SIUSLAW NEWS | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2019 | 9A
Write from the heart at Saturday workshop
“Writing from the Heart:
Find Your True Voice,” will
take place on Saturday, Feb.
16, from 10 a.m. to noon at
the Florence Regional Arts
Alliance (FRAA) Art Center,
120 Maple St. in Old Town.
This workshop offers writ-
ers of all levels and genres a
high-speed elevator to the
depths of the heart to dis-
cover their natural voice.
Through simple techniques
and writing practices, they
can awaken their creative
genius to craft stories, mem-
oirs, novels, poems and es-
says that capture their true
voice.
FRAA creative writing in-
structor Catherine J. Rourke
is an award-winning journal-
ist, editor, author and writer
educated at the City Univer-
sity of New York, the Univer-
sity of Oxford/England and
the Walter Cronkite School
of Journalism.
With more than 30 years’
experience as a staff editor
and writer for newspapers
and magazines, she has also
worked as a professional
book editor for Amazon in
print and digital formats. The
author of “Forgive Us Our
Press Passes” and “Where
Clouds Are Born,” she is the
recipient of a 2017 national
first-place press award for
her columns in the Siuslaw
News.
Space is limited, so
pre-registration is required.
Cost is $20 for FRAA mem-
bers and $25 for nonmem-
bers, payable at the door.
For more information or
to register, call 541-708-2120
or e-mail CJReditor@gmail.
com.
ACCIDENT from page 1A
A second crew worked on
saving Crump and his pas-
senger, 32-year-old Nicholas
Housego of Bandon.
“They used the ‘jaws of
life’ to get the two patients
out of that vehicle,” Able
said. “They had to work in an
icy, inclined area with heavy
equipment to get the doors
open so they could get the
two gentlemen out. In all, we
had three ambulances there.”
All three patients were
transported by Western
Lane Ambulance to Peace-
Health Peace Harbor Hos-
pital, where Jones was pro-
SEACOAST ENTERTAINMENT ASSOCIATION
nounced deceased. Crump
and Housego were later
transported to PeaceHealth
Sacred Heart Medical Cen-
ter at RiverBend, where they
remain in stable but seri-
ous condition, according to
Western Lane Ambulance
Chief of Operations Matt
House.
Oregon State Police, Or-
egon Department of Trans-
portation (ODOT) and Mast
Brother’s Towing also as-
sisted at the scene. Highway
101 was reduced to one lane
of travel for approximate-
ly three hours following the
crash.
“In all, there truly was one
team out there with Western
Lane and Siuslaw Valley Fire
working seamlessly to make
sure the patients had the best
care possible out there,” Able
said.
Despite the severe weath-
er, the incident was the only
major accident reported over
the weekend.
“People were generally re-
maining cautious and stay-
ing inside,” Able said. “One
of the things I get concerned
about is that one person may
say, ‘I’m very comfortable
driving in the snow and ice,’
but that doesn’t mean the
other vehicle is. That’s one
of the big issues that we have
going on.”
Further inclement weather
is expected across the Pacif-
ic Northwest throughout the
week.
For information about
road
conditions,
visit
ODOT’s tripcheck.com.
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