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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 2016 17th annual Habitat BeachWalk set for Sept. 10 Florence Habitat for Humanity’s annual communi- ty event, the 2016 BeachWalk will be held Saturday, Sept. 10, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The beach walk starts at the North Jetty and continues to the Driftwood Shores, then back to the North Jetty. Part of the fun will include snacks and refreshments for people and dogs, and enter- tainment. In addition, any walker rais- ing $100 or more will be given a Habitat T-shirt. All are welcome to partici- T EEING 3 B OFF FOR A GOOD CAUSE pate, including leashed dogs. Join the walk and celebrate Habitat for Humanity’s mis- sion to eliminate poverty hous- ing in the world. Every dollar raised goes toward the purchase of materi- als and supplies for building houses in Florence. Anyone interesetd in volun- teering for Habitat projects can stop in the Habitat office, 2004 Highway 101 (in the Grocery Outlet shopping center) for a brochure form or donation envelope, or call 541-902- 9227. Let me Showcase your property. COURTESY PHOTO On Saturday, Aug. 13, 120 golfers teed off during the third annual Viking Cup at Ocean Dunes Golf Links. At each hole, golfers were met by a volunteer offering a sample of specialty crafted beer donated by Columbia beverages and hand selected by the Beachcomber Pub. At the end of the event, participants were treated to a steak dinner to cap off the day. The fundraiser netted $9,340, which was split between Western Lane Baseball Association (WLBA) and Siuslaw Volleyball Club (SVC). Pictured are (from left): Sonja Ingle of SVC, Todd Hennessey of WLBA, Bob Rannow of Ocean Dunes, Dirk Anderson of WLBA, Scott McMillan of Columbia Beverage, Scott Waiss of Beachcomber, Mike Edmonds of SVC and Mike Rose, event organizer and COO of Three Rivers Casino Resort. Richard Beaudro Principal Broker 541 991-6677 87977 Kelsie Way – Desirable Heceta South lo- cation, almost 1 acre lot with septic and water al- ready installed. Partially cleared and ready for home plans. Only a few lots left in Heceta South. $85,000. #2533-15067114 1749 Highway 101 • 541-997-1200 N ATURALIST - LED The public is invited to par- ticipate in upcoming naturalist- led bird walks on the beach. Dale Dombrowski, a volunteer with the Siuslaw National Forest and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, will lead these walks at Siltcoos Beach south of Florence. Participants will meet in the Siltcoos Beach parking area at the listed time (below). The Visit the Siuslaw News online at WWW.THESIUSLAWNEWS.COM 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. 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. BIRDWALKS CONTINUE AT walk will cross over the dune to the beach and will last 90 min- utes or longer. Pets are not allowed and par- ticipants should bring binocu- lars, water, sunscreen and clothing appropriate for the weather. Walks will be held: Saturday, Aug. 20, at 8 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 28, at 8:30 a.m. Each walk is limited to 12 people and participants must be age 12 or older to participate. Make sure to RSVP at tripod 3401@yahoo.com. Dombrowski is a volunteer naturalist from New Mexico. He has taught numerous Audubon education programs and is a former National Park Service Interpretive and Natural Resources Ranger who S ILTCOOS worked on raptor monitoring and bird migration. Birds that have been observed in the Siltcoos Beach area include bald eagles, osprey, great blue herons, whimbrel, semipalmated plover, American golden plover, snowy plover, Baird’s sandpiper, brown pelicans and more. Numbers system along beaches enhances safety Visitors and residents to local beaches may have noticed large, neon-green num- bered signs on the beach. Those numbered signs were installed by Oregon State Parks to help visitors convey their location in the event of an emergency. Over the past several years, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department has installed more than 400 of the numbered signs as part of a significant beach safety program. They are locat- ed along the Oregon coast at both public and private beach access points from the most northern sign at Fort Stevens State Park all the way south to Crissey Field State Recreation Site near the California border. Ocean Shores Specialist Callum Stevenson, involved in the project for Oregon State Parks, states the physical por- tion of the project was com- pleted over the past several DEBORAH HELDT CORDONE PHOTOS Beach numbers like these offer visitors important safety information, corre- lated with numbered beach signs at jetties and popular beach spots. months with the final signs installed between Coos Bay to just north of Florence. Some beach accesses took longer to gain permission for installation, so they were not necessarily installed in linear order along the coast. However, they are numbered in linear order north to south. Stevenson indicates sign coor- dinates have been provided to Law Enforcement, 911 servic- es and the Forest Service and have been useful to those agen- cies. He was recently contacted by Coast Guard helicopter operations to gain coordinates and use as them as easily sight- ed landmarks. They are still in the process of checking and rechecking GPS coordinates of every sign before releasing a final map to the public. The beach sign numbers also coordinate with numbers on the State Parks dangers/prohib- ited activities signs located at access point entrances. Beach goers, ATVers and boaters should be aware of the signs and take note of numbers as they travel past them, before an emergency occurs. —Contributed by Coast Guard Auxiliarist Deborah Heldt Cordone. Join a League! Fall Bowling League Registration Going On Now BEGINNERS WELCOME Monday Night- Women's League Tuesday Night- Men's League Wednesday At ernoon - Seniors Wednesday Night - Mixed Social Th ursday Night - Men's League Friday At ernoon - Seniors Saturday Night - Monte Carlo Sunday At ernoon - Junior league Sunday Night - Mixed Social Everyone is Welcome at Holiday Bowl We also have open bowling, fun for the whole family! Holiday Bowl 27th and Highway 101. Florence 541-997-3332 Kids Teens Adults Seniors