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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 2017
Chamber to present old-fashioned July Fourth
The Florence Area Chamber
of Commerce will present
Florence’s
annual
Independence Day celebration
on Tuesday, July 4, with food,
fun and a 50 percent larger fire-
works display. A number of
area merchants will be offering
holiday-themed specials.
The event is preceded on
Saturday, July 1, by The
Florence-Siuslaw Lions Club's
Wings and Wheels Aircraft
Fly-In and Car Show from 10
a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Florence
Municipal Airport.
This year, Wings and Wheels
organizers have invited a
World War II SDB Dauntless
dive bomber and a number of
great classic cars, airplanes,
firetrucks and military vehi-
cles. Raffle tickets will be
available at the event for a ride
in the plane.
Food will be available from
the Lions Club and Ada
Grange.
In addition, the Oregon
Coast Military Museum, locat-
ed adjacent to the airport on
Kingwood Drive, will celebrate
its first anniversary on July 1,
from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Thanks to a number of gen-
erous Florence-area businesses
and organizations, Tuesday’s
fireworks show will be
launched from a barge in the
Siuslaw River.
According to Chamber
director Bettina Hannigan, this
gives more people a better van-
tage point for viewing the show
and adds depth and drama by
allowing the show to reflect off
the water. The show itself will
last between 20 and 30 minutes
and be accompanied by patriot-
ic music on KCST (106.9 FM)
and KCFM (1260 AM/104.1
FM).
The show begins shortly
after dusk.
Key sponsors include the
City of Florence, American
Legion “Yost Post” 59,
Brisbane Enterprises, Florence
Band of Brothers, Florence
True Value, Hop Valley
Brewing, Lofy Construction,
Shorewood Senior Living and
The Siuslaw News.
During the day on Tuesday,
people can enjoy traditional
pie- and watermelon-eating
contests
sponsored
by
Crossroads Assembly of God
Church.
The contests take place 1499
Bay St. (the former Silver Sand
Dollar store) from 1 to 4 p.m.
(or until the pies and watermel-
on are gone). Participants will
be divided into three age brack-
ets for the contests: 8 to 12, 13
to 17, and 18 or older.
Prizes will be awarded for
first and second place in each
division. Sign-ups begin at 1
p.m. The church will also have
an inflatable bounce house and
obstacle course at the church,
1380 10th St., from 1 to 4 p.m.
Both events are free.
At 1 p.m. on Tuesday, people
will enjoy the spectacle of
watching up to 2,000 rubber
ducks being dumped into the
Siuslaw River during the 20th
annual Kiwanis Duck race.
Tickets are available at the
Chamber Visitors Center, Coast
Insurance or Roby’s Furniture.
Tickets can also be purchased
directly from Kiwanis Club
members, in front of Florence
Tech Solutions at 1431 Bay St.,
July 1-3 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
and July 4, from 9 a.m. to noon.
The race begins out in the
river off the docks at ICM
Restaurant on Bay St. Proceeds
go to college scholarships for
local high school graduates,
funding for local non-profits,
and to underwrite the Kiwanis’
annual
free
community
Thanksgiving dinner.
For more information call
541-999-1889.
Also on Tuesday, the
Florence Senior Center, 1570
Kingwood Drive, is hosting a
barbeque for all ages from 11
a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Chamber and the City of
Florence remind everyone that
private fireworks are no longer
allowed on publicly-owned
property within the vicinity of
Old Town as well as the Port of
Siuslaw.
This also applies to public
streets and right of ways
throughout the community,
including beaches, dunes and
forests.
COURTS
Florence Municipal Court
Jan. 20
Dustin Steven Lafrance
pleaded no contest to harass-
ment. He was sentenced to two
days in Florence City Jail and
must report to treatment. He
must pay $525 in fines and not
contact or be in or about the
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Jodi Diane Wentlandt plead-
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pended.
Douglas William McLean
pleaded no contest to driving
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State Fire Marshal issues illegal fireworks warning
Oregon Governor Kate
Brown recently signed a bill
into law that requires chil-
dren under age two to ride in
rear-facing car seats.
The new law makes
Oregon the sixth state in the
country to raise car seat stan-
dards to align with recom-
mendations
from
the
American Academy of
Pediatrics.
Research shows children
under age two are five times
less likely to suffer injuries or
death when using a rear-fac-
ing car seat compared to a
forward-facing one.
For more information visit
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Correction
In the front-page article of
the June 24, 2017 edition
titled; Zanzibar looks to
Florence for guidance,
advice, the subject of the arti-
cle, Rodger Bennett’s name
was spelled incorrectly.
Siuslaw News regrets the
error.
$2.1 million in property dam-
age.
Officials may seize illegal
fireworks and fine offenders up
to $500 per violation.
Those who misuse fireworks
or allow fireworks to cause
damage are liable and may be
required to pay fire suppression
costs or other damage.
Parents are also liable for
fireworks damage caused by
their children.
“All Oregonians share the
responsibility to use only con-
sumer legal fireworks and use
them carefully,” adds Walker.
And we encourage you to be
aware and considerate of
neighbors and their pets, before
deciding on when and where
you choose to light fireworks.”
The OSFM encourages
everyone to use the four B’s of
safe fireworks use:
• Be Prepared before lighting
fireworks: keep water available
by using a garden hose or buck-
et.
• Be Safe when lighting fire-
works: keep children and pets
away from fireworks.
• Be Responsible after light-
ing fireworks: never relight a
dud. Wait 15 to 20 minutes then
soak it in a bucket of water
before disposal.
• Be Aware: use only legal
fireworks and use them only in
legal places.
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Oregon law prohibits pos-
session, use, or sale of any fire-
work that flies into the air,
explodes, or travels more than
12 feet horizontally on the
ground, without a permit issued
by the OSFM.
Fireworks commonly called
bottle rockets, Roman Candles
and firecrackers are illegal in
Oregon, without a permit.
There were 192 reported
fireworks-related fires in
Oregon during 2016, resulting
in more than $519,000 in prop-
erty damage.
Over the past five years,
from 2012 through 2016, there
were 944 reported fireworks-
related fires in Oregon result-
ing in one death and more than
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The Office of State Fire
Marshal, Oregon fire service,
Keep Oregon Green,
the
Pacific Northwest Wildfire
Coordination Group, natural
resource agencies, Oregon fire-
works wholesalers and safety
experts encourage Oregonians
to “Keep it Legal and Keep it
Safe” when using fireworks.
The 2017 Oregon fireworks
sales season opens Friday, June
23 and runs through Thursday,
July 6.
The OSFM and their part-
ners want everyone to know
what fireworks are legal in
Oregon, where they are permit-
ted and the important steps to
take for fireworks safety.
“I want to remind all
Oregonians that consumer
legal fireworks can only be
purchased from Oregon per-
mitted fireworks retailers and
stands,” says State Fire
Marshal Jim Walker. “And reg-
ulations limit where those fire-
works may be used. July
Fourth holiday forest visitors
are advised to leave all fire-
works at home.
The use of fireworks is pro-
hibited on all national forest-
land, and most other public
lands. “Fireworks compound
the threat to already dry
forests,” states Keep Oregon
Green President Kristin Babbs.
“Enjoy fireworks where they
belong: on the pavement- safe-
ly away from houses, vehicles
and flammable vegetation.”
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Tickets
on sale
NOW!
The Florence Kiwanis Club Announces Their 20th Annual
G reat f lorence d uck r ace
July 4, 2017 • 1PM
Old Town Boardwalk (Near ICM)
Get Your Tickets Today!
Tickets on sale at the Chamber of Commerce,
Coast Insurance, Roby’s Furniture and Appliance,
and State Farm Insurance
ONLY $5.00 EACH
They can also be purchased directly from Kiwanis members in
front of Florence Tech Solutions on Bay Street,
next to Bj’s, daily beginning July 1st - 3rd (11am - 3pm),
and on July 4th (9am - Noon)
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FOR MORE INFO
CALL: (541) 999-1889
The project described was supported by Funding Opportunity Number CMS-1L1-15-003 from the U.S. Department
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responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of HHS or any of its agencies.