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SN THESIUSLAWNEWS.COM TH SATURDAY EDITION | OCTOBER 5, 2019 | $1.00 Fire Prevention Week It’s Garage SaleTime!!!! Today October 5th - Monday, October 7th 10 am - 6 pm Come early for best selections on New & Used Women Clothing, Shoes, Accessories and Jewelry! We’re located at the F LORENCE P LAYHOUSE Siuslaw News Corner of 1st and Laurel, Old Town Florence 5 0-80% S PECIAL S ECTION I NSIDE OFF S ELECTED M ERCHANDISE Postal Customer Florence, Ore. 97439 Increasing youth employment in Florence VOL. 129, NO. 80 Learning animal care through an internship NEWS & VIEWS THAT DEFINE OUR COMMUNITY F LORENCE , O REGON WEATHER Career training tops agenda at Community Coalition Mostly sunny with a high of 66 and a low tonight of 46. Full forecast on A3 By Mark Brennan Siuslaw News COMMUNITY Daniel hopes to become a certified veterinary technician — and a clinic in Florence gave him invaluable first-hand experience He spouts terms like ovario- hysterectomy (removal of a fe- Deputy Communications male dog’s reproductive organs) Manager for Oregon and isoflurane (anesthesia). Lat- Youth Authority er, Daniel fills a syringe with pain aniel seems like he’s at home medication and injects it into a as he gives a tour of the veter- cat who just had teeth pulled. inary clinic surgery room. It’s hard to believe Daniel is an Story & Photo By Sarah Evans New public art installed on Bay Street INSIDE — A3 SPORTS D intern who has only been work- ing at Osburn Veterinary Clinic in Florence for a few months. During that time, the staff have come to rely on him as an im- portant part of their team. See INTERNSHIP page 11A Developing a taste for business in Florence How entrepreneur Marianne Brisbane changed the flavors of Bay Street S Siuslaw soccer comes home 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 ince partnering with the City of Florence four years ago, Oregon Regional Accelerator and Innovation Network (RAIN) has worked to bol- ster an entrepreneurial ecosystem in Florence and on the coast. Through events, workshops and classes, RAIN’s coastal catalysts have brought support to existing businesses, helped launch new ventures and connect- ed entrepreneurs to funding and re- sources. In its most recent program on Sept. 26, RAIN highlighted one of Florence’s serial entrepreneurs, Mari- anne Brisbane. During “Life Lessons of an Entre- preneur,” designed to be a fireside chat, RAIN’s coastal venture catalyst Ariel Ruben introduced Brisbane to Story & Photos By Chantelle Meyer Siuslaw News Above, Marianne Brisbane details the story of her life during “Life Lessons of an Entrepreneur,” presented by RAIN’s Ariel Ruben (right) at The Bodega on Sept. 26. the gathered attendees at The Bo- dega, 180 Laurel St., a new wine store opened by Brisbane this summer. See Entrepreneur page 8A Wednesday’s October meeting of the Florence Area Community Coa- lition (FACC) offered presentations from two people who hope to assist younger Florence residents attain meaningful long-term employment. The FACC’s mission is to im- prove the quality of life in Western Lane County through partnerships, networking, volunteerism, commu- nity involvement, education and awareness. This month’s topic was relevant as it discussed providing career technical education opportu- nities for area students. These opportunities are primarily for young people seeking an alter- native to attending college and wish to avoid acquiring the debt and spending the many years associated with obtaining a degree. Betsy Yraguen, a media account executive for television station KEZI, is spearheading “Skilled to Work,” an employment initiative geared towards individuals just entering the work force. The program was the result of discussions Yraguen had with a coworker about the lack of young people that were working in fields that would have traditionally been referred to as vocational training. “I’ve been married 37 years to a third-generation logger,” she said. “When we graduated from high school, and he was a senior, they built a house in construction class. … The pendulum kind of swung to ‘everybody needs to go to college to be successful,’ and now my hus- band’s company is not able to hire skilled workers. Our generation is aging out and even teachers of vo- cational education are hard to find, so we have a real problem.” See JOBS page 7A American Legion changes membership requirements S IUSLAW N EWS 3 S ECTIONS | 28 P AGES C OPYRIGHT 2019 devoted to helpfulness. It is the na- strong national security and con- tion’s largest wartime veteran’s ser- tinued support for veterans. The vice organization and is committed Legion is also a nonpartisan, non- The veteran community is con- to mentoring youth and to sponsor- profit organization with a history tinuing to celebrate the June 30 signing of a bill by President Don- “Recognizing the service of these wartime veterans ald Trump that will allow for more is the right thing do and it is long overdue. ... We are veterans, and their families, to be proud to welcome any of the 6 million living veterans recognized for their time in ser- from the previously unrecognized periods into our or- vice. The major change instituted by ganization and call them ‘Legionnaires.’” the LEGION (Let Everyone Get — American Legion National Commander Brett Reistad Involved in Opportunities for Na- tional Service) Act will be in the requirements needed to join the ship of a wide array of support pro- of legislative participation. That American Legion, which was char- grams in local communities. participation was the driving force tered and incorporated in 1919 as Nationally, the American Legion behind the successful passage of the a patriotic veteran’s organization advocates for patriotism, honor, LEGION Act. By Mark Brennan Siuslaw News Qualifying service dates expand The bill was supported by the Legion as well as other veterans groups, and was the end result of a process that recognized the need to acknowledge the service of those that served during a time in which war was not declared, or during peacetime. The LEGION Act also opens the door for approximately 6 million veterans to access American Legion programs and benefits for which they previously had not been eli- gible. This will include more than 1,600 individuals who died when a conflict had not been officially de- clared. See LEGION page 7A DIVERSIFIED EQUIPMENT SALES :HKDYHH[SDQGHGRXU3DFLƓF0HWDO6WRUDJH%XLOGLQJV%HWWHU%XLOW%DUQVDQG6KHGV PRYLQJKHOSHUVVHUYLFHDQGPRYLQJHTXLSPHQWUHQWDOV,URQ(DJOHDQG3UHPLHU3OXV7UDLOHU 6DOHV:HRIIHU)8//5(3$,56(59,&(RQWUXFNDXWRGLHVHODQGJDVWUDQVPLVVLRQVWUDLOHU UHSDLUKLWFKHVZHOGLQJDQGHOHFWULFDOSOXVGHWDLOLQJ:HDUH2))(5,1*81%($7$%/(SULFHV SD\PHQWVDQGWHUPVRQ86('&$56$/(6WRPHHW\RXUEXGJHWRUVXLW\RXUQHHGVHVSHFLDOO\ IRU9(7(5$16DQG5(7,5((6&KHFNRXWRXUFRQVLJQPHQWVDOHVRQ59ōVDQG$XWRōV<RXōOOEH JODG\RXGLGa-LP-RKQVWRQ diversifi edmarineandequipmentsales.com Veteran Owned & Operated • Jim & Bonnie Johnston, Owners 2350 Hwy. 101, Florence • 541-997-4505