SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2015
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State grants available for ‘Share a Pair’ to help
veterans, war memorials those in need at SOS
The Oregon Heritage of
Oregon Parks and Recreation
Department is offering grants
for the construction or restora-
tion of veterans and war
memorials.
New monuments should
recognize veterans and wars
not already recognized. Grants
for restoration could be used
for broken monuments, miss-
Club
ing elements of monuments or
the related design elements of
monuments for veterans or
earlier wars.
Details and the application
information are available at
www.oregon.gov/oprd/HCD/F
INASST/Pages/grants.aspx.
The application deadline is
Tuesday, Dec. 15. For more
information, call 503-986-0685.
The Boys and Girls Club
operates multiple after-school
programs, including the Teen
Center, the elementary after-
school program and several
elementary and middle school
sports and cheerleading pro-
grams.
Currently, between 25 and
35 sixth to 12th grade stu-
dents participate in Teen
Center activities. The center is
located at 1601 15th St.
For more information, call
541-902-0304.
from 1A
Trent hopes to establish a
monthly program of Boys and
Girls Club teens interacting
with Spruce Point residents in
various ways.
“With kids, you always
hear about the bad stuff that
goes on, but there is so much
good stuff,” Trent said. “As
you get to know these kids,
they just open their hearts to
you. It is a treasure.”
LCC
from 1A
According to LCC, Estill was
honored this past spring as
Oregon Youth Authority’s
Volunteer of the Year for his
commitment to at-risk youth
based at Camp Florence.
Estill, a retired Chevron Corp.
executive, received his Ph.D. in
geophysics at the University of
Hawaii.
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Warm socks for dad, slip-
per socks for mom, athletic
socks for brother, fashion
tights for sister or fun socks
for baby.
This time of year it’s very
important to remember to
treat the feet with new socks.
Siuslaw Outreach Services
(SOS) is in need of socks for
all members of the family, so
the Siuslaw High School
Interact Club has launched the
Storm
“The best way to stay safe in
times like this is to have an
emergency response plan,”
Kreitz said.
This includes an emergency
kit of food, water, first-aid sup-
plies, batteries, flashlights, a
radio and other supplies.
He also advised having an
escape route and a designated
meeting place in mind.
“Most of this has to be done
before the storm hits. You
might not be able to call 911.
You might have to provide your
own 911 service,” Kreitz said.
Other than tree hazards,
there was also a threat of flood-
ing along the Siuslaw River and
other coastal creeks.
DECEMBER 12, 2015 Baskets
from 1A
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Hay Ride, Craft , Free Ornament
Refreshments Provided
Santa will visit.
Located 10 miles out Canary Rd.
Questions?? Call Loni at 541-997-6933
State Farm Insurance
Christmas Open House
COURTESY PHOTO
Jaiden Haley (left) and Amelia Spires, from the Siuslaw High
Interact Club, get ready to distribute “Share a Pair for SOS”
donation boxes, a holiday sock drive, to local businesses.
from 1A
Annual Christmas Party
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“Share a Pair for SOS”
Holiday Sock Drive.
Interact has put donation
boxes at the Florence Events
Center, Banner Bank and the
Siuslaw High School mall.
The boxes will be out until
Friday, Dec. 18.
Next time you are in one of
the local stores and think of
your warm cozy feet, think of
others and Share a Pair for
SOS.
To purchase a gift, go to one
of the following local busi-
nesses and look at the Giving
Tree. Select one or more tags
from the tree, purchase the gift
and bring it back unwrapped
to the same Giving Tree.
Giving Trees can be found
at Able Insurance, AIC
Insurance, Banner Bank, Bi-
Mart, Coastal Fitness, Fred
Meyer, Hoberg’s Complete
Auto Repair, Lane Community
College Florence Center, On
Your Feet With a Splash,
Oregon First Community CC,
PHOTO BY AL KREITZ
The recent batch of storms brought high winds and heavy
rain to the area. Trees fell on properties, power lines and
across roads. Western Lane Ambulance District and
Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue responded when this tree
crashed onto a home on Buck Lake Road.
Oregon Pacific Bank, Real
Food Co-op, Rite Aid,
Shipping Shack, St. Mary’s
Church, Three Rivers Casino
Resort, Umpqua Bank, US
Bank, WA Federal Savings
and West Coast Autobody.
The Soroptimists are also
collecting donations of food
and money to provide a
Christmas dinner for the fami-
lies. This usually involves
potatoes, stuffing, a turkey and
the rest of the trimmings.
“We are still somewhat
struggling with funding,”
Fraley said. “We’re between
half and three-quarters of the
way funded to provide din-
ners. The community always
steps up.”
Food donations may be
dropped off at Holloway and
Associates CPA or Hoberg’s
Complete Auto Repair.
Monetary and toy donations
may be mailed to Soroptimist
of Florence, P.O. Box 1209,
Florence, OR 97439.
The toys and food baskets
will be given out on Saturday,
Dec. 19.
Soroptimist members and
other volunteers will disperse
food at 10 a.m. at Siuslaw
Middle School, 2525 Oak St.
The food dispersal is open to
any family in need in the
The National Weather
Service in Portland announced
that a flood watch and high surf
advisory continues through
today.
A flood watch means there is
a potential for flooding based
on current forecasts.
Landslides and debris flows
are possible during this flood
event. People, structures and
roads located below steep
slopes, in canyons and near the
mouths of canyons may be at
serious risk from rapidly mov-
ing landslides. Those living in
areas prone to flooding should
be prepared to take action
should flooding develop.
For updated road conditions
from the Oregon Department of
Transportation, go online to
www.tripcheck.com.
Florence Food Share service
area.
Soroptimists will disperse
toys at Florence Church of the
Nazarene, 1536 12th St., at 9
a.m.
For more information on
donating food or money, con-
tact Carol Bennett at 541-997-
9766. For more information on
the toy drive, contact Michelle
Fraley at 541-997-3434 or
Shasta McMullen at 541-997-
2413.
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NOTICE OF POTENTIAL ORDINANCE
PASSAGE
Wednesday, December 16
10am to 2pm
Stop by for some hot cider,
homemade goodies & Holiday cheer!
Let Paul show you a new car or truck.
Stop by today!
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We’ll be nice
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Friday, December 11th
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On December 14, 2015, the City of Florence City Council will
review and consider two ordinances concerning the following…
Ordinance No. 12, Series 2015 - An Ordinance proposing to add
and modify definitions and establish the permitted buildings and use
provisions for marijuana production, processing, wholesaling, and
sales facilities. The specific amendments can be found on the City
of Florence website at http://www.ci.florence.or.us/planning/recre-
ational-and-medical-marijuana-text-amendment-information.
Ordinance No. 13, Series 2015 - An Ordinance proposing to
establish the permitted use provisions for the manufacture and
wholesaling of food and beverage items accompanied by a retail
and/or restaurant where those items are sold, within Old Town Area
A. The specific amendments can be found on the City of Florence
website at http://www.ci.florence.or.us/planning/old-town-wholesale-
text-amendments-cc-15-07-ta-03.
This notice serves as official publication of the availability of the
ordinances. The full text of these Ordinances is available on the City
of Florence website at www.ci.florence.or.us, or may be inspected at
Florence City Hall, 250 Hwy 101, Florence, Oregon during regular
business hours. For more information about this notice, or any
Florence City Council proceedings, please contact City Recorder
Kelli Weese at 541-997-3437, or via email at kelli.weese@ci.flo-
rence.or.us.
Publication date: December 9. 2015