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SIUSLAW NEWS | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2018 | 3A G ENERAL N EWS Free workshop will help explain Medicare options The public is invited to a free Medicare workshop on Wednesday, Sept. 12, at 2 p.m. at Siuslaw Public Library’s Bromley Room, 1460 Ninth St. The hour-long workshop will be presented by Linda Clark- son of Futurity First Insurance Group. The purpose is to help ex- plain the sometimes confusing and complicated federal health insurance pro-gram to anyone who will soon turn 65 and en- roll in Medicare. “Medicare 101” will touch on the Medicare enrollment pro- cess. During the workshop, Clark- son will review Medicare Part A and Part B, as well as Medicare Advantage (Part C) plans and Medicare Supplement health insurance plans. Participants also will learn how Medicare Part D Prescrip- Spruce Point donates to school lunch program tion Drug plans work and how to get help with the cost of pre- scription drugs. The workshop is available at no charge. To register, call Dana Dane at 541-997-1410. An insurance sales person will be present with informa- tion and applications. Futurity First specializes in serving the financial security and retirement needs of se- niors, pre-retirees and families. Futurity First is an indepen- dent, nationwide insurance organization specializing in retirement income and insur- ance protection solutions from a wide variety of leading insur- ance companies. Futurity First is not con- nected with or endorsed by the United States government or the federal Medicare program. U R Worth It Hair Salon Karen LeRoy- Stylist/Colorist from California. Enjoy savings of $10 OFF your fi rst Color or Perm service with a cut. I look forward to meeting you. PHOTO SUBMITTED BY KIM PRUITT Call: 541-378-8886 Mon-Fri, 9-5; Eve. or Sat. by appt 1247 Bay St, Old Town Florence ESTATE SALE August 17th-19th Fri./Sat. 9am-4pm Sun. 9am-12pm 11779 Walnut Ave. Mapleton Boats, Tools, Furniture, Appliances, Camping & Much More to see! Cash Only Moving Sale 8/18 9am-3pm 742 Skookum Drive Garden tools, fi shing gear, furniture plus more! No Early Birds. Estate Sale Aug. 18-19 8am-12pm 2210 21st Street, Florence Go east on 23rd off Spruce & follow Garage Sale signs. Half off all furniture & books. Still some golf clubs & tools. Spinet piano - $125 Large 3-family sale Fri.-Sun. 8/17-8/19 9am-3pm, 4843 Darlings Loop, Dunes City, Robbia Gualgo vase, Erge framed prints, furniture, twin bed, Milk Glass, tools, comic book collection, clothes, linens, bedding & antique spinning wheel. Huge Garage Sale Saturday August 18 9am-3pm 5405 Ka Teech Drive, Dunes City Hwy 101/Clear Lake Rd. Follow signs Collectibles, small appliances, bedding, furniture, tools, art supplies, garden items, clothes, cat items & much more! A must see! Final Sale/Moving Fri. 8/17-Sat. 8/18 8am-2pm 74 Park Village Drive Furniture, antiques, collectibles, misc. house & garage stuff. Friday 8/17 9am-3pm 5345 Pluto’s Promenade Furniture, household, tools, garage, camping. No Early Birds. In July, Spruce Point Assisted Living & Memory Care, 375 Ninth St. in Florence, held a garage sale to raise money for Siuslaw School District. At the Siuslaw School Board meeting on Aug. 8, Spruce Point staff delivered a check for $1,803 to go for the school lunch program. Library board meeting today A regular meeting of the Siuslaw Public Li- brary District Board of Directors will be held at 1 p.m. today, Aug. 15, at the Siuslaw Public Li- brary, located at 1460 Ninth Street in Florence. A complete agenda for this meeting is available online at www.siuslawli brary.org. For more information, contact Siuslaw Public Library District Director Meg Spencer by email at meg@siuslawlibrary.org or by phone at 541-997- 3132 ext. 211. Military museum to recognize women veterans during Military Heritage Day The Oregon Coast Military Museum is hosting its Military Heritage Day on Saturday, Aug. 25, starting at 2 p.m., at Sam Spayd’s hangar at the Florence Municipal Airport. The program will focus on Women in the Military with two speakers and a poster dis- play featuring 20 women veter- ans from around Oregon. Elizabeth Estabrooks, her- self a veteran of the U.S. Army from 1977 to 1980, joined the Oregon Department of Veteran Affairs in 2016 and will be one of the speakers. “I feel fortunate every sin- gle day to be able to work with women veterans and com- munity partners and facilitate shaping policies and proce- dures that improve services for women veterans,” she said. Capt. Sharon Armstrong, USCGR (Retired) will also be speaking. Armstrong began her ca- reer in 1972 under the Coast Guard Reserve’s “Direct Petty Officer Program.” During her 31-year career, which includ- ed assignments in the Coast Guard’s District 5, District 12, and our own District 13, Arm- strong became the first woman in District 12 to receive a direct commission from the Inactive Duty ranks since World War II. Oregon Coast Military Mu- seum is located at 2145 King- wood St. in Florence, and open to the public Thursday through Saturday, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Learn more by visiting www. oregoncoastmilitarymuseum. com. Aging-in-place specialist to speak at library On Monday, Aug. 20, Flor- ence resident and retirement specialist Ralph Ray will hold two meetings to discuss aging in place and options for seniors. “This is all about help for the aging and their concerned chil- dren,” Ray said. “We all want to WEDNESDAY THURSDAY AUGUST 15 AUGUST 16 Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy 65°F 56°F 69°F 54°F stay at our homes rather than go into a nursing facility.” According to Ray, there is a new plan offered in Oregon, through Senior Lifestyle Solu- tions, that potentially pays “out of pocket” expenses for cus- todial care at home, including skilled nursing in the home, physical therapy, speech pathol- ogy, respiratory therapy and more. Ray will talk about relat- ed details at his meetings, held at the Siuslaw Public Library, 1460 Ninth St., at 10:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 20. 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