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SN Siuslaw News SATURDAY EDITION | JULY 13, 2019 | $1.00 THESIUSLAWNEWS.COM TH SPECIAL SCREENINGS Wednesday July 17th • 6pm Saturday July 20th • 11am C ITY L IGHTS C INEMA 10% of ticket sales will be donated to the Oregon Coast Humane Society C OMMUNITY C ALENDAR I NSIDE – A6 VOL. 129, NO. 56 NEWS & VIEWS THAT DEFINE OUR COMMUNITY F LORENCE , O REGON WEATHER Celebrating Camp Cleawox Story & Photos By Chantelle Meyer Siuslaw News Partly sunny with a high of 70 and a low tonight of 56. Full forecast on A3 COMMUNITY Girl Scouts gather to celebrate 90 years of Camp Cleawox’s history G Donations for Food Backpacks for Kids INSIDE — A3 SPORTS Florence golfer takes second INSIDE — SPORTS RECORDS Obituaries & emergency response logs Inside — A2 SIDE SHOW Activities and comics every Saturday Inside — B4 CLASSIFIEDS Listings and public notices Inside — B5 FOLLOW US FOR THE LATEST NEWS : /S IUSLAW N EWS @S IUSLAW N EWS T HE S IUSLAW N EWS . COM reminiscing about the history of Cleawox. Camp Cleawox is the smallest of three overnight camps in the Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southwest Washington (GSOSW) council. More than 140 people registered At just 63 acres, the camp is fo- to spend the day adventuring in the cused on Lake Cleawox, the Ore- camp, enjoying birthday cake and gon dunes and the Pacific Ocean. More importantly, it is a place for girls to gather with other scouts in the Great Outdoors for one to two weeks at a time. Camp Cleawox Director Pam Mealy has been coming to over- night camps since 2001. Each year, her favorite moment is seeing the camp lodge for the first time. irl Scout overnight camps began this week at Camp Cleawox, which celebrated its 90th birthday on June 29. “I think, ‘Ah, I’m going to be here for the summer.’ It’s my home- away-from-home feeling,” Mealy said. Cleawox has been that “home away from home” for generations of Girl Scouts since it was founded in the 1920s. See CLEAWOX page 5A Taking New technology ownership means better tool of Singing for women’s health Pines Dog Park Bark in the Park Fundraiser seeks to rehabilitate Florence’s dog park By Jared Anderson Siuslaw News S IUSLAW N EWS 2 S ECTIONS | 16 P AGES C OPYRIGHT 2019 “I go to the dog park quite a bit,” Jolene Medeiros said about the Singing Pines Dog Park. “There are a group of people that are there all the time. And every time we’re talking about the dog park, we’re complaining about the landscape and how dirty it is. And how it’s just been run down and kind of forgotten about. One day, I was like, ‘I wonder what we need to do to get it cleaned up.’” That question led to a ground- swell of community support and some major cooperation from the city that has quickly created the dream of rehabilitating the dog park, located on Kingwood Street, a reality. With help from the City of Florence, Medeiros and dog lovers from around the area have put in place a plan that will bring new groundcover to the park, fencing, trees and amenities that can be used all year round. See BARK page7A One out of every eight wom- en can expect to develop breast cancer in her lifetime. In the U.S., breast cancer is the sec- ond-leading cause of cancer death in women, behind lung cancer. The two main risk factors for developing breast cancer are being a woman and age, accompanied by family history. With Florence’s large ag- ing population, it’s important to be educated on and follow preventative care routines, and the resources are right at Peace- By Victoria Sanchez Siuslaw News Intern Health Peace Harbor Medical Center. Earlier this year, Peace Harbor bought a new mammo- gram machine, making Flor- ence only the second location on the west coast to have a Sie- mens mammography machine. According to PeaceHealth mammography technician Vickie Hunt, women’s mam- mogram experiences in Flor- ence are about to change. See EXAM page 5A VICTORIA SANCHEZ/SIUSLAW NEWS PeaceHealth Peace Harbor’s new Siemens mammography machine comes with change- able mood lighting to make the experience more comfortable for patients. PeaceHealth went live with the machine in February. Crafting beer culture Local brewpub still in the future By Mark Brennan Siuslaw News The buzz around beer is shifting dramatically, yet again. The last decade has seen unap- parelled growth in the craft beer industry, but a saturation of brew- eries, coupled with a never-ending increase in the number of available styles of beer, has meant a shift in the approach local investors and brewers have taken when consid- ering an investment in a future Florence brewpub. July is Oregon Craft Beer Month and the public’s appreci- ation for the diverse flavors and varieties created by smaller bre- whouses has become more than a trend — it’s become a competition MARK BRENNAN/SIUSLAW NEWS Local craft beer enthusiasts Jon Tippler, Scott Waiss, Don Patton and Mike Whiteside form the core of a group of local homebrewers working on plans to bring a brewpub to Florence. to grab the attention of a more There have been a number of ex- sophisticated customer and keep ploratory efforts undertaken in the that interest over time. See BREW page 6A Interior and Exterior House Painting Florence, OR CCB#195304 • Deck and Railing Staining • General Repairs • Pressure Washing • Mossy Roof Treatment • Gutter Cleaning
