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INSIDE WEDNESDAY WWW.THESIUSLAWNEWS.COM R ECYCLE G UIDE SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF FLORENCE • DUNES CITY • WESTLAKE • MAPLETON • SWISSHOME • DEADWOOD • YACHATS AND ALL POINTS BETWEEN T H Y E A R • I S S U E N O . 32 APRIL A CENTURY OF M emories B Y C HANTELLE M EYER Siuslaw News M axine Marringer was born 100 years ago today in Dundee, Ore. The Florence resident celebrates this special day with her son Larry Marringer, close family friends Jane and Gary Georgeson and family members. Larry, 67, has been a big support in her life. “He’s taken care of me and been real good,” Maxine said. Maxine and Larry moved to Florence in 2005 after living together in Gresham and Vernonia since 1981. “I like it here. It’s nice and warmer,” she said. “There’s so many things to do. We eat out a lot.” Her favorite restaurant is Kozy Kitchen, which she called a local hangout. “They make a fuss for her there,” 22 • 2015 $1.00 Maxine Marringer sits in her home while displaying a portrait of herself and the birthday letter she received from President Barack Obama. Florence resident Maxine Marringer turns 100 today Larry said. One of the reasons they like to eat out is because Maxine cooked at vari- ous cafes, restaurants and buildings through her career in the restaurant industry. She once made lasagna for 1,000 people in Seattle at the Bell Building. “She said they were sliding on spaghetti sauce,” Larry said. See BIRTHDAY 7A PHOTO BY CHANTELLE MEYER/SIUSLAW NEWS Support needed for public pool H EALTHY L IVING Group meets tomorrow to report progress B Y J ACK D AVIS Siuslaw News PHOTO BY DAVID ROSS Visitors stop by the Florence Events Center last weekend to view dozens of exhibits and seminars promoting a healthy lifestyle. PHOTO BY CHANTELLE MEYER/SIUSLAW NEWS LET’S GET HEALTHY Hundreds turn out for 5th annual Community Health Fair A crowd of nearly 250 people visit- ed 30 different exhibitors Friday afternoon as part of the weekend’s Community Health Fair festivities. This year marked the fifth anniversary of the event that culminated with the 5K Fun Run/Walk on Sunday (see today’s Sports section). Your INSIDE W E D N E S D AY Classifieds B7 Library Tidings A5 Opinion A4 Police A2 Scoreboard Sports Tides Weather Set at the Florence Events Center, health fair exhibits covered everything from dental care and hearing loss solutions to healthy retirement liv- ing, prostate cancer, weight loss, pet health, men- tal health, drug addiction, emergency prepared- ness, massage, exercise, in-home and long-term care, herbal remedies, organic foods and spiritual health. Attendees were treated to exercise demonstra- tions by personal trainers from Coastal Fitness and Bollywood dance exhibitions by Studio Florence. The first 100 attendees enjoyed a deli- cious heart-healthy, gluten-free, vegetarian lunch provided by the Bridgewater Restaurant. Also on Friday, about a dozen individuals received their first aid/CPR/AED certification by participating in the course courtesy of the Western Lane Ambulance District’s Charley York B5 B B1 A2 and George Lydick. On Saturday, attendees enjoyed a free vegetar- ian lunch prepared by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Fifteen different presenters conducted nearly 30 seminar sessions on topics ranging from gluten-free diets to organic and GMO-free foods; from running as a lifestyle to simple chair exercises; and from dealing with infectious dis- ease to prostate cancer, hearing loss, and dental hygiene. Throughout the three-day health fair, attendees told organizers how thankful they were for the diversity of informative exhibits and seminars, and exhibitors and presenters said they were delighted by the number of people they were able to help. See MAPLETON — There used to be a pub- lic swimming pool in western Lane County and there may be again if the board of Siuslaw Wellness in Mapleton (SWIM), formerly Siuslaw Regional Aquatic Center, can muster enough community support and funding to repair and reopen the six-lane pool, located on the Mapleton School District grounds. SWIM will host an information and recruitment meeting tomorrow, April 23, at 5:30 p.m. in the Siuslaw Public Library’s Bromley Room to share the board’s progress and goals, and to recruit board members and others interested in helping with the project. The meeting is open to the public. The amount of money needed to repair the pool, retrofit the pool building for ener- gy efficiency and upgrade the pool’s hydrological systems is estimated to be $600,000, with 90 percent to be raised through matching grants, according to act- ing board president Lauren Hesse. She said SWIM has raised approximately $10,000 through fundraisers and gifts. The pool facility, which closed in 2009 because of cracks and leaking, is currently maintained by the Mapleton School District. Budget tightening has prevented the school district from repairing and reopening the pool. SWIM is working to finalize an agree- ment with the district to take over respon- sibility for the pool facilities. Hesse envisions the pool, once repaired and upgraded, to become a regional desti- nation. In addition to school students, she sees the current focus on wellness as a means of attracting families and the elder- ly to the pool. Wellness may also become an avenue for revenue. “There is a strong push for wellness going on in our country right now,” Hesse said. “I have made calls to two insurance companies. They offer wellness grants that will help fund operating expenses. But, we need water in the pool. “We also have verbal agreements from major corporate health networks in the area that once the pool is open, there will be a contribution because it is in their best inter- est to keep people healthy.” FAIR 7A Weather T ODAY T HURSDAY F RIDAY S ATURDAY Clouds & Sun 56 43 Mostly Cloudy 55 44 Rain Rain 56 46 58 51 Sports—B See POOL 7A CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK 125