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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 2017
Salvatores named Volunteer of the Month at OCHS
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or the first time, two volunteers
have been selected as Oregon
Coast Humane Society’s
(OCHS) Volunteer of the Month.
Robert and Nancy Salvatore, Yachats
area residents, have been driving to the
OCHS animal shelter on an almost
daily basis for more than a year so that
they can ensure that they can give as
many dogs as possible an opportunity
to be outdoors for a walk or play date.
Nancy and Rob are often seen on the
beach playing with, walking or running
happy dogs. They share a deep person-
al dedication to helping the dogs to be
both physically and psychologically fit
by getting them out of the shelter for a
break in the monotony of otherwise
long days in their kennel pens.
There is a great shortage of volun-
teer dog walkers which is why Nancy
and Rob make the trek from Yachats as
many times a week as they do to walk
the dogs.
While they are walking the dogs,
Rob and Nancy encourage those they
meet to consider becoming a dog walk-
er too and in doing so “making the
day” for another dog. There are 17
dogs now waiting for their forever
homes. Those dogs spend much of
their days with little to look forward to
and days are longer if they don’t have
the opportunity for a walk.
As Nancy is quick to add, its “great
exercise for both the dogs and the
walker.” Currently, with 17 dogs in the
care of OCHS, there is a great need for
more volunteers to walk these wonder-
ful dogs and brighten their days.
as many dogs as they could.
Nancy said that they “fell in
love with dogs while there.”
Before long, Nancy began pho-
tographing the dogs during their
long walks on the beach and dur-
ing what they call “play dates.”
She also began posting pictures of
the dogs on Facebook, hoping to
find them good homes. After a
while, a German organization
noticed their pictures and also
became involved with the very
small grassroots organization.
With that, soon the numbers of
adoptions continued to grow. A
few years later, more than 600
dogs have been adopted into
homes throughout the European
Union. All this began with one
caring, concerned Greek woman
COURTESY PHOTO
who cared enough to step forward
Rob and Nancy Salvatore
and in the process saved the lives
of so many dogs.
Rob and Nancy’s dedication to
For more information and to see
improving the lives of all animals
photographs of the Santorini dogs and
began many years ago and has contin-
the facilities, visit
ued even while they traveled and lived
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abroad. During their first visit to the
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Greek island of Santorini and taking
Eventually leaving Europe and in
their customary long walks, they came
time settling on the Oregon coast,
upon a very large fenced area with
Nancy and Rob began driving to
approximately 70 happy, beautiful
OCHS to walk the dogs and “to get
dogs, many of which were purebreds.
their dog fix,” Nancy said.
They learned that a small group, ini-
Anyone interested and who has a
tially comprised of just one kind heart-
few hours a day or a few hours a
ed Greek lady, had begun feeding these
month to walk a dog can call Volunteer
abandoned dogs. They observed that
Coordinator Danielle Dickson at 541-
the dogs seemed to be generally happy
999-5702 for more information.
and in good health, so they found
themselves coming back daily to walk
Siuslaw Alumni Association
scholarships announced
The
Siuslaw
Alumni
Association (SAA) is helping
beat the high cost of higher
education. On the second
Saturday of every September
they hold an all-class reunion
banquet with a raffle that rais-
es thousands of dollars that
enables them to offer scholar-
ships
to
college-bound
Frank’s 101 Barbershop
WELCOMES
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Jeff was raised in Florence. He is a Air force
Veteran of 27 years. Jeff recently lived in
Bend, but is HAPPY to be living back in
Florence. Stop by and say hello!
Jeffs hours are:
Tuesday - Saturday 8am-5pm
(cell) 530-575-8251
(shop) 541-902-9588
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Elk’s announce student poster contest winners
pleased with the increase and
with the support from the
teachers. Without the help of
Diane McCalmont in the
school office we could never
have reached as many classes
and students.”
Participation in the contest
was offered to the fourth and
fifth graders. The first place
award of $100 went to Joel
Sissel and the second place
award of $75 went to Ella
Mans, both students in Gina
Halpin’s fifth-grade class.
Chloe Aaron, a student in
Sarah Barnard’s fifth-grade
class, won $50 for third place.
Sissel and Mans, along with
their families and Halpin, were
honored with a presentation
and dinner hosted at the Elks
Lodge.
Unfortunately, Aaron and
her family were not able to
attend due to her involvement
in the Siuslaw Talent show.
Checks were presented by
Exhaulted
Ruler
Joyce
Middleton and Bob Catterton,
Eye Poster Chair of the
Florence Lodge.
All three students have had
their posters forwarded to the
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Their music is a mix of tra-
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Doors open at 6 p.m.
Music begins 6:30 p.m. at the
Florence
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Universalist
Fellowship
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Heceta Beach Road.
Tea and coffee will be pro-
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are welcome.
The event is free to the
public but donations are
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S igns 3
Elks’ District Visual Chairman
for judging on the District
level.
District winners will be for-
warded to the State Chairman
for judging at the state level.
Awards are presented on the
basis of the best presentation of
eye injury prevention.
The Poster Contest is part of
the Oregon Elks commitment
to the OHSU Casey Eye
Institute.
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Three Siuslaw Elementary
School students were recog-
nized by Florence Elks Lodge
1858 for their submissions in
the Elks Youth Eye Service
Annual Poster Contest.
The purpose of the contest is
to educate children on the
importance of eye safety and
support local schools in their
efforts to educate and motivate
students.
“A total of 92 students par-
ticipated in the contest this
year.” said Bob Catterton, Eye
Poster Chair for the Florence
Lodge. “We were really
Siuslaw students.
This year they are giving
two $3,500 scholarships from
the SAA, a $3,500 scholarship
that is an individual gift by an
SHS alumnus, and a $1,500
memorial scholarship in honor
of Wanda Ziemer Hoberg, a
founder and the first treasurer
of the SAA.
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Siuslaw Chapter OHA Fundraiser Banquet
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