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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2016
S IGNS
OF THE
Empty Bowls
PFLAG to host ‘White
Elephant’ exchange, meeting
S EASON
PFLAG Florence will add
some frivolity at its regular
meeting Tuesday, Dec. 13,
with a “White Elephant” gift
exchange. The celebration will
begin at 6:30 p.m. in the
Bromley Room of the Siuslaw
Public Library in Florence.
“White elephants,” loosely
defined, are silly, useless or
surprisingly good things peo-
ple have in their “I’ll-never-
use-this” drawer. Craft items,
Holday Arts
canned goods, or fun-but-not
expensive items (not to exceed
$5 in price) can also be in the
mix.
Refreshments
will
be
served.
PFLAG-Florence is an affil-
iate of the country’s largest
organization for parents, fami-
lies, friends and straight allies
united with people who are
lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender (LGBT).
GOING... GOING...BUT NOT GONE!
Although we are closing our doors on December
24th due to an illness in our family, we are not gone!
Robyn’s Jewelry will be available at P.S. Winkles
and Bay Street Family Tyes in Old Town, Florence.
Th ank you for supporting us over these past sev-
eral years and hope you will continue in the future.
Please stop by and say hello before December 24th!
Robyn Smith and Family
1499 Bay Street
(Old Port Building)
541-997-0111
Florence Food Share is your local community food
pantry. We serve emergency food boxes to all those
who qualify fi nancially. Our hours are 9:30a.m.-
1p.m., Monday through Friday. We reopen in the af-
ternoons on Monday and Wednesday from 4-6p.m.
We are also now open the third and fourth Saturday
of each month, from 10a.m. – 1p.m. Please call us
with any ques ons and/or for more informa on.
2190 Spruce Street
541-997-9110
www.fl orencefoodshare.org
info@fl orencefoodshare.org
PHOTOS BY MARK BRENNAN/SIUSLAW NEWS
The holiday season was in full swing over the weekend as visitors to the Florence Events Center had the opportunity
to choose from more than 700 handmade ceramaic bowls at this year’s Empty Bowls fundraiser for Food Share.
Members of Florence Regional Art Alliance (FRAA) were also hosting its Holiday Arts Festival. Both events took place
on Saturday and Sunday.
Florence Food Share es su lacena de comida co-
munitaria. Servimos cajas de comida de emergen-
cia a todos esos que califi quen fi nancieramente.
Nuestras horas son de 9:30a.m. – 1p.m., de lunes
a viernes. Re-abrimos por la tarde del lunes y del
miércoles de 4-6p.m. También, ahora abrimos el
tercero y cuarto sábado de cada mes, de 10a.m. –
1p.m. Por favor llámenos con cualquier duda y/o
para conseguir más información.
Remember icy weather driving rules
Winter weather is here and
with it come potentially haz-
ardous road conditions and the
need for extra caution when
driving.
Lane
County
Road
Maintenance Manager Orin
Schumacher warns drivers to
be aware of road conditions
and prepare in advance for an
icy commute.
“If you go to bed tonight and
the roads are wet, you should
assume there will be ice on the
roads in the morning,” said
Schumacher. “Outlying county
roads especially can become
icy when temperatures drop
because they tend to be higher
in elevation than the metro
area.”
Tips to stay safe while driv-
ing in winter conditions:
• Pay attention to the weath-
er. Check your local forecast
before leaving and keep an eye
on the temperature.
• Stay home if you can. If
possible avoid icy conditions
altogether.
• Change your route. Choose
a route that avoids steep climbs
or descents.
• Slow down. Vehicles, even
with AWD and traction tires,
can still slide. High speeds
increase your chance of losing
control and make it difficult to
stop.
• Go easy on your brakes.
Braking hard can cause vehi-
cles to slide on icy roads and
increase the risk of a collision.
• Wear
your
seatbelt.
Seatbelts should be worn at all
times when you are in a mov-
ing vehicle.
“We want people to be more
aware of their surroundings,
especially if they’re traveling
on
rural
roads,”
said
Schumacher.
For more tips on driving in
winter conditions, visit www/
exchange.aaa.com/wp-con-
tent/uploads/2012/12/AAA-
How-to-Go-Ice-Snow.pdf.
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