SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 2016
OBITUARIES
WHITE—In loving memo-
ry of Russell Ernest White,
born April
15, 1926, and
as a devout
Christian
went to be
with the Lord
Feb.
26,
2016.
He
was
Russell White born in Day-
ton, Ohio, to
Clara and Clennie White.
Russell is survived by his
loving wife of 68 years,
Kathryn; his sons: Kenneth,
Daniel and wife Cheryl, and
Robert and his wife Pam; his
daughters: Gayle and husband
Larry, and Karen and husband
Jerry; grandchildren: Carina,
Brian, Kathryn, Carrie, Anna,
Brandon, Doug, Shannon, Bill,
Danny, Erin, Robin, Andy,
David and Joshua; and 17
great-grandchildren; his sisters:
Martha and husband Jack
Walker, and Marlene O’Cull;
sisters-in-law Tommie Foster
and Thelma White; and count-
less extended family and
friends.
Russell was preceded in
death by his infant son, Steven;
and son Barry; and his brother,
James.
Russell was a veteran of
World War II and was wounded
in battle while fighting on Iwo
Jima, receiving a Purple Heart.
Russell and Kathryn retired
in Florence in 1991.
He served as Master of the
North Fork Grange for many
years.
His family and friends said,
“Russ (Dad, Grandpa, Uncle
and friend) will be missed.”
Funeral service will be held
today, March 5, at 1 p.m., at
Burns’s Riverside Chapel
Florence Funeral Home.
Private interment will be
held at Pacific Sunset
Cemetery.
New map looks at Oregon’s likely landslide areas
PORTLAND — A new
landslide susceptibility map of
Oregon helps identify regions
of the state that may be at risk
for future landslides.
“Oregon is prone to land-
slides,” says Bill Burns, engi-
neering geologist for the
Oregon
Department
of
Geology
and
Mineral
Industries (DOGAMI). “This
map points us toward priority
areas for future in-depth map-
ping and study of our landslide
hazards, and helps Oregonians
better understand the potential
hazard in their own communi-
ties.”
More than a third of
Oregon’s land has very high or
high landslide susceptibility.
Very high susceptibility means
the area is an existing land-
slide; high susceptibility
means landsliding is likely.
Landslides can be triggered
by factors such as intense rain-
fall, rapid snow melt and
freeze/thaw cycles. In some
areas of the state, particularly
western Oregon, very high and
high susceptibility percentages
are much higher.
The mapping marks the
first time that there has been
a look at the landslide suscep-
tibility of the entire state
since the U.S. Geological
Survey published a landslide
overview map of the United
States in 1982.
The accompanying report
includes susceptibility percent-
ages for all Oregon counties,
incorporated cities and some
watersheds.
A 2013 Clackamas County
landslide hazard and risk study
is an example of the type of
detailed study that Burns says
is critical for Oregon’s land-
slide-susceptible locations.
In that study, DOGAMI
identified 2,885 existing land-
slides, on top of which are $1
billion worth of buildings and
land with almost 8,000 people.
“Studying landslides helps
Oregon understand where tak-
ing action might decrease the
risk to people, buildings and
infrastructure,” Burns says.
The new landslide hazard
information can also help
Oregonians protect themselves
and their property. Knowing
which areas may be suscepti-
ble to landslides helps people
identify places to avoid during
extreme weather and helps
people determine whether hir-
ing a geotechnical professional
to evaluate their property may
be necessary.
The new mapping has been
added to SLIDO, DOGAMI’s
interactive landslide hazard
map.
Download the publication
for free at bit.ly/1KHY2yZ.
Attorney General applauds funding of Elder Abuse Unit
SALEM — The Oregon leg-
islature has voted to fund
Oregon’s first statewide elder
abuse unit. The full-time pros-
ecutor and two investigators
will be housed within the
Oregon Department of Justice,
and they will work with other
prosecutors, law enforcement
and community partners
throughout the state to improve
the prosecution of elder abuse.
Oregon is the third state in
the nation to have an elder
abuse prosecutor of this nature.
During the 2016 legislative
session, which just concluded,
funding for the elder abuse
unit was Attorney General
Ellen Rosenblum’s highest
priority.
“I want to thank the legisla-
ture for demonstrating its com-
mitment to combatting the
unprecedented growth of elder
abuse and financial exploita-
tion of Oregon’s seniors,”
Rosenblum said. “This new
elder abuse unit will assist
local law enforcement and all
36 district attorneys in Oregon
in the investigation and prose-
cution of these cases.
“They will develop training
materials and best-practice
policies that will improve the
identification, investigation
and prosecution of elder
abuse.”
Rosenblum said she was
confident that the investment
will produce real progress in
the “fight to protect Oregon’s
most vulnerable adults.”
Currently, the Oregon
Department of Justice houses
two other statewide resource
prosecutors for Domestic
Violence and DUII.
This will be the first
resource prosecutor to also
include investigative resources.
Grange offering Harley
Huff Memorial Scholarship
Ada Grange No. 570 is offer-
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Huff Sr. Memorial Scholarship
in the amount of $400.
Applications are due by April 1.
The scholarship is open to
anyone residing in the Florence
or Mapleton area, who wishes to
continue education in any uni-
versity, community college or
vocational or trade school.
The scholarship will be
awarded for involvement in
community service and the
applicant’s financial need.
Obtain an application and
information by calling 541-997-
4254.
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