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126TH YEAR ❘ ISSUE NO. 65
SERVING WESTERN LANE COUNTY SINCE 1890
Midnight
in Florence
New literary salon inspires
movement among writers
FLORENCE, OREGON
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More than 50 people attended a literary salon Aug. 6
set in the tradition of Parisian salons of the 1930s.
riters on the River and author Catherine
Rourke welcomed more than 50 writers, com-
munity members and walk-ins to “Midnight in
Florence,” a literary salon, at Florence Regional Arts
Alliance (FRAA) Art Center last Saturday night.
In the tradition of Gertrude Stein’s famous Parisian
salons of the 1930s, Rourke hopes to encourage area
writers to meet together and read work aloud at monthly
creative gatherings.
“The salons in Paris were convivial events,” Rourke
explained. “It was all about soirees and people jumping
in cars going from party to party. But amazing litera-
ture was born out of the
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HEALTH
Palliative
care coming
to Florence
Hospital, ambulance
district look to help
homebound patients
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The concept of home visits is as
old as American medicine, but hav-
ing a doctor or other care provider
actually make house calls is almost
unheard of in today’s high-tech
world of medicine.
PeaceHealth Peace Harbor
Medical Center and Western Lane
Ambulance are
actively seek-
ing to bring
medical care
back into the
home or nurs-
ing home of
patients who
are not physi-
Dr. Stephen
cally able to
Kerner
make clinic or
hospital appointments.
Dr. Stephen Kerner, director of
Peace Harbor’s Home Health
Hospice, is looking to head up the
new palliative care program.
By definition, palliative care
relieves pain or suffering without
dealing with the underlying cause.
It is not designed to cure or heal.
According to Kerner, palliative
care is similar to hospice, which is
covered by Medicare or Medicaid
if the patient has a life expectancy
of fewer than six months. However,
palliative care is not covered by
Medicare or Medicaid and has no
life-expectancy restrictions.
“People can seek out active treat-
ment while they are in chemothera-
py or on dialysis,” Kerner said.
“They can be seeking treatment and
still receive a team-based
approach.”
He added, “If you have a sick-
ness, you are ill and you are scared.
You and your family want people
around you who will support you
and your family.”
The “team” is comprised of doc-
tors, nurses, volunteers and chap-
lains. Because Peace Harbor
receives no Medicare or Medicaid
compensation for palliative servic-
es, it must be self-funded.
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TR Hunter becomes new
chamber underwriter
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ld Town visitors spotted otters swimming in the Siuslaw River on Thursday, catching
glimpses from the Siuslaw River Interpretive Center and Gazebo Park on Bay Street.
The otters chatted with each other and ate shellfish before disappearing into their
burrow. The Siuslaw is also a prime location to watch birds and other wildlife.
Florence Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director
Bettina Hannigan and TR Hunter Real Estate owner Tim Sapp
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THIS WEEK ’ S
Florence Area Chamber of Commerce
has gained a new corporate underwriter,
TR Hunter Real Estate.
Chamber Executive Director Bettina
Hannigan said she met with TR Hunter
owner Tim Sapp this week to talk about
the benefits of being a distinguished
sponsor or underwriter.
The chamber offers memberships
from $125 for associate members to
$2,500 for distinguished partners, with
tiered membership advantages.
After further discussion with
Hannigan, Sapp decided to make the
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real estate company an underwriter, pay-
ing $10,000 for the chamber’s most
exclusive membership package, which
includes additional advertising and pro-
motion, mentorship, network develop-
ment and event tickets.
TR Hunter now joins Three Rivers
Casino Resort as the only two corporate
underwriters of the chamber. The last time
the chamber had a new underwriter was in
2012-13, when Sea Lion Caves joined in
honor of its 80th anniversary.
The money goes to support the cham-
ber’s general fund for local events and fes-
tivals, economic development and more.
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