SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2017
ASPIRE
from 1A
There are currently 15
ASPIRE volunteers tasked
with mentoring both individu-
als and groups of students at
the high school. In time, the
program wants to work with
all 400 students at the high
school.
Kilgore spoke about her
own experiencing with joining
ASPIRE for the first time as a
volunteer.
“When I retired after 32
years teaching in Napa Valley,
I sought a way to continue my
interest in education when my
family moved to Florence,”
she said. “I’ve always believed
everyone deserves a place at
the table, especially in public
education.
“There is a lot to learn as a
mentor, but the material is
accessible and tried and true.
Becoming a guide and seeing a
PeaceHealth from 1A
O’Leary said, “Also impor-
tant to note is Jason’s strong
ability to recruit physicians
and leaders to rural communi-
ties.”
Hawkins has a bachelor’s
degree in accounting from
Indiana
University
of
Pennsylvania and a masters in
business administration from
Bloomsburg University.
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student through graduation
and heading off to a program
with the means to pay for it, is
its own reward.”
Those interested in joining
ASPIRE as a volunteer do not
need to have a background in
education, but do need time
available to meet weekly with
one or more students, and a
strong desire to help students
find their path to success.
Siuslaw High School coun-
selor Steve Moser said, “The
ASPIRE program wouldn’t be
where it is today, or able to
help support students the way
it does, without the hard work
and dedication from both Bou
and Bob. It’s safe to say
ASPIRE wouldn’t exist with-
out their continued contribu-
tions.”
To sign up, prospective
volunteers can contact Siuslaw
School District or email
Kilgore or Orr at aspire@
siuslaw.k12.or.us.
He considers himself an
outdoor enthusiast, especially
enjoying boating, fishing and
hiking with his wife Deann.
The couple has three chil-
dren, one of whom is currently
a student at the University of
Oregon.
O’Leary also acknowledged
the efforts of outgoing CAO
Yecny.
“I would like to express my
sincere gratitude for Rick and
his tireless dedication to serv-
ing Peace Harbor’s CAO,”
O’Leary said. “Thank you for
your compassionate leader-
ship and commitment to
PeaceHealth and our mis-
sion.”
OCHS
7 A
from 1A
Board member Ed Gervais
also appeared unconcerned
with the ongoing tension
between the crowd and the
board, making a statement
that many in attendance later
said they found rude and com-
bative.
“I would like you all to
notice the pictures over here
showing the grounds and the
kennels that we have in the
shelter,” Gervais said. “And I
wish the people who have
Facebook articles would take
their ‘crap’ — and that’s what
it is — take those crappy …
staged pictures off their
Facebook.”
Perhaps the most uncom-
fortable point in the evening
were comments made by a
woman who was not initially
introduced or known by many
at the meeting. After she
spoke in a particularly con-
frontational way, the woman
was asked by a volunteer,
“Excuse me, but who are
you?”
The woman then introduced
herself as Diane Raven, not
explaining that she was a new
board member or why she had
taken the lead in countering
the questions from the audi-
ence.
The most inflammatory of
her remarks came when she
encouraged members who
were unhappy with the situa-
tion at OCHS to “Bring it on”
because the shelter had noth-
ing to fear from State Humane
Society inspections or mem-
ber visits.
Raven’s response brought a
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Oregon Coast Humane Society’s Board of Directors requested and received police sup-
port at the organization’s September Board meeting, as previous meetings had been
contentious and unruly.
lot of discourse from the
crowd, with one member who
identified herself as a long-
time volunteer saying, “I
don’t think anyone that you
have referenced here is politi-
cal, and I think the terms you
used were not complimentary
... and I resent them. And
many people here, myself
included, are only interested
in animal welfare.”
After taking a moment to
compose herself, the woman
continued.
“Many of us have been
involved for years and know
what has happened recently,
and feel it is just years of mis-
management come to a boil. If
the entire board was a little bit
more willing, or capable of
being more professional and
open to conversations, you
might have had 25 people sup-
porting you instead of 25 peo-
ple trying to find another solu-
tion,” she said.
Shortly thereafter, Raven
informed attendees of a policy
change taking effect immedi-
ately that no longer allows
individual volunteers to take
dogs to the beach for walks.
This change in policy was
due to liability concerns,
according to Raven, which led
to groans of disagreement
from the attendees.
The need for the presence
of armed police at the meeting
was brought up once again by
one attendee, who was told, in
a roundabout way, that the
board felt the unruly nature of
the previous board meeting
mandated a police presence.
The response led to more
spontaneous outbursts from
the audience.
The absence of Shelter
Manager Garrett and Public
Outreach
Coordinator
Dickson was also discussed
quietly in the crowd, but not
by the board, as the meeting
once again splintered into
upheaval. Some audience
members then asked aloud
why Garrett and Dickson were
not in attendance.
In response, Bare stopped
and interrupted the unrecog-
nized speakers in the audience
and adjourned the meeting.
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