SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 2017
Old Town Coffee to feature
Stender paintings in May
Old Town Coffee Roasters
will be featuring the acrylic
and watercolor paintings of
local artist Carol Stender dur-
ing the month of May.
Included in this showing
will be colorful, large scale-
spring and summer flowers.
Also shown will be California
poppies adorning a windswept
hillside, a pair of powder pink
tea rose twins, and fuchsias in
the company of an adoring
hummingbird.
Landscapes
reflective of
our local area, and a still-
life of the artist’s glass float
and bottle collection, will also
be on display.
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Stender is a graduate of the
Oregon College of Art
(Ashland,Or.) where she met
her husband, artist Greg
Stender.
She regularly shows her
work and is currently a mem-
ber of the Bay Area Art
Association, the Coos Art
Museum and has shown local-
ly through the Florence
Regional
Art
Alliance
(FRAA).
Stender’s paintings, and the
work of other local artists,can
be seen every day in May from
8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Old Town
Coffee in Florence.
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P.O. Box 31,000 • Florence, OR 97439
DISASTER PREP
B Y D AVE R OBINSON
Special to the Siuslaw News
I
have already confessed to being a
gadget lover. Some gadgets are
just that, gadgets. But I have just
acquired a new “essential item” you
may want to add to your kit. I still get
requests regarding storing sufficient
quantities of water. I don’t need to tell
you of the necessity of having enough
water on hand. I can also tell you that
logistically speaking, it is usually not
very practical to store that much water
in your closet.
The Red Cross and FEMA suggest
that you make storing water a priority.
The amounts seem to be a bit of overkill
until you actually have to dip into your
supply. If you are reduced to gathering
rainwater off your roof or dipping water
from a creek, then it too must be puri-
fied. Boiling or adding bleach will do
the trick. Boiling is considered the best
method. Bring the water to a rolling
boil for one minute then allow to cool.
Unscented household bleach is typi-
cally between five and six percent chlo-
rine. Cloudy water should be filtered
before boiling or “bleached.” Use 1/8
teaspoon of bleach per gallon of water
and up to 1⁄4 teaspoon if the water is
cloudy or very cold.
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Water purification
I have noticed that several folks who
depend on rain water, wells or springs,
use an in-line, ultra-violet filter for
purifying their household water. I
won’t try to go into the technical
description of how UV rays work, but
they have been in use for purifying
water for the past 100 years.
Ultraviolet filters are simple and
effective, capable of killing 99.99 per-
cent of germs, parasites and other ill-
ness-causing organisms.
Which brings us to the gadget. This
item is called a steriPEN. It is about the
same size and shape as a regular screw-
driver. There are batteries in the han-
dle and the “blade” portion of the thing
is actually an ultra-violet wand. The
one I have came with a water bottle and
a built-in filter for use on cloudy water.
Fill a container with water, then sim-
ply insert the wand portion into the
water, push the button on the handle
and use a stirring motion while you
wait. In less than a minute, the green
light comes on, indicating your water is
now safe to drink. Watertight seals keep
moisture away from the electronics.
The company claims to be able to
purify 16 oz of water in approximately
48 seconds, while a 32 oz. container
takes roughly 90 seconds. Cost varies
from $50.00 up to the $200 range,
depending on the model you choose.
When’s the last time you visited a for-
eign country and felt uncomfortable
drinking their water?
Has your municipality issued a “boil
your water” order lately?
This item would be handy for any
foreign travel and also whenever you
had a question about your water. I
carry mine in my get home bag in the
event something happens and I have to
spend unexpected time away from
home. Check it out and see if this is
something in which you might want to
invest.
As always send your comments and
questions to disasterprep.dave@gmail.
com.
Dave Robinson is the postmaster in
Bandon, Ore., and author of “Disaster
Prep for the Rest of Us.” He may be
contacted at disasterprep.dave@gmail.
com. Visit his website for more disaster
preparedness tips, www.disasterprep
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Firefighting academy
ends over at the main fire sta-
tion and other locations in
town?
They are your community’s
latest group of Siuslaw Valley
Fire and Rescue academy
recruits training to become
volunteer firefighters.
Once they’ve interviewed
for a spot on the academy,
paperwork is submitted for a
background check, drug test-
ing and DMV reports.
They are then assigned
online classwork which will
teach them the theoretical side
of their training.
Looming ahead for them is
the mandatory Agility Test.
Physical fitness is their next
trial. The agility test confirms
they are fit enough to meet the
rigorous demands of firefight-
ing.
Each recruit will don a set
of 28-pound turnouts, slip into
a 23-pound backpack and
work through the seven-sta-
tion course wearing a total of
51 extra pounds. Starting off,
they crawl and lift hose reels,
then head over to pull a 100-
foot, 2.5-inch hose, dragging
it 50 feet one way and 50 feet
back.
Next is the 165-pound
dummy drag, which really ele-
vates the old ticker!
From there, recruits lift and
carry a 20 foot ladder a set dis-
tance. Once they return with
the ladder, they hoist a weight
repeatedly up and down the
side of the building, taxing
their already shaky arms.
A test of balance is next,
with them required to walk
back and forth on a narrow
beam.
(Truth be told, I fell off
three times doing this one.)
Finally, they show their
dexterity and tenacity by
assembling and disassembling
a multitude of hose couplings.
Congrats to this academy’s
recruits, all of whom finished
the course within the allotted
time; we have some tough
trainees in this class!
They are now ready for the
three-weekend practical and
entirely hands-on firefighter
training course. Their training
consists of “repeatedly”
focusing on donning their
turnouts (protective clothing),
charging hose lines, using
SCBAs (Self Contained
Breathing Apparatuses), uti-
lizing ladders and water sup-
ply techniques, along with
other standard firefighting
skills. They will do these tasks
repeatedly, over and over, to
acquire important muscle
memory.
Finally, they will graduate
after successfully entering a
room with roaring flames and
putting the wet stuff on the red
stuff — and knocking the fire
down.
Pete “Boa” Warren can be
contacted at 541-997-3212,
or the main SVFR station,
2625 Highway 101, or email
Boa@svfr.org.
Rhody Society annual Early Rhody Show set
The Siuslaw Chapter of the
American
Rhododendron
Society will host its Early
Rhododendron and Azalea
Flower Show and plant sale on
Saturday and Sunday, April 22
and 23, at the Florence Events
Center, 715 Quince St.
The flower show is open to
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The public can bring flower
trusses for judging on
Saturday, from 7 to 9 a.m.
The truss must come from a
plant the owner has grown for
at least six months
Ribbons, trophies and raffle
prizes will be awarded to non-
members and members.
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541-997-3781
509 Hwy. 101, Florence
the public and is free of charge.
Hours will be Saturday (after
judging) from 1 to 5 p.m., and
Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The plant sale opens will be
open to the public both days
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will
be located outside on south
side of building.
1932 Pine St.
Suite B-3
Florence, OR
997-8114
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