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THESIUSLAWNEWS . COM ❘ / SIUSLAWNEWS ❘ @ SIUSLAWNEWS SATURDAY EDITION TACKLING BLOCKED ❘ JULY 15, 2017 ❘ $1.00 FRAA artists on display INSIDE — A5 SPORTS — B 127TH YEAR ❘ ISSUE NO. 56 SERVING WESTERN LANE COUNTY SINCE 1890 New reporter joins Siuslaw News To end the cycle of cancer FLORENCE, OREGON Newspaper welcomes Florence resident Jared Anderson Siuslaw News S See Man identified in Mapleton carjacking attempts Lane County sheriffs arrest Chad Randolph Miller on July 13 B Y C HANTELLE M EYER iuslaw News has announced the hiring of Jared Anderson as its new community reporter. Siuslaw News Editor Ned Hickson said, “Jared is a great fit for the dynamics of our news team. He brings NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS strong writ- ing skills Jared Anderson and the ability to convey information in a way that is interesting and informative. His ability to connect with people and the trending issues that affect our commu- nity are elements in his reporting that I know will benefit our newspaper and its readers.” Anderson, 39, unofficially joined the newsroom in May as he created content and conducted video interviews for TheSiuslawNews.com. Now, his primary focus will be to write stories and take photos that inform readers about community-based events, organizations and individuals who impact Florence and Mapleton, CRIME B Y N ED H ICKSON Siuslaw News PHOTOS BY MARK BRENNAN/SIUSLAW NEWS C yclists participating in the Texas 4000 roll into Sandland Adventures on Friday, July 14, just 42 days after depart- ing Austin, Texas. Every year, riders in the 4000 travel from Austin to Anchorage, Alaska, taking a stop in Florence to ride the dunes and replenish with a feast held at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church. The program is used to offer hope, encouragement and fundraising for the fight against cancer. The 4000, made up of graduate and undergraduate students from the University of Texas at Austin, has raised over $7 million since the program’s inception in 2003. Read more about this journey in the July 19 edition of Siuslaw News. Lane honors Florence employee LCC gives recognition award to Administrative Specialist Beth Habian REPORTER 7A MAPLETON — Thursday morning, 37-year-old Chad Randolph Miller threatened several Mapleton residents in an apparent attempt to obtain a car before being arrested by Lane County Sheriffs around noon that day. Jesse Johnson, owner of Caffeination Station, was talking with Florence resi- dent and Mapleton High School teacher Aaron Longo when Miller approached them asking for Longo’s car. “He said he was a special agent who had a son being held by pedophiles and needed a car to go get him,” said Johnson. “He had a heavy alcohol smell and was talking a mile a minute, which made me believe he may have been on meth or something. “His skin was pockmarked and he didn’t look healthy.” At that point, Johnson suggested to Miller that he contact the police if his son was in danger, and gave Miller a phone to call 911. “He dialed the number, talked for a minute then hung up the phone,” said Johnson. “It was pretty obvious he did- n’t really complete the call.” See B Y J ARED A NDERSON ARREST 6A Siuslaw News Florence Mayor announces Coast Guard City designation B Y C HANTELLE M EYER Siuslaw News Florence Mayor Joe Henry con- firmed Monday that he had received official verbal approval of Florence’s application to become a Coast Guard City. “This distinguished award came after a long application process and a lot of hard work,” Henry said. U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Public Affairs Officer Deborah Heldt Cordone was instrumental in getting written tes- timonies, compiling photographs and working with local media as she com- pleted the Coast Guard City application on behalf of the community. “According to the admiral, our appli- cation package was one of the best that has been submitted and we feel fortu- nate to have been selected,” Henry said. “We are especially thankful for the people and their families at Coast Guard Station Siuslaw for what they do for our community. Not only do they keep our river and the adjoining miles of coastline safe for boaters, they are an integral part of our community and contribute greatly to what makes Florence Oregon's premier Coastal Community.” INSIDE See Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CITY 7A B5 A3 A4 A2 Dunes City ‘streams’ council B eth Habian had no plans to make the Lane Community College (LCC) Florence Center tick. Just four years ago, she was an administrative support specialist in the front office, taking phone calls one day a week. Now the head administrative specialist for the campus, Habian was awarded the LCC Employee Recognition Program award, the highest honor the college gives administrative employees. In a packed room at the Florence campus last Thursday, Habian was given her certificate surrounded by faculty, staff, main campus administrators, students and friends. Habian was humble about the recognition, simply stating, “It’s nice that somebody from Florence could be recognized.” To the recollection of Russ Pierson, dean of the Florence Center, no administrator had ever been officially recognized by the main campus before. In Pierson’s mind, it couldn’t have happened to a better employ- ee. “She’s awesome,” Pierson said. “I sometimes describe her as the real power behind the throne and I’m just an ugly figure-head in the community. She has a great capac- ity for administrative excellence.” The award is culled from the 325 administrative employees who work in campuses across the LCC system. Coworkers nominate indi- viduals for the award, which the dean of each campus certifies. Side Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . B4 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B This Week on the Coast . . . . A8 Weather Data . . . . . . . . . . . A2 THIS WEEK ’ S Dunes City begins Internet live streaming city council meetings B Y J ARED A NDERSON Siuslaw News JARED ANDERSON/SIUSLAW NEWS LCC Florence Administrative Specialist Elizabeth Habian is hon- ored in a special, surprise ceremony Thursday. Habian’s responsibilities at the Habian’s education and knowl- campus are vast. From employee edge goes well beyond her time at issues, financial considerations for the campus, according to her sister classes, community outreach, sup- and interim administrative support porting the dean, solving complex specialist at LCC, Cindy administrative issues, catering Swoboda. meetings and an innumerable “In the family we always call amount of other tasks, many LCC her a walking dictionary because Florence employees feel Habian is she knows everything. Every responsible for making the campus evening, when Jeopardy comes on, a success. she knows all the answers. And the Reading from comments about weirdest answers, too. They’ll just Habian the staff had provided, pop out of her head,” Swoboda Pierson said, “She is the go-to per- said. son for all kinds of questions. She Habian has called Florence goes beyond in all she does. I can home since 2000. tell you that the Florence campus Originally from Sacramento and would not be the same without her, the Bay area, she found housing in and I believe she should be recog- California to be too expensive. nized for the fantastic work that she does.” See RECOGNITION 7A TODAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY 64 51 65 50 65 51 65 52 WEATHER Full Forecast, A3 Dunes City Council will now be holding all meetings in local coffee shops. Simultaneously, councilors will be speaking at grocery stores, restau- rants, cars, homes and Woahink Creek. “The city council meetings are now streaming live on our website,” announced Dunes City Administrative Assistant Rapunzel Oberholtzer at the July 13 council meeting. Dunes City is the region’s first local city council to live-stream meetings. “We’re main-stream now!” Oberholtzer joked while making the announcement. “I think it’s exciting,” said Dunes City Administrator Jamie Mills. “It’s an opportunity for greater transparen- cy. The citizens will be able to watch the meetings in progress, and if they see something they want to comment on, they can dash down here and take part.” Before the live streaming, citizens only had three options to watch the meetings: Attending, watching on cable channel 191 or viewing prere- corded meetings on the city’s website. Each option had its own limitations. S IUSLAW N EWS 2 S ECTIONS ❘ 18 P AGES C OPYRIGHT 2017 See STREAMING 6A
