SIUSLAW NEWS | SATURDAY, JULY 24, 2021 | 3B FIRE from page 1B • No generator use except in areas devoid of vegetation. • Motorized vehicles may operate only on designated trails and roads. The Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area and Sand Lake Recre- ation Area remain open to motor vehicle use in desig- LES SCHWAB TIRE CENTERS Tires • Brakes Shocks • Alignment 4325 Highway 101, Florence nated motorized areas. As always, fireworks are prohibited everywhere on the forest. The penalty for possessing fireworks can be as high as $5,000, imprison- ment for up to six months, or both. If using a campfire in a campground, visitors are re- minded to: • Keep campfires small and within the metal or con- crete fire enclosure provided at campsites and picnic areas. • Only burn materials that fit within the campfire ring and do not burn trash. • Watch out for vegetation or limbs that may overhang the fire ring. • Fully extinguish all campfires before leaving — even if gone for a short pe- riod of time. Use the back of your hand over gray coals and ash to determine if fire is still warm. Douse with water if heat remains. Additional fire informa- tion is available at www. fs.usda.gov/main/siuslaw/ fire. ic Northwest. SWC also needs the help of all members to update its bylaws, a process that it began in January. At the Jan- uary Community Meeting, SWC introduced proposed changes to its bylaws; mem- bers at that meeting will re- call voting to adopt them. However, thanks to subse- quent member feedback, SWC determined that vote was not binding, since it had not fulfilled an obligation to post draft bylaws changes for a 30-day review period prior to voting. The draft bylaws have now been posted on SWC’s website since June 27. SWC members will be voting to adopt the pro- posed bylaws at the July 28 meeting, completing an important update to SWC’s governing rules. SWC staff value the com- munity’s participation in this process, and hopes that people plan to attend the July meeting. All members are eligible to vote on the bylaws. Please make sure that you have paid your 2021 dues prior to the July 28 meeting, as voting requirements in the current bylaws require pay- ment in order to be consid- ered a current member and for your vote to be counted. If you have questions about your membership status, email Mizu Burruss at coordinator@siuslaw.org or Christina Ward at finan- cial@siuslaw.org, or call 541-268-3044. The July 28 meeting will be hosted via Zoom, and is free to attend. Registration is required, and is easy to do: • Register in advance for this meeting by us- ing the following link and following on-screen in- structions: https://zoom. us/meeting/register/ tJUqf-qprDgqHNEREetX- UZ7lCoxqh-L9xO2J • After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing informa- tion about joining the meet- ing If you have any trouble registering, contact water- shed@siuslaw.org or call 541-268-3044 for help. For more information, visit siuslaw.org. LITTLE from page 1B ing. Millions of individuals will be watching these ath- letes attempt to attain their goal of an Olympic Gold Medal. When we sit and watch, and I will be watch- ing some events, how do we judge an athletes’ decision to make their dreams come true? We can’t. The thrill of victory or the agony of defeat of the Jim McKay ABC Olympic Games lives on today as much as it did back then. So let the games begin. We can hope the decision does not bring about a continued and increased Covid crisis. It might have been a better decision to postpone the games again, but Japan put monetary decisions above the health and wellbeing of its citizens and the citizens of the world. 541-997-7178 SIUSLAW from page 1B HOME OF THE BEST TIRE VALUE PROMISE method for biomonitoring of streams here in the Pacif- A weekly roundup of shopping, savings and doings around town. 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