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SIUSLAW NEWS | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2019 | 11A Buying or Selling? I can help. Active duty soldiers receive a little ‘love’ from DAR Richard Beaudro Principal Broker 541 991-6677 85545 Pine St – Private 10 acre estate. Luxury 4 bdrm, 4 bath home with granite, Italian tile, stone fi replaces, media room with bar, garages, shops, and mini barn. Park-like setting on multiple lots. Siuslaw River, historic bridge and Old Town views! $1,250,000. #2745-17283691 1749 Highway 101 • 541-997-1200 Florence Roundup HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE Members of the Flor- ence community answered the call when Oregon Dunes Chapter Daughters of the American Revolu- tion reached out. Help was needed to prepare “Love Boxes” to send to active duty military members af- ter collecting items at two state-level meetings. Additional funds to pay for the postage, more cof- fee, a place to pull it all to- gether and hands to help organize and pack the box- es were requested. Thanks to support from Florence, 35 boxes will be mailed to those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Ad- dresses for these soldiers was provided by Air Force member Angela Dotson from Mapleton and Beth Kerner in Florence. Among those who helped were: Brian and Lisa, of Gro- cery Outlet, who donated eight boxes of K-Cups sin- gle-serve coffee. Members of the commu- nity generously donated toward postage expenses in the coin jars at Old Town Barbershop and About U Hair Salon, thanks to Ger- aldine Lucio and Chris Curren. Port of Siuslaw Director Dave Huntington provided use of the Blue Warehouse for the “Love Box Packing Party” on Sept. 28. Tim Sapp delivered ta- bles. Ann Dowdy brought a couple more and picked them all up at the end of the day. Mike Lobey brought chairs and responded at a minute’s notice when tape was running low. Debra Glenzer brought many patriotic supplies to decorate the inside of the boxes so our troops would be surprised with apprecia- tion as they open them. Volunteers showed up to organize and pack boxes including, Shannon Mc- Cormick Graham (who also made an emergency run for glue sticks), Peggy Meyer, Debbie Lobey, Leah and Melody Lumadue, Lau- ra Smith, Mary Nulty, Ra- quel Wilson, Ilene Colby, Dave and Jimmi Coupar, and Annette Howard. DAR members included Mer- ilee Mulvey, Jackie Bahr, Mary Gill, Sandy Singleton and her hubby Jim, Sha- COURTESY PHOTO Thirty-five boxes filled with comfort items were re- cently sent to troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, thanks to local donations, volunteers and the Oregon Dunes Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) ron Waite and grandson Jackson Casic, and Jacquie Beveridge. Each box cost the Ore- gon Dunes Chapter DAR $18.75. When the call ini- tially went out, supplies were available to send only 10 boxes. Thanks to the above people and generous community, 35 completed boxes were sent. “This community effort will help let those who are away from home, protect- ing our freedom, know how much we appreciate their service,” Beveridge said. For more information, email DAR4Jacquie@gmail. com or call 541-997-8311. Witch in your family tree? Find out at next Genealogical Society meeting Friday, October 4 — 12pm - 5pm Saturday, October 5 — 8am - 2pm Florence Transfer Site 2820 N. Rhododendron Drive Provided by Lane County Waste Management Division in partnership with the City of Florence. Did any of your ances- tors live in a location, and during a time, where there were “witch trials” tak- ing place? If so, then there could be some very inter- esting family history that is just waiting to be un- covered. There is potential that one, or more, of your ancestors were accused of being a witch. At the Wednesday, Oct. 16, Siuslaw Genealogical Society meeting, members Mary Gill, Sally Daugherty and Karen Childs will share their connections to the “witch hunt.” Gill said, “In addition to our family connections, we’ll talk about the histo- ry of witchcraft, whether you would be considered a witch in 1692, Puritan be- liefs and the first witchcraft trial in each of the colo- nies.” Between the years 1500 and 1660, up to 80,000 sus- pected witches were put to death in Europe. Around 80 percent of them were women thought to be in cahoots with the devil and filled with lust. Germany had the highest witchcraft execution rate, while Ire- land had the lowest. As witch hysteria de- creased in Europe, it grew in the New World, which was reeling from wars be- tween the French and Brit- ish, a smallpox epidemic and the ongoing fear of at- tacks from neighboring na- tive American tribes. The tense atmosphere was ripe for finding scapegoats. The witches of Salem and nearby towns prob- ably have hundreds of thousands of present-day descendants. If you have ancestry from early Essex County, Mass., you have an excellent chance of finding a connection to the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. All are invited to attend this regular monthly meet- ing at 7 p.m. in the Brom- ley Room at the Siuslaw Public Library, 1460 Ninth St. Maybe you’ll find you’re eligible for membership in the Associated Daughters of Early American Witches. For more information, visit siuslawgenealogy.org. Locally Owned & Operated Stephanie Cameran Michael Jack Honesty • Quality • Integrity Senior discounts / Free estimates Pest Tech Inc. is locally owned and operated. We are dedicated to providing professional pest management solutions. We service the greater Florence area, Central Oregon Coast and Southern Oregon. Our team of friendly certifi ed technicians have the experience and knowledge needed to help our customers with their pest control needs. 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