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SIUSLAW NEWS | SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2019 | 9A Hannigan, the Job Shadow Day brings together Lane Community College, Siu- slaw High School, the city and the chamber “to actu- ally do something good” for workforce development in the Florence area. Moehrke continued, “We need to create grassroots de- velopment of the businesses and people that are here in order to create a sustainable economy and community. That’s what we’re doing at City of Florence, so that’s how project came around through our economic de- velopment goals.” She described a “job shadow” as a short-term career exploration, in this case just four hours, that can help students learn about a career by following a prac- titioner and experiencing it first-hand. When she was younger, Moehrke participated in a job shadow at her city man- ager’s office. “And now I work at city hall,” she said. “It really can change the trajectory of a kid’s experi- ence.” Moehrke hopes to get ad- ditional participation from the community. She said the benefits include connecting local businesses with youth to show each the other’s po- tential and creating public awareness of what business- es do for the local economy. “You can inspire the next generation,” she said. “My dad didn’t know he was go- ing to be a land surveyor until he shadowed a survey- or when he was 19. You can inspire the next person to do your job because of these four hours.” For information on sign- ing up to participate in the Job Shadow Day, visit www. ci.florence.or.us/economic- development/job-shadow- day. Dec. 2 is the last day to sign up. When she concluded, Moser stepped in to talk about the school’s perspec- tive on the Job Shadow Day. “This is a voluntary thing for students to do, … the students you will get set up with want to be with you and the business you do. It will be super rewarding for not only them, but for you as well,” he said. A final event on Thurs- day also featured careers and Florence’s business eco- system, this time through RAIN’s Florence Entrepre- neurial Activation Event at City Lights Cinemas. RAIN Coastal Venture Catalyst Ariel Ruben has been working with Eddie Mielke and his entrepreneur class at Siuslaw High School. “It’s a new, spontaneous partnership that I hope will continue to grow,” she said. “I’ve come in a few times to his business class, where they also have a makerspace. … It’s been my privilege to speak to the students there. They’re brilliant.” Earlier this term, Ruben taught the students how to pitch business ideas. “Pitching is about con- vincing influencers that your idea merits their sup- port,” she said. Thursday’s pitches were required to be short, clocking in at only one minute. “The purpose of this pitch is to transfer in- credible enthusiasm to your audience.” Two Siuslaw students ultimately stood on stage during Thursday’s event to pitch their business ideas to the Florence entrepreneur community. Each earned applause for their business models, which included a customizable fashion store and a food delivery service for rural areas around Flor- ence. “Basically, my business plan is to create your ideas and bring them to life,” stu- dent Elyssa concluded. After they pitched, Ru- ben said, “Wow! Two high schoolers! Thank you so much.” Mielke, who was in the audience, said the students who attended would get ex- tra credit. Through experiences in CTE, job shadowing, poten- tial internships and work- shops through RAIN, the Florence area is equipping students to consider all the options for future career paths. “I could not have been more proud to have some of the students attend our event and share their busi- ness ideas,” Ruben said. “The next generation of in- novators is here!” DUNES CITY from page 8A judge to rule on code en- forcement issues, was also “Part of our problems voted down by the public. is, once we put it on a bal- As of right now, Mills lot, we cannot speak to it,” acts as both investigator Forsythe said, pointing out and judge when it comes that another ballot option, to issues of code violations. which could have allowed However, the process is the city to hire a municipal lengthy, and without a larg- er staff at the city, codes can go unenforced, and revenue from violations can go un- collected. “It’s too much for one person,” Forsythe said. “There’s a simple remedy — changing the hearing to local jurisdiction. That’s all it was, and that didn’t pass either. We’ve got to get out there and start explaining these things.” Because the council felt bound by law to not ad- dress the ballot measures from the council, council- ors never made the case for the measures to residents in 2018. “But we could form a political action committee, which we can talk about,” Orr suggested. “That’s not a terribly complex process.” “Or we just hang out at Darlings [and talk to peo- ple], Forsythe said. “I like that. I volunteer,” Wells joked. He later point- ed out that the failures of the 2018 ballot measures came down to a lack of edu- cation from the council. “I think those kinds of things we have to do,” For- sythe said. “We need to do this differently, need to ad- dress this differently, and hopefully get some educa- tion out there on what we feel we need to do.” CAREERS from page 1A “Our most brand-new subject area is our comput- er sciences, and Mr. Mielke has done an excellent job getting that going,” Moser continued. “They’re doing programming and coding — but they also have some 3D printers and a vinyl sticker printer, where they can make T-shirts. We also have an entrepreneur class in there, and they make a bunch of cool stuff. They’re going to have that rolling.” The community is invited to visit Siuslaw High School, 2975 Oak St., next Thurs- day for food, beverages and a tour of the school and its educational opportunities. “The idea is that we real- ly want to focus on getting our business community in there to see how we’re pre- paring our students to take on careers,” Moser said. Connecting students to potential careers is also the goal of City of Florence’s up- coming Job Shadow Day on Friday, Feb. 7, 2020. “This is a city-wide half- day job shadow for 11th- and 12th-graders at Siuslaw High School,” said Florence Community and Economic Development Assistant Sar- ah Abigail Moehrke, who led the presentation during the Noon Forum. “It’s pair- ing up not only our schools but our businesses and the city to get involved and cre- ate this whole thing. … The idea is that the groundhog sees his shadow in Febru- ary, and so will businesses around the city.” According to Chamber Executive Director Bettina PHOTOS BY CHANTELLE MEYER/SIUSLAW NEWS (Clockwise from left) Sarah Moehrke presents on the City of Florence Job Shadow Day; RAIN’s Ariel Ruben intro- duces the speed pitching component of the Entrepre- neurial Activation Event; two students pitch to an audience of 85 people; and Eddie Mielke’s SHS entrepreneur class receives a visit from Ruben. DENTURE SERVICES INC. 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Johnston Motor Company Since 1939 2150 Hwy. 101 • Florence (541) 997-3475 • 1-800-348-3475 POLLINATOR from page 1A Ewing encouraged ev- eryone to find books that were geared towards plants in this region as an effec- tive way to become more familiar with all the poten- tial pollinators in the area. In addition, she told the group she refuses to use pesticides or fertilizers and only uses compost to sup- plement her garden’s natu- ral state. The idea Ewing wanted attendees to take with them from the meeting was sim- ple, yet also in some ways profound. “Gardening is more than just an activity. It is more than going out and plant- ing something and water- ing it or whatever,” Ewing said. “When you go out into the garden, some of you are listening to your ear buds, listening to your book, music or whatever because this is a good time to do it. But don’t do it sometimes. Take those ear buds out and listen. Pay attention to what you hear and see in your garden. “Ask yourself why you are planting things here, why you are watering them today — and remember to observe. It will help you be more in touch, not only with the plants in your gar- den, but with all the things that live in and around the garden.” Florence Garden Club meets the second Wednes- day of each month from September to June at the Presbyterian Church of the Siuslaw, 3996 Highway 101, at 1 p.m. Meetings are open to the public.
