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SIUSLAW NEWS | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2018 | 3A G ENERAL N EWS LCC to be closed for Veterans Day holiday on Monday Lane Community College will be closed for the Veterans Day holiday on Monday, Nov. 12. No classes will be held, and no services will be available, unless otherwise announced by a department or program. A veteran’s honor ceremony Ribbon cutting will follow on Tuesday, Nov. 13, at 11:30 a.m. in the Parnell Center on Lane main campus, 4000 E. 30th Ave., Eugene. The ceremony will conclude with a luncheon for Lane stu- dents and employees who are veterans. Free workshops being held today to explain Medicare options Tim Sinclair and Dawn Eden of Futurity First Insur- ance Group is offering two Medicare 101 workshops to- day, Nov. 7. The first will be held in Florence at noon in Room 103 at Lane Community College, located at Oak Street. Then the pair will travel to Coos Bay at 4 p.m. to speak in the Cedar Room of Coos Bay City Library, located at 525 Anderson Ave. The hour-long workshops will explain Medicare Parts A and B and explore options with Medicare Advantage Plans and Medicare Supple- ments. Participants will also learn how prescription drug plans work, how to get help with the cost of prescription drugs and how Medicare works with the VA. The workshops are available at no charge. For more information, call 541-285-4812. Aglow will celebrate it's 12th Reopening Anniversary Saturday Nov. 10 at 10 AM and you are invited to 2610 Kingwood. Lunch will be served. Please come and celebrate with us. We meet the 2nd Sat. of each month. COURTESY PHOTO Hearing Associates of Florence hosted an open house and ribbon cutting on Nov. 1 at its new location, 1901 Highway 101, Suite A. The public was invited to attend the ribbon cutting at noon and enjoy refreshments and giveaways throughout the day. Pictured in front of the sign are: Dr. Scott Anderson, Au.D., Dr. Steven Anderson, Au.D. and Practice Manager Chad Harris, along with Florence Chamber of Commerce representatives. Aglow is an International Christian based organization for men and women not affi liated with any denomination. Pies Plus at St. Andrews Episcopal Church November 17th • 9am-1pm Come join us-have a piece of pie and coffee. You may also purchase Thanksgiving pies and/or Christmas gifts made and crafted by members of the church. VISIONS OF SUGARPLUMS HANDMADE CRAFTS SALE! Please join us in this fun holiday celebration! Saturday Nov. 10th 9 am - 4 pm. At the Florence Senior Center on Kingwood Find that special something’ for that special ‘someone’. Location: 2135 19th St. ( off Spruce) Annual ‘Pounding’ to help fill food bank The 19th annual “Pound- ing” to benefit Florence Food Share will be held at Grocery Outlet on Saturday, Nov. 17, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Founded and hosted by local businesswoman Cin- dy Wobbe, this annual food drive aims to fill the food bank’s pantries with much needed canned, boxed and frozen food items in time for the holiday season. Started in 2000 and held the Saturday just before Thanksgiving, the Pounding is modeled after the early tradition often practiced in small communities when a new family or preacher would move to town. “To help folks get their feet firmly planted, every- one would join together and contribute a pound of food to fill the pantry,” Wobbe WEDNESDAY THURSDAY said. “Someone would bring a pound of flour, another a pound of sugar and some- body else a pound of beans. When everybody chips in, we can fill those shelves pretty quickly. Over 650 families in our community rely on Food Share to keep from going hungry each month and that need is not going to go away. This food drive has been a godsend year after year.” Last year’s event raised a record 13,088 pounds, push- ing the total Pounding do- nations over the last 18 years to over 100,000 pounds. For the second year, Top Hydraulics has announced that it will also match the total number of pounds do- nated. “I'm thrilled for Food Share,” said Wobbe. “This corporate match means that for every pound we receive, Top Hydraulics will donate an additional $1. It’s a signif- icant and generous gift that will impact so many who are in need.” Wobbe will be joined by local radio personali- ty Wayne Sharpe of KCST Radio, who has conducted a live radio remote on lo- cation every year since the beginning. Florence Grocery Outlet mark specials throughout the store of items most des- perately needed at the food bank and plans to have ex- tra staff available during the event to help with push- ing grocery carts, loading boxes of canned foods, and ringing in customers at the checkstands. Grocery Outlet is located at 2066 Highway 101. FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY NOVEMBER 7 NOVEMBER 8 NOVEMBER 9 NOVEMBER 10 NOVEMBER 11 NOVEMBER 12 NOVEMBER 13 Sunny Sunny Sunny Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Mostly Sunny PM Showers 56°F 37°F 59°F 39°F 59°F 42°F 58°F 43°F 60°F 43°F 56°F 46°F 56°F 47°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
