SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2015
Evangelicals host
toy, shoebox drive
Library
Tidings
Florence will soon become
a local drop-off point for the
world’s largest project of its
kind, Operation Christmas
Child.
During National Collection
Week, Monday, Nov. 16, to
Monday, Nov. 23, Florence
Evangelical Church will col-
lect shoeboxes — packed with
toys, school supplies, hygiene
items and notes of encourage-
ment —from generous donors.
This year, Florence project
coordinators hope to collect
500 shoebox gifts to deliver to
children in need overseas.
The annual Samaritan’s
Purse project is a favorite of
many Florence residents, fam-
ilies, churches and groups who
spread joy to millions of chil-
dren around the world by fill-
ing shoeboxes for the holiday.
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“Through the simple act of
filling a shoebox, someone in
Florence can make a tangible
difference in the life of a child
halfway around the world.
Anyone can participate and
bring joy to a child facing dif-
ficult circumstances,” said
regional project director
Michael Ishmael.
At Florence Evangelical
Church, anyone can drop off a
gift-filled shoebox to send to a
child overseas.
The Florence team hopes to
help reach Samaritan’s Purse’s
2015 global goal of reaching
11 million children in need.
Florence
Evangelical
Church
is
at
1318
Rhododendron Drive. It is
open every day of the week.
For more information, go to
www.samaritanspurse.org/occ.
FAHS seeks volunteers
The
Florence
Area
Humane Society is seeking
volunteers to work in the
FAHS
Christmas
Store
through November.
Hours are flexible and it’s
a lot of fun meeting and
assisting people who are
shopping for treasures and
bargain prices in a very fes-
tive atmosphere.
Anyone interested in vol-
unteering a few hours a week
should stop by the Christmas
Store during business hours
and ask for Elaine, or call
Lynda at 541-997-4457 after
5 p.m.
The Christmas Store is
open daily at its new location,
2520 Highway 101, at 25th
Street, between Taco Bell and
Mini Pet Mart.
The store is open through
Sunday, Nov. 29, but is
closed Thanksgiving Day.
Store hours are Monday
through Saturday, 10 a.m. to
4 p.m., and Sundays from
noon to 4 p.m.
All proceeds benefit the
Florence Area
Humane
Society, feeding and caring
for dogs and cats each wait-
ing for their own forever
home.
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
The Murderer’s Daughter
By Jonathan Kellerman
Book Review by Susie Voth
Readers
of
Jonathan
Kellerman’s Alex Delaware
series will be surprised by “The
Murderer’s Daughter,” a stand-
alone novel featuring a new
character, Dr. Grace Blades.
Dr. Blades is a psychologist
who specializes in treating
patients that have suffered
extreme trauma. She is very
good at her job, having a person-
al history with extreme trauma.
However, Dr. Blades has a
dark side and readers get to
know it through both her back-
story (given in flashbacks
throughout the book) as well as
her late night escapades
described in her present day
story.
As a child, Grace Blades lived
a dismal life. Her parents (whom
she referred to as “the
strangers”) were low-life drug
users. Home life in the down and
out trailer park did not nourish
young Grace, who always
excelled, teaching herself to
read, fend for herself and stay
out of the way.
Blades is a character admired
for the obstacles that she has
overcome.
After the deaths of her par-
ents, she becomes a child of the
foster care system, and most of
her foster care placements were
less than desirable.
However, because of a dedi-
cated case worker, Wayne
Knutsen, ultimately she arrives
in the home and comes under the
care of Ramona Stage.
She has three years at
Stagecoach Ranch before unpre-
dictable events move Grace onto
her next foster care placement.
This is a book of murder and
mayhem, a book about a strong
female character who knows her
own mind, makes no excuses for
her actions and is able to defend
herself. This is a book in which
events from Grace’s past circle
into her present and catch the
reader off guard.
An FYI for audiobook listen-
ers — Kathe Mazur narrates the
audiobook and does an excellent
job.
Author Tim Palmer
to discuss Oregon rivers
On Friday, Nov. 20, at 11 a.m.,
award-winning author Tim
Palmer, will be presenting a
beautiful slide program about
Oregon’s rivers.
The author of the newly pub-
lished “Field Guide to Oregon
Rivers,” Palmer is the author of
22 books about rivers, conserva-
tion and adventure travel, and
has been featured on OPB’s
Oregon Field Guide show.
For over 30 years, Palmer’s
Get involved in the continu-
ing efforts to catalyze a new
entrepreneurial movement in
Florence.
The City of Florence,
Florence Area Chamber of
Commerce
and
Lane
Community College Florence
Center, in collaboration with
the
Oregon
Regional
Accelerator and Innovation
Network (RAIN), will host
the first in a series of educa-
Sue Gilday, Agent
State Farm Agent
1275 Rhododendron Drive
Florence, OR 97439
Bus: 541-997-7161
tional seminars for entrepre-
neurs and startup businesses
Thursday, Nov. 12, from 4 to 6
p.m., at the Florence Events
Center, 715 Quince Street.
The event is free and light
food and beverage will be
served.
The seminar will cover how
to avoid common mistakes
startup companies make and
how to make a compelling
one-page business plan that
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Library survey
The Siuslaw Public Library
District has started its strategic
planning process which will
result in a new five-year strategic
plan, directing how the library
will proceed in the coming years.
One element of the process is to
seek input from the community.
The public is invited to fill out a
library survey form. Hard
copies are available at the library
or
you
can
visit
www.SiuslawLibrary.org and fill
out the survey online.
We want to hear from every-
one,
from
Florence
to
Deadwood, young and old,
library users and non-users alike.
Thank you very much for
sharing your ideas!
meets the needs of investors.
Attendees are encouraged
to register through the City of
Florence website at www.
ci.florence.or.us. Just click the
“StartupFloCo Free Seminar
for
Entrepreneurs
and
Innovators” link on the home
page.
“Mentorship and access to
capital are two of the most
critical elements of a thriving
entrepreneurial ecosystem,”
said Caroline Cummings, ven-
ture catalyst for RAIN and the
seminar’s host.
The Regional Accelerator
and Innovation Network
(RAIN) is an Oregon consor-
tium of government, higher
education, and the business
community.
RAIN was founded by the
State of Oregon’s Regional
Solutions network and funded
by the 77th Oregon State
375 9th St
Florence, OR 97439
Legislative Assembly to
advance the formation of
high-growth innovative start-
up companies located in Lane,
Linn, Benton and Lincoln
Counties.
In coordination with the
Cities of Corvallis and
Eugene, as well as comm-
unities throughout the region,
RAIN is partnered with
two accelerators to create
a collaborative environment
to
assist
entrepreneurs
in establishing viable compa-
nies that generate jobs, wealth
and opportunities for the
region.
The
RAIN
Eugene
Accelerator is a partnership
between the University of
Oregon and the Eugene Area
Chamber of Commerce.
For more information about
RAIN, visit www.oregonrain.
org.
Rhododendron Court
applications due Friday
Siuslaw and Mapleton
high school juniors and sen-
iors can still apply to be on
the 2016 Rhododendron
Senior Court.
The Rhody Court commit-
tee will accept completed
applications through Friday,
Nov. 13.
The application is online at
www.florencechamber.com
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have braided together his love of
rivers and nature with his drive
for creative expression and his
deep commitment to conserva-
tion.
He has also served on the
board of the national river advo-
cacy group American Rivers and
on the board of the national river
organizing group River Network.
Palmer is currently an associ-
ate at the Pennsylvania State
University’s Riparia Center and
is a visiting scholar at Portland
State University.
RAIN to begin in Florence this Thursday
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Charles Cassey -US Army
Gerald Smith -US Navy
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240
HOURS
Is your family prepared?
If an emergency happens in our community,
it may take emergency workers some time to reach you.
You should be prepared to take care of yourself and
your family for a minimum of 240 hours.
Get your emergency kit started with these essentials:
❑ Battery powered radio
❑ First aid kit an manual
❑ Sleeping bags and blankets (wool or thermal)
❑ Manual can opener
❑ Waterproof/windproof matches
❑ Water storage (1 gallon/person/day)
❑ Water purifi cation tablets
❑ Non-Perishable Food
❑ Utility knife
❑ Emergency candles
❑ Extra eyeglasses and contact lenses
❑ Essential medications
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IDENTIFY • PREPARE • SURVIVE
and at the counselor’s office
at Siuslaw and Mapleton
high schools.
This is an ambassador
opportunity for public speak-
ing and leadership roles in
the community. Chosen stu-
dents (boys and girls) also
get a chance to show their
talents as well as earn a
scholarship.
Members of the court will
visit community events, busi-
ness leaders, senior living
centers, youth organizations
and civic groups.
Court members receive
one-on-one mentorship. Each
junior prince or princess will
be matched with a correspon-
ding member from the senior
court.
The Junior Court deadline
has passed, and students
should find out if they made
it in the third week in
November.
The Rhododendron Royal
Courts will demonstrate their
talents in the Rhododendron
Showcase on Wednesday,
May 18, 2016, where the
Senior Court will compete
for the title of Queen
Rhododendra and King of the
Coast
and
scholarship
money.
For more information,
contact Annette Foglio at
503-381-7943, Cindy Wobbe
at cindywobbe@msn.com or
go the Florence Area
Chamber of Commerce web-
site.
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