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SIUSLAW NEWS | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2018 | 3A G ENERAL N EWS Oregon to update driver license, ID card design SALEM—The next time you renew your Oregon driver license or identification card, you may see a new design with new security features. The De- partment of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is rolling out a new card design starting this win- ter and early 2019. The enhanced, colorful look is part of the new card’s advanced security features, making it harder to alter or duplicate. Current driver licenses or ID cards will remain valid until their expiration date, so there is no need to replace a current card before that date. There is also no need to replace a card when moving within Oregon — update your new address online at Ore- gonDMV.com. This is the first major up- grade to the card technolo- gy in Oregon since 2003. In addition to the new look and security features, the new card will provide a vertical layout for provisional driver license holders — drivers younger than 21 years old. This will make it easier to identify mi- nors where age restrictions apply, such as the purchase of alcohol. The new card will hold the same information as the cur- rent card, including name, address, issuance date and ex- piration date, as well as a small duplicate “ghost” image of the person’s photo. Driver license and ID card fees will remain the same with the new card. Among the new security features: • The card body is a dura- ble plastic material made of a polycarbonate blend. • Customer information is laser-etched in clear, highly defined lines. • The colors are printed in tiny patterns that are difficult to see without magnification and difficult to duplicate. • The clear laminate cov- ering the card front shows a hologram of Oregon symbols at certain angles and light con- ditions. DMV will begin to test and install the new card system in two Salem-area field offices starting the week of Dec. 17. After making sure the new process is working properly, DMV will begin to install it in the rest of its 60 field offices during the first half of 2019. As a reminder, this new card design is not yet available as a Real ID Act-compliant card. Oregon will begin to offer an optional Real ID-compliant card in July 2020. RARE FIND One bedroom, one bath, FULL kitchen on fi rst fl oor. Outside patio with garden area. Cook for yourself or eat in the dining room. Apartment close to laundry room, dining room, postal area, and parking. Available January. Deposit now makes it your new home. C al l Today Junior Princesses JARED ANDERSON/SIUSLAW NEWS Friday at Siuslaw Elementary School, the 2019 Rhododendron Junior Princess Court was announced. The court includes first-grader Kaydee Butler; second-grader Addison Ott; Mapleton third-grader Noah Williams; fourth-grad- er Abigail Stevenson and fifth-grader Daisy Robledo. The 2019 Rhododendron Festival will be held May 17-19. Get help with wrapping at Roby's and contribute to good causes Florence’s local Roby’s Fur- niture and Appliance & The Mattress Shoppe is offering a number of ways to help you get ready for Christmas — and help out worthy causes while you’re at it. The first method is taking place on Mondays through Saturdays until Christmas, as the Florence Kiwanis Club sells See’s Candy. This is the 34th year for the candy sale. Through feeding the communi- ty sweet tooth, Kiwanians have been able to raise thousands of dollars that stay right here at home. That money helps fund local programs supported by Kiwan- is, including the Food Backpack for Kids; eighth-grade “Game of Life;” Boys and Girls Club; and local food share programs. Kiwanis volunteers are on hand from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. un- til Christmas Eve or until they run out of candy. Candy sale chair Jean Mur- phey says the selection is al- ways best earlier in the season and candy shoppers are urged to come in soon. “Some people wait until the last minute to get their candy, and we sometimes run out be- fore Christmas Eve,” she said. Secondly, if you dread the thought of wrapping all those gifts you’ve thoughtfully select- ed for friends and family, you can get some relief at Roby’s. A local woman is raising money to fund her run in the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation Team Challenge in Austin, Texas, ear- ly next year. She will be wrapping your gifts between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. on each of the two Saturdays between now and Christmas. Hope Sneddon will be run- ning in the half-marathon and part of her “training” is to raise money to fund research seeking to find a cure for Crohn’s Dis- ease and Ulcerative Colitis. She is offering to wrap your pres- ents at no cost, but she will also gladly accept donations. Those go directly to the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation and are tax deductible. Sneddon was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis six years ago and since then has undergone two major surgeries along with more than a dozen minor sur- geries and other procedures. While her condition is con- sidered to be stabilized and under control, it will never be cured. That doesn’t deter her from working to help raise money to fund research with that goal. “I’m not shy about talking about my disease,” says the 28-year-old. That’s because many who suffer are reluctant to talk about it and don’t know where to find more information. “Whenever I speak about it, there is always someone who seeks me out asking advice,” Sneddon said. People of any age can suf- fer from Crohn’s or Ulcerative Colitis, but the diseases are diagnosed primarily in young adults between the ages of 20 and 40. But, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Con- trol, it can hit at any age. The third way Roby’s offers to help out a good cause with local ties this holiday season is to make a charitable donation to “Water and Light Interna- tional.” With a $50 donation, you will receive a $200 discount on most Ekorness Stressless Chairs. Two years ago, former Flor- ence residents Dustin and Angie Herring formed the non-profit and moved to a tiny fishing village in Nicaragua. Their intention was to help alleviate poverty through ed- ucation. The Herrings, along with their four children, have built a school building next to their home in Salinas Grande, offering classes in English and Spanish. The Herring family is familiar to many in the Flor- ence community as well as the Roby’s Family. Dustin managed the store in Florence for 12 years. Roby’s Furniture and Appli- ance & The Mattress Shoppe is a family-owned, Oregon coast-based business with sev- en locations. The Florence store is at 1870 Highway 101 and is open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. 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