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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2017 3 A LCC-Florence offering PeaceHealth introducers new healthcare providers defensive driving course A driver safety class is being offered by Lane Community College-Florence on Thursday, Nov. 16, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Shorewood Retirement Residences. This course offers people an important opportunity to learn how to drive more efficiently and safely. The course con- tains up-to-date information about changes over time relat- ed to aging, vehicles, roads and laws. The course is open to all ages. The content of this course can help boost safety aware- ness, refresh and improve driving skills, minimize crash risk, increase confidence, pro- long mobility, and maintain independence. Completion of this six-hour driving refresher course can yield discounted auto insur- ance premiums for safe driv- ing individuals 55 and older. Pre-registration is required and can be made by calling LCC-Florence at 541-997- 8444. The course fee is $20 with a $5 discount for current AARP- members, the fee includes a workbook and other materials, and is payable to AARP at the class. Baha‘i’ Faith of Florence invites YOU to a FREE FILM “LIGHT TO THE WORLD” FESTIVAL Celebration of 200th Anniversary Birth of Sunday, Nov. 12th, 2-4 p.m @ CLASS ACT THEATRE Info: 541-590-0779 • 509 Kingwood St, Florence Time for the Big Reveal! Our remodel is at last complete. Please join us for cupcakes and conversation as we celebrate our new look. Open House Tuesday, November 14 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. Banner Bank 777 Highway 101 Florence, OR bannerbank.com 541-997-3486 Member FDIC PeaceHealth Medical Group at PeaceHealth Peace Harbor Medical Center has welcomed three new women’s services physicians to its team of providers. With the addition of Justine Parker, DO, family practice and obstetrics; Yvonne Sculley, MD, obstetrics and gynecolo- gy; and Jacquelyn Serrano, MD, family practice and obstetrics. The additons allow Peace Harbor to continue expanding its capacity to meet Florence’s need for both primary and spe- cialty care. “We are delighted to have these three excellent new doc- tors on our team,” said Ron Shearer, MD, medical director of PHMG in Florence. “We’ve listened carefully to our patients and community mem- bers over these last several years as we’ve struggled to meet the growing demand for primary care. “With these additions, we're able to substantially improve access to an array of general and specialized services for women.” Those include preventive well-woman care, comprehen- COURTESY PHOTO From left: Justine Parker, DO; Yvonne Sculley, MD; and Jacquelyn Serrano, MD sive prenatal care and child- birth services, as well as treat- ment of conditions related to the female urinary tract, endocrine system and repro- ductive organs. • Justine Parker, DO, earned her medical degree at the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine before completing a family medicine residency, with a focus on women’s health, at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center. She completed an Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine fellowship in 2013 and recently a fellowship in Maternal Child Health at West Suburban Hospital in Chicago, where she was trained in high- risk obstetrics. • Yvonne Sculley, MD, joins PHMG in Florence from Mississippi, where she was chief of medical services for the Keesler Air Force Base. She earned her medical degree at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland, before completing an OB/GYN residency at Travis Air Force Base in California. She’s served as a flight com- mander, medical director, physician and nurse at several Air Force bases. • Jacquelyn Serrano, MD, earned her medical degree at the Stanford University School of Medicine in 2002 before completing a family medicine residency at the University of Minnesota Department of Family Medicine in Minneapolis. She most recently worked as a family physician at Samuel Simmonds Memorial Hospital in Barrow, Alaska, but has practiced in a variety of set- tings, including urgent care. All three providers are accepting new OB/GYN patients. To schedule an appointment, call 541-902-1634 Genealogy enthusiasts discuss Civil War mementos Siuslaw Genealogy Society President Mike Allen was also a presenter at the September meeting of the genealogy group. Allen’s program fea- tured three members telling of their research on relatives who were members of The Grand Army of the Republic. Known as the GAR, it was a patriotic organization of veterans who fought for the Union Army in the American Civil War. The organization ceased to exist when the last member died in 1956. The Genealogy Society pro- vides a monthly program on topics of interest to persons using genealogy to explore family history. The public is invited to these presentations. The November speaker will be Kevin Mittge, the Adult Services Librarian at the Siuslaw Public Library. Mittge has been “doing” genealogy for 40 years. His lecture will discuss COURTESY PHOTO “trees” on Ancestry.com. Presenters of the “Genealogy Shorts” program on the Grand Army of the Republic This includes: how to create included (from left) Siuslaw Genealogy Society President Mike Allen, member Sally a tree, how to edit and add Daugherty and program chairman Kevin Mittge. information, deciding whether a tree should be public or pri- vate, inviting people to private trees, linking a tree to a per- son’s Ancestry DNA results, using trees to determine rela- tionships from DNA results, syncing trees to genealogy software, saving tree data, deleting trees and more. This presentation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 15, in the Bromley Room of the Siuslaw Public Library, which is locat- ed at 1460 Ninth St. The pub- lic is invited. Refreshments will be served and members will be available to answer questions after the presentation. FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY NOVEMBER 10 NOVEMBER 11 NOVEMBER 12 NOVEMBER 13 NOVEMBER 14 NOVEMBER 15 NOVEMBER 16 Rain Rain Rain Rain Rain Showers Showers 54°F 45°F 56°F 46°F 55°F 46°F 51°F 46°F 52°F 45°F 52°F 45°F 52°F 45°F WEDNESDAY THURSDAY RECEIVE $10 OFF WHEN YOU SPEND $100 OR MORE. (VALID WITH THIS COUPON ONLY) Open Monday - Friday 8am-5pm 4515 Hwy. 101 N., Florence 541- 997-5049 AJ and Megan Shervin, Owners
