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THESIUSLAWNEWS . COM ❘ / SIUSLAWNEWS ❘ @ THESIUSLAWNEWS WEDNESDAY EDITION VIKS CLAIM STATE TITLE ❘ MAY 27, 2015 ❘ $1.00 SOS receives donation INSIDE — A6 SPORTS — B SERVING WESTERN LANE COUNTY SINCE 1890 Disposal of unused meds still available FOR THE N EED CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK R EAD FLORENCE, OREGON Though the city removed its drop box last fall, other options are being offered B Y J ACK D AVIS Siuslaw News The City of Florence shut down the used pharmaceutical drop box, located inside the Florence Justice Center, last fall due to abuse and suspected mass disposal of used needles by one or more health-related busi- nesses. Since that time, the city and PeaceHealth Peace Harbor Medical Center have been unable to implement a viable alternative. Dianna Pimlott, director of pharmacy services for the hospital, said, “Peace Harbor is unable to provide a collection receptacle for community use due to regula- tory and other restrictions assigned by phar- maceutical waste handlers who are con- tracted by Peace Harbor Medical Center to serve our facilities. “One example of a restriction that might result in significant penalties, including a decision by our waste handler to stop serv- ing our facilities, is the presence of used needles or other sharp objects with the waste designated for disposal,” she explained. “The inappropriate disposal of used needles and other sharp objects in the community disposal receptacle was one of the primary determinants for withdrawal of the program by the Florence Police Department.” Florence-area residents, however, do have other options for disposal of unused or out-of-date pharmaceuticals, including used needles. Fred Meyer and Rite Aid pharmacies have mail-back programs that cost $3 and $5.95, respectively, and cover pharmaceuti- cals, other than controlled medications and needles. Safeway will take small amounts of unused medications. “We can do it in small batches, like one or two bottles at a time. We can’t take syringes,” said Safeway pharmacy manager Alex Hatch. “We have been directing peo- ple to Fred Meyer because they do have a mail-back return program.” Bi-Mart and Florence Pharmacy do not have public drug disposal programs at this time. See DISPOSAL 9A PHOTOS BY CHANTELLE MEYER/SIUSLAW NEWS Hundreds of used books fill tables set up at the Florence Events Center last weekend for the final Read for the Need fundraiser. THE LAST CHAPTER B Y C HANTELLE M EYER Siuslaw News Annual fundraiser concludes as founder Taylor Graham graduates high school A fter 10 years, Read for the Need has turned its final page. The annual fundraiser, started by Siuslaw High School senior Taylor Graham when he was 7, has donated more than $60,000 to Florence Food Share. MAPLETON OUTDOOR SCHOOL TRADITION CONTINUES Mapleton students study soil and water as part of the edu- cational activities offered during outdoor school. The program was first started in 1962. Oregon’s oldest outdoor school program combines education, camping and fun for students B Y J ACK D AVIS Siuslaw News INSIDE PHOTO BY JACK DAVIS/SIUSLAW NEWS Ambulance . . . . . . . . . . . . Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . Community Calendar . . . . Library Tidings . . . . . . . . . . According to Graham, now 17 In some years, over 30,000 books years old, the idea “popped into were donated. The sale filled the gym his head” on his way home one at Siuslaw Elementary for several day. years. This year, it covered the floor of “I asked my mom if I could the Florence Events Center. start a book sale and then, with the “We had lots of fiction this year,” money from the sale, buy food for Graham said. the hungry,” Graham said. Donations have included vintage He partnered with area volun- volumes, fiction series, nonfiction teers to gather book donations and books, children’s picture and chapter organize them for the sales. books, westerns and audio books. Taylor Graham “The first year, we had 10,000 Sometimes, church groups and class- books and we raised about $4,000 for Florence rooms have gathered donations. Food Share. And then it just continued getting bigger and bigger,” he said. See READ 9A A2 B7 B6 A5 Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Police . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scoreboard . . . . . . . . . . . . Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A4 A10 B5 B THIS WEEK ’ S Anyone who ever said school was boring never attended the Mapleton School District outdoor school program, held ear- lier this month at Camp Lane, a 15-acre Lane County group camp facili- ty located just off Highway 126 along the bank of the Siuslaw River, approximately eight miles east of Mapleton. TODAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 62 49 61 49 62 48 63 50 WEATHER Full Forecast, A3 According to kinder- garten teacher Carrie McNeill, the Mapleton program started in 1962 and is the oldest continu- ous outdoor school pro- gram in the state. McNeill, along with teachers Jeff Greene and Mandy Werner, were this year’s camp directors, overseeing nine Mapleton High School student coun- cilors and 30 elementary fifth- and sixth-grade campers during the four- day camp. The boys and girls slept in separate dor- mitory units. “The primary purpose of the outdoor school is to teach the kids about living outdoors, with lots of sci- ence and hands-on activi- ties and team building,” McNeill said. S IUSLAW N EWS 125 TH Y EAR ❘ I SSUE N O . 42 C OPYRIGHT 2015 See CAMP 9A