SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2017
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PeaceHealth to offer Phelps recognized for service to COCBR
Palliative Care classes
opportunity for Florence resi-
dents to give back to their
community.”
Palliative care strives to
improve a patient’s quality of
life by offering comfort and
care in times of pain and vol-
unteering for a program such
as this can be incredibly
rewarding, according to
Becker.
Palliative care volunteers
will be trained in a number of
roles: Providing companion-
ship and support to patients,
providing respite care to care-
givers and additional acts of
service, such as running
errands for families, providing
transportation,
preparing
meals or doing light household
work.
Volunteers also contribute
organizational support by par-
ticipating in program activities
and helping with events and
celebrations.
Patient support volunteer
classes will be limited to 12
members. The dates and times
of the classes will be deter-
mined by participant feedback.
Anyone who is interested in
becoming a palliative care vol-
unteer, or for more informa-
tion, contact Donna Becker at
dbecker@peacehealth.org or
call 541-902-6734.
Deborah Grigsby
LPC, NCC, MA-MHC,
C4249,NPI#1205266046
Life, Health & Wellness
Coach
COURTESY PHOTO
Award recipient Del Phelps (second from left) with fellow COCBR members.
ance and leadership to the
board.”
Phelps served five years as a
State Director of COCBR, rep-
resenting the local board. He
also served on the OAR board,
as well as the Political Affairs
KOG Chairman for OAR for
two years.
In 2006, Phelps was asked
by incoming 2007 state presi-
dent, Art Kegler, to serve on
the OAR Executive Committee
for the year 2007, which he
accepted.
“I am truly grateful to my
local board and to OAR for this
recognition,” said Phelps.
Library begins annual ‘Blind Date with a Book’
Siuslaw Public Library will
once
again
celebrate
Valentine’s Day the entire
month of February by offering
“Blind Date with a Book.”
Come into the library begin-
ning today to pick up a “mys-
tery date.” The surprise date
could be a mystery, a fascinat-
ing historical or literary fiction
selection, a spell-binding
young adult novel or a superbly
written biography.
The library invites you to
spend time with a delightful
new author or step out into a
genre different from your usual
selections.
185 Nopal Street
PO Box 2566 ~ Florence, OR
541-999-1913 best or 997-1234
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by Appointment only
“A Holistic Approach to Counseling through
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You may arrange for as
many blind dates (one at a
time, please) during the month
as you can fit into your sched-
ule.
Here’s how it works: Visit
the library and select one
wrapped book per visit from
the “Blind Date” bookshelf.
Check out the book and, when
you arrive home, unwrap your
date.
When you have finished
reading the book, fill out the
evaluation form (your prize
entry) and bring it to the
library. All entry forms will be
included in weekly drawings
for fun prizes. Pick up a new
date, if you like, when you drop
off your form.
“Dates” will be available
through Feb. 28.
The idea behind “Blind Date
With a Book” is to open up
new worlds to library patrons,
expand reading horizons, and
maybe even beat back the late
winter doldrums.
Kevin
Mittge,
Adult
Services Librarian, designed
the popular program.
“The ‘Blind Date With a
Book’ program has been so
successful, we’re doing it again
this year. Take a chance and
read a book that you wouldn’t
otherwise pick up, then submit
your book review as an entry
form for some great prizes,”
Mittge said.
More than 150 dates were
arranged and evaluated last
year. Surprises and prizes await
all participants.
For more information about
the program visit the Siuslaw
Public Library in person, call
541-997-3132, or visit the
library’s website at www.sius-
lawlibrary.info.
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COMPUTER AND SMARTPHONE CLASSES
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2 hours with morning and evening time slots, starting at $48.
Classes include a booklet with reference material for you to keep.
Th ere are a wide variety to choose from such as intro to comput-
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CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK
Beginning in April, the
PeaceHealth Peace Harbor
Medical Center Palliative Care
program will host a series of
classes designed to train
prospective volunteers to work
directly with palliative care
patients in the community.
The trainings will be held at
Lane Community College and
include an overview of pallia-
tive care, the role of the pallia-
tive care team and the volun-
teer, communication and spiri-
tuality.
Palliative care programs
serve patients who have been
diagnosed with a life-limiting
illness and desire alleviation of
symptoms — whether social,
physical, emotional or spiritu-
al.
Patients can receive pallia-
tive care at any time and at any
stage of illness, whether termi-
nal or chronic.
Though both palliative care
and hospice care programs
focus on pain and symptom
management, palliative care
programs also include treat-
ment options.
“Florence is a town that
thrives on volunteerism,” said
Palliative Care Medical Social
Worker Donna Becker. “The
start of our new palliative care
program presents another great
Delbert “Del” Phelps, was
recently recognized by the
local Central Oregon Coast
Board of Realtors (COCBR)
and the Oregon Association of
Realtors (OAR) for his long-
term service to the Realtor
community and for his long
history of service to the
Florence community over more
than 40 years.
Phelps, a Realtor affiliated
with the Florence office of
Berkshire Hathaway Home
Services NW, has served the
central Oregon coast since
1998 and was recently honored
with the presentation of two
Distinguished Achievement
Awards, including the Life
Service Membership Award
2016 from OAR, and also the
Recognition Award for 2016
from COCBR.
Phelps has been an active
member of the Florence com-
munity and was described as
“devoting thousands of hours
to a wide range of community
services, both elective and
service oriented, as well as
invaluable in his service to
COCBR in his continued guid-