SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2015
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Shorewood to host Us TOO Flor ence
luau-style open house Behind the headlines
The Shorewood Retirement
Residence,the only independ-
ent retirement community on
the central Oregon coast, is
hosting an open house on
Friday, Aug. 14, and Saturday,
Aug. 15, from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m.
The public is invited to tour
the apartments and meet with
the current residents and find
out more about the exciting
things that go on at The
Shorewood.
The Shorewood is an inde-
pendent retirement community
that caters to people age 58
and older. They promote the
concept that their residents
have the freedom to do just
what they want to, when they
want to do it.
During the two-day event,
there will be coffee and donuts
in the morning, a free luau
lunch buffet, and a raffle draw-
ing each day for prize baskets.
The event will wrap up with
a grand prize drawing for a
free 32-inch flat screen T.V.
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It would be very difficult for
anyone who has not walked in
our shoes and attended Us TOO
Florence meetings to under-
stand the depth of respect,
appreciation and just plain
thankfulness we have for our
two urologists, Dr. Bryan
Mehlhaff and Dr. Doug Hoff.
Take them away and we are
just a bunch of prostate cancer
patients talking about our-
selves, each other, what we’ve
read or heard while doing our
best to support each other.
Bring in Drs. Mehlhaff and
Hoff, and we are a vibrant
group seeking and receiving
medical answers to personal
issues related to screening,
diagnosis, treatment or life
after treatment.
With Dr. Mehlhaff making
prostate cancer his specialty,
we are also kept abreast of the
very latest treatments and tests
related to prostate cancer.
For 11 years and counting,
Dr. Mehlhaff has attended our
meetings following his day at
the Florence Oregon Urology
Clinic Clinic. Dr. Hoff has been
having lunch with us one time
per month for about four years,
finding a way to actually eat his
food while answering the many
questions we toss his way.
Since having Drs. Mehlhaff
and Hoff available at our meet-
ings, men can generally count
on at least 20 opportunities per
year to get their questions
answered by one of them.
Many of us who started
attending Us TOO Florence
meetings upon our diagnosis,
have continued attending with
no thought of stopping.
Knowing the life-saving
importance of early detection
of a recurrence is one of the
reasons most of us will remain
with and depend on our urolo-
gists for our ongoing prostate
related followup care. After all,
In late May 2015, Lane
County became one of the first
western Oregon counties to
declare a drought emergency.
Across much of Oregon,
mountain peaks that would
normally still be snow-covered
are bare. Record low snowpack
levels and the record high tem-
peratures in the Willamette
Valley means that there is less
water available for streams.
However, the situation is
vastly different here on the cen-
tral Oregon coast.
While much of Lane County
east of the coast range is in
drought conditions, Florence is
not.
Florence is unique in that its
water comes from an aquifer
that is replenished by rainfall
and not snowpack.
Also, the lakes, streams,
rivers, wetlands and the aquifer
are all interconnected which
keeps the aquifer supplied with
water.
In spite of the drought condi-
tions and the collective sum-
mer water use, Florence resi-
dents don’t need to worry about
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is going on with our prostate
health. The more we share, the
better the urologist sees the
whole picture of our health.
So, what we have right here
in Florence is the opportunity
to do all of the above without
an appointment or charge.
Over and over men arrive at
our meetings with real life con-
cerns and, after having a
chance to talk with our attend-
ing urologist, have a definitive
idea of what is going on.
Granted, some of the answers
do not support our longevity,
but being able to get these con-
cerns answered as they arise
addresses the present and helps
us plan future action.
In addition to our own, we
also get to hear the concerns of
other men and women and the
answers from the urologists.
These may actually address
and answer future situations of
our own.
Having two monthly meet-
ings with a urologist at each
one, Us TOO Florence is a one-
of-a-kind education and sup-
port group because of our two
wholly unselfish urologists.
We are absolutely thrilled
and extremely fortunate to have
them on our team.
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Whether we are talking with
our own personal urologist (Dr.
Mehlhaff or Dr. Hoff) or have a
different primary urologist, the
answers we get are good for all
concerned. There are always
personal and general questions
arising about our current status
— aches, pains, test results,
upcoming tests, follow-up
treatments, something new in
the news or on the internet, etc.
— and whether the answer
means we have nothing or lots
to worry about, just getting an
answer is critical.
Whether we are on active
surveillance or had one or more
of the treatments, questions
will frequently arise concern-
ing what we’ve been through,
what’s going on right now or
“what-ifs” about our immediate
or long-term future.
Some of our concerns may
seem too insignificant to us to
actually schedule an appoint-
ment with our urologist, but
having the chance to bring
these up in the informal setting
of a meeting is an advantage for
all concerned — urologists and
patients. After all, these con-
cerns might just be a significant
clue to the urologist about what
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running low on water, or facing
the kinds of mandatory conser-
vation measures that are in
place in other parts of Oregon.
“The reality is, we are in a
very special place,” said Public
Works Director Mike Miller.
“Our water supply is somewhat
buffered from the impact of
drought and climate change
because it’s fed by rain and not
by snowmelt, unlike many
Northwest watersheds.”
On a hot summer day, the
City has the capacity to pro-
duce three million gallons of
water — roughly twice what
the city consumes, according to
Miller.
Florence residents have long
known that water is our most
precious resource. The city
presently enjoys a reliable and
relatively inexpensive supply
of high quality water.
While Florence residents are
not in a drought situation, it is a
good time to remember that
water is not an infinite resource
and should not be wasted.
There are many measures in
which households can conserve
water. Below are a few tips that
you can easily implement:
• Adjust sprinklers and water
when it’s cool. Sprinklers
should water the lawn and gar-
den, not the street or sidewalk.
Set automatic irrigation timers
so that they go off in the morn-
ing prior to when coastal winds
develop.
• Adjust your watering
schedule. Whether you have a
manual or automatic system, be
sure to adjust your watering
schedule throughout the irriga-
tion season. Adjusting the
amount of water used to match
weather conditions (watering
more when it is hot and dry,
less when it is cooler and wet)
helps you water your landscape
more efficiently.
• Inspect your irrigation sys-
tem. Look for leaks, broken
lines or blockage in the lines. A
well maintained system will
save you money, time, and
water. Even little things like a
shut-off nozzle for your garden
hose can save you gallons each
minute.
• Water established lawns
about one inch per week. You
may need slightly more during
hot, dry weather.
• Apply the amount of water
your soil can absorb. Water
thoroughly, but infrequently. If
runoff or puddling occurs,
break longer watering sessions
into several short sessions
allowing water to soak into the
soil between each session.
• Consider using water-sav-
ing technology. Weather-based
irrigation controllers, which act
as a thermostat for your sprin-
kler system, use local weather
data to determine when and
how much water to use. Soil
moisture sensors water plants
based on their needs by meas-
uring the amount of moisture in
the soil and tailoring the irriga-
tion schedule accordingly.
Rainfall shutoff devices and
rain sensors help decrease
water wasted in the landscape
by turning off the irrigation
system when it is raining.
• Adjust your mower to a
higher setting. A taller lawn
provides shade to the roots and
helps retain soil moisture, so
your lawn needs less water.
• Replace lawns. Consider
replacing some lawn areas with
low water use plants and orna-
mental grasses. They are easier
to maintain than turf, don’t
need as much water and look
beautiful. Seek out native
plants that are appropriate to
your local climate and soil con-
ditions. Once established, these
plants require little water
beyond normal rainfall, are
very low maintenance, require
little to no pesticides or fertiliz-
er, and are more resistant to
pests and diseases than are
other species.
• Use mulch around shrubs
and garden plants. Doing so
helps reduce evaporation,
inhibit weed growth, moderate
soil temperature, and prevent
erosion.
Types of mulch include bark
chips, grass clippings, straw,
leaves, stones and brick chips.
Leave a few inches of space
between trunks of woody
plants and organic mulches to
prevent rot.
• Use a broom and a bucket.
Sweep patios, sidewalks and
driveways clean with a broom,
instead of using a hose. Instead
of using a running hose, fill a
bucket with water to wash your
car. A hose equipped with a
shut-off nozzle would also
work. Remember, when you
are water wise, water isn’t all
you save.
For
more
information
regarding Florence’s water
and water quality visit
the City website at www.ci.flo-
rence.or.us.
–Submitted by Mike Miller
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