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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2017
Dry conditions further delay outdoor burning
The fall outdoor burning
season will open on Saturday,
Oct. 14, for many Lane County
residents. The season, original-
ly set to start Oct. 1, was
delayed until Oct. 7 and pushed
back further due to continued
fire danger.
The Lane County Fire
Defense Board decided to post-
pone the opening of the season
since weather conditions have
been very dry. Easterly winds
are predicted next week, fur-
ther heightening the fire risk.
Outdoor burning, also
known as open or backyard
burning, allows some Lane
County residents to burn dry
woody yard debris that was
generated on their own residen-
tial property. Rules concerning
outdoor burning differ through-
out the county, with some cities
banning burning within city
limits all together.
Before starting a fire, all res-
idents must check the daily
burning advisory, which indi-
cates to the community if burn-
F LORENCE P OLICE
Florence Police
Department, Lane County
Sheriff’s Office and the Drug
Enforcement Administration
(DEA) will be hosting a
National Drug Take Back
Event on Saturday, Oct. 28,
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., aimed
at providing a resource for
Lane County residents to safe-
ly, securely and anonymously
turn in their unwanted, outdat-
ed or expired household medi-
cines.
The
Florence
Police
Department has participated in
this program for several years
and has been successful in
removing hundreds of pounds
City Hall to
change office
hours Oct. 9
In preparation for the City
Hall remodel and subsequent
move to the new Public
Works Facility and/or Justice
Center, currently set for
December, Florence City
Hall’s office hours will be
changing beginning Monday,
Oct. 9.
New hours will be 8 a.m.
to noon and 1 to 4 p.m.,
Monday through Friday.
The city apologizes for any
inconvenience the change in
office hours may cause resi-
dents. However, many city
services and answers to ques-
tions are available at all hours
on the City of Florence web-
site at www.ci.florence.or.us.
For more information,
contact City Recorder/
Economic
Development
Coordinator Kelli Weese at
541-997-3437, or email her
at kelli.weese@ci.florence.
or.us.
BIRTH
S TAT L E R — A r a b e l l a
Rose Statler, a girl weighing
8 lbs., 13.6 ozs., was born to
Gail and Zevion Statler of
Florence on Sept. 25, 2017,
at 4:51 p.m., at PeaceHealth-
Riverbend.
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ing is prohibited on a given
day. The advisory also tells res-
idents when all fires must be
extinguished by.
The daily burning advisory
can be found by calling Lane
Regional
Air
Protection
Agency’s advisory line at 541-
726-3976 or by visiting www.
lrapa.org.
To prevent any uncontrolled
fires, the Fire Defense Board
reminds all residents that all
outdoor burning must be con-
stantly attended until extin-
WORK WITH
of medications for safe dispos-
al.
People can bring their
unwanted, outdated or expired
prescription and over-the-
counter medications to the
Florence Bi-Mart, 4310
Highway 101.
Acceptable items include:
prescription medications, over
the counter medications, vita-
mins, drug samples, pet med-
ications, ointments, lotions
and liquid medicines in glass
or leak proof containers.
This event is unable to
accept needles, thermometers,
bloody or infectious waste,
medicines from businesses,
guished with water nearby.
Due to the heavy wildfire
smoke intrusions this summer,
LRAPA encourages residents
to explore alternatives to burn-
ing. Residents can dispose of
woody yard debris for a mini-
mal charge at one of Lane
County’s various collection
depots or with Rexius and Lane
Forest Products.
Chipping and composting
are also alternative options to
burning.
‘D RUG T AKE B ACK D AY ’
hydrogen peroxide, aerosol
cans, inhalers and diabetic
meters.
Thousands of pounds of
medications have been turned
in at sites operated by the DEA
and its thousands of state and
local law enforcement part-
ners.
In addition, Americans are
now advised that their usual
methods for disposing of
unused medicines — flushing
them down the toilet or throw-
ing them in the trash — both
pose potential safety and
health hazards.
If people are unable to
attend the Drug Take Back
Event and have medications
they would like to dispose of,
the
Florence
Police
Department has a Drug Drop
Box located in the lobby at the
Florence Justice Center, 900
Greenwood St., that is avail-
able to accept medications
Monday through Friday from
8 a.m. to 5 p.m., excluding
legal holidays.
S IUSLAW N EWS
IMPOUNDMENT
F e m a l e
Pomeranian
mix #13052 has
been impound-
ed
at
the
Oregon Coast
H u m a n e
Society.
13052
Call 541-997-
4277 or stop by
the shelter at 2840
Rhododendron
Drive to claim.
Visit OCHS at
oregoncoast
humanesociety.org
We are community minded with a passion
for the people we serve.
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@OregonPacBank
Thank You
Arnie Roblan!!
I want to thank Arnie Roblan for stepping up for my
small business. He made a diff erence. I was impressed with
the quick response to my situation. He genuinely cared and
understood where I was. And when all was said and done,
he drove out to see me personally. I felt respected and
impressed! He took the time for me. Th ank You Arnie!
A special thanks to Arnie’s right-hand woman,
Rosie. She is an excellent asset to him and knows
how to get the job done!
Vicki Ambrosio @ Twin Lakes Store