SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2016
3 A
New applicants being WLCF awards summer school scholarships
accepted for LIHEAP
Low Income Home Energy
Assistance Program(LIHEAP)
is a federally funded utility
assistance program designed
to help low income house-
holds deal with increase heat-
ing costs that come during the
winter months. Recently,
LIHEAP has announced
some of its funds went
unspent this past season.
Therefore, Siuslaw Outreach
Services (SOS) is accepting
new applicants for the pro-
gram between now and Aug.
31.
Those who have not
received LIHEAP funds since
Nov. 1, 2015, are eligible to
apply.
For more information, con-
tact SOS at 541-997-2816.
45%
OFF Implants NOW
FREE CONSULTATION
See the
DentureMaster’s
difference, we do
it all right here!
Dr. James Ridley,DDS
206 Nopal Street
Florence, OR 97439
CALL NOW
541-997-6226
Visit us online: www.TheSiuslawNews.com.
Over the last two years,
Western Lane Community
Foundation (WLCF) has added
six scholarships to its summer
scholarship program. For the
2016 summer cycle, a total of
eight continuing education
scholarships were awarded to
students in the Siuslaw and
Mapleton school district geo-
graphic boundary.
Two years ago, the WLCF
scholarship committee found
that there was a gap in scholar-
ship funding for those who
want to return to or who are in
the middle of their higher edu-
cation.
For 2015, the WLCF board
added
four
Continuing
Education Scholarships to the
existing Arlis Ulman Nursing
and Don Tiegan Second
Chance Scholarships. For
2016, The Beachcomber
Community Fund allocated
$2,000, following an extreme-
ly successful scholarship drive.
WLCF has announced the
2016 summer scholarship pro-
gram recipients.
The $3,000 Arlis Ulman
Nursing Scholarship was
awarded to Emily Laing.
Laing works at PeaceHealth
and carries a 3.2 grade point
average
in
the
Lane
Community College nursing
program.
Tiffany Dempsey, an United
States Air Force veteran, was
given the Don Tiegan Second
Chance Scholarship to attend
Lane Community College
majoring in Dental Hygiene.
She received a $1,500
Scholarship.
The two $1,000 Beach-
comber Community Scholar-
ships went to Kylie Brandt and
Jorge Loza Sanchez.
Brandt, a junior at Western
Oregon University, has a 3.62
GPA and majors in psychology
with the intent to eventually
become an elementary school
speech pathologist. Brandt
was a past recipient of the
Florence Future First Citizen
Award.
Sanchez is entering his sen-
ior year majoring in mechani-
cal engineering at Oregon
State University. His GPA is
3.5 and he intends to work in
the automotive design indus-
try.
Elyssa
Emerson,
Lila
Pattison, Elizabeth Wartnik
and Alexandra South each
received a $1,000 WLCF
Continuing Education Scho-
larship.
Emerson’s scholarship will
be used to continue her educa-
tion as a freshman at George
Fox University, where she is
majoring in English and music
education with the intent to
become a teacher.
She has been home
schooled, lives in Mapleton
and looks forward to attending
the university.
Pattison,
also
home
schooled, with a GPA of 3.73,
will be attending Cedarville
University in Ohio, majoring
in nursing and plans to become
a Midwife. She currently lives
in Deadwood.
Wartnik will start her sopho-
more year at George Fox
University, wher she carries a
3.84 GPA in her music major.
She also received a $1,000
scholarship in 2015 from
WLCF.
WLCF’s final Continuing
Education Scholarship winner
is Alexandra South.
She will be entering her
sophomore year at Lane
Community College majoring
in physical therapy with a GPA
of 3.0. She balances her
schooling while working full
time as a nursing assistant at
Regency Florence.
Western Lane Commun-
ity Foundation distributed
$36,500 in education scholar-
ships this year between both
the spring and summer scholar-
ship program cycles.
Visit the WLCF website at
www.wlcfonline.org for a short
overview of the foundation.
For information regarding
how to become a donor or set
up a scholarship, contact exec-
utive director Gayle Waiss at
541-997-1274 or email WLCF
@wlcfonline.org.
Houghtaling to speak at next Herbalist meeting
The
Florence
Herb
Enthusiasts is welcoming back
Laurel Bay Gardens’ local hor-
ticulturist Kermit Houghtaling.
He will be the guest presen-
ter at the August meeting, shar-
ing his extensive knowledge of
environmentally friendly pest
and disease control for herb
gardens.
With all the new (and old)
information available at our
fingertips, it can become con-
fusing or even overwhelming
to try and make the best choic-
es for the environment.
So come and learn firsthand
from an expert.
Houghtaling will answer all
your questions about products
like Diatomaceous Earth,
Neem Oil and copper tape, to
name a few.
He will talk about natural
insects vs. insect treatments
and cures provided by lady-
bugs, nimatoad and others.
Houghtaling will also pro-
vide valuable information
regarding weed control, as
well as home remedies derived
from household items you
probably already have in the
cupboard.
B IG D OG D ONUTS
The meeting will be
Thursday, Aug. 18, beginning
at 11 a.m., at the New Life
Lutheran Church, 2100 Spruce
St., next to Florence Food
Share.
Through monthly meetings
and special events, the
Florence Herb Enthusiasts
explore, experience and learn
about culinary, craft, folklore
and medicinal use of herbs.
HAS ITS DAY
JORDAN
COVE WILL
PROVIDE
Local Jobs
TO KEEP OUR
KIDS HERE
CHANTELLE MEYER/SIUSLAW NEWS
Florence Area Chamber of Commerce welcomed Big Dog Donuts and Deli, 1136
Highway 101, as a new member Monday. Chamber Ambassadors and Executive
Director Bettina Hannigan stayed for donuts, coffee and lunch at the specialty deli.
For more information on joining the chamber, go to florencechamber.com.
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
AUGUST 17
AUGUST 18
AUGUST 19
AUGUST 20
AUGUST 21
AUGUST 22
AUGUST 23
Low Clouds,
then Sunny
Cloudy,
then Sunny
Sunny
and Warmer
Sunny and
Pleasant
Partly Sunny
and Pleasant
Partly
Sunny
Mostly
Sunny
and Cooler
68°F
52°F
73°F
54°F
85°F
53°F
78°F
53°F
73°F
51°F
73°F
51°F
65°F
51°F
Need to Sell? Call Mike and Wanda TODAY! Relocating? Call Mike and Wanda!
Wanda Johnson, Broker
Cell: 541-999-1670
wanda@cbcoast.com
Mike Johnson , Broker
Cell: 541-999-0836
mike@cbcoast.com
“We FOCUS on meeting your
Real Estate needs”.
LEARN MORE AT
C OAST R EAL E STATE
BOOSTSOUTHWESTOREGON.ORG
D EADLINE
FOR
100 Hwy 101, Florence OR 97439
www.cbcoast.com
P RESS R ELEASES I S E VERY M ONDAY
AND
T HURSDAY
BY
N OON . E MAIL P RESS R ELEASES @T HE S IUSLAW N EWS . COM .