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THESIUSLAWNEWS . COM ❘ / SIUSLAWNEWS ❘ @ SIUSLAWNEWS SATURDAY EDITION VIKINGS START FALL PRACTICE Support for Food Backpacks for Kids SPORTS — B INSIDE — A5 126TH YEAR ❘ ISSUE NO. 67 ❘ AUGUST 20, 2016 ❘ $1.00 SERVING WESTERN LANE COUNTY SINCE 1890 FLORENCE, OREGON PeaceHealth holds town hall Hundreds gather to hear local and corporate officials answer questions, explain doctor recruitment process JACK DAVIS/SIUSLAW NEWS Mayor Joe Henry moderated the town hall meeting for PeaceHealth Peace Harbor and the Florence community. DeFazio talks on national, local issues B Y C HANTELLE M EYER Siuslaw News Rep. Peter DeFazio visited Florence on Wednesday as he held one of 16 town halls in Oregon. More than 70 peo- ple filled Siuslaw Public Library’s Bromley Room to hear DeFazio speak on trade partnerships and the inefficien- cies of the current congress. He answered questions about rural health care, the timber industry, disaster prepa- ration and more. The congressman opened the meeting with a review of current bills and trends on the House floor. “This is one of the least produc- tive Congresses I’ve ever worked in,” DeFazio said. “There will be a short fall session Rep. Peter and, unfortunate- DeFazio ly, there will be a lame duck session. Nothing much good ever comes out of a lame duck session.” He said he has been working with transportation and infrastructure to improve the safety of roads and bridges, on a bill to maintain jetties and harbors and to keep Americans employed. “We heard last week for certain that President Obama is going to push for the Trans-Pacific Partnership. This would be the last and the worst trade deal ever entered into in the United States.” See ISSUES 7A Dunes City Expo today B Y J ACK D AVIS Siuslaw News INSIDE Dunes City will hold its second annual free Dunes City Expo today from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Dunes City Hall, 82877 Spruce St., Dunes City. The event will feature live dem- onstrations and seminars from 17 ven- dors and emergency services person- nel on a variety of topics, including emergency preparedness, septic care and drinking water quality. There will be a free lunch and prizes for those attending. State Rep. Caddy McKeown has been invited to speak and answer ques- tions. People can also talk with city administration and council members. Courts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A2 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B7 Coastal Events . . . . . . . . . . A8 Religion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A6 Almost 300 local residents attended a town hall meeting jointly sponsored by PeaceHealth Medical Group, Peace Harbor Medical Center and the City of Florence at the Florence Events Center Thursday to talk about the cur- rent primary care physician shortage at Peace Harbor, affecting approximately 6,000 patients. Dr. Mark Adams, senior vice president and chief medical officer for PeaceHealth Medical Group, addressed the audience, offering an apology for the problems the physicians’ short- age has caused the Florence community. “I’m really sorry that we are in this situation. But I want to assure you that we will do everything we can to make it right,” he said. Florence Mayor Joe Henry moderated the meeting that also B Y J ACK D AVIS Siuslaw News was attended by city councilors George Lyddon, Ron Preisler and Susy Lacer. West Lane County Commissioner Jay Bozievich, State Sen. Arnie Roblan, a representative for U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio and See HEALTH 7A d e k o H o ce n a d n e t in at s l e e r sic val i u t s m e , F c i r g , ma s d 2nd Sta i a m er M e B C r o with m m d an Y HANTELLE EYER Siuslaw News PHOTOS BY CHANTELLE MEYER/SIUSLAW NEWS Costumed mermaids, steampunk enthusi- asts, pirates and more enjoyed the Second Star Festival at the Florence Events Center last weekend. The annual “magical” event brings a whole new atti- tude to the area. rganizers Matt and Kesha Hawk brought the Second Star Festival for its second year at Florence Events Center Aug. 13 and 14. The event, featuring steampunk art styles, multiple stages, costumes, puppets and more, drew hundreds from the local com- munity and the Pacific Northwest. O “We are feeling so good at the end of our second year,” Kesha said. “People saw that we were hav- ing the festival and came by to check it out. We saw a lot more traffic just from having the areas outside and the visuals. People are out there hav- ing fun, and that’s a huge draw.” This year, Second Star Festival moved outside with the Mermaid Lagoon, a Wish Wagon, a sec- ondary stage and vendor booths in the Tesla Field. Una the Mermaid brought the Traveling Fanta-Sea Cove from the Portland area. The Goblin Market transformed the interior of the Florence Events Center with lamps, drapes and Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A4 Sideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B6 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B Word on the Street . . . . . . . A6 THIS WEEK ’ S signs, creating alleys and spaces for vendors selling steampunk accessories, fairy wings, clothing pieces, fine art, handmade soaps, carv- ings, books and more. One booth even sold Feisty Fudge — “fudge with attitude.” Second Star Festival’s motto is “Always cre- ate, always encourage, never land!” It is a place where the real and the magical intersect, where fairy themed ideas meet up with steampunk and science fiction. Magician Matt Van Zee demonstrated real life magic tricks while a mysterious man wandered by on stilts, people in masks sipped Wildcraft Cider and cosplayers — costumes based on pop culture — posed as Deadpool, Star Lord, Wonder Woman and more. “Everything was really high energy and a lot of fun,” Matt said. “We wanted to bring more activi- ties to encourage more people to be creative. The guest artists brought a lot to that this weekend.” The Hawks worked with Buck Potter, a sound and logistics technician in Florence, to bring prominent steampunk artists Charles Mason, TODAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY 72 51 66 51 69 50 70 49 WEATHER Full Forecast, A3 Tayliss Forge and J.W. Kinsey from “Steampunk’d” to Florence. “Steampunk’d” is a 2015 reality TV show about crafters and designers in the steampunk genre. “The festival evolved first as a community,” Potter said. “Over time it just built. Over the years we kept adding people, parts and pieces.” Potter also was instrumental in bringing head- liners The Nathaniel Johnstone Band to the Second Star Festival. See FESTIVAL 9A S IUSLAW N EWS 2 S ECTIONS ❘ 22 P AGES C OPYRIGHT 2016
