56 44 WEATHER Full Forecast, A3 approached her six weeks ago. “She said that someone anony- mous wanted to continue the Pounding if I was willing to be the face of it,” Wobbe said. S IUSLAW N EWS 125 TH Y EAR ❘ I SSUE N O . 92 C OPYRIGHT 2015 See FOOD 7A CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK THESIUSLAWNEWS . COM
