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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 2016 T O 9 A YOUR GOOD HEALTH COURTESY PHOTO How To Participate The fee to participate is $20. An ad for the Community Wide Garage Sale with a map of all participating sales will be published in the Siuslaw News on September 7th and 10th. Because of print deadlines, the registration deadline is 5pm August 30 2016. Northwest Express performs in Yachats You will also receive two offi cial Community Wide Garage Sale signs as well as a tip sheet on how to have a great sale. Please post signs only on private property with the owner’s consent. Posting signs on City utility poles, street or signal light poles, and median strips is against the municipal code. Additional maps will be available at the Florence Visitors Center and the Siuslaw News. Name _________________________________________________Phone____________________________ Address___________________________________Email__________________________________________ Subdivision name (if any) ____________________________________ Dates (CIRCLE): Friday 9/9 ___________ Saturday 9/10 Sunday 9/11 Times: ___________ ___________ 15-word description: Add’l ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ Date, times and address are included. Additional words over 15 are $0.50 each. Bring form and payment to 148 Maple St in Historic Old Town or mail to Siuslaw News PO Box 10, Florence, OR 97439 Call 541-902-3526 Online www.fl orencechamber.com Deadline is August 30th at 5pm to be included on the map. ___________ Nursing assistant graduates begin their healthcare careers at Regency Florence. The next free Nursing Assistant class begins soon. Call Regency Florence at 541- 997-8436 to reserve a spot or for more information. For music lovers, Sunday, Aug. 7, is the date for the next First Sunday Free Outdoor Concert in Yachats. Rob Tobias and The Northwest Express will perform. The concert will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Yachats Commons Picnic Shelter, 441 Highway 101. Rob Tobias and The Northwest Express features the songwriting of Tobias and talented players who bring alive a distinctive northwest expression. Their music is described as an exciting blend of blues, jazz, folk-pop, reggae and soul. Food and beverages will be available for purchase. COURTESY PHOTO Rob Tobias and The Northwest Express This free summer concert series is sponsored by the City of Yachats and Polly Plumb Productions (PPP). PPP is a tax-exempt organ- ization that supports and pro- motes music, dance perform- ances and art exhibitions in the Yachats area. Free dental clinic comes ‘From the Heart’ From the Heart Dentistry is a non-profit subsidiary of Korando Dental Group. For 30 years, From the Heart Dentistry has changed lives through free dental care for those who need it most, but who just can’t afford it. This year’s event takes place Thursday, Aug. 25, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Korando Dental Clinic, 1705 22nd St. in Florence. Each year 40 to 50 patients can have a thorough cleaning, extraction or certain other repairs done at no cost to them. These patients are typically uninsured, un- or under- employed and/or homeless men and women in the com- munity. VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT DANIEL CLEMENTS (DAN) Friends of Florence Dan Clements stepped forward in August of 2000 and volunteered to drive for the Friends of Florence, an organization that provides free transportation for cancer patients for the Florence are to and from the Willamette Valley, 5 days a week, 52 weeks a year since 1985. As of August 30, 2015. Dan had driven 27,536 miles. He has driven the second most miles of any driver since 1985. h e friends of l orence has provided over 1.25 million free miles of transportation since its inception. Dan was appointed to the Board of Directors on September of 2008 and assumed the position of Secretary of the board. Upon the death of our founder, P.T. Smith, on October 6, 2011 Dan was appointed to the role of Chief Operating Oi cer See Jim for your auto sales needs! 2150 Hwy. 101 • Florence (541) 997-3475 • 1-800-348-3475 (COO) and took over the responsibility of the day to day operations which he continues today. Dan has been a very valuable part of the success of the Friends of Florence. He just turned 80 years young and says he has no plans of retirement from being COO. Submitted by Tom Grove Friends of Florence P.O. 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