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SIUSLAW NEWS | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2020 | 5A ‘A Story People Need to Hear’ at Jan. 14 PFLAG meeting PFLAG Florence Board Member Betty Jackson will present a story spanning decades of civil rights and personal challenges on Tuesday, Jan. 14, at Lane Community College Flor- ence Center, 3149 Oak St. Her presentation will be featured at the PFLAG Jan- uary meeting, which starts at 6:30 p.m. in Room 158 of the school. Jackson, who spent more than 30 years as a social worker in Los Angeles, was a resident of Florence for nearly three years in the 1980s, returning in 2010 to take up permanent resi- dence. A life-long member of the NAACP, she spent much of her adult life “pressuring someone for something or other,” she modestly ad- mits about her work in civil rights advocacy. The public is invited. Re- freshments will be served. In addition, there will be a special prize for the per- son who brings the greatest number of guests. PFLAG-Florence is an af- filiate of a national organi- zation with more than 350 chapters and 200,000 mem- bers and supporters across the United States. PFLAG is the country’s largest organi- zation for parents, families, friends and straight allies united with people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT). HOUSE PARTY? OFFICE PARTY? We’ve got what you need! Tables | Chairs | Punch Bowls | Place Settings Podiums | PA Systems | And Lots More! CALL TODAY! 541-997-1994 EventCenter.org 715 Quince St. We’ve got you COVERED Serving Florence since 1990 business • homeowners • auto • life • health • medicare plans A SK US ABOUT M ULTIPLE P OLICY D ISCOUNTS ! 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TheSiuslawNews.com Volunteers Needed The library is looking for some new volunteers to join its dedicated team of shelvers, shelf readers, genealogists and more. If you have been thinking about volunteering, this is a perfect time to start, as the library has opportunities for all ages and ability levels. Stop by to pick up an appli- cation or visit www.siuslawli- brary.info/volunteer for more information. January Reading Theme: Armchair Travel The 2020 Reading Chal- lenge is off and running, with January’s theme being “Armchair Travel.” Read a library book or read one of your own books, and start the year traveling from your armchair, from distant lands to walks in the woods, from exciting adventures to rou- tine travel guides and more. Be sure to pick up your 2020 Reading Challenge punch card and a list of this year’s themes at the Refer- ence Desk. 2020 Reading Resolutions Improving one’s “book life” can take you in a lot of directions. Participating in the Reading Challenge as de- scribed above is one way to expand your reading expe- rience, with reading themes ranging from genre fiction (romance and historical fic- tion), essays and award win- ners, poetry and fairy tales. Other things you can do this year: set a reasonable reading goal (don’t stress out about it!), read a book you’ve always meant to read (that classic or much-talked about contemporary novel per- haps?), join or start a book club, join the Friends of the Library, support your local bookstore, weed your book collection and put down that book you aren’t enjoying and read something else! Holiday Closure The library will be closed Monday, Jan. 20, in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Regular hours resume on Tuesday, Jan. 21. Methodists, Master Recyclers schedule collection of plastics Florence United Method- ist Church and the Master Recyclers of Florence will be organizing another plas- tics community collection event to take place on Sun- day, Jan. 26, at the church, 333 Kingwood St., from 1 until 3 p.m. Volunteers will be collecting pre-sorted, clean, dry and label-free plastic tubs, jugs, bottles and lids that are No. 2, 4 and 5 only. Since Lane County Waste Management is facilitating an ongoing collection of plastics — cleaned and sort- ed No. 2, 4 and 5 only — at the Eugene location, the Master Recyclers of Flor- ence are working in con- junction with the members of the Methodist Church to make sure the Florence community has an opportu- nity to be able to participate in this program and contin- ue to recycle plastic all year long. Future community col- lection events are being planned for the rest of 2020. More details to come. There will also be a train- ing session prior to the event to help volunteers and community members recycle their plastics prop- erly. This session will take place on Sunday, Jan. 12, at 3 p.m. at the United Meth- odist Church. Volunteers are needed for the event so this is a great opportunity to learn the ins and outs of proper plastics recycling. “Many thanks to all of the past volunteers and we look forward to seeing you again this month,” said recycler Nancy Rhodes. Contact Rhodes for more information on how you can help or any ques- tions about the upcoming events. Her contact is 415- 497-4083 and banjogirl57@ gmail.com. For more information about the ongoing Lane County Special Plastics Collection and how to re- cycle plastics, visit www. lanecounty.org/plasticscol- lection. You can also find Mas- ter Recyclers of Florence on Facebook for additional information at www.face- book.com/FlorenceRecy- cles. Lane County Waste Man- agement is a division of the county that oversees the management of the solid waste. Their mission is to provide safe, responsible and economical recycling and disposal services while respecting the environment and communities they serve. The Lane County Master Recycler program is a free nine-week course that con- nects citizens directly with professionals and planners in the local recycling in- dustry. More information is available at www.lanecounty .org/masterrecyclers. Buying or Selling? I can help. 8 201 Phone and Internet Discounts Available to CenturyLink Customers The Oregon Public Utility Commission designated CenturyLink as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier within its service area for universal service purposes. CenturyLink’s basic local service rates for residential voice lines are $18.80-$19.80 per month and business services are $31.00-$35.00 per month. Specific rates will be provided upon request. is at play. 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