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SN SATURDAY EDITION | JANUARY 12, 2019 | $1.00 TH THESIUSLAWNEWS.COM Feel Your Best in 2019! Greater Florence Area B usiness 50% OFF Enrollment Quarterly THROUGH JANUARY Introducing the nominees for First Citizen and Future First Citizen 541-997-8086 2285 Highway 101 – Florence Siuslaw News All hands on deck Expires 1-31-19 I NSIDE — A8 VOL. 129, NO. 4 SERVING WESTERN LANE COUNTY SINCE 1890 F LORENCE , O REGON U.S. Coast Guard Station Siuslaw River, along with the nation’s other Coast Guard units, contin- ues to function despite the federal government shutdown. U.S. Coast Guard navigates rough waters amidst government shutdown WEATHER By Chantelle Meyer Ssuslaw News Partly sunny with a high of 57 and a low tonight of 37. Full forecast on A3 “A s a recent Coast Guard City, we made a com- mitment to support our Station Siuslaw River,” said Flor- ence Mayor Joe Henry. “I respect our Coast Guard and I respect what they do, and not just because I have needed them on the water before. We have rough waters out here, and they are always there.” The Coast Guard’s motto is Sem- per Paratus — Always Ready. It is a motto Coast Guardsmen continue to follow even without the promise of pay. Like many other federal workers — and unlike other branches of the military — the U.S. Coast Guard is either on furlough or working with- out pay until the U.S. federal govern- ment shutdown ends. This impacts over 41,000 active duty Coast Guard members, 6,200 reservists and 8,500 civilian personnel. The current shutdown began Dec. 22, 2018, as of today surpassing the previous longest shutdown in Amer- ican history. The Coast Guard was able to pay members on Jan. 1, but the next payment, scheduled for Jan. COMMUNITY Community Chorus donates to Siuslaw music program INSIDE — A3 SPORTS SIUSLAW NEWS FILE PHOTO BY DEBORAH HELDT CORDONE 15, will not come through without emergency measures getting passed by the U.S. House or Senate. Both chambers of Congress have introduced their own bills to fund the Coast Guard, the “Pay our Coast Guard Parity Act,” introduced in the house by Oregon’s Rep. Peter DeFazio, and the “Pay Our Coast Guard Act of 2019,” introduced in the Senate by Sen. John Thune and Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley. While both are still in committee and not expected to pass this weekend, the bills would provide continuing ap- propriations to the U.S. Coast Guard for any period during which interim or full-year appropriations are not in effect. “Coast Guard members are risk- ing their lives to keep Oregon’s coasts safe, yet are stressing over missed payments on mortgages, rents, utilities, child care and more,” Merkley said. “This is irresponsi- ble and unacceptable, and we need to make sure our military members feel secure in their daily lives while Councilors welcomed back to Dunes City Members of the city council sworn in Wednesday Basketball season underway INSIDE — SPORTS Story & Photos By Jared Anderson Ssuslaw News RECORDS Obituaries & emergency response logs Inside — A2 they’re protecting our nation.” A press release from the senator’s office referenced the Coast Guard’s efforts in responding to and investi- gating the capsizing of the commer- cial fishing vessel Mary B II, which led to the deaths of three fishermen at the entrance of Yaquina Bay in Newport, Ore., Tuesday night. According to the bill, the appro- priations would provide pay and allowances for members of the Coast Guard, civilian employees and contractors; the payment of a death gratuity, funeral travel and the temporary continuation of the basic allowance for housing for de- pendents of members of the Coast Guard dying on active duty; and re- tired pay. The act would remain in place until the enactment of spec- ified Coast Guard appropriations legislation. “President Trump and his Mar- a-Lago cronies may not have trou- ble ‘adjusting’ if they miss a pay- check, but for thousands of Or- egon families, a paycheck means a mortgage payment, childcare, or a medical bill,” DeFazio said. “More than 1,200 active duty Coast Guard personnel and reservists stationed in Oregon are currently working without pay or furloughed See GUARD page 6A ‘Strength of county’ relayed in State of the County Address Bozievich delivers update on decade’s progress By Mark Brennan Ssuslaw News SIDE SHOW On Jan. 9, Dunes City issued the oath of office to councilors Susan Snow, Duke Wells and Sheldon Meyer on Wednesday, along with the swearing in of Mayor Robert Forsythe. All members had served in their positions pre- viously and ran unopposed in the 2018 elec- tion. “Lane County is strong.” That was the opening statement and the main mes- sage Lane County Commissioner Jay Bozievich shared with residents in the State of the Western Lane County County Address he Commissioner Jay delivered on Jan. Bozievich 7 at Harris Hall in the Lane County Public Service Building in downtown Eugene. Bozievich is the coun- ty commissioner for District 1, western Lane County. He began his address by highlighting some of the issues that commissioners had been successfully working on during 2018, includ- ing the overall improvement in many of the situations the county has faced during the last decade. “Not too long ago, Lane County was dealing with the two-fold problem of the 2008 recession See DUNES CITY page 6A See COUNTY page 6A Activities and comics every Saturday Inside — B4 CLASSIFIEDS Listings and public notices Inside — B5 FOLLOW US FOR THE LATEST NEWS : Above, Dunes City Councilors Susan Snow, Sheldon Meyer and Duke Wells take the oath of office on Wednesday. Left, Dunes City Mayor Robert Forsythe is sworn in to his first full term as mayor. /S IUSLAW N EWS @S IUSLAW N EWS T HE S IUSLAW N EWS . 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