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SIUSLAW NEWS | SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2018 | 5A Opinion Bond will benefit more than students Th is is directed primari- ly to my friends and peers: Th e seniors and retirees who, according to a recent demo- graphic, make up more than half of the citizenry of the Florence area. My position is that we can’t aff ord not to pass this bond. As of June 2019, the pri- or 20-year bond will retire. Th at rate is .90 cents per $1,000, and $2.72 minus .90 cents equals [a net increase] of $1.82 per $1,000 — which would be the net increase of new assessment for 2019. Bonds aren’t assessed until the money is spent, so the net increase of $1.82 per $1,000 on the new bond will be as- sessed incrementally over an 18-month to 2-year period of construction. I get it. Retirees and seniors worked hard for a lifetime to be able to retire. Th ey want to get value for their money so they ask themselves, “What’s in it for me?” First, one has to understand J OIN U S I N W ORSHIP BAY BERRY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Friday Evenings – 7 p.m. SINGSPIRATION You are invited to come and sing your favorite Ole Time Gospel songs. Come and enjoy a time of fellowship & refreshments before we sing. Bay Berry Square is 1.5 miles north of Fred Meyers’ Store 88906 Highway 101 N, Florence, OR (milepost 185N) For Info: Jack - 541-999-8278 + Ron - mccrary9483@gmail.com THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS Located at Munsel Lake Road and North Fork Road Worship Services 10:00 AM Sunday All are welcome! 541-997-7268 COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH 4590 Hwy. 101, Across from Fred Meyer –- 997-7418 Sunday School, 9:30a.m. – Worship, 10:45 Wed. Prayer - 6:00 p.m. –Wed. Ministries 1-8 Grade 7 p.m. CROSS ROAD ASSEMBLY OF GOD Corner of 10th & Maple –997-3533 Wednesday, 7 p.m. - Family Connections Adult Bible Class, 9:30am on Sundays. Sunday Services, 9am and 10:45am. fl orencecrossroad.org • offi ce@fl orencecrossroadag.org FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH - SBC 1935 25th St. – 997-7660 • Pastor, Ron Allen Series “People of the Bible.” on Wednesdays 6 p.m. A friendly place to worship, vacationers welcome. Sun.; 11am & 6pm, Sunday school 9:45am. FLORENCE CHRISTIAN CHURCH 2nd & Ivy – 997-2961 –Non-Denominational Worship Service: 9:00 am & 10:30 am Middle School and High School youth groups meet on Wednesday. FLORENCE CHURCH OF CHRIST Pre-Denominational (Romans 16:16) 1833 Tamarack Street (2 blocks east of Hwy. 101 on 18th St.) Bible Study: Sunday 10 a.m.; Worship: Sunday 11 a.m. www.churchofchristfl orence.org FLORENCE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 12th and Nopal –997-9020 Worship Service 10:30 a.m. Saturdays, Mens’ Breakfast @ 8 a.m. Online Worship Service@ www.fl orencenaz.com FLORENCE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST 4445 Hwy 101 (South of Fred Meyer) – 997-3951 Worship on Saturday 10:30 A.M. Adult/Children’s Sabbath School 9:15 A.M. FLORENCE UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP 87738 Hwy 101 at Heceta Beach Road RUAUU? All are welcome to explore the answer. Sunday Worship Service ~ 10:00 a.m. www.FlorenceUUF.org - (541) 997.2840 FLORENCE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Worship Services 10:00 a.m. Sunday Adult Classes at 9am; Children’s Sunday School at 10:30m Coff ee Fellowship Following Service 2nd & Kingwood • (541) 997-6025 FOURSQUARE CHURCH 1624 Highway 101 (next to A&W) –- 997-6337 Pastor George Pagel – Something for the entire family. Sun. Services: 10:45 a.m., Wed. Bible Study 7 p.m. Website:fl orence4square.com NEW LIFE LUTHERAN CHURCH, E.L.C.A. 21st & Spruce Street – 997-8113 Adult Forum 9 a.m. – Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Worship services; Sun. 10:30am & Mon. 5:00 pm Welcome to all! www.lutheranchurchfl orence.com PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF THE SIUSLAW Traditional Worship Service 10:00 a.m. , Reverend Greg Wood Sunday School and Nursery – Organ and Choir All Welcome. Come as you are. 3996 N Hwy 101 997-7136 RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) “War is still not the answer.” FCNL We worship in homes at 11am Sundays Call 997-4237 or 902-9511 for locations. RESURRECTION LUTHERAN CHURCH, L.C.M.S. Every Sun., Bible Class 9 a.m., Worship Service 10 a.m. 85294 Hwy. 101 S. – 997-8038 DVD of Weekly worship service available. Pastor Randy Benscoter ST. ANDREW’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 2135 19th St. –- 997-6600 8:30am, Tuesdays, Morning Prayer Sunday Services: 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. - Wed, 11 a.m. Everyone Welcome – Come walk our Labyrinth. SAINT MARY, OUR LADY OF THE DUNES CATHOLIC CHURCH Masses: Sat. 5:30 p.m., Sun. 11:00 a.m. 1.5 miles south of river on Hwy 101 – 997-2312 Join Us In Worship 4 lines, approx 15 words, $10 a week 4 week Minimum Deadline 3 p.m. Mondays. To be included in this directory contact the Siuslaw News at 997-3441, or drop off information at 148 Maple St., Old Town, Florence. that the Florence area is in as housing crisis. We cannot grow our workforce because we can’t house our current workforce. Th ere is little af- fordable housing, which means places like PeaceHealth cannot hire new medical per- sonnel because they can’t house the new hires. Th at aff ects all us geezers. I’ve spoken with many em- ployers and many agreed that they can’t grow their business- es because they can’t bring in new help — they can’t house them. Students represent a large workforce already living in Florence. Th e Florence economy is top heavy or bottom heavy de- pending on your perspective; too many seniors and retir- ees. Retirees do not produce goods and services yet are the largest consumers of both in our community. Th at’s just bad economics. Additionally, the new high school will provide an emer- gency shelter for 5,000 people — more than half the popula- tion of Florence. To summarize, for $1.32 a day, we can provide children in this community with out- standing facilities to learn and grow while, at the same time, help senior population by ed- ucating medical workers, con- struction people, mechanics and more. Le’ts step up and help the community that welcomed us. I will vote “yes” for the Siuslaw School bond. It’s not just for the kids, it’s for the whole community. —Eric D. Hauptman Florence Math correction I read with interest the let- ter from Sally Wantz, (Siuslaw News, Oct. 24), in which she expresses a misunderstand- ing of the fi nancial cost of the proposed school bond. In actuality, her payment of $255.55 becomes a minimum of $766.65 per year should the bond pass, not the $255.55 she aff ords now. Just take the amount you’re now paying for the expiring bond, and triple it; and you have your yearly cost for this proposal. My cost will increase from $460 to $1,380 per year; a staggering amount when funded only by Social Security and personal savings. I do understand educators wanting to champion this is- sue, but there are many in the community who simply can- not aff ord tripling their pay- ments for this new bond. Nullifying compression in these bond measures is a slap in the face to those of us struggling to aff ord these pro- posals. Shame on you. Just delivered property tax statements detail long lists of numerous taxing districts which we already support, and will have to continue to do so, as the aff ordability of our homes is being increas- ingly exacerbated. Th is is a balancing act for many, leading to the last straw for some. —Mary Jo Leach Dunes City Miltenberger is more than qualified I am a strong supporter of Maureen Miltenberger who I have known since grade school in Newport. Anyone who attended the City Club forum or listened to her interview on KXCR radio heard that she not only has ex- perience in local government but can speak her truth and own her opinions — as a con- fi dent woman telling us why she is qualifi ed. Sure, Maureen is a Demo- crat and Mayor Joe Henry is a Republican. But city council positions are “non-partisan,” as they have been in the past. I’ve known Maureen long enough to know she is capable of putting her partisan views aside for the good of the com- munity. —Jen White Florence Watch “In Search of the Lord’s Way” Sunday, 7:30 AM KMTR Cable Channel 12 Western Lane Translator Channel 16.2 Then visit the Florence church of Christ 1833 Tamarack Florence, Oregon and experience the joy and simplicity of pre-denominational New Testament Worship. (Romans 16:16) Bible Study: Sunday, 10:00 am Worship: Sunday, 11:00 am www.churchofchristfl orence.org
