2A | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2019 | SIUSLAW NEWS
On The Record
OBITUARIES
CHILDERS —Robert
Childers, 81, passed away
Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019.
No services are planned,
arrangements under the di-
rection of Dunes Memorial
Chapel.
GRADUATE NOTES
Holly Hicks of West-
lake, a senior at George Fox
University and graduate of
Siuslaw High School, was
among those who earned
dean’s list recognition at
George Fox for the fall 2018
semester.
Traditional undergrad-
uate students must earn a
3.5 grade point average or
above on 12 or more hours
of graded work to earn a
spot on the dean’s list.
County Health Dept. offering
school immunization clinic
To help parents get their
child’s immunizations up-
to-date for this year’s Ex-
clusion Day, Lane County
Public Health’s (LCPH)
Communicable
Disease
Program will be hosting a
2-day, walk-in immuniza-
tion clinic, Tuesday, Feb. 19
and Wednesday, Feb. 20.
Every year, Lane County
Public Health officials re-
view more than 50,000 re-
cords in order to make sure
children’s immunizations
are up-to-date. For those
children whose immuniza-
tion record is incomplete, a
letter has been sent out to
their parents asking them
to schedule the required im-
munizations for their child.
“We know that it can be
challenging for parents to
find the time to schedule
their child’s immunizations,
hopefully these clinics will
ease that burden,” said Lane
County Communicable Dis-
ease Supervisor, Cindy Mor-
gan.
This year, LCPH sent
out just over 1,600 letters
as compared to last year’s
1,606 and 2,222 the year be-
fore. The increase is good
news for public health offi-
cials but highlights areas for
improvement. In order to
achieve what’s called “com-
munity immunity” or “herd
immunity”, which protects
any given population from
widespread communicable
disease outbreaks, 94 per-
cent of the population must
be immunized and that is
still not the case.
“Its easy to think of your
child’s immunizations as ex-
clusive to their own, individ-
ual health,” said Lane Coun-
ty Chief Health Officer, Dr.
Patrick Luedtke. “The fact
is, each and every one of our
children’s immunizations af-
fects their health, the health
of their classmates and the
health of our entire commu-
nity.”
The clinic will take place
on the 3rd floor, in room
310, at Lane County Health
& Human Services Char-
nelton Building at 151 W.
Seventh Ave., from 8 a.m. to
5 p.m. Families who live in
neighboring communities
within Western Lane Coun-
ty can call Lane County Pub-
lic Health at 541-682-4041
to schedule an appointment
at one of the other Commu-
nity Health Centers of Lane
County Clinics.
Cost should not be a bar-
rier to required immuni-
zations, which are covered
by the Vaccine for Children
program. Children can also
receive their required im-
munizations at their private
provider, or school-based
health clinics.
Imp or t a nt : C h i l d re n
whose parents choose to
exempt them from required
immunizations may still be
excluded in the event of an
outbreak at that school per
OAR 581-022-2220.
There will also be some
other important updates
from the Siuslaw Watershed
Council (SWSC) as well as
information from the OSU
extension office on manag-
ing non-native species.
The meeting will be held
at 10868 E. Mapleton Rd. in
Mapleton, from 5:30 to 7:30
p.m.
This will be an infor-
mative meeting, open to
the public, especially for
those who recently received
free native plants from the
SWSC. Come learn how to
ensure those plants thrive
and grow to their full eco-
logical potential.
include new sidewalks, util-
ity undergrounding, new
lighting, landscaping, bike
lanes and gateway plazas.
In addition, ODOT will
be repaving Highway 101
between the Siuslaw River
Bridge and the Highway 126
intersection.
The meeting will be held
Wednesday, Feb. 27, from
5:15 to 6:30 p.m. at the Flor-
ence Events Center.
During the meeting, the
City and ODOT will present
the details of the project. The
presentation will occur at
5:30 p.m.
City staff, ODOT, the con-
tractor and the design team
will review the project details
and the timeline for con-
struction. They will also be
available after the presenta-
tion to answer questions.
Find out more about Re-
Vision Florence at www.ci.
florence.or.us/urbanrenewal/
revision-florence.
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2315 Hwy. 101 Florence
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Siuslaw Outreach Services offering
energy assistance through LIHEAP
The Siuslaw Outreach
Services Low-Income Hous-
ing Energy Assistance Pro-
gram (LIHEAP) is currently
taking sign-ups for those
who have not received assis-
tance since Nov. 1, 2018.
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The Florence Urban Re-
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Siuslaw Watershed Council to offer
non-native plant management tips
On Wednesday, Feb.
27, the Siuslaw Watershed
Council will host a meeting
to share how residents can
help manage non-native in-
vasive species throughout
the Siuslaw Watershed.
Armand Rebischke from
the Siuslaw National Forest
will give a talk about inte-
grated weed management
and managing invasive spe-
cies. Rich Peterson from the
Siuslaw Watershed Council
will follow to discuss the
tools of the job and some
helpful hints on maintain-
ing equipment for manag-
ing non-native species and
some of the work he does
throughout the watershed.
ReVision Florence to hold community pre-construction meeting
sistance program designed
to help low-income individ-
uals and families during the
colder months.
Sign-ups may be done in
person at Siuslaw Outreach
Services, 1576 W. 12th St.,
via phone at 541-997-2816
or online at www.lanecoun-
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