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WEDNESDAY EDITION
❘ JULY 20, 2016
Siuslaw News
P.O. Box 10
Florence, OR 97439
RYAN CRONK , EDITOR
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EDITOR @ THESIUSLAWNEWS . COM
Opinion
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PICNICS ARE ECONOMICAL, EXPERTS SAY
O RIGINALLY P UBLISHED J ULY 8, 1955
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he reason for the continued growing popu-
larity of summer picnicking, according to
experts in these matters, is the ease and
economy to other outdoor activities.
You need no expensive equipment and no partic-
ular sports proficiency. The requirements for a
good picnic include: some simple food supplies, a
minimum of basic picnic equipment and a fair
amount of common horse sense.
The rest is up to you.
When King George VI of England visited this
country a few years ago, he was fed hot dogs by
President Roosevelt on the White House lawn.
The king was entertained royally by American
standards. Yet, the cost of that backyard shindig
could easily have been managed by any American
family.
The White House equipment was simply this: a
good sized thermos bottle filled with iced drinks, a
picnic container to keep all food fresh until ready
to be eaten and a portable grill containing its own
fuel.
a complete outfit is extremely minimum. Once you
have it on hand, it will last a lifetime.
Under a hot sun at the beach all day, iced drinks
stay iced in a handy and economical one-gallon
metal thermos jug. When the gang comes in from
the water, they don’t get a flat, warm drink that
makes them wish they had stayed home.
If you like hot dogs or hamburgers on a picnic,
experts suggest you take along a handy, easy to
manage portable grill. Some picnic areas provide
stone grills, but other areas specifically prohibit
the lighting of open fires.
Next, make sure you bring plenty of food.
Appetites go up as the result of strenuous outdoor
activity. Best way to estimate how much to bring is
to calculate more than you think anyone can possi-
bly eat, then multiply by two. Don’t think in terms
of the bridge club and bring dainty cucumber sand-
wiches. For extra food and drinks, the experts rec-
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ommend a handy insulated bag.
Experts suggest a handsome matched set of thermos
Once you have assembled your basic equipment,
jugs, insulated bags and portable charcoal grills for easy,
you are ready for anything. Whether you are going
stylish picnicking.
on a beach party, boating expedition, fishing trip,
all-night camp out or motoring junket, all you need
Anyone with similar paraphernalia, the experts
say, can make his picnic fit for a king. The cost for now are the people and the food.
LETTERS
The Open
Power grab
With all the turmoil that was going on in the
United States and abroad, it was a wonderful
break to watch The Open golf tournament this
past Sunday.
Watching Phil Mickelson and Henrik Stenson
go blow by blow for 18 holes in what was the
best ever one-on-one battle in golf history.
Henrik made history along the way by breaking
numerous records but Phil, always gracious,
gave him his due.
Then we got back to the ugly in our world.
Win Jolley
Florence
As a western Lane County (Dunes City)
property owner and taxpayer, I am appalled at
the blatant attempt by the four commissioners
to subvert the initiative process.
This is a transparent move to derail citi-
zens’ rights in favor of timber and extraction
industries. Serious health concerns with aerial
spraying and clear cutting of private lands that
impact riparian as well as creating a mono-
culture forest are swept under the carpet.
Now the commissioners and timber indus-
tries want to insure that they can continue
their destructive and unhealthy practices
unimpeded by being able to eliminate any ini-
tiative that might run counter to their vested
interests.
On the coast we see major evidence of the
damage that is being done by the clear cutting
and the negative health aspects of spraying.
The timber industry is an embarrassment to
Oregon with clear cutting rather than selective
harvesting and their refusal to end aerial
spraying and replace it with land-based appli-
cation with less toxic herbicides.
Now they want to sue the state to be able to
clear cut more of Oregon’s forests with the
same archaic harvesting methods. Who are
they serving? Not you, unless you’re in the
timber industry.
We are poorly represented on the coast (not
having a commissioner from the west side of
coast range). We need a board of commis-
sioners that represents every Lane County
taxpayer and a board that protects forests and
humans, not a board of commissioners that
wants to take away the initiative process in
the event it doesn’t agree with the timber
industry.
I am against clear cutting and aerial spray-
ing and I am definitely against a board of
commissioners that is turning a blind eye to
the health of Oregon’s forests and citizens.
We need a change. Vote the commissioners
out that are supporting this subversion of the
initiative process.
Jon Tipple
Dunes City
Stolen weapons
I must agree with Madelyne Barnett’s letter
in regards to assault weapons (“Assault
Weapons,” July 13). I have felt very blessed to
live in such a peaceful place, with so much vio-
lence out in the world.
That was until I heard about the burglary at
True Value. I was struck with fear. For the first
time it became real to me. I could feel the immi-
nent threat of having that sort of weapon on the
loose and in our area. Umpqua Community
College is not so distant in the past.
This is a great place to raise children. People
flourish here. Citizens do not need assault
weapons. Hunters do not consider such
weapons necessary, or even desirable.
Please stop selling these guns and help to
keep our community stay safe.
Mae Fleischer
Mapleton
More doctors needed
I received a letter from PeaceHealth recently
that informed me my very-much-liked Primary
Care doctor, Dr. Jalilian, will be leaving in August
of this year. I’m unsure, but I believe he’s been here
barely a year. I was told in this letter that I would
be assigned to another Primary Care physician and
that four doctors were coming, staggered through
the end of the year and into the next.
I called and spoke with the very nice lady
who handles these matters at PeaceHealth and
was told Dr. Johnson, whom I’d called to be
assigned to after hearing great things about him,
had his quota of patients and that I was on the
“waiting list” for the next available doctor.
When I asked why I hadn’t been automatically
transferred to the first available doctor, since it was
my doctor who was leaving, I was told that anoth-
er doctor had left prior to Dr. Jalilian and those
patients were being assigned to the first available
doctor. I expressed my displeasure with
PeaceHealth’s management (or lack thereof)
politely a few times and this kind lady was very
patient with my frustration and profound disap-
pointment. She is to be commended for her profes-
sionalism, kindness and empathy.
I asked what I was to do about my yearly
wellness visit, coming up in November, and she
said that the clinic could not do these and my
option would be choosing a doctor at their facil-
ity in Eugene — an hour-plus away! I waited
three years for Dr. Jalilian. Will I have to wait
three more years for another doctor?
Why can’t PeaceHealth keep a doctor here in
Florence? I can’t help but wonder, considering
the huge profits they made last year, why they
don’t pay their doctors what they are worth so
that they will stay? Or target doctors interested
in small towns? Not having enough Primary
Care physicians to care for the population is not
only unacceptable, but extends into the areas of
unethical operating behavior by PeaceHealth’s
management.
I’ve found the staff at PeaceHealth to be won-
derful, warm and caring individuals who go out of
their way to give great service to our community.
The management, the policy makers, however, are
clueless, having their eyes only on the bottom line,
much to the detriment of those of us seeking a
Primary Care doctor to care for us. It is up to man-
agement to sweeten the deal to possible doctors for
our area and stop dragging their feet, or our terrific
little town will begin losing its population, rather
than growing.
And, as is obvious, I am profoundly aggra-
vated and frustrated to once again be without a
Primary Care physician.
Vicki Ferguson
Florence
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