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THESIUSLAWNEWS.COM Peace Harbor welcomes two new providers By Anne Williams Communications Specialist for PeaceHealth PeaceHealth Peace Harbor Medical Center announced the addition of the following providers to its hospital teams: Erik Cooper, NP, has joined the Emergency Depart- ment and Hos- pital Med- icine teams at Peace Harbor. Erik Cooper, Coo- NP per joined PeaceHealth after several years provid- ing acute care to cancer patients, most recently at Willamette Valley Cancer Institute in Eugene. He completed a Master of Science in Nursing at the University of South Ala- bama in Mobile. He served as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army Reserve from 1998 to 2006. Donald Stoddard, MD, has joined the Hospital Med- icine team at Peace Harbor. Before joining Peace- Health, Stod- Donald dard Stoddard, MD worked as a contract hospitalist in Roseburg, Medford and Hillsboro. He earned his medical degree at Oregon Health & Science University and completed an internal medicine residency at Ab- bott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Visit Peace Harbor online at www.peacehealth.org/ peace-harbor-medical-center. SATURDAY EDITION | JANUARY 18, 2020 | $1.00 Siuslaw News Introducing the 2020 Rhody Court NEWS & VIEWS THAT DEFINE OUR COMMUNITY VOL. 130, NO. 5 F LORENCE , O REGON WEATHER Story & Photo By Chantelle Meyer Siuslaw News T he 2020 Rhododen- dron Festival Court met for the first time on Thursday as student participants prepare for the next five months of speaking in public, interacting with community members and representing Florence as ambassadors. Turns out, being a prince or prin- cess is about a lot more than just waving in the Rhododendron Grand Floral Parade. “You guys as members of the court are truly ambassadors for the festival and for the Florence Area Chamber of Commerce,” said Rhody Court Chair Jenna Bartlett. “We try to make this experience as fun and educational as we c a n . And, of course, we have scholarships for our senior court at the end. For the juniors, it’s a special time since you get to bond with a senior princess and have fun with all of us.” The 2020 Rhododendron Senior Court is made up of Siuslaw High School seniors Princess Brooklyn Cahoon, Princess Shakina Grover, Princess Kelsey Larson, Princess Madelynn Levi, Princess Chloe Mad- den, Princess Elizabeth Rosinbaum and Prin- cess Tay- lor Winona. Prince Andrew Austin may be joined by two more senior princes. The 2020 Junior Court is made up of Siuslaw Elementary students Princess Farrah Baze, first grade; Princess Addison Stewart, second grade; Princess Abigail Hummel, third grade; Princess Rianna Weese, fourth grade; and Princess Emmy Center, fifth grade. This year’s court is truly a “Blast from the Past” — this year’s Rhody See RHODY page 5A Showers with a high of 51 and a low tonight of 47. Full forecast on A3 COMMUNITY 52 years later, pursuit of King’s ‘Dream’ continues Sunday’s event will include he and his teacher were King was accepted at speakers and discussions ordered by the bus driver Morehouse College at the highlighting some of the to give their seats to some age of 15, graduating with The struggle for equality more meaningful changes white passengers and he a B.A in Sociology in 1948 for all Americans, regard- brought about through the initially refused, only ac- at age 19. He later obtained less of gender, ethnicity work done by King, much quiescing after his teach- a Bachelor of Divinity de- or financial status, has gree from Crozer Theo- been long and arduous. logical Seminary and “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light a Ph.D. from Boston There are many indi- viduals that have con- can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love University in systematic tributed to the legacy can do that.” theology. of improved civil and He decided to follow — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. economic conditions in his father’s footsteps for the downtrodden and became a pastor at during the last century, but of which continues to this er reminded him that he the Dexter Avenue King few more effectively than day. would be breaking the law Memorial Baptist Church, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. King was born in Atlan- and subject to arrest. serving there from 1954 Monday, Jan. 20, is the ta, Ga., on Jan. 15, 1929, to When speaking later of to 1960. During this time, federal holiday which rec- the Reverend Martin Lu- the slight, King said, “It King worked with mem- ognizes the uniquely im- ther King Sr. and Alberta was the angriest I have ever bers of the Southern Chris- portant place King holds Williams King. The young- been in my life.” tian Leadership Coun- in American history and er King sang in the church This interaction and the cil (SCLC) to formulate will be celebrated locally choir, attended Booker T. overall racist tendencies of a long-term strategy for on Sunday, Jan. 19, from 2 Washington High School the time in Georgia shaped combating racism without to 4 p.m., in the Bromley and was recognized for his King’s perception of fair- the use of violence. Room of the Siuslaw Pub- public speaking abilities. ness and led to a lifetime One of the most well- lic Library, 1460 Ninth St. During his junior year, spent working to change known incidents in the Nationally, the recogni- he traveled to Dublin, Ga., a system that was deeply timeline of the civil rights tion of King’s life has come to take part in an oratori- entrenched, combative and movement is the 1955 to be known as “a day of cal competition, which he — from King’s perspective Montgomery bus boycott. service and celebration.” won. On the ride home, — immoral. See KING page 7A By Mark Brennan Siuslaw News Mapleton works on goal of increased community involvement School Board invites public input, buy-in By Jared Anderson Siuslaw News self, and the upriver community as a whole. “We’re just trying to be respon- sive to the needs of our communi- ty and create a climate of broader, more open communication,” Hol- man said. In late 2019, the district created a Continuous Improvement Plan that focused on three areas of im- provement for the district: mental health/behavior support, language arts learning outcomes and in- creased community involvement. The first goal was already being worked on with a partnership with SPORTS Mapleton beats Alsea 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 the Western Lane Health Network, while the second goal was largely covered by instructional strate- gies which the district had already been implementing. It was the third goal, communi- ty involvement, that had the least amount of groundwork. “The whole communication piece has eroded since we lost our local newspaper, which was the Mapleton Sailor, years ago,” Hol- man explained. “Due to budget cuts, we stopped sending out our Mapleton school newsletter.” See MAPLETON page 8A LATEST NEWS : /S IUSLAW N EWS @S IUSLAW N EWS T HE S IUSLAW N EWS . COM S IUSLAW N EWS 2 S ECTIONS | 16 P AGES C OPYRIGHT 2020 “We are elected by the people, and the people have entrusted us with their very precious school dis- trict. It’s really crucial that we get input from people. A robust caring community is what makes a school great,” Mapleton board member Michelle Holman told the Siuslaw News. “We need to get outside in- put.” The issue of community involve- ment was at the heart of multiple conversations during Wednesday nights’ Mapleton School Board meeting, as the board discussed creating a new Facebook page, changing the date of the meeting to allow more participation, updating the district’s website, holding pub- lic meetings at different locations and loosening restrictions on pub- lic comments during meetings. Many of these changes are an attempt by the district to bring about a larger conversation in the community about the district it- Florence Connected thanks community INSIDE — A3 AFFORDABLE HOMES IN AND AROUND FLORENCE, PRICED FROM $229,000 TO $309,000 NG I N D P E 2091 16TH STREET Sweet, in town 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath home. Large fenced yard with RV parking, two outbuildings & back alley. New large back deck & front porch. 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