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❘ / SIUSLAWNEWS ❘ @ SIUSLAWNEWS WEDNESDAY EDITION Be Ready Disaster Preparedness Expo COAST CENTRAL A&E — INSIDE SPECIAL PUBLICATION INSIDE 126TH YEAR ❘ ISSUE NO. 87 ❘ NOVEMBER 2, 2016 ❘ $1.00 SERVING WESTERN LANE COUNTY SINCE 1890 FLORENCE, OREGON HALLOWEEN 2016 BE W I T C HI N G H OU R Chief Tipler retires after 35 years COURTESY PHOTO Operations Chief Marvin Tipler S PHOTOS BY JACK DAVIS/SIUSLAW NEWS houls and ghosts, skeletons and princesses, sharks, gnomes, pirates, heroes and more — that’s what Halloween is for! Hundreds of children and their families got into the spirit of Halloween as they swarmed the merchants of Historic Old Town Florence Monday during the annual Trick or Treat in Old Town. Businesses handed out candies and treats for two hours. Elsewhere in town, church- es and community groups held dances, parties, “trunk-or-treats” and even the Scare-CROW Haunted Maze. For more photos, see page 11A. G than 14 acres offered Quince Street land up for bid More in sealed-bid auction B Y J ACK D AVIS Siuslaw News INSIDE Two lots along Quince Street in Florence, amounting to more than 14 acres, will be sold through a sealed bid auction ending Nov. 15. One site, totaling 13.39 acres, fronts Quince Street and has 6.33 acres of useable land zoned for multiple-family, lodging, assisted living and additional commercial uses. According to Principal Broker John Rosenthal, the minimum asking price has been reduced from $1,400,000 to $720,000. City Manager Erin Reynolds said the property owner, Aspen Flo, LLC, no longer wants the property in their investment port- folio. The other property is 37,470 Ambulance . . . . . . . . . . . . . Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Library Tidings . . . . . . . . . . . Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A2 B6 A5 A4 COURTESY PHOTO This site map shows two parcels (No. 120 and No. 122) located along Quince Street being auctioned off in a sealed-bid auction between now and Nov. 15. Police . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A2 Scoreboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . B3 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B Weather Data . . . . . . . . . . . A2 THIS WEEK ’ S square feet on the corner of Quince Street and Highway 126. A third one-acre parcel adjacent to the north end of the Florence Events Center (FEC) was pur- chased by the city for $180,000 prior to the auction date. The city plans to turn it into additional FEC parking. Reynolds said, “The city has had a great partnership with the Aspen group. This has been a pretty stagnant commercial mar- ket for many years and the city is excited about the prospects and the ongoing business relationship we have had with the Aspen group.” According to Reynolds, the last significant new commercial devel- opment in Florence was the Fred Meyer store that opened in 2000. See Full Forecast, A3 See THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 64 52 64 51 63 55 58 52 OPERATIONS 9A Experts say sea squirt unique, harmless A fter spying an unusual sea creature on the sand of Heceta Beach, a resident of Florence submitted a photo of a sea squirt. B Y M ARK B RENNAN According to the Siuslaw News Director of the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, Craig Young, the animal is called Pyrosoma, or sea squirt, and it is a harm- less visitor to our beaches. The name has nothing to do with the ani- mal’s diminutive size but refers instead to its method of propulsion. “They swim while they feed by drawing water thru siphons on the outside of their tunic tube then expelling it to the inside.This allows the whole colony to move by jet propulsion,” Young said. He speculates that the reason some of these unusual animals may be washing up on shore is our recent stormy weather coupled with high wave activity. “The animals’ little spikes are not sharp and you can pick up the animal and handle it AUCTION 9A TODAY WEATHER iuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue Operations Chief Marvin Tipler gets to hang up his helmet this week after 35 years with the Florence-area fire department. He officially B Y C HANTELLE M EYER retired Aug. 1, Siuslaw News but contracted to remain until a replacement operations chief was hired. Jim Dickerson, of Netarts, Ore., joins the fire sta- tion this week, and Tipler’s last day is Friday. Tipler, 53, announced his retirement to the Siuslaw Valley Board of Directors during the July 20 meeting. At that time, he said, “My goal is to make the transition as smooth as possible and do whatever the district needs to be successful in the future.” “Congratulations on your retirement. I think you’ll enjoy it,” said Board President John Scott. Board member Lori Gates said, “Good for you.” Tipler said, “I’m going to volunteer throughout the community. I’ve got plenty of home improvement projects, plenty of hob- bies and plenty of friends who need help.” Siuslaw Valley is holding an open house reception for Tipler this Friday, Nov. 4, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the main fire station, 2625 Highway 101, in the upstairs meeting room. Refreshments and light snacks will be served. S IUSLAW N EWS 2 S ECTIONS ❘ 20 P AGES C OPYRIGHT 2016 See SEA SQUIRTS 9A CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK THESIUSLAWNEWS . COM
