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❘ / SIUSLAWNEWS ❘ @ SIUSLAWNEWS SATURDAY EDITION DOUBLE DRIBBLE Art books to be auctioned SPORTS — B INSIDE — A6 ❘ NOVEMBER 28, 2015 ❘ $1.00 SERVING WESTERN LANE COUNTY SINCE 1890 IT’S ABOUT Siuslaw News A brisk fall morning was the perfect setting for the Fuller family to begin distributing 650 pairs of new gloves to Siuslaw Elementary School fourth and fifth graders on Nov. 20, as part of Nathan and Amber Family shares need for heart-health awareness through glove giveaway program Fuller’s heart-health awareness campaign, “It’s About Heart.” “Last year, our son Thomas passed away from heart disease,” said Amber Fuller. “We are try- ing to spread the word and let everybody know they need to have their hearts checked.” The gloves came in a multi- tude of girl and boy friendly colors with special fingertips that allow the wearer to use a smart phone while having the gloves on. Each pair of gloves came individually packaged with an attached message from the Fullers that read: “Always remember to check your heart. It can save your life. In memo- ry of Thomas Fuller.” “The reason our son passed away is because his condition was undetected,” Amber said. “His heart condition was some- thing he was born with. That is why we are doing this. “We want everyone to know that it is an important thing to do.” See HEART 7A JACK DAVIS/SIUSLAW NEWS B Y J ACK D AVIS FLORENCE, OREGON Siuslaw Elementary School students choose their favorite pair of gloves donated by the Fuller family to promote heart health. PILE ON THE PIE Dawn of a new age for Senior Center All welcome when age restriction is lifted Dec. 14 B Y C HANTELLE M EYER Siuslaw News PHOTOS BY JACK DAVIS/SIUSLAW NEWS M embers of the Siuslaw High School senior class served pies to Florence seniors during the Thanksgiving Pie Social held at the high school Tuesday. The event was hosted by the KCST radio “Viking Hour” broadcast crew to help high school seniors and community seniors connect. Thief steals port boardwalk Christmas lights B Y J ACK D AVIS Siuslaw News INSIDE This holiday season will look a little less bright at the Port of Siuslaw, where strands of Christmas lights had to be removed from the boardwalk’s lampposts after a thief stole more than 60 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coastal Events . . . . . . . . . . . Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Religion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lightbulbs over two nights. Last Saturday, port staff hung 10 strands of LED lights from the 10 lamp- posts along the boardwalk east of Old Town. “I got to see them after dark and it looked awe- some,” interim port manag- er Dina McClure said. B7 A8 A4 A5 The next day, staff dis- covered 36 bulbs missing. Undeterred, the port ordered replacement bulbs on Monday. The replace- ments arrived Tuesday, but when a staff member went to replace the missing bulbs, he discovered 27 more had been stolen. School Zone . . . . . . . . . Insert SideShow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B6 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B Word on the Street . . . . . . . A6 THIS WEEK ’ S Florence Area Chamber of Commerce met with port staff to remove the lights on Wednesday. The chamber may use them elsewhere in town. Chamber Director Cal Applebee said, “There has been a big effort on the part of the Port of Siuslaw, the City of Florence and Central Lincoln PUD to bring our Christmas holiday festival up a notch and it’s too bad this has to happen.” “I hope whoever is doing this gets coal in their stock- ing,” McClure said. The port filed a report with the Florence Police. TODAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY 49 36 50 39 50 40 53 46 WEATHER Full Forecast, A3 Florence Senior Center will be able to host events for a larger age range starting Monday, Dec. 14, when the 60-and-above age restrictions are lifted. The City of Florence received a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) to construct the Senior Center on city property at 1570 Kingwood St. It was completed in 2010. The CDBG included restrictions that limited the use of the facility to seniors 60 years or older, as defined by the state and federal governments. According to the grant contract, the restrictions would end after five years. “We are thrilled to finally open our doors to the entire community,” said Christine May, senior center board presi- dent. During the Florence City Council meet- ing Nov. 16, Assistant to the City Manager Megan Messmer outlined what the changes will mean for the city’s management agree- ment with the center. “As you know, our senior center was completed about five years ago when we entered into the current agreement,” Messmer said. “The term of the agreement takes us to 2031, or 15 more years.” The agreement now reads, “the primary purpose of the facility is for seniors in our community, but it can be utilized by people of all ages.” The council agreed to the revised agree- ment, including reducing reports to the council to one a year. “Our purpose will not change,” reiterat- ed May. “We will still provide services and activities geared to our senior population, but there will be no arbitrary age limits.” In the past five years, the senior center lost a number of rentals due to the age restrictions. “Now we don’t have to ask if every member of a group is 60 or older,” said May. Once the restriction lifts, the center can rent space out to local groups for meetings and events, in addition to their regular pro- gramming. This will allow the center to supplement its income with use fees. S IUSLAW N EWS 125 TH Y EAR ❘ I SSUE N O . 95 C OPYRIGHT 2015 See SENIOR 7A CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK THESIUSLAWNEWS . COM
