SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 2016
Acupuncture, sustainable
healthcare at Green Fair
HAWAII
Those
curious
about
acupuncture can join local
acupuncturist, Patricia Immel,
M.Ac.O.M., L.Ac., to learn
what this effective and safe
medicine can do for better
health.
Immel will also discuss how
a
collaborative-integrative
healthcare model creates
healthcare sustainability. She
will be presenting at the Green
Fair, June 11, at 2:15 p.m., at
the Florence Events Center.
Many people are utilizing
acupuncture to help recover
from injury, illness, stress
related conditions and improve
their quality of health and life.
The
World
Health
Organization is an internation-
al proponent of acupuncture
for a wide range of health con-
cerns and diseases.
Acupuncture has the ability
to stimulate the innate healing
capacity within each of us
through its affect on the nerv-
ous, hormonal, immune and
musculo-skeletal system.
It is also very helpful for
people recovering from trau-
matic events.
The
Veterans
Administration
recognizes
acupuncture as an effective
treatment and a way to
decrease the need for medica-
tions for many veterans.
At Wellspring Clinic, Immel
offers a variety of acupuncture
treatment options including
private, personalized treatment
sessions and Points of Grace
community acupuncture.
Together with Dr. Mark
Immel, naturopathic physi-
cian, they are dedicated to
inspiring and supporting peo-
ple in their quest for a healthi-
er, happier life utilizing natural
medicine, wisdom and com-
passion.
Wellspring Clinic is located
at 1845 Highway 126, Suite H,
and online at www.TheWell
springClinic.com.
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WLCF awards $26,000 in scholarships
Western Lane Community
Foundation (WLCF) has
awarded 19 scholarships total-
ing $26,000 to deserving sen-
iors both at Siuslaw and
Mapleton High Schools this
year.
On Thursday, Arlis Ulman
and WLCF president Cindy
Forsyth presented 18 scholar-
ships at the annual Night of
Excellence held at Siuslaw
High School.
The following scholarships
were awarded: Joan Orr
Scholarship to both Reese
Siegal and Holly Hicks; Jack
and
Bobbie
Saubert
Scholarship to Mikaela Siegal;
and the Dick and Barbara
Whitmore Scholarship to Tyler
Williams.
The Larry and Florence
Englund Scholarship went to
Kaylee Howland; the Hal and
Lee
Hylton
Memorial
Scholarship to Marshal Teter;
and the Johnston Family
Scholarship was awarded to
Megan Donohue.
Hannah Bartlett was named
the recipient of the Art and Jean
Koning Scholarship; Nikita
Williams earned the Art and
Virginia
Robertson
Scholarship; Nicole Gordon
COURTESY PHOTO
WLCF 2016 scholarship winners
was awarded the Noel and
Mary Dobyns Scholarship; and
Anna Stonelake won the Elmer
Wait Scholarship.
The N. Judd Huntington
Scholarship went to Meghan
Pickell; the Justin Black
Scholarship was presented to
Anna Petros; Michael Mason
received the Cocciolo Family
Scholarship;
and
Taylor
Richards was awarded the
Roger and Sherrie McCorkle
Scholarship.
There
were
three
Beachcomber
Community
Scholarships this year, awarded
to Alexis Scheer, Taylor
Dotson and Paige Williams.
These scholarships were
made possible by the generous
bequests of past and present
individuals and or families in
this community.
The scholarships represent
the WLCF’s ongoing mission
of investing in the Western
Lane Community’s youth by
encouraging and supporting
their desire to further their edu-
cation.
The Foundation was found-
ed in 1974 and is a community
trust, private nonprofit organi-
zation attracting, administering
and distributing private charita-
ble resources for the benefit of
residents of Western Lane
County.
Visit www.wlcfonline.org
for more information.
To become a donor, contact
our executive director Gayle
Waiss at 541-997-1274 or
email WLCF@wlcfonline.org.
Florence gives away FloGro compost June 11
Due to the large response of
people that have come to the
City of Florence’s “FloGro”
Class A composted biosolids
product giveaways, Florence
Public Works Director Mike
Miller has announced the give-
away of one more batch of
composted biosolids, which
have received DEQ approval
and are ready for use on local
gardens.
“The demand for FloGro at
our prior giveaways has been
overwhelming. We ran out of
the product in less than 2 hours
at all of the events,” said
Miller. “We will be giving
away the latest batch to the
public on a first come, first
served basis.”
The event will be Saturday,
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June 11
Present
FLORENCE GREEN FAIR 2016
June 11, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
at the Wastewater Treatment
Plant at 794 Rhododendron
Drive. As long as supplies last,
each community member that
shows up will receive up to one
free cubic yard of composted
biosolids, nicknamed FloGro.
The Class A Biosolids
Composting Project was estab-
lished by the Public Works
Department, with the assis-
tance
of
Kennedy/Jenks
Consultants, as a pilot project
in 2010.
Public Works Director Mike
Miller saw the program as an
environmentally friendly way
to reduce the amount of money
spent on hauling biosolids to
the Short Mountain landfill,
located just outside Eugene.
Since the program has been
in place, the city has lowered
its spending on hauling and
disposal costs from $80,000
per year to $50,000 and expects
to continue to reduce that cost
to $35,000 on an annual basis.
“We’re able to produce a
Class A biosolids product
through a composting process
that combines our chipped yard
debris with our biosolids. The
end result is a sustainable com-
post supply for our community,
which benefits our rate payers
by reducing our biosolids costs
and producing a great soil
amendment,” said Miller.
The program was expanded
in 2013 after the City was
awarded a Waste Diversion
Opportunity Grant by Lane
County.
Class A composted biosolids
are a valuable resource, rich in
plant-essential nutrients and
organic matter. Using compost-
ed biosolids improves soil
health and allows the soil to
hold more water while letting it
drain and breathe better.
“This program allows us to
take care of two waste products
— yard debris and biosolids —
and produce a sustainable soil
amendment for our communi-
ty,” said Miller.
The city has also created a
raised bed demonstration gar-
den at the Wastewater
Treatment Plant. Six of the
raised beds have been adopted
by the Florence Garden Club.
The club has planted tomatoes,
raspberries,
strawberries,
herbs, sugar peas, green beans,
flowers, eggplant, cucumbers,
and zucchini. Public Works
staff has adopted two of the
raised beds and have planted
radishes, cabbage, lettuce,
tomatoes, zucchini, and onions.
In each of these raised beds, the
community can see firsthand
the types of plants that grow
well in the area.
FloGro is a beneficial
amendment to soil and an envi-
ronmentally-friendly alterna-
tive to petroleum-based and
chemical fertilizers. Not only
does FloGro help conserve
water in the soil, it is safe,
highly-regulated, and meets the
most restrictive toxics stan-
dards.
FloGro is not packaged.
Members of the public want-
ing to receive FloGro samples
must bring their own contain-
ers or a pickup truck.
For more information on the
City’s biosolids program, con-
tact Public Works at 541-997-
4106.
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Center
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