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THESIUSLAWNEWS . COM ❘ / SIUSLAWNEWS ❘ @ SIUSLAWNEWS WEDNESDAY EDITION ❘ AUGUST 30, 2017 ❘ $1.00 Blue & Gold Night SPORTS — B Pick the to September edition of the Last up day sign up 6th is August 31. News for the map Call Siuslaw today, 541-997-3441. or visit fl orencechamber.com 127TH YEAR ❘ ISSUE NO. 69 SERVING WESTERN LANE COUNTY SINCE 1890 FLORENCE, OREGON Are the kids SIUSLAW WATERSHED COUNCIL SALMON RUN still alright? R U N N I N G W I T H T H E P E O P L E I N S P I R I T Part III Community, Healthy Directions seek to curb teen drinking B Y J ARED A NDERSON Siuslaw News (Editor’s Note: This is the final installment of a three-part series ex- amining teen alcohol use in Florence.) Community and family help heal all wounds. They look out for those in need, and lift those who are in their darkest hours. That’s what Nicole, as she prefers to be called, believes. Nicole had seen her fam- ily members lose everything, but it was community and family that pulled them through. Her husband, who had been addicted to drugs most of his life, was kicked out of his home and lost his job, throwing the custody of their only child into doubt. But Nicole didn’t give up on him. “I just knew, the second I saw him, that he was mine,” she said. “He had no chance.” See DRINKING 7A PHOTOS BY JARED ANDERSON/SIUSLAW NEWS On Saturday, Siuslaw Watershed Council again dedicated the Salmon Run to former Mapleton resident Shiloh Sundstrom’s memory. More than 70 runners participated in the 3K and 5K, including youth and people from all over Lane County. S hiloh Sundstrom was a runner. A graduate of Mapleton High School, he participated in track every year he was eligible. College was no differ- ent, where he ran on the cross country and track teams for B Y J ARED A NDERSON the entire four years Siuslaw News he was there. “He was not built for long dis- tance running,” his father Johnny Sundstrom said. “Or speed. But he worked at it. He really did.” Johnny spoke about his son at the Salmon Run 5K and 3K fun run/walk that was held on Saturday, Aug. 28. The run, which snaked through the wooded back roads of Mapleton, was a fundraiser for the Siuslaw Watershed Council (SWC), but also acted as a tribute to Shiloh, who passed away in 2015. “His two loves in those days were running and the water- Next Healthcare Taking flight with Boys Town Hall set 13 teens graduate from Florence Air Academy ormer Aero Legends owner Sam not just see graduation as the finish for Sept. 13 F Spayd and current owner Terry line, but to look beyond, to their Tomeny, both pilots, taught the first future.” shed,” Johnny said. Running had always been a bond between the two, particu- larly when Shiloh was in high school. “I’d been helping the program for a number of years because See SHILOH 8A & Girls Club B Y M ARK B RENNAN Siuslaw News Florence Air Academy Siuslaw News (FAA) to 13 eager Boys and Girls Club of Western Lane County Teen Center members. The course ran three six-hour days a week from Aug. 14 through Aug. 25, covering all aspects of flight instruction, from the basics of how an airplane flies to the com- plexities of plotting a flight plan. Boys and Girls Club Executive Director Jack Davis said, “This has been a great experience for our kids. Several have decided that they want to pursue a career in aviation. That is what we want, for kids to B Y J ARED A NDERSON PeaceHealth Peace Harbor Medical Center and the City of Florence are invit- ing the community to attend the third in a series of Healthcare Town Halls at the Florence Events Center, on Wednesday, Sept. 13. There will be two sessions in this free event. The first will be from 7 to 8 a.m. and the second will be held at 1:30 p.m. The presentations by PeaceHealth lead- ers will provide updated information regarding the organization’s ongoing recruitment effort, recent initiatives focused on community benefits and a question and answer period. See TOWN HALL 8A NOTICE LABOR DAY WEEKEND DEADLINES INSIDE Siuslaw News will join other Florence-area businesses by being closed Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 4. Deadlines for submitted articles and press releases for the Wednesday, Sept. 6, edition will be noon Monday. The classified deadline for Sept. 6 issue is Friday by 5 p.m. Have a happy and safe holiday! Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kid Scoop . . . . . . . . . . . . . Library News . . . . . . . . . . . . B6 A3 B5 A5 Club members got to fly drones and participate in radio-controlled model aircraft flights. The course culminated with each student getting to fly with a quali- fied pilot, flying the flight plan they worked out earlier in the course. During the Florence City Council meeting on Monday, Councilor George Lyddon, who attended the Aug. 25 class where the FAA stu- dents flew and graduated, said, “I think a seed has been planted. It's a great thing to see. You can just tell that there was something going on in their heads.” See ACADEMY 7A ABOVE: PHOTO BY JACK DAVIS RIGHT: PHOTO BY JARED ANDERSON/ SIUSLAW NEWS In August, local pilots Sam Spayd and Terry Tomeny paired with Boys and Girls Club to teach 13 youth the wonders of flight. C O O L Amanda’s Trail P L AC E S TO VISIT THIS S U M M E R S PECIAL F EATURE : This summer we are high- lighting unique spots that make the central Oregon coast one of the coolest places to live and play. New locations will be featured each month. Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A4 Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A2 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B Weather Data . . . . . . . . . . . A2 A T A GLANCE : Accessed through the Cape Perpetua Day Use Area, 22 miles north of Florence, The Amanda Trail descends through the canopy of Sitka spruce and alder trees from the top of Cape Perpetua down the north side of Highway 101. This trail is rated “most difficult” by U.S. Forest Service, but even more dif- ficult is the story of Amanda De-Cuys, a native Coos woman who left behind bloody footprints in 1864 during a forced march from Coos Bay to a reservation near Yachats. Siuslaw National Forest Trail Planner Lloyd Collett named this trail after THIS WEEK ’ S Amanda after discovering her story in 1984. It is dedicated to the memory of Native Americans 541-547-3289 the original peoples are coming together to restore native ways in the modern world. SEPTEMBER LIVE REMOTE BROADCASTS ON KCST 106.9 FM Roby’s Furniture, Appliance & Mattress Shoppe: September 2nd • 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Habitat for Humanity Beach Walk: September 9th • 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. The Siuslaw News Be Ready Expo at FEC: September 23rd • 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. SIUSLAW NEWS PHOTO who were marched along the coastline in hopes that “new communities and TODAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 68 52 71 52 75 53 74 55 WEATHER Full Forecast, A3 Cape Perpetua Day Use Area Les Schwab Tire Customer Appreciation Day: September 23rd • 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Florence Festival of Books at FEC: September 30th • 10 a.m. - Noon S IUSLAW N EWS 2 S ECTIONS ❘ 18 P AGES C OPYRIGHT 2017
