SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2016
Social studies, science fair
at Sonshine Christian
Sonshine Christian School
invites the public to a science
and social studies fair on
Tuesday, Feb. 9, from 6 to
7:30 p.m.
Students will exhibit their
displays
dedicated
to
Abraham Lincoln, Franklin
D. Roosevelt, Susan B.
Anthony, and Patrick Henry;
recite portions of well-known
speeches, and answer ques-
tions about their experience
at Florence’s only Christian
elementary school.
“Our school board presi-
dent, Nathan Large, came in
and did some pretty cool
electrical projects with the
students,” said principal
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Karen Nelson. “They wired a
door bell, a horn, blinking
lights, a rotating beacon and a
fan, all of which will be on
display.”
Nelson and school board
members will also be on hand
to answer questions about
what the kids learn, how they
interact in a multi-grade
classroom, field trips, com-
munity service projects, and
how much it costs.
Refreshments will be pro-
vided.
Sonshine Christian School
is at 4445 Highway 101, at
the Florence Seventh-day
Adventist Church, next to
Potter’s Tire and Automotive.
We are community minded with a passion
for the people we serve.
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216 Nopal Street (Old Town)
iuslaw Middle School (SMS) eighth graders symbolized the
“tired, poor, huddled masses” as they re-enacted the Ellis
Island immigrant experience Monday, Feb. 1, in the middle
school commons. Students went through processing, testing and
evaluation before eventually being cleared and allowed to take an
oath of loyalty to the United States of America. Earlier in the day,
Rachel Atkins, top left, presented her one-woman play, “The New
American,” to the students during three performances. SEAcoast
Entertainment Association sponsored the Living Voices presentation.
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The Oregon Watershed
Enhancement Board (OWEB)
awarded $86,020 to the
Siuslaw Coho Partnership at
the Jan. 26-27 board meeting.
The award was one of eight
grants totaling $937,369 pro-
vided to local organizations
statewide to support fish and
wildlife habitat and water qual-
ity programs that seek to devel-
op plans and partnerships that
support landscape-scale habitat
improvements for native fish
and wildlife.
“The members of the
Siuslaw Coho Partnership have
a successful history of bringing
together
local
partners,
landowners and agencies to
plan and implement restoration
projects in the Siuslaw and
Coastal Lakes watersheds,”
said Dan Carpenter, Siuslaw
Watershed Council executive
director. “We are excited to be
able to apply this experience to
the development of restoration
plans for coho salmon popula-
tions in the Siuslaw and
Coastal Lakes watersheds.
“Restoration projects such as
these support the local econo-
my and communities during
project implementation and
into the future, as residents and
visitors alike enjoy the benefits
of healthy ecosystems that sup-
port strong coho populations.”
The
Siuslaw
Coho
Partnership is a collaboration
between
the
Siuslaw
Watershed
Council,
the
Confederated Tribes of the
Coos, Lower Umpqua, and
Siuslaw Indians, the Siuslaw
Soil and Water Conservation
District, the Siuslaw National
Forest, and the Eugene District
BLM.
The Partnership will be
developing restoration plans
that will lead to on-the-ground
projects that increase the qual-
ity and quantity of key coho
salmon spawning and rearing
habitat in the Siuslaw and
Coastal Lakes watersheds.
Work on this planning phase
is expected to begin March 1,
2016, and be completed by
June 2017, and is expected to
lead to on-the-ground projects
in subsequent years.
Funding for grants awarded
by the OWEB Board comes
from three primary sources:
the Oregon Lottery, Salmon
License Plate revenues and
Federal Pacific Coast Salmon
Recovery funds.
Since 1999, the Oregon
Lottery has provided over
$500 million to OWEB’s grant
program that helps restore,
maintain
and
enhance
Oregon’s watersheds.
Combined, the lottery has
earned more than $9 billion for
watershed enhancements, pub-
lic education, state parks and
economic development.
For more information about
the Oregon Lottery visit
www.oregonlottery.org.
For additional information
about this project contact Dan
Carpenter, SWC Executive
Director, at coordinator@
siuslaw.org or 541-268-3044.
City of Florence seeks corrections officer
Florence is accepting appli-
cations for a full-time correc-
tions officer through Monday,
Feb. 15, at 5 p.m.
The corrections officer is
responsible for enforcing the
rules and regulations of the
City of Florence Jail, prevent-
ing escapes, maintaining order
and discipline among inmates
to and from cells to court and
other related appointments
and providing supervision of
security while maintaining
custody of those detained.
The salary will be $22.83 to
$26.49 an hour.
A job description with more
detail and a list of require-
ments
is
available
at
www.ci.florence.or.us/police/
corrections-officer-0.
Applications should be sub-
mitted to Human Resources,
City of Florence, 250
Highway 101, Florence, OR
97439.
Questions may be directed
to Megan Messmer at 541-
902-2182.
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