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‘Flame of Hope’
Library to host conversation
about dementia Sept. 12
On Thursday, Sept. 12,
from 10:30 a.m. to noon,
Oregon Care Partners is
hosting a free, instruc-
tor-led class in Florence ti-
tled “Conversations About
Dementia.”
This 1.5-hour class will
be held at the Siuslaw Pub-
lic Library, 1460 Ninth St.,
and is designed to help
participants become more
comfortable
addressing
topics such as medical care,
legal options and finance
management with their
loved ones affected by de-
mentia, as well as those
who work in professional
caregiver settings, public
safety or social work, are
invited to attend this free
class.
A professional instructor
will share real-world ex-
perience in an interactive
classroom environment.
For more information
about the Siuslaw Public Li-
brary or its programs, stop
by 1460 Ninth St. in Flor-
ence or 88148 Riverview
Ave. in Mapleton, or visit
www.siuslawlibrary.info.
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Registration & Walk begins at the North Jetty.
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Each year, law enforce-
ment agencies through-
out Oregon (and the Na-
tion) carry the “Flame of
Hope” in support of the
Special Olympics and to
bring awareness to that
cause.
The event engages law
enforcement personnel to
champion the acceptance
and inclusion of those
with intellectual disabili-
ties, through athletic em-
powerment and participa-
tion.
This past Wednesday,
Aug. 28, U.S. Coast Guard
Station Siuslaw River
crew members ran morew
than 21 miles on High-
way 101, from Gardiner,
Ore., through the city of
Florence, carrying the law
enforcement torch for this
leg of the relay.
The torch was received
from members of Station
Umpqua River, located in
Winchester Bay, and was
U.S. Coast Guard Station Siuslaw River members cross the Siuslaw River Bridge
as part of a 21-mile treck from Gardiner, Ore, through Florence and ending in
Newport, Ore. last Wednesday.
passed to members of Sta-
tion Yaquina Bay, located
in Newport.
For the three-mile trek
through Florence, begin-
ning at the Siuslaw River
Bridge and heading north,
the crew was escorted by
the Florence Police De-
partment and Siuslaw Val-
ley Fire and Rescue.
The 21-mile run was
completed in two shifts,
with one group running
the portion from Gardiner
to Florence and a second
group running the final
three miles through town.
Two individuals, USCG
Chief Petty Officer Dan
Nielsen and USCG Boat-
swain’s Mate Third Class
Kyle Sheehan, completed
the entire 21 miles.
Chief Nielsen, who or-
ganized local Coast Guard
personnel to participate,
indicated that three new
Station Siuslaw River
members also participated
in the event.
“This illustrates how
our new members made
an admirable effort to in-
tegrate into the station
team,” said Nielson.
Senior Chief Jay Nilles,
Officer-in-Charge at Sta-
tion Siuslaw River, escort-
ed the group the entire
length of the relay, driving
a vehicle donning both the
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“The men and women
of the Station strived to
succeed no matter how
many hills were in front
of them” said Nilles, “and
I am honored to partici-
pate in this event with my
shipmates. We couldn’t
have been successful to-
day without the help from
our community partners
Florence PD and Siuslaw
Valley Fire.
“The teamwork be-
tween our agencies is par-
amount and they are true
professionals.”
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