SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 2017
Become a better driver,
get better insurance rates
A Smart Driver Safety
class is being offered by Lane
Community
College
in
Florence on Tuesday, Jan. 17,
from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at
the Shorewood Retirement
Residences.
This course offers an oppor-
tunity to learn how to drive
more efficiently and safely.
The course contains up-to-date
information about changes
over time related to aging,
vehicles and roads.
The course is open to all
ages.
The content of this course
can help boost safety aware-
ness, refresh and improve
3 A
School Board efforts recognized by community
driving skills, minimize crash
risk, increase confidence, pro-
long mobility, and maintain
independence.
Completion of this six-hour
driving refresher course can
yield discounted auto insur-
ance premiums for safe driv-
ing individuals 55 and older.
Pre-registration is required
and can be made by calling the
LCC-Florence at 541-997-
8444.
The course fee is $20 with a
$5 discount for current AARP-
members, the fee includes a
workbook and other materials,
and is payable to AARP at the
class.
Florence Area Democrats to
discuss health care options
On Jan. 15, at 1 p.m. at the
Senior Center, the Florence
area community is invited to
participate in a conversation
about what the repeal of the
Affordable Care Act could
mean to the Florence area, as
well as the nation.
The conversation will also
include discussion about the
implications of repealing the
Affordable Care Act without
providing a replacement plan.
“Republicans in Congress
want us to trust that they will
come up with a viable replace-
ment plan for the Affordable
Care Act after a repeal and
delay,” said Pat Reno, a local
health care advocate. “Many
of us have trouble seeing how
they can agree on a plan in two
to three years when they
haven’t been able to in six
years.
“And what happens to
health care in the meantime?”
Because the Affordable
Care Act has provisions that
affect Medicaid and Medicare,
these two programs will also
change, causing a big impact
on the Florence area with its
population makeup of seniors
and low-income families.
Information on what you
can do to save Health Care
will be available at the meet-
ing, as well as providing an
ability to connect with others
who have similar concerns.
The event is sponsored by
Florence Area Democrats and
is free and open to the public.
People of all ages are invit-
ed to attend.
The Senior Center is located
at 1570 Kingwood.
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The efforts of School Board Members were recognized and acknowledged by the community with gift baskets
and Certificates of Appreciation on January 11. Student Darik Rutland lead the Pledge of Alligence and recieved
a certificate for his many positive contributions to Siuslam Middle School. Pictured from left are Board members
Bill McDougal, Guy Rosenbaum, John Barnett, Darik Rutland, Suzanne Mann-Heintz and Paul Burns.
Severe weather causes blood supply shortage
Lane Blood Center is asking
people to schedule a blood
donation during the next week
as chilly weather and flu-and-
cold season dramatically
reduce the blood supply in the
region.
“A normal dip in donations
during the holidays is expected,
but in the first 10 days of
January we’re already down
800 units below what is need-
ed,” said James P. AuBuchon,
MD, president and CEO.
“Regular donors are delaying
coming in because of illness,
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while extreme winter weather
and treacherous road condi-
tions in southwest Washington
and Oregon have hampered
donors in those communities.”
Nationwide, severe winter
weather and seasonal viruses
are causing acute shortages at
many blood centers. Today
about 20 percent of U.S. blood
centers (one in five) are report-
ing emergency blood invento-
ries: a one day or less supply of
common blood types.
On average, only 1 center in
20 is experiencing supply chal-
Finalists for the National
G e o g r a p h i c S o c i e t y ’s
Geography Bee at Siuslaw
Elementary
School
and
Siuslaw Middle School have
been announced.
Elementary school finalists
are: Jaldyn Collins, Jesse
Holden, Tony Johns, Anthony
McCabe, Ty Malloy, Brynlee
Manue, Riley Olson, Ally
Sevilla, Joel Sissel, Spencer
Tucker and Rosa Velasco.
Middle school finalists are:
Brea Blankenship, Michaela
Butchart, Rhys Fleming, CJ
Franklin, Matthew Fusaro, Ava
Glowacki, Owen Harklerode,
Laena Jagoe, Camp LaCouture
and Jason Rawlins.
All of these students scored
high in the preliminary qualify-
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THE EAGLE HUNTRESS
G 87 MIN – Great for kids! Narration by Daisy
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JACKIE
R 95 MIN - “Brilliantly constructed, diamond-
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her own perspective, her own legacy, and,
perhaps hardest of all, her own grief from a
tragedy shared by millions.” Variety
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THIS WEEK’S SPECIAL EVENTS: Films are regular prices | Performing Arts $19/$15 Member/$10 Student
ROH: LES CONTES D'HOFFMANN
11:00 AM
210 MIN – Encore of Offenbach’s opera
ROYAL OPERA HOUSE: THE NUTCRACKER
areas can call 1-800-398-7888
or visit BloodworksNW.org
/schedule.
Appointments are encour-
aged, but walk-ins are wel-
come. Lane Blood Center is
located at 2211 Willamette St,
Eugene, OR 97405.
Patient need for blood is
continuous, driven by the need
for surgeries, organ transplants
and cancer treatment.
Bloodworks supports more
than
90
hospitals
in
Washington, Oregon and
Alaska.
SES, SMS finalists named for Geography Bee
THIS WEEK’S FEATURES: $9 | $8 Senior/Student/Military | $7.50 Matinees Before 3 | $7 Child | $6.50 Members
JANUARY 13 - 19
lenges at this level. Normal
inventory is a 4-day supply.
“Sometimes when local sup-
plies dip, we can reach out to
other regions for short term
help. But there is no extra sup-
ply out there right now,”
AuBuchon said.
Type-O donors (positive and
negative) are especially need-
ed, but all types are welcome.
Donors are urged to schedule
an appointment this week by
calling 541-484-9111 or visit
LaneBlood.org. Blood Donors
closer to Portland or Seattle
6:00 PM
180 MIN – Who says the holidays are over?
Box Office opens 30 min. prior to 1 st Film | 1930 HWY 101 | www.citylightscinemas.com | Times: 541-305-0014
FOR
ing round; 25 moderately hard
multiple-choice
questions
offered to all fourth- through
eighth-grade students.
The top eleven students from
the elementary, and the top ten
students from the middle
school were declared finalists.
The finals and championship
rounds will be held Tuesday,
Jan. 17.
The elementary finals will
be in the afternoon starting at 1
p.m. in the elementary school
library, while the middle school
finals will start at 9 a.m. at the
middle school library.
This event is not open to the
general public.
However, parents, siblings,
guardians and relatives are
welcome to attend.
Sign in at the main office in
the building of the event. The
winners and runners-up will be
announced immediately at the
end of each Bee.
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