SIUSLAW NEWS | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 2019 | 3A
Community News
Experts on fire ecology,
management to speak today
The Siuslaw Watershed
Council will present a
presentation on forest fire
ecology, management and
prevention on June 26 at
the Siuslaw Valley Fire and
Rescue (SVFR) Station,
located at 2625 Highway
101.
Dan Gavin, Professor of
Geography with the Uni-
versity of Oregon, will talk
about biogeography, fire
and natural disturbance
history.
Shorewood hosts breakfast to benefit firefighters
Maija Corliss, with the
Bureau of Land Manage-
ment, will discuss forest
fire management by the
BLM and the U.S. Forest
Service.
Tony Miller, Fire Pre-
vention Officer for SVFR,
will speak on prevention
and defensible space strat-
egies.
The presentation will be
from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. and
is free to the public.
Get to know Van Fans July 3
The next monthly meet-
ing of the Van Fans will
be Wednesday, July 3, at
Shorewood Senior Living,
1451 Spruce St., beginning
at noon. Check in time is
11:45 a.m.
Everyone is welcome to
bring guests and friends.
The Van Fans is a group
of volunteers who meet
monthly with the goal of
raising money to keep the
Florence Cancer Bus in
operation. This is a free
service for the community
which transports patients
roundtrip to Eugene and
Springfield for radiation
treatment.
For more information,
call Sharon Gelmstedt at
541-991-3209.
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The turnout for last Friday’s breakfast to benefit Siuslaw Valley Fire & Rescue was a large one, gener-
ating $800 for local firefighters. In addition to a breakfast of either baked French toast with straw-
berries or pulled pork ranchero over hash browns and eggs, attendees got a chance to meet new Fire
Chief Michael Schick. Recruitment and Retention Coordinator Capt. Pete “Boa” Warren said after-
ward, “I would like to thank everyone at Shorewood for hosting the Hope Breakfast. I didn’t think you
would be able to match last year’s eggs Benedict, but you did.”
WLCF Continuing Education Scholarships deadline nears
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Western Lane Commu-
nity Foundation (WLCF)
has announced its fifth an-
nual Continuing Education
Scholarships program for
2019, offering 16 scholar-
ships totaling $18,500.
These scholarships are
awarded annually and are
designed for students who
use permanent home ad-
dresses within the Florence,
Dunes City, Mapleton and
Deadwood
geographical
areas. The scholarships
are for those who have al-
ready graduated from high
school, have their diplo-
ma, GED or were home
schooled and are eligible to
enter higher education, a
trade school or a graduate
program.
This includes non-tradi-
tional students starting or
returning to a program af-
ter a career, family change
or job loss.
Scholarships are available
for traditional four-year
universities, colleges, com-
munity colleges, accredit-
ed trade schools and spe-
cial arts programs. While
academic achievement is
one criteria used in deter-
mining recipients, other
qualifying characteristics
include financial need, out-
side activities, work history
and volunteerism.
The application lists cri-
teria specific to each schol-
arship.
Those who meet these
minimum
qualifications
are encouraged to complete
an application, which can
be obtained at Lane Com-
munity College Florence
Center or on the WLCF
website at www.wlcfonline.
org.
Application packets may
be submitted online or by
mail to PO Box 1589, Flor-
ence, Ore. 97439.
The deadline for post-
mark or receipt is June 30.
Latest ‘BE the Whale’ art scholarship winner announced
River Gallery owner and
TR Hunter Realtor Jan Jag-
oe recently awarded Aspen
Shih from Highland Park
High School in Lone Tree,
Colo., a $1,000 art scholar-
ship for her colored pencil
drawing of the endangered
black-footed ferret.
Jagoe created the “BE the
Whale” project for the dual
purpose of raising aware-
ness of endangered species
nationwide and rewarding
high school art students for
their participation in the
project.
High school students
from Wyoming will submit
their artwork of an endan-
gered animal during the
spring semester of 2020.
Jagoe previously award-
ed $1,000 art scholarships
to students in California,
Washington, Nevada, Ari-
zona, Utah, Idaho, Oregon,
Montana and New Mexico.
Pictures of the win-
ning artwork and the five
finalists from each state
are posted online atwww.
bethewhale.com.
The Siuslaw School Dis-
trict receives 10 percent
of the funding garnered
through the “BE the Whale”
GOFundMe account. The
funds will be distributed
to classroom teachers and
staff to buy much needed
classroom supplies.
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Jan Jagoe (left) of “BE the Whale” with Aspen Shih of
Highland Park High School in Colorado, the pro-
gram’s latest scholarship recipient.
Donations to help sup-
port this program can be
made through the “BE the
Whale” GoFundMe ac-
count on the bethewhale.
com website or directly at
Oregon Pacific Bank, 1335
Hwy 101, Florence, OR
97439.
Checks should be made
to “BE the Whale” donation
fund.
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