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SN Siuslaw News VOL. 129, NO. 21 SERVING WESTERN LANE COUNTY SINCE 1890 F LORENCE , O REGON WEATHER Partly cloudy with a high of 50 and a low tonight of 38. Full forecast on A3 COMMUNITY WEDNESDAY EDITION | MARCH 13, 2019 | $1.00 THESIUSLAWNEWS.COM TH YOUR #1 LOCAL YARD, GARDEN, AND LANDSCAPE EXPERTS! WE’RE GLAD TO GET YOU GROWING! LCB#6718 G IRL S COUT A PPRECIATION D AY — B3 88493 Hwy. 101 Florence Open 7 days a week Senior Discount Every Tuesday 997-5973 Local vets receive good news, recognition By Mark Brennan Siuslaw News There are very few times when that often-dysfunctional system, the government, surprises citizens by responding directly to their concerns. But indeed, surprise was the main reaction shared by local vets at Monday’s “Band of Broth- ers” meeting at the Florence Elks Lodge. The surprise was in receiving the news that a request made recently by leaders of the area’s veterans’ groups, in a meeting with County Commissioner Jay Bozievich and Lane County Veterans Program Supervisor Joseph Reiley, had been acted upon. Bozievich and Reiley made the trip to Florence to meet with the leaders of local veterans’ groups to discuss the men’s concern over what they perceived as lack of support for the Florence Veterans community. The focus of the frank discus- sion with Bozievich and Reiley was the important county funded position of Veteran’s Service Of- ficer (VSO). A VSO is needed to assist veterans with paperwork, gathering MARK BRENNAN/SIUSLAW NEWS Members of the “Band of Brothers” and Ladies of the Elks received medallions of appreciation from Coast Guard Station Commander See VETS page 6A Joseph Niles on Monday at the Elk’s Lodge Suspect still being sought after eluding state police Women’s History Month Vandal breaks eight windows at library INSIDE — A3 By Jared Anderson Siuslaw News SPORTS SMS wrestlers nab ‘Outstanding’ results. INSIDE — SPORTS B1 RECORDS Obituaries & emergency response logs Inside — A2 KID SCOOP Newspapers in Education every week Inside — B5 CLASSIFIEDS Listings and public notices Inside — B6 FOLLOW US FOR THE LATEST NEWS : /S IUSLAW N EWS @S IUSLAW N EWS T HE S IUSLAW N EWS . COM Sharing words of wisdom As we continue through Women’s History Month, several books written by Pulitzer Prize-winning women authors are on shelves in local libraries JARED ANDERSON/SIUSLAW NEWS By Mark Brennan Siuslaw News S IUSLAW N EWS 2 S ECTIONS | 20 P AGES C OPYRIGHT 2019 “During Women’s History Month, we celebrate the countless women whose courage and resolve have contributed to the character and success of our nation and the entire world. The equal oppor- tunity of women in every facet of daily life is an essential feature of a free and prosperous society. This month, we honor women who have fought for equality and against the status quo, and who have broken the bonds of discrimination, par- tiality and injustice for the benefit of all. These women created a leg- acy that continues to inspire gener- ations of women to live with confi- dence, to have a positive impact on their communities, and to improve our Nation every single day.” —Excerpt from Proclamation issued on March 1, 2019, by Presi- dent Donald Trump in recognition of Women’s History Month W hile the important contributions made by women to Amer- ica’s history and culture have al- ways been known, it wasn’t until 1980 that President Jimmy Carter officially recognized those achieve- ments by declaring the week of March 8 as Women’s History Week. In 1987, after considerable pres- sure was applied by the National Women’s History Project, Congress passed Public Law 100-9 designat- ing the month as Woman’s History Month. This designation changed the way in which women writers and women in general were perceived by many members of the American public. Departments of Education in many states then began promot- ing the month as a way to promote equality of the sexes in the class- room and the effort to recognize and highlight this concept has con- tinued to this day. The current political climate has brought added attention to the in- creased number of women seeking political office and to the impact those women have had in the short time since the 2018 election. There is also more consideration being given now than in the past to the thoughts and words of women. This change in the way in which women writers and thinkers are accepted by the public has echoed throughout many other areas of American society. One way in which this added appreciation has manifested itself is in the increased number of female winners of the Pulitzer Prize. In 2018, Stephanie McCrummen, Beth Reinhard and Alice Crites ac- cepted the Pulitzer for the investi- gative reporting work done by the Washington Post in furthering the nation’s understanding of Russian interference in the 2016 presiden- tial election. Local law enforce- ment is on the lookout for Florence resident Jerry Joseph Strosnider, a 39-year-old who el- luded multiple law en- forcement departments after a car chase over the weekend. The incident began Saturday morning when t h e Flor- e n c e Police Depart- ment (FPD) r e - ceived a Jerry Strosnider request for assistance from the Lane County Sheriff ’s Office (LCSO) and the Oregon State Police (OSP). Strosnider, who was a suspect in a do- mestic violence assault case, failed to yield to authorities while east of Florence and began driving his vehicle at a “very high rate of speed,” according to the FPD. Florence police set up spike strips on Highway 126, east of North Fork Road, which successfully spiked the vehicle’s tires. Strosnider was able to keep driving, however, and reached Florence, where he abandoned his vehicle on Eighth Street near Highway 101, flee- ing on foot. The area See WORDS page 7A See SUSPECT page 7A Interior and Exterior House Painting Florence, OR CCB#195304 • Deck and Railing Staining • General Repairs • Pressure Washing • Mossy Roof Treatment • Gutter Cleaning
