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126TH YEAR ❘ ISSUE NO. 56
SERVING WESTERN LANE COUNTY SINCE 1890
‘Power
of One’
levels up
FLORENCE, OREGON
Hair today,
gone tomorrow
Boys and Girls Club executive director
loses bet, but members win big on grades
Event founder takes
on new partner
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Kaylee Graham and Ava Glowacki
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Kaylee Graham and Ava
Glowacki have taken on the roles
of “power girls” as they promote
the sixth year of the Power of
Florence, held this Saturday at
various locations around town.
With the support of their families,
community sponsors and the
Florence City Council, the girls
aim to make this year’s day of
service projects the best one yet.
Kaylee was just 11 when she
started Power of “One” with the
support of her civic-minded par-
ents, Shannon and Tod Graham.
“In 2011 I went before the city
council to ask permission to invite
the whole town to what I envi-
sioned as a citywide day of giving
back. I was about to show how
much volunteering meant to me
with that very successful first
year,” she said.
Now, the 16-year-old is driving
and already preparing for college
and a future where she might not
be as involved.
“I want this day to continue
after I’m gone, that’s why I
appointed Ava to carry on with
me,” Kaylee said. “Ava is a bright,
caring, good-hearted young lady.”
Ava, 11, is the daughter of Gabe
and Ella Glowacki. The girls have
been friends since Ava was in
kindergarten. Kaylee even babysat
for the Glowackis.
Ava said, “Kaylee basically told
me I was helping last year. I just
really want to help make a differ-
ence in the community. And it’s
really fun, too, and I get to hang
out with Kaylee.”
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Boys and Girls Club
of Western Lane County
Executive Director
Chuck Trent makes
good on a grades
wager July 6 by having
his head shaved by
club members in
exchange for them
collectively receiving
more than 40 A’s.
Three Rivers Casino expands nonsmoking area
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Three Rivers Casino
Resort will increase its non-
smoking gaming area to
almost 12,000 square feet —
about 40 percent of its total
gaming floor — on July 29.
The expansion will make
the Florence casino one of the
largest nonsmoking gaming
areas in Oregon.
“They asked, we listened,”
said Mike Rose, COO at
Three Rivers Casino Resort.
“Guests will now be able to
stay in the hotel, eat, drink
and play new slots, poker and
keno all in a nonsmoking
environment.”
According to Director of
Consumer Marketing Rich
Colton, in addition to an
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oys and Girls Club of Western Lane County
Executive Director Chuck Trent paid a bet he was
happy to lose last week at Lisa’s Barber Shop.
Trent bet the 40 Teen Center
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club members that if they collec-
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tively received 40 A’s and four
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straight-A grade cards at the end
of the school year, he would shave his beard and head and
take them all to Splash! Lively Park Swim Center in
Springfield.
With only 40 percent of member cards turned in, Trent
was toast. The members blew past his challenge with 53
A’s and five straight-A grade cards, and more than half the
grade cards have not yet been turned in.
On July 6, Trent sat in the barber’s chair while club
members took turns shaving off patches of his distinctive
thick white curls. Under the close guidance of barber Susan
Allison, members gave Trent an impressive Mohawk cut.
After a flurry of photographs, club members resumed the
task of converting Trent’s pate into a bowling ball.
The club’s Teen Center grade results at the end of the
2015-16 school year are even more significant given the
club’s tentative start at the begin-
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ning of the school year.
A T A GLANCE : Cleawox Lake, located within
Jessie M. Honeyman Memorial State Park three
miles south of Florence on Highway 101, is perfect
for swimming, kayaking and fishing.
Surrounded by golden dunes, the 76.5-acre lake
has restroom facilities, a bathhouse, a fishing dock
and a large paved parking lot with a viewpoint
overlooking the recreational area. The steep sand
dunes are great places to practice sandboarding or
play in the sand.
Picnickers and groups can reserve the Cleawox
Picnic Shelter and visitors can rent kayaks, canoes
and paddleboats for use on the water.
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everyone take a step toward
healthier lives.”
Colton said the casino con-
tinues to look for ways to
improve the gaming experi-
ence for all patrons.
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expanded nonsmoking area
with 150 games and the new
private Keno and poker
lounge, the casino floor will
feature 300 new game titles.
“This is more than just a
business move,” Rose said.
“We believe we can help
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