SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2015
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Kids to wash cars 3 injured in Highway 101 collision
for camp funds
The Florence Evangelical
Church is raising money to
send children and youth to
camp this summer.
Members will be washing
cars for donations Saturday,
June 13, from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m., at Oregon Pacific Bank,
Highway 101 and 13th Street.
This event is weather per-
mitting.
The church is raising camp
money
through
several
fundraisers and a grant from
Western Lane Community
Foundation.
LCC Scholarship Night June 11
Lane Community College
Scholarship Night will be held
tonight, June 11, at 6 p.m., at
the Siuslaw Valley Fire and res-
cue station, 2625 Highway 101.
The event will be attended by
local College Advisory Board
members, the LCC Florence
Center director, Russ Pierson,
vice-president MJ Kuhar, LCC
Foundation director Wendy
Jett, LCC Board of Education
member for Western Lane
County Sharon Stiles and LCC
president Mary Spilde.
The public is invited.
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Siuslaw Valley Fire and
Rescue (SVFR) and Western
Lane Ambulance District
responded to a two-vehicle
crash on Highway 101 on
Sunday, June 7.
The crash occurred at mile-
post 197, south of Florence,
around 2 p.m.
Oregon
State
Police,
Florence Police Department
and Oregon Department of
Transportation also responded.
When responders arrived,
they found two mid-sized cars
blocking the south bound lane.
There was significant frontal
driver side impact to both vehi-
cles.
There were a total of three
people involved in the crash.
One driver was entrapped
and it took approximately 12
minutes to extricate the person
from the vehicle.
That driver was flown by a
REACH air ambulance heli-
copter to PeaceHealth Sacred
Heart Medical Center at
RiverBend in Springfield with
serious injuries.
The other two patients were
taken to PeaceHealth Peace
Harbor Medical Center in
Florence
with
moderate
injuries.
SVFR responded with two
engines, one rescue vehicle and
four support vehicles, with 11
firefighters.
Western Lane Ambulance
District responded with two
medic units and five para-
medics.
The cause is under investiga-
tion by Oregon State Police.
COURTESY PHOTOS
The three passengers in the vehicles involved in Sunday’s
crash suffered moderate to serious injuries. One driver
was flown by REACH air ambulance to RiverBend in
Springfield.
Griffes earns Eagle Scout rank
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Jonathan Griffes earned his
Eagle Scout rank on April 16,
by passing his Eagle Board of
Review, the final requirement
for the rank.
This Friday, June 12, he will
receive rank insignias and
recognitions at his Eagle Scout
Court of Honor.
Griffes, son of Rob and
Annette Griffes, began his
scouting career in third grade,
as a Bear Cub in Cub Scout
Pack 777. He completed Bear,
Webelos and earned his Arrow
of Light before crossing over
to Boy Scout Troop 777.
Over seven years in the
troop, he accomplished all
ranks, from Scout to Eagle, and
earned 22 merit badges. Griffes
served the troop as scribe,
patrol leader, assistant senior
patrol leader and senior patrol
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
Jonathan Griffes
leader, participated in numer-
ous service projects and
planned and led his Eagle
Scout project.
For his Eagle Scout project,
Griffes
worked
with
Honeyman State Park to
restore a trail to the dunes that
had been severely damaged by
erosion. Griffes planned the
project and gained the park’s
approval for the project.
He then led 17 volunteers,
including scouts, parents and
friends, in building log retain-
ing walls, filling in the erosion
damage with sand, and plant-
ing native plants to return the
trail to a usable state.
Griffes is a member of
Florence Evangelical Church,
and recently graduated with
distinction from Siuslaw High
School, where he served as
senior class president.
His achievement will be rec-
ognized in an Eagle Scout
Court of Honor this Friday,
June 12, beginning at 7 p.m., at
Florence Evangelical Church.
Anyone interested in the
Court of Honor is welcome.
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Breezy
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Breezy in the
Afternoon
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Breezy
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and Clouds
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the Afternoon the Afternoon
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Summer Auto Tips:
This project serves an
industry that will be
economically viable
for multiple generations.
Air Conditioning: Have the system examined by a
qualified technician. Newer models have cabin air filters
that clean the air entering the heating and air
conditioning system. Check your owner's manual for
location and replacement interval.
Make sure your tires are operating safely and efficiently.
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