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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 2016
Local Coast Guard welcomes newest Surfman
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From left: Sector North Bend Commanding Officer Captain
Michael Trimpert; BM2 Surfman Klaus Eisbrenner and family (wife
Chelsea Eisbrenner and children; Darlene and Bob Lonsinger);
Station Siuslaw River Senior Chief Tim Tregoning and Station
Siuslaw River Chief Petty Officer Ben Snider. At right: BM2
Surfman Eisbrenner performs final Surfman qualification exercises
last week on a 47-foot Motor Life Boat at the Siuslaw River bar.
n the bright, peaceful
morning of March 30,
U.S. Coast Guard
Surfmen from all along the
Oregon coast converged on
Coast Guard Station Siuslaw
River to welcome one of the
service’s newest Surfmen to
the ranks.
It was on this day that
Boatswain’s Mate Second
Class
Klaus
Eisbrenner
received his certificate chroni-
cling him as Surfman No. 512
in the Coast Guard’s register of
Surfmen. He was pinned as a
47-foot
Motor
Lifeboat
Surfman before his shipmates,
peers and family.
Coast Guard Surfmen are the
O
service’s most highly trained
boat handlers. They are part of
a long tradition of lifesavers,
dating back almost 200 years,
responsible for some of the
Coast Guard’s greatest rescues.
Operating rescue boats in surf
and heavy breaking seas
remains one of the most chal-
lenging and dangerous tasks
Coast Guard boat crews per-
form.
The Surfman qualification
process is long and extremely
demanding. Only 5 percent of
Coast Guard boat operators
ever obtain qualification as
Surfmen.
There are 20 designated surf
stations in the Coast Guard and
approximately 250 members
who currently hold qualifica-
tion as a Surfman. The greatest
concentration of surf stations is
along the treacherous Oregon
coast, a stretch of coastline
many Surfmen call home.
Klaus Eisbrenner, a Coast
Guard member for almost 11
years, has been training at
Station Siuslaw River for his
qualification for the past four
years. He recently returned
from four weeks of concentrat-
ed training at the National
Motor Lifeboat School in
Illwaco, Wash., where they
built upon his previous training
and experience to refine his
skills as an operator.
LCC seeks Siuslaw leadership class
volunteers wants paper donations
The English Language
Learners program at Lane
Community College (LCC)
Florence Center is in need of
volunteers on Wednesday or
Thursday morning, from 9:30
to 11:30 a.m., to lead a small
group in English conversa-
tion.
For more information,
contact LCC Florence Center
at 541-997-8444.
The Siuslaw High School
Leadership Class is holding a
paper drive next week for
donations of copy and printer
paper. This will help the stu-
dents free up some of their
budget dollars and put the
money toward other areas.
This is an easy way for the
community to help. Copy
paper, printer paper, ruled
paper — if it’s 8.5 x 11 inches
and you can write on it, the
class can use it.
If you or your business
would like to participate in the
drive, bring in a ream or more
of paper to the Siuslaw News,
148 Maple St., Monday
through Friday, April 4 to 8,
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Visit www.siuslaw.k12.or.us
to check out a “Wish List” for
other items that are needed.
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After completing surf rescue
exercises upon his return to
Station Siuslaw River, it was
determined he possessed the
requisite skills, judgment and
maturity for qualification.
During the time-honored
ceremony, BM2 Eisbrenner
expressed gratitude for the sup-
port of his crew and shipmates,
and the loving and understand-
ing support of his wife,
Chelsea, and children Blake,
McKenzie and Parker.
—By Coast Guard Station
Siuslaw River Senior Chief Tim
Tregoning, Officer in Charge
CPR Certifi cations
Adult CPR & First Aid $50
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9am to 1pm or 1pm to 3pm
Call
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Visit us online: www.TheSiuslawNews.com.
Marteen Lee Wick
March 13, 1951 ~ March 28, 2016
A celebration of life will be held for Marteen Lee Wick on Tuesday, April 5 th at
3pm at the Florence Events Center. Marteen was born in Vancouver, Washington,
but spent the majority of her life in Florence, Oregon. She let this world much
better than she found it on Monday, March 28, 2016, for the greatest adventure
of her life. She graduated in 1969 from Siuslaw High School where she missed
receiving the perfect attendance award by one day. In December of 1969, she
married her once in a lifetime partner and best friend, John Wick. h ey enjoyed
46 years together exemplifying love, giving and sacrii ce to each other. h ey
always referred to each other as “Hon”. Marteen was i rst employed in the oi ce
at Berry Creek Construction. She then began work at h e Windward Inn, where
she immersed herself in every job that needed to be done. She loved her time
there. She eventually took over Seven Seas Travel as owner and operator. She was
very good at the travel agency, as she loved to travel herself. Soon at er she sold
the travel agency, she went to work at Kitchen Klutter for her sister, Penny, and
eventually bought the business. She operated the Florence kitchen shop for 25
years and opened a second Kitchen Klutter in Newport 3 years ago. Marteen had
a great business sense exemplii ed by her success at owning and operating her own
3 businesses. Marteen loved the Florence community and served on numerous
boards and community committees throughout the years. She generously gave
back to the community in many ways. Recently she was named Florence First
Citizen. She was currently serving on the Siuslaw Pioneer Museum Board and
as a director for Oregon Pacii c Bank. Marteen was a very adventurous traveler
and loved the roads less traveled, including numerous shortcuts leading to almost
being named on Unsolved Mysteries. She loved to race jeeps in the drag races
and ride snow mobiles. She loved clam digging, eating crab, animals, her garden
and l owers, Oregon State University and Mariner baseball, and most of all her
black lab, Bullit. Many words used to describe Marteen were: Giving, h oughtful,
Caring, Compassionate, Determined, Generous, Empathetic and the best and
most thoughtful git giver. All the kids called her “the greatest, most loving aunt of
all.” Marteen savored every minute of life. Her father Lloyd Petersen and mother
Flora Petersen, preceded her passing. She
will be sorely missed by her surviving
husband, John Wick, sisters Penny
Merritt (Ron), Anita “Skeeter” Weatherly
(Bruce), Jeanette “Snuf y” Rutherford
(Burr) and stepsister, Elaine Beers.
Survivors also include brother in law, Bill
Wick (Becky) and Sister in Law Mary
Wendling (Dan). Additional survivors
include numerous nieces and nephews,
too many to name, and a multitude of
close friends, whom John and Marteen
considered family.
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Git s in memory of Marteen may be
mailed to or dropped by Burns’s Riverside
Chapel. Funds may be contributed to the
Siuslaw Pioneer Museum for the elevator
to the second l oor of the museum or to
the Florence Rotary Foundation, to be
earmarked “student scholarships”.
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