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8A | SATURDAY, JULY 6, 2019 | SIUSLAW NEWS Greater Florence Area B usiness Quarterly Siuslaw News’ Business Quarterly is a way to seasonally highlight local businesses and economic development updates. To advertise, call 541-997-3441. To submit, email pressreleases@thesiuslawnews.com. Florence inns name new president R on Moore will replace retiring Hoagland Properties president Craig Sanders, says Loretta Hoagland, CEO of Hoag- land Properties, Inc., which owns and operates The Riv- er House Inn and The Old Town Inn in Florence, and the Scenic Hills Super 8 in Salina, Utah. Sanders has served the company for more than 10 years, with the last four as president. In that time, the company’s motels have won numerous customer service awards and have been high- ly rated compared to their competition. Recognitions included being the only Pride of Su- per 8 motel in Utah, the Old Town Inn being named No. 11 on TripAdvisor’s 25 Best Budget Motels in the U.S., and The River House Inn gaining TripAdvisor’s elite Certificate of Excel- lence eight times in a row, as well as being named to their Customer Service Hall of Fame. Both Florence inns have also won placement on Oregon Business Maga- zine’s Top 100 Fan Favorite Destinations and won the Florence Area Chamber of Commerce’s Siuslaw Award — twice for customer ser- vice, and once for curb ap- peal at The River House Inn. Sanders also oversaw the completion of more than $750,000 in renovations and upgrades of the two Flor- ence properties in 2012- 2013. Although he is retiring as a president of Hoagland Properties, he will remain part of the team as a consultant on both business and con- struction projects. On March 1, Moore was named president of Hoagland Properties. He brings a strong back- ground in both financial Hoagland Properties’ new president is Ron Moore (left), matters and training. who takes over from retiring president Craig Sanders. His first career was in the financial industry to continue the company’s transition. His passion and working as a bond trader, involvement in supporting background are tremen- analyst, developing trading and growing the local com- dous assets in moving the software, and serving as a munities of Florence and company forward and cre- vice president for a Fortune Salina. ating changes to meet new 500 trading firm. “Craig’s first involvement industry regulations. Ron is After nearly 20 years in the with Hoagland Proper- a deep thinker, loves to put financial sector, he switched ties began as a contrac- numbers together, and has careers to become an in- tor, working on projects shown he cares about our structor for The Church of for both the Old Town employees. Hoagland Prop- Jesus Christ of Latter-day Inn and River House Inn,” erties is in good hands.” Saints. Almost another 19 says Moore. “The Hoag- years later, Moore retired lands noticed the quality early from teaching to trav- of Craig’s character and his el internationally and hike work, and asked Craig to portions of the Pacific Crest join the company full time. Trail. Before becoming an He quickly became a self- employee of the company, taught hotelier. Over his Moore served for nearly a 10-plus years, he was given decade as a member of the responsibility for the daily company’s board of direc- management of our three tors. properties and led us to Moore aims to continue many successes.” building on the company’s “Ron has done a tremen- reputation and forward dous job getting ready to momentum in fulfilling its take over,” says Sanders. mission “to exceed guest “He has had a lot on his expectations with a spot- plate, learning as much less, reasonably priced, about the company and its well-appointed room and daily operations as he could exceptional service,” and during our four-month Peace Harbor celebrates 30-year anniversary In July, PeaceHealth Peace Harbor Medical Cen- ter will celebrate 30 years of caring for the Florence community. To mark this milestone, Peace Harbor is inviting the commu- nity to the 30th anni- versary ice cream social on Friday, July 12, from 2 to 5 p.m. Festivities will begin with a brief greeting and blessing, followed by ice cream, snacks and give- aways. The event will be held in Conference Room C on the hospital campus, 400 Ninth St. in Florence. Guests are welcome to drop by at any time. PeaceHealth’s presence in the Florence area dates back 40 years to 1979, when the publicly-owned Western Lane Hospital contracted with PeaceHealth to pro- vide management services. By the mid-1980s, the 1956 facility was no longer ad- equate to meet residents’ needs, so Florence civic leaders approached Peace- Health with a request to build and operate a new fa- cility. With a green light from PeaceHealth’s governing board, community lead- ers launched a fundrais- ing campaign to build the new hospital. Aiming for $500,000, they succeeded in raising $1.2 million from local residents. Peace Harbor Hospital, as it was first called, opened its doors on July 14, 1989. Today, the 21-bed acute- care facility serves an area of about 27,000 res- idents, in- cluding Florence, Mapleton, Swisshome, Westlake, Deadwood and other small communities. Services include general medicine, intensive care, women’s health and obstet- rics, 24-hour emergency care, general and orthope- dic surgery, palliative and hospice care, outpatient re- habilitation, diabetes care, home health, cardiovascu- lar rehabilitation, cardiolo- gy, outpatient infusion, lab- oratory, walk-in clinic and state-of-the-art imaging. PeaceHealth Medical Group provides primary and behavioral health care on the Peace Harbor cam- pus. “We are honored to have earned this community’s trust and confidence,” said Jason Hawkins, chief ad- ministrative officer. “I’m inspired every day by our patients, providers and caregivers, and I look for- ward to working together to build a future of continued excellence for Peace Har- bor.” We are your community partner in financial education! OCHS holds annual membership meeting The Oregon Coast Hu- mane Society (OCHS) held its annual membership meeting on Saturday, June 22. All current members were invited to attend and over 40 members were there to hear the latest news from OCHS. The new OCHS Board of Direc- tors were an- nounced: Dr Jac- queline Amato, Jan Barker, Sandy Davidson, Sharon McLeod, Jacqueline Parker, Shauna Robbers, Judy Roth, Judy Thibault and Carlla Van de Vyver. The meeting was also an opportunity to thank retiring Treasurer Jerry Hatcher for his commit- ment and dedication to the shelter. The board elections were conducted by mail in April and May. Over 65 percent of OCHS members participat- ed in the election and sub- mitted a ballot. The new board of direc- tors will meet for the first time in early july to de- cide upon board positions, including president, vice president, treasurer, and secretary, and also to set term limits for each board member. “The percentage of mem- bers voting on the board is a testament to our commu- nity’s interest in the work of OCHS,” said Shauna Rob- bers, current board presi- dent. “We followed a very formal and very transpar- ent process for the election of the new board members and we engaged our mem- bers and the community at every step of the way. We can all be very proud of the rigor and organization of the board election.” The meeting was also an opportunity for OCHS Ex- ecutive Director Mark Cur- ran to provide updates on the goals he had set forth at a meeting with the com- munity held in February. He presented detailed in- formation about adoption statistics, new adoption fol- low-up activities, financial performance, infrastructure updates, and more. Curran also shared many of the positively received activities of the shelter vol- unteers and team, including participating in this year’s Rhody Parade, hosting an inaugural Kit- ten Shower, cel- ebrating OCHS volunteers at a Volunteer Appre- ciation event, par- ticipating in the prosecution of an animal abuse case and launching the Barn/Independent Cat Pro- gram. Curran closed the meet- ing by inviting all mem- bers to visit the shelter and thrift store and to encour- age their friends and family to become members of the humane society and get in- volved. “We are making great progress, but there’s lots more to be done,” Curran said. “We have a wonderful community here in Florence — one that clearly loves and cares for animals. And I am so proud of the work of the members, volunteers and team of OCHS who, togeth- er, are driving such positive change for the animals in our care and in our commu- nity.” Aside from providing financial products and services, we are happy to offer educational support for all ages: Credit and Savings Best Practices First-time Home Buying Resources Cybersecurity Business Tips Estate Planning Consultations In need of financial resources? Visit your local banker today! 1355 Highway 101 • Florence • Oregon (541) 997-7121 • www.opbc.com member
