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THESIUSLAWNEWS . COM ❘ / SIUSLAWNEWS ❘ @ SIUSLAWNEWS SATURDAY EDITION ❘ OCTOBER 29, 2016 ❘ $1.00 STATE BOUND Monday, Oct. 31 SPORTS — B 126TH YEAR ❘ ISSUE NO. 86 SERVING WESTERN LANE COUNTY SINCE 1890 Local Red Cross volunteers aid hurricane victims Mapleton students look FLORENCE, OREGON BEYOND 3 Florence residents help with emergency food distribution B Y J ACK D AVIS Three area Red Cross volunteers traveled to the east coast earlier this month to help with emergency food distribution in the wake of Hurricane Matthew. Pat and Sue Beckham drove a Red Cross Emergency Response Vehicle (ERV) from Eugene to South Carolina. Linda Stent and Jillian Bohrer, a volunteer from Portland, were originally assigned to drive another ERV from Portland to Mobile, S. C. “We made it almost to Sacramento before we had to turn around and return to Portland because of mechanical issues with the ERV,” Stent said. “We then received a new assign- ment and flew out to Wilmington, North Carolina.” They arrived in Wilmington on Oct. 11, two days after Matthew turned off shore. “We ended up being ‘stationed’ in Fair Bluff, N. C., a small town that was hit hard by flooding,” Stent said. “Houses were still with water in them, there was no electricity in most of the town and businesses were closed. There was no place in town to obtain hot food except for our truck. If a house had its electricity restored, often the food in the refrigerator was spoiled,” she added. According to Stent, the town was under a dusk-to-dawn curfew. “Anyone entering the town had to pass through a National Guard checkpoint and show proof of residency,” Stent said. In addition to the hot lunches and dinners, Stent and Bohrer distributed out of the back of the Red Cross ERV, the Salvation Army set PHOTOS BY MARK BRENNAN/SIUSLAW NEWS High school students in the new “Beyond Me” program keep environments tidy and learn how to work in a group. 12 seniors lead Mapleton High School’s New “Beyond Me” program to give back to community B Y M ARK B RENNAN Siuslaw News tudents at Mapleton High School are getting an oppor- tunity to participate in a new school program that will not only count towards completing their degree requirements, but also enhance their school and their community. The program is called “Beyond Me” and, according to Mapleton High School Principal Brenda S Moyer, it is designed to increase sional and requires students to participation for not only students, complete a total of 50 hours of but also all staff members at the service in three different areas. high school. The seniors in each group are con- She said, “Everybody here is sidered group leaders and are involved, from the administrative charged with overseeing the com- assistant that sits at the front desk, “ It’s not just about their environment. It’s to all the aides about leadership, ownership and school pride.” and all the — Principal Brenda Moyer teachers, includ- ing myself. We are all assigned to a group.” pletion of tasks in their areas of The program is multi-dimen- interest. RED CROSS 11A COURTESY PHOTO Linda Stent, one of three Florence-area Red Cross volunteers, accepts a contain- er of hot meals from a Southern Baptist Convention volunteer for distribution to victims of Hurricane Matthew in the North Carolina town of North Bluff. See BEYOND 11A B E R EADY D ISASTER P REPAREDNESS E XPO Expo next Saturday at the Florence Events Center helps coast residents prepare for the worst B Y M ARK B RENNAN Siuslaw News See According to Moyer, the seniors are accepting the new responsibili- ties with enthusiasm. “There are 12 groups because we have 12 seniors, so each group is assigned what we call an envi- ronment, and they take care of that environment,” Moyer said. The “environment” that each group chooses has to be cleaned and maintained as part of the pro- gram requirements. he recent focus in the local community on preparation and preparedness for a nat- ural disaster continues next Saturday with a free informational expo at the Florence Events Center. The Oregon Coast Be Ready Disaster Preparedness Expo will be presented Nov. 5 and will feature Mykel Hawke from the Travel Channel series “Lost Survivors,” along with state and local prepared- ness experts. One of Florence’s most impor- tant community organizations in the field of preparedness is the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). CERT seeks to assist Florence residents in the preparations necessary to deal with problems when they arise. According to CERT director Frank Nulty, the goal of the organi- T MARK BRENNAN/SIUSLAW NEWS Community Emergency Response Team Leader Frank Nulty zation is simple. “We are here to help residents get prepared for the things that are a potential emergency for us. Once you know what the hazards are in your particular community, then you can go ahead and prepare for those hazards,” he said. Recognizing specific local dan- gers and putting a plan in place before a disaster occurs is essential to effective response, according to Nulty. He said, “It really has to do with who’s going to be there to help you, and that’s probably going to be your neighbors. We encourage folks to have one or two neighbors that are CERT qualified.” Nulty added that he conducts CERT certification classes twice a year, and is currently finishing up this fall’s classes. “Having a CERT member as part of your neighborhood team will help when it comes time to actually say, Hey, a big disaster occurred, what do we do and who does what and when do they do it,” said Nulty, who pointed out that in addition to expo headliner Hawke, state offi- cials would also be making presen- tations. Nulty added that the information shared at the expo will be important for residents and public officials and encouraged all to attend the event. See BE READY 11A Motorcycle, car crash near Sutton Lake proves fatal Oregon State Police report says speed, rain contribute to deadly collision INSIDE A speeding motorcyclist died Wednesday after colliding with a 2012 Hyundai sedan at the intersection of Highway 101 and Sutton Lake Road, north of B Y J ACK D AVIS Florence at about 2 p.m. Siuslaw News Wednesday. Florence resident Blaine Kahle was driving the sedan and was uninjured. The 19-year-old motorcyclist, identified as Ryan W. Petersmann from Laramie Wyo., was pronounced deceased at the scene. According to an Oregon State Police (OSP) Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Courts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Religion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B9 A2 A5 A4 report, Kahle came to a stop at the Sutton Lake Road stop sign, and then proceeded to turn south onto Highway 101 when the acci- dent occurred. The motorcycle struck the sedan as it pulled onto the highway, which caused Petersmann to eject from the motorcycle. A preliminary investigation by OSP revealed Petersmann’s 1984Honda motorcy- cle was traveling northbound on Highway 101 at a high rate of speed, using the center turn lane to pass other vehicles just prior to the crash. Photo of the Week . . . . . . . A6 School News . . . . . . . . . Inside Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B Weather Data . . . . . . . . . . . A2 THIS WEEK ’ S OSP reported that witnesses stated the motorcycle did not have a headlight, had been traveling at a high rate of speed and that there was limited visibility at the time of the crash, due to rain. Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue and Western Lane Ambulance responded to the incident. Fire Marshal Sean Barrett said, “Drive cau- tiously this time of year. Don’t be in a hurry.” No further information will be released at this time. TODAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY 60 49 57 49 59 48 59 49 WEATHER Full Forecast, A3 OREGON STATE POLICE PHOTO A Wyoming man died Wednesday after his motorcycle collided with a sedan on Highway 101 near Sutton Lake Road. S IUSLAW N EWS 2 S ECTIONS ❘ 24 P AGES C OPYRIGHT 2016 CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK Siuslaw News