SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2017
OBITUARIES
BAHR—Gunter Bahr was
born May 1, 1933, in
Hamburg,
Germany, to
W i l l y
Bernhardt
Bahr
and
Elsa Metha
Bahr.
He passed
away
at
Gunter Bahr home Dec.
26,
2016,
following a lengthy illness.
He is survived by his wife,
Jacqueline Bahr; three daugh-
ters: Kari Maccario and her
husband Robert of Reno,
Nev.;
Kelly
Bahr
of
Independence, Calif.; and
Traci Bahr of Bishop, Calif.;
two grandchildren; three
great-grandchildren;
his
mother in-law of Florence
and sister-in-law Caroline
Tabor of Bend, Ore.
He was preceded in death
by his son, Paul Bahr.
Gunter was very active in
the U.S. Coast Guard
Auxiliary for many years. His
ashes will be scattered at sea.
Burns’s Riverside Chapel is
handling arrangements.
MURPHEY—A celebra-
tion of life for Linda “Joy”
M u r p h e y,
of Reeds-
port, Ore.,
will
be
held Sat-
urday, Jan.
7, begin-
ning at 1
p.m., in the
Winchester
Linda
B
a
y
Murphey
C o m m -
unity Building (old Grange
Hall).
Linda was born June 8,
1937, in Dos Palos, Calif., to
Maybelle Carey Worthylake
and A.G. “Ted” Worthylake.
She was raised in Bremerton,
Wash., during World War II,
then spent time in Fiddle
Creek Valley, Ore., before
graduating from Siuslaw
High School.
She married Leo Murphey
on June 4, 1955, at the Ada
Grange. She lived in Florence
and Reedsport, working as a
bookkeeper, Avon representa-
tive and homemaker.
She loved volunteering,
making crafts and reading.
Linda was a Campfire Girl
and Cub Scout leader, long-
time
treasurer
of
the
Reedsport Braves Booster
Club and a charter member
and officer of Friends of
Reedsport Library.
She was also the friend of
anyone in need.
She is survived by her hus-
band, Leo Murphey of
Reedsport; her son Dr. Laine
(Darcy) Murphey of Eugene;
daughter Luci Murphey of
Reedsport; grandson Sean
Murphey of Eugene and
Bronx, NY; sisters-in-law
Jean Harris and Helen Bartow
of Reedsport; and numerous
nieces, nephews, great-nieces
and nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death
by her parents; brothers Jerry
and Terry Worthylake; sister
Carol (Worthylake) Myers;
and many beloved brothers-
and sister-in-law.
Memorials can be made to
OHSU Foundation, MS/45,
P.O. Box 4000, Portland, Ore
97208.
CHRISTEAN —Jerry
Christean, a former long time
resident of
Florence,
passed
away
in
Mexico on
Dec. 17,
2016, after
a short ill-
ness.
The St
Jerry
Mary’s
Christean
Mens Club
and the Knights of Columbus
organizations are having a
mass said for Jerry on Friday,
Jan. 6, at 9 a.m., at St. Mary
Our Lady of the Dunes
Catholic Church on Highway
101 (about 1 1/2 miles south
of the Siuslaw River Bridge.)
Please join them in paying
last respects to Jerry at this
memorial service.
Florence City Council
seeks grant applications
Florence City Council
Grant Program will be
accepting applications Jan. 1
through Feb. 24 at 5 p.m.
Applicants can apply for up
to $1,000. The program will
be awarding a total of $5,000
for FY 2016-17.
Florence City Council has
established the City Council
Grant Program to facilitate
nonprofit organizations with
providing services in the
community. It is designed to
help the council achieve their
stated goals, provide addi-
tional public benefits or meet
identified community needs.
Applicant funding requests
need to relate to at least one
of the City Council Goals and
must meet the following eli-
gibility criteria:
• Organization is a recog-
nized nonprofit organization
or affiliate of such an organi-
zation; AND
• Organization is located
within the City of Florence or
serving City of Florence resi-
dents; AND
• Provides assistance for
essential utilities, food, cloth-
ing or shelter; OR
• Provides educational or
recreational opportunities for
children or seniors; OR
• Generates/supports eco-
nomic activity in Florence.
The
application
also
includes a letter of request of
1,000 words or less.
The council will determine
the final selection of appli-
cants,
prioritization
of
requests and fund allocations.
Grant awardees will be
notified by March 20.
An application form and
the city’s goals are at
www.ci.florence.or.us/coun-
cil/city-council-grant-pro-
gram-seeking-applications.
For more information, call
the City of Florence at 541-
997-3437.
Property tax relief offered for storm damage
Property taxes on real proper-
ty that has experienced a casual-
ty loss due to either an “Act of
God” or a fire during the tax
year may be eligible for a reduc-
tion of tax — referred to as a
“proration of tax.”
This property tax relief
applies to significant damage to
taxable structures (homes and
businesses) — not personal
property, such as vehicles and
building contents.
“We want to be proactive in
reaching out to taxpayers during
times of hardship,” said Mike
Cowles, Lane County assessor.
“The process for requesting a
proration of taxes is fairly quick
and simple and our staff is avail-
able to answer any questions.”
The application and addition-
al information can also be found
at www.lanecounty.org /AT.
Applications are also avail-
able at the Lane County
Department of Assessment and
Taxation, located in the Public
Services Building at 125 East
Eighth Ave., in Eugene.
The office is located on the
lower level and is open from 10
a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through
Thursday. Property owners can
also call 541-682-4321 during
those same hours.
Property owners are encour-
aged to file applications for
property tax relief as soon as
possible to assist in accurately
determining real property dam-
age. The law requires that the
application for proration of
property taxes be submitted to
the Assessment and Taxation
Office no later than the end of
the tax year in which the dam-
age or destruction occurs, or 60
days after the date the property
was damaged or destroyed,
whichever is later.
If property was damaged or
destroyed by the recent storm,
property owners must file an
application for proration by
June 30, 2017.
For damaged property, the
percentage of assessed value
lost is multiplied by the total tax
on the account for the month the
property was damaged and for
each month the property
remains damaged during the tax
year.
The property owner is
required to notify the assessor’s
office when the damage has
been repaired. The refund is
made when the property is
Dune City seeks committee applicants
Dunes City is accepting
applications for a Planning
Commissioner.
The Dunes City Planning
Commission consists of five
voting members, each of
whom is appointed by the City
Council for a three-year term.
The Planning Commission
meets the fourth Thursday of
the month at 5 p.m. in Dunes
City Hall, and in Special
Sessions as necessary.
All applicants must reside
in Dunes City.
There is no cutoff date for
submitting applications, but
applications could be consid-
ered and the position filled
during the City Council meet-
ing on Jan. 12, 2017. This is a
volunteer position with a term
ending date of January 9,
2020.
To find out more about the
Dunes
City
Planning
Commission, please visit:
w w w. d u n e s c i t y. c o m / c o n -
tacts/city-directory.
Anyone interested in apply-
ing for this position must com-
plete an Application for
Appointive Office form avail-
able at Dunes City Hall or
Rhody Society to hear about
arboretum nurseries Jan.17
The public is invited to
attend the next meeting of the
Siuslaw Chapter of the
American
Rhododendron
Society on Tuesday, Jan. 17, at
6:30 p.m.
The group will host a talk
given by Don Wallace, owner
of Singing Tree Gardens in
McKinleyville, California.
Don has hybridized, propa-
gated and grown from seed
many rhododendrons. His cur-
rent interests include hybridiz-
ing for fragrance and for new
and exciting colors. He tours
and photographs west coast
gardens every year.
His
topic
will
be
“Creating an arboretum style
nursery, that will work well for
your personal garden.”
The meeting will be held at
The Presbyterian Church of
the Siuslaw, 3996 Highway
101.
‘Brighten a life’ with Circle
4 Oneness, jewelry project
The
Rev.
Kat
Cunningham, of Circle 4
Oneness Center, is also a
jewelry designer in Florence.
She has combined a fun jew-
elry-making party aimed at
raising funds to support
women’s life skill needs.
The “Build a Bracelet,
Brighten a Life” program
brings pay-it-forward funds
to offer the “Compass for
Oneness” decision-making
training to the underserved
women population.
The party starts with turn-
ing individual, heart-based
passions into the symbology
of color. Discover what semi-
precious minerals help to de-
stress, support and promote
focus with daily intention.
Put together a ladies party
with your group, or come on
Saturday, Jan. 14, or
Monday, Jan. 16, from 1 to 3
p.m.
Seating is limited and a
from the City’s website at
www.dunescity.com/permits-
and-forms.
Applications may be mailed
or delivered to Dunes City
Hall, 82877 Spruce St.,
Westlake, OR 97493, or
emailed to planning@dunes
cityor.com.
Applicants will be notified
of the date the City Council
will consider applications and
should plan on attending that
meeting.
repaired or the fiscal year ends,
whichever comes first.
The value on the account for
the tax year in which the dam-
age or destruction occurred is
not reduced.
Oregon law allows only a
proration of the tax, not an
adjustment to the value in the
current tax year. The property
value will always be the value
of the account as of the assess-
ment date for the tax year in
which the taxes are being pro-
rated.
When the account is reval-
ued on the assessment date fol-
lowing the occurrence, any loss
in value will be noted and
reflected on the next year’s tax
statement.
WEATHER DATA
D ATE
Dec. 27
Dec. 28
Dec. 29
Dec. 30
Dec. 31
Jan. 1
Jan. 2
H IGH
48
47
50
47
42
41
39
Rainfall
Month: 10.01”
L OW R AIN
42
34
34
29
28
30
30
0.65
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.21
0.32
0.20
Week: 1.38”
Year: 88.76”
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