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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2015 OPB closing Safeway branch after Friday Oregon Pacific Bank has announced it will be closing the Florence Safeway Branch and consolidating it into the main branch at 1355 Highway 101. The last day of operations at the Safeway branch will be Friday, July 31. To meet the needs of clients who have enjoyed the extend- ed hours at the Safeway branch, Oregon Pacific Bank will be increasing banking hours at its main branch. Beginning Saturday, Aug. 1, the bank will have the follow- ing hours of operation: Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., with the drive-through opening at 8:30 a.m.; and Saturdays, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Grill & Lounge at Sandpines We are now open for lunch in the Lounge 7-days a week!! Dinner Fri & Sat nights from 5-8pm HAPPY HOUR 2-5 Wed-Sun SATURDAY NIGHT DINNER SPECIAL Surf and Turf Pasta ONLY $14 “Best value in Florence Period!!” 1201 35th Street at Kingwood, Florence Highway 101 & 35 St. 541-997-4623 During any earthquake….. DROP, COVER, HOLD until the shaking stops; then get your “grab and go bag” and evacuate preferably on foot to an assembly area. However, if you must drive make sure you always keep your gas tank at least half fi lled. Be sure to tune into 106.9 FM KCST as the local emergency broadcast station for further information. The rule of thumb is if there is violent shak- ing and it lasts more than 10 seconds once the shaking stops – evacuate immediately if you are in a low lying inundation zone area. This message brought to you by the West Lane Emergency Operations Group www.wleog.org Library Tidings News about the Siuslaw Public Library Library Tidings, a regular feature of the Siuslaw News, features news about upcoming Siuslaw Public Library pro- grams for adults and children, new books and videos, and other library news of interest to the community. Library Tidings by Kevin Mittge As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride By Cary Elwes Book Review by Susie Voth I loved this heartwarming memoir about the making of the film “The Princess Bride.” The movie is one of my all-time favorites. When Wesley and I got married I gave it to him as a wedding gift. We love it. We watch it with our children, who also love it. Part of what makes this audio- book so fantastic is the perfect narration by Cary Elwes (or Westley) and the tidbits of shared information and memo- ries read by various members of the cast and crew including Rob Reiner, Billy Crystal, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, Carol Kane and Christopher Guest, to name a few. The behind-the-scenes tales will make you laugh, smile, wince or cry. I especially enjoyed the stories about Andre the Giant, a gentle man who, because of his enormous size (7’4” and 500 pounds), died far too young. Also of interest were the tales of mishaps such as when Elwes broke his big toe in an ATV acci- dent just prior to shooting the Fire Swamp segment of the film. And then there is the six- minute sword fight. Neither Elwes nor Patinkin knew how to fence prior to making the film. Each spent many hours training with professional swordsmen to become proficient. Ultimately the sword fight was shot without the use of stunt doubles (except for the acrobat- ics). There are many memorable quotes from the movie among them: “Inconceivable!” “Get used to disappointment.” “Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.” “Have fun storming the cas- tle!” And of course, “As you wish.” Caution: If you have not yet seen the movie or read the book The Princess Bride (both avail- able from our library) please do so prior to enjoying this book! Applicants sought for library board The Siuslaw Public Library District has a vacancy on its board of directors due to the res- ignation of current board mem- ber Dave Forsberg. The board will interview applicants and appoint a replacement for the unexpired term of Forsberg at a 5 A regular meeting Aug. 19. The person who is selected by the board as a replacement will be eligible to run for election in May 2017 at the end of Forsberg’s current term. The library board is composed of five residents of the district who are elected to four-year terms. All members serve with- out remuneration. Meetings are held monthly. Applications are available at the Florence and Mapleton branches, and more information is available from library director Meg Spencer by calling 541- 997-3132. Application and other materi- als must be received by 4 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 7. No exceptions. Summer reading grand finale The grand finale for the chil- dren’s summer reading program, “Every Hero Has a Story,” will be today, July 29, in Mapleton, from noon to 2 p.m., and tomor- row, Thursday, July 30, from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., in Florence. Come for the picnic and waterslide party! Celebrate the end of the summer reading pro- gram, but hopefully not the end of your reading for the summer! Polio hits closer to home than you might think One of the causes that will benefit from the money raised by Florence Rotary’s “Cool at the Coast” golf tournament Saturday, Aug. 1, at Ocean Dunes, will be Rotary International’s End Polio Now campaign. Only three countries in the world still have recorded cases of polio: Nigeria, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Polio seems of lit- tle concern to the people of Florence. Not so fast. Ethel Angal, Superintendent of the Siuslaw School District, tells a different story. “I was 5 years old when I got it,” Angal says. “I turned five in April and was diagnosed dur- ing the summer months.” No one seems to have a cred- ible theory about how Ethel contracted polio. “I was an active child and I remember kids had to stay inside that summer because of polio fears running throughout the country. I also remember talk about swimming pools, but we mostly swam in lakes and rivers. “I had taken a fall on my skates and remember having a really achy, stiff neck. The stiffness spread from my neck down my back to my legs.” When it didn’t get better, but instead seemed to get worse, Angal’s mom bundled her up and took Angal to the family doctor in Cottage Grove. He told her that, based on Angal’s symptoms, she either had spinal meningitis or polio. “I was rushed to the hospital and I vividly recall the spinal tap that confirmed the diagno- sis of polio,” recalls Angal. “I remember my mom crying that day. It was the only time I had ever seen her cry, except for happy tears.” Angal’s treatment was var- ied and largely experimental. Over the next four to eight weeks, she was wrapped in cool blankets to keep her fever down. Then her legs were wrapped in really warm blan- kets. Later, after the warm blan- kets, her legs were rubbed and gently moved to maintain mus- cle strength. That happened several times a day. It was called the Sister Kenney treat- ment and was developed by a nursing sister. “I was lucky that I had a doc- tor willing to try it,” Angal says. She also had penicillin injec- tions every three hours to pre- vent infection. The doctor said that Angal’s COURTESY PHOTO Ethel Angal case did not leave her with last- ing paralysis or shriveled limbs that many polio victims suf- fered, because her mom got her in to see him within a day of her first symptoms. “I had some ongoing physi- cal therapy and missed attend- ing kindergarten that year, which was even worse than polio to me at the time,” says Angal. “I was still in the hospi- tal over Halloween and could- n’t go trick-or-treating.” As she approached adoles- cence, Angal had no noticeable after effects of the disease. Her most severely impacted leg is about 1/4-inch shorter than the other leg. She became a varsity cheerleader and was on the high school dance team. She skied, swam, fished, hiked and rafted, and did all the outdoor things that Oregon has to offer. “I think polio made me a bet- ter reader early in life because I couldn’t go outside to play for months,” says Angal. “When I hit first grade I was a very flu- ent reader, well above my grade level, because my mom checked out amazing books from our library.” Today, Angal has pretty sig- nificant arthritis and degenera- tive disc disease but to this point she has not experienced the more severe post-polio syn- drome symptoms. She has had two back surgeries and a knee replacement, with another to come. “In an odd way,” she says, “I believe having that early expe- rience of a body that didn’t work for a while has made me more appreciative of the bless- ing of free movement,” says Angal. “I still like nothing bet- ter that hiking and swimming because it gives me an amazing sense of freedom and peace to be out in nature and to be active.” When asked for her thoughts about Rotary’s End Polio Now campaign, Angal said, “I believe that we need to finish the fight. We are so close to eradicating this crippling dis- ease. It is also important to keep spreading the word about booster shots, especially for anyone traveling to an area that has not eradicated polio. “Although polio is not a worldwide epidemic, it still exists in some parts of the world and is still crippling bod- ies.” Any golfer in the area can become a part of this world- wide effort. There are still a few spots left for Saturday’s tournament, which tees off at 10 a.m. at Ocean Dunes. To register, call 541-997- 3232 or visit www.coolatthe coast.com. — By Paula Becker 2015 FLORENCE ROTARY CLUB’S 6TH ANNUAL “COOL AT THE COAST” SUMMER GOLF SPECTACULAR AT OCEAN DUNES GOLF LINKS (541) 997-3232 www.coolatthecoast.com ONLY A FEW SPACES LEFT! REGISTER TODAY! Saturday, August 1, 2015 • Shotgun Start 10 a.m. ENTRY FEE $80 PER PLAYER, $320 PER FOURSOME 2015 FORD SUV HOLE IN ONE PRIZE SPONSORED BY THREE RIVERS CASINO RESORT Teams of four • Scramble format • Gross & Net Divisions Tee prizes: Long Drive, Accuracy Drive, and KPs on all Par 3s Contests for both players and non-golfers Entry fee includes beverages on the course, cart and lunch. Non-golfers lunch $10 Additional prize, food, and beverage sponsors include Coast Jewelers, R.J. Pilcher, McDonald Wholesale, Dutch Bros, Fred Meyer, Hop Valley Brewing Company, Deschutes Brewery, Columbia Distributing Company, Oakshire Brewery. Course transportation provided by FlorenceYamaha.