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THESIUSLAWNEWS . COM | SIUSLAWNEWS | SATURDAY EDITION | NOVEMBER 10, 2018 | $1.00 @ SIUSLAWNEWS MAPLETON’S ATHLETE AWARD NIGHT SPORTS — B SPECIAL SECTION INSIDE 128TH YEAR | ISSUE NO. 90 FLORENCE, OREGON SERVING WESTERN LANE COUNTY SINCE 1890 SALUTING OUR VETERANS Nov. 6 Midterm Election Results Oregon, Lane County & Siuslaw decide on issues By Jared Anderson Siuslaw News It was an historic midterm election this Tuesday, as record turnout brought the first millennial to the Florence City Council, de- feated the Siuslaw School District Bond and put the future of Dunes City in doubt. Driven by national headlines, turnout for the midterm election was unusually high in Lane County, with over 180,000 ballots cast as of Wednesday afternoon. This dwarfs the 2014 midterm election, which saw only 150,000 bal- lots cast. The closest ballot race regarded two open seats on City of Florence Council. The elec- torate made history on Tuesday by electing its first millennial to the council, Geraldine Lu- cio. The 31-year-old will be replacing the seat left vacated by retiring councilor Susy Lacer, a Generation Xer who was the youngest mem- ber on the council beforehand. Lucio will also be the only female sitting councilor. A Hispanic Texas native who owns and op- erates the Old Town Barbershop in Florence, Lucio is part of a large surge of younger can- didates in America, as 700 millennials ran for approximately 6,000 state legislative races in this year’s election, according to the news web- site Axios on Oct. 31. See RESULTS page 9A PHOTOS BY MARK BRENNAN/SIUSLAW NEWS L ocal veterans were recognized Thursday morning at an assembly at Siuslaw High School. The veterans were greeted with a standing ovation and a warm round of applause from the students and faculty in attendance. During the assembly, the gathered veterans shared memories from their time of service. The ceremony was intentionally held prior to Veterans Day, which will be celebrated tomorrow. Florence will hold its customary Veterans Day Parade that afternoon at 1 p.m. The parade route will lead down to Bay Street, culminating at the Veterans Memorial Park, where the Florence-Siuslaw Lions Club will be host- ing a free hot dog lunch. For more information about veterans in the Florence community, read the Salute to Veterans inside today’s edition. ‘The important thing – helping to save people’ March in support of special counsel Robert Mueller Florence Police Officer saves life with use of Narcan Story & Photo By Mark Brennan Siuslaw News INSIDE Death is not always perma- nent. Just ask Florence Police Officer Brandon Bailey. Bailey was recognized at Monday’s Florence City Council meeting for his response at the scene of a callout, where his training with the Florence Police Department and Western Lane Ambulance District helped save a man’s life. Florence Police Chief Tom Turner presented a recogni- tion plaque to Bailey and told the council about Bailey’s de- cision to administer the drug naloxone, in the form of a nasal spray known by the consumer name Narcan, to an individual that was unconscious and unre- sponsive. “Officer Bailey is being awarded this Life Saving Med- al for quick thinking that led to the saving of a life under diffi- cult circumstances. I want to congratulate officer Bailey on his quick thinking and those life-saving actions,” Turner said. Classifieds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Community. . . . . . . . . . . . . Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75+ march in solidarity with national protest Florence Police Officer Brandon Bailey was honored Nov. 5 for his efforts to save an individual’s life after an overdose. The man that Bailey saved had overdosed on what Bailey determined, from the evidence at the scene, was heroin. He recognized the signs of an over- dose and quickly took action. “He was pretty much life- less on the ground. He wasn’t breathing, his pulse was so low that the fire department wasn’t able to pick it up,” Bailey said. “I gave him a full dose of Narcan and he started to breathe a lit- tle. When Officer Case arrived, I took his Narcan and adminis- tered another full dos. Within B5 A3 A4 A2 Sideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B4 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B Monthly Calendar . . . . . . . . . A6 Weather Data . . . . . . . . . . . A2 30 to 45 seconds the individual was completely coherent, like nothing ever happened.” Narcan has been shown to quickly counter the effects of an opioid overdose, whether that opioid is obtained with a prescription or from an illicit source. The cost for the drug is about $20 per dose. Members of the Florence Police Department have just started to carry Nar- can after training with Western Lane Ambulance District. See SAVING LIVES page 8A THIS WEEK ’ S Florence-area residents joined a nation-wide protest on Nov. 8 in support of special counsel Robert Mueller. Story & Photos By Jared Anderson Siuslaw News Almost 80 protestors chanted “Let Bob do his job” Thursday night as Siuslaw residents tra- versed Highway 101 to protest the firing of Attorney General Jeff Sessions by President Don- ald Trump. The firing sparked hundreds of protests across the nation, including marches in Yachats, Coos Bay and Eugene, in an effort to keep the now act- ing Attorney General Matthew TODAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY 57 37 61 41 64 43 59 49 WEATHER Full Forecast, A3 Whitaker from shutting down the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. “I’ve been following the news the last day since Trump fired Sessions, and I’m really concerned about what the next step might be with his replacement,” said lo- cal protestor Mike Allen. Whitaker has called the inves- tigation, which is being headed by special counsel Robert Muel- ler, “ridiculous,” remarking in a July interview on CNN, “I could see a scenario where Jeff Ses- sions is replaced with a recess appointment and that attorney general doesn’t fire Bob Mueller, but just reduces his budget so low that his investigation grinds to almost a halt.” See PROTEST page 8A S IUSLAW N EWS 3 S ECTIONS | 28 P AGES C OPYRIGHT 2018 DIVERSIFIED EQUIPMENT SALES is CLOSING our SALES OPERATIONS of used Boats, Motors and Autos by the END D OF NOVEMBER due to the need of EXPANDING3DFLƓF0HWDO6WRUDJH%XLOGLQJV%HWWHU%XLOW %DUQVDQG6KHGV8+DXO0RYLQJ(TXLSPHQW,URQ(DJOHDQG6XPPLW7UDLOHU6DOHV2XU VKRSLVEXPANDING to offer FULL REPAIR SERVICERQWUXFNDXWRGLHVHODQGJDVWUDQVPLV VLRQVWUDLOHUUHSDLUKLWFKHVZHOGLQJDQGHOHFWULFDOSOXVGHWDLOLQJ'XULQJWKLVTOTAL LIQUIDA- TION SALEZHDUHOFFERING UNBEATABLESULFHVSD\PHQWVDQGWHUPVWRPHHW\RXUEXGJHWRUVXLW \RXUQHHGVHVSHFLDOO\IRUVETERANS and RETIREES6WRSE\DQGVHHXV\RXZLOOEHJODG\RXGLG – Jim and Bonnie Johnston, Owners diversifiedmarineandequipmentsales.com Veteran Owned & Operated • Jim & Bonnie Johnston, Owners 2350 Hwy. 101, Florence • 541-997-4505