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OBITUARIES
L AVELLE—Cher yl Hagerstown, Ind., where
Kay LaVelle, 65, of Flor- they lived for several
ence, 1955–2020.
years. In 1960, Cheryl
Cheryl
moved with her
was born
family to Los Ga-
in
Tam-
tos, Calif., where
pa,
Fla.,
she loved the San-
to George
ta Cruz beach and
and Phyllis
surfing scene.
She graduated
LaVelle.
from Los Gatos
W h e n
Cher yl
High School in
was three Cheryl LaVelle
1973 and earned
an EKG Technician
years
old,
the LaVelle’s moved to certificate in 1974.
Cheryl pursued a ca-
reer in medical-related
jobs, working in medical
records offices at hospi-
tals in Northern Califor-
nia, Nevada and Oregon.
She moved to Flor-
ence, Ore., in 1995 and
was very proud to work
as an administrator at
the Western Lane Ambu-
lance District (WLAD).
She thoroughly en-
joyed living in serene
Florence; relaxing at the
beautiful Pacific beaches
in California and Ore-
gon; growing rhodo-
dendrons; and making
handicrafts.
Cheryl was always
pleased to spend time
with her two nephews
and three grand neph-
ews.
Cheryl is survived by a
sister, Jacqueline (Clark);
her brother Jack; and
aunts Marcia, Anita and
Sheryl (Ron).
teams for their diligent
care and comfort of
Cheryl during her de-
clining months.
After a long struggle,
she passed away due to
kidney failure and other
complications of diabetes.
In honor of Cheryl,
donations can be made
to the humane society in
Florence: Oregon Coast
Humane Society, 2840
Rhododendron
Dr.,
Florence, Ore. 97439.
She was preceded in
death by her brother
Larry and her parents.
Cheryl was the proud
aunt of Philip (Jenni-
fer) and Garrett (Amy).
She loved all animals,
but truly cherished her
dachshunds, Gracie and
Lilly.
Cheryl’s family is es-
pecially grateful to her
dear friend, Hana, and
the Peace Harbor Home
Health and Hospice
City to host business feedback sessions with local government agencies
The City of Florence
is supporting its coun-
ty and state partners to
provide feedback on the
state’s reopening strategy.
To facilitate this dis-
cussion, the City of Flor-
ence will be holding a
number of virtual busi-
ness listening sessions on
Tuesday and Wednesday,
May 19 and 20.
The sessions will
work to identify how
Oregon’s government
agencies can best re-
spond to business needs
during the extent of the
Stay Home, Save Lives
Executive Order and
how cities can navigate
the long-term recovery
process.
Additionally, the ses-
sion will allow an open
forum for business-
es to connect, support
and share ideas and re-
sources.
The sessions will be
moderated by staff from
Rural Development Ini-
tiatives, a nonprofit fo-
cused on revitalizing
rural economies and
facilitating rural input.
Some of the example
questions that would be
discussed are:
• What innovations
have you employed to
adapt to the social dis-
tancing restrictions?
• What support or
training for business
model changes would
be helpful?
• What changes do
Questions about the
listening sessions can
be directed to Sarah
Moehrke, Communi-
ty & Economic Devel-
opment Assistant, by
emailing her at Sarah.
Moehrke@ci.florence.
or.us or call 541-991-
8276.
For more info, go to
www.ci.florence.or.us.
you predict will remain,
or what will revert to
pre-COVID-19?
• What sources of help
have you reached out to
since the COVID-19
crisis?
To p a r t i c i p a t e ,
sign up at www.ci.
florence.or.us/economic
development/business
-listening-sessions.
Oregon Health Authority announces first case of COVID-19-linked pediatric condition
PORTLAND — Or-
egon Health Authori-
ty (OHA) has learned
of the state’s first case
of pediatric multi-sys-
tem
inflammatory
syndrome, a rare but
emerging condition in
children that is believed
to be associated with
COVID-19 infection.
The case is a girl
who had confirmed
COVID-19. She is being
treated at Randall Chil-
dren’s Hospital at Lega-
cy Emanuel in Portland.
Little is known about
the syndrome, although
it’s believed to be rare.
Boston Children’s Hos-
pital, citing a recent
health alert out of the
United Kingdom, noted
symptoms that include
fever, inflammation and
poor function in one or
more organs.
It is reportedly simi-
lar to Kawasaki disease,
which causes fever, rash,
swelling of hands and
feet, redness of the eyes,
swollen lymph glands
and inflammation of the
mouth, lips and throat.
Treatment for the new
condition is supportive.
Immune globulin has
been effective in treat-
ing Kawasaki Disease.
“We don’t believe this
syndrome is very com-
mon, but several cas-
es have been reported
High Visibility DUII enforcement next weekend
For the upcoming Me- administers DUII grant contact the Florence Po-
lice Department at (541)
morial weekend, May funding in Oregon.
For more information, 997-3515.
22-25, the Florence Po-
lice Department will be
conducting extra DUII
Enforcement patrols.
The Florence Police
Department has received
additional DUII enforce-
ment funds to help seek
out impaired drivers and
to deter people from
driving while they are
impaired.
The Florence Police
“I love to help
Department, along with
people
law enforcement agen-
buy and sell
property”
cies throughout Oregon
and the rest of the Unit-
ed States are continual-
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices
ly making efforts to get
Northwest Real Estate
impaired drivers off the
1875
Hwy 101, P.O. Box 276, Florence, OR. 97439
road.
Cell - 541-991-7787
These funds are made
dphelps@bhhsnw.com
• oregoncoastallistings.com
available to the city from
A member of the franchise system of BHHS affi liates, LLC
Oregon Impact, who
“ I’m here to
support the
community
and the
Siuslaw News.”
elsewhere in associa-
tion with COVID-19,”
said Paul Cieslak, M.D.,
medical director for in-
fectious diseases and
immunizations at the
OHA Public Health Di-
vision. “This syndrome
appears to be an uncom-
mon but serious com-
plication of COVID-19
in children.”
OHA is in the process
of developing a case
definition for pediatric
to Oregon health care
providers to be on the
lookout for the condi-
tion, and is informing
the Oregon Association
of Hospitals and Health
Systems and pediatric
hospitals around the
state about its emer-
gence.
For more informa-
tion, visit govstatus.
e g ov. c om / OR- OHA-
COVID-19.
multi-system inflam-
matory syndrome and
expects the Centers for
Disease Control and
Prevention to release
one as well in the com-
ing days.
The agency also plans
to require health care
providers to report cas-
es of the disorder so it
can be tracked.
In addition, OHA
plans to send a Health
Alert Network advisory
Western Lane
Community Foundation
With over $8,000,000 in managed funds, WLCF
helps the people of western Lane County give to
the non-profit entities of their choice.
If you are interested in creating a community legacy, visit us at
wlcfonline.org or email us at wlcf@wlcfonline.org
Community Grants
Delbert L. "Del" Phelps
Real Estate BROKER
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Month: 2.65” Year: 35.10”
Courtesy of Roger Cunningham
3700 N ANDINA D RIVE , F LORENCE
Scholarship Funds
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Trusts
1870 HWY 126, SUITE A
PO BOX 3040
FLORENCE, OR 97439
WWW.WCRESI.COM
The information contained herein is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed.
Neither the Seller nor any Licensee warrants the square footage of any structures
and/or size of the land. The buyer should exercise all due care and diligence to
verify any information deemed material to their decision to purchase.
3BR, 2BA, 1690 SqFt. , $419,900
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• Gated Community
• Double Lot
• Built in 2017
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• Fenced backyard
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Endowments
Western Lane Community Foundaon, founded in 1974, is a community
trust, private non-profit organizaon. The Foundaon's mission is to
improve life throughout Western Lane County by encouraging and
maintaining philanthropic acvity.
WLCF focuses its giving in four major areas: culture, medicine and
science, educaon, and social and civic services.
WLCF also manages funds designated for use by other
nonprofit organizaons.
To learn more please contact us.
Call: our office # 997-1274 Write: P.O. Box 1589 Florence, OR 97439
email: wlcf@wlcfonline.org
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