SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 2018
Film screening to raise
funds for local immigrants
Florence ORganizes (FOR)
Human Rights Team will be
hosting a fundraising event for
local DACA (Deferred Action
for Childhood Arrivals) immi-
grant youth at 2 p.m. on
Saturday, Feb. 10, at City
Lights Cinemas.
The event will be held in
conjunction with the showing
of “Dolores,” an inspiring doc-
umentary about Dolores
Huerta, United Farm Workers
organizer and women’s rights
advocate.
Food
from
Rosa’s
Restaurant,
Ixtapa,
Los
Compadres and Traveler’s
Cove will be served with a
suggested $5 to 10 donation.
Dunes City names volunteer of the year
In a special ceremony
held in December at Dunes
City Hall, Mayor Robert
Forsythe presented the city's
2017 Volunteer of the Year
award to Mr. and Mrs. Ken
Platt.
Ken and his wife, Wan,
came to Dunes City from the
San Francisco Bay Area
where he was a partner in a
commercial construction
venture. Prior to that, Ken
served in the US Air Force
as a flight engineer and,
after leaving the Air Force,
he worked for the Air
Research Company doing
research on laser and elec-
tron beams. Ken retired
from the commercial arena
in 1991.
He and Wan moved to
Dunes City in 2004.
Ken has a long history of
volunteerism. He served in
the Masonic Order for over
50 years and is also a mem-
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ber of the Elks.
Ken has volunteered for Ken and Wan Platt (left & right) are presented the Dunes City 2017 Volunteer of the
the Dunes City government Year award by Mayor Robert Forsythe (center).
as well, working on the
Dunes City Planning Commission and calling staff at City Hall to ask how they Administrator Jamie Mills said. 'They
can help with projects.
are an absolutely invaluable resource for
the City Council.
“We are grateful for dedicated volun- the city.”
Ken and Wan continue to be active
volunteers for Dunes City, frequently teers like Ken and Wan, Dunes City
The funds will be used for
citizenship filing and applica-
tion fees.
Florence’s local DACA
advocate, Karla Sanders, will
give a short presentation
before the film.
The event begins at 2 p.m.
and the film shows at 3 p.m.
The film price is separate from
the DACA donations.
If you cannot attend the
event, but would still like to
donate, contact florenceorga-
nizesemail@gmail.com.
Checks can be made out to
“Coastal Dreamers.”
For more information, con-
tact FOR member Leonora
Kent at 541-515-8191.
Donate blood at Lane County
Blood Drive on Feb. 3
The Lane County Blood
Bank invites you to give back-
at the Florence Events Center,
715 Quince St., on Tuesday,
Feb. 13, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Has there ever been a time
when you or a loved one was
in need of an emergency blood
donation? This is an opportu-
nity to give back that very
essential gift of life. The Lane
County Blood Bank will be at
3 A
the Florence Events Center to
accept blood donations from
all eligible donors.
Anyone, 18 years or older,
who is in good health, without
restrictive medical conditions
and weighs at least 110 pounds
may be a blood donor.
Potential donors are encour-
aged to call in advance for an
appointment at 541-484-9111.
Chuck Willer to speak at library Jan. 31
Join Community Rights
Lane County for a presentation
from Chuck Willer, Director
of
the
Coast
Range
Association.
The presentation will be held
Wednesday, Jan. 31, from 6:30
to 8 p.m., in the Bromely Room
of the Siuslaw Public Library.
Willer will provide new
information on Wall Street
“owned” Western Oregon pri-
vate forests and how that own-
ership affects management
objectives.
“My work in economics
strives to daylight the role of
money and banks in the econo-
my through dynamic analysis,
said Willer.
The
Coast
Range
Association was formed in
1991 and works to defend the
region’s interests, protect its
natural and cultural endow-
ments and restore its rivers,
wetlands and forests.
The organization is commit-
ted to the stewardship of the
region’s natural resources.
SHS senior Isacc Griffes Earns Eagle Scout
Isaac Griffes earned his
Eagle Scout rank on Tuesday,
Nov. 16, by passing his Eagle
Board of Review, the final
requirement for the rank.
Griffes, son of Rob and
Annette Griffes, began his
scouting career in first grade,
as a Tiger Cub in Cub Scout
Pack 777.
There, he completed the
Tiger, Wolf, Bear and Webelos
ranks and earned his Arrow of
Light, before crossing over to
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Boy Scout Troop
777.
Over
seven
years in the troop,
he accomplished
all seven scouting
ranks, from Scout
to Eagle, and
earned 24 merit
badges.
Griffes served
the
troop
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Assistant Senior
Patrol Leader, and
Senior
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Leader, participat-
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ed in numerous
service projects, Isacc Griffes earns the Eagle Scout
and planned and desgination, an honor that only four
led his Eagle Scout percent of Boy Scouts receive.
project.
For his Eagle Scout project, State Park to design and install
he worked with Honeyman a Life Jacket Loaner Station,
near the lodge at Cleawox
Lake. Griffes planned and
gained the park's approval for
the project. He then led volun-
teers, including scouts, and
parents, in constructing and
installing the station.
Griffes joins past presidents,
astronauts, and other prominent
people, who are numbered
among the four percent of Boy
Scouts who obtain the eagle
rank. He is a member of
Florence Evangelical Church,
and a senior at Siuslaw High
School. Griffes will receive
rank insignias and recognitions
at his Eagle Scout Court of
Honor, on Saturday, Feb. 3, at
7 p.m. at the Florence
Evangelical Church, 1318
Rhododendron Drive. The pub-
lic is welcome to attend.
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THE POST – Nominated for Best Picture,
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“A wonder to behold. Magical, thrilling and
romantic to the core, a sensual and fantastical
fairy tale with moral overtones, it’s a film that
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