SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 2017
Study
from 1A
involved in the expedition.
Students also used a workbook
to record the work standards
they completed during the
project.
This was Halpin’s way of
getting
students
deeply
engaged in their studies.
“We took all of the science
standards, all of the social
studies standards and some of
the reading standards and put
them in those little books by
each student’s display,” she
said. “They have to work those
core competencies as a project
form and a presentation form,
verses a work sheet.”
Four students were selected
to give presentations to sec-
ond-graders, similar to what
they experienced two years
earlier.
Presentations were given on
Thomas Jefferson, by a student
who dressed as Jefferson, com-
plete with wig; Sacagawea, the
Shoshone Indian who, with her
husband and infant accompa-
nied the expedition; York,
Clark’s slave and manservant;
and Seaman, Lewis’s black
Newfoundland dog.
The rest of the class displays
were set up
in the ele-
mentary
school hall-
way for stu-
dents
to
enjoy.
Halpin
said, “The
second-
graders who
got to hear
the presenta-
tions will
have
a
chance to do
their own
Lewis and
Clark pres-
entation in
two more
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years. It is
p r e t t y One of Gina Halpin’s fourth-grade students
empowering shows maps, instruments and a globe used
that the stu- in the class’ section on the Lewis and Clark
dents that Expedition. Western Lane Community
were
sec- Foundation donated globes, protractors
ond-graders and more to help with the four-month proj-
two years ect.
ago are now
able to do this.”
they are in my class, doing the
Halpin sees the project as a same project and taking the
way to get students immersed same core competencies that
and excited about their studies. go with common core that lend
“The second-graders in the themselves nicely to historical
audience will be fourth-graders facts and any literature ties we
in two years and, most likely, if have here in Oregon,” she said.
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A popular myth circulated in
the Florence area — that Miller
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Police Commander John
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a factor in our day-to-day lives
as police officers, but alcohol is
by far the No.1 issue we are
dealing with in our communi-
ty.”
Turner
added,
“Methamphetamine and other
variations of that narcotic and
marijuana are minimal com-
pared to alcohol.”
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“That
way
from 1A we don’t have
Naturalist Robert
Steelquist speaks about
his new northwest field
guide and the
challenges posed by
climate change.
to idly sit back
and receive bad
news and with-
draw from the
world,” he said.
“We can plunge
ourselves into
the
natural
world and help
to make things
better.”
According to
Steelquist, the
facts of what’s
going on are immutable. There
can be no argument about
whether habitat loss for
salmon is occurring because
that fact is quantifiable. What
it really comes down to, for
him, is that people on all points
of the political spectrum agree
that salmon are important and
people must act on these areas
of agreement, not argue about
disagreements.
Steelquist is also quick to
point out that not all the infor-
mation out there is negative;
there are in fact positive sto-
ries to share.
“We have a lot going on out
there that is good news. We
have stories of recovery for
sea otters and other species.
We have protected areas that
are thriving and every year we
have this amazing parade of
migratory wildlife off of our
coast,” he said.
Steelquist continued his
summation.
“We have to pay attention
and we have to choose actions
as individuals and as commu-
nities to stave off some of the
bad things that are happening
in the environment. At the
same time, we have to experi-
ence every day that we have,
even if it’s just driving up the
highway headed for work. We
can take the time to appreciate
a sunrise or a sunset.”
drinking before the age of 15
are six times more likely to
develop alcohol dependence or
abuse than people who begin
drinking at or after age 21.
Turner said his department
has been working on a three-
pronged approach to the teen
alcohol problem.
According to Turner and
Pitcher, Florence police will be
using the recently approved
School Resource Officer
(SRO), police bicycle patrols
through Miller Park and the
launch of a local version of a
Lane County program called
Healthy Directions.
Pitcher said, “The police
department, along with the
schools and Lane County
Mental Health, are involved in
starting a new program called
Healthy Directions. It is target-
ing underage drinking and sell-
ing alcohol to minors. We are
still in the forming stages. We
will be doing things like party
patrols and prevention educa-
tion.”
In addition, Castle is work-
ing to create what she calls the
Black Ribbon Project to spot
what she refers to as predators
in places like Miller Park.
“Walk through the park and
use your eyes and ears. Make
basic eye contact and capitalize
on the power of positive para-
noia. Is there an area in your
neighborhood that you see kids
going to? Why are they there?
As a community, we have to be
the eyes and ears,” Castle said.
She added, “I don’t think the
parks should be avoided. There
needs to be more community
awareness so people who
would be the predators would
shrink back a little and say, ‘I
know that they know.’”
Castle suggests tying a black
ribbon around a wrist or on a
car antenna.
“Black ribbons are very
subtle,” she said. “The only
people that would really
notice are either the watchers
or the predators. It will make
the predators nervous. If they
go into one of those little
bunkers of bushes they have
and see a black ribbon, they
go ‘Ooop.’”
Turner said, “Working
through the programs we
have coming up, Healthy
Directions, SRO and the bike
program will help combat the
problem. Hanging out in the
park shouldn’t be a bad thing.
We have to figure out which
are the bad hangouts and
which are the good hangouts.”
For more information on
the Black Ribbon project, call
Brenna Castle at 541-590-
3515.
Broadcaster
about the work he does, citing
“We have a full-time local
news department and put a
strong emphasis on public
affairs programming and air
more high school sporting
events than most stations,”
Thompson said.
This interest in sharing the
Florence’s stories and news
translates to an ongoing com-
mitment to the residents, non-
profits and businesses here.
Even high school students
get the chance to be on the air
during Viking Hour.
“We produce events in the
community and provide a voice
and airtime for many of our
institutions and nonprofit
groups. We’re a small commu-
nity station but I think we
sound as good as many stations
in bigger markets,” Thompson
said.
He said he believes that
maintaining Coast Radio’s
focus on the needs of the com-
munity will prompt listeners to
forgo the Pandora and Spotify
options and choose the simpler
solution of tuning into a station
that cares about the people in
their listening area.
“While the industry has gone
to consolidation and music-
intensive formats, we continue
to focus on being a locally
owned community radio sta-
tion,” Thompson stated.“In this
age of technology, you can find
multiple options for your spe-
cific music tastes or to get
regional or national program-
ming and information, but
Coast Radio offers all that — as
well as local programming and
personalites that you can’t find
anywhere else. That’s what
sets us apart from internet
streaming, Pandora and the
many other entertainment
options now available.”
Coast Radio broadcasts on
KCST, FM 106.9, and KCFM,
AM1250 — FM 104.1. It is
also available online at
www.kcfmradio.com.
and tell them a bunch of
things that leave everyone in
the room feeling helpless and
depressed,” he said.
One technique Steelquist
suggests in his talks to prevent
audience members from
becoming overwhelmed with
negative information is sim-
ple: go for a walk.
“My approach has been to
start with the experience of
what’s close by. Let’s cele-
brate what we have around
us,” he stated. “If we are
familiar with a particular
stretch of beach and we notice
that the sea stars there are suf-
fering, while that might trig-
ger some worry and even con-
cern, at the same time it gives
us context and the ability to
see that we can provide infor-
mation on a specific situation
that may be helpful.”
The benefit of having inter-
ested individuals involved in
the natural world in a direct
way is clear to Steelquist; it
gives people the opportunity
to be the eyes and ears for
their community and to have
an impact on the situation.
from 1A Coast Radio’s commitment to
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Thompson believes his team
is what sets Coast Radio apart
from others and is eager to
share their enthusiasm for their
mission.
“ I am very proud of our
staff, not only for what they do
daily on the radio but also what
they do in the community. They
are fully engaged, responsive
and committed,” he said. “I’m
very proud to have our peers
acknowledge and recognize
what we have been doing in a
small community on the
Oregon coast.”
local events and special proj-
ects as a way to give back to
the community, not as a respon-
sibility that comes with the job.
“Our current tag line is
‘Local news, sports and every-
thing Florence,’ but I think it’s
more than information or enter-
tainment. It’s our local air per-
sonalities being involved in the
community and interacting on
air with our listeners, leaders
and news makers,” he said.
Coast Radio has seen signifi-
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over the years, but the focus
has remained the same for
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