SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 2017
On Wednesday, PeaceHealth
Peace Harbor Medical Center
in Florence announced the
addition of three new medical
staff members.
Tim Friedman, DO, brings
experience in obstetrics.
After earning a Master of
Bioscience
from
Keck
Graduate
Institute,
Dr.
Friedman received his Doctor
of Osteopathic Medicine from
Pacific Northwest University
in Washington.
He completed his residency
at Allegiance Health Family
Medicine, where he led group
prenatal visits and improved
the obstetrics curriculum by
introducing educational materi-
als.
Melissa Moffett, PA, is certi-
fied in rural family medicine.
COURTESY PHOTOS
From left: Tim Freidman, DO; Melissa Moffett, PA; and Hether Posegate, NP
She received her physician
assistant degree at Nova
Southeastern University in
Florida, where she completed
rotations in family practice and
geriatrics, pediatrics, emer-
gency medicine, internal medi-
cine, general surgery and
obstetrics.
Moffett
comes
to
PeaceHealth from Arnold
Memorial Medical Center in
Maine.
Heather Posegate, NP,
received her master’s degree in
nursing from California Baptist
University in California, spe-
cializing as a family nurse
practitioner.
She has experience as a care-
giver for geriatric adults.
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Volunteers sought to
help with homeless count
Volunteers are needed for
Lane County‘s annual home-
less, Point in Time Count
(PIT).
On Wednesday, Jan. 25,
Lane County Human Services,
along with its nonprofit part-
ners, will conduct a PIT count
of people who are homeless in
Lane County.
The annual homeless count
reaches throughout the com-
munity to people sleeping on
the streets, vehicles, parks,
camps, and other places not
designed for human habita-
tion.
Emergency shelter and tran-
sitional housing programs des-
ignated for people who are
homeless are also counted.
The next volunteer training
for the count will be Tuesday,
Jan. 17, at 3:30 p.m.
For more information con-
tact Pearl Wolfe, supervisor,
Lane County Human Services
Division, at 541-682-4629.
AARP to provide tax help
at library beginning Feb. 1
Beginning Wednesday, Feb.
1, the AARP Foundation will
provide free tax help and
preparation for both federal
and state taxes for those of all
ages with low to moderate
income.
Help will be available
through April 15 without
appointment at four locations
on the southern Oregon coast,
and at a fifth location by
appointment only.
Assistance in Florence will
be offered at the Siuslaw
Public Library, 1460 Ninth St.;
Monday and Thursday, 9:30
a.m. to 2 p.m.
Those interested in the serv-
ice will need to bring photo
ID, Social Security Card for
the taxpayer and each depend-
ent claimed, 2015 tax returns,
and 2016 tax information.
You do not need to be a
member of AARP or a retiree
to use this service.
Florence Community Choir
to hold auditions Jan. 23
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The Community Chorus of
Florence will hold auditions
for its spring season Monday,
Jan. 23, at 6 p.m., at Cross
Road Church on 10th and
Maple streets.
The first rehearsal will fol-
low immediately afterwards
and will continue until 8:30
p.m.
All singers from high school
age and up are welcome. There
is a registration fee of $60 to
cover the cost of music and
other expenses.
Several scholarships are
available and may be applied
for at registration. High school
students will automatically
receive scholarships.
Community Chorus regular-
ly rehearses on Monday
evenings from 7 p.m. to 8:30
p.m. at the Church.
The choir’s next concert
will be held the weekend of
May 5 to 7.
There will be two perform-
ances. The concerts will have
a sunshine theme. Songs that
are being considered for the
concert program include, “On
the Sunny Side of the Street,”
“You Are the Sunshine of My
Life,” “The Summer Wind,” a
few Beach Boys numbers and
many others.
The chorus is also seeking
volunteers for a number of
non-singing roles, such as
fundraising,
bookkeeping,
computer graphics, secretarial,
and other administrative tasks.
For more information, call
541-997-3469.
Watch for the new website
coming soon at www.commu-
nitychorusflorenceoregon.org,
which will include registration
forms available to print and
bring to the audition.
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