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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2015 Yachats Library hosts annual book sale this weekend YACHATS — You can stock up on books, music CDs, DVDs, books on CDs and VHS tapes while contributing to the literary health of Yachats dur- ing the upcoming Friends of Yachats Library Book Sale. This year’s sale will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, March 27, and Saturday, March 28, at the Yachats Commons, W. Fourth Street and Highway 101. Bargain hunters, dealers and book lovers take note there will Vote from 1A Western Lane Ambulance District also has an interesting race ahead. Director position 2 only has one candidate, Richard E. Childs, but director position 1 has three. Karl Enlund, Brian Jagoe and Cindy A. Russell are running. At the Port of Siuslaw, one be hundreds of almost new, gently used, old treasures, mys- teries, cookbooks, gardening books, fiction, nonfiction, chil- dren’s books, biography, travel, history and humor in hardcover and paperback. Browsing is easy with all books arranged by categories. On Friday, hardbacks, trade paperbacks/softcovers will be $1, paperbacks will be 50 cents. There is a specially priced section including rare books, signed copies, book sets and coffee table books. The sale also includes audio tapes, DVDs and music CDs priced at $1 each, VHS tapes will be 10 for $1 and books on CDs for $3. The new teal color Yachats Library bag can be purchased for $1 on Saturday during Bag Day. For $4, you can fill a plas- tic grocery bag or bring your black or teal Yachats Library bag and fill it for $3. Proceeds from the sale are used to add to the library’s col- lection and equipment. Members of the Yachats Arts Guild will have some of their work on display and for sale during the book sale. Its mis- sion is to support and promote central Oregon coast artists. Yachats Youth and Family Program will have hot drinks and home baked goodies available on Friday, and the Yachats Community Presby- terian Church will be serving brownies right out of the oven on Saturday. commissioner position has two candidates, Nancy Rickard and Bill J. Reagan, and the other only has one, David N. Huntington. In Mapleton School District, John Simington Jr., Carl West and Michelle Holman are run- ning unopposed for three direc- tor positions. Mapleton Water District’s three candidates, Marilyn K. Fox, Larry P. Baxter and Frank A. Wilson, also are running unopposed for three positions. Mapleton Fire Department also has three candidates run- ning unopposed for three direc- tor positions. Carol J. Baxter, Guy Hansen and Ann M. Miller are candidates. Siuslaw School District has five open positions and three candidates, Guy Rosinbaum, Tamera A. Butler and Suzanne Mann-Heintz, who are all run- ning unopposed. Debby Todd and Chuck Gesik are candidates for Heceta Water District’s three commissioner positions. At the Siuslaw Public Library District, Susy Lacer, Patricia Riley and Jane E. Yecny are applying for three director positions. The last day for voters to register and be eligible to vote is April 28. • R ESIDENTIAL • L AND • C OMMERCIAL • P ROPERTY M ANAGEMENT For life insurance, call a good neighbor. Sue Gilday Insurance Agcy Inc Sue Gilday, Agent 1275 Rhododendron Drive Florence, OR 97439 Bus: 541-997-7161 Call me and I’ll help you choose the right life insurance for you and your family. We put the life back in life insurance. ™ JIM HOBERG Broker/Owner Jim Hoberg is a Florence native, and has been working in Real Estate since 1989. He has served as a Principal Broker for 20 years, and is the “founding father” of West Coast Real Estate Services, Inc. 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School from 1A Educators were expecting the legislature to approve an education budget of approxi- mately $7.5 billion or more for the state. The current proposal is for $7.235 billion. “We were aiming higher than that,” Angal said, “because there is a lot of rebuilding that has to be done in Oregon schools. We need to do some serious investment in education in Oregon. We are near the bottom of all states in Club from 1A The interior continues to be reorganized. Another workday has been scheduled for Saturday, March 28, to get it ready for painting. Todd and Amanda Hennessee of The Shippin’ Shack have offered to construct a new club sign for the front of the Teen Center, free of charge. Trent said, “We hope that within the next two weeks we will be able to paint the interi- or of the Teen Club and then hold a community open house to re-launch the new and improved Boys and Girls Club.” “Within the next two weeks, the club plans to announce the launch of a cap- ital campaign to eliminate our debt totally,” Murphey said. “We have some partners in the community that are will- Dave Huntington is running unopposed for Fleenor’s posi- tion. In the resignation letter, Fleenor suggested appointing Huntington to serve out the remainder of his term. Forsythe said it was up to the board to appoint a replacement. “Under rule, the board can appoint anyone they want to. I think Bill was just helping the board with a suggestion,” Forsythe said. school funding. Interestingly we are also near the bottom in graduation rates.” The Oregon legislature is scheduled to vote on the pro- posed budget this week. State Sen. Arnie Roblan and State Rep. Caddy McKeown will hold a town hall meeting in Coos Bay March 28 at 3:30 p.m., at the Coos History Museum on North Front Street. Angal hopes that Florence residents will be there to voice their concerns over the state’s proposed edu- cational budget. ing to step up and help the club with that. This has been a challenge the last several months, but now we are see- ing the benefits of all the things we have been working on the last several months.” Angal said, “We certainly want the Boys and Girls Club to thrive, and it sounds like it is heading in that direction again. I am very glad about that.” According to club board member Michael Pearson, sta- tistics show that 95 percent of students involved in Boys and Girls clubs nationwide gradu- ate high school. “Some people in the com- munity have thought that Boys and Girls Club is just a babysitting venture,” Pearson said. “It is much, much more than that. It is not only a safe and positive place for kids to be, it is a place to gain enrich- ment.” An open invitation to experience excellence in dialysis care. OPEN HOUSE Thursday, March 26, 5:00 – 7:00 pm Fresenius Medical Care Florence 2820 Kingwood St., Florence If you’re open to looking at new options for your dialysis care, join us at our Open House. We’re Fresenius Medical Care, the leading dialysis care network in the nation. Come meet our experienced, caring staff and learn about all the choices available to you, including in-center hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis at home. Learn how our UltraCare ® commitment makes a difference and see all the ways we make your in-center treatment comfortable, including heated massage chairs and individual information and entertainment systems. Open your eyes to excellence in dialysis care at our Open House. For more information call Treena Stalcup, RN at (541) 997-1136. www.UltraCare-Dialysis.com 7 A