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SIUSLAW NEWS | SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 2018 | 3A G ENERAL N EWS Public Works to host open house next week The City of Florence Public Works Department is inviting the community to an open house Thursday, June 7, from 2 to 6 p.m., in celebration of its new facility located at 2675 Kingwood St. Activities and demonstra- tions will be taking place throughout the day to provide a behind-the-scenes look into the contributions of public works professionals that serve the community. A short program will begin at 3:30 pm. “We value our communi- ty and the role Public Works plays in keeping them safe and functioning smoothly,” said Mike Miller, Florence Public Works Director. “Our objec- tive is to increase the pub- lic’s awareness of what Public Works is about, including the duties and responsibilities of our highly trained and profes- sional staff.” Miller said the community relies on Public Works each day for some type of service, including drinking water; ef- ficient and effective convey- ance and treatment systems for sanitary sewer; stormwater management; street mainte- nance, signage and markings for vehicular and pedestrian safety; maintenance of area parks and trails; and more. “Every member of Flor- ence’s Public Works Depart- ment takes this responsibility seriously and works hard to achieve the highest levels of service possible,” Miller said. The Open House will fea- ture a tour of the Public Works facility, education on its equipment and services, demonstrations by various departments, rides on the de- partment’s vehicles and light refreshments. “Residents will have the op- portunity to see firsthand the diverse duties and responsibil- ities of Public Works in a fun and entertaining way,” Miller said. Children should be accom- panied by an adult. For more information re- garding the event, contact the Public Works Department at 541- 997-4106. Need A Haircut? Stop by and meet Dwight Montgomery Dwight has over 40 years experience in cutting hair Making connections L ocal veterans welcomed Siuslaw Elementary School second-grade classes to the Veteran’s Memorial Park during a recent field trip. Veterans included (from left) Florence Police Dept. Corrections Officer Stephanie Sansom, Florence Police Commander John Pitcher, VFW Chaplin and Peace Harbor Hospital Board Member Ken Henderson and Veteran’s Memorial Park Founding Com- missioner Steve Olienyk, who shared their messages of service to country and community with students. They also explained the history of the Veteran’s Memorial Park and the importance of Memorial Day. Afterwards and during the event, students wrote letters to thank these veterans and others who serve. “It was a good and posi- tive event for everyone involved,” Olienyk said. COURTESY PHOTOS Hours: Mon - Sat 8-4 Lisa’s Kingwood Barbershop 1660 Kingwood • 541-902-9074 Roots of Empathy seeks babies, instructors for new projects The Siuslaw Education Foun- dation announced that the Ma- pleton Community Foundation awarded $1,000 for the imple- mentation of the “Roots of Em- pathy” program in the Mapleton Elementary School for the 2018- 19 school year. “Roots of Empathy” is one of the three strategies selected by the 90 by 30 Child Abuse Prevention Project to initiate efforts to make Lane County communities safer for children by providing proven prevention programs. In September, the Mapleton and Siuslaw School Districts will be implementing “Roots of Empathy” in the five first-grade classrooms. This program is a classroom-based strategy for teaching children about emo- tions through guided observa- tions of a baby and discussions about the baby’s emotional re- sponses during these sessions. In addition to the first-graders and their classroom teacher, there is an instructor trained in “Roots of Empathy” and a baby with their parent/caregiver. Roots of Empathy is current- ly seeking instructors and baby/ caregivers for the project. Instructors are volunteers who agree to be trained (three- day training in August in Eu- gene), and to make three visits per month to the classroom. The first visit is the week be- fore the baby visit, the second is the baby visit, and the third is the week after the baby visit. Curriculum for each visit is pre- pared. Materials are provided. The schedule for visits is to be agreed upon between the class- room teacher, instructor and ba- by’s parent/caregiver. Each visit is 45 minutes long. Instructors are asked to make a two-year commitment. The baby wears a little onesie that says “Teacher” and is the focus of learning for the stu- dents. This baby needs to be 3 to 4 months old in September and to have had beginning immuni- zations. The baby-parent/care- giver team visits the classroom once each month between Sep- tember and June. Students look for developmental milestones and learn many lessons from this baby. The commitment from the baby-parent/caregiver is just for one school year. If you are someone who might make a good instructor, or someone who will have a baby the right age, please con- tact Suzanne Mann-Heintz, 541-590-0779 or Suzanne@siu slaweducationfoundation.org as soon as possible. Roots of Empathy will need five instructors and five ba- by-parent/caregiver teams by early June. Ruby’s Tuesday brings music night to Florence The public is invited to par- ticipate in a musical-devotion program Tuesday, June 5, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., at the Class Act Theatre, 509 Kingwood St. in Florence. SATURDAY SUNDAY JUNE 2 JUNE 3 Sunny PM Showers 66°F 49°F 58°F 48°F The program is sponsored by the Florence Bahá'í community and features Ruby’s Tuesday, a Corvallis troupe of college stu- dents who sing sacred writings and prayers put to music, some MONDAY JUNE 4 composed by past and current members of the group. The event is free to the public. For more information, call Rich or Donna Forster at 541- 997-5869. TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY JUNE 5 JUNE 6 JUNE 7 Mostly Sunny Partly Cloudy Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny 59°F 47°F 59°F 47°F 62°F 49°F 64°F 49°F FRIDAY JUNE 8 Sunny 67°F 50°F Receive $5 off when you spend $100! WE ARE YOUR ONE STOP CAR CENTER • Full Service Repair • ASE Certifi ed Technician • Shrink Wrap • Tire sales Locally Owned. Community Minded Aj Shervin, Owner