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127TH YEAR ❘ ISSUE NO. 54
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SERVING WESTERN LANE COUNTY SINCE 1890
FLORENCE, OREGON
RELEASED IN SHOOTING DEATH
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Siuslaw News
Lane County, Douglas
County, state and local officials
held a press conference Friday,
to report the findings of an
investigation into the officer-
involved shooting that occurred
June 24, on Highway 126, just
east of Florence, which resulted
in the death of 37-year-old
Cameron Ollman of Mapleton.
Lane
County
District
Attorney Patty Perlow opened
the press conference with a
statement that praised the offi-
cers involved in the deadly
incident, thanking them for
their professionalism and
courage. She then revealed the
findings of the two-week inves-
tigation by the Interagency
Deadly Force Investigation
Team (IDFIT).
“ The use of force was justi-
fied by our law enforcement
members and I am grateful for
their response to these events,”
said Perlow. “I hope the com-
munity appreciates the profes-
sionalism and willingness of
these individuals to risk their
own lives for all of the rest of
us.
“We are all fortunate that the
outcome of the events of June
24, did not include death or
serious physical injury to one
of our members of law enforce-
ment or one of the members of
the public.”
Multiple agencies responded
to the deadly encounter, which
ultimately involved officers
from the Florence Police
Department, along with Lane
and Douglas County Sheriffs.
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Lane County Sheriffs and
Florence Police Chief Tom
Turner take questions
during Friday’s press
conference in Eugene.
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New IGA committee
meets to create
measurable results
Western Lane Ambulance, Siuslaw
Valley work with panel to clarify costs,
communicate to public
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The Administrative Advis-
ory Committee for Western
Lane Ambulance District
(WLAD) and Siuslaw Valley
Fire and Rescue (SVFR) met
July 6 at the Siuslaw Valley
Main Station in its first meet-
ing since the election of new
district board members for
both organizations. Members
of the committee include
board members and personnel
from each agency, as well as
citizens at large.
The meeting was also the
first to include a special panel
selected by Chief/Director Jim
Langborg to address conflict-
ing data about the intergovern-
mental agreement (IGA)
between SVFR and WLAD
that the public brought up dur-
ing the May Special Election
campaign.
“Recently, debate has begun
concerning how we measure
the financial costs and/or sav-
ings associated with the IGA.
... In short, the problem is that
there is no established and
agreed upon criteria for how to
measure the financial compo-
nent of the IGA,” Langborg
said.
He gave an overview of the
development and initial imple-
mentation of the IGA before
presenting on the SVFR/
WLAD
IGA
Financial
Measurement.
According to Langborg,
“The objective of this meeting
is to work with a group of peo-
ple who have a financial or
other relevant background to
help our districts determine
which financial components of
the IGA should be measured to
accurately assess the fiscal sta-
tus of the program.”
The committee’s goal is to
recommend at least two meas-
urements so the boards of
SVFR and WLAD could then
compare the IGA’s progress.
Committee members dis-
cussed the best way to calcu-
late the cost differences
between pre-IGA and post-
IGA operations.
WLAD board member
Larry Farnsworth pointed out
that major changes had
occurred in both organizations
since the IGA took effect,
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Tuesday’s fireworks light up the Siuslaw River at the port as the summer moon shines overhead.
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lorence Area Chamber of Commerce pulled out
all the stops during the Fourth of July Festivities
in Historic Old Town Tuesday to celebrate
American Independence. Groups
organized all-American pie- and
watermelon-eating contests, the
Great Florence Duck Race and a
whole new fireworks show over
the river.
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Groups fill summer hunger gap Relay For Life sets the pace at FEC
Lane County programs work together to stop teen hunger
July 22’s event features indoor activities, 12-hour length
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oys and Girls Club of Western Lane County,
in conjunction with other organizations
throughout the Siuslaw region, is on a path to fill
the food insecurity
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gap for area teens.
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Since the recovery
from
the
Great
Recession began in 2010, the national average of
food insecurity decreased 6.8 percent.
Oregon’s rate, meanwhile, increased to 18.4
percent.
One in every six Oregonians lives with food
insecurity, not knowing where their next meal
will come from.
The number of Oregonians struggling to put
food on the table is equal to that of the popula-
tion of Portland, according to the Oregon Center
for Public Policy.
The numbers are even starker for children. In
2014 alone, an estimated 210,000 children were
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Illene Armer and her daughter, Sunshine,
serve hot meals at the Boys and Girls
Club, 1501 Airport Road in Florence.
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The 2017 American Cancer
Association Relay For Life
Fundraiser will take place at the
Florence Events Center on
Saturday, July 22. This year’s
event will begin at noon and
continue until midnight.
Florence has a long tradition
of strong public participation in
this high-profile, national
fundraising effort.
Relay For Life’s Community
Development Manager Amy
Bickleman talked about some
significant changes to this
year’s event.
“This year the committee is
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trying something new. The
event has been moved from
Miller Park to the Florence
Events Center and will be a 12-
hour event, from noon to mid-
night, versus the previous 24-
hour event. We are very excited
about these changes as we
know that we must continue to
keep the event fresh and excit-
ing from year to year,”
Bickleman said.
She said the new venue and
timeframe allows the event to
maintain the most important
parts of the Relay For Life
event: Ceremonies, celebrating
cancer survivors, team fund-
raising and the Luminaria
display, which is the largest
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in Oregon.
Moving the event indoors
and shortening its length are
two steps that the American
Cancer Association has taken to
revitalize the Florence event.
The past couple of years have
seen declining participation and
mounting local concern over
the distribution of monies
raised here and sent elsewhere.
Bickleman points out the
money raised nationwide is
used to support some local pro-
grams, but the majority of funds
raised will be used statewide
and nationally to assist cancer
patients in a number of ways.
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