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SIUSLAW NEWS | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2019 | 7A PLASTICS from page 1A Stocks. Bonds. CDs. IRAs. Mutual funds. Andy Baber, AAMS® Financial Advisor . 1010 Highway 101 Florence, OR 97439 541-997-8755 www.edwardjones.com Member SIPC FOOD BACKPACK for KIDS has established an ENDOWMENT FUND ! Defi ni on of an Endowment: A fund maintained in perpetuity to provide an income stream to an organiza on. Did you know you can name Food Backpack for Kids Endowment Fund as a benefi ciary in your life insurance policy… in whole or in part? You retain control of the policy during your life. Food Backpack for Kids Endowment Fund partners with Florence Oregon Pacifi c Bank to manage the paperwork at no cost to you. Western Lane Community Founda on’s proven stewardship and investment programs maintains FB4K Endowment Fund for perpetuity. For more informa on on Food Backpack for Kids Endowment Fund…. Please call: 541-997-2497 In 2017, Florence City Council passed Ordinance 12, which changed city code to phase in a com- plete ban on most, but not all, of the associated usages for PSFs within city limits. The city has provided information at ci.florence. or.us to residents regard- ing the ban, which in- cludes the following guide- lines for the change: “The changes affect the sale and distribution of PSF con- tainers for food, beverages, bait, and other uses. This means plates, bowls, clam- shells, egg cartons, bait tubs and other containers are no longer permitted. Personal use of foam con- tainers in your residence is allowed. Exceptions exist for coolers, ice chests and trays for raw meat and sea- food intended for human consumption.” There have been a small number of waivers given by the city to retailers that have been unable to find allowed substitutes for PSF containers, but those ex- emptions were only good for a year and most are due to expire soon. This will force retailers to make the transition to either a paper-based container or eliminate the product from their inventory. On Saturday, OSPIRG students from Southern Oregon University were joined by a few Florence residents, including envi- 1380 Tenth Street • P.O. Box 3347 Florence, OR 97439 PHOTO BY MIKE ALLEN Area residents joined OSPIRG members from Southern Oregon University for the Wildlife Over Waste River Cleanup at the South Jetty, where they unearthed all kinds of plastic but very little treasure. ronmental activists Mike and Pat Allen, who are frequent users of the trails and dunes at the South Jet- ty and strongly supported Florence’s ban on PSF. “In the space of two hours, each participant in our group of 11 picked up a bag of trash,” Pat said. “The bags’ contents ran the gamut from Styrofoam ‘beads,’ plastic bottles and bottle caps (both metal and plastic), to filled plas- tic ‘doggie bags.’ The sheer volume of small and mi- cro-pieces of plastic found in the sand that don’t bio- degrade, as well as the in- credible amount of cig- arette butts (filters) that take years to biodegrade, was staggering.” According to Pat, the Al- lens joined the small, ded- icated group at the South Jetty because the damage being done to the area on a long-term basis needed to be addressed. It was also a way for the long-time cou- ple to celebrate a special day. “This weekend, Mike and I decided to celebrate our 58th wedding anni- versary in an unusual way — we participated in the beach clean-up,” she said. “After reading about the OSPIRG students in the Wednesday, Aug. 28, edi- tion of the Siuslaw News, we decided to join these young people in their ef- fort to bring attention to a statewide ban on sin- gle-use foam cups and take-out containers — much like the city of Flor- ence has in place.” The trend towards ban- ning PSF’s in the state is accelerating, with munic- ipalities like Portland re- cently enacting a ban, but a statewide measure failed this June, when two Dem- ocrats joined all Republi- cans in the Senate with a “no” vote on the measure. OSPIRG is a state- wide student-run, stu- dent-funded, nonprofit working towards a green- er, healthier, meaning- ful future. Chapters of OSPIRG currently meet at University of Oregon, Southern Oregon Univer- sity and Lane Community College. “The future belongs to young people,” states the group’s website. “It’s up to us to dream it up and build the people power to make it a reality.” For more information, visit ospirgstudents.org. Visit us on Food Backpack for Kids is a 501(c)(3) non-profi t program the web www.foodbackpackforkids.com T HE S IUSLAW N EWS . COM S IUSLAW N EWS Children should be happy, not hungry. Walk-In Tubs WALK- IN BATHTUB SALE! SAVE $1,500 For more information: communityrightslanecounty. org/invisiblehand FRAA ART CENTER 120 Maple Street Phone: 541-997-4435 Hours Open: Mon 10am-2pm, Wed-Fri 11am-5pm, Sat 10am-5pm, Sun. 11am-5pm Lifetime Warranty! Finance Options Available * EXPERIENCE YOU CAN TRUST! Only American Standard has OVER 140 years of experience and offers the Liberation Walk-In Bathtub. SUPERIOR DESIGN! 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Pre-registration req’d at FRAA. BRAND NEW CLASS and DATE! Writers on the River - Creative Writing Workshop w/ Catherine Rourke Writers’ Summer Boot Camp: Simple Steps for Better Writing Learn tips from the Amazon pros Sat., September 21, 2019 10 am - 12 noon All writing levels and genres, Contact: CJReditor@gmail.com , 541-708-2120 Big Wave Poetry 1st Tuesday Open Mic Tuesday, September 3, 2019 at 7:00 pm Admission is free and refreshments will be available. Poetry Workshop Small group meeting of poets to enhance their written word. Last Tuesday of each month, 6:30-8:30 pm. Write fraaoregon@gmail.com if you are interested in joining. Next Art Change-Out Day Monday, September 9, 2019, 9-11 am Please pick up your artwork and bring something new to help keep the art at FRAA fresh to our visitors. Painting with John Leasure Saturdays 9 am - 12 pm No painting experience required. Contact: jnleasure@hotmail.com or 541-991-2754 for details and fees. For more information about classes, visit fraaoregon.org. To register for these classes, please call or visit FRAA at our Art Center on Maple Street.