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WEDNESDAY EDITION | JULY 3, 2019 | $1.00
Happy
Independence
Day!
Early press deadlines for Fourth of July
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Day, Thursday, July 4. Deadlines for the following Saturday’s issue, July 6,
will be advanced. All display advertising, legal publication, by-the-word
classified, news articles and press release deadlines move to 5 p.m. today.
Siuslaw News
Behavioral
health services
coming to local
school districts
this fall
VOL. 129, NO. 53
NEWS &
VIEWS THAT
DEFINE OUR
COMMUNITY
F LORENCE , O REGON
WEATHER
Crafting
for a
cause
By Jared Anderson
Siuslaw News
The Mustard Seed opens
its doors in Florence
Mostly sunny with a
high of 68 and a low
tonight of 53.
Full forecast on A3
As part of the Mustard Seed’s Red White and Blue crafting
Palooza this week, families decorate Fourth of July-themed
cupcakes. From patriotic sprinkles, fondant stars, gluten-free
cake options and homemade icing, youth and adults bonded
over cupcakes and crafting at The Mustard Seed.
COMMUNITY
O
Wings & Wheels
— and more —
this weekend
INSIDE — A3
Story & Photos
By Victoria Sanchez
Siuslaw News Intern
n the corner of
Kingwood Street and
Rhododendron Drive
sits a creamy white building
with a baby blue door. Inside,
there’s a reading nook to the
left, a floor-to-ceiling chalk-
board calendar of events to
the right and a hallway that
leads into the main area —
complete with vaulted, white
ceilings. On the right, there’s
a large wooden table adjacent
to a cabinet filled with any
crafting supplies anyone could
ever want. On the left side of the
main room is a sitting area with
M&M’s on the side table, a large
kitchen to the back and, most of
all, the distinct impression that
HGTV’s home stylist Joanna
Gaines has somehow visited and
worked her magic.
This is The Mustard Seed.
“I was feeling like maybe I was
supposed to be doing something
else. As a believer in Jesus Christ,
I listened to my signals,” said
Deb Vander Bogart, who worked
See SEED page 10A
SPORTS
USCG Auxiliary acts as force multipliers
Local volunteers donate resources, time to keep area waters safe
Masters of the sand
INSIDE — SPORTS
RECORDS
Obituaries &
emergency
response logs
Inside — A2
KID SCOOP
Activities and
comics every
Wednesday
Inside — B3
United States Coast
Guard (USCG) Station
Siuslaw River has been
providing security and as-
sistance for residents and
sailors along the Oregon
coast since it was estab-
lished as a lifesaving sta-
tion in 1917. The Coast
Guard’s first presence in
the Pacific Northwest be-
gan with the construction
of 16 lighthouses in the
1850s, one just north of
Florence at Heceta Head,
and continues unabated to
this day.
The manner in which
the USCG protects boaters
has changed over time, but
its goal of providing wa-
terway assistance to those
Story & Photo
By Mark Brennan
Siuslaw News
U.S. Coast Guard Flotilla 05-02 members Bob Redfern (left) and Brad Hooper
show the 22-foot aluminum boat now able to be used by the flotilla thanks
to Redfern’s donation.
in distress has not.
part of USCG’s 13th Dis- in Seattle, which has an area
Station Siuslaw River is trict (D13), headquartered See AUXILIARY page 7A
“There simply isn’t
enough counseling
service, or mental health
service, in this part of the
community to meet the
demand,” said Siuslaw
School District Superin-
tendent Andy Grzeskowi-
ak. “The few people that
have done [adolescent
mental health] counseling
over the years, they get
overwhelmed without ad-
ditional providers to help
spread the load. They do
it for three or four years,
and then they take a break
for a few years. It’s simply
because they are working
dawn to dusk, filling their
calendar. There’s a need.”
Filling that need will
become easier now that
PeaceHealth awarded a
$350,000 grant to Western
Lane Behavioral Health
Network (WLBHN) to
provide behavioral health
counseling to students in
the Siuslaw and Mapleton
school districts. Peace-
Health also provided an
additional $50,000, on top
of over $600,000 in federal
and other local grants.
Two counseling centers
are planned to open in the
fall by WLBHN, which is
a partnership between the
school districts, Peace-
Health Peace Harbor, Lane
County Public Health,
Options Counseling and
Family Service and Tril-
lium Community Health
Plans.
The centers will have a
staff of two — a licensed
nurse practitioner with a
specialty focus in adoles-
cent mental health and
a trained social worker.
Students who are referred
to the service will be able
See HEALTH page 9A
CLASSIFIEDS
Listings and public
notices
Inside — B4
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The Lane County Sheriff ’s Of-
fice reminds residents of the in-
creased fire danger posed by fire-
works during the holiday due to
the warm and dry conditions that
are typically present in July. The
staff would like to wish all commu-
nity members a happy Fourth of
July, and remind everyone to take a
few extra precautions when enjoy-
ing the holiday festivities.
away from the fireworks where
children can safely observe.
Never give small children fire-
works.
Read the label on fireworks be-
fore lighting to determine how
much space is needed. Some fire-
works move horizontally on the
ground and need several feet of
“safe space”.
Keep a bucket of water, a hose,
and a fire extinguisher nearby.
Firework Safety
Eye protection is recommended
Set up a safe place to enjoy fire- when lighting fireworks and for
works away from dry grass, bush- those standing nearby. Fireworks
es, and flammable decorations.
should only be lit by adults, and
Establish an area a safe distance matches and lighters should be
kept out of reach of children.
Spent fireworks, including those
considered “duds,” should be al-
lowed to cool for 15-20 minutes,
then immersed in a bucket of water
to prevent them from starting fires.
After they have been extinguished,
they can be placed in a trash can
for disposal.
Do not experiment with home-
made fireworks.
If on a regular landscape irriga-
tion schedule, the fourth of July is
a good day to water lawns as wet
landscaping is less likely to ignite
than dry landscaping.
Pet Safety
Leave pets at home and indoors
when attending firework displays.
Loud noises can be startling for
pets, and likely won’t be as enjoyable
for them as they are for humans.
Keep alcoholic beverages in a
safe place away from pets. Alcohol
can make pets very sick and can
even be deadly.
Make sure pets have current
identification tags in the event that
they escape or break loose and be-
come lost.
More information can be found
at ww.oregon.gov/osp/programs/
sfm/Pages/Fireworks.aspx.