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2 A SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 2016 BIRTH OBITUARY PEARSON—James S. “Jim” Pearson, 71, of Florence, passed away and went to be with the Lord on July 2, 2016, at his home with his family and friends sur- rounding him. Jim was born on Nov. 5, 1944, in Sacramento, Calif., to Harold James and Margaret Rose Weeks Pearson. He spent his life devoting himself to his family and the community of Florence with the Florence fire department and Western Lane Ambulance District. His passions were his family and fishing and hunting. He is survived by his wife Peggy; his son, Ronnie, and his wife Kim; his son Jimmy; his daughter, Lori, and her husband Mark; grandchil- dren: James, Alicia and Dustin; great-grandchildren: Hunter, Keelin, Riley, Kelley and Jewel; his brother, J.D.; his like-sons Matt and Stecher; and many very close friends. Funeral Services will be held Friday, July 8, at 10 a.m., at the First Baptist Church. Contributions in his name can be made to the Peace Harbor Home Health and Hospice. A very special thank you goes to the Florence Emergency Room, local hos- pice caregivers, Dr. Jalilain and Stecher. Burns’s Riverside Chapel Florence Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Private interment was held at Pacific Sunset Cemetery. VAN BRUNT—Kimberly Lynn Van Brunt, a girl weigh- ing 7 lbs., 2 ozs., was born to Deanna Lynn Van Brunt of Florence on June 28, 2016, at 11:23 a.m., at PeaceHealth Peace Harbor Medical Center. SMART brings early literacy program to local youth meaningful partnership that will bring community mem- bers into the school to sup- port literacy. “I’m really excited about having SMART at Siuslaw Elementary. It is exactly what our kids need,” said Harklerode. The program, which will serve Siuslaw’s third- graders, will use SMART’s proven model of pairing adult volunteers with stu- dents for one-on-one reading sessions in combination with access to books to take home and keep. SMART will support exist- ing literacy efforts at Siuslaw to help all students meet or exceed the third-grade read- ing benchmark, which is widely recognized as a key indicator of a child’s future educational success. Brown said, “SMART South Coast is thrilled to be welcoming back Siuslaw Elementary after an eight- year hiatus, and we look forward to a long partnership with Principal Michael Harklerode at Siuslaw and the Florence community.” The SMART program at Siuslaw will begin running in early October. SMART’s goal is to serve 30 third- grade students this year at Siuslaw. SMART welcomes volun- teers to the Siuslaw program. SMART volunteer readers commit to one hour a week for 28 weeks. Anyone interested in vol- unteering with SMART can contact Cheryl Brown at 541-266-7476 or cbrown@ getsmartoregon.org. SMART is a statewide nonprofit organization that envisions an Oregon where every child can read and is empowered to succeed. Relay For Life FUNDRAISER IMPOUNDMENT SATURDAY , JULY 16 AT EAGLES CLUB IN REEDSPORT DINNER BEGINS AT 5PM Spaghetti Dinner Cash bar on site, Live music by “Strange Brew” until 10pm Crews work on Rhody Drive shoulder City of Florence will begin construction of the Rhododendron Drive Shoul- der Extension Project the week of July 7. Construction will occur during the day, and residents will experience single lane closures with flaggers con- ducting traffic control. The intersections of 11th Street, Wildwinds and Center Road (to Greentrees) will remain accessible from Rhodo- dendron Drive. No detours are planned. The contractor will first set up traffic control and remove vegetation from both the east and west side of the road. Mapleton holds auction to establish new pre-K program MAPLETON — A lasagna dinner and auction fundraiser will be held Saturday, July 9, in the Mapleton Elementary School cafeteria, with all pro- ceeds going to establish a pre- K program in the Mapleton School District. The school is at 10870 E. Mapleton Road. Tickets are $10 for adults or $7 for children age 11 and under and can be purchased at Banner Bank in Florence and Mapleton, Mapleton Food and Fuel and the Deadwood Market. Dinner will be served from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., with a silent auction from 4:30 to 6 p.m., followed by a live auction. Construction work will begin on the east side of the road first, followed by the west side in mid summer. The city hopes to have con- struction completed by the end of October. For more information on the project, go to ci. florence.or.us. WEATHER DATA D ATE H IGH June 28 June 29 June 30 July 1 July 2 July 3 July 4 Rainfall (beverage not included) Purchase your tickets on site or Jitterbug N Java, Heidi’s Grind, The Eagles bartenders and Deb All proceeds go to Relay For Life Team: Reedsport For more information call Deb at 541-361-6083 13040 A male German shepherd/ retriever mix #13040 has been impounded at the Oregon Coast Humane Society. Call 541-997-4277 or stop by the shelter at 2840 Rhododendron Drive to claim. Visit OCHS on the web at florencehumane.org. www.RelayForLife.Org/FlorenceOR L OW R AIN 66 67 67 67 69 70 67 Month: 0.00” Tickets $7.00 per person 44 44 43 43 50 48 43 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Week: 0.00” Year: 39.35” Courtesy of Roger Cunningham VOICE YOUR OPINION! Write a Letter to the Editor today. Email Editor@TheSiuslawNews.com. 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CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK Oregon’s largest volunteer literacy program, SMART (Start Making A Reader Today), is excited to announce that it will be open- ing a new program at Siuslaw Elementary School in Florence this fall. SMART, which currently serves coastal communities from Astoria to Brookings, is delighted to be returning to Florence to provide one-on- one reading support to local students, as well as books for children to keep and read with their families. Siuslaw Elementary School Principal Michael Harklerode and SMART Area Manager Cheryl Brown are looking forward to a