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On The Record
Florence Police warn of telephone scam
Florence Police have
received several calls con-
cerning telephone scams
targeting members of our
community, with a few
residents falling victim to
the scam.
Community members
are reminded to protect
themselves by never giv-
ing any personal infor-
mation, including date of
birth and social security
number, to anyone over
the phone.
Some additional tips to
protect yourself include:
• The IRS, the Social
Security Administration,
or any other government
agency is never going to
call to demand immediate
payment or threaten with
arrest for not complying.
Scammers can be con-
vincing, so you can al-
ways hang up, research
and find the number to
the legitimate agency the
caller identified with and
ask about any issues or
payments you may owe.
• No legitimate organi-
zation that offers prizes
or rewards is going to call
and require that you send
money to them before re-
ceiving the prize/reward.
These scammers will
ask you to send cash,
personal check, West-
ern Union, pre-paid Visa
cards, etc., to try to steal
your money.
Remember: if it sounds
too good to be true, then
it is — and it’s a scam.
• No legitimate trans-
action is completed by
someone sending you a
check or money order,
have you cash it and then
send part of the money
back to them.
There are a lot of excus-
es they will use as to why
they need that money sent
back to them but none of
them are legitimate.
The check you received
will not be good, it will
take your bank a few days
to determine that and you
will be out the money you
sent, it’s a scam.
These people come up
with new ways to steal
your money or personal
information all the time,
but if you follow these
tips and apply to any new
scam you can protect
yourself.
If you ever have any
doubt if it is a scam or
not, it probably is and you
can always call the Flor-
ence Police Department
to confirm.
OBITUARY
HA M M E R B E RG —
Patty Jane Hammerberg,
78, of Florence, passed
away peacefully at her
home surrounded by her
loved ones on Oct. 28,
2019.
She was born Nov. 26,
1940. Patty married Al-
fred
LeRoy
Hammerb erg,
who preceded
her in death on
April 7, 2015.
She lived in
Westlake and
Florence her en-
tire life.
Patty
worked
many years for
PeaceHealth.
Burns’s
Riv-
erside
Chapel
Florence Funeral
Home is in charge
Patty
of the arrange-
Hammerberg ments.
We specialize in helping people get along with people
BIRTH
CAFA, a mental health agency, now has a branch open in Florence
THRALL —Alivia
Kjerstine Thrall, weigh-
ing 4 lbs., 11.7 oz. and
measuring 17 inches
long, was born to Kody
and Sarah Thrall on Oct.
20, 2019, at Riverbend
Medical Center.
Counseling for individuals, couples &
children; neurofeedback; & group
classes including parenting &
emotional intelligence development
Location: 491 Laurel Street
Florence, Oregon 97439
Lori is a Contact: 541-686-6000 ex. 561
long time
LoriM@Cafaweb.com
Florence
www.cafaweb.com
resident
Outdoor burning season ends in parts of Lane County
Yesterday,
Nov.
1,
marked the end of the fall
outdoor burning season
for Lane County residents
in Eugene, Springfield,
Lowell and Oakridge ar-
eas.
Outdoor burning, also
known as open or back-
yard burning, allows
some Lane County resi-
dents to burn woody yard
debris from their own res-
idential property.
Outdoor burning ex-
cludes recreational fires,
bonfires and cooking fires,
all of which have different
regulations throughout
the county.
Residents are remind-
ed that recreational fires
are also prohibited during
Home Wood Heating sea-
son’s yellow or red adviso-
ry days.
Rules and allowanc-
es concerning outdoor
burning vary, with some
cities (Eugene and Flor-
ence) banning burning
within city limits all to-
gether.
Residents can check
burning
requirements
and regulations in their
area by visiting www.lra
pa.org or by calling the
burning advisory line,
541-726-3976.
Residents of Coastal
Lane County should call
541-997-1757.
Throughout the year,
Lane County residents
are encouraged to find al-
ternative ways to dispose
of yard debris other than
burning. Debris may be
disposed of at Lane Forest
Products, Rexius or one
of Lane County’s transfer
Weather Data
D ATE
Oct. 22
Oct. 23
Oct. 24
Oct. 25
Oct. 26
Oct. 27
Oct. 28
H IGH
60
60
67
64
55
57
53
L OW
46
46
45
40
37
35
32
R AIN
0.43
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Rainfall Week: 0.43”
Month: 4.41” Year: 52.25”
stations and dump sites.
Residents who burn
during the closed season
are subject to violations
ranging from $100 up to
several thousand dollars.
For more information,
please visit www.lrapa.org
or call 541-736-1056. In-
formation is also available
on Facebook and Twitter
pages @LaneRegionalAir.
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