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THESIUSLAWNEWS . COM ❘ / SIUSLAWNEWS ❘ @ SIUSLAWNEWS SATURDAY EDITION Tigers trample Vikings New record for Empty Bowls SPORTS — B INSIDE — A6 ❘ DECEMBER 12, 2015 ❘ $1.00 SERVING WESTERN LANE COUNTY SINCE 1890 FLORENCE, OREGON PRACTICE BOMBS ‘LAND’ AT MILITARY MUSEUM B Y J ACK D AVIS Siuslaw News PHOTO COURTESY OF JACQUIE BEVERIDGE Two practice bombs found near Dunes City Hall earlier this year were pre- sented to the Oregon Coast Military Museum, where they will be displayed. The past and present merged last Monday at the Oregon Coast Military Museum. During a ceremony Dec. 7 com- memorating the attack on Pearl Harbor and the recognition of vet- erans, Dunes City Mayor Rebecca Ruede presented to the museum Meeting to discuss marijuana land use two World War II practice bombs discovered earlier this year on the grounds of Dunes City Hall. The practice bombs caused a flurry of excitement when they were first unearthed during a clean-up project around Dunes City Hall this past summer. The Eugene Police Department bomb squad and a contingency from the Oregon Air National Guard 142nd Fighter Wing were called upon to search the area with metal detec- tors for more possible ordnance. Nothing more was found and the Air National Guard identified the two practice bombs as the type used during World War II training exer- cises. They confiscated the artifacts and returned with them to Portland. See MUSEUM 7A FLOOD WATCH Florence City Council, Planning Commission host public hearing Monday B Y C HANTELLE M EYER Siuslaw News On Monday, Dec. 14, the Florence City Council and Planning Commission will hold a joint public hearing at 7 p.m. in the Florence Events Center, 715 Quince St., regarding land use amend- ments in the Florence City Code. Ordinance No. 12, Series 2015 pro- poses to add and modify definitions and establish the permitted location and use provisions for marijuana production, processing, wholesaling, testing, dis- pensing and sales facilities. “We are putting into action things that were put in effect in the last legislative cycle,” said City Manager Erin Reynolds. In November 2014, voters passed Measure 91, which provided for the per- sonal growing, possession and use of limited amounts of recreational, non- medical marijuana. On Oct. 20, select medical marijua- na dispensaries began to sell recre- ational marijuana under Oregon Liquor Control Commission’s tempo- rary rules for retail. The City of Florence now has to determine certain land-use requirements for the production, processing, whole- sale and retail sale of recreational mari- juana. “The whole point of the measure is to decriminalize what has been a criminal activity and to eliminate the black mar- ket and bring it into a regular market- place,” Reynolds said. Planning Director Wendy FarleyCampbell said, “Last spring, the city looked at time, place and manner for medical marijuana dispensaries. They are doing the same thing now with recreational. ... One of the things that the city council and planning commis- sion looked at was the existing buffers, and if they still made sense.” INSIDE See MEETING 7A Ambulance . . . . . . . . . . . . . Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Courts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A2 B7 A2 A4 PHOTO ABOVE BY JACK DAVIS/SIUSLAW NEWS Walkways around the Port of Siuslaw were partially flooded Thursday. COURTESY PHOTOS Highway 126 at Cushman, three miles east of Florence, was closed for several hours Friday due to high water. Storm toll continues Governor calls state of emergency as rain causes landslides, floods, road closures A Storm damage caused erosion along South Jetty Road, which is closed at milepost 5 until further notice. Religion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A5 SideShow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B6 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B Word on the Street . . . . . . . A7 THIS WEEK ’ S fter a full week of heavy rains and high winds, the waters contin- ue to rise in the Florence and Mapleton areas. Statewide, the storm caused Gov. Kate Brown to declare a state of emergency in 13 counties, including Lane, Lincoln, Linn and Benton. B Y C HANTELLE M EYER In a statement released Thursday, Brown Siuslaw News ______________________ said, “Heavy rains and wind have required the evacuation of residences, and mudslides and high water have severely damaged or blocked major roadways in these areas of the state. The emergency declaration ensures state resources, emergency response personnel and equipment can be activated to respond to communi- ties in need if their local resources are exhausted.” Locally, the Siuslaw River flooded areas from Cushman to the Port of Siuslaw. See STORM 7A TODAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY 52 48 48 43 48 41 50 41 WEATHER Full Forecast, A3 S IUSLAW N EWS 125 TH Y EAR ❘ I SSUE N O . 99 C OPYRIGHT 2015 CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK History of the unearthed ordnance finally surfaces