SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2017
Next FACC meeting to
highlight Indian Education
The
Florence
Area
Community Coalition (FACC)
will host two speakers at its
next monthly meeting on
Wednesday, March 1, from 9
to 10:30 a.m., in the Bromley
Room of the Siuslaw Public
Library.
Lynn Anderson, Indian
Education Coordinator and
Community Family and Youth
Services Liaison for the
Siuslaw School District, will
speak about this year’s Pow
Wow, which will be held
Saturday, March 18, at
Siuslaw Middle School.
This annual event brings
dancers from all over Oregon.
This year will include a new
child’s drum group from
Roseburg.
Grand entry is at 1 p.m.
Amber Tucker is a Home
Visitor and Parent Educator
for Healthy Families Lane
County, a program hosted by
Parenting Now and Relief
Nursery. Tucker does home
visits to new parents, either
pre- or post-birth, to provide
parent education, information
about child development, and
to help families connect to
community resources.
This program is new to
Florence. This month’s fea-
tured agency is the Indian
Education Program.
Attendees are invited to
bring donations for the pro-
gram, which include child-
sized socks, underwear, sweat-
pants and sweatshirts. All are
welcome to attend the monthly
FACC meeting.
There is no charge.
Individuals and groups are
invited to consider becoming
members of the FACC, which
supports volunteerism and
community development.
$500 REWARD FOR SAFE RETURN.
MOLLY is Missing
Blonde long-haired
dachshund, white on face.
She’s deaf and usually
responds to clapping hands. She
has on a red collar with ID tag.
We live on Davis Way just off
Clear Lake Rd. in Dunes City.
Missing since Fri., 2/10.
If you find her please call
541-997-3134(hm)
or 541-999-5885(cell).
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Medeiros joins Military Museum board
The Oregon Coast Military
Museum announced at its
February meeting that Jolene
Medeiros was unanimously
added to the museum board,
filling a position vacated by the
departure of long-time board
member Greg Freeze.
Board President Wayne
Sharpe said, “Jolene is a per-
fect fit for our organization.
Although she is new to the
community, she brings a
unique
perspective
both
because she represents a
younger generation, which will
help us address military her-
itage with that age group, but
more importantly from a newer
generation of veterans serving
our nation.”
Medeiros was born at
Ellsworth Air Force base near
COURTESY PHOTO
Jolene Medeiros
Rapid City, S.D., and grew up
in Northern California. She has
been a Florence resident since
early 2016, joining her family
who has lived in Florence for
almost two years.
Medeiros followed in her
father’s footsteps by joining the
Air Force, where she served
two tours in Afghanistan dur-
ing her eight years of service.
She was assigned to the
Communications Squadron at
both Little Rock AFB, Ark.,
and Fairchild AFB, Wash.,
where she got her experience
with computer repair and
teaching. While in the Air
Force, she received two associ-
ates degrees in information
technology, various IT certifi-
cations and her bachelor’s
degree in computer science.
After separating from the Air
Force last year, Medeiros
moved to Florence to be closer
to her family. She immediately
fell in love with the area and
decided to start a mobile com-
puter business, Florence Tech
Solutions, which quickly took
off in its location on Bay
Street.
“I am excited and honored to
become the newest member of
the Oregon Coast Military
Museum board and look for-
ward to continuing to honor
those who have served before
me, and those that continue to
serve,” said Medeiros, who has
already taken on responsibili-
ties serving on a committee to
create a monthly rotating dis-
play honoring different veter-
ans.
The museum is at 2145
Kingwood St. in Florence, and
is open to the public Thursday
through Saturday, from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m.
For more information, visit
w w w. o r e g o n c o a s t m i l i t a r y
museum.com.
RAIN seeks applicants for Coastal Pre-Accelerator Program
12-week programs in Florence and Newport begin in mid-March
The
Oregon
Regional
Accelerator and Innovation
Network (RAIN) is now
accepting applications for its
first coastal pre-accelerator
program. The pre-accelerator,
which will be offered in
Florence and Lincoln County,
is a 12-week, bootcamp style
program for the best and
brightest startup companies on
the central Oregon coast.
Applications are available
through Monday, Feb. 27, at
bit.ly/FloCoPreaccelerator for
Florence and bit.ly/lincopreac-
celerator for Newport.
Applicant companies must
be based in coastal Lane or
Lincoln county, plan to sell
nationally and create jobs.
Four to six companies will
be selected for each pre-accel-
erator, which begin in mid-
March. The cost is $99 per
company, and the fee includes
a one-year subscription to the
online business plan software
LivePlan.
“Over the past year and a
half, RAIN has hosted many
educational and networking
events on the central Oregon
coast, but this is the first multi-
week program designed to help
take an early stage startup from
concept stage to launch stage,
or from selling product to scal-
ing the company,” said Oregon
RAIN’s
Coastal Venture
Catalyst David Youngentob.
The Florence pre-accelerator
begins on March 15 and con-
cludes on June 14 with an
open-to-the-public Demo Day
exhibition and graduation for
the cohort.
The Newport pre-accelera-
tor, which will cover the same
material, begins on March 22
and concludes with its Demo
Day on June 21.
“Rural communities want
and need programs that help
advance innovation. It would
be difficult for the City of
Florence to support such a pro-
gram by itself, but we found a
sustainable way to do so by
leveraging local dollars with
funds from the county and
state. Our entrepreneurial com-
munity has grown by leaps and
bounds since we partnered with
RAIN in the fall of 2015, and
we believe that the pre-acceler-
ator will help our innovators
reach even greater heights,”
said Erin Reynolds, city man-
ager for the City of Florence.
Over the course of 12 weeks,
the company cohorts will cover
a range of topics including
marketing and sales, financials
and business modeling and
pitching and fundraising. They
will address these topics
through seminars and work-
shops, group and one-on-one
mentoring, one-page business
plans and more.
Time commitments include
two weekly sessions of three
hours each, with an additional
10+ hours per week of home-
work.
“Innovation is very impor-
tant to Lincoln County as our
population is well-educated
and self-motivated. We can
leverage our strength in marine
industry and ocean sciences.
The pre-accelerator will pro-
vide the structure and guidance
to help our entrepreneurs turn
an idea into a thriving busi-
ness,” said Caroline Bauman,
executive director of the
Economic
Development
Alliance of Lincoln County.
The RAIN coastal pre-accel-
erator is supported by the cities
of Florence, Newport, Toledo
and Lincoln City, Lane and
Lincoln counties and The Ford
Family Foundation.
RAIN is an Oregon consor-
tium of government, higher
education and the business
community.
It was founded by the State
of Oregon’s Regional Solutions
network and funded by the
77th Oregon State Legislative
Assembly to advance the for-
mation of high-growth innova-
tive startup companies located
in Lane, Linn, Benton and
Lincoln Counties.
In coordination with many
cities
and
communities
throughout the region, RAIN is
partnered with two accelerators
to create a collaborative envi-
ronment to assist entrepreneurs
in establishing viable compa-
nies that generate jobs, wealth
and opportunities for the
region.
For more information about
RAIN, visit oregonrain.org.
Annual ‘ Fraudville’ event to raise funds for B&G club tonight
The Boys and Girls Club’s
seventh annual “Fraudville” lip
sync event will be held on Feb.
25 at Three Rivers Casino
Resort. Doors open at 5 p.m.
“Fraudville” is a fun-filled
evening featuring seven local
businesses and organizations
strutting their stuff on stage, as
they vie for a trophy in the lip-
sync contest.
In addition to the lip-sync
contest, there will be a silent
auction with delectable treats,
libations, art and sporting gear,
Breaking news, photo
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Rounding out the fun and
games is a raffle for a
Lamiglass Salmon Rod with a
Shimano reel and a chartered
salmon fishing trip for two,
with a total package value of
$540.
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available at the door for $25.
Tickets allow entrance to the
event and include food and ice
cream sundaes.
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Girls Clubs of Western Lane
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with special prizes and trips.
A Name-That-Tune game
was introduced last year and
was so popular that it will
return this year.
New to the event is a
Roomba Beer Pong, where
players are challenged to get
the ping pong ball into a mov-
ing beer cup and may win a 6-
pack.
At the start of the evening,
guests will be invited to bid on
a Wild Card seat at the judges
table.
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