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❘ / SIUSLAWNEWS ❘ @ SIUSLAWNEWS WEDNESDAY EDITION TRACK CHAMPS RHODY FEST 2016 SPECIAL PROGRAM INSIDE SPORTS — B 126TH YEAR ❘ ISSUE NO. 40 Bay Street open for business SERVING WESTERN LANE COUNTY SINCE 1890 FLORENCE, OREGON 109 TH ANNUAL RHODODENDRON FESTIVAL RIDE THE WAVE ODOT construction under bridge cleared for Rhody Days B Y C HANTELLE M EYER DUNES CITY Triathlon nets $4K thanks to sponsors Event turns a profit for the first time in its 4-year history Siuslaw News Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) prom- ised that no lane closures will take place on Bay Street in Old Town after 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 19, through the end of the Rhododendron Festival on Sunday, May 22. Assistant Project Manager Mike Stennett said ODOT crews will most likely still be working, but will work within the con- tainment system rather than block traffic during some of Florence’s busiest days. Both lanes of Bay Street are open under the bridge to allow full access to the Veteran’s Memorial Park and additional public parking by the old Lotus Restaurant. “Some parking is still affect- ed,” Stennett said. He said a sandtruck and some other ODOT equipment remain parked near the construction site. The entire small parking lot south of Bay Street and directly under the bridge is closed to public access. ODOT’s Siuslaw River Bridge Cathodic Protection Project is making repairs to the bridge’s existing concrete and reinforcements and applying- protection and seismic restraints to help maintain the integrity of the bridge. Crews are also replacing the ornamental bridge rails and improving pedestrian access to the bridge. Work is to be completed by the end of March 2019. Work will continue on the north end of the bridge within the containment above the park- ing lot south of Bay Street and on the first over water span. ❘ MAY 18, 2016 ❘ $1.00 B Y J ACK D AVIS Siuslaw News CHANTELLE MEYER/SIUSLAW NEWS D avis Amusement Carnival prepares to “Catch the Wave!” at the Port of Siuslaw with the 109th annual Rhododendron Festival, which starts Friday and runs through Sunday, May 22. The carni- val’s rides and treats will be open to the public today at 4 p.m. and throughout the rest of Rhody Days. For more information, look in today’s paper for a special Rhododendron Festival program. Dunes City Mayor Rebecca Ruede announced during the May 12 city council meeting that the Oregon Dunes Triathlon and Duathlon event, held earlier this month, turned a profit for the first time in its four-year history. The event netted approximate- ly $4,000 after expenses, accord- ing to Ruede. She attributed the significant increase in revenue to the overwhelming financial spon- sorship support provided by 34 local businesses, organizations and individuals. Athletic participation was also up for the fourth straight year, with more than 300 athletes com- peting. Ruede confessed that the Dunes City Council team finished second to the team fielded by state Sen. Arnie Roblan, but they did beat the City of Florence team due to the fact that they were a no-show. “We couldn’t have asked for a more Dunes City Chamber of Commerce day. It was beautiful. Everyone was on cloud-nine,” Ruede said. “It was a great event.” Dunes City Manager Jamie Mills said, “One local Florence business hosted a gathering for the volunteers and athletes fol- lowing the event. They contacted city hall shortly after to tell us that was their biggest film night in the history of that business and they will be more than happy to do it again next year.” See TRIATHLON 9A ELECTION 2016 Looking for election results? INSIDE Readers looking for results from the May 17 Primary Election in Oregon will have to wait until Saturday’s issue of the Siuslaw News to see them in print. The results were made pub- lic last night beginning at 8 p.m., after the paper’s print deadline, but an updated tally can be found online under Breaking News on our website www.TheSiuslawNews.com. Lane County Elections will continue to provide updates on the results until all ballots are processed. Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Library Tidings . . . . . . . . . . . Obituaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B8 A5 A2 A4 FAHS now known as Oregon Coast Humane Society increases the number of animals who get to spend their nights in a loving, responsible home instead of a shelter,” Garrett said. The shelter’s reach recently expand- ed into southern Oregon through dili- gent follow up by OCHS staff, volun- teers and a tabby-striped Scottish fold named Buddy, who entered care at the humane society last year after his owner passed away. Florence’s only FIV+ cat. It was a perfect fit to move Buddy to Sanctuary One in Jacksonville, Ore., which houses one of the only specially sages each week about lost pets, adop- designed FIV+ facilities in the entire tion programs and even donations from state. He can now live out his days in the community in South Carolina. the lap of luxury at the new facility, but Becoming OCHS should help both he and the five other FIV+ cats there Florences provide better service to also are available for adoption. their area shelters. “The trip proved successful for all,” “It takes all of us to do this work,” said OCHS Marketing Director Alison said OCHS Shelter Manager Taplin. “We Tanya Garrett. found Buddy “Developing new partnerships directly increases the a new home, The humane society has developed relationships with number of animals who get to spend their nights in a solidified the the Cat Adoption Team in budding rela- loving, responsible home instead of a shelter.” Sherwood, Ore., and the tionship with —TANYA GARRETT, SHELTER MANAGER Willamette Humane Society the Sanctuary in Salem, Ore., to help One team and Florence-area cats and dogs find their Buddy has Feline Immunodeficiency forged a new one with the Southern forever homes. Virus (FIV+) — a disease transmitted Oregon Humane Society.” “The more lives we can touch by to other cats through bodily fluids and developing new partnerships directly nontransferable to humans — and was See SHELTER 9A Florence animal shelter’s name change focuses on regional partnerships S TAFF R EPORT lorence Area Humane Society announced Monday that it is offi- cially changing its name to Oregon Coast Humane Society (OCHS). The humane society board of directors has been pondering the name change since earlier this year. “The name change reflects the orga- nization’s focus on network and out- reach programs with myriad animal welfare facilities across the state,” the announcement said. The name change also clears up con- fusion stemming from a humane socie- ty located in Florence, S.C., with a sim- ilar name. Local shelter staff receive multiple calls and social media mes- F Police . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A2 Scoreboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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