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SIUSLAW NEWS | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2018 | 3A G ENERAL N EWS ‘Rodents of Unusual Size’ coming to Florence Sept. 26 Have you ever seen a nutria up close? They are big and ugly. Director Quinn Costello will appear in person to pres- ent his documentary “Rodents of Unusual Size” at City Lights Cinemas on Wednesday, Sept. 26, with showtimes at 12:30 and 6:30 p.m. Life Chain is a peaceful and prayerful public witness of pro-life American. We stand for 1 1/2 hours, praying for our nation and for an end to abortion. We invite you to join us on October 7, 2018 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. We meet on the sidewalk at Hwy. 101 at 13th Street. •Bring your whole family • Rain or Shine • Signs will be furnished Florence Chapter of Oregon Right to Life Any Questions? Call Mona Dick 541-997-2065 In the film, hard-headed Louisiana fisherman Thomas Gonzales doesn’t know what will hit him next. After decades of hurricanes and oil spills he faces a new threat: hordes of monstrous 20-pound swamp rats. Known as “nutria,” these invasive South American ro- dents breed faster than the roving squads of hunters can control them. Gonzales and a pack of live- ly bounty hunters are hellbent on saving Louisiana before it dissolves beneath their feet. It is man vs. rodent; may the best mammal win. “Chris Metzler and Quinn Costello have made a fascinat- ing, sometimes funny, some- times scary documentary on what happens when invasive species get out of control,” says Michael Falter, owner, City Lights. “I’ve heard rumors that there are nutria in Lane Coun- ty — I don’t want to meet one of these in a dark alley.” Tickets are available at the box office or by visiting www. citylightscinemas.com. Open Monday –Saturday 11am-9pm Voted best mexican cuisine and salsa – come join us for lunch and dinner! We are currently hiring for servers and line cook. Come by the restaurant for application. Take-out, Gift Certifi cates and Party room 2825 Hwy 101, Florence • 541-997-1144 45% OFF Implants NOW FREE CONSULTATION See the DentureMaster’s difference, we do it all right here! Mapleton SB seeks designs for high school gym logo With the bond renovations almost complete, Mapleton High School is now focused on re-surfacing the high school gym floor. One aspect of the gym floor is the design/logo in the mid- dle. The Mapleton School Board would like the input of the community, students, staff and alumni on the process of decid- ing what to put in the center of the gym. In submitting suggestions or designs, there are some basic guidelines and rules. Any sub- mission deemed by the clerk to be vulgar, obscene or spam will not be included in consid- erations. All submissions should ex- hibit equity to all potential team participants. Submissions should fit into one of four categories: • Mascot — Image of a poten- tial mascot • Symbol — Image that sym- bolizes the school • Text — Letter or text that symbolizes the school • Combination — A combi- nation of items Submissions can be submit- ted electronically on the Ma- pleton School District website, www.mapleton.k12.or.us, or by submitting a paper copy to a school board member. Submissions are due by Oct. 4 and will be voted on Oct. 8 by the student body. Up to two selections in each category will be submitted to the Mapleton School Board at the meeting on Oct. 10 at the Deadwood Community Center. The designers of the final se- lections will be notified and will have an opportunity to give a short presentation to the board if they so desire. All submitted materials be- come the property of the Ma- pleton School District and may be used as they are or as inspi- ration for the final design. Submissions must include ei- ther a description of the design or artistic rendering, as well as a description of how the design/ logo exhibits equity to all po- tential team participants. Mapleton School District staff, board members and the community look forward to re- viewing submissions. Voice of Democracy, Patriot’s Pen contests open Since 1947, the Voice of De- mocracy has been the Veterans of Foreign Wars’ (VFW) pre- mier scholarship program. This program provides high school students, from ninth to 12th grade, the opportunity to write and record a broadcast script on a patriotic theme se- lected by the VFW each year. Competition begins at the Post level. A winner goes to the District level to compete with students selected by other posts. Those winners advance to the State level and on to the National level. State winners receive an all-expense-paid trip to Wash- ington, D.C. The top national scholarship prize is $30,000. The 2018-19 theme is “Why My Vote Matters.” Students are invited to send their entries to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3232 in Flor- ence at PO Box 825. In addition, Patriot’s Pen is open to sixth, seventh and eighth grade students. This VFW-sponsored youth essay competition gives stu- dents an opportunity to write essays expressing their views on democracy. All entries are at Post level with students advanc- ing through regional, then state levels to national level. First place award at National level is currently $5,000, plus an all-expense paid trip to Wash- ington, D.C., for the winner and a parent or guardian. The 2018-19 theme is “Why I Honor the American Flag.” All submissions are due Oct. 31. County Public Health advises parents to keep child immunizations updated Lane County Public Health (LCPH) is urging parents to stay up to date with their chil- dren’s immunizations. With students back in the classroom, the risk of contract- ing and spreading a communi- cable disease is increased. By staying up to date on vaccina- tions, parents help prevent their child from becoming ill, as well as control the spread of disease throughout the community. “Vaccination is one of the few truly protective, scientifically proven tools we have available to help protect our communi- ties from large-scale outbreaks,” said Lane County Senior Public Health Officer, Dr. Patrick Lu- edtke. “Our ability to use that tool, however, is directly depen- dent on the willingness of Lane County residents to vaccinate themselves, and their families.” Oregon state law requires that all school-age, and some pre-school age, children have completed a series of vaccina- tions or submit a medical or nonmedical exemption. Every year in January, LCPH checks all of those records and sends letters to families whose chil- dren are not up-to-date on their vaccinations. If those families have not ei- ther caught their children up on their vaccinations or completed the steps necessary to exempt by Feb. 20, they will not be able to attend school. “I am a parent myself and on one hand I feel a responsibility to protect our community by making sure my kids are vacci- nated,” added Luedtke, “but on a more practical note, by vacci- nating now I save the headache of scrambling to do it mid-year and I always advise the parents I see to do the same.” The impact of not vaccinat- ing can reach beyond schools and affect the community at large. Parents who cannot vac- cinate their children or them- selves due to medical reasons must rely on those who can for protection from these diseases. Low vaccination rates can lead to outbreaks, such as the pertussis, commonly referred to as “whooping cough,” out- break in Lane County with over 250 cases to date in 50 schools. These outbreaks are not only costly for the community; they also expose some of our most vulnerable community mem- bers to potentially dangerous diseases. LCPH aims to prevent these illnesses through its commu- nicable disease immunization program. Immunizations for infants, children, adolescents and adults are provided. No one will be turned away because of inabili- ty to pay for necessary vaccines. For more information about Lane County Public Health’s Immunization Program, visit www.lanecounty.org/cms/One. aspx?portalId=3585881&page- Id=4078566. Lane County Public Health is a division of Lane Coun- ty Health & Human Services whose mission is to promote and protect the health and well-being of all people of Lane County. Dr. James Ridley,DDS 206 Nopal Street Florence, OR 97439 CALL NOW 541-997-6226 Alternative Radio’s David Barsamian returing to Florence Florence community radio station KXCR will host David Barsamian for a return visit to Florence on Monday, Oct. 8, at 6:30 p.m. Armed with years of tireless investigative journal- ism, he’ll bring his insights and observations to the City Lights Cinemas stage. For 32 years, Barsamian has collaborated with world-re- nowned thinkers, lecturers, writers, scientists and philos- ophers to produce Alternative Radio, aired on more than 250 stations worldwide. Even with his wide-ranging speaking en- SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 22 SUNDAY gagements here and abroad, he is making time to come to Flor- ence to offer discussion and perspective on pressing world problems. Barsamian is the winner of the Media Education Award, the ACLU’s Upton Sinclair Award for independent jour- nalism, and the Cultural Free- dom Fellowship from the Lan- nan Foundation. He is also the recipient of the Lifetime MONDAY SEPTEMBER 23 SEPTEMBER 24 Achievement Award from the Rocky Mountain Peace and Jus- tice Center. Advance tickets can be ob- tained at City Lights Cinemas, 1930 Highway 101 and www. citylightscinemas.com, or at the KXCR FM studios on Ninth Street in Florence, across from the Siuslaw Public Library. KXCR FM is Florence’s non- profit, all-volunteer community radio station. TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 25 SEPTEMBER 26 FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 27 SEPTEMBER 28 AM Showers Sunny Sunny Sunny Sunny Sunny Mostly Sunny 65°F 49°F 66°F 47°F 67°F 49°F 72°F 52°F 71°F 53°F 70°F 53°F 70°F 53°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