Humane Society Suspends Dollman
The Oregon Coast Humane Society has decided to place shelter employee, Heather Dollman on leave pending an investigation into charges that she neglected two horses with which she was caring for at her Mapleton Residence. The horses were taken from Dollman’s residence to be evaluated by a veterinarian and OCHS will await a court decision before making any permanent changes. Dolman had previously been cited with neglect of an animal back in 2013. Oregon Coast Humane Society vice president Ed Gervais released a statement saying that Dollman’s charges could potentially be a personnel issue for the Shelter, but will not comment further at this time.
Elks Feed Hundreds
It was a feast of feasts! Close to 700 people dropped in at the Florence Elks Lodge yesterday for the community appreciation celebration. The lodge was all decked out for the Christmas meal with about 50 volunteers from across the community. Lodge members and local citizens participated in making the event a success and people from all around Florence met for a meal of turkey or ham. Hundreds of pounds of turkey, stuffing, yams and potatoes were served along with hundreds of pies. The meal was free for all and during the event several hundred dollars in gift cards were given away. Organizers were happy with the turnout and Facebook postings from people who enjoyed the meal covered local pages.
Travel Could Be Heavy
Traditionally December 29th is the busiest post Christmas travel day but today is expected to be heavy with travelers returning home. The recent snowstorm across the rockies and into the northeast will likely slow things down for people trying to return home. Those who stayed on the west coast and particularly in Oregon will have little problem with roads as they head home, but levels of traffic could be heavy and it may take a little longer to get to your final destination. The pre-Christmas travel was some of the heaviest seen across the country with about 1.3 million Oregon travelers in the mix.
