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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 2015
Post-secondary school
scholarships available
IN THE NAME OF SCIENCE
Western Lane Community
Foundation is offering five
new $1,000 Post-Secondary
School Scholarships designed
for students who live in west
Lane County and have already
been attending college, trade
school or who want to enter
higher education for the first
time. Applicants must already
hold a diploma from high
school, including home school
or achieved their GED.
These scholarships are to
address financial need for stu-
dents of all ages who need
help in finishing their higher
education or enter into post-
graduate programs.
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They could equally help
adults returning to higher edu-
cation, due to career or family
changes or job loss. First-time
prospective students are
encouraged to apply as well.
Scholarships are available
for traditional four-year uni-
versities, colleges, community
colleges and approved trade
schools.
Applications are available
online at www.wlcfonline.org
or at the WLCF office, 1525
W. 12th St., Suite 18.
Completed
applications
with all appropriate inclusions
must be received or post
marked no later than June 30.
COURTESY PHOTO
The Florence Rotary Club president-elect Crystal Farnsworth (left) and president
Sadie Ward (right) present a check to Laura Smith of the Siuslaw Elementary School
Science Lab program for $500.
Veteran
from 1A
According to Graham,
Olienyk and his daughter Lori
Olienyk did most of the plan-
ning this year.
Olienyk was instrumental in
starting and completing the
memorial.
Other veterans who partici-
pated in the field trip included
Veterans of Foreign Wars
(VFW) members Harley
Youngblood, Tony Carvano,
Al Pearn and Bob Severy.
According to Olienyk, five
classes attended the tour held
earlier this month.
“Students were given a tour
of Veteran’s Memorial Park,
Old Town and Florence City
Hall,” he said.
Florence City Manager Erin
Reynolds and Megan
Messmer, public information
officer, guided the tour at the
city.
Gerald Fleming’s second-
grade class attended the tour
with Olienyk and Youngblood
on Thursday.
The visit included
Youngblood’s description of
World War II history and a
story about the origins of
“Godzilla.”
Then, Mike Jones, parent to
one of Fleming’s students, told
of his adventures in the U.S.
Navy after Desert Storm.
“We want to thank you guys
for your service in the mili-
tary. We’d like to offer you a
hand,” Fleming said to the vet-
erans, and his students stepped
Siltcoos
from 1A
“It has four cabins, a care-
taker cottage and workshop,
plus the boathouse. It is an
unconventional property, ideal
for a family retreat,” said Andy
Johnson of Coldwell Banker.
up to shake hands.
“I’m looking at those names
while we’re talking,” Fleming
continued. “I grew up here,
and I see so many people up
there whose names I recog-
nize. ... We’re going to give
you an opportunity to look at
these bricks and find some-
body that really connects with
you.”
Students searched the
names on the memorial wall,
looking for names they con-
nected with: names they knew,
like parents, cousins or neigh-
bors, and names they didn’t
know, but liked the way they
sounded.
Once each student picked a
name, they made crayon etch-
ings of the brick.
As the tracing revealed the
name underneath, the students
kept up a commentary of “Oh,
I see it!” “This is awesome!”
and “Can I do another one?”
Fleming brought them back
together.
“Your opportunity right now
is to write a friendly letter to a
veteran. … What might it
sound like?” he asked.
Some students said, “I love
you, daddy,” “Thank you for
being my hero,” “Thank you
for serving my country,”
“Thank you for doing a lot for
Florence,” and “Thank you for
keeping us safe.”
Each student wrote at least
one letter and sealed it in an
envelope. They then placed
the letters at the foot of the
wall.
“We’re going to deliver the
“I don’t know what the
future of the property will be,”
said Pierson, “but I hope it
continues to benefit our com-
munity and the community
around Siltcoos for years to
come.
“It will definitely benefit
our students.”
stack of notes and messages to
veterans at the VFW meet-
ings,” said Olienyk. “It’s
going, thanks to the students.
It’s a way we can carry their
thanks out.”
One student asked if she
could thank President George
Washington.
“Can you still thank some-
one who is not alive?
Absolutely,” Fleming said.
If the students wrote to a
deceased veteran, the veteran’s
family would receive the let-
ter.
“I think the very fact that
the school took time to put this
together is wonderful,”
Olienyk said.
“This is a community where
you like to be involved.
People love each other here,”
said Youngblood.
“It’s been pretty cool and
powerful for the kids,”
Fleming said. “These guys are
‘living legend’ kinds of guys,
so it’s pretty neat to have them
here with us.”
The tour provides learning
experience and allows students
the chance to interact with
people they might not know.
“It’s a good way to close the
year together. It’s a good day
to see the history and a chance
to celebrate the vets,” he said.
For Siuslaw second-graders,
this ending represents a whole
new beginning.
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