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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2016 Florence VFW to host yard sale this weekend The second annual Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Florence Post 3232 Yard Sale will be held Saturday, Oct. 8, and Sunday, Oct. 9. The yard sale will be held at the the Florence Elks lodge, 1858 12th St., from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. In the event of rain, the yard sale will be moved to Oct. 21 and 22. Proceeds from the yard sale are used in many ways. Last year’s proceeds purchased uni- forms for its 15 Honor Guard 7 A Wasting away members. The Honor Guard provides memorial services for fallen heroes. Post 3232 is also the Honor Guard/Color Guard for the State of Oregon Veterans Of Foreign Wars. Proceeds are also used to aid veterans in need and their fam- ilies with temporary or perma- nent housing. Funds can be used to assist local students and recognize local teachers, law enforcement and fire protection personnel. Burn permits required for outdoor burn season Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue announced that out- door burning will be allowed starting Saturday, Oct. 15. Last year, Siuslaw Valley adopted the Oregon Fire Code and now requires a permitting process for open burning. As a way to educate the public and keep track of open burns, the fire department is continuing a free burn permit program. The permit program will be in conjunction with the Lane Regional Air Protection Agency, which has rules and regulations for the open burn season that usually runs Oct. 1 through June 15 of each year. Burn permits are now avail- able to the public for those that live outside of the city limits. There is no open burning allowed in the Florence City limits. All open burns will require a burn permit. The burn per- mits are valid for the entire burn season. Each permit has information on what can be burned and who to call to con- firm each appropriate burn day. The permits are available online at www.svfr.org and at the main fire station at 2625 Highway 101. Windjammer Salon Welcomes Kelcee Pengra Open Tues-Th urs 8 to done Fri-Sat 8-3 Sun/Mon by appt only. Walk-ins welcome 1747 21st Street, Florence Call 541-590-5191 MARK BRENNAN/SIUSLAW NEWS Lane County Waste Management reported strong turnout for its semiannual hazardous waste collection effort last Friday and Saturday. Area residents took advantage of the free event to drop off toxic items that should not be disposed of in the local landfill. ‘Our Town’ to discuss physician recruitment, senate seats Primary Care, the Fifth District Oregon State Senate Race and “Being Mortal” are the three topics that will be explored this week during the October edition of KCST Coast Radio’s Our Town. Efforts to recruit additional primary care physicians are beginning to pay off for PeaceHealth Peace Harbor Medical Center, but there will still probably be a shortage of providers for several more months. Dr. Mark Adams is the Chief Medical Officer for PeaceHealth. He joins a panel of four others in the studio at KCST and KCFM to talk about recruitment efforts, as well as a possible “long-term solu- tion” to the nationwide short- age of care providers. Along with Adams will be Rick Yecny, the chief admin- She specializes in Me n and Women Hairc uts, color, perms & mo re. Haircuts starting at $14+ Color starting at $3 5+ Perms starting at $5 0+ 30th Annual FALL RHODODENDRON SALE October 2- October 9 Rhododendrons $13/plant or $130/dozen 5&7 gallon sizes - many available Evergreen Azaleas $7/plant or $70/dozen Japanese Maples 5 gallon size, $35/tree KELLEYGREEN NURSERY Open 9-4 daily 6924 Hwy. 38 West, Drain 4 miles east of Elkton Tunnel 45% OFF Implants NOW FREE CONSULTATION See the DentureMaster’s difference, we do it all right here! phone about his record in the legislature over the past sev- eral years. Roblan is recuperating at home from an “unexpected” hip surgery last week. He is being challenged by former Lincoln City Mayor Dick Anderson (R-Lincoln City). Anderson will be in the studio where he will talk about his qualifications and his expectations for what he would like to accomplish in Salem. Opening up this month’s public affairs program will be Dave Ripley. He is one of a panel of experts on aging and life that will be presenting a four-part series beginning later this month at Lane Community College in Florence. It’s called “Being Mortal,” a presentation of the Adult Continuing Education Series. Our Town airs on KCST, FM 106.9, today, Oct. 5, from 4 to 6 p.m., then again Thursday, Oct. 6, from 10 a.m. to noon on KCFM. Reporter past two years. One of his projects there was to digitize the library of oral history tapes recorded in the Florence area in the 1970s. “I’ve been trying to do jour- nalism for years,” Brennan said. “I love Florence so much that I was wanting to get a job where I could use my skillset to further the sharing of infor- mation in our community.” Brennan belongs to com- munity groups such as the Surfrider Foundation, Old Town Association and a Willamette Valley photogra- phy club. He also cares for his neighbors and works as a docent at Heceta Head Lighthouse. One of the reasons he came to Oregon was its similarity to the area where he grew up. “Maine is where I grew an appreciation for this culture — for woods and for nature and being very close to the environment with clean liv- ing.” Siuslaw News Editor Ned Hickson said, “Mark brings a lot to the table with his knowl- edge of local history and tech- nical skills as a writer and photographer. But, even more importantly, he brings his gen- uine interest in people and our community. I feel very fortu- nate to have him as part of our staff and look forward to what he's going to contribute to our newsroom.” “I’m looking forward to sharing my enthusiasm for our city with our readers,” Brennan said. “This is really the realization of a 30-year dream.” Brennan joins the editorial team of Hickson, Chantelle Meyer, features editor, and Jack Davis, city reporter. Dr. James Ridley,DDS 206 Nopal Street Florence, OR 97439 from 1A Bridge Interpretive Center on Bay Street. “It turned out to be a great opportunity,” Brennan said. He has also provided tech- nology support at the Siuslaw Public Library for most of the CALL NOW 541-997-6226 istrative officer at Peace Harbor Medical Center and Nena Harvey, the operations director of PeaceHealth Medical Group in Florence. Rounding out the panel will be two people who have devoted a great deal of their professional time reaching out to doctors and trying to convince them to move to Florence. Michael Penrose is the sys- tem director, provider recruit- ment and workforce planning person for PeaceHealth; Grace Riggs is the designated “provider recruiter” for PeaceHealth in Florence. The group will spend a great deal of time talking about the challenges and the long lead time required to backfill several positions that opened up at the PeaceHealth medical clinics over the past several months. Also on Our Town this week, incumbent State Senator Arnie Roblan (D- Coos Bay) will talk with Our Town host Bob Sneddon by ! presented by Enjoy the sights, sounds, people, shops and food in Old Town Florence! For more info call 541-997-3128 or visit www.FlorenceChamber.com
