Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Siuslaw news. (Florence, Lane County, Or.) 1960-current | View Entire Issue (June 8, 2019)
SIUSLAW NEWS | SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 2019 | 3A Community News Mapleton Lions award education grants, offer post-high school grant The Mapleton Lions Club, via the Mapleton Community Foundation, recently awarded $10,210 in grants to eight local non-profit organizations. A diverse group of re- cipients included: the Ma- pleton School District, two church projects, Mapleton Food Share, and the Siu- SMS team wins county ‘Brain Bowl’ slaw Watershed Council. The grants ranged from $250 to $2,500. Applications for post- high school education scholarships are now downloadable by request by emailing jayh6539@ msn.com. The application deadline is July 15. Cel 70 ebrat + Y ing ear s! Hoberg’s Complete Auto Repair www.hobergsautorepair.com New Service d Offere FREE Taxi Ride via: River Cities Taxies Florence City Limits Only From our shop to your home or work Kevin McMullen 345 Hwy. 101 • P.O. Box 357 Florence, OR 97439-0012 3rd Generation Owner hobergsautorepair@gmail.com 541-997-2413 Serving Your Auto Needs Since 1945 DENTURE SERVICES INC. LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED Open 4 days a week! COURTESY PHOTO Siuslaw Middle School Knowledge Bowl Team members (from left) Sam Castle, Ava Glowacki, Jeff Edmond, Landon Severy, Kyle Hughes and Ian Sissel with their first-place plaque. O n May 31, 16 members of Siuslaw Middle School Knowledge Bowl Team traveled to Lane Community Col- lege to compete against 38 other middle school teams from around Lane County in the Lane County Brain Bowl competition. In the end, one of the three teams from Siuslaw made the finals of the event and won first place, doubling the score of the second-place team in the finals. The winning team consisted of seventh graders Landon Severy and Sam Castle and eighth graders Jeff Edmond, Ava Glowacki, Ian Sissel and Kyle Hughes. It is the first time that a team from Siuslaw has won the compe- tition. Last year, one of the teams placed fourth. This was the final event for the Knowledge Bowl Team for the school year. Here to serve your denture needs: Dentures Partial Dentures Immediate Dentures Implant Dentures Relines & Repairs Same Day Monday-Thursday 10am - 2 pm William Foster LD Sherry, Offi ce Manager “As a denture wearer myself, I can answer your questions and address your denture concerns.” ~ William Foster, LD Financing: Citi Health Card 12 Month no Interest 524 Laurel St. 541-997-6054 Readers Choice Voted #1 Realtor Registration for Festival of Books opens June 10 Registration is about to open for authors or pub- lishers who wish to partici- pate in the 9th Annual Flor- ence Festival of Books, held Saturday, Sept. 28, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Flor- ence Events Center. Registration opens June 10 and tables generally fill up well before the Sept. 1 deadline. Large and small pub- lishers as well as fiction, non-fiction and children’s authors are welcome to par- ticipate. The festival is a cel- ebration of print books and is free to the public. For authors and pub- lishers participating, it’s a networking opportunity, and potential authors can discuss their manuscripts with participating publish- ers. The fees are $60 for a single 6-foot table, $75 for a single 8-foot table, $90 for a shared 8-foot ta- ble, and $100 for a group of three at an 8-foot table. There is no fee for authors under 18 years of age. Participants keep 100 percent of sales. Besides the book fair, there are two events on Friday, Sept. 27. The first is at 7 p.m., when best- selling author Bob Welch, award-winning newspaper columnist and author of more than 20 books includ- ing “The Wizard of Foz,” will be the keynote speaker. Tickets are $8 in ad- vance and $10 at the door. Then, from 3 to 4:30 p.m., all are invited to a free authors and publish- ers panel discussion. This year’s topic will be “The Ins and Outs of Publish- ing.” The application is available as of June 10 on the FFOB website at www.florencefestivalof- books.org. For more information and keynote tickets, contact the Florence Events Center at 541-997-1994 or 888- 968-4086. Siuslaw student among Kaiser scholarship winners Visit us online: www.TheSiuslawNews.com Hayley Meier, a senior at Siuslaw High School, has been awarded a $2,000 scholarship through the Kaiser Permanente North- west Heath Care Career Scholarship Program. She plans to pursue a health care career. Thirteen students in Lane County were awarded a total of $37,000. Overall, Kaiser Permanente North- west has awarded more than a half million dollars ($549,000) in college schol- arships to 173 diverse stu- dents in Oregon and Wash- ington in 2019 through its Health Care Career Schol- arship Program. The program is part of the organization’s ongoing efforts to improve commu- nity health by increasing access to educational op- portunity and developing a health care workforce that mirrors the communities it serves. This year’s investment brings the total scholar- ships awarded since the program’s inaugural year in 2009 to over $4 million. Recipients of the schol- arship receive more than financial assistance. Kai- ser Permanente also con- nects recipients throughout college with professional development and career SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY JUNE 8 JUNE 9 JUNE 10 JUNE 11 Partly Cloudy Sunny 63°F 48°F 70°F 53°F Partly Cloudy Mostly Sunny 71°F 55°F 72°F 55°F learning opportunities such as free resume and inter- view workshops, paid in- ternships and volunteering opportunities to support their persistence to degree completion and readiness to enter the health care field. More information on the Kaiser Permanente North- west Health Care Career Scholarship Program is at share.kaiserpermanente. org / ar t i cl e / n or t hwe s t - health-care-career-scholar ship-program. WEDNESDAY THURSDAY JUNE 12 AM Clouds PM Sun 66°F 53°F JUNE 13 FRIDAY JUNE 14 Partly Cloudy Mostly Sunny 64°F 52°F 63°F 51°F Receive $5 off when you spend $100! WE ARE YOUR ONE STOP CAR CENTER • Full Service Repair • ASE Certifi ed Technician • Shrink Wrap • Tire sales Locally Owned. Community Minded Aj Shervin, Owner
