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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 THESIUSLAWNEWS . COM ❘ / SIUSLAWNEWS ❘ 5 B @ SIUSLAWNEWS Community News E MPTY B OWLS 2015 The Empty Bowls 2015 Committee has announced the unveiling of the 20th anniver- sary watercolor titled, “Empty Bowls, Empty Tummies,” pre- sented by local artist Kathryn Damon-Dawson. This colorful painting will be featured on the 2015 Empty Bowls 20th anniversary posters and advertising media. Damon-Dawson is a work- ing artist who typically paints in series such as “Urban Semantics,” “Bird Dialogues” and “Barefoot on the Beach.” She lives near Florence, in a forest where her studio over- looks Siltcoos Lake. She is also one of the founding members of Backstreet Gallery, located at 1421 Bay Street in Florence. Her artistic vision of seeing with her eyes and feeling with her heart, results in paintings containing hints of stories por- trayed through selected forms and carefully created composi- tions. TO FEATURE D AMON -D AWSON ART Damon-Dawson is a Silver Award Winner with the Watercolor Society of Oregon, most recently winning fourth place for “White Bishop: Black Knight,” a complex painting of an Amsterdam street scene. In 2008, she chaired the Fall Watercolor Society of Oregon Conference and Exhibition held at the Florence Events Center for 250 visiting artists. Her painting “Golden Boy of the Dunes” was the featured cover of The Central Oregon Coast Telephone Book’s 2013- 2014 issue. Damon-Dawson’s painting will be offered to the public during a raffle, with tickets available at various locations throughout the Florence area prior to Empty Bowls, as well as at the event itself. The winner will be announced Sunday, Dec. 6, at 2 p.m. and need not be present to win. Kathryn Damon-Dawson with her painting “Empty Bowls, Empty Tummies.” COURTESY PHOTO Habitat for Humanity begins new hours Visit the Siuslaw News online at WWW.THESIUSLAWNEWS.COM The Florence Habitat for Humanity ReStore is expand- ing its hours beginning Monday, Sept. 14, and will be open six days a week. New ReStore hours will be Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and closed on Sundays. Volunteers are an invaluable and integral part of the Habitat for Humanity team and help to make building houses possible. With the new ReStore hours, more volunteers are needed to allow the store to be open longer hours. Volunteers take in donations, handle picking up donations and work in store sales. Anyone who enjoys tin- kering with and fixing up appliances, clocks, electronics and light fixtures would be a perfect fit as a volunteer for the store and its Habitat ReStore team. Customers can find great savings shopping at the Restore with prices well below retail. Another advantage to shopping at the ReStore is being able to fix up a home or apartment economically. Donations come in throughout the month, so shop often for good buys on materials. Plus, purchases at the ReStore keep local dollars working in the Florence area. Being a donor to Habitat’s ReStore helps provide reusable building materials for sale in the store. The ReStore is always interested in receiving donations of new or used appli- ances, bath fixtures, bricks and blocks, cabinets, doors, electri- cal supplies, flooring, furniture, garden tools, hardware, light fixtures, lumber and wood products, paints and stains. Donating items to the ReStore keeps reusable materi- als out of landfills and reduces landfill fees. In addition, dona- tions receive a tax receipt. ReStore even offers pick up for items that are too big or awkward to fit in your vehicle. Building supply retailers can donate surplus and discontin- ued inventory. Contractors can also donate surplus new build- ing materials or reusable mate- rials from remodels. Materials need to be in good usable con- dition. Every purchase at the Habitat Restore provides finan- cial support to Florence Habitat for Humanity and their goal of building houses locally for deserving families. Any family selected to receive a Habitat house must work 500 hours on Habitat for Humanity projects before they can become home owners. For more information about volunteering in the ReStore, donating items, or shopping can either come by the Florence Habitat for Humanity ReStore, 2016 Highway 101, in the Grocery Outlet shopping center, or call the store at 541- 997-5834. PeaceHealth names new president, CEO Tuesday 8/25 Jamie Mills James Sangrey Westlake Florence Grocery Outlet Safeway Wednesday 8/26 Al Thenell Dixie Buss Florence Florence Safeway Safeway Thursday 8/27 Lois Warde Joe McKean Florence Florence Ronʼt Paint & Supply Safeway Friday 8/28 Nancy Hoffman Dan Wilhelmi Florence Florence Three Rivers Casino Hotel Safeway Saturday 8/29 Dixie Buss Stanley Warde Florence Florence Rite Aid Ronʼs Paint &Supply Sunday 8/30 Pat Sullivan Kregg Walbom Florence Florence Kozy Kitchen Safeway Monday 8/31 Arlene Gossen Susan Elliot Florence Swisshome Three Rivers Casino Resort Safeway Elizabeth (Liz) Dunne, RD, MS, has been named president and chief executive officer for PeaceHealth, a not-for-profit health system with 16,000 caregivers serving communi- ties in Washington, Oregon and Alaska. Dunne, 59, will be responsi- ble for all operations in the $2 billion system, including 10 hospitals, an 800-member multi-specialty group practice and a comprehensive laborato- ry. “We are blessed to have found Liz Dunne, who is a strong executive leader with a deep connection to our mission and values,” said Sister Andrea Nenzel, chairwoman of the PeaceHealth Board. “Her breadth of experience in strate- gy, partnerships and engage- ment will accelerate our progress in this time of change.” Dunne is currently commu- nity chief executive officer for Providence Health Services South Bay, Calif., region, with direct oversight for two hospi- Brought to you by this newspaper in partnership with PUBLIC NOTICES Always in your newspaper: Now in your inbox, too. I f n o b o d y k n o w s w h a t ’ s g o i n g o n , n o b o d y c a n d o a n y t h i n g a b o u t i t . 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Previously, she held execu- tive officer positions with City of Hope in Duarte, Calif., and Memorial Health Services in Fountain Valley, Calif., and has worked in several other health- care organizations throughout her career. Dunne also served 10 years in the U.S. Air Force on active duty and 10 years in the Air Force Reserve, retiring as a lieutenant colonel. She is a reg- istered dietitian and holds a master’s degree in business and computer resource man- agement from Webster University, St. Louis, Mo. “I am honored to be serve as president and CEO of PeaceHealth,” said Dunne. “This is an organization with a strong strategic direction and I look forward to leading the work to build upon our legacy for improving the health of our communities.” Dunne will begin as presi- dent and chief executive offi- cer of PeaceHealth on Nov. 1. PeaceHealth, based in Vancouver, Wash., is a not-for- profit Catholic health system offering care to communities in Washington, Oregon and Alaska. 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