6A | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 2018 | SIUSLAW NEWS
Western Lane Community Foundation Continuing Education Scholarships awarded
Western Lane Community
Foundation (WLCF) has an-
nounced that its 4th annual
Continuing Education Schol-
arships program for 2018 in-
cluded 10 scholarships totaling
$12,500.
These scholarships are award-
ed annually and are designed for
students who use a permanent
home address within the Flor-
ence/Mapleton school districts.
Applicants this year included
second- and third-year college
students, students entering post
graduate programs, as well as
adults returning to higher edu-
cation, trade schools or special
arts programs, for career chang-
es.
While academic achievement
is one criteria used in determin-
ing recipients, other qualifying
characteristics include financial
need, outside activities, work
history, volunteerism and more.
WLCF presented the follow-
ing individuals with scholar-
ships:
• Desiree Winn-Renner re-
ceived the Arlis Ulman Schol-
arship in the amount of $3,000.
Christian
Church to
host annual
VBC
The Florence Christian
Church, located at Second
and Ivy streets, is invit-
ing children ages 4 years
old through fifth grade, to
“Shipwrecked: Vacation Bi-
ble School.”
The week-long event will
take place Aug. 6 to 10,
from 9 a.m. to noon each
day.
Kids will participate in
memorable Bible adven-
tures, games and hands-on
science-related fun.
They will also be chal-
lenged to collect pocket
change to help support the
local Backpack for Kids
program in Florence.
To register, call the
church office at 541- 997-
2961 or visit www.florence-
church.com and click on
the VBS link.
The scholarship is designat-
ed for a student majoring in a
LCC nursing program or tak-
ing credits for admission to the
Nursing Program.
Winn-Renner is a single mom
raising her two children while
working at Peace Harbor Hos-
pital and attending both LCC
and OCCC in Newport with a
GPA of 3.13.
• Jarmila “Jarka” Popovico-
va was selected to receive the
Don Tiegen Scholarship in the
amount of $1,500, which will
assist her as she plans to attend
LCC and for a career change in
physical therapy.
Popovicova currently attends
LCC with a GPA of 4.11, works
at the Siuslaw Public Library,
and teaches yoga at LCC and at
Shorewood Independent Living
to seniors.
The following students are
receiving $1,000 each from
Beachcomber Pub as a result of
its annual Beachcomber Com-
munity Dan Barnum Memorial
Scholarship fundraiser:
• Ann Carpenter is attend-
ing the National University of
Health Sciences, Doctor of Na-
turopathic Medicine Program.
Carpenter works for Peace-
Health as a registered nurse care
coordinator, is an Army and
Navy veteran, Girl Scout troop
leader and a single mom with
three children.
• Annalee Bour is attending
Lane Community College in its
pre-nursing program and her
last GPA was 3.3.
She is a CNA at Regency, has
worked as a medical technician
at Spruce Point, and is a single
mom.
This year, a new scholarship
of $1,000, the Linda Lauck
Scholarship, is being offered:
• Britnee Church is attending
LCC and majoring in Forest-
ry. Church works at LCC and
also is an intern for the Central
Coast Ranger District. She is
busy attending college and is a
single mom raising three chil-
dren and a niece in foster care.
The following five students
received $1,000 scholarships
from WLCF:
• Lyudmyla Jensen-Norman
is attending LCC in the nursing
program and her last GPA was
3.74.
She is a CNA2 at Peace Har-
bor Hospital, has worked as a
CNA at Regency, and is married
with two school-age children.
• Elizabeth Wartnik majors in
musical composition and vocals
at George Fox University earn-
ing a GPA of 3.88 while also do-
ing work study displays for the
university library.
• Holly Hicks attends George
Fox University while majoring
in global business and main-
tains a 3.66 GPA while also
working on campus in the uni-
versity’s institutional technolo-
gy department.
• Jonathan Griffes attends
Corban University, majors in
pastoral ministries and main-
tains a 3.51 GPA while also
working on campus in dining
and food services.
• Kathleen Dalbeck recently
attended LCC and is enrolled
in the Fisheries and Wildlife
Management Program at Ore-
gon State University. Dalbeck is
an educational aide at Siuslaw
School District and assists in
S.T.E.A.M. activities. She lives
here in Florence with her hus-
band and four children.
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