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SN WEDNESDAY EDITION | NOVEMBER 27, 2019 | $1.00 TH THESIUSLAWNEWS.COM O PT O UTSIDE THIS WEEKEND Siuslaw News INSIDE g i v i n g s k n a h T s Greetin g — SPECIAL SECTION INSIDE SPORTS VOL. 129, NO. 95 Generous helpings NEWS & VIEWS THAT DEFINE OUR COMMUNITY F LORENCE , O REGON WEATHER Story & Photos By Jared Anderson Siuslaw News Cloudy with a high of 43 and a low tonight of 30. Full forecast on A3 SHELTER When temperatures drop below freezing, the Florence Emergency Cold Weather Shelter opens its doors at 3996 Highway 101. Look for the above sign for pickup locations. COMMUNITY T he 19th annual Pounding, a food and cash fundraiser for the Florence Food Share, smashed records this past Saturday as the community donated a record 23,410 pounds of food, almost 10,000 pounds over the previous year. On the cash front, nearly $30,000 was donated, with the majority coming in the form of a local business match from Top Hydraulics. The donations were particularly important this year as the food share had been experiencing a shortage in its pantries due to a lack of drivers in Eugene and a slow-down in individ- ual donations. “I am so grateful and just a little overwhelmed at the response from Pounding for Florence Food Share adds record-breaking 23,410 pounds of food to pantry my community this year,” said Cindy Wobbe, who began the annual event 19 years ago to help raise food for the winter months. “When we hit 4,000 pounds at just 40 minutes in, I knew I was going to need more coffee!” Florence Food Share Executive Di- rector Janet Engle recalled, “I remem- ber looking at my watch and going, ‘Wow, it’s not even noon yet.’ There were just rows and rows of carts.” There was a brief lull midway through the collection, but then the last hour brought a flood of dona- tions. “People just kept coming in,” Engle said. “And some people didn’t even know it was going on. They just got the orange slips saying what we need- ed. The people at Grocery Outlet, I cannot say enough about them. One guy must have moved hundreds of turkeys into the freezer section.” Grocery Outlet cashiers made sure to ask all customers if they wanted to donate a turkey for the fundraiser. “And you would constantly hear them yell, ‘‘Can we get a turkey on four, can we get a turkey on three,’” Engle said. “The staff and the cashier Siuslaw Outreach Services sends SOS Chamber’s holiday New regulations require major changes in practice, funding By Mark Brennan Siuslaw News Red Kettle Campaign begins Friday INSIDE — A3 RECORDS Obituaries & emergency response logs Inside — A2 KID SCOOP Activities and comics every Wednesday Inside — B5 lines were awesome.” Before the event, Engle had stat- ed that the goal was to raise 19,000 pounds in honor of the 19th anni- versary of the Pounding. It was a tall order, given that the previous record year had brought in 14,742 pounds. Getting over 4,000 pounds extra seemed like a stretch, but the final total shattered the previous record by almost 10,000 pounds. “We were trying to do a big thing for next year, 20,000 pounds for the 20th anniversary, but we’re not going backwards next year,” Engle said. And the donations will be neces- sary, Wobbe pointed out. The food doesn’t last long. See FOOD page 6A Siuslaw Outreach Services (SOS) is on the front lines in the battle against domestic violence. The Florence-based support group also assists individuals ev- ery day with a wide array of sit- uations that are related to family instability and child safety. However, according to SOS Ex- ecutive Director Bob Teter, the or- ganization’s mission — and very existence —is in jeopardy. “In January, new language was included in the Violence Against Women Act (section 28 CFR 90) and the Family Violence Preven- tion & Services Act,” he explained. “This new federal mandate is forc- ing SOS to restructure the way it provides services. Currently, our staff is cross-trained and certified to provide any of the services of- fered by SOS.” However, the new language in the two federal acts require that staff be assigned to a specific pro- gram, without crossover. It also limits communication within the agency itself. “In order to push forward and comply with the new federal lan- guage, SOS must hire two addi- tional advocates,” said Teter. “In addition to planned grant propos- als, it’s been determined we need to raise $25,000 in community donations. This is not a request we take lightly. In all honesty, if we do not reach this goal within the next three months, we will be forced to greatly reduce our services for cli- ents and families in crisis.” The Violence Against Wom- en Act (VAWA) is a federal law which originally received bi-par- tisan sponsorship by then Demo- cratic Sen. Joe Biden and Repub- lican Sen. Orrin Hatch. The act was signed into law by President Bill Clinton on Sept. 13, 1994, and provided $1.6 billion in funding to be directed specifically towards the investigation and prosecution of violent crimes against women. VAWA was renewed with bi-partisan support in 2000 and in 2005, with parts of the legislation undergoing meaningful change to accommodate concerns from See SOS page 6A trails move people around Florence Cocoa, Cookie & Cider Trail, Sea Lion on a Shelf promote ‘shopping small’ Florence Area Chamber of Com- merce is changing tradition. Instead By Chantelle Meyer of launch- ing straight Siuslaw News from the full bellies of Thanksgiving to the silver bells of the Florence Holiday Festival, the holiday season has been expanded to include an extra weekend of mirth and mer- riment in Historic Old Town and all around town. See HOLIDAYS page 7A Siuslaw School District hears about CTE Program, kindergarten & more CLASSIFIEDS Listings and public notices Inside — B6 FOLLOW US FOR THE LATEST NEWS : /S IUSLAW N EWS @S IUSLAW N EWS T HE S IUSLAW N EWS . COM S IUSLAW N EWS 2 S ECTIONS | 20 P AGES C OPYRIGHT 2019 programs. Many of these were highlighted at a Flor- ence Area Chamber of Com- The Siuslaw School Board merce Business After Hours met last Wednesday and at Siuslaw High School on spoke on a variety of issues, Nov. 19. including an overview of the “Our beginning students Career Technical Education started out doing safety tests, (CTE) Automotive program, making sure they were go- alternative meals, the cre- ing to walk out with all their ation of a fifth kindergarten fingers and eyeballs,” Tre- class and the importance for goning said, describing the the school board to reach out entry level class. “After that, to other governmental and we started tearing into single cylinder engines. They start- Siuslaw’s CTE Automotive program teaches students ed getting hands-on experi- many aspects of repairing vehicles, including how to ence while they’re learning. avoid injury and use tools found in most homes. See SIUSLAW page 9A By Jared Anderson Siuslaw News PHOTO BY CHANTELLE MEYER/SIUSLAW NEWS nonprofit agencies in the re- gion. The meeting opened with an overview of the CTE Au- tomotive Program by in- structor Timothy Tregoning, who went over the three programs that school offers: Automotive 1, Automotive 2 and Automotive Service. The purpose of the update was to inform the board and the public about the progress the school is making on its CTE Florence Nativity Festival December 6 - 8 • 1pm to 5pm Hundreds of nativities of all varieties displayed by members of our community. Homemade cookies and a nativity scavenger hunt included! Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 2705 Munsel Lake Rd. Florence
