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8 A SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2017 Brothers from 1A He continued, “But we weren’t worried, we thought it was a mine, not a torpedo. We had seen two ships that had hit mines and we thought we had run into a floating mine.” Unfortunately, it wasn’t a mine — it was the opening salvo from a submarine that was pursuing his ship. “They announced over the P.A., ‘Boat crews, man your boats.’ I was the diesel mechan- ic for the boat, so I went up there, but there was nobody around,” he said. “I started walking through the superstruc- ture where the officers quarters were, and that’s when we got hit again. I don’t remember any- thing after that.” John would not be involved supplying the ships that were involved in the Anzio battles — the second torpedo knocked him unconscious. He would spend the next month in a drug- induced coma to facilitate his healing and the next few months recovering from the Application from 1A OLCC should reach its deci- sion in two weeks. Mills said, “We’re trying to do this as right as we possibly can. We’re not picking sides.” To further prevent issues with LUCS in the future, the Dunes City Planning Commission instructed staff to draft language regarding regu- lation of commercial marijuana activities in the Dunes City lim- its. In other news from the city council meeting, the appoint- ment of an individual to fill a vacancy on the council was again postponed due to the absence of two councilors. The vacancy occurred after the death of Mayor Rebecca Ruede in August. The council voted for then-councilor Robert Forsythe to replace her as mayor. burns he suffered in the attack. After that recovery, he was sent home for a short time before returning to the Pacific Theater. There, he would deliver sup- plies to Iwo Jima and Guadalcanal, supporting many important battles against the Japanese, particularly the inva- sion of Okinawa. His time in the service ended a year or so later and he returned to California. Bill, the youngest of the four brothers, would also spend time in the Pacific Theater but in the next “war” America would become involved in — the undeclared war that would be called the “Korean Conflict.” He served the Navy in a sim- ilar capacity as had his brother, working on a ship that resup- plied larger vessels with fuel. He regards his service as less dangerous than his older broth- er’s. “Nobody ever shot at me …at least that I know of,” Bill said. “It was a lot different than WWII. We were in kind of a peacetime war, if you want to call it that. ... We would go down to Taiwan and we would stay there for a while and the destroyers that were going out to protect some little islands somewhere in the Pacific would come in. We would refill their ship and they would head out.” Bill’s time in the Navy was not at all like John’s. Korea was smaller in scale and less destructive. The forces involved were less sophisticat- ed militarily. However, war is war and Bill feels fortunate to have made it through unscathed. He served from 1952 to 1956. “We would take fuel and go up the east coast of Korea and ships would come out to meet us and we would fill ‘em up and they’d go on their way. We never really had any problems.” His time aboard the U.S.S. Guadalupe allowed him an opportunity to memorialize the ship, crew and off-duty time through photographs. Bill and several other crewman are pic- tured aboard the ship, doing mundane tasks such as laundry or drills, and on shore leave in Taiwan, Japan and other loca- tions. The Weisers are both friendly and engaging men, but with dif- ferent personalities. John is very outgoing, shar- ing his thoughts easily, with a direct energy. Bill is more reserved and thoughtful, with an attention to detail. This trait becomes more apparent when viewing the hun- dreds of photographs he has taken over the years, which he has framed and displayed or incorporated into scrapbooks. Besides John and Bill, their two brothers also made it through their years of military service alive and well. One served in the Army and one served in the Air Force. The two remaining Weiser brothers have pictures and doc- uments of the deceased broth- ers, acknowledging the good fortune the four had to make it out of two different wars alive. Mementos, documents and photographs from the service of the Weisers can be seen at the Oregon Coast Military Museum, 2145 Kingwood St. The council has narrowed the candidates down to two con- tenders: Susan Snow and Terry Duman. Three members of the coun- cil, Sheldon Meyer, Tom Mallen and Duke Wells, inter- viewed the potential applicants. Meyer and Wells agreed that Snow should be chosen, while Mallen advocated for Duman. Wells was not in attendance at the meeting. “I think Susan has an incred- ibly different background that I thought might really help the council,” Meyer said. “This is beginning to feel like an old boy’s club, and I think fresh input from any of these people would be wonderful. But we don’t have a woman councilor.” At that point, a citizen from the audience called out, “That’s sexist.” “I know that,” Meyer said. “I apologize. That certainly isn’t the only reason, and not the strongest reason, but it’s an observation.” Mallen stated his position for appointing Duman. “The reason I chose Terry Duman is that Terry has been here 40-plus years,” he said. “He’s a local. Susan is not. And we have so many complicated, serious issues right now, mainly this marijuana thing, that I felt Terry would be more qualified than Susan because he knows so many people. He knows the situation here, he knows the culture. That’s why I went with Terry. I think he can help us sort this out. We don’t want marijua- na.” The council is expected to make a final decision in its next council meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 13. Finally, Forsythe gave a report on the progress he’s been making in securing law enforcement and judges for the city. He stated he had a productive meeting with Florence Police Chief Tom Turner, and will soon be meeting with Lane County Sheriff Byron Trapp. Forsythe believes that the agen- cies will be working toward an intergovernmental agreement to provide Dunes City with law enforcement. Forsythe also met with Lane County Commissioner Jay Bozievich. “He has commented that he’s available to give us any help that he can,” Forsythe said. “He’s going to start spending more time here, probably once every couple of weeks. He’s volunteered to come into meet- ings and come and speak.” T raditional Thanksgiving Buffet Adults: $23.00 Children (10 and under): $14.00 Includes Fresh Brewed Coffee, Hot Tea or Soda Buffet Hours: 12:00pm – 5:00pm Starters Fresh Mixed Greens with Assorted Dressings Whole Cranberry and Fresh Orange Salad Sweet Pickle & Olive Plaer Devilled Eggs Main Course Apple Cider Roasted Turkey Glazed Ham with Mustard Cream Sauce Pan Seared Cod in White Wine Tomato Basil Sauce Roasted Vegetable & Parmesan Friata Accompaniments Cornbread Stuffing with Apples & Sage Garlic Mashed Potatoes & Cider Gravy Green Beans with Roasted Red Peppers & Sautéed Onions Sweet Potato Casserole Herbed Dinner Rolls Sweet Shop Pumpkin Pie, Lace Apple Pie Pineapple, Coconut & Pecan Cake Reservations: 541-997-8263 Baha‘i’ Faith of Florence invites YOU to a FREE FILM “LIGHT TO THE WORLD” FESTIVAL Celebration of 200th Anniversary Birth of Sunday, Nov. 12th, 2-4 p.m @ CLASS ACT THEATRE Info: 541-590-0779 • 509 Kingwood St, Florence Pies Plus at St. Andrews Episcopal Church November 18th • 9am-1pm Come join us-have a piece of pie and coffee. You may also purchase Thanksgiving pies and/or Christmas gifts made and crafted by members of the church. Location: 2135 19th St. ( off Spruce) Boys & Girls Club of Western Lane County We are looking for volunteers to help with • Elementary tutoring, mentoring and program assistance • Teen Center tutoring, mentoring and program assistance • Club van and bus drivers 1601 15th St. • Florence, OR. 97439 541-902-0304 Volunteer Get involved Florence Food Share Ask us about volunteer opportunities. 2190 Spruce Street • P.O.Box 2514 Florence, Oregon 97439 (541) 997-9110 info@fl orencefoodshare.org Habitat for Humanity Donate Do your part and volunteer today to help support these local non-proft organizations in our community! Volunteers needed for new home construction, home repairs, general offi ce work, public relations and program administration. Join an operating committee and help Habitat help others! Call 541-902-9227 or e-mail to fl orencehabitat@gmail.com Offi ce located at 2004 HWY 101, Florence Helping Hands Coalition Assisting those in need in our Community. Free Hot Meals Mon-Wed-Fri • 12:30 AM - 1:30 PM New Life Lutheran Church, 2100 Spruce St, next to Foodshare Call 541-997-5057 to Volunteer Meals on Wheels and Cafe 60 Meals on Wheels are available to people over the age of 60 who cannot get out much due to illness or advanced age and who are not eating properly, regardless of income. Cafe 60 is available for those who prefer to make new friends in a dining room setting. 1570 Kingwood, PO Box 2313, Florence 541-997-5673 laneseniormeals.org Us Too Florence Saving men one PSA test at a time. “Someone to talk to...who understands!” 541-997-6626 maribob@oregonfast.net www.ustoofl orence.org
