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THESIUSLAWNEWS . COM ❘ / SIUSLAWNEWS ❘ @ SIUSLAWNEWS ALL ‘FORE’ KIDS SATURDAY EDITION SPORTS — B ❘ JUNE 11, 2016 ❘ $1.00 FLAG DAY J UNE 14 INSIDE — A10 SERVING WESTERN LANE COUNTY SINCE 1890 FLORENCE, OREGON Lane County to reopen Archie Knowles Campground A grand reopening ceremony for Archie Knowles Campground is set for June 17. The campground east of Mapleton has been closed since 2012 and will now be operated by Lane County Parks. Friday ceremony to recognize park’s extensive renovations B Y J ACK D AVIS Siuslaw News Lane County, the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and Oregon State Parks will host a grand opening ceremony on Friday, June 17, at 1 p.m. to mark the reopening of the Archie Knowles Campground and Day Use Area. The campground is located about 18 miles east of Florence on Highway 126. The USFS closed the popular 4.5-acre campground in 2012 because it was deemed too expen- sive to renovate and maintain. The park infrastructure, including sep- tic and water systems, had been deteriorating for years. An $84,976 grant from the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department and a $58,838 grant from the Siuslaw National Forest made the rehabilitation possible. See PARK 7A JACK DAVIS/SIUSLAW NEWS Florence approves $34.5M budget City’s fiscal year 2016-17 includes $28M in spending, $1.6M in reserve funds B Y C HANTELLE M EYER Siuslaw News CHANTELLE MEYER/SIUSLAW NEWS Purple Heart recipient Gordon Landwehr’s family (from left) Emylie, Brooke and Rylie Stonelake, Kaye Wheeler, Adeline Webb Landwehr and Jerlyn Landwehr stand with Shane Schuster of Florence Dry Cleaning, who helped restore the veteran’s World War II era jacket and hat. RESTORING A MEMORY Florence Dry Cleaning helps repair, clean World War II era jacket for veteran’s family ordon Landwehr was 17 holes in it,” Florence Dry Cleaning B Y C HANTELLE M EYER Siuslaw News years old when he joined owner Shane Schuster said. ________________________ the U.S. Marines, and Despite the damage, he could tell just 18 when he served the jacket was special. in Okinawa, Japan, and received the Purple Heart “I showed the jacket to Angie Barrett (of Angie’s for injuries sustained from 27 pieces of shrapnel. Alterations), and she performed the patchwork and He passed away nearly a year ago, but his widow I worked on the cleaning — all free of charge,” Adeline Webb Landwehr is working to keep his Schuster said. memory alive. Schuster works with Master Cleaners of On May 13, Adeline, Gordon’s second wife, Eugene, Ore., owned by Robert and Patricia brought the veteran’s World War II dress jacket and Fullman, and they all agreed that this unique serv- cap to the newly opened Florence Dry Cleaning. ice should be free. Once repairs were complete, “When I first looked at the jacket, I could see it Schuster contacted members was stained and some critters had chewed a few of the Landwehr family. See JACKET 7A G Gordon Landwehr at age 17 Port launches WindFest summer activities on boardwalk B Y J ACK D AVIS Siuslaw News INSIDE Port of Siuslaw has started a new summer weekend series of activi- ties called WindFest, going on now through August along the boardwalk. Port Manager Steven Leskin said, “Fridays and Saturdays, we will have kid stuff during the day, like sci- ence and fun activities. Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coastal Events . . . . . . . . . . . Courts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B5 A8 A2 A4 Then we will have per- formances on Saturday nights with bands and beer and wine tasting on the boardwalk from 6 to 9 p.m.” According to Leskin, Windfest will host infor- Religion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A5 SideShow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B4 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B Word on the Street . . . . . . . A7 mational presentations from area experts on such topics as sea bird nesting, wave energy and marine biology. Youth can also meet Smokey Bear, tour a U.S. Coast Guard boat and experience traditional Native American culture. “There is something for everyone,” Leskin said. “Florence is beauti- ful, and windy, in the summer. There will be lots to do. The board- TODAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY 62 47 65 49 61 48 58 44 THIS WEEK ’ S walk setting is perfect for sampling a glass of wine from a local winery or enjoying live music on the river with the sun set- ting in the background.” See WEATHER Full Forecast, A3 Florence City Council approved the fiscal year 2016-17 budget of $34.5 million after a public hearing during the council meeting June 6. City Manager Erin Renolds present- ed tbe budget message to the Budget Committee on May 2. The committee met May 9 and 10 and approved the proposed budget in the amount of $34,507,953. “This may be the largest budget that Florence has ever approved,” said Mayor Joe Henry at Monday’s meeting. The budget is comprised of $28,277,640 in spending — with $11.5 million for capital projects, $3.3 million for a new Public Works facility, $1 mil- lion in water expansion projects, $150,000 for potential remodels to City Hall and $40,000 to fund safety services for at-risk situations — $4,644,964 in contingency and $1,585,348 in unappro- priated/reserved ending fund balance. Interim Finance Director Andy Parks presented Resolution No. 13, Series 2016, to the council, “a resolution adopting the 2016-2017 budget, mak- ing appropriations and imposing and categorizing ad valorem taxes.” “The resolution that is before you also approves levying the city’s perma- nent tax rate of $2.8610 per $1,000 of taxable assessed value and also approves a levy of $155,300 for gener- al obligation debt,” Parks said. The city councilors expressed their thanks for the process, ease of read- ability of the budget document and the time and work put in by city staff. Councilor Joshua Greene said, “We spent a lot of time working on this in our work sessions, and I appreciate the effort that everyone has made.” “We are currently doing an exponen- tial amount of work and accomplishing a lot more than we did with the same number of employees a few years back,” Henry said. WINDFEST 7A S IUSLAW N EWS 2 S ECTIONS ❘ 18 P AGES C OPYRIGHT 2016 See BUDGET 7A CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK 126TH YEAR ❘ ISSUE NO. 47
