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Siuslaw Elementary walk-a-thon raises $6K for student battling leukemia
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Shorewood
celebration
to honor
veterans
FLORENCE, OREGON
Community invited to attend
Friday’s event ahead of next
week’s Veterans Day parade
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Siuslaw News
The Shorewood Retirement Residences at
1451 Spruce St. will get a jump on Veterans
Day by hosting a veterans celebration from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6.
“We are having a celebration for all veter-
ans,” Shorewood Marketing Director Belinda
Shores said. “We will be having entertainment
and a barbecue put on by Craig’s Barbecue. We
will be serving hot dogs, hamburgers, macaroni
salad, potato salad, tropical fruit salad, refresh-
ments and a special patriotic bar for dessert.”
Sysco Corporation and Grocery Outlet are
donating much of the food for the celebration.
In addition to food, the Oregon Central
Coast Military Vehicle Group will have vintage
World War II, Korean War and Vietnam era
jeeps on display.
The celebration is designed to be a fundrais-
er for American Legion Post 59 and Florence
Area Veterans Relief Agency (FAVRA).
“For every veteran that walks through the
door,” Shores said, “The Shorewood and our
approximately 30 sponsors will donate $25 to
be divided between our American Legion Post
59 and FAVRA.”
Shores said she would not be surprised to
see more than 200 veterans show up.
“The more the merrier,” she said. “The more
that show up, the more we can help these two
fantastic organizations.”
The free event is open to the public and will
include raffle prizes donated by local merchants.
According to Shores, the American Legion
and FAVRA offer help to any honorably dis-
charged veteran in need of emergency help.
“Sometimes they just need a place to stay
the night. We just helped a veteran that can
only get to his home by boat. His engine broke
down. The American Legion bought him a
rebuilt engine for his boat,” she explained.
The Shorewood decided to donate the pro-
ceeds from the event to the two veterans
groups after making inquiries to veterans on
how they would like to see the money used.
Continuing the tradition of honoring local
veterans, the community is also invited to the
ninth annual Veterans Day Parade on
Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 1 p.m. in Old Town.
The parade assembles near the Florence
Events Center on Quince Street and continues
to Bay Street before ending at the Veteran’s
Memorial Park. This year’s Grand Marshals
will be veterans of the Vietnam War.
Siuslaw Elementary School
Principal Mike Harklerode
addresses more than 600 students
before Friday’s walk-a-thon.
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Siuslaw News
oul weather did not
dampen the enthusiasm
of Siuslaw Elementary
School students who
took to the halls of the school for
a one-hour walk-a-thon last
Friday to raise money for one of
their peers.
F
Andres Orrin-Irraestro, a third grader, is undergoing
leukemia treatment at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital in
Portland.
The more than 600 kindergarten through fifth-grade stu-
dents were originally scheduled to walk around the Siuslaw
Middle School outdoor track, but blustery rainsqualls
forced the event indoors.
“The Florence community has a history of rallying
around our own when we have a family in need. This is
such a case,” said Mike Harklerode, principal of the ele-
mentary school.
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PHOTOS BY JACK DAVIS/SIUSLAW NEWS
Siuslaw Elementary/Middle School Vice Principal Andy
Marohl (dressed as Dracula) leads a group of students
down a hallway during a walk-a-thon to raise money for
the family of fellow student Andres Orrin-Irraestro.
INNOVATION COMES WITH ‘RAIN’
First ‘Call of Interest’ launches momentum
for economic development in Florence
B Y C HANTELLE M EYER
Siuslaw News
INSIDE
The Regional Accelerator and
Innovation Network (RAIN)
moved into Florence with the fall
weather last week.
On Oct. 28, more than 75 peo-
ple filled the lobby and the
Ambulance . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Chaplin Theater at City Lights
Cinemas to find out more about
RAIN’s economic development
aspect: starting up traded sector
businesses and encouraging entre-
preneurs to innovate.
RAIN itself is a startup founded
by the governor’s Regional
Solutions Office to launch high-
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growth companies in the Lane,
Linn, Lincoln and Benton county
region.
RAIN Venture Catalyst Caroline
Cummings said her job is to “cat-
alyze other people’s innovations.”
“We don’t have venture capital
here, so we have to grow our own.
Oregon is really good at growing
our own (companies),” she said.
Russ Pierson, interim director
of Lane Community College
Florence Center, said, “The pres-
THIS WEEK ’ S
ence of RAIN means that our
community is ready to grow — as
individuals, businesses and com-
munity.”
Other officials addressed the
audience, including Florence
Mayor Joe Henry, Florence Area
Chamber of Commerce Executive
Director Cal Applebee and
Florence City Manager Erin
Reynolds.
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NOTICE
EARLY DEADLINES
Since postal service is unavailable on
Veterans Day, Nov. 11, Siuslaw News will
move its regular Wednesday issue to
Tuesday, Nov. 10.
Deadlines for the Tuesday issue will be
advanced to accommodate the holiday.
All display advertising deadlines move to
5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5. By-the-word classi-
fied and legal deadlines advance to 5 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 6. The deadline for news articles
and press releases is noon Thursday.
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