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:
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