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SIUSLAW NEWS | SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 2019 | 9A WALL from page 1A A weekly roundup of shopping, savings and doings around town. Residential Organizing & Senior Downsizing Assistance DEBORAH MOYER - CRTS, CPC Owner/President Our Services Include: • Certified Senior Downsizing Assistance • Home & Office Organizing • 3D Space Planning • Certified Life Transitions Coach Phone: 541-999-7972 FREE Initial Consultation! yourorganizinganswer@earthlink.net www.YourOrganizingAnswer.com THE OLD SCHOOL FURNITURE STORE NEW FURNTIURE AT OLD SCHOOL PRICES NEED A GOOD NIGHT’S SLEEP? COME TO THE OLD SCHOOL FUNITURE STORE FOR A NEW MATTRESS WHILE YOU ARE THERE CHECK OUT BEDROOM SETS Monday - Saturday 10-6 • HWY 101 & 6th Street 541-997-9424 FREE IN TOWN DELIVERY FLORENCE SAW SHOP & RENTAL CENTER EARTH MOVING EQUIPMENT BACKHOE EXCAVATOR SKID STEER LOADERS • SCISSOR LIFT MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-5PM 1550 HWY. 101 & 6TH STREET 541-997-2653 84880 HWY 101 82460 SQFT Commercial Use $230,000 On Monday, April 1, at 6:30 p.m. the community is invited to join a group Friends who enjoy talking about spiritual matters with openness for the diversity of ideas participants present. All are invited to at- tend the Spirituali-Tea gather- Realty N ATALIE N AGRONE , Broker Cell # 541-991-0531 natalienagrone@gmail.com morial Fund is a non-profit organization established to advocate for that war’s veter- ans and to promote a greater understanding of the conflict. In addition to managing the original wall, the group also coordinates the scheduled trips for the traveling replicas Earlier this year, Heidi Zimmerman, Vice President of Programs and Communi- cations for the fund, said she is pleased the wall is coming back to Oregon. “We received 116 applica- tions to host The Wall That Heals in 2019 and chose 34 sites to visit this year. There are a lot of factors that go into choosing our sites,” Zimmer- man said. “We look at whether we’ve been to the area, or the state, before and how recent it was. We look at the proposed location for the site and dates that the host has requested. We hadn’t been in Oregon since 2015. We are thrilled to be on display in Oregon this year with our updated, larger Wall replica and educational displays.” The strong ties that exist be- tween the military community and the citizens of Florence is the central reason for the ar- rival of the replica of the “Wall that Heals.” Many of the area’s Vietnam era vets are pleased with the positive attention being given to the vets that served in the once polarizing conflict. “The veterans that serve our country do so willingly and without reservation,” Andrade said. “They want to ensure that generations to come are afforded the freedoms we have enjoyed for over 200 years. It is my honor to offer them any support any way I can. As a member of the VFW, I see firsthand the support that this great community of Florence provides its veterans. I only hope that other communities will join Florence in its vigor- ous support of veterans.” For more information on opportunities to assist with the installation or removal of the wall, or to volunteer to stand watch, call Spruce Point Assisted Living at 541-997- 6111 or contact Andrade at 209-915-5181. Spirituali-Tea to learn about words and their power • GREAT HWY 101 LOCATION • COMMERCIAL LOT • Existing Well • Will consider Trade • Possible Terms • BROKER OWNED 541-997- 4842 Kim Pruitt, Community Re- lations Coordinator for Spruce Point, hopes the visit will serve as a learning opportunity for many in the community who might not have a familiarity with the conflict. While Pruitt has received commitments from members of Siuslaw Valley Fire and Res- cue and Coast Guard Station Siuslaw River to assist with set- up, but there are some week- end staffing needs remaining. “The Wall is open for vis- itors 24 hours a day while in Florence, and we could use help during those overnight hours,” she said. “We are still looking for folks to volunteer from 2 to 6 a.m. each day.” The replica wall will arrive in Florence on Tuesday evening with a motorcycle escort of more than 100 veterans herald- ing its appearance. The public is invited to attend the arrival and show support for local vets who served in Vietnam. Set up for the wall will be- gin Wednesday morning at 8:30 a.m. and public viewing is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. Local veterans’ groups, in- cluding the Veterans of For- eign Wars and the American Legion, are assisting in the in- stallation of the wall and could use help from the community with this preparation. Bruce Andrade, who is coor- dinating the assistance effort, said the team working on the logistics is understaffed at this time. “There are a number of op- portunities for volunteers that range from assembling the wall to assisting the visitors at the wall, to helping set up for the Remembrance Program on Saturday, April 6,” Andrade said. The Vietnam Veteran’s Me- morial in Washington hosts millions of visitors each year and has garnered praise from the public, military members and visitors from around the world. The visiting model of the wall is similar in scope to the original and the close at- tention to detail that marked the construction of the original has been carried over to the replica. Maya Ying Lin designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial when she was a still an under- graduate at Yale University and has since continued a success- ful career as a landscape ar- chitect. The structure is made up of two 246-foot-long black granite walls that are scaled from 10 feet tall at the center to 8 inches at the extremes. Each wall has 72 panels, 70 of which list names, along with two pan- els that remain blank. The me- morial wall is surrounded by a two-acre national park main- tained by the National Park Service and visited by millions each year. The replica visiting Flor- ence is nearly as impressive as the original and has the ad- vantage of mobility as it can go to those that might never get to Washington D.C. for a visit. Over the past 40 years, the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial has become more than just a granite recitation of the names of the perished and missing — it has come to represent hope and healing. These changes have taken years as the attitudes and anger that marked much of the war have subsided and decreased. These changes are also reflect- ed in the treatment and appre- ciation of those who served during the war. All of these are part of the reason the Vietnam Veter- an’s Memorial has come to be known as “The Wall That Heals.” “Every veteran of the Viet- nam War can speak of the les- sons they personally learned from this war. I can only of- fer my perspective,” Andrade said. “When I mustered out of the service and returned home, it was obvious the war was being fought on the home front as well. For many years I never mentioned anything about my time in the service mainly because of the nega- tive opinions about the war and of veterans in general. Over the years, the doctrines that were offered as ‘public opinion’ have been replaced with a genuine understand- ing and appreciation for the sacrifices made by America’s veterans.” The Vietnam Veterans Me- Alta Taylor, Principal Broker/ Owner 2IÀFH ÁRUHQFHNH\UHDOW\#PVQFRP ing at 875 Seventh St. The topic for the evening is “Words.” “Mean words hurt,” said Spirituali-Tea organizer James Heintz. “Words spoken are degraded when degrading the person spoken to. Words retain their lexical definitions, yet lose 2019 Rhododendron Festival Court COMMERCIAL BUILDING INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY Introducing D aisy Robledo their meaning, if mean-spirited. Barbed words dull their points.” He suggested showing “compassion toward passion” and following sayings from Bahá’u’lláh. “Answer the fire of anger (whether your own or some- one else’s) with the warmth of understanding — acknowl- edging the problem, ascer- taining the need, reducing the frustration, and affirming the value of the relationship — be- fore offering your own opin- ion,” Heintz advised. The gathering will end at 8 p.m. by reading the prayer re- quests left in the Prayer Pole in the garden of the Florence Playhouse in Historic Old Town. Garage/Moving Sale Sat. 3/30-Sun. 3/31 8am-5pm 88505 3rd Ave., Heceta Beach (Follow Signs) No Early Birds. 541-991-0137 Excellent 7,300sq ft Commercial Building Investment opportunity with Prime Hwy 101 Retail frontage, located close to Old Town. Retail space currently leased by Purple Pelican Antiques Mall, also has a apartment & 2000sq ft plus warehouse upstairs. Currently $3,800 per month income. Adjacent Building RMLS# 19377019 also available. Both buildings for Only $650,000. Owner will possibly carry with large down payment. Don’t miss out on this one! Call Me! $485,000 3 1# Community Wide Yard Sale Fri.-Sat. 4/5-4/6 Gates open to the public from 8am-3pm Greentrees Village 1600 Rhododendron Drive Sponsored S d by: b ( " 0,%0%% 7 -%. %8, % " "(9(*")* 2# # ( Coronation: Wednesday, May 15th, 6:30 pm #"($ 0,% 3#= ) "($ 6 ) > *" " ( ) 5 ?"( "#) <0<0,% FlorenceEvents Center 541-997-1994 Tickets $13 Adults, $9 Students eventcenter.org Huge Garage Sale Sat. 3/30 9am-3pm 83394 Spruce Ln. Dunes City Tools, Mowers, Housewares, Art, Pottery, Books Plants, MORE! Fri.-Sat. 3/29-3/30 9am-4pm Spruce Point 375 9th Street Outside unless rain, then moved inside. All proceeds go to Vietnam, The Wall that Heals.
