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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2016
Registration begins for 11th annual Nativity Festival Parent group offers support
Do you have a cherished
nativity scene that you put
up each year in December to
begin your Christmas sea-
son?
Would you be willing to
share it for a few days to
help others catch the true
meaning of Christmas
and bring joy into their
lives?
The Florence Nativity
Festival Committee is seek-
ing community and coastal
members who would like to
COURTESY PHOTO
participate in this year’s fes-
tival, held Dec. 2, 3 and 4, Nativity scenes like these will be on display for three days in
December. The public is invited to share their own.
from 1 to 6 p.m. each day.
Displayers from past
years are invited to return,
and all nativity sets, large or
small, are welcome.
The festival takes place at
The Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-Day Saints’ build-
ing, 2705 Munsel Lake
Road.
It is open to the public
and is free of charge.
Contact Vickie Kennedy
at 541-997-7404 or by
e-mail at vdkennedy54@
gmail.com for registration
information or if you have
other questions about the
festival.
for families with disability
Surfing through the Waves
of the Uniquely Gifted, a new
community group for parents
living in Florence and
Mapleton, offers support for
parents raising a child with a
disability. Its next meeting will
be Monday, Nov. 14, from 6 to
8 p.m. in the Early Childhood
CARES/Head Start classroom
at 2325 Oak St.
Childcare and dinner will be
provided. Parents must RSVP
for childcare by Wednesday,
Nov. 9.
Come connect with other
parents who are raising a child
with special needs. The group
will share in the joys and spe-
cial challenges of raising a
child with a diagnosis.
To RSVP or for more infor-
mation about this group, email
Kerri Lockhart at kerrilock
hart1225@gmail.com or call
541-232-4659.
Surfing Through the Waves
is a collaboration with The Arc
Families Connected of Lane
County.
State Fire Marshal urges public to test smoke alarms
Sunday marks the end of
daylight savings time and
serves as a good reminder for
Oregonians to test their smoke
alarms.
The Oregon Office of State
Fire Marshal is urging residents
to test their smoke alarms
before automatically changing
the batteries.
“Smoke alarm technology
has advanced and many now
come with 10-year batteries
and some are tamper-resistant,”
said State Fire Marshal Jim
Walker. “So, I encourage resi-
dents to test their alarms before
changing the battery.”
Oregon law requires ioniza-
tion-only smoke alarms that are
solely battery powered to come
equipped with a hush feature
and a 10-year battery. Because
of this technology, the national
slogan “Change your clock,
Change your battery” may not
apply to Oregon residents who
have these ionization-only
smoke alarms.
Other types of alarms are
also being sold with either a
10-year battery or a standard-
life battery.
“Ensuring you have working
smoke alarms in your home is
the single most important step
you can take to increase your
family's safety from a home
fire,” added Walker. “Also, be
sure to replace any smoke
alarm that is 10 years old or
older.”
To test your alarm properly:
1) Push the test button to be
sure the battery is working.
2) When replacing batteries,
follow the manufacturer’s
instructions for the correct bat-
tery type to use.
3) Always retest alarms after
installing new batteries.
4) Replace any alarm that
fails to operate after installing a
new battery.
5) Inspect your alarms to
determine if they are 10 years
old or older, and replace any
smoke alarm 10 years old or
older. Look for a date on the
back of the alarm. If there is no
date, your alarm is more than
10 years old and should be
replaced.
6) Follow the manufactur-
er’s instructions for regularly
cleaning your alarms of dust
and cobwebs. Working smoke
alarms provide a critical early
warning to a fire, allowing you
vital minutes to escape, which
increase your chances of sur-
vival.
People should also install
smoke alarms on every level of
the home, in each bedroom and
outside each sleeping area.
For more information, visit
oregon.gov.
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