SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, MAY 13, 2017
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Peace Harbor CEO Rick
Yecny said the last round of
contract negotiations that took
place May 8 between
PeaceHealth and the Oregon
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Nurses Association (ONA)
yielded some positive results.
“We had a meeting with our
mediator for a full day. I’m
not on the negotiating team,
but my schedule freed up and
we were negotiating until 10
p.m. Monday night,” Yecny
said. “It was much better than
the prior meeting that we had
on April 26.
“There was progress made
toward the end of the evening.
The union pulled several pro-
posals off the table and we
reached tentative agreement
on five other items. It is
important to know that we
have never asked for conces-
sions. Everything has always
been an improvement,” he
said.
Yecny said both sides were
disappointed they did not
reach a final agreement, but
that the federal mediator had
to end the session at 10 p.m.,
because he had to be in
Vancouver, Wash., for a 7 a.m.
meeting the next morning.
“It was a good meeting, it
was constructive and we prob-
ably would have stayed until 2
a.m., if we could have,” he
added.
PeaceHealth
Strategic
Communications
Director
Marcy
Marshall
said,
“Unfortunately, to ensure we
progress in good faith with the
ONA, we won’t be able to
share the specifics around the
tentative agreements.”
Yecny said, “We don’t have
another scheduled meeting
until July 12, but the door was
left open to do some email
negotiations.”
In a follow-up email, ONA
representative Gary Aguiar
said, “We agree that it was
a productive session on
Monday. The employer
moved on wages. They
accepted our step structure.
And the annual increases are
much closer to our original
proposal.
“We remain hopeful we can
resolve issues still on the
table. In particular, we have
proposals on employee bene-
fits and limits to on-call in
both surgical services and our
home health and hospice
department.”
Artist Helen West honored
in Yachats May 13 to 14
YACHATS — A tribute to
the career of artist Helen West
will be held in the the 501
Building of the Yachats
Commons this weekend, May
13 to 14.
Featured in the show is an
exhibit of nine never displayed
pastel works, recently discov-
ered in storage. This exhibit is
comprised of art from West’s
collection, plus works from
private collectors.
In interviews, West said, “I
can share the emotion and joy
I feel in the world about me. I
love the things I see. I paint
with my brain and eyes.
People only use a small per-
centage of their sight.
Painting teaches a person to
see. I am fortunate to have
Police
from 1A
can take several weeks. There
are a lot of pieces that need to
be examined.”
He said the investigation is
still in the information gather-
ing stage.
On May 8, at approximately
9 a.m., OSP troopers were
notified of assistance needed
at the Florence Police
Department’s jail.
State troopers and officers
responded and found Larson
and Sansom had been serious-
ly assaulted when they were
attempting to release a 40-
year-old male from the cus-
tody of the jail.
“As medics arrived to attend
to the two officers, the 40-
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Holmes encourages the
community to come to the
Autism Walk and meet neigh-
bors and other people who are
dealing with the ramifications
of Autism in their lives.
“We want this day to also
be about fun,” Holmes said.
“Our kids on the Autism
Spectrum have a hard time
and we want to help in any
way we can,”
Community members can
volunteer next Saturday from
1 p.m. to 5 p.m., but people
can also make donations to the
Autism Society of Oregon.
According to Holmes, the
society helps families here in
Florence.
lived most of my life sur-
rounded by mountains, rivers
and streams.”
West moved to Oregon with
her mother in 1990 and built a
home in Yachats in 1992.
The showing is open from
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission is free.
The pastels and paintings
from her studio have been
framed and will be available
for sale.
Profits from sales at the
show will fund community
arts education and projects
through the nonprofit Polly
Plumb Productions, the show’s
sponsor.
For information, email
mguerro@peak.org or call
541-547-5024.
year-old male became non-
responsive and medics turned
their attention to him. The
male was transported to Peace
Harbor Hospital and was pro-
nounced deceased,” said the
report issued by OSP.
The two Florence police
officers were transported to
Peace Harbor Hospital for
their injuries.
Due to privacy issues, the
hospital could not comment on
the nature of the injuries, but a
hospital spokesperson said
both officers have been
released.
According to Lane County
District Attorney Patty Perlow,
no further information is avail-
able until the investigation is
concluded. She expects that to
be sometime next week.
She also said the need for
information and the desire to
network with others sharing a
similar experience is an
important element of the walk
as well.
“The Autism Society of
Oregon helped me connect
with available services that
help my son. I hope to share
this information with other
families interested in finding
resources,” she said.
For more information on
how to participate in the first
Florence Autism Walk, or to
donate to this effort, call 541-
901- 1780.
“This first Autism walk
should be fun for all, and we
hope interested members of
the community will come out
and join us,” Holmes said.
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