SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, JULY 11, 2015
Yachats art on display
Members of the Yachats
Arts Guild will have their
work on display and for sale at
Suislaw Public Library in a
special
exhibit
running
through July 30.
Library hours are Monday,
Thursday, Friday, and Satur-
day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.;
Tuesday and Wednesday from
10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Sunday
from 1 to 5 p.m.
The show will feature vari-
ous mediums of artwork
including watercolor, oil,
acrylic and photography.
Anyone interested in be-
coming a member or a sub-
scriber member to support the
Yachats Arts Guild can contact
the guild through its website at
www.yachatsartsguild.com.
Welcome to 80 Years of Excellence!
We Make All Our Own Ice Cream
– Over 50 Flavors –
Including
Sugar-free Ice Cream & Non-fat Frozen Yogurt
in a variety of flavors.
“Over 5 Generations of
Old Fashioned Goodness!”
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Florence to give away FloGro compost
Public Works Director Mike
Miller announced that the City
of Florence will have a give-
away of composted FloGro on
July 16.
This giveaway is in response
to large interest from people
who came to last year’s two
FloGro Class A composted
biosolids product give aways.
Miller said that the third
batch of composted biosolids,
have received Department of
Environmental Quality (DEQ)
approval and are ready for use
on local gardens.
“The demand for FloGro at
our prior giveaways was just
overwhelming. We ran out of
the product in less than two
hours on both occasions,” said
Miller.
Public Works will give out
the third batch on a first-come,
first-served basis Thursday,
July 16, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
at the Wastewater Treatment
Plant at 794 Rhododendron
Drive.
As long as supplies last,
each community member that
shows up will receive up to
one free cubic yard of the com-
posted biosolids, nicknamed
COURTESY PHOTOS
Florence will have a FloGro giveaway
on Thursday, July 16, from 9 a.m. to 2
p.m., at its Wastewater Treatment Plant
at 794 Rhododendron Drive.
FloGro.
FloGro is not packaged.
Members of the public wanting
to receive FloGro samples
must bring their own contain-
ers or a pickup truck.
For more information on the
city’s biosolids program, con-
tact Public Works at 541-997-
4106.
The Class A Biosolids
Composting project was estab-
lished by the city’s Public
Works Department, with the
assistance of Kennedy/Jenks
Consultants, as a pilot project
in 2010.
Public Works Director Mike
Miller saw the program as an
environmentally friendly way
to reduce the amount of money
spent on hauling biosolids to
the Short Mountain landfill,
located just outside Eugene.
Since the program has been
in place, the city has lowered
its spending on hauling and
disposal costs from $80,000
per year to $50,000 and
expects to continue to reduce
that cost to $35,000 on an
annual basis.
“We’re able to produce a
Class A biosolids product
through a composting process
that combines our chipped
yard debris with our biosolids.
The end result is a sustainable
compost supply for our com-
munity, which benefits our
rate payers by reducing our
biosolids costs and producing
a great soil amendment,” said
Miller.
The program was expanded
in 2013 after Florence was
awarded a waste diversion
opportunity grant by Lane
County.
Class A composted bio-
solids are a valuable resource
rich in plant-essential nutri-
ents and organic matter. Using
composted biosolids improves
soil health and allows the soil
to hold more water while let-
ting it drain and breathe bet-
ter.
“This program allows us to
take care of two waste prod-
ucts; yard debris and bio-
solids, and produce a sustain-
able soil amendment for our
community,” said Miller.
Local students to receive school backpacks
Residents in Florence are
about to benefit from a nation-
al backpack giveaway cam-
paign. The Cellular Connection
(TCC), the largest Verizon pre-
mium wireless retailer in the
nation, announced it will be
donating 100,000 backpacks
full of school supplies to chil-
dren through its annual School
Rocks Backpack Giveaway.
Since 2013, the company has
donated 260,000 backpacks
filled with supplies to ensure
children are well-prepared for
the start of the school year.
Vickie
“ I like this job . They are nice and
let me do my job . ”
– Vickie, employee, Eugene Water & Electric Board
Promoting community jobs for people
with developmental disabilities
Read more
about Vickie’s
success story:
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More than 400 participating
TCC stores across the U.S. are
inviting local families to bring
their children to the store
between noon and 2 p.m. on
Aug. 1 to pick up a backpack
filled with pencils, paper, a
pencil box, folders, glue and
other school supplies.
One backpack per child
present will be given away on a
first-come, first-served basis
while supplies last.
The participating store in
Florence is at 2775 Highway
101, Suite D. Each participat-
ing TCC store will donate 200
backpacks.
All leftover backpacks will
be donated to local schools.
In 2014, the National Retail
Federation predicted the aver-
age person with children in
grades K-12 would spend
$101.18 on school supplies,
such as notebooks, pencils and
backpacks, compared to $90.49
in 2013. With nearly 16 million
children in the U.S. living in
poverty, TCC is working to
alleviate the rising costs of
school supplies through this
annual program.
“We are grateful to be able to
play a role in ensuring that as
many children as possible are
set up for educational success,”
said Scott Moorehead, CEO of
TCC. “The backpack giveaway
is something that both our
employees and customers look
forward to every year. It is our
ultimate goal to make a differ-
ence equally in the lives of our
employees, customers and the
communities where we live,
and this effort is one in which
we accomplish all of these
objectives.”
The School Rocks Back-
pack Giveaway is one of
TCC’s four annual Culture of
Good initiatives.
Other programs include
providing canned goods to
local food banks, giving sup-
ply packs to 3,500 teachers
across the U.S. and volunteer-
ing time to improve the envi-
ronment.
Brown chosen to lead area Elks
Open Enrollment Through
July 31
Invest in Your Peace of Mind
For just $65 per year, you and
your family receive emergency
ambulance services as often as
medically necessary throughout
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“…thank you for how great you were…
I always dread having to deal with the way (family)
treats any medical professionals.
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the whole situation far less traumatic for my family.
Thank you all so much – and keep up the
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Members of the Elks-USA
from across the nation gathered
in Indianapolis, Ind., from July
5-9, during which time Julie A.
Brown, of Florence, was
installed as District Deputy to
the Elks National President for
the lodges in the Northwest
District of the Oregon State
Elks Association.
Brown was installed at the
Order’s 151st Elks National
Convention currently under
way in Indianapolis, Ind.,
where more than 9,000 mem-
bers and guests were present.
Brown will serve a one-year
term.
Last year alone, the Elks
donated approximately $320
million in cash, gifts and time
to make its communities better
places to live. The Elks are one
of the premier patriotic and
charitable organizations in the
U.S.
Elks volunteers visit thou-
sands of hospitalized veterans
each year in support of both
active military forces and
retired veterans. Elks furnish
food, comfort care items, ther-
apeutic items and gifts; provide
recreational activities at bases
and hospitals; and stand ready
to fulfill any need when called
upon.
Last year alone, the value of
Elks’ contributions to our
nation’s heroes provided more
than $33.4 million to
more than 300 Veterans
Administration medical cen-
ters, clinics and state care
facilities, as well as homeless
veterans.
Annually, the Elks award
college scholarships across
the nation totaling more
than $4 million. The Elks
Community Investment Pro-
gram awards more than $9
million towards enriching its
communities.
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Summer Auto Tips: Windshield Wipers
A dirty windshield causes eye fatigue and
can pose a safety hazard. Replace worn
blades and get plenty of windshield washer
solvent.
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