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2 A SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2017 OBITUARIES ELY—Janet Dawn Ballew Ely70, went to meet the Lord on July 31, 2017, at her home in Florence. She was born April 28, 1947, to Noble and Mary in Salem, Ore., and was the second of three chil- dren. Janet grad- uated from Leigh High School in San Jose, Calif., and went to West V a l l e y Janet Ely College in Saratoga. Over the next 30 years, she would go on to own and run several small business- es including a salon and a Baskin Robbin’s. While in her early 20s, two of her greatest passions were singing and playing the piano in her parent’s church. It was there, in 1964, where she met her future husband, Glenn Ely, when they led the church youth together in the worship. On Jan. 27, 1968, Glenn L. Ely and Janet Dawn Ballew married, and before her passing were only months away from their 50th wedding anniversary. Glenn and Janet lived in San Jose, Calif., for more than 40 years and raised two children. During this time, her love and compassion for others became evident — she was a mom to many in the community. Janet’s love for the church continued, and in 1983 she and Glenn were instrumental in planting Family Community Church. At the same time, her love for the arts grew as she became an award-winning porcelain painter and gifted quilter. In 2005, they relocated to Florence, to her beloved north- west, where she loved tending to her garden and being a part of the local quilting club. Janet was a wife, mother and artist. She is survived by her loving husband Glenn; her daughter, Robin, and spouse Tim; grabd- children Morgan and Aleria; her son, Chris; and her two brothers, Ken and Ron. Janet’s kind heart, wise words and warm hospitality will be sorely missed. Her memorial will be held Friday, Sept. 15, at Crossroad Church, 1380 10th St., in Florence, at 2 p.m. JAMES—Gini May James, 81, of Florence, passed away peacefully Sept. 5, 2017. Gini was born Feb. 16, 1936, in Redding, Calif., to Bill and Gay Clawson, beginning a life that positively touched all those she met. She attended Crescent High School and graduated in 1953 at age 16, which was a strong indication of the intelligence she had guiding her life. In 1952, she met the Love of her life, Jim Kenneth, and they married in Gini James 1954. She graduated from beauty school in San Francisco in 1956 and was a hair dresser for 63 years until retiring when she was 80 years old. In 1975, Jim and Gini moved to Florence and bought and operated Waterland Marina (Now the Port of Siuslaw). After selling the marina, they opened Mane Sail Trimmers, which was in business for 38 years. Gini was very involved in the community and started sev- eral organizations here in Florence. She was a member of the Soroptimist Club since the early 1980s, and started the Christmas Basket Program, the toy drive and Coast for Kids. She also founded the Focus 4 Hotline, which is now run by Siuslaw Outreach Services. She was also Florence First Citizen in 1997. Gini was preceded in death by her husband Jim of 45 years; her daughter Trina Gail James; and her sister, Donna Allian Gillispie — all within the same year. Gini is survived by her three sons: Terry Kenneth James and his wife Shari, Gary Scott Western Lane Ambulance District and Siuslaw Valley Fire & Rescue Ambulance and fire call runs Sept. 3-9 Date Time Area 09/03/2017 09/03/2017 09/03/2017 09/03/2017 09/03/2017 09/03/2017 09/03/2017 09/04/2017 09/04/2017 09/04/2017 09/04/2017 09/04/2017 09/04/2017 09/04/2017 09/04/2017 09/04/2017 09/04/2017 09/04/2017 09/04/2017 09/04/2017 09/04/2017 09/04/2017 09/04/2017 09/04/2017 09/04/2017 09/04/2017 09/05/2017 09/05/2017 09/05/2017 09/05/2017 09/05/2017 09/05/2017 09/06/2017 09/06/2017 04:38:00 07:13:00 10:19:00 15:05:00 16:15:00 19:06:00 23:28:00 02:10:00 02:27:00 07:35:00 09:32:00 09:19:00 10:17:00 10:37:00 10:45:00 12:06:00 11:26:00 11:37:00 15:00:00 17:03:00 17:19:00 19:00:00 19:55:00 20:29:00 20:50:00 21:12:00 06:13:00 07:22:00 07:24:00 13:08:00 14:00:00 14:13:00 03:40:00 06:15:00 Hwy 126 Hemlock St E Mapleton Rd Hwy 36 McCrae Rd SVFR Rhododendron Dr Bay St FPD Leeward Dr Grand Ave Juniper St 42nd St 1.25 SE of Florence 42nd St Spruce St 9th St Ada Station Rd Saltaire St Maple St. SVFR Airport Way LCSO 8th St 9th St Kingwood St Willow Loop 9th St Kingwood St N. Pioneer Rd 2nd Ave 9th St 35th St Rhododendron Dr Hwy 126 LCSO 9th St FPD Hwy 126 MP 9 16th St Type 911 Response 911 Response Transport to PHH Transport to PHH Fire Call Transport to PHH Transport to PHH Transport to PHH Transport to PHH Transport to PHH Transport to PHH SVFR/Fire Call Transport to PHH Transport to PHH Transfer to RB SVFR/Fire Call 911 Response Fire Call Transport to PHH Transport to PHH Transfer to RB FPD/Transport to PHH 911 Response Transport to PHH Transport to PHH SVFR/Fire Call Transport to PHH Transfer to RB 911 Response Transport to PHH 911 Response Transport to PHH OSP/Transport to PHH Transport to PHH Date Time Area 09/06/2017 09/06/2017 09/07/2017 09/07/2017 09/07/2017 09/07/2017 09/07/2017 09/07/2017 09/08/2017 09/08/2017 09/08/2017 09/08/2017 09/08/2017 09/08/2017 09/08/2017 09/08/2017 09/08/2017 09/08/2017 09/08/2017 09/09/2017 09/09/2017 09/09/2017 09/09/2017 09/09/2017 09/09/2017 09/09/2017 09/09/2017 09/09/2017 09/09/2017 09/09/2017 09/09/2017 09/09/2017 09/09/2017 10:48:00 15:10:00 09:33:00 14:08:00 16:36:00 20:08:00 23:04:00 20:22:00 02:49:00 04:44:00 06:59:00 10:01:00 10:42:00 11:39:00 14:30:00 15:14:00 18:45:00 18:53:00 19:55:00 00:22:00 03:54:00 12:28:00 16:35:00 16:54:00 17:04:00 17:06:00 18:10:00 19:40:00 20:40:00 22:49:00 22:52:00 23:51:00 23:37:00 Hwy 101 9th St N. Fork Siuslaw Rd 9th St Laurel St Leeward Dr 16th St Willow St Munsel Creek Rd Leeward Dr Hwy 101 Spruce St Maple Creek Rd Rhododendron Dr Hwy 126 MP 6 9th St E Mapleton Rd SHS Football Field Indian Creek Rd Hwy 101 Jones Fire Lowell Upas St Shoreline Dr Hwy 101 MP 184 Hwy 101 Sea Lion Cs Sherwood Loop Hwy 36 9th St 16th St Hwy 36 16th St 9th St Oak St Dunes City seeking applicants to fill City Council vacancy Dunes City is accepting applications for a City Councilor position. Anyone interested in apply- ing must complete an Application for Appointive Office form available at Dunes City Hall or on the city’s web- site at www.dunescity.com/ permits-and-forms. Applications can be mailed or delivered to Dunes City Hall, 82877 Spruce Street, Westlake, Ore., 97493, or WEATHER DATA D ATE Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. H IGH 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 74 71 63 64 68 70 77 Rainfall Month: 0.11” L OW R AIN 55 54 56 58 50 50 47 0.00 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.00 0.00 Week: 0.11” Year: 72.46” Courtesy of Roger Cunningham Florence Food Share Monthly Statistics emailed to recorder@dunesci- tyor.com. Applications should be sub- mitted by 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5. Applications could be con- sidered and the position filled during the Oct. 11 City Council meeting. This is a volunteer position with a term ending date of Jan. 9, 2019. All applicants must reside in Dunes City. The City Council meets the second Wednesday of the month at 6 p.m. in Dunes City Hall, and in Special Sessions as necessary. To find out more about the Dunes City Council, visit www.dunescity.com/contacts /city-directory. Applicants will be notified of the date the City Council will consider applications and should plan to attend that meet- ing. Western Lane Ambulance District Invites You to LEARN CPR September 2017 Households served . . . . . 678 Ages served Infants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Children 3-12 . . . . . . . . . 252 Teens 13-17 . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Adults 18-54 . . . . . . . . . . 837 Seniors 55+ . . . . . . . . . . . 516 Total served . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,794 Florence Food Share, 2190 Spruce St., P.O. Box 2514, Florence, OR CPR Certifi cations Adult CPR - $50.00 Child Infant CPR Supplemental - $25.00 Total - $75 for both 2nd Saturday of every month 9am to 1pm at Western Lane Ambulance District S IUSLAW N EWS Follow us on Twitter @S IUSLAW N EWS Call 541-997-9614 www.westernlaneambulance.com James and his wife Tammy, and Jordan Mitchell James; her granddaughter Marin Lilith James, who she raised; her brother Gary Clawson and his wife Carole; 10 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and many friends and family. In lieu of flowers, please honor Gini’s memory by donat- ing to the Sorpotimist Christmas Program at P.O. Box 1209, Florence, Ore. 97439, which would be greatly appre- ciated by her family and friends. A viewing will be at Burns’s Riverside Chapel Florence Funeral Home on Saturday, Sept. 16, from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Services will be at the Florence Events Center on Saturday, Sept. 16, beginning at 1 p.m. World Class Brazilian Percussionist & Jazz Legend Type Transport to PHH Transfer to RB Transport to PHH SVFR, FPD/911 Response Transport to PHH 911 Response SVFR/Fire Call Transport to PHH Transport to PHH Transport to PHH Transport to PHH Transport to PHH SVFR/911 Response Transport to PHH SVFR/Transport to PHH Transport to PHH 911 Response 911 Response SDFD/911 Response 911 Response Standby Transport to PHH Transport to PHH SVFR/Transport to RB & PHH SVFR, OSP/911 Response SVFR/Transport to PHH MFD, SDFD/Transport to PHH Transfer to RB Transport to PHH SDFD/911 Response FPD/Transport to PHH SVFR, OSP/Transfer to RB SVFR/Fire Call The Airto Moreira Band Featuring: Diana Purim Moreira Booker, vocals Krishna Booker, percussion Michael Shapiro, drums Andre De Santanna, bass Marcos Silva, keyboards Airto Moreira has performed with Miles Davis, Walter Booker, Cannonball Adderly, Lee Morgan, Paul Desmond, Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Jack DeJohnette, Chick Corea and MANY MORE! LIVE ~ ONE NIGHT ONLY! Saturday, October 7, 2017 7:00 PM Florence Events Center ~ 541-997-1994 Tickets $30 www.eventcenter.org * A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Siuslaw School District Music Education Programs Visit the Siuslaw News online at WWW.THESIUSLAWNEWS.COM THANK YOU from Florence Habitat for Humanity to all the 2017 BEACHWALK SPONSORS and great appreciation to all those that participated. The Florence Habitat is such an amazing organization and helps so many people in our community. The annual BeachWalk holds a special place in our heart and this is just one of the many ways we can give back. ~ Tami Clark, Director of Sales and Marketing Driftwood Shores Resort
