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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2017 Shelter from 1A Currently, rain is predicted for Christmas. “My guess is, first thing Wednesday morning we’ll know if we will be open throughout the week,” Wood said. Christmas Day can be partic- ularly challenging. “Usually we close at 8 a.m., but on Christmas we have nowhere to send people. The library is closed, along with lots of things that are normally open.” If the emergency shelter is needed on Christmas, Wood said they are prepared. Perception vs. Reality What Rotary Is vs. What Rotary is NOT! Perception: Rotary is a business networking organization Reality: Business connections are oft en made at Rotary meetings. However, the Florence Rotary Club is more interested in supporting the next generation of Rotarians through its sponsorship of the Interact Club for high school students. Fast Facts about Interact: • The Siuslaw High School club has 23 members • They baked and sold 4,800 cookies this year —their only club fundraiser • A new Interact club started at Mapleton High School on November 29. • Interact members manage the annual Easter Egg Hunt, assist Rotary with the annual auction, the Rhody parade, and many other club functions. The Rotary Club meets at the Florence Events Center 715 Quince Street, Florence, Oregon 97439 Each Tuesday From Noon to 1 p.m. www.thefl orencerotary.org For more information • Call President, Craig Sanders 541-999-1713 Interact Club: the Rotarians of tomorrow 7 A “We’ve gotten several peo- ple that have stepped up for Christmas,” he said. “We have a cook, and somebody said that they would bring a bunch of board games and they would be there part of the day. Others said they would be there for different parts of the day, so it looks like that’s coming togeth- er too.” But for now, Wednesday night the shelter will be open. Registration will begin at 5 p.m., with dinner served from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. The emergency shelter is located at the Presbyterian Church at 3996 Highway 101, just south of Bi-Mart. To find out if the emergency shelter will continue to be open through the week, the public can check the shelter’s Facebook page (Florence Emergency Cold Weather Shelter), email blast or look for the shelter flag hung through- out the area, including at the Siuslaw Public Library. For those who cannot walk to the shelter, a pickup service will be available beginning at 5 p.m. with locations at the library, Safeway and Fred Meyer. For more information, con- tact Wood at 541-991-8208. Firefighters from 1A Dickerson said, which will translate to improved respons- es for those served by SVFR. “The experience that crews gain in these deployments fur- ther solidifies our training and community preparedness pro- grams. SVFR was glad to be able to send the crews to assist the firefighters,” Dickerson said. “We continue to build our volunteer ranks to meet such requests as well as offer unin- terrupted quality service.” Updated information from the office of the California State Fire Marshal indicates the Thomas fire has burned approximately 271,750 acres and is currently 50 percent contained. More than a thousand struc- tures have been destroyed, causing more than $140 mil- lion dollars in damage. There has been no civilian loss of life in the current California fires, although one firefighter died. As of Tuesday at noon, California fire officials rescinded evacuation orders for many previously restricted parts of Santa Barbara County. Emergency conditions can arise at any time and SVFR is working with Lane County to address ongoing demands for blood products by holding a blood drive on Friday, Dec. 22, for Lane Bloodworks. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at SVFR Station No. 1. It will be closed for a one-hour lunch at 11:30 a.m. Individuals interested in donating should bring a photo ID, have a good meal two to four hours before donating, drink lots of water and not par- ticipate in strenuous activity for 12 hours after donating. assist with firefighting efforts in Southern California on Dec. 12. Operations Chief Jim Dickerson said, “The crew of Jeff Larson, Kyle Orosco and Colten Griswold have been on the Thomas fire the entire two- week deployment. A crew of four was deployed the next day, and that crew deployed on both the Thomas fire and the Lilac fire in San Diego during the deployment. Volunteers Shannon Curry and Levi Green, along with career fire- fighters Andy Gray and PJ Crescioni. were manning that engine.” The firefighters worked a “24 on, 24 off” schedule and gained valuable experience working with other agencies, Backstreet Gallery announces winner Backstreet Gallery’s Community Invitational Art Exhibit, currently at Florence Events Center (FEC) until January, held a reception last week to announce the winner of the People’s Choice Award. The public has had since November to vote for their favorite art piece in FEC Galleries One and Five, and the honor went to local artist Ronald Hildenbrand for his oil painting “Where Eagles Dare.” Hildenbrand will receive a month-long exhibit at Backstreet Gallery on Bay Street in April. Hildenbrand is a member and exhibitor at Florence Regional Arts Alliance's Art Center and Gallery, as well as a member of the Florence Public Art Committee. He was chosen as one of the artists to paint a Sea Lion for the FEC’s “Dancing with Sea Lions” exhibit in 2016. The reception also featured several soloists from CROW, singing beautiful Christmas carols and upbeat songs. The guests en- joyed the vocal tal- ents of these youth, directed by Melanie Heard. During a recep- tion in November, award ribbons were presented as judged by nationally recog- COURTESY PHOTO nized artist Cat Deuter. Ronald Hildenbrand wins the Winners were: People’s Choice Award for his oil Best of Show — painting “Where Eagles Dare.” Colleen Goodwin Chronister; First Place — Bill John Leasure, Stephanie Ames, Stone; Second Place — Susan Betty Romero and Kat Thomas; Third Place — Kassy Cunningham. Keppol; Honorable Mention: $25,000 Gift Certifi cates now available for any ticketed event at the FEC. PORT HOLE PUBLISHING 179 Laurel Street, Suite D FLORENCE Available in any amount you choose. Perfect for that last-minute Christmas or any occasion gift . 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