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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2017
Governor proclaims Oregon Community Bank Week
SALEM — Governor Kate
Brown has officially pro-
claimed October 16-20 as
Community Bank Week in
Oregon.
The Governor bestowed this
proclamation in support of the
essential role Oregon’s commu-
nity banks play in supporting
local economies.
Members of the Community
Banks of Oregon (CBO), which
represents the 21 banks head-
quartered in Oregon, will be
celebrating Community Bank
Week by holding open houses,
speaking to community groups,
delivering financial education
and hosting local legislators.
These and other efforts will
be aimed at showcasing the
positive impact community
banks have on the communities
they serve.
In
her
proclamation,
Governor
Brown
stated,
“Community banks are an inte-
gral part of Oregon’s overall
economy through their commu-
nity giving, dedication as good
neighbors, and above all, their
critical role in providing reli-
able financial services to
Oregonians.
“Community banks play a
significant role in local eco-
nomic development efforts,
stimulating the economy to
produce jobs and create new
opportunities.”
In a recent survey conducted
by the Oregon Bankers
Association, community banks
reported loans to Oregon small
businesses topping $5.9 billion
in a single year. Community
banks are also the chief source
of bank credit for agriculture
enterprises.
Beyond financial services,
community banks in Oregon
are supporters of their commu-
nities through charitable giving
and volunteer time. The survey
found that Oregon’s communi-
ty banks contributed $4.9 mil-
lion to nonprofits and commu-
nity organizations, and their
employees logged over 64,000
volunteer hours.
In celebration of Oregon
Community Bank Week 2017,
Oregon Pacific Bank will be
awarding $1,000 to a local indi-
vidual or organization to help
fund a project that demon-
strates the greatest community
impact.
Community Impact Award
Eligibility and Requirements
are:
• Applications can be sub-
mitted on behalf of an individ-
ual, an organization or group,
or a business.
• Applications must be fully
completed online at www
.opbc.com to be considered and
must include at least one letter
of support from a community
member considered to be in
good standing.
• e-Community
Impact
Award must be utilized within
one of the following communi-
ties: Coos County, Douglas
County, Lane County, Jackson
County and Josephine County.
• e-winner of the Community
Impact Award must report all
progress to Oregon Pacific
Bank and agree to allow
Oregon Pacific Bank to docu-
ment and promote the success
of the project through photo-
graphs, social media and press
releases.
• e-winner must follow the
guidelines for acceptable usage
of gifted funds. If funds award-
ed are not used for the purpose
as specified on the application,
the winner will be held respon-
sible to reimburse the Bank.
Apply online by visiting
www.opbc.com/community-
impact-award-application.
Let the Spirit of Hillside
CAPTIVATE YOU
Peter DeFazio calls on VA to
address issues at Roseburg hospital
WA S H I N G T O N — R e p .
Peter DeFazio Thursday called
to task the continuing leader-
ship failures within the
Veterans Administration (VA)
and specifically called on offi-
cials to change the manage-
ment system at the VA
Roseburg Health Care System
(VARHS).
Rep. DeFazio called for the
changes while speaking in sup-
port of the Dr. Chris
Kirkpatrick’s Whistleblower
Protection Act, legislation that
would impose stringent penal-
ties on those who retaliate
against whistleblowers and
provide greater protections for
whistleblowers.
The Senate-approved legis-
lation unanimously passed the
House on Thursday and will
now go to President Trump to
be signed into law.
DeFazio
has
received
dozens of complaints from
concerned constituents, many
of whom are experienced med-
ical professionals, about the
lack of effective and account-
able management at the
VARHS.
“For years, I have received
numerous complaints about the
substandard management
throughout the VARHS, and
yet nothing has changed
despite repeated outreach to
every level of leadership at the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs, including a direct
appeal to the Secretary last
week,” said DeFazio. “Poor
management has resulted in
degraded patient care and diffi-
culty in recruiting and retain-
ing talented medical profes-
sionals to help Oregon’s veter-
ans.”
DeFazio went on to say that,
in addition to delays and gov-
ernment bureaucracy, veteran
care is being hampered by
management issues.
“Doctors, nurses, and other
VA employees are putting their
careers on the line to improve
the system, risking potential
retaliation from the same inad-
equate
leadership,”
said
DeFazio. “The status quo is
entirely unacceptable, and it is
time for the VA to stop passing
the buck and take immediate
action. Our veterans deserve
better.”
In 2014, the VA surpassed
the Department of Defense
(DOD) for the total number of
whistleblower complaints filed
with the Office of Special
Counsel (OSC) even though
the DOD has almost double the
number of civilian employees
as the VA. In 2015, the Office
of Special Counsel found that
35 percent of all whistleblower
complaints were filed by VA
employees.
Join us for the Good Life Boomers & Seniors Expo
Thursday, October 19 | 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Location: Florence Events Center
715 Quince Street | Florence, Oregon 97439
AND
Our Resident Panel Seminar
Friday, October 20 | 10:30 a.m.
Location: Florence Events Center
715 Quince Street | Florence, Oregon 97439
Space is limited. Reserve your spot today.
For reservations or more information, call
(503) 205-3081 .
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New Oregon license plates to be more ‘reflective’
Oregon vehicle registration
plates are becoming easier to
read at night with more reflec-
tive background sheeting.
DMV will start issuing the
standard tree plates with the
new material in late October.
DMV’s
plate
vendor,
Portland-based Irwin-Hodson,
is using new 3M HD License
Plate Sheeting. The new plates
will first appear starting with
plate 001 KJW as DMV and its
60 field offices issue their plate
supplies.
Other types of Oregon plates
will be converted to the new
sheeting in the future.
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FLORENCE
| OREGON
The new HD sheeting is
more reflective, secure and
durable than the previous
material. Vehicle owners also
may notice new features on
these plates: Oregon’s state
outline on the left and two let-
ters printed vertically on the far
right side of the plate.
The two letters are a manu-
facturer’s code to identify the
month and year the sheeting
was produced.
The previous plate sheeting
used tiny pieces of round glass
beads inside other materials to
produce reflectivity, which
shines outward like a flood-
To help you
navigate
all the Florence
art community
has to off er
Pick Up
YOURS
Today!
Passports are available at the following locations:
Florence Area Chamber of Commerce
Th e Siuslaw News
FRAA - Florence Regional Arts Alliance
Backstreet Gallery
Vardanian Gallery
Th e River Gallery
Rodger Bennett Photography
Purple Pelican
Siuslaw Public Library
Florence Events Center
Florence City Hall
BeauxArts Fine Art Materials & Gallery
light.
The new sheeting is “pris-
matic” or “high-definition”
sheeting. It is similar to road
signs, which appear brighter at
night.
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to the terms of the Residency Contract.
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