SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2015
DeFazio praises passage of tsunami warning bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In
a speech on the House floor
Wednesday,
Rep.
Peter
DeFazio (OR–District 4)
praised the passage of Rep.
Suzanne Bonamici’s bipartisan
Tsunami Warning, Education,
and Research Act, highlighting
how the bill will help Oregon’s
coastal residents prepare for a
tsunami and better protect their
lives and property.
DeFazio also called for
increased investment in the
West Coast Early Warning
System with offshore technol-
ogy.
This effort is supported by
West Coast research facilities,
including the University of
Oregon, as it would begin to
bring U.S. early warning capa-
bilities on par with other
nations.
The bill was among the first
pieces of legislation passed by
the 114th Congress.
It comes just two weeks
after the 10th anniversary of
the earthquake and tsunami in
the Indian Ocean that killed
more than 200,000 people and
devastated communities in
more than a dozen countries in
Southeast Asia.
The legislation will update
the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration’s
tsunami detection, warning,
research, and mitigation sys-
tem and support community-
specific outreach and hazard
resilience planning.
DeFazio, who represents
Oregon’s southern coast, is an
original
cosponsor
of
Bonamici’s bill.
“Whether you live, work or
take trips on the Oregon coast,
we all have a stake in prepar-
ing our communities for major
events such as a tsunami by
improving local coordination
and updating the technology,”
Congressman DeFazio said.
“There is no excuse for the
U.S. to lag so far behind the
rest of the world when it
comes to protecting our coast-
lines.
“I’m proud to support this
bill because it’s another step
toward saving lives and miti-
gating disaster.”
After passing unanimously
in the House, H.R. 34 now
moves to the Senate for further
consideration.
WLCF announces appointment of new 2015 board
The
Western
Lane
Community Foundation has
announced the results of its
recent Board of Directors elec-
tions.
Cindy Cable was re-elected
as President; she joined the
Board in 2012.
Tom Bassett will serve as
Vice President, having been on
the board since January, 2014.
Pat Stewart, who joined the
board in 2012, was re-elected
as Secretary, and Roger
McCorkle was re-elected to
serve his eighth term as
Treasurer.
Also re-elected to serve
three year terms on the Board
of Directors were Dee Osborne
and Ray Mans. Returning for
another year are board mem-
bers Lis Farm and Nancy
Walker, both of whom will join
Jim Grano, newly elected to the
board, and all the volunteer
staff including Executive
Director Gayle Waiss, Office
Administrator Carol Hart, and
Scholarship Coordinator Arlis
Ulman.
Western Lane Community
Foundation is dedicated to
helping this community pros-
per, care for those in need, and
improve life throughout west-
ern Lane County by encourag-
ing and maintaining philan-
thropic activity.
The
Western
Lane
Community Foundation was
established in 1974 by the
Florence Rotary Club in con-
junction with Albert J. Brauer,
Johan Mehlum and Henry
Johnson. Its mission is to
receive, administer and distrib-
ute charitable funds for the
benefit of residents in western
Lane County.
Resources come from gifts
and bequests from individuals,
businesses and other organiza-
tions. WLCF selects qualified
recipients for funding, based on
needs, in the form of grants,
scholarships and donations for
specific projects.
The area served by the
Foundation
is
Florence,
Mapleton, Dunes City and
Deadwood. It is also affiliated
with the Oregon Community
Foundation.
WLCF is celebrating 40
years of commitment to
Western Lane County, includ-
ing the distribution of more
than $2,400,000 in grants and
scholarships to date.
Anyone interested in more
information regarding the
Foundation, its mission in our
community, or would like more
information about how to
endow funds for grants or
scholarships, contact Gayle
Waiss at Western Lane
Community Foundation, PO
Box 1589, Florence, OR,
97439, or send email
to
wlcf@wlcfonline.org, or visit
the website at www.wlcf
online.org.
Second annual Bark for Life fundraiser set for 2015
Call to artists
for February
animal art show
During the month of
February, Florence Events
Center will offer a “Rent-a-
Rod” opportunity for local
artists. This unique show will
celebrate animals and will
benefit the Florence Area
Humane Society. The exhibit
in Gallery One is titled “For
the Love of Animals.”
Artists can purchase one or
more rods for $20 each. Each
rod can hold up to three
pieces of art, which may be
paintings, photography or
mixed media. The glass case
is available for 3-D items at a
cost of $20 for up to three.
Domestic
animals,
wildlife, sealife, birds — all
animal art is welcome. The
exhibit will begin with an all-
day reception on Saturday,
Jan. 31. This special day will
feature refreshments, live
photos taken of people’s pets
and a raffle to win an original
oil painting of your pet by
well-known local artist
Ronald Hildenbrand. There
will also be a container where
visitors can drop off dog or
cat food that will be donated
to the local Humane Society.
To get the rent-a-rod appli-
cation, go to the FEC website
www.eventcenter.org. The
application and guidelines
can be found under the
gallery tab on the top of the
memory bar.
Applications are also
available at the FEC, 715
Quince St., from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. on weekdays. The dead-
line to submit an application
is Friday, Jan. 23.
was $20 online and $25 on the
day of the event, has been
reduced to $10 in advance or
the day of, with a $5 charge for
each additional dog.
Chairperson Peggy Budd-
Loa said, “We want to encour-
age all in the community to
come out and enjoy our Bark
for Life.
“Our goal is to make the
community aware of a canine
event that is fun while raising
money for American Cancer
Society research in partnership
with the annual Florence Relay
for Life, which will be held this
year on Aug. 8.”
The annual poster contest is
now underway.
The winner will receive a
gift certificate from one of the
sponsors. The poster artwork
will be used on the poster, t-
shirts and any other printed
materials.
Anyone interested in submit-
ting a drawing can access the
information application at
www.florencebark.org.
All entries must be post
marked or received by
Saturday, Jan. 31.
Bark for Life will offically
kick off its event, along with
the Florence Relay For Life
Chili Contest and Dessert
Auction, on Saturday, Jan. 31,
at the Elks Club, from 4 to 7
p.m.
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TSUNAMI SIREN WARNING
INFORMATION
If you are on the beach and the
Tsunami Sirens are activated, move to
high ground immediately and tune into
FM 106.9 KCST
If you are in the inundation zone and
the Tsunami Sirens are activated, you
should consider precautionary evacua-
tion to one of the assembly areas and
tune into FM 106.9 KCST
If you are not on the beach or in the
inundation zone, you do not need to take
any action
The All Clear “Westminster Chimes”
means the danger has passed for the
beach
DO NOT CALL 911
UNLESS YOU HAVE
AN EMERGENCY
Everyone is enccouraged to
join them to find out more
about both ACS Relay for Life
and ACS Bark for Life.
There will be a booth with
information about Florence
Bark for Life, free Bark for
Life gifts and volunteers to
answer any questions.
For more information, email
Peggy Budd-Loa at flobark
2015@gmail.com.
LIVE AT THE FLORENCE EVENTS CENTER!
As the new year begins, so
do preparations for the second
Bark for Life of Florence,
which will be held Saturday,
June 13, at Miller Park from 11
a.m. to 3 p.m.
After a successful inaugural
event last year that raised more
than $4,000, the Bark for Life
committee, in an attempt to
attract new participants, has
made some significant changes
for 2015.
The hours for this year’s
Bark for Life will be extended,
allowing owners and their dogs
more time to participate in the
many contests, demonstrations
and fun exercises available.
The registration fee, which
Herbalists to host first
meeting of new year
For those wanting to start
2015 in a healthy way, the
Florence Herb Enthusiasts
welcome Karen Hazelwood to
help appreciate and understand
how the body heals naturally
using whole foods.
“Identifying the red flags
our bodies send out to let us
know something is going on
needing attention is a key to
unlocking optimal health,”
said Hazelwood.
Everyone is welcome to
attend the meeting, Jan. 15, at
11 a.m., at New Life Lutheran
Church, 2100 Spruce St., next
to Food Share.
Hazelwood graduated last
May from the online Climb
program through Portland
Community
College
in
Holistic Nutrition, and is soon
to be Board Certified
in
Holistic
Nutrition,
(Candidate). She’s nearing
completion of the internship
requirements that includes 500
hours of counseling, writing
papers, giving talks and pro-
viding education for clients.
“I am passionate about edu-
cating others on the innate
Karen Hazelwood
wisdom of their bodies, and
the importance of taking
charge instead of handing our
health over to doctors, who
spend only five percent, or
less, of their education in
learning about nutrition,” said
Hazelwood. “I am interested
in reaching out to those who
show even a slight interest in
how they can begin the healing
process for their own bodies,
as well as those who are on a
continual quest to be the best
they can be.
“We owe it to the ‘invisible
soldiers’ tirelessly working
within us to keep us free of
disease.”
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