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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
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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
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9th St
Ada Station Rd
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Maple St. SVFR
Airport Way LCSO
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Willow Loop
9th St
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2nd Ave
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9th St
N. Fork Siuslaw Rd
9th St
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Leeward Dr
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Leeward Dr
Hwy 101
Spruce St
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9th St
E Mapleton Rd
SHS Football Field
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Jones Fire Lowell
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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
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H IGH
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Rainfall
Month: 0.11”
L OW R AIN
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0.00
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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
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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
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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
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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