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SIUSLAW NEWS | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2019 | 9A SEAcoast presents Whipped Cream on Wednesday SEAcoast Entertainment Association is excited to kick off its 2019–20 sea- son with Whipped Cream, a tribute to Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass. The show will be presented at the Florence Events Center on Wednesday, Oct. 16, at 7 p.m. In addition, there will be a pre-concert talk at 6:15 p.m. Trumpeter Bobby Medi- na fronts this exciting group that faithfully replicates the sound and spirit of the pop- ular Tijuana Brass. The band’s instrumenta- tion is the same as the “TJB” touring band of the early 1960s and 1970s. Whipped Cream also adds a section In 2019 we will be celebrating the 80th anniversary of our business in Florence. It is time to express the appreciation and gratitude we feel, and have always felt, for the friendship, trust and loyalty of those who live in this community. It is your confi dence in us and your continued patronage that has made these 80 years such a pleasurable experience. Th ank you. Johnston Motor Company Since 1939 2150 Hwy. 101 • Florence (541) 997-3475 • 1-800-348-3475 Deadline for Press Releases Is Every Monday and Thursday by Noon. Email P RESS R ELEASES @T HE S IUSLAW N EWS . COM . about the con- nection with Burt Whipped Cream Bacharach (“This takes on the Guy’s in Love”), sounds of the Dionne Warwick Tijuana Brass, Burt and more. You’ll Bacharach, Dionne hear all the hits Warwick and more. and great stories of many of the world’s legend- the times. Herb Alpert and the Ti- ary artists, including Ray juana Brass created a dynas- Charles, Mel Torme, The ty of a new sound and sold Four Tops, Frankie Valli more records in the late ‘60s and The Temptations, to than the Beatles. This show name just a few. His electri- is well loved by audiences fying performances are both and plays to three genera- highly artistic as well as hu- tions — you will know the morous and entertaining. As a composer, Medina is music. Originally from Los An- currently bringing his own geles, trumpeter, bandlead- brand of Latin influenced er and composer Bobby jazz to audiences across the Medina has performed with globe. His genre-bending Dunes City from page 1A Florence Food Share Ask us about volunteer opportunities. 2190 Spruce Street • P.O.Box 2514 Florence, Oregon 97439 (541) 997-9110 info@fl orencefoodshare.org Volunteer Get involved Donate Habitat for Humanity ReStore processing volunteer needed to help with donation sorting process. For more information contact Floyd at 541-902-9227 Helping Hands Coalition Do your part and volunteer today to help support these local non-proft organizations in our community! We are in need of volunteers on Monday, Wednesday and Fridays. We need volunteers to serve food, set up for meals and also prepare meals beginning at 11:00 am and fi nishing at 2:00pm. New Location: Community Baptist Church, 4590 Hwy. 101, Florence (Across from Fred Meyer) Meals on Wheels and Cafe 60 Meals on Wheels are available to people over the age of 60 who cannot get out much due to illness or advanced age and who are not eating properly, regardless of income. Cafe 60 is available for those who prefer to make new friends in a dining room setting. 1570 Kingwood, PO Box 2313, Florence 541-997-5673 laneseniormeals.org Memory Care Respite of Florence Come join the team! Memory Care Respite of Florence is looking for new volunteers to spend time socializing, playing games, listening to music, and having coffee and lunch with our participating senior citizens. Our program depends on volunteer power to stay afl oat and time is running out! If you’re at all interested in socializing and relaxing with seniors while their loved one takes a break, please email us for more information. We need more volunteers like YOU to keep our program going. Contact us at memcarerespite@gmail.com Oregon Coast Humane Society relies heavily on volunteers. There are many opportunities to volunteer and a variety of skills and talents are always in need. Volunteer interest forms may be found online, at the shelter and at our Thrift Shop on Bay Street. www.oregoncoasthumanesociety.org/volunteer/ Peace Harbor Volunteers Join the Peace Harbor Hospital Volunteers, you will fi nd an area of interest in a caring organization. 400 9th Street, Florence 541-997-8412 ext. 2218 Us Too Florence Saving men one PSA test at a time. “Someone to talk to...who understands!” 541-997-6626 maribob@oregonfast.net www.ustoofl orence.org To include your organization in this directory, please call us @ 541-997-3441 The first time the resi- dent had a run-in with the deer was in her car, with the deer sitting in the middle of the street. The resident inched closer and closer to the deer in hopes of scaring it away, but the deer still re- mained. “Finally, as she got close, the deer got up and jammed the side of her car. Now she has this dent in her door. … I know the deer she’s talking about, I call him Spike,” Mills said. One resident did a walk- through of the neighbor- hood and reportedly saw 60 deer. The resident ended up calling the Oregon Depart- ment of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW), who said that if the city declared the deer a nuisance, they would come over and “do something about it.” This was the question put before the council on Wednesday night — should Dunes City declare the deer a public nuisance? “Will this mean they will thin the population, or just get rid of this one deer?” Councilor Bob Orr asked. “I think it’s thin the pop- ulation,” Mills replied. “Is there another op- tion?” asked Orr. “Like many residents in this neighborhood, I’m not in favor of killing wildlife. Can they be relocated?” Councilor Sheldon Mey- er stated that the informa- tion the city had received from ODFW stated reloca- tion is not a valid option. “It’s the same with trap- ping bears. They euthanize them because they’ll just come back, or become a nuisance where they end up. I’m not wild about that option either,” he said. But Meyer has had his own run ins with the deer. This past week a deer ate all of his plants resting on his front porch. He put bungee cords across every single entrance, along with stur- dy chairs, “but somehow they still come through. A BB in the butt doesn’t seem to have much impact,” he added. Councilor Susan Snow also had some run ins with the deer, adding later in the meeting, “We did some landscaping, and the deer must not have liked it. They came in and had a dance party over everything we just did.” “Is this going to be a mas- sive cleaning out, or just a few?” Orr asked Mills. At that point, Dunes City Planning Secretary Ra- punzel Oberholtzer read ODFW guidelines on the process: “If the city has an ordinance declaring the deer a nuisance, ODFW will conduct a study to determine how many deer should be culled from the area, and implement the control plan.” The council was hesitant at the prospect of having ODFW exact a mass cull- ing, and was unsure if the number of deer warranted such an action. “I haven’t seen as many as this lady says,” Snow said. “I don’t think there’s that many around.” Mills stated that ever since Spike’s actions were brought to her attention, she had only seen two other deer. However, before the complaint, she once had 16 deer visit her front lawn. “I will say that there is one person in that neigh- borhood, when I saw that he feeds the deer on a reg- ular basis, I pulled him aside and told him it is now illegal to do that in Dunes City, and I will fine him,” Mills said. “I have pictures of him with deer eating out of his hand. He told me, ‘If I want to feed them, I’ll feed them.’ I don’t know if he’s still doing it or not.” Meyer advised, “I think we should table this to give us a chance to think this through.” Orr was more comfort- able with that idea, with Councilor Duke Wells stating that the delay in the decision would give the city a chance to get out into the community and see what issues people were having with deer. Howev- er, “People need measures to protect their property,” he said. Mills will also request a representative from ODFW to come and speak to the council on the pro- cess of culling the deer. After the discourse on the deer, Mills discussed one of the larger issues facing the city in the past month: numerous con- tractors and homeowners Let me Showcase your property. Richard Beaudro Principal Broker 541 991-6677 Chets Trail #2100 – Rare 5 acre secluded par- cel in the woods. Septic approved, well in place, power to the lot. Fantastic lake frontage with two potential building sites and Woahink Creek running though the lot. Bring your home plans! $175,000. #2371-14010831 1749 Highway 101 • 541-997-1200 style appeals to people of all ages and walks of life. Tickets are on sale now at the Florence Events Center Box Office, 715 Quince St., or at seacoastea.org. Tickets are $35 for adults or $10 for students under the age of 18. SEAcoast Entertainment Association is an all-volun- teer 501(c)3 non-profit that has been bringing entertain- ment to the Oregon Coast since 1980. doing construction work without permits. “I want to ensure ev- eryone is aware that be- fore there’s a ground dis- turbance of any kind in Dunes City, you must come to Dunes City, dis- cuss the project, and let us make sure you’re not with- in a shoreline zone, you’re not anywhere near water drainage or with slopes that require engineering before you do any work at all,” Mills said. The issue created a con- troversy during the last city council meeting, where one resident issued a com- plaint against their neigh- bor, who was doing con- struction on their site. The construction project had built up a slope of dirt that the resident feared would create a slide, putting their home and family’s lives in danger. The city has since put a hold on the construc- tion and is working with both parties to ensure safety, but it brought up the larger issue of doing construction without a permit. “Most of the time, a per- mit will not be required, but if there’s more than 4,000 square feet disturbed for anything other than a gar- den, you need to speak with us.” Mills pointed out that 4,000 square feet is less than 65 by 65 feet, which is “not a big area. If a slope on a property is greater than 15 percent or your located near a water source or any wa- ter drainage, you must do a stormwater management plan.” Letters will be going out to contractors soon, provid- ing information and a copy of the code to ensure that pre-development meetings take place. In other news from the meeting, Mills reminded residents that the city meter reader would begin con- ducting the annual meter reading throughout the city of those who have meters and use water under the Dunes City Domestic Water Supply plan. “We will do all we can, if we have your phone num- ber, to contact you ahead of time,” Mills said. “If we don’t have your telephone number, please call us (541-997-3338) and let us know what that number is.” Finally, Mills an- nounced that the city had been awarded a grant of $301,750 to purchase Re- becca’s Trail. “It’s an activity trail to link the north lake area of Dunes City with the south lake area of Dunes City,” Mills said, explaining that the grant had been in ap- proval process for three years. Now that the city has been secured the funds, it will enter into negotiations on the property. For more information, visit dunescityhall.com.
