SIUSLAW NEWS | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2018 | 9A
SHELTER from page 1A
Last year saw a dramatic
increase, with the nights av-
eraging 17 people spending
the night and between 20 and
25 meals served. While Mon-
day’s numbers weren’t quite
as high, it is still early in the
season and word of the shel-
ter opening is still spreading.
The cost to run the Flor-
ence Cold Weather Shelter
can be high, generally $360
a night to pay for overnight
staff. As of right now, the
program has funds to run a
typical winter, but if the ear-
ly start is a bellwether, more
funds may be needed.
“Right now, we assume
a typical winter is 12 to 15
nights,” Wood said. “If that’s
a typical winter, we’re fine.
We’re not hurting or begging
yet, but we do like to be pre-
pared. If we were open 22
nights or more, we would be
at that point.”
The program received a
whole host of donations last
year, including a generous
donation of socks from the
Siuslaw School District’s
Kindness Club.
“We are so thankful for
the support from last year,”
Wood said. “Already some
of the support that’s been
coming in. The employees
at Oregon Pacific Bank have
made some generous contri-
butions to us through their
casual Friday denim day
program. We’re thankful for
the support we’ve had. We’ve
had offers of people to come
in and cook meals and help
out with moving the mate-
rials around. We have a new
laundry person this year. It’s
amazing, the support that we
have.”
What the program is short
on is snacks and clothing.
“This year we would like
snack crackers, peanut butter
crackers, cheese crackers or
granola bars that we can use
to supplement the meals that
we’re serving,” Wood said.
“We also would be happy to
receive donations of hats and
warm gloves, and we’re al-
ways looking for cash dona-
tions.”
The shelter, which is lo-
cated at the Presbyterian
Church of the Siuslaw, lo-
cated at 3996 Highway 101,
opens at 5 p.m. with dinner
being served at 6.
There is free transporta-
tion to the shelter, with pick-
up locations at the Siuslaw
Public Library, 1460 Ninth
St.; Fred Meyer, 4701 High-
way 101; and near the bus ki-
osk on the north side of Safe-
way, 700 Highway 101.
The van, which is white
in color and marked with a
“Emergency Cold Shelter”
designation on it, picks up
people between 5 and 6 p.m.
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SEARCH from page 1A
As no crime was involved in
the accident, he eventually end-
ed the search and left the area
without locating the individual
believed to have been Stapp,
who lives within a short walk of
the scene of the accident.
According to authorities,
the unoccupied vehicle had
white hair on the interior that
appeared to be animal hair. Pa-
perwork found in the vehicle
indicated the driver may have
been Patrick Stapp. Stapp’s dog
has since been located and is
safe.
That same night, Stapp re-
portedly had plans to have din-
ner with a friend and did not
show up.
Stapp’s family, including
sons John and Shane, as well as
daughter-in-law Alyshia, have
not heard from Stapp since the
incident on Friday and are con-
cerned for his safety.
As of Monday morning, 48
hours had passed since his dis-
appearance, allowing the family
to officially reported him as a
“missing person.”
According to LCSO Sargent
Carrie Carver, the department
is looking into the disappear-
ance but has no new informa-
tion. The LCSO is hoping com-
munity members can provide
further details regarding Stapp’s
whereabouts.
“The Lane County Sheriff ’s
Office is asking for the public’s
assistance locating 58-year-
old Patrick Stapp of Florence,
who was reported missing by
his family on Dec. 3,” stated a
release from LCSO issued early
Tuesday afternoon, which de-
scribed Stapp as being a white
male, standing 6 feet tall and
weighing approximately 165
pounds. He has short brown
hair and brown eyes, as well as
a short beard and mustache.
Friends and family members
have met on at least two occa-
sions since Friday to search on
their own for Stapp, with no
success.
“So far, nothing. We had
about 10 people searching
yesterday for him for a good
six hours,” said Alyshia Stapp.
Cindy Wobbe Estate Sales
hosts Holiday Business
After Hours Thursday
Cindy Wobbe and the team
at Cindy Wobbe Estate Sales
invite the Florence communi-
ty to kick off the holiday sea-
son at Business After Hours on
Thursday, Dec. 6, from 4:30 to
6:30 p.m. at her showroom in
the Florence Antique District.
Cindy has chosen this event
to launch the first public pre-
view of The Ternyik Collection
and will showcase select arti-
facts, memorabilia and artwork
curated over the lifetime of the
late Wilbur and Joyce Ternyik.
View firsthand the private of-
fering of this and several other
noteworthy estates, sign up for
some fun door prizes, and plan
on enjoying a fabulous selec-
tion of nibbles and nosh per-
sonally catered by Cindy and
her team.
Cindy Wobbe Estate Sales is
located at 498 Highway 101.
Florence Area Chamber
of Commerce Business After
Hours events are free and open
to the public. These Thursday
events are held throughout the
month. For more info, visit
florencechamber.com.
Come out to mix, mingle and
do some business.
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Patrick Stapp is often seen around town and with his dog.
“They were all volunteers from
Facebook and one was an ex-
fire rescue marshal. Besides
getting actual rescue crews in-
volved or hiring professional
search dogs, he admitted we’ve
done all we can do.”
She added, “But Pat doesn’t
just disappear like this. He
always contacts his boys or
friends — someone to let them
know he’s still kicking. He
doesn’t just go missing, espe-
cially after something like this.”
The Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints’ local
craft group will be meet-
ing this Friday, Dec. 7, at 10
a.m.
The project this month will be
fancy fold card making for those
who wish to participate. People
can also bring their own project
to work on.
Scrapbooking,
journaling,
Florence’s Last Resort Players der mystery.
will be holding open auditions
The performance dates for
on Saturday, Dec. 8, and Sun- the comedic show will be Feb.
day, Dec. 9, for a comedy mur- 9 and 10.
The murder mystery cast
requires four men with stage
ages between 25 and 70 and
six women of any age, with one
having a stage age of a teenager.
Auditions will be held on
the main stage at the Florence
Events Center, 715 Quince St.,
Saturday from noon to 2 p.m.
and Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m.
People do not need to have
experience to audition.
For more information, visit
lastresortplayers.com or find
Last Resort Players on Face-
book.
Windermere Real
Estate to ‘Share
the Warmth’ this
winter
Th e items that can go into your recycle cart are:
• Cardboard (please fl atten) and Paper (magazines, junk mail, newspapers,
scrap paper, cereal boxes, egg cartons)
• Plastic milk jugs and transparent drinking bottles (please rinse – no
lids)
• Metal food and drink cans (please rinse – no lids)
In Florence recycling is picked up on the same day as your trash.
Th anks for letting us serve you!
For more information please call us at: 541-997-8233
FRAA ART CENTER
120 Maple Street
Phone: 541-997-4435
Hours Open: Wed-Fri 10am-4pm,
Sat 10am-5pm, Sun. 10am-4pm
5078 Coastwood Ln, Florence, OR 97439
Classes, Workshops & Events
NEW! Felting 1 with Ginny Kliever
Friday, January 11, 2019, 1:30-4:30 pm
Learn the art of felting making a coin
purse. Bring a shank button; other
material provided. Pre-registration req’d at
FRAA or with Ginny. 541-521-3513
NEW! Alcohol Ink Wine Glass
Workshop with Denise Tarvin
Saturday, January 19, 2019, 2-4 pm
Learn to apply alcohol ink to wine glasses.
All materials provided. Pre-registration
req’d at FRAA.
Next Art Change-Out Day
Tuesday, January 15, 2019, 9-11 am
Please pick up your artwork and bring
something new to help keep the art at
FRAA fresh to our visitors.
Call us to today to schedule an appointment.
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painting, origami, crochet and
much more are among the
activities people often work on.
Bring your supplies, paper,
lunch and creative energy and
join us at the Church of Lat-
ter-Day Saints, near the cor-
ner of Munsel Lake Drive and
North Fork Road.
There is no charge to partic-
ipate.
LRP to hold auditions for
upcoming murder mystery
Separating recyclables from your trash reduces the amount of waste that
ends up in landfi lls, saves energy, and reduces emissions!
Has it been 5 years or more since your
tank was pumped? Then it’s time!
Editor’s Note: Preliminary
reports placed the accident on
Mercer Lake Road. Siuslaw
News verified through Siuslaw
Valley Fire and Rescue that the
incident occurred on Sutton
Lake Road, just past Mercer
Lake Lane.
Latter-Day Saints craft
group meets this Friday
Th anks for recycling in Florence!
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Anyone with information re-
garding the disappearance of
Patrick Stapp can call his son
John at 541-913-3526 or the
LCSO at 541-682-4141.
Winter Music Festival
Venders still welcome to apply.
Sponsored by FRAA, held at the FEC,
Saturday, January 26, 11-5 pm and
Sunday, January 27, 11- 4 pm
Join us for this annual event full of music,
food and great art.
Big Wave Poetry 1st Tuesday
Open Mic
Tuesday, December 4, 2018 and January
1, 2019 at 7:00 pm. Celebrate the New
Year with Poetry! Admission is free and
refreshments will be available.
Writers on the River - Creative
Writing Workshop with Catherine
Rourke
2019 Annual Writers Boot Camp
Reboot your writing for the new year!
Sat., January 19, 2019 10 am - 12 noon
Brand new program ~ 4th annual event!
All writing levels and genres, Contact:
CJReditor@gmail.com , 541-708-2120
Painting with John Leasure
Saturdays 9 am - 12 pm
No painting experience required.
Contact: jnleasure@hotmail.com or
541-991-2754 for details and fees.
FRAA Holiday Closures
We will be closed Christmas Eve,
Christmas, New Year’s Eve and New
Year’s Day.
For more information about classes, visit fraaoregon.org. To register for
these classes, please call or visit FRAA at our Art Center on Maple Street.
Real estate brokers through-
out Oregon and Southwest
Washington are gearing up
for Windermere Real Estate’s
annual Share the Warmth
campaign.
Through Dec. 19, Winder-
mere brokers will be collect-
ing new or gently used adult-
sized coats and twin-sized
blankets for the local commu-
nity.
In the Florence area, the
donations will benefit Siuslaw
Outreach Services, a local
nonprofit that helps people
and families in need. The
charity is also adding new
socks to its wish list. The pub-
lic can stop by participating
Windermere offices to drop
off donations.
The Florence office of
Windermere is located at
1625 12th St.
“Beyond helping people
buy and sell homes, our real
estate brokers have always
been committed to their lo-
cal communities,” said Scott
Mitchelson, President, Wind-
ermere Real Estate/Oregon &
SW Washington. “Not only
do they raise a substantial
amount of funding through
the Windermere Foundation,
they give back in other ways
too, whether that is collect-
ing coats and blankets for the
needy or volunteering at a lo-
cal charity.”