SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2015
New classes at LCC Florence
Fall term is almost here at
LCC Florence and continuing
education classes are filling up
fast.
Offerings include a farm
tour and beer tasting at
Agrarian Ales in Coburg; a trip
3 A
Happy 100th birthday Arline Chellis!
to the annual mushroom festi-
val at the Mount Pisgah
Arboretum; a holiday concert
in Corvallis , and a new cook-
ing series.
For more information, or to
register, call 541-997-8444
Spruce Point poetry appreciation group leader turns 100 today
is an awful long time.
But it doesn’t seem
like that at all.
“I tell people,
sometimes, I wonder
why I even get up out
of bed, because by
the time I turn around
a couple of times, it’s
time to go back to
bed. The day goes so
fast,” she added.
Chellis is still
perusing her lifelong
passion of writing
poetry and leads a
weekly poetry appre-
ciation group at
Spruce Point. All
poetry lovers are
invited to attend.
Mayor Joe Henry
dropped by to read an
official proclimation
in honor of the event.
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B Y J ACK D AVIS
Siuslaw News
In 1915, when Arline
Chellis was born, the life
expectancy for men was
52.5 years and 56.8 years
for women. So when people
asked her, when she was a
child, what she wanted out
of life, her reply must have
seemed childishly ludi-
crous.
“I informed them that
when I grew up I was going
to live to be at least 100,”
Chellis said.
And today, she fulfilled
that childhood goal.
Family and friends gath-
ered at Spruce Point assist-
ed living facility to throw
her a surprise party on
Wednesday, three days
before her actual birthday,
today, Sept. 19.
“My daughter came to
take me down to the activity
room, when I came around
the corner and saw everybody
lined up I thought, ‘What in
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Daughter, Darline Arndt and centenarian celebrant Arline
Chellis prepare to dig into her birthday cake at a surprise party
thrown in her honor at Spruce Point assisted living facility on
Wednesday. Her birthday is today.
the world is going on?’ The
party was a wonderful sur-
prise,” she said.
“This is the first surprise
birthday party she has ever
had,” said daughter Darline
Arndt.
In retrospect, Chellis
observed, “When I think
about 100 years, I think that
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Florence
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Department (FPD) is still
working to identify the body
of a man found in the wooded
area north of Sandpines Golf
Links on Aug. 30.
Police worked with the
Lane
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examination of the body.
The examiner said, “It is
believed that this subject is a
white or hispanic adult male
between 20 and 40 years of
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5’6” to 5’10” in height, with
dark brown or black hair
approximately
1.5”
in
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At the time of discovery,
the body was wearing a gray
hooded sweatshirt with no
markings, a black T-shirt that
read, “Total Recall,” blue
jeans and newer black/
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shoes.
FPD discovered a red St.
Louis Cardinals baseball cap
near the body.
Detectives believe the cap
was purchased at a local
donation or thrift store recent-
ly.
The man is missing all four
wisdom teeth and has two dis-
tinctive tattoos — one on the
left forearm and one large tat-
too on the upper back between
the shoulder blades.
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International Day of Peace
will be celebrated in Florence
today, Sept. 20, beginning at 2
p.m., at the Siuslaw River
Bridge Interpretative Center on
Bay Street.
The gathering will be an
open event with music, drum-
ming, poetry, prayers and med-
itation, along with brief talks
and fellowship.
International Day of Peace is
a United Nations holiday,
established in 1982, and
observed around the world.
The theme for this year’s
event is “Partnerships for
Peace — Dignity for All.”
The United Nations encour-
ages people worldwide to
engage in “Peace Education”
for all ages, which includes
conflict resolution, democracy
education, human rights educa-
The Florence Area Humane
Society (FAHS) is shortstaffed
and needs volunteers to work
on weekends.
On Saturdays and Sundays,
from 8:30 to 11 a.m., FAHS
could use help cleaning the kit-
ten rooms and the dog kennels.
On weekend afternoons,
FAHS staff could use several
volunteers to help with settling
the animals for the evening.
The shelter also needs help
with washing litter pans and
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Two volunteers to provide
phone coverage on on
Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 4
p.m. are also needed.
If you can help, call the
shelter at 541-997-4277.
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All are invited. If you want
to bring something to present,
please do. No refreshments
will be served. The event is
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Suzanne Mann-Heintz at 541-
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result of a suicide but the cir-
cumstances are still under
investigation.
Missing person records
from Lane, Lincoln and Coos
County have been reviewed
and at this point there are no
known matches.
Anyone with any informa-
tion regarding this case is
asked to contact FPD
Detective Brandon Ott at 541-
997-3515 or email him at
brandon.ott@ci.florence.or.us.
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