SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2016
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Second-annual ‘World Tsunami Preparedness Day’ is today
SALEM — Much attention
has recently been focused on
preparing for a high-magnitude
Cascadia earthquake.
But tsunamis are a signifi-
cant after-effect of high-magni-
tude quakes. Although they are
rare, tsunamis can be extremely
deadly. In December 2015, the
United
Nations
General
Assembly Office for Disaster
Risk Reduction (UNISDR)
designated Nov. 5 as World
Tsunami Awareness Day.
This year marks the first
observance in the U.S., and
around the globe. The 2016
theme is “Effective Education
and Evacuation Drills.”
According to UNISDR,
more than 260,000 people have
perished in 58 separate
tsunamis in the past 100 years.
At an average of 4,600 deaths
per disaster, the toll has sur-
passed any other natural haz-
ard.
Karen Parmelee, geohazards
awareness coordinator at
Oregon’s Office of Emergency
Management, says there are
two types of tsunamis and
urges people to know the differ-
ence. Distant tsunamis, caused
by a large undersea earthquake,
comes from across the ocean
and will take a few hours to
come ashore, leaving time for
an official warning and evacua-
tion if necessary.
In contrast, local tsunamis
come ashore within 10 to 20
minutes after a nearby offshore
earthquake. People near the
ocean should head to high
ground as quickly as possible
as the only warning will be the
ground shaking.
“People on open beaches, in
low-lying areas, near bays or
“Pies Plus”
tidal flats, and near river
mouths that drain into the
ocean may have little time after
a large earthquake to move to
high ground,” said Parmelee.
“Knowing what to do and
where to go can save lives.
Know local evacuation routes
and assembly areas in coastal
areas,” she said.
The Oregon Office of
Emergency Management has
several resources to help edu-
cate the public about tsunami
safety:
• Tsunami Safe: “Hospitality
Begins with Safety” is a free
program aimed at the hospitali-
ty industry. Hoteliers, motel
owners and staff, bed and
breakfast hosts, and people
offering Airbnb, are all invited
to attend.
Classes are offered Nov. 1-8.
An online schedule is available
at www.tsunamisafe.info.
• “Know Before You Go” is
an OEM public information
effort that encourages people to
know the difference between a
tsunami warning, advisory and
Homemade pies, arts and craft s.
Join us
Saturday, November 12 th • 9am-2pm
St Andrews Episcopal Church
19th and Tamarack, 541-997-6600
watch, and provides evacuation
maps and other resources for
individuals and families.
• The Tsunami Blue Line is
an OEM wayfinding project
implemented in Florence, Coos
Bay, Reedsport and Gold
Beach, aids coastal residents
and visitors in finding a route
outside the tsunami inundation
zone and to safety.
• “Without
Warning:
Tsunami,” the newest collabo-
ration between OEM and Dark
Horse Comics, helps to educate
youth and others about what to
do when an earthquake and
tsunami strike.
In addition, Oregon’s coast
highway will soon have seven
times as many distinctive blue
and white tsunami signs.
The “Leaving Tsunami
Hazard Zone” and “Entering
Tsunami Hazard Zone” signs
along Highway 101 are one of
Oregon’s most visible tsunami
awareness efforts. But the orig-
inal signs installed in the 1990s
are now in the wrong place,
because new coast-wide tsuna-
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Sunday, 7:30 AM
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Then visit the
Florence church of Christ
1833 Tamarack
Florence, Oregon
and experience the joy and simplicity of
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Bible Study: Sunday, 10:00 am
Worship: Sunday, 11:00 am
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To be included in this directory contact
the Siuslaw News at 997-3441, or drop off
information at 148 Maple St., Old Town, Florence.
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(3ABN) TV UHF Channel 48.
24 hour Christian TV highlights Bible studies of prophecy, inspirational music,
health lectures, healthy cooking and more.
FLORENCE UNITARIAN
UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP
N.W. Corner of Heceta Beach Road & Hwy. 101
Every Sunday at 10 a.m.
All are welcome. (541) 997-2840
BAY BERRY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP SINGSPIRATION
You are invited to come and sing your favorite old time gospel hymns
Every Friday night at 7pm • Non-denominational
Bay Berry Square; 101 at Sutton Lake Dr. /milepost 185 N.
For more information , please call 541-997-2681
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE GROUP
“God Is Truth”
Meeting Thursday at 3pm
575-313-3640
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST
OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS
Located at Munsel Lake Road and North Fork Road
Worship Services 10:00 AM Sunday
All are welcome! 541-997-7268
COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH
4590 Hwy. 101, Across from Fred Meyer –- 997-7418
Sunday School, 9:30a.m. – Worship, 10:45
Wed. Prayer - 6:00 p.m. –Wed. Ministries 1-8 Grade 7 p.m.
CROSS ROAD ASSEMBLY OF GOD
Corner of 10th & Maple –- 997-3533
Bible Study at 9:00 A.M.
Services: Worship, 10:30 A.M.
fl orencecrossroad.org • offi ce@fl orencecrossroad.org
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH - SBC
1935 25th St. – 997-7660 • Pastor, Dr. Marvin Owen
Series “People of the Bible.” on Wednesdays 6 p.m.
A friendly place to worship, vacationers welcome.
Sun.; 11am & 6pm, Sunday school 9:45am.
FLORENCE CHRISTIAN CHURCH
2nd & Ivy – 997-2961 –Non-Denominational
Worship Service: 9:00 am & 10:30 am
FLORENCE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
1st Sunday of each month worship at 10:30 am
2nd-5th Sundays worship at 9am and 10:30am
Every Sunday Adult Sunday School at 9am
Children and Youth Sunday School at 10:45 AM
2nd & Kingwood • (541) 997-6025
mi modeling better captures
where tsunami waves could
reach.
More importantly, says
Jonathan
Allan,
Oregon
Department of Geology and
Mineral Industries (DOGAMI)
coastal geomorphologist, origi-
nal signs were installed in just a
few locations.
“Signs were initially being
installed community-by-com-
munity because at the time,
funding for modeling tsunamis
focused on individual commu-
nities,” Allan said. “It would
have taken 18 years to com-
plete the entire coast. But with
the 2013 completion of coast-
wide tsunami modelling, we
are now in a position to estab-
lish new signs all along
Highway 101 and relocate
existing signs to their correct
location.”
DOGAMI and the Oregon
Department of Transportation
(ODOT) are working on the
sign expansion project, which
will increase the number of
signs from 36 to more than 260.
ODOT has already installed
new signs in the communities
of Warrenton and Astoria, and
with remaining signs for
Clatsop and Tillamook County
expected to be installed by
spring 2017.
Signs for the remainder of
the coast highway system are
expected to be installed by
summer 2018. The project was
funded by the National
Tsunami Hazard Mitigation
Program (NTHMP) with the
cost to install the signs funded
by ODOT.
The project is the latest in
ongoing efforts by state agen-
cies and coastal cities to help
people find their way to high
ground.
The innovative Tsunami
Blue Line project, also funded
by the NTHMP, added a dis-
tinctive blue line and markers
to identify evacuation routes in
Florence, Reedsport, Coos Bay
and Gold Beach.
“A tsunami will arrive within
minutes, so knowing where
high ground is and how to get
there can save your life,” said
Althea
Rizzo,
Geologic
Hazards Coordinator for the
Oregon Office of Emergency
Management.
“Practicing
routes to safety is an essential
part of preparedness.”
Signs and other wayfinding
enhancements give evacuation
routes greater visibility.
The interactive evacuation
map viewer at OregonTsunami
.org lets coastal residents and
visitors enter an address to see
the nearest high ground, which
they can then use to plan and
practice their routes.
Additional Oregon tsunami
preparedness and mitigation
projects funded by NTHMP for
2016-18 include developing a
web tool that lets people print a
custom evacuation map, adding
tsunami wayfinding signs in
three more coastal communi-
ties, and support for communi-
ty evacuation drills.
Total funding received was
$445,603.
World Tsunami Awareness
Day also encourages learning
and practicing evacuation
routes.
For more information about
tsunami safety, visit www.
tsunamizone.org.
Library Friends book sale today
A large selection of books is
available at the Friends of the
Siuslaw Public Library two-
day book sale being held today
and tomorrow, Nov. 6, in the
Bromley Room at the Florence
branch, 1460 Ninth St.
The sale will run from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. each day.
Many books of all kinds
will be on sale. Hardback and
trade paperbacks will be $1
and pocket paperbacks $0.50.
Non-fiction books will
include biographies, cook-
books, computer books, how-
to manuals, travel, nature top-
ics and more; fiction books
include mystery, horror,
adventure, romance, science
fiction, historical novels and
other genres.
Cash, checks, credit and
debit cards will be accepted.
All proceeds of the sale are
used to support the Siuslaw
Public Library and its pro-
grams.
FOURSQUARE CHURCH
1624 Highway 101 (next to A&W) –- 997-6337
Pastor George Pagel – Something for the entire family.
Sun. Services: 10:45 a.m., Wed. Bible Study 7 p.m.
Website:fl orence4square.com
FLORENCE VINEYARD (GOD’S POWER HOUSE)
2610 Kingwood, Florence • 541-268-2025
Sunday Worship @ 10:00 a.m., experience the Power of the Holy Spirit
Pastors: George & Beverly Sisemore
Intercessory Prayer & Worship, Thursday night @ 5:00 pm
fl orencevineyardchurch.com
NEW LIFE CHURCH-UPC
1424 15th Street •541-991-9398
Sunday Services: 10am and 6pm
Tues. Bible Study 7:00pm
See Jim for your auto sales needs!
NEW LIFE LUTHERAN CHURCH, E.L.C.A.
21st & Spruce Street – 997-8113
Adult Forum 9 a.m. – Sunday School 10:30 a.m.
Worship services; Sun. 10:30am & Wed. 6pm.
Pastor Lori Blake
www.lutheranchurchfl orence.com
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF THE SIUSLAW
2150 Hwy. 101 • Florence
(541) 997-3475 • 1-800-348-3475
Traditional Worship Service 10:00 a.m. , Reverend Greg Wood
Sunday School and Nursery – Organ and Choir
All Welcome. Come as you are.
3996 N Hwy 101 997-7136
Middle School and High School youth groups meet on Wednesday.
RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS)
FLORENCE CHURCH OF CHRIST
Pre-Denominational (Romans 16:16)
1833 Tamarack Street (2 blocks east of Hwy. 101 on 18th St.)
Bible Study: Sunday 10 a.m.; Worship: Sunday 11 a.m.
www.churchofchristfl orence.org
FLORENCE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
12th and Nopal –997-9020
Worship Service 10:30 a.m.
10 am Wed., Women’s Bible Study
Saturdays, Mens’ Breakfast @ 8 a.m.
Online Worship Service@ www.fl orencenaz.com
FLORENCE EVANGELICAL CHURCH
1318 Rhododendron Dr. –- 997-2523 – Worship at 11:00 AM –- Sunday
School at 9:30 AM – Variety of Sunday evening activities - 5 PM
Wed. Bible & Children classes at 6:00 PM
Call for details.
FLORENCE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST
4445 Hwy 101 (South of Fred Meyer) – 997-3951
Worship on Saturday 10:30 A.M.
Adult/Children’s Sabbath School 9:15 A.M.
“War is still not the answer.” FCNL
We worship in homes at 11am Sundays
Call 997-4237 or 902-9511 for locations.
RESURRECTION LUTHERAN CHURCH, L.C.M.S.
Every Sun., Bible Class 9 a.m., Worship Service 10 a.m.
85294 Hwy. 101 S. – 997-8038
DVD of Weekly worship service available.
Pastor Randy Benscoter
ST. ANDREW’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
2135 19th St. –- 997-6600
8:30am, Tuesdays, Morning Prayer
Sunday Services: 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. - Wed, 11 a.m.
Everyone Welcome – Come walk our Labyrinth.
SAINT MARY, OUR LADY OF THE DUNES
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Masses: Sat. 5:30 p.m., Sun. 11:00 a.m.
1.5 miles south of river on Hwy 101 – 997-2312
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