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Registration required. www.schultz-law.com or (541) 485-5515 969 Willagillespie Road Eugene, OR 97401 FOLLOW US FOR THE LATEST NEWS : /S IUSLAW N EWS @S IUSLAW N EWS One giant leap for mankind 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 shows how moon landing changed the world forever “The important achievement of Apollo was demonstrating that humanity is not forever chained to this planet, and our visions go rather further than that, and our opportunities are unlimited.” — Neil Armstrong, Commander of the Apollo 11 Mission By Mark Brennan Siuslaw News H umanity’s view of the universe changed for- ever on July 20, 1969, when Apollo 11 landed on the moon and humans took their first steps on another planetary body. Those relatively few steps inspired the people of Earth to think of our species in a differ- ent, more expansive way — a sentiment which still strikes a chord with those who witnessed the event and those that have learned about it since. The success of Apollo 11 was the culmination of a frenzied effort to fulfill the mandate set forth by Pres- ident John F. Kennedy. In a speech deliv- ered at Rice University in Houston, Texas, in 1962, Kennedy spoke to a group of students and scientists and presented them, and by exten- sion all Americans, with a chal- lenge: to go to the moon. “We set sail on this new sea because there is new knowledge to be gained, and new rights to be won, and they must be won and used for the progress of all people. For space science, like nuclear science and all tech- nolo- gy, has no conscience of its own. Whether it will become a force for good or ill depends on man, and only if the United States occupies a position of pre-em- inence can we help decide whether this new ocean will be a sea of peace or a new terrify- ing theater of war. I do not say that we should or will go unpro- tected against the hostile misuse of space any more than we go unprotected against the hostile use of land or sea, but I do say that space can be explored and mastered without feeding the fires of war, without repeating the mistakes that man has made in extending his writ around this globe of ours,” the president stated. Kennedy gave this speech in response to the successful launch of the first spacecraft to leave earth orbit — Sputnik, which was launched on October 4, 1957, by the Soviet Union. At the time, and with that vic- tory, the world perceived that the Soviet Union was winning the race to space and could con- ceivably have a decided advan- tage over the U.S. in any future conflict due to the technological information accrued from its space program. It took the U.S. nearly a de- cade to “catch up” to the Sovi- ets, eventually surpassing their efforts to successfully land on the moon first. Kennedy did not live to see the realization of his challenge, but his speech inspired a generation of men and women to See MOON page 8A “Jan. 1, 2018, Supermoon” photo by Jeff Phillips Introducing Western Lane Florence City Council still Fire and EMS Authority preoccupied with public art SVFR, WLAD near completion of third entity for administration, welcome new board members By Jared Anderson Siuslaw News Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue (SVFR) and West- ern Lane Ambulance Dis- trict (WLAD) met in a joint session on Wednes- day night in which they held the first of two public votes authorizing the cre- ation of the “Western Lane Fire and EMS Authority” (WLFEA), as well as giv- ing the oath of office to newly elected board mem- bers of SVFR and WLAD. Official details were re- leased on WLFEA, a new intergovernmental agency that will act as an admin- istrative bridge between SVFR and WLAD. Since last year, both agencies have been working on cre- ating a “third entity” that would employ key offi- cers from both agencies and create a foundation to ensure operation coopera- tion. “The concept is to give overall management to both districts,” WLAD Board President Rick Yecny said about the proj- ect in March. “Under the proposal, the third entity, which would be a non-tax- ing entity, would have two board members from each board sit on the commit- S IUSLAW N EWS 2 S ECTIONS | 16 P AGES C OPYRIGHT 2019 VOL. 129, NO. 58 NEWS & VIEWS THAT DEFINE OUR COMMUNITY F LORENCE , O REGON tee. If there was ever a tie vote, the full boards would convene with all 10 board members to make a deci- sion.” The purpose of the agency will be to review the operations of fire protection, emergency response services and ambulance transporta- tion in the two districts. The responsibilities laid out in the agreement have See FIRE/EMS page 5A WEATHER Sunny and windy with a high of 71 and a low tonight of 56. Full forecast on A3 Henry, Greene conflict again dominates meeting By Mark Brennan Siuslaw News The subject of public art and the future of the Pub- lic Art Committee (PAC) was the catalyst for yet an- other Florence City Coun- cil meeting devolving into an argument that included personal attacks between Mayor Joe Henry, Coun- cilor Geraldine Lucio and Councilor Joshua Greene during the council’s July 15 meeting. A small num- ber of the public and city staff were in attendance during the meeting and, although the subject of public art was not on the evening’s agenda, it was intensely discussed none- theless. The meeting began with the introduction by Flor- ence Police Department Chief Tom Turner of a COMMUNITY new city employee, Angel Ray, who will immediate- ly assume her duties as a communications officer. During the public com- ment period, four resi- dents shared concerns with the council. Among them was the suggestion for a more proactive ap- proach to addressing the needs of the homeless, a topic raised by two mem- bers of the public — one advocating that the city provide more services for the homeless, and the sec- ond calling for the police and the city council to act to remove the homeless from property near his home on 16th and Zebra- wood streets. In addition, the idea of extending a warm welcome to immi- grants and all travelers, re- gardless of the individual’s residency status, was also suggested to the council during public comment. Lastly, a request was made for a resolution from the city council to directly address what community member Michael Allen termed the “climate crisis.” Henry was mentioned by name in the proposed resolution and cited as a reason for the need to adopt the resolution. “Whereas, the president of the United States with- drew us from the Paris Climate Agreement, and whereas, the mayor of Florence declined to sign on to becoming a Climate Mayor, and whereas, the Oregon State Legislature failed to pass a Climate bill …,” stated Allen as he read his requested res- olution into the record. 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