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SN TH THESIUSLAWNEWS.COM F LORENCE B OARDWALK M ARKET NEWS & VIEWS THAT DEFINE OUR COMMUNITY F LORENCE , O REGON WEATHER Mostly cloudy with a high of 65 and a low tonight of 58. Full forecast on A3 COMMUNITY Postal Customer Florence, Ore. 97439 F LORENCE B OARDWALK M ARKET O FFERING : • Produce • Handmade Furniture • Jewelry • Baked Goods Come • Honey • Arts & Crafts Stroll th • Plants • T-Shirts e Water fr ont! • Crystals and so much more! Siuslaw News VOL. 129, NO.63 WEDNESDAY EDITION | AUGUST 7, 2019 | $1.00 Open Friday - Sunday, 10-5 Located at end of Bay Street adjacent to the Port Parking Lot G ALLERY T OUR I NSIDE — A6 Yachats-to-Florence bus gets big, new lease on life John and Betty Munoz of Flor- ence get off the Florence-Yach- ats Connector bus shortly be- fore noon at the bus stop in front of the Little Log Church. The Munozs said they wanted to ride the bus on a sunny day and have lunch in Yachats. Bus has few passengers but gets an extension Quinton Smith YachatsNews.com Special to the Siuslaw News Alan Herring pulls away from the bus stop at the Little Log Church in downtown Yachats and heads south on U.S. Highway 101. In 45 minutes — with one stop — his 10-passenger bus pulls up to a small shelter near a strip mall in Florence. Ten minutes later he starts up the bus and retrac- es the route north — one of four PHOTO BY QUINTON SMIITH/YACHATSNEWS.COM roundtrips Herring will make on board. two coastal cities is one of the most each weekday. The 23-mile drive between the beautiful along all of Highway 101, There’s just one passenger crossing two capes and passing by beaches and waysides along the Pa- cific Ocean. But not many people are using the Florence-Yachats Connector, a nine-month-old $290,000 exper- iment to close the last missing link of public transportation along the Oregon coast. Since it started last September — three months later than planned — City explores new mandate for Public Art Committee Tour Yachats River Valley Farms this weekend INSIDE — A3 By Mark Brennan Siuslaw News SPORTS Colorful kayakers V MARK BRENNAN/SIUSLAW NEWS Cape Perpetua offers amazing view INSIDE — SPORTS See Yachats Bus page 7A isiting kayakers enjoyed an up-close view of the Siuslaw River Bridge this week af- ter renting equipment. Several area outfitters offer rentals of kayaks, paddleboards, personal flotation devices and other boating needs. Travel Lane County reports that there are 249 lakes in the “Eugene, Cascades & Coast” region, and many of them are within a couple minutes drive of the Florence area. In addition, the Siuslaw River watershed supports many creeks, waterfalls and other fun areas to explore. Florence City Councilors had a full day on Monday as they met in the morning for a work session with members of the Public Art Committee (PAC) and later in the day attended the first of two council meetings scheduled for August. The future of PAC and the manner in which the city and the Florence art community interact, while still tentative, appeared to take a positive step forward Monday morning. See PAC page 8A RECORDS Obituaries & emergency response logs Inside — A2 KID SCOOP Activities and comics every Wednesday Inside — B3 CLASSIFIEDS Listings and public notices Inside — B4 FOLLOW US FOR THE LATEST NEWS : /S IUSLAW N EWS @S IUSLAW N EWS T HE S IUSLAW N EWS . COM Florence honors National Lighthouse Day Lane County Proclamation precedes productive city council meeting Monday Sheriffs seek shooting suspect in Florence Story & Photos By Mark Brennan Siuslaw News S IUSLAW N EWS 2 S ECTIONS | 16 P AGES C OPYRIGHT 2019 Lane County Sheriff ’s Office (LCSO) is still seeking assistance in locating a shooting suspect in Gene Manuel Florence. Joseph of On July Florence 29, at 5:50 p.m., LCSO responded to Peace- Health Peace Harbor Hospital in Florence regarding a gunshot wound victim who was reportedly shot in the leg earlier in the day in an area south of Florence off Highway 101. See SUSPECT page 9A The Monday, Aug. 5, Flor- ence City Council meeting began with Mayor Joe Henry reading a proclamation rec- ognizing the work done by volunteers and staff at one of Florence’s most iconic des- tinations, the Heceta Head Lighthouse: “Whereas, communities all across America will be celebrating National Light- house Day this week on Aug. 7, marking the anniversary of the signing of the Light- house Act 230 years ago, and to the commissioning of the first Federal lighthouse in the United States, “and Whereas, our City and neighboring communi- ty mariners traversing our waters have been protected by the ever-shining light at The 125-year-old Hece- ta Head Lightstation and its caretaking crew is celebrating National Lighthouse Week in Florence this week. Heceta Head Lightstation for 125 years, “and Whereas, the light- keepers of Heceta Head Lightstation have worked tirelessly to the service of the lightstation, raising families and serving their country at Heceta Head with the utmost dedication to their work being produc- tive citizens of the Florence community, “and Whereas, we ac- knowledge the presence of those currently dedicated to preserving the lightsta- tion’s grounds, buildings and history and to their See COUNCIL page 8A
