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Learning to Fly
IN GAME 2
SPORTS — B
127TH YEAR ❘ ISSUE NO. 73
A dream
that won’t
be deferred
COMMUNITY VOICES — A9
SERVING WESTERN LANE COUNTY SINCE 1890
FLORENCE, OREGON
Cruisin’
Rods ’n’ Rhodies, Community-wide
Garage Sale bring people around town
Dreamers, political
conservatives look to heal
divisions during DACA debate
B Y J ARED A NDERSON
Siuslaw News
(Editor’s Note: This is the first story in a
two-part exploration of the DACA debate on a
local level.)
Florence residents Ian Eales and Javier, as he
prefers to be called, seem worlds apart on the
surface.
Eales lives on the east end of Florence in a
large, perfectly manicured home. Evidence of a
successful life.
Javier and his wife Shirley live in a small
apartment, sparsely furnished. They’re just
starting out, on the way to a successful life, they
hope.
Eales, a self-described conservative, hated
Hillary Clinton.
“I don’t trust a single word that comes out of
her mouth,” he said.
Of President Donald Trump, Javier stated, “I
don’t think Trump knows what he’s doing. I
think he’s going to be making a big war for
everybody here.”
If the two were invited on a cable news chan-
nel, they would be separated on either side of
the screen, encouraged to hash it out in front of
millions of viewers.
In actuality, the similarities between the two
men vastly outweigh their differences.
Regarding abortion, Eales stated, “I’m dis-
gusted with the number of abortions performed
in America,” while Javier said, “I don’t think
it’s right to kill a baby.”
From welfare to the definition of gay mar-
riage, the two share a cornucopia of beliefs that
would be neatly categorized on a conservative
checklist.
And, as it so happens, they were both illegal
immigrants.
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Wildfire, road
work replace
quiet along
Highway 36
B Y C HANTELLE M EYER
Siuslaw News
PHOTOS BY JARED ANDERSON, MARK BRENNAN AND CHANTELLE MEYER/SIUSLAW NEWS
More than 100 classic cars cruised around Florence this
weekend during the 10th annual Rods ’n’ Rhodies, bringing
hundreds of people to events in the area.
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lorence Area Chamber of Commerce wel-
comed hundreds of people to the area last
Friday to Sunday for the 10th annual Rods
’n’ Rhodies Invitational Car Show and the fifth
annual Community-wide Garage Sale.
Chamber Executive Director Bettina Hannigan
said there were more cars, more people and more
events than in previous years.
On Friday, Three Rivers Casino Resort opened
a Show ’n’ Shine for anyone to enter. It also spon-
sored four “American Graffiti” tribute cars to
attend the show. Those cars made a special pit stop
at City Lights Cinemas during a costume party
social before a showing of “American Graffiti” on
Saturday night.
Sunlight made an appearance for most of the
weekend, showing 116 gleaming cars lined up
along Bay Street in Historic Old Town Florence.
From custom paint jobs to stock features, these
cars reflected the best of the best.
The Poker Walk allowed people to see every car
as they stopped at merchant locations.
The 2017 Best in Show went to Herb
Sutton and his 1936 Ford 3-window Coupe,
a stunning green beauty.
“This year, people could vote on a winning
car,” Hannigan said. “That really got people walk-
ing around and looking at the cars, a lot more than
had been participating in the past.”
The People’s Choice Award went to Ken and
Cherrill Van Devender and their 1955 Chevy
Belair.
As for the Community-wide Garage Sale, more
than 50 sales dotted the Florence area, including
estate sales, small single-family yard sales and
neighborhood-wide events. Shoppers came from
as far away as California to hunt for bargains.
“This weekend shows what the chamber tries to
do — we get people around town,” Hannigan said.
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B Y N ED H ICKSON
Siuslaw News
Portions of Highway 36 re-opened
Tuesday between Highway 126 at Mapleton
and Poodle Creek Road, at milepost 39, fol-
lowing a wildfire that began Monday near
Deadwood at milepost 13.
A one-lane closure continued yesterday
between mileposts 14 and 14.5 as fire crews
from the Oregon Department of Forestry
(ODF) and inmate fire crews from Shutter
Creek Correctional Institution mopped up
hot spots with 90 percent of the fire con-
tained by Tuesday morning, according to
ODF Public Information Officer Bobbi
Doan.
Initial reports from Lane Fire Authority
are that the fire began when a sweeper
machine being used by a road crew con-
tracted by the Oregon Department of
Transportation (ODOT) for a road-sealing
project backed into a section of dry grass,
accidentally igniting the blaze around 11:30
a.m. Monday.
“It was basically in the timberlands
behind the Deadwood Pioneer Cemetery,”
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BeachWalk takes to the sand, looks to the skies
19th annual Habitat for Humanities fundraiser features custom giant kites
B Y M ARK B RENNAN
Siuslaw News
The
2017
Habitat
for
Humanity BeachWalk started out
foggy and chilly but ended up
breezy and beautiful on Saturday,
Sept. 9.
Participants began the morning
by signing in at the parking lot at
the North Jetty and making their
way the mile or so north to the
finish line at Driftwood Shores.
Thirty or so walkers started the
short hike in the gloom and cold,
a few with dogs and young peo-
ple in tow, but all finished in the
sunshine, which added to the
enjoyment of the day.
An air show also drew enjoy-
ment, as custom-built kites filled
the skies near Driftwood Shores.
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There was a new element to this edition of the Habitat for Humanity
BeachWalk — spectacular custom kites, which filled the air
approaching the finish line of the course.
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The BeachWalk is in its 19th
year and has raised hundreds of
thousands of dollars during that
time for the construction of hous-
ing for local low-income resi-
dents.
The walk has strong support in
the community, primarily among
local churches, some of which
have taken on the mission of pro-
viding a safe, secure living situa-
tion for everyone on earth,
according to the Habitat website.
Interim Executive Director,
Linda Stent believes the goal is
important and very relevant.
“The purpose of BeachWalk is
to raise money for the construc-
tion of new homes for qualified
families. The money is used to
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