SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2017
Elk’s Lodge presents ‘Best
Wurstfest’ on Feb. 25
A Bavarian festival to raise
funds for vocational scholar-
ships will be held Saturday,
Feb. 25, at the Florence Elks
Lodge, 1686 12th St.
The “Best Wurstfest” on the
Oregon coast will be from 11
a.m. to 6 p.m., and will include
live German folk music, danc-
ing, authentic German food
such as Bratwurst, beer, wine,
pretzels, apple strudel and
more.
Admission is $5, and chil-
dren under age 12 will be
admitted free.
Enter through the north door
of the lodge.
All proceeds from this event
go to fund vocational scholar-
ships to be awarded to students
in the community.
Come and enjoy the
Bavarian atmosphere. The
public is welcome.
For more information, com-
tact Linda Tank, event publici-
ty chairwoman, at linda
shippos@live.com or call 541-
997-3352.
Spotlight on Mutual Aid
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Deadwood comes into action.
Mapleton’s volunteer fire depart-
ment, run by Chief Charlie Patterson,
has about 10 active volunteer firefight-
ers. Just up Highway 36, there’s Swiss
Home and Deadwood fire departments
with Chief’s Lindsay and Hertzbach —
and roughly 15 volunteer firefighters.
From these locations, volunteers
head out to their respective stations
after receiving emergency notification
and respond where needed. They aren’t
sitting around their stations, but more
likely are awakened from a sound sleep
or were just sitting down to dinner —
just like average citizens.
There are certain procedures fol-
lowed at accidents to ensure worker
safety and to de-escalate further chaos
prior to reflowing traffic.
Accidents are a hive of activity,
oftentimes with many different
responders walking on the highway,
retrieving specialized equipment from
their rigs, stabilizing vehicles, assist-
ing with medical services, and some-
times utilizing extrication equipment
ometimes our commutes along
Highways 126 and 36 are
delayed due to accidents. We all
know it’s annoying, especially when
delayed and
running late
for an appoint-
ment — like
being stuck
behind a lum-
bering RV for
miles on end.
There are
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who are distracted, intoxicated or driv-
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weather dictates otherwise.
Whatever the reason, when a com-
mute turns into a minor or major acci-
dent, who responds to those scenes
when they occur farther east of
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said discussions like this on a
local level with readers from
the community that journalists
serve are crucial in establish-
ing the level of trust and com-
munication intended by the
First Amendment.
“Faith in journalism, espe-
cially on the national level,
has been shaken in the wake
of this past election — some
of it intentional and divisive,
and some of it as an unintend-
ed consequence of today’s
need to get the story first out-
weighing the obligation to get
it right.
“Democracy hinges on hav-
ing informed citizens at every
level. If we don’t feel we can
trust the information we’re
getting, it undermines our
democracy as a whole.”
The program will take place
Sunday, Feb. 12, beginning at
3 p.m., at City Lights
Cinemas, 1930, Highway 101,
in the Griffith Theater.
Tickets are $9 for adults, $8
for seniors, students and
active military, or $7 for chil-
dren.
“Come see the film, partici-
pate in the discussion and
enjoy a fun and informative
afternoon,” said Anderson.
For more information or to
purchase tickets in advance,
call 541-305-0014.
Watershed council distributes
free native plants Saturday
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The terms “fake news” and
“alternative facts” are relative-
ly new to our vocabulary and
express a lack of faith in both
mainstream journalism and
the unprecedented amount of
information we now receive
through countless media plat-
forms.
Join Siuslaw News editor
and award-winning columnist
Ned Hickson and City Lights
Cinemas education director
Jared Anderson as they have a
lively discussion about the
issues of “fake news” and
“alternative facts” in relation
to the classic film noir “Ace in
the Hole” starring Kirk
Douglass.
Made in 1951, Douglas
plays a cynical, disgraced
reporter who stops at nothing
to try to regain a job at a major
newspaper, eventually sacri-
ficing his principles to manip-
ulate a tragic situation into
providing his “big story.”
“You have to ask if the
problems Douglas faces in the
film are just as relevant — or
maybe even more so —
today,” said Anderson. “We’re
going to explore that and other
questions with Ned Hickson
after watching the film.”
Hickson, who has been with
Siuslaw News for 17 years as
sports editor before being pro-
moted to editor in September,
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Also, a partnership of agencies
(police, medical, ODOT and mutual
aid from Siuslaw Valley Fire and
Rescue), may still be in route to assist.
No accident scene is ever the same,
accept for the goal of helping those in
need while also preserving a sense of
order amid what is often chaos. One of
the keys to that sense of order is get-
ting traffic moving safely as soon as
possible
So the next time you find yourself
delayed by an accident on Highways
126 or 36, please give our Mutual Aid
responders from Mapleton, Swiss
Home and Deadwood an appreciative
wave as you’re safely driving by.
They are volunteers doing a needed
service for the public.
Be safe out there!
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On Saturday, Feb. 11, the
Siuslaw Watershed Council
will be giving away over 7,000
native plants to river, creek or
lakeside landowners within the
Siuslaw Basin and Coastal
Lakes Area.
These trees and shrubs are
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intended for planting next to
streams and lakes in order to
improve bank stability and
habitat for fish and wildlife
while minimizing run-off into
local waters.
If you are interested in vol-
unteering on Feb. 11 at one of
the distribution sites, let the
Siuslaw Watershed Council
know.
Here is a list of the distribu-
tion locations and times:
Mapleton: 10 a.m. to noon
at the SWC office at the
Mapleton School District
Campus, 10868 East Mapleton
Road.
Deadwood: 10 a.m. to noon
at the Deadwood Community
Center, 91700 Deadwood
Creek Road
Blachly: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at
the Lake Creek Rural Fire
Department, 20451 Highway
36
Lorane: 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. at
the Lorane Family Store park-
ing lot, 80301 Territorial
Highway.
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