SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 2016
Siuslaw superintendent plans
information sharing meetings
to discuss school bond
Siuslaw School District
Superintendent Ethel Angal is
conducting information shar-
ing and listening meetings at
various locations in the com-
ing months regarding the dis-
trict asking voters to consider
a bond measure to construct a
new high school.
Angal will offer information
on the condition of the current
building and why the district
has proposed building new
versus remodeling, as well as
listen to questions or concerns
of community members.
The following meetings are
scheduled:
April 4 — 5:30 p.m.,
Siuslaw High School library,
2975 Oak St.
April 11 — 5:30 p.m.,
Siuslaw High School library,
2975 Oak St.
April 18 — 5:30 p.m.,
Siuslaw High School library,
2975 Oak St.; includes SHS
facility tour
April 22 — noon, Siuslaw
School District Office board-
room, 2111 Oak St.
April 29 — noon, Siuslaw
Public Library Bromley
Room, 1460 Ninth St.
May 1 — time TBD,
Unitarian
Universalist
Fellowship
May 2 — 5:30 p.m.,
Siuslaw High School library,
2975 Oak St.; includes SHS
facility tour
May 5 — noon, Siuslaw
School District Office board-
room, 2111 Oak St.
May 6 — time TBD, City
Club Presentation, Driftwood
Shores conference room
May 9 — 5:30 p.m.,
Siuslaw High School library,
2975 Oak St.
May 10 — noon, Rotary
Club presentation
For more information, con-
tact the district office at 541-
997-2651.
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Cooking soup heats, mois-
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and beans, which dramatically
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Recent studies confirm that
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alters the plants’ cell struc-
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Start your soups with a base
of water and fresh vegetable
juice, like carrot, celery or
tomato juice or a no-salt-
added vegetable broth, with
less than 200 mg of sodium
per cup.
Next, add some dry beans,
as they take the longest to
cook. Then, add some onions,
leeks or other members of the
Allium family, leafy green
vegetables, other vegetables
that you have on hand, and
some herbs, spices or fruits
like parsley, black pepper or
lemon.
Be sure to include some
cruciferous vegetables into
the mix, such as kale, bok
choy or cabbage.
Chop or blend most of the
vegetables before adding
them to the pot to form
organosulfur compounds in
the onions and isothio-
cyanates (ITCs) in the crucif-
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FACC to hear United Way’s ALICE report
Florence Area Community
Coalition (FACC) will host
Katy Colburn, Community
Resource Specialist for United
Way of Lane County, on
Wednesday, April 6, from 9 to
10:30 a.m., in the Bromley
Room at the Siuslaw Public
Library.
Colburn will be speaking
about ALICE, the recent
United Ways of the Pacific
Northwest report on Asset
Limited, Income Constrained
Employed households in
Oregon, Washington and
Idaho.
The ALICE report shows
that one-third of the Pacific
Northwest population strug-
gles every month to afford
basic necessities. ALICE fami-
lies work hard and earn above
the federal poverty level, but
not enough to afford a basic
household budget of housing,
food, utilities, child care, trans-
portation and health care.
ALICE families represent all
ages, races, ethnicities, and
live in every county in the
Pacific Northwest. Florence
has the largest percentage of
ALICE households at 51 per-
cent of total households.
Colburn will speak about the
report and offer strategies that
the FACC and Florence com-
munity can utilize to improve
the situation.
The featured agency for this
month is Boys and Girls Club.
Attendees are encouraged to
bring items to donate which
might include non-scratch
kitchen utensils for its newly-
established meal program,
along with girls’ softball equip-
ment or teen items for its club
store (gift cards, movie passes,
electronics items, etc.)
Students earn “Club Store
Bucks” by performing well in
school and exchange them for
store items. All are welcome to
attend the FACC meeting.
Refreshments will be served.
In addition, The United Way
will provide free 211 training
on Wednesday, April 6, at the
YACHATS — Yachats
Youth and Family Activities
Program (YYFAP) will hold its
annual
Dinner
Theater
Fundraiser on Friday, April 8.
The show is a special show-
ing of “The Odd Couple —
Female Version,” by Neil
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Siuslaw Library in the
Bromley room right after the
FACC monthly meeting, at
approximately 10:30 a.m.
Every day, across Oregon,
people are looking for help.
Oregon 211 is working to help
connect community members
to available services Monday
through Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Those who call 2-1-1 can
speak with a highly-trained call
specialist who can help find the
information and services need-
ed.
The call will be free and
confidential. Similar to 911,
211 is a one-stop connection to
local services, including utility
assistance, food, housing, child
care, after-school programs,
elder care, crisis intervention
and more. The 211 program is
ready to assist anyone find the
help they need.
There is no charge for the
class, but pre-register by sign-
ing up on florenceareacc@
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In addition to the lively
show, there are many items for
the silent and live auctions this
year, including several get-
away packages, such as a
night’s stay at TuTuTun Lodge
on the Rogue River, a two
nights’ stay at Old Town Inn in
Florence and a night’s stay at
Sea Quest Inn near Yachats.
There are also many items
from local businesses and sup-
porters.
Dinner is donated by Ona
Restaurant and Catering, with
chefs Anthony Velarde and
Michelle Korgan cooking up a
delightful meal of surf and turf.
This benefit for YYFAP
allows it to offer high-quality
programs for children and fam-
ilies in South Lincoln County.
YYFAP is a nonprofit, state-
certified childcare center offer-
ing preschool, after-school, lit-
eracy and other programs for
families.
Tickets are $60 per person,
with all proceeds benefiting
local children and families.
Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
Reservations are required.
Call 541-547-4599 to make a
reservation.
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