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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2016 Volunteers needed to drive cancer patients to Eugene The Friends of Florence, a nonprofit organization, is in need of volunteer drivers. The only requirement is a clean driving record and not age 80 or above. The organization provides transportation Monday thru Friday for cancer patients needing radiation treatment at the Williamette Valley Cancer Institute in Eugene or the Western Lane Community Foundation recently awarded a grant to Siuslaw Area Partnership to Prevent Substance Abuse (SAPPSA). The award will help SAPP- SA with education to prevent alcohol and drug abuse, including information about the mental and physical dam- Viewfinders name club’s top photos for 2015 Oregon Urology Center in Springfield. There is no charge for this service. The van leaves Peace Harbor Hospital at 8 a.m. and is usually back in Florence between noon and 1 p.m. Drivers usually only drive one day each month. For more information, con- tact Bart Mealer, driver super- visor, at 541-997-8663. WLCF grant given to help prevent substance abuse age caused by substance abuse. SAPPSA is a nonprofit organization serving the Siuslaw area with free educa- tional presentations for all ages. For more information, visit www.sappsa.org. 3 A Viewfinders Club “Photos of the Year” by (from left): Curt Peters, Ty Perry and Larry Bacon February was the Siuslaw Viewfinders Camera Club 12th annual banquet. Along with the usual festivities, food at the Elks Club and the installation of new officers, there were two contests. The monthly contest was “Anything Goes” or no theme at all and the result was an eclectic variety of photos. First place was taken by Curt Peters who just got back from Costa Rica. It was s beautiful closeup shot of a howler mon- key he got from the balcony of where he was staying. Second place went to Larry Bacon with a “solarized” print of a Sailboat “Sailing to Neverland.” Solarization is an unusual technique which can give a print a very surreal effect. Betty Romero took third place with a photo of a broken bottle with just the boots of people standing around it. The title was “What Happened.” The second contest was the Photo of the Year contest. Photographs presented for this annual contest must be fully ready to hang. Curt Peters again took first with a closeup of an unusual small green and red frog with huge eyes. Ty Perry captured second place with an exquisite photo of a Cedar Waxwing he cap- tured almost by accident when he was out photographing eagles; the colors and textures were exceptional. Third place went to Larry Bacon with “Peaceful Anchorage,” a photo of a sail- boat in a harbor of the San Juan’s taken at sunset. The next monthly meeting will be Monday, March 7, at 6 p.m., in the Bromley room of the Siuslaw Public Library. Spoken Word poetry class offered for high schoolers The Florence Regional Arts Alliance (FRAA) is sponsoring an eight-week Spoken Word Poetry Class called “Verbal Escape” for high school stu- dents. Classes begin tomorrow, March 3, from 4 to 5 p.m., at the Boys and Girls Club Teen Center. Spoken word poetry is a combination of poetry, acting and performing. If the students are interested, they can enter the Youth Spoken Word Poetry Contest, which will be a part of the Big Wave Poetry Fest taking place May 7 in Florence. A $100 prize will be offered to the winning youth poet. The class is taught by pub- lished poets Noah Schultz and Stephen Fowler, two young men who have transformed their lives through poetry. Students will learn the art of writing and performing “their stories.” All are welcome to this free class, which has been funded through a grant from Western Lane Community Foundation, and individual sponsors Ann Lathrop and Judy Ulrich. For more information, call Bettie Egerton at 503-910- 3625. Plover nesting enclosures erected early to avoid tides Provided by your home town newspaper, Shoppe is the only online directory featuring local businesses available on your smartphone, tablet or computer. Find exclusive deals and specials, make reservations, or schedule your next appointment. Visit 6KRSSHWRGD\DQGH[SHULHQFHDQHZZD\WR¢´QGORFDO businesses where and when you need them. www.shoppelocal.biz Logo Here Siuslaw News Shoppe™ is a trademark of News Media Corp. REEDSPORT — The Western snowy plover nesting season doesn’t begin until Tuesday, March 15, but beach- goers will be noticing fences and enclosures earlier this year. Because high tides will pre- vent the safe installation of fencing next week, Forest Service employees are erecting rope enclosures now through through March 4 around desig- nated nesting sites on the Siuslaw National Forest and within the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area. The Western snowy plover is a federally protected shorebird. Seasonal restrictions from March 15 through Sept. 15 Baker/Sutton beaches Siltcoos estuary north to within a mile of Sparrow Park Road Oregon Dunes Day Use beach Tahkenitch Creek estuary Ten Mile Creek estuary south to the Coast Guard South OHV Trail The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed Western snowy plovers as a threatened species in 1993. Habitat loss from invasive European beachgrass, as well as human disturbances, including litter and discarded food scraps which attract pred- ators, have contributed to the COURTESY PHOTO birds’ decline. Look for signs posted along beaches and dunes identify- Part of the Siuslaw National ing snowy plover nesting areas. Forest and its partners’ Dunes Restoration strategy is aimed at reduce disturbances while the National Forest wildlife biolo- removing European beachgrass birds are nesting. gist. “By sharing the beach, we near nesting areas to improve Campfires, pets, bicycles, can continue to make it an habitat conditions. off-highway vehicles and kites enjoyable place to be for all its Detailed information about are prohibited within the clo- inhabitants.” nesting restrictions on the sure areas as they can frighten Signs attached to the ropes Siuslaw National Forest, as nesting adults, causing them to notify visitors that the closures well as links to resources from abandon their eggs. won’t be enforced until March Oregon State Parks, can be “We appreciate everyone’s 15. found on the Siuslaw Web site efforts in helping this species Nesting areas within the at www.fs.usda.gov/siuslaw. recover on our Oregon beach- Siuslaw National Forest es,” said Cindy Burns, Siuslaw include: WEDNESDAY THURSDAY Tuesday 2/23 Roger Witherite Linda Stevens Florence Reedsport Grocery Outlet Price & Pride / Reedsport Wednesday 2/24 Dolores Hartley Clara Anderson-Kuhn Florence Florence MerDog Pet Spa Safeway Thursday 2/25 Elwin Price Pamela Girard Florence Florence Three Rivers Casino Resort Grocery Outlet Friday 2/26 Robert Strickler Dave Gruesz Florence Florence Three Rivers Casino Resort Safeway Saturday 2/27 David Rood Albert Thenell Florence Florence Safeway Morgan’s Country Kitchen Sunday 2/28 Jeff Gray Lonita Dalziel Florence Florence Three Rivers casino Resort Safewau Monday 2/29 Don Saxon Susan Cantrell Florence Eugene Safeway Three Rivers Casino Resort FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY MARCH 2 MARCH 3 MARCH 4 MARCH 5 MARCH 6 MARCH 7 MARCH 8 Afternoon Rain A Couple of Showers Cloudy becoming Rainy Rain, becoming heavy at times Rain A Couple of Showers possible Occasional Rain 57°F 51°F 58°F 51°F 57°F 50°F 58°F 49°F 54°F 46°F 53°F 42°F 52°F 39°F WHEN YOU ARE ON THE ROAD COUNT TO THREE Leave extra room behind the car in front of you in case a sudden stop is necessary. 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