SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 2016
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Flag Day ceremony by Elks
Coast Guard rescues 3 aboard disabled sailboat
The community is invited
to attend the annual Flag Day
ceremony at the Elks Lodge,
1686 12th St., at 1 p.m. A
very heartfelt presentation
about the history of our coun-
U.S. Coast Guard air and
boat crews worked together
Wednesday to assist three peo-
ple and a dog aboard a 51-foot
sailing vessel that was disabled
and adrift about 45 miles west
of Siuslaw River in Florence.
The crew of the Coast Guard
Cutter Cuttyhunk, a 110-foot
patrol boat homeported in Port
Angeles, Wash., towed the sail-
ing vessel Rogue Scholarship
toward Reedsport and trans-
fered the tow to the crew of a
47-foot motor life boat from
Station Umpqua River.
Watchstanders at Coast
Guard Sector North Bend ini-
tially received an uncorrelated
distress call at 9:30 a.m. on
June 8. Forty-five minutes
later, watchstanders received a
digital selected call distress
notification with a location
try’s flags will be given by
Jim Barrett.
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post 3232 will carry the flags,
which will be presented by
Commander Paul Gargis.
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Learn What ~Family
You Can
Do to Prevent Falls
& Friends are Always Welcome~
Thursday, April 21st, 2pm
Every
2:00
Take simple steps to prevent falls
and Tuesday
maintain @ your
independence. Free screening
Enjoy
Relaxing
to a Different National Park
clinic provided to
help a identify
fall Trip
risk factors.
from the comfort of the Activity Room. Refreshments Served
Facts About Macular
Degeneration
Thursday,
June 16th @ 2:00
Thursday,
May
2pm (Advances in Digital Hearing Aid Technology).
Living Life
to 19th,
the Fullest
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SEACOAST ENTERTAINMENT
would like to express our
sincere thanks
and appreciation to our
generous sponsors.
GOLD LEVEL SPONSORS:
Chad E. Clement, DDS, PC • Joan Long
Oregon Pacii c Bank
Oregon Urology Institute
PeaceHealth Peace Harbor Medical Center
Art & Jean Koning, Terrace Homes
Waterfront Depot Restaurant/Spice Bistro
SILVER LEVEL SPONSORS:
1285 Restobar • Banner Bank • Best for Hearing
Florence Eye Clinic.
BRONZE LEVEL SPONSORS:
Bridgewater Fish House • City Lights Cinema
Coast Insurance Services, LLC • Coast Radio, KCST/KCFM
Scott Steward, Creative Wave Marketing
First Community Credit Union • Florence Dental Clinic
Homegrown Public House
Hunt Family Dentistry • Johnston Motor Co.
Morgan’s Country Kitchen • Potter’s Tire and Automotive
Sue Gilday, State Farm Insurance • Streets Insurance Agency
TR Hunter Real Estate
We also wish to thank
the patrons who support
our commitment to
bring high quality
entertainment to the
Florence community.
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Macular Degeneration Wednesday,
is the most common
cause
of vision loss in seniors. Find
June 22nd
@ 2:00
out the latest facts and information about Macular Degeneration prevention
Enjoy a Fun Great Outdoors Craft Project.
and treatment options.
Thursday, June 30th @ 3:00
Enjoy Campfire
Music
Hal Technology
& Friends
Advances in Digital
Hearing
Aid with
and
Thursday, June 16th, 2pm Fridays, All Month Long
Hearing Enjoy
better a is Scenic
possible!
the
unexpected
benefits
correcting
Bus Learn
Ride to about
one of
our
Beautiful Parks.
Times of
vary.
your hearing loss. Also find Friday,
out about
insurance
coverage
and
hearing
aid
July 8th @ 10:00
benefits.
Our 7th Annual Classic Car show in the parking lot,
Refreshments along with a prize drawing. The public welcome
PHOTO COURTESY OF U.S. COAST GUARD
The sailing vessel Rogue Scholarship sits disabled and
adrift June 8 with three people and a dog aboard about
45 miles west of Siuslaw River. Coast Guard air, boat and
cutter crews worked together to provide assistance and
tow the vessel to shore.
about three miles west of the
observed location of the first
notification.
Aircrews launched aboard
two MH-65 Dolphin helicop-
ters from Air Station North
Bend and Air Facility Newport,
a boatcrew launched from
Station Siuslaw River aboard
an MLB, the crew of the
Cuttyhunk diverted from
patrolling nearby and a C-27J
medium range surveillance air-
craft from Air Station
Sacramento to search for possi-
ble mariners in distress.
The master of the vessel was
able to contact the C-27J air-
crew and reported that all three
people on board were in good
condition, but the vessel had a
torn sail, fouled propeller and
had been adrift for three days.
A Dolphin aircrew arrived on
scene and deployed a rescue
swimmer with a VHF-FM
radio, followed by the crew of
the Cuttyhunk, which placed
the sailboat in tow.
“This was a complex case
involving assets from different
parts of the country,” said
Wesley Trull, the operations
unit controller at Sector North
Bend. “Our air, boat and cutter
crews were able to work
together to get these mariners
in distress the help they need-
ed.”
Weather on scene was
reported to be 4- to 6-foot seas
with 10- to 15-knot winds and a
water temperature of 57
degrees.
Port closes showers to transients
The Oregon State Marine
Board, through a grant, assist-
ed in funding the building of
four restrooms at the Port of
Siuslaw. The grant requires
that one toilet remain open to
the public.
The public restrooms sustain
about $800 per year in damage
from vandalism. This damage
includes broken fixtures and
graffiti.
In order to reduce damage
from vandalism, the Port will
close the public showers to the
public. Members of the public
who wish to shower will be
directed to showers located on
Highway 101.
Guests with emergency
needs will be directed to
Siuslaw Outreach Services.
In formulating this policy,
Port Manger Steven Leskin
sought to balance the needs of
the public against the Port’s
need to protect its property,
remain compassionate to those
in need, and not displace a
community issue elsewhere.
Leskin also said he took into
consideration the views of
guests who pay to use the
Port’s facilities.
Leskin also spoke to several
“travelers” who use the facili-
ties, Helping Hands, City of
Florence, Siuslaw Outreach
Services, law enforcement, the
owners of the two private
showers available to the public
in Florence, and Port staff.
In making the decision to
close the showers to the public,
Leskin considered multiple
options to keep the showers
open, including creating a
voucher system, taking names
and ID’s, or creating a pay for
use facility.
“This is a difficult issue. We
repeatedly came across social
services providers who, to
maintain their services, learned
how to enforce their personal
and institutional boundaries,”
said Leskin. “We hope to have
learned from their example.”
The policy will go into
effect June 15.
Start your summer with an art tour
Get into the swing of sum-
mer with the Second Saturday
Gallery Tour today, June 11,
from 3 to 5 p.m.
Come enjoy great local art,
interactions with fellow
patrons of the arts and artists,
receptions, refreshments, live
entertainment and communi-
ty.
Two new groups have
joined, The Riverside Eats
and the The Vardanian Art
Gallery.
Check out various types
and styles of at any of the 14
locations. Take special note
of Bob Hefty’s geometric
paintings at the Silver Linings
Boutique.
Catch “PICK.up.ART” at
the Kenneth B Gallery before
it is gone; Backstreet Gallery
is featuring two mixed media
artists for its Artists of the
Month; BeauxArts Fine Art
Materials will be having a cel-
ebration of art and having
Rhody the Sea Lion for pho-
tos from the Florence Events
Center’s Dancing with Sea
Lions Project; and more.
For more information,
about Second Saturday Art
Tours, visit 2ndSaturday
GalleryTour.com.
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