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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2015
Have a ‘Blind Date’ at library this month
The Siuslaw Public Library
will be celebrating Valentine’s
Day the entire month of
February by offering blind
dates with books.
Come into the library to
arrange one of these mystery
dates. Perhaps the date will
even be a mystery. Or the sur-
prise might be historical or lit-
erary fiction, a young adult
novel or a biography.
In any case, the library
invites you to spend time with
a delightful new author or
explore a genre different from
your usual selections. And you
are not limited to one date dur-
ing the month. You can have as
many blind dates during the
month as you can fit into your
schedule.
Every night during the
month of February can be date
night.
Here is how it works: visit
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the library and select one
wrapped book from the Blind Library patron Carol Hart checks out the blind dates at the Siuslaw Public Library.
Date shelf. Check out the book
and, when you arrive home, like, when you drop off your blind dates might bring.
during the month of February
unwrap your date. When you form. Dates will be available
“Take a chance and read a to add some variety to your
have finished reading the book, through Feb. 28.
book you wouldn’t otherwise reading list by checking out
fill out the evaluation form
The idea is to expand your pick up,” said Mittge. “Then one of the library’s Blind
(your drawing entry) and bring reading horizons.
submit your book review as an Dates.
it to the library.
Kevin
Mittge,
Adult entry form for some great
For more information about
All entry forms will be Services
Librarian
who prizes.”
the program, visit the Siuslaw
included in weekly drawings designed the popular program
More than 150 dates were Public Library, call 541-997-
for fun prizes.
that debuted last year, said he is arranged and evaluated last 3132, or visit the library web-
Pick up a new date, if you looking forward to what the year. So come to the library site at www.siuslawlibrary.org.
Garden Club seeks
scholarship applications
The Florence Garden Club
invites local Siuslaw and
Mapleton High School seniors
to apply for the Garden Club
scholarship for the 2014-2015
school year. Applicants must
be planning a post-high school
career in horticulture or a
related field, such as forestry
or environmental science.
Awards are typically $1,000
or more. Applications are
available through high school
counseling departments.
Deadline for applying is
April 1.
Since the first scholarship
was awarded in 1994, more
than $47,000 has been distrib-
uted to local students. The
Garden Club raises funds
throughout the year from
donations, raffles and the
spring community plant sale.
Florence and Mapleton area
merchants have contributed
merchandise and services for
raffles as well as monetary
donations to the club for schol-
arship fund raising.
The Florence Garden Club
was formed in 1949 to
improve the community and to
promote the knowledge of hor-
ticulture.
The club meets the second
Wednesday of each month at
12:30 p.m., at the Presbyterian
Church on Highway 101 in
Florence.
Oregon State Police accepting applications
Ever thought you would
make a good cop? Ever thought
you had what it takes to be one
of the best cops? If the answer
is yes, then you could be an
Oregon State Police (OSP)
trooper.
A career as an OSP trooper is
challenging and rewarding.
OSP troopers provide premier
public safety services to the cit-
izenry of Oregon and we hire
the best people to do it.
If you’ve ever thought about
being a trooper, now is the time
to apply. OSP is preparing to
hire recruit troopers in 2015
using the E-Recruit electronic
application system.
Lateral- and entry-level
recruit trooper applications will
be accepted until 11:59 p.m.
Friday, March 6. Persons inter-
ested in applying should start
the process now by going to the
Oregon State Police recruiting
website at www.osptrooper.
com. The website helps inter-
ested applicants: Learn the
application process and what it
takes to successfully apply,
clearly understand the qualifi-
cations, and find out what it
will take to get a jump on the
required entry-level testing.
To better serve qualified
applicants, OSP is scheduling
two separate entry-level testing
sessions: Saturday, March 14
and Monday, March 16.
Both sessions will be held at
the Oregon Public Safety
Academy, 4190 Aumsville
Highway SE, in Salem.
Applicants should prepare
beforehand for entry-level test-
ing. Candidates can create an
account now by building a pro-
file following the instructions
detailed on the www.osptroop-
er.com website.
The complete application for
employment is comprised of
the E-Recruit profile, the sup-
plemental questionnaire, and
any required attachments.
More Information is avail-
able at atwww.osptrooper.com.
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