SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2018
County to host blood drive at FEC
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 opportuni-
ty to give back that very essen-
tial gift of life. The Lane
County Blood Bank will be at
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.
Military Museum announces new board member
At its January Board meet-
ing, the Oregon Coast Military
Museum (OCMM) elected Dee
Osborne to its position vacated
by the expired term of long-
time former board member
Tom Benedict.
“Dee brings not just a lot of
business sense to our board,
but also a great deal of com-
munity sense,” said Executive
Director Cal Applebee. “I have
worked with her in both pro-
fessional and community serv-
ice roles and look forward to
working with her again.”
Osborne, a native of
Florence, has been with
Banner Bank since 1987 and
currently serves as Vice
President and Branch Manager
of both Florence and Mapleton
branches.
She has served the nonprofit
community in the past with
organizations such as Rotary,
Soroptimist, Home Builders
Association and Western Lane
Community Foundation.
She currently serves on the
boards of both the Florence
Area Chamber of Commerce
as well as the Peace Harbor
Peace Health Foundation.
“My father was in the Navy
during Korean war and I have a
son that was in the Marines,”
said Osborne. “Two of my
nephews have served overseas
in the military in recent years.
“I feel the mission of the
Oregon
Coast
Military
Museum is important to our
community, and I want to be
sure it is sustained.”
The museum is located at
2145 Kingwood St. in Florence
and is open Thursday through
Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m.
For more information, visit
www.oregoncoastmilitary
musem.com.
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 sug-
gested $5 to $10 donation.
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
or
send donations to the “Coastal
Dreamers” at Oregon Pacific
Bank. Checks can be made out
to “Coastal Dreamers.”
For more information, con-
tact FOR member Leonora
Kent at 541-515-8191.
theshedd.org/JazzKings
Free Jazz
Tickets for
Students
program
The Emerald City
Jazz Kings
A Pocketful
of Dreams!
Bing Crosby & The Classic Songbook
Sunday, February 11, 2 pm matinee
Florence Events Center 541.997.1994
$9.50 | $8.50 Sen/Student/Military | $8 Matinees Before 2 | $7.50 Child | $6.50 Members | Performing Arts: $19/$15/$10
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land: American Green Berets infiltrated into
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at the Taliban in retaliation for the attack on the
twin towers. It’s a remarkable true tale of great
heroism. It’s also an account of a clash of
cultures.” 3 out of 4 Stars - Seattle Times
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COCO – Nominee for Best Animated Film
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S IUSLAW V ISION
ANNOUNCES NEW TEAM
The Siuslaw Vision is a community-led,
regional effort to improve the quality of life
for local residents, and while it remains an
effort conceived and driven by volunteers, a
recent grant award has enabled them to hire
part-time assistance.
The newly announced vision coordinator
is Stephanie Sarles. Sarles and her husband
relocated to Florence in 2009 from Dallas,
Texas.
“We came to the Oregon Coast for the
ocean, the trees and the beautiful cool sum-
mer weather,” Stephanie said. “We’ve
stayed in Florence because we quickly fell
in love with the people and the community.”
Sarles has more than 20 years experience
in communications, publications produc-
tion, marketing and public relations. She
has worked in higher education, as a retreat
center assistant here on the coast, and most
recently as a freelance editor and project
manager.
The administrative assistant is Russ
Pierson, better known as Dean at the LCC
Florence Center.
“As a fan of the Vision and a founding
Vision Keeper volunteer, I am happy to
offer my experience, and my predilection as
a chronic note-taker and researcher, to help
move the Vision forward,” Pierson said.
The IT support tech is Daniel Okonski.
Okonski and his fiancée, Jo Beaudreau,
moved from Chicago to Florence in 2014 to
run the art supply store, BeauxArts Fine Art
Materials. There they are involved with the
needs of the community every day.
“I’m glad to be helping the Vision in any
way I can,” Okonski said. “There are so
many great things happening in the commu-
nity, and it’s refreshing to see so many peo-
ple talk about the future and be excited
about it.”
Okonski’s work will include oversight of
RiverCal.org, the recently introduced com-
munity calendar launched by the Vision and
available to everyone in the area.
The Vision is our region’s roadmap to a
bright and common future, an effort “of the
people, by the people, for the people,” and
it represents literally thousands of hours of
conversation with hundreds and hundreds
of interested and engaged community mem-
bers from Florence, Dunes City, Mapleton,
Swisshome, Deadwood-and all parts in
between.
The Vision imagines a better life in the
near future, with a focus on the people in
our region-working people, happy people,
connected people, active people, educated
people and creative people.
The Vision helps to connects the dots-the
bright lights of visionary people, good work
and great ideas in these areas throughout the
region-and supports the hopes and dreams
of our residents living all along the Siuslaw
River and its environs.
Multiple projects are underway within
each of these spheres that connect volun-
teers, businesses and organizations of every
kind for our common good.
Call to businesses given for free
annual Community Job Fair
Plans are underway for the
3rd Annual Community Job
Fair on Thursday, March 8,
2018 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
hosted by Three Rivers
Casino Resort. This fair will
be free to both attendees and
to
businesses/community
partners. Last year’s event
was well received with over
30 vendors representing and
an estimated 300 participants
attending.
Local businesses and appli-
cants each know the chal-
lenges when applying for jobs
and locating resources as well.
Three Rivers Casino Resort
hopes to bring all those parties
and resources together to form
a network in our local com-
munity in hopes of making
this an annual event. It will
utilize its marketing experi-
ence and contacts to publicize
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this event so that there is a
great pool of attendees.
Currently, it has commit-
ment from the following busi-
nesses to participate: Three
R i v e r s C a s i n o
Resort/Confederated Tribes of
Coos, Lower Umpqua and
Siuslaw Indians; City of
Florence; Heceta Lighthouse
Bed & Breakfast/Ona
Restaurant & Lounge; IITR
Truck School; Lane County
Government; New Horizons
In Home Care; Oregon Coast
Community Action; Oregon
Coast Culinary Institute;
Oregon Home Care
Commission; Shorewood
Senior Living; Siuslaw Fire
District; Siuslaw Public
Library District; Siuslaw
School District; Southwestern
Oregon Community College;
VACASA; Worksource Lane;
Fred Meyer; Peace Health
Peace Harbor Medical Center;
Lane Community College
Florence Center; NW Youth
Corps; Oregon Army National
Guard; U.S. Coast Guard;
Northwest Reflections
Memory Care Shangri-La,
and more added daily.
We are looking for addi-
tional interested businesses
and community partners who
would like to participate in the
free event.
This is an ideal opportunity
to reach out to interested
applicants and talk with them
in person before the peak busy
season.
For additional information
or to sign up to participate as a
vendor by Thursday, Feb. 15,
contact Pam Hickson at 541-
902-3821.
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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
plays by all the rules and none of them, going its
own way with fierce abandon.” LA Times
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Nominated for 9 Academy Awards including
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“Funny, brutal and breathtakingly beautiful. Two
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supercharged by a bold script from Martin
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We are now offering CAR WASHES.
We will hand wash your car and vacuum the inside.
It’s not considered a “detail” but it is a nice, quick
spruce up for your car all for $59.95.
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Bring your car in with this weather ad and we will
give you $5 off your fi rst wash!
Gift cards make the perfect present! We offer shrinkwrap as well!
We are your ONE STOP Auto Care Center
Locally owned and community minded!
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AJ and Megan Shervin, Owners
Open Monday - Friday 8am-5pm
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