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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, JULY 8, 2017
Relay
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“Participating in events such as
Relay For Life is an important part
of the critical fundraising needed to
keep this lifesaving work going.
With over 4,000 events in the US
each year, 99 percent of the funding
for this critical work comes from
Relay For Life events in communi-
ties just like Florence. By participat-
ing in this event, you are part of a
global movement to end cancer and
help us finish the fight,” Bickleman
said.
The change of venue is the most
significant difference that partici-
pants will be aware of.
According to organizers, the new
location will be a benefit to the
relayers and their support teams.
“We will have live music all day,
food vendors, a silent auction, a
wonderful Survivor Area and fun
games and activities throughout the
day,” she said.
Siuslaw High School’s cheerlead-
ers will continue their tradition of
volunteering during the event.
“Using the events center has
Investigation
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Detective Cale Day of the Oregon
State Police conducted and reported
on the investigation into the incident
and offered an official summation of
the events that led to the shooting
death of Ollman.
“On Saturday, July 24, at approxi-
mately 5 p.m., deputies with the Lane
County Sherriffs office finished sev-
eral hours of training at a facility in
Mapleton. After leaving the training
venue, two of the deputies involved
in the training exercise were driving
on State Route 126 West when they
identified a suspect from a previous
incident,” said Day, who explained
that the officers recognized the driv-
er of a vehicle that had been involved
in a chase with police two nights
prior.
The suspect had fired a weapon at
the officer who ultimately discontin-
ued pursuit.
The information provided by the
officer from the chase was used to
identify Ollman as Sherrifs left the
proved to be a wonderful
choice as we are able to
make good use of both
the inside and the outside
areas to offer our partici-
pants a new Relay expe-
rience,” Bickleman said.
Relay For Life began
in the USA in May 1985
when cancer surgeon Dr.
Gordon Klatt spent 24
hours circulating a track
in Tacoma, Wash., rais-
SIUSLAW NEWS FILE PHOTO
ing more than $27,000.
Since then, Relay For Relay For Life 2016 participants gather
Life has become the at Miller Park to honor survivors and
largest fundraising event celebrate those who have died. This
for cancer in the world. year, Florence Events Center hosts.
“The money is used in
many ways as we fight cancer from
There are numerous ways to help
many angles,” Bickleman said.
in the fight against cancer.
Funds raised at Relay For Life
“Our mission is to save lives, cel-
events are used for cancer research, ebrate lives and lead the fight for a
cancer education and awareness, world free of cancer,” Bickleman
free travel to and from treatments, said. “Join us as a team, participant,
free lodging during treatments, a 24- survivor, caregiver or just as some-
hour hotline, patient programs and one who wants to help make this
help with insurance navigation.
world free of cancer.”
“Sometimes, it’s just someone to
For more information or to
talk to in the middle of the night,” register
a
team,
visit
Bickleman said.
relayforlife.org/florenceor.
training excersize in Mapleton. The
officers attempted to pull Ollman
over, but he instead led them on a
chase back towards Mapleton, even-
tually fleeing down Highway 36,
where spike strips flattened Ollman’s
tires.
He fired at officers and exited the
vehicle. During this time a woman,
who was later identified as Ollman’s
wife, Jessica Ollman, exited the vehi-
cle and attempted to impede the offi-
cers.
During the exchange, Ollman
approached a motorist driving a Ford
pick-up truck and, brandishing his
firearm, highjacked the vehicle.
Mrs. Ollman told officers that her
husband was planning on “Death by
Cop.”
Meanwhile, Ollman headed back
towards Florence at a high rate of
speed with officers in pursuit. Spike
strips were once utilized to disable
the vehicle, with Ollman eluding
police on foot.
A short time later, officers
received word that a 911 call had
been received stating that a turquoise
Subaru had been stolen at gunpoint
from a home about 15 miles up North
Fork Road.
Ollson drove by the officers as he
again headed west on Highway 126
towards Florence.
By this time, officers from the
Florence Police department and the
Douglas County Sheriffs department
were closely following the stolen car.
Spike strips were deployed again
and the suspect’s car was seriously
damaged but continued towards
Florence. Deciding there was consid-
erable danger to the public if Ollman
reached town, an officer from the
Florence Police Department used his
vehicle to spin the suspect’s car in an
attempt to further disable the vehicle.
Two more officers intentionally
collided with the disabled vehicle to
completely stop it’s progress. Ollman
fired at the pursuing officers,
prompting them to open fire until he
appeared to no longer be a threat.
Ultimately, nine officers from three
agencies discharged their firearms in
the exchange.
Perlow said she did not know how
many bullets struck Ollman or who
delivered the fatal shot.
W i ng s & Wh e e l s h o n or s m as te r p i lo t s
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A representative of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) presents the
Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award, the highest honor the FAA can bestow,
to Florence-area residents (from left) Sam Spayd, Dick Markee and Pete
Maury during Saturday’s Wings & Wheels at Florence Municipal Airport. The
award recognizes the pilots’ 50 years of flying without an accident. The
three men have a combined 6,500 accident-free flying hours between them,
equivalent to 40 round trips to the moon.
Emergency medical personnel
were called to the scene and Ollman
was pronounced dead at the scene.
Lane County Sheriff Byron Trapp
summed up the news conference by
highlighting the cooperation that
occurred in this incident.
“It is very reassuring to me to
know that being an Oregon Sheriff,
we have partnerships across the state
and know that, without hesitation,
other Sheriffs offices will support
and respond to our communities
when need — as we do to theirs,”
said Trapp. “This was the perfect
example of the coordinated efforts
that occur routinely between our
departments.”
Florence police Chief Tom Turner
was the last official to speak.
“The protection of our community
is our number one priority. The citi-
zens of Lane county were very well-
protected during this absolutely egre-
gious situation,” Turner said. “I echo
the Sherriffs comments on the pro-
fessionalism shown by all of the offi-
cers and agencies involved in this
incident.”
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which made any valid com-
parison impossible. He
wondered at the efficacy of
calculating a cost analysis,
since the underlying para-
digm had shifted so dramat-
ically.
Committee member Dee
Osborne responded by ref-
erencing the recent election.
“The new board is on a
trial period,” she said. “To
some in the community,
everything is not fine in the
district, and better commu-
nication is critical if we
want them to understand the
process that the two organi-
zations are in.”
The committee then dis-
cussed the need to commu-
nicate the value of the IGA
to the community, not only
the cost savings involved.
The discussion also
reflected the group’s prefer-
ence to share information
that shows the security and
safety of district residents.
The
Administrative
Advisory Committee will
present its findings to the
boards of directors for
SVFR and WLAD later this
month.
For more information on
the IGA, visit svfr.org and
westernlaneambulance.com
.
The
Administrative
Advisory Committee mem-
bers are Western Lane
board member Farnsworth
and Operations Manager
Matt House; Siuslaw Valley
board members Woody
Woodbury
and
John
Carnahan; IGA Division
Chief of Administration
Julie Brown and Langborg;
Lane Fire Authority Chief
Terry Ney; and financial
advisors Ron Harker, Chris
Mahr and Osborne.
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be earned once you register, and redeemed at any
time during the program. We hope you will include
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or the Mapleton Branch Library (541) 268-403
Sunday
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JULY 2017 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
July 1
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12:20—
12:30 Kids Free
Lunch
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Library Closed
12:20—12:30 Kids
Free Lunch
Happy 4th of July!
7
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10:30 Story me
12:20—12:30 Kids Free
Lunch
2:00 Lego Club
1:00
Program:
Animals of the
Dunes
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12:20—
10:30 Story me
10:00 Boys and Girls
10:30 What’s a Shorebird
10:30 Story me
1:00
12:30 Kids
12:20—12:30 Kids
Club
Environment for the
12:20—12:30 Kids Free
Program:
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Americas program
Lunch
Covered
Free Lunch
12:20—12:30 Kids
Free Lunch
11
6
10:30 What’s a Bird
Environment for the
Americas program
12:20—12:30 Kids
Free Lunch
6:00 Movie: A Dog’s
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Bridges
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21
12:20—
12:30 Kids
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10:30 Story me
12:20—12:30 Kids
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12:20—12:30 Kids
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10:30 The Big Eclipse Pro-
gram
12:20—12:30 Kids
10:30 Story me
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Lunch
Free Lunch
2:00 Lego Club
6:00 Movie: Around
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the World in 90 days
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12:20—
10:30 Story me
10:00 Boys and Girls
10:30 What’s a
10:30 Story me
12:30 Kids
12:20—12:30 Kids
Club
Marbled Murrelet?
12:20—12:30 Kids Free
12:20—12:30 Kids
Environment for the
Lunch
Free Lunch
Americas program
Free Lunch
25
Free Lunch
6:00 Movie: Jungle
Book
30
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12:20—
12:30 Kids Free
Lunch
August 1
10:30 Story me
12:20—12:30 Kids
Free Lunch
6:00 Movie:
Finding Dory
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1:00-3:00 @
Mapleton
Grand Finale
3
10:00-2:00
Florence
Grand Finale Picnic and
Fun
Noon
Program:
Terra Nova
Trio Concert
12:20—12:30 Kids
2
12:20—12:30 Kids
Free Lunch
29
12:20—12:30
Kids Free Lunch thru
August 18th
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