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John Barnett coins Coldwell Banker Jeremy Austin offers
Officials at Coldwell
spected
local
Banker Coast Real Estate
real estate ap-
recently announced the
praiser for 17
addition of John Barnett
years. His work
as a new real estate bro-
took him up
ker.
and down the
“I’ve known John for a
coast and his
long time and I am excit-
vast knowledge
ed to have him join our
of
properties
team,” said owner Andy
and valuations
Johnson. “He is a great
enhance his real
family man and a friend
estate career.
in addition to being a
Described as
Real estate broker John Barnett
being detail-ori-
well-respected commu-
nity member. He will no fruitful real estate career.” ented and committed to
Previously, Barnett was follow-through, Barnett
doubt put in the work and
diligence for a long and a long-time and well-re- said he is ready and ea-
REALTOR services at
Berkshire Hathaway
ger to build his real estate
business and career.
He and his wife, Me-
lissa, have five children,
ages 11 to 23. When not
in the office, he enjoys all
aspects of the outdoors
and spending time with
his family.
Coldwell Banker Coast
Real Estate is one of Flor-
ence’s longest established
local businesses.
For more information,
contact Coldwell Banker
Coast Real Estate at 541-
997-7777.
FRAA holds literary boot camp Saturday
The Florence Region-
al Arts Alliance (FRAA)
welcomes writers of
all levels and genres to
“Writers on the River” for
its fourth exciting year
of writing workshops
and literary events. This
year’s programs will in-
clude classes, network-
ing groups, movie nights
and literary salons where
writers can socialize, ex-
change resources and pro-
mote their work.
The fun begins with
the “2019 Annual Writers
Boot Camp” on Saturday,
Jan. 19, designed to jump
start your writing after
the holidays.
Get down to the brass
tacks of creativity with
this fun regimen de-
signed to bring out the
Navy Seal writer in you.
The fourth annual Boot
Camp will run from 10
a.m. to noon at FRAA
Art Center, 120 Maple
St. in Historic Old Town
Florence.
This
experiential
workshop is offered
just once a year to help
writers of all levels and
genres define their goals
for the new year.
Taught by FRAA cre-
ative writing instructor
Catherine J. Rourke, the
program shows writers
how to unleash their true
voice, develop a regular
writing practice, learn
tools to fuel their creativ-
ity and empower their
writing. Using simple
techniques, writers can
get back into the flow and
stay there all year, with
proven strategies for suc-
cess.
Boot Camp includes
plenty of writing drills, so
be prepared to drop and
write 20 sentences! No
two workshops are ever
alike, offering a great re-
fresher for prior attendees
to flex their creative mus-
cles. Grab your pen and
ditty bag and enlist now.
Classes fill up quick-
ly; pre-registration is
suggested. Cost: $20 for
FRAA members or $25
for non-members, all
payable at the door. To
register, call Rourke at
541-708-2120 or email
CJReditor@gmail.com.
Meet your drill ser-
geant: Catherine Rourke
is an award-winning jour-
nalist, editor, author and
writer educated at the
City University of New
York, the University of
Oxford/England and the
Walter Cronkite School
of Journalism. With more
than 30 years’ experience
as a staff editor and writ-
er for newspapers and
magazines, she has also
worked as a professional
book editor for Amazon
and Random House in
print and digital formats.
The author of “Forgive
Us Our Press Passes —
Confessions of a Mod-
ern-Day Muckraker,” she
is the recipient of a 2017
national first-place press
award.
Berkshire Hathaway
HomeServices North-
west Real Estate wel-
comes Jeremy Austin, a
licensed real estate agent.
Austin is a REALTOR®
and a member of the
National Association of
REALTORS. He joined
the team at Berkshire
Hathaway
HomeSer-
vices Northwest Real
Estate as a salesperson in
2018 and is very excited
to help both buyers and
sellers with their real es-
tate needs.
Austin has lived in
Florence since 2005 and
absolutely loves it. He
knows all the neighbor-
hoods inside-out and
can help you select the
best one for your family’s
needs.
Some of his favorite
activities include hiking,
swimming, searching for
agates, mushroom hunt-
ing and aerial photogra-
phy.
Austin is an FAA cer-
tified unmanned aircraft
pilot and enjoys taking
aerial photos of real es-
REALTOR Jeremy Austin
tate, and of the beautiful
area of Florence.
He also has an exten-
sive background in the
quality control aspect of
construction and man-
ufacturing, and more
recently retail manage-
ment.
“I am welcoming, au-
thentic,
dependable,
have great attention to
detail, and am here for all
of your real estate needs,”
Austin said.
He will be there from
the beginning to the end
of the home selling or
buying process and will
happily help you open
the door to your new
home.
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DAV seeks
volunteer
drivers
The Disabled American
Veterans (DAV) is in des-
perate in need of volunteer
drivers who are willing to
drive vets, in the DAV van
to Portland for medical
appointments.
The drive is about four
hours to Portland, four
hours for the return trip,
plus four hours waiting for
vets at the hospital. This is
a total of about 330 miles
and 12 hours.
Anyone interested in
contributing time as a
DAV van driver should
call Jim Swant at 541-968-
9512 or Tom Zahara at
541-997-1123 for more in-
formation.
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