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2A | SATURDAY, JUNE 26 2021 | SIUSLAW NEWS On The Record OBITUARIES Mc C R A RY — J o a n “Joanie” Marie (Cline) McCrary of Florence, Ore., died on May 12, 2021. She was born on June 7, 1939, to John Russell and Mari- an Alice (Franklin) Cline of Denver, Colo. Joanie passed away peacefully under the excellent care of her husband, Peace Health Hospice and New Friends staff. She is survived by her husband of 51 years, Ronald Eugene McCrary of Florence, Ore.; her daughter and son-in-law Kathryn Hope and Paul Wilken and grandchil- dren Joshua and Emily Wilken of Carlsbad Cali- fornia; her daughter and son-in-law Margaret Al- ice and Manpreet Singh and grandchildren Jemesu and Eyerusalem Picone of Jacksonville, Fla.; her brother and sister-in- law William Richard and Ruth (Harwood) Cline of Bethesda, Md.; her cous- in and her husband Kathy (Cline) and Donald Shay- ler of Palm Desert, Calif.; her cousin and his wife Ronald Richard and Ce- cilia M. (Wolf) Franklin of Lakewood, Colo.; her nieces Robin McCrary of Findlay, Ohio; Alison (Cline) Earles of Atlanta, Ga.; and Marian (Cline) LeGrelle of Rangiora, New Zealand. Joan lived with her par- ents and brother in Wheat Ridge, Colo., where she graduated from Wheat Ridge High School in 1957. She attended Col- orado State University in Extreme drought declared for Lane County The Lane County Board of Commissioners voted to declare a local emergen- cy regarding the extreme drought conditions found throughout much of Lane County and expected to last into the summer. “Extreme drought con- ditions exist across Or- egon and Lane County is experiencing a mix of extreme drought in the Cascade Foothills and severe drought nearly ev- erywhere else,” said Lane County Emergency Man- ager Patence Winning- ham. “This declaration will open up a host of tools and resources to water right users in Lane County such as farmers, agricul- ture, and businesses that may be affected by surface water rights.” The local emergency declaration also requests the Oregon Office of Emergency Management to recommend adding Lane County to the state’s emergency declaration under ORS 536 and to direct the Oregon Water Resources Department to make available temporary transfers of water rights, emergency water use per- mits, and use of existing right options and agree- ments. A state drought decla- ration allows the Oregon Water Resources Depart- ment to offer certain tools to water rights holders in a drought-declared coun- ty. These tools have an expedited review process, reduced fee schedule, and are intended to be short- term emergency autho- rizations, not permanent solutions to deal with wa- ter supply challenges. The Oregon Water Resources Department maintains a drought web- site that provides the sta- tus of current water con- ditions and state drought declarations, as well as information on what you can do to use water wisely. For more informa- tion, visit www.oregon. gov/OWRD/programs/ climate/droughtwatch. The website also an- swers questions about emergency applications, the state declaration pro- cess, and general water supply conditions. The last drought emer- gency in Lane County was declared in 2015. mie, Wyo. Fort Col- Shortly lins. after her While at r e c o v e r y, CSU, she she met her became a husband at pledge of North Pres- Kappa Kap- byterian pa Gamma. Church in Many of Denver in her soror- Joanie Marie McCrary 1968. They ity sisters became life-long friends were married on June and an important support 15, 1969. During the first system for her over the months of their marriage, years. After graduation in Joanie was working full 1961, her first professional time teaching “drop-outs” position was with Forest from the Denver School Grove Union High School District and working on her thesis for her master’s in Oregon. She returned to Den- degree at the University ver to be with her parents of Wyoming. In the sum- and recover from a bout mer of 1970, Joan and with cancer when she was Ron traveled to Laramie only 25. After recovery, where Joanie successfully Joan entered the Univer- defended her thesis and sity of Wyoming at Lara- received her master’s de- with speeding-related vehi- cle rollovers. As the nation opens up, summer vaca- tions begin and more peo- ple hit the roads, law en- forcement will be proactive in helping bring speeds and subsequent crashes down. Excessive speed has a devastating impact on the safety of life for those trav- eling on our highways. To help address this is- sue, the WSTSC will be conducting an Excessive Speed Enforcement Safety Campaign this June. As- sertive traffic law enforce- ment activity with a tar- geted public safety focus is the purpose of the WSTSC partnership and this cam- paign. The WSTSC encourag- es everyone to plan ahead and allow plenty of time to arrive at your destination safely to avoid feeling the need to speed. The WSTSC hopes peo- ple choose to join it in achieving the goal of zero deaths due to excessive speeds, especially over the Fourth of July holiday. coast and settled into her last years in comfort and reflection. A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, July 3, at 2 p.m. at the Pres- byterian Church of the Siuslaw at 3996 Highway 101 in Florence, Ore. For information, phone 541- 997-7136. Reception and refreshments to follow. Peace to you all. Moving Sale 4 Families Sat 06/26- Sun 6/27/27 9am-3pm 4 Park Village Ada Grange Rummage Sale Fri 07/02- Sat 07/03 8am-3pm 10 mi out Canary Rd FIRST WEIGH-IN JULY 14TH (MANDATORY!) Enter the... Challenge Be Florence’s Biggest Weight Percentage Loser. Over $1000 in Prizes & Gifts! FREE ENROLLMENT 16-Week Contest • July 14 - October 27, 2021 Only your weight loss percentage will be published Weigh in each week at The Siuslaw News Each Wednesday 7:30am-5:30pm Weekly leaders in each category (male & female) will be pictured in the Saturday edition of the Siuslaw News and online at thesiuslawnews.com. Oregon State Police joins forces to put the brakes on excessive speeding Drivers stayed off the roads in droves during the pandemic. Unfortunately, those who did drive were the cause of a steep rise in roadway deaths, with the excess speed at the heart of many crashes. The Western States Traf- fic Safety Coalition (WST- SC) members came togeth- er to show commitment and emphasis on meaning- ful public education about the dangers of risky driving behaviors, especially exces- sive speeding. The WSTSC Coalition includes Arizo- na Department of Public Safety, California Highway Patrol, Colorado State Pa- trol, Idaho State Police, Montana Highway Patrol, Nevada Highway Patrol, North Dakota Highway Patrol, South Dakota High- way Patrol, Utah Highway Patrol, Washington State Patrol, Wyoming Highway Patrol and OregonStatePo- lice. Excess speed is a major factor contributing to seri- ous injury and fatal crashes for drivers of all ages, along gree in American Studies. All of this took place while she was carrying their first child, Kathryn Hope McCrary, who was born shortly afterwards on Aug. 5, 1970. They lived in Lake- wood, Colo., for 32 years. As they approached retirement age, Joanie longed to return to the coast of Oregon and they moved to Florence in 2002. She was active in the Presbyterian Church Choir and the Florence Community Chorus. She met some of her closest friends through the two organizations and those relationships continued until her passing. 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