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“We invite community support
through this,” Turner said. “This
is definitely a work in progress,
as so far we have only had one
planning meeting.”
The police department wel-
comes donations and involve-
ment from area groups.
“At the planning meeting with
(Public Works Director) Mike
Miller, we started talking about
bouncing houses, a free barbe-
cue and all the other possibilities.
There was a quick realization
that we needed to ask for help,”
Turner said.
In the coming months, people
in the community might receive
a letter of interest and will learn
additional ways to help make the
event successful.
“We hope to make this an an-
nual event here in Florence mov-
ing forward,” Turner said. “We’re
excited to have a police-centric
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Other benefits of the new
equipment are particularly rele-
vant for this area because of the
landscape in and around Flor-
ence. These benefits have to do
with the distance and type of
landscape that radio waves can
cover during active transmission.
The radio repeater installed
on Glenada Hill is a combination
of a radio receiver and a radio
transmitter. The device works
as a receiver and transmitter,
enabling two-way radio signals
event, as that has been rare for
us. This is not something we’ve
been doing, and we want to
pursue a better, more open and
friendly relationship with the
community.”
Florence City Councilors said
that they could see local commu-
nity service and church groups
embracing the event and getting
involved.
“I love the idea of the police
getting out in public where we
can get to meet them and get to
know them individually as mem-
bers of our community, and not
be intimidated by the uniform,”
said Councilor Joshua Greene
Florence Mayor Joe Henry
said, “This sounds like a great
idea.”
“We’re excited to bring it here
to Florence,” Turner said.
To find out ways to donate or
get involved, contact the Flor-
ence Police Department at 541-
997-3515.
to cover longer distances. A re-
peater sited at a high elevation
can allow two mobile stations,
otherwise out of line of sight of
each other, to communicate.
COCARC President Julie Mc-
Grew said the purchase of the
new repeater was made possible
by donations of time and mon-
ey from members of local ra-
dio clubs and the Western Lane
Community Foundation.
“Housing and power for the
repeater equipment and tow-
er space for the antenna were
contributed by West Lane
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Translators Incorporated. Cash
contributions were provided
by Western Lane Community
Foundation and the members of
COCARD. The project cost was
an economical $7,500 due to the
generous time and labor provid-
ed by our local radio club,” Mc-
Grew said.
There is an ongoing need for
members of the Florence area to
participate in the work, and fun,
being undertaken by COCARC
and ARES/RACES members.
The likelihood of a natural di-
saster on the Oregon coast in-
creases every year, and the ag-
ing nature of members of both
groups, is a cause for concern for
McGrew and Pine.
They both want to assure in-
terested individuals that there is
educational assistance available
for no charge to anyone interest-
ed in learning about and becom-
ing involved in amateur radio.
“We are always looking to
encourage, train and support
anyone who has an interest in
amateur radio, whether their in-
terest be in emergency commu-
nications, casual radio operation
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or the social aspects of partic-
ipating in our local radio club
events,” McGrew said. “For less
than $200, anyone can obtain an
amateur radio license and a dig-
ital handheld radio that can con-
nect through the new Glenada
Hill repeater and communicate
with other ham radio operators
around the world. And the best
part — there are no long-dis-
tance charges.”
The Florence Chapter of
ARES will also be participat-
ing in the 2018 Field Day from
11 a.m. Saturday, June 23, to 11
a.m. Sunday, June 24.
Every June, more than 40,000
amateur radio groups through-
out North America set up tem-
porary transmitting stations in
public places to demonstrate
ham radio’s science, skill and
service to local communities
and the U.S. Ham Radio Days
combine public service, emer-
gency preparedness, community
outreach and technical skills in a
single event.
This year’s event will be staged
across the street from Siuslaw
Valley Fire and Rescue's Main
Station on Highway 101. It will
include stations on amateur ra-
dio stations, emergency oper-
ations, Morse code, digital and
satellite communications.
“We invite you out to see what
we do, get a feel for amateur ra-
dio and show your support for
what we do,” Pine said. “In the
event of a disaster, we will be the
ones who provide your emer-
gency communication with the
outside world. This will show
you what we can do.”
For more information, visit
www.w7flo.com.
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plan for the end of his life.
He is also concerned that his
illness will effect his judgement
and this decline in his mental
acuity will disqualify him from
the law’s requirement that he be
mentally able to determine the
time and manner of his death.
Yelle has formed a pa-
tients-rights group, End Choic-
es, to identify areas in the
current statute that need to be
modified. He hopes to adjust
the law to take into consider-
ation situations like his, that
were not considered when the
act was written.
“There are some problems
with the original law that need
to be addressed. I have formed
a 501(c)(3) to help educate the
public on the gaps in the origi-
nal law and we hope to be able
to change the current law, in
the next year or two, to take
into account these situations.”
Yelle has spent the past year
networking with individuals
involved in end of life issues
and has found an important
ally in the effort, Oregon resi-
dent Derek Humphry.
Humphry is the author of the
multi-million bestselling book,
“Final exit,” which lays out the
rational and potential methods
for ending one’s own life, which
is commonly referred to as sui-
cide.
The author lives in Junction
City and will be joining Yelle on
Sunday, June 10, at the Brom-
ley Room at the Siuslaw Public
Library for a discussion of this
topic.
The forum will be education-
al in nature and Yelle and Hum-
phry will participate in a dis-
cussion designed to formulate a
plan to change the Oregon law.
Members of the Oregon leg-
islature, including State Sen.
Arnie Roblan, have been in
contact with Yelle during the
last six months and have agreed
to assist in his attempts to up-
date the current Death with
Dignity law.
“I’ve met with Sen. Roblan,
and he has asked us to submit
suggested changes to him af-
ter we have figured out how
the law needs to be changed,”
Yelle said. “I think we will have
something ready for the legisla-
ture to consider in 2019.”
For more information on the
End of Life Options workshop
on June 10, contact Yelle at 541-
590-3204.
The patient has a right to re-
scind the request at any time.
Should either physician have
concerns about the patient’s
ability to make an informed
decision or feel the patient’s
request may be motivated by
depression or coercion, the pa-
tient must be referred for a psy-
chological evaluation.
Florence resident Bruce Yelle
has a degenerative neurological
condition that, unfortunately
for him, does not fit easily into
the parameters of the Oregon
law. He has been diagnosed
with a terminal illness, but he
could live for years with the
illness, which would disqualify
him from utilizing the law to
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