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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, 2017
Nurses
from 1A
concerns with the objective
of avoiding mediation situa-
tions in the future.
“We respect and value
each and every one of our
caregivers at PeaceHealth
Peace Harbor Medical center,
and especially appreciate
that, through this process,
our
caregiver’s
focus
remained on our deeply held
commitment to providing
quality and compassionate
care to the people in our
community,” said Rick
Yecny, Chief Administrative
Officer at Peace Harbor.
The new contract, which
was negotiated over three
days beginning Aug. 1, will
be effective through March
31, 2020.
Kevin Mealy, communica-
tions manager for ONA,
attributed a portion of the
negotiations eventual success
to local public support.
“Community
members
have been vocal supporters
of nurses through citizen
journalism, letters to the edi-
tor, and opinion pieces in
local news outlets, as well as
on social media,” said Mealy.
The new contract’s high-
lights include:
• Making the workplace
Survey
from 1A
Barbara Rasmussen of
Florence said, “I don’t know
that much about why busi-
nesses don’t come here. I’d
have to research that.”
A few people interviewed
stated that since they had
lived here less than a year,
they did not feel they had the
right to talk about what the
city needed.
And for some, these ideas
just never came up.
safer for nurses and patients
by expanding security for
home health nurses who
work off-site and make unac-
companied home visits dur-
ing the middle of the night.
• Promoting staffing imp-
rovements by changing call
pay requirements to discour-
age excessive call shifts and
limit back-to-back-to-back
shifts.
• Helping recruit and
retain skilled nurses by clos-
ing the hospital’s wage gap
for nurses with 7 or more
years of experience.
As part of the agreement,
the hospital also recognizes
nurses’ service with a
3-percent cost-of-living
adjustment retroactive to Jan.
1, 2017; 3-percent adjust-
ments in 2018 and 2019; and
a 2-percent adjustment in
2020.
The cost-of-living adjust-
ments are aimed at ensuring
Peace Harbor’s compensa-
tion keeps pace with inflation
and attracting new nurses to
Florence.
“As we move forward
together, we will continue
focusing on the important
work we do to ensure we are
not only among the best
places to get care, but among
the best places to give care,”
said Yecny.
“I haven’t really thought
about it a lot,” said area resi-
dent Brenda, who chose not
to use her last name.
Weese hopes that people
will take the time to think
about these issues.
“If you care about the
price of homes and the avail-
ability of jobs,” she said, “the
survey is a chance to make a
difference.”
The survey can be found at
www.ci.florence.or.us or at
Florence City Hall, 250
Highway 101.
Garden
from 1A
On June 7, Sunni Days
Yard Care put out a call to
help a deserving veteran in
the community. Owned by
military
spouse
Sunni
Perkins, the yard care service
wanted to give back by donat-
ing free yard beautification to
a local veteran.
Perkins found the perfect
candidate in Carol, saying,
“It’s only fitting that we help
a fellow military spouse in
need.”
And Carol was in need.
“The yard, because of all
the rain this year, was just a
jungle,” she said.
So Sunni Days came to the
rescue, perfectly manicuring
the hydrangea outside and
trimming the yard with
impeccable detail.
Carol smiled as she looked
over the work they had done.
“It’s really amazing, what
they did,” she said.
The flowers were never
Lance and Carol’s idea. When
they moved to Florence a few
years back, they purchased
the home from local florist
Bobbi Brubaker, who owned
Flowers by Bobbi.
Flowers were understand-
ably rather prevalent in the
yard, but the Blalocks had no
idea what to do with them.
They were proud nomads
before then, traversing the
country in their RV as long as
they had known each other.
When they first met, Carol
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only had one question for
Lance: Do you like to camp?
“When I think back on it,
we were on the road most of
our lives. We were very fortu-
nate, and that’s all thanks to
him,” she said.
One of Carol’s favorite sto-
ries is when they had taken a
small boat out to an island. As
they got on shore, the boat
drifted. Lance, who had been
an accomplished athlete when
he was younger, jumped into
the ocean and swam to bring
it back.
“He was my hero,” Carol
remembered. “An athlete, a
scholar and a gentleman.
What else could you ask for?
“His biggest attribute was
that he had a great sense of
humor.”
When they were first dat-
ing, Carol and Lance went to
go see the Steve Martin film
“The Jerk” 32 times together.
As Martin did in the movie,
Lance got himself a pair of
aviation goggles and a scarf,
putting them on to make his
wife laugh — as he was
always able to.
But then in 2007, the
Parkinson’s diagnosis came.
The disease took small tolls
at first; a tremor in a hand,
stiff muscles. But as the years
passed the symptoms became
more pronounced. He would
lose balance and bouts of con-
fusion would set in.
Traveling wasn’t as easy
anymore, so they moved to
Florence. And that’s when
they were faced with the
flowers.
Lance saw it as a challenge.
Carol took up acting classes,
and Lance got to work on the
yard.
When he wasn’t watching
the Denver Broncos or laugh-
ing at “The Big Bang
Theory,” his favorite show, he
was pulling weeds.
“He loved this house and
being able to contribute to
something,” Carol said.
The Parkinson’s snuck up
on them. Its devastating
effects had, over the years,
become routine.
“He was falling quite a
bit,” she said. “I didn’t notice
because you’re with this for
24/7 and it just becomes nor-
mal. I caught him every time
he would fall, and he would
bounce back.”
“He was declining, and he
knew it,” Carol remembered.
“So the gardening gave him a
sense of purpose.”
Carol is just now being able
to talk about these things, the
pain of the loss fading as the
joyful memories remain.
Of the work that Sunni
Days did for Carol she said,
“I know that he took pride in
the yard and the house. I just
think it’s a blessing that
they’ve decided to do this for
a veteran, that they selected
me. Lance would have been
so honored.”
Carol is a woman of faith.
After Lance passed away,
she was looking for signs that
he was still around.
Everyone stays around a
little while, she believes.
And she sees him every-
where. She sees his smile in
the thousands of pictures that
he left behind. She hears his
voice in the birds outside on a
cool summer morning.
And she sees his love in the
yard he left behind.
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4445 Hwy 101 (South of Fred Meyer) – 997-3951
Worship on Saturday 10:30 A.M.
Adult/Children’s Sabbath School 9:15 A.M.
BAY BERRY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP SINGSPIRATION
FLORENCE UNITARIAN
UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP
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Every Friday night at 7pm • Non-denominational
Bay Berry Square; 101 at Sutton Lake Dr. /milepost 185 N.
For more information , please call 541-997-2681
N.W. Corner of Heceta Beach Road & Hwy. 101
Every Sunday at 10 a.m.
All are welcome. (541) 997-2840
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE GROUP
FLORENCE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
“God Is Principle”
Meeting Friday at 3pm
Summer Worship Time: Sunday at 10:00 a.m.
Coff ee Fellowship Following Service
2nd & Kingwood • (541) 997-6025
575-313-3640
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST
OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS
Located at Munsel Lake Road and North Fork Road
Worship Services 10:00 AM Sunday
All are welcome! 541-997-7268
FOURSQUARE CHURCH
1624 Highway 101 (next to A&W) –- 997-6337
Pastor George Pagel – Something for the entire family.
Sun. Services: 10:45 a.m., Wed. Bible Study 7 p.m.
Website:fl orence4square.com
FLORENCE VINEYARD (GOD’S POWER HOUSE)
COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH
4590 Hwy. 101, Across from Fred Meyer –- 997-7418
Sunday School, 9:30a.m. – Worship, 10:45
Wed. Prayer - 6:00 p.m. –Wed. Ministries 1-8 Grade 7 p.m.
2610 Kingwood, Florence • 541-268-2025
Sunday Worship @ 10:00 a.m., experience the Power of the Holy Spirit
Pastors: George & Beverly Sisemore
Intercessory Prayer & Worship, Th ursday night @ 5:00 pm
fl orencevineyardchurch.com
CROSS ROAD ASSEMBLY OF GOD
Corner of 10th & Maple –997-3533
Wednesday, 7 p.m. - Family Connections
Adult Bible Class, 9:30am on Sundays.
Sunday Services, 9am and 10:45am.
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You will also receive two offi cial Community Wide Garage Sale signs as well as a tip sheet on
how to have a great sale. Please post signs only on private property with the owner’s consent.
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municipal code. Maps will be available at the Florence Visitors Center.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH - SBC
1935 25th St. – 997-7660 • Pastor, Dr. Marvin Owen
Series “People of the Bible.” on Wednesdays 6 p.m.
A friendly place to worship, vacationers welcome.
Sun.; 11am & 6pm, Sunday school 9:45am.
FLORENCE CHRISTIAN CHURCH
2nd & Ivy – 997-2961 –Non-Denominational
Worship Service: 9:00 am & 10:30 am
Middle School and High School youth groups meet on Wednesday.
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NEW LIFE LUTHERAN CHURCH, E.L.C.A.
21st & Spruce Street – 997-8113
Adult Forum 9 a.m. – Sunday School 10:30 a.m.
Worship services; Sun. 10:30am & Mon. 5pm
Pastor Lori Blake
www.lutheranchurchfl orence.com
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF THE SIUSLAW
Traditional Worship Service 10:00 a.m. , Reverend Greg Wood
Sunday School and Nursery – Organ and Choir
All Welcome. Come as you are.
3996 N Hwy 101 997-7136
FLORENCE CHURCH OF CHRIST
Pre-Denominational (Romans 16:16)
1833 Tamarack Street (2 blocks east of Hwy. 101 on 18th St.)
Bible Study: Sunday 10 a.m.; Worship: Sunday 11 a.m.
www.churchofchristfl orence.org
RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS)
FLORENCE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
RESURRECTION LUTHERAN CHURCH, L.C.M.S.
12th and Nopal –997-9020
Worship Service 10:30 a.m.
10 am Wed., Women’s Bible Study
Saturdays, Mens’ Breakfast @ 8 a.m.
Online Worship Service@ www.fl orencenaz.com
Every Sun., Bible Class 9 a.m., Worship Service 10 a.m.
85294 Hwy. 101 S. – 997-8038
DVD of Weekly worship service available.
Pastor Randy Benscoter
“War is still not the answer.” FCNL
We worship in homes at 11am Sundays
Call 997-4237 or 902-9511 for locations.
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FLORENCE EVANGELICAL CHURCH
1318 Rhododendron Dr. –- 997-2523 – Worship at 11:00 AM –- Sunday
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8:30am, Tuesdays, Morning Prayer
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SAINT MARY, OUR LADY OF THE DUNES
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Masses: Sat. 5:30 p.m., Sun. 11:00 a.m.
1.5 miles south of river on Hwy 101 – 997-2312