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SIUSLAW NEWS | SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 2020 | 5A Florence adds GoToWebinar for June 8 meeting On Monday, June 8, at 5:30 p.m. the Florence City Council will hold its regularly scheduled meet- ing via videoconference. Given the executive or- ders, citizens will not be able to attend City of Flor- ence meetings in person. Interested citizens may lis- ten and view the meeting through the GoToWebinar platform. For access to the meet- ing via GotoWebinar, go to the meeting’s calendar listing at ci.florence.or.us. Meetings are also shown live on Cable Channel 191 and online. ings will only allow for verbal public comments on public hearing items. However, citizens are en- couraged to express their views to the city coun- cil by submitting written communications in one of the following ways: Submit written com- ments via email to the City Recorder’s Office at kelli.weese@ci.florence. or.us; mail written com- ments to Florence City Hall, Attn: City Council, 250 Highway 101, Flor- ence, OR 97439; drop off written comments to the City of Florence drop box located at Florence City Providing Comments Hall, 250 Highway 101, to to the City Council the right of the main en- During this time, Flor- trance. ence City Council meet- Public Hearing Testimony Those interested in pro- viding testimony in a pub- lic hearing may do so via one of the following meth- ods: Written Testimony: Cit- izens are encouraged to provide testimony in writ- ing prior to the meeting through one of the meth- ods listed above. All writ- ten testimony received at least 2 hours in advance of the Florence City Coun- cil meeting (June 8 at 3:30 p.m.) will be distributed to the city council, posted on the City of Florence web- site, and made part of the record. Participation via GoT- oWebinar: Should it be necessary to provide verbal testimony, interested citi- zens may participate in the meeting via the GoToWe- binar platform. To do so, please complete a speak- er’s card online at least 1 hour prior the meeting (June 8 at 4:30 p.m.). City staff will then contact the speaker to let them know the process to participate in the meeting. Comments on Agenda Items Written comments re- ceived regarding items on the Florence City Council agenda will be distribut- ed to the city council and made available to the pub- lic on the city’s website ei- ther on the Thursday prior to the meeting, or at 4 p.m. on the meeting date, as Comments on Items not on an Agenda Comments on items that are not on an upcom- ing City Council agenda will be forwarded to the City Council for their con- sideration. For more information on the City of Florence’s Temporary Public Meeting Policies, visit ci.florence. or.us. For details regard- ing the upcoming council meeting, contact Weese at 541-997-3437 or kelli. weese@ci.florence.or.us. precedented and included sorties flown by 3,000 air- craft of assorted types and nearly 7,000 vessels which participated in naval oper- ations. More than 150,000 Allied troops were directly involved in the fighting. Overall, the brutal battles on D-Day resulted in more than 10,000 Allied casual- ties, with almost 5,000 of those soldiers dying. Ger- man casualties were esti- mated to be triple those numbers. As part of an overall Al- lied strategy to free Europe from fascism, British Prime Minister Winston Chur- chill, American General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Russian President Joseph Stalin and their staffs craft- ed an elaborate plan to en- gage Hitler and the German war machine on a number of fronts. The hope was Hitler would have neither the troops nor the weapon- ry necessary to defend on multiple fronts and fall to defeat with the invasion of Normandy as the first step in that process. This turned out to be a winning strategy as Germa- ny eventually surrendered to Allied troops that had surrounded Berlin, after millions of tons of Allied bombs decimated the city. Millions of Germans had died either as casualties of fighting in the war or as col- lateral civilian deaths, never achieving the Nazi goal of establishing a 1,000-year Reich. The deadly battles that occurred on D-Day and over the ensuing months, have become the stuff of legends, immortalized on film by Stephen Spielberg’s “Saving Private Ryan” and in “Band of Brothers,” an Emmy-winning television series produced by Tom Hanks. According to the web- site dday-anniversary.com, “Each year, thousands of people descend on the French region of Nor- mandy to pay homage to the soldiers, sailors and airmen who took part in D-Day, Operation Over- lord and the Battle of Nor- mandy. Veterans and their families, political figures, re-enactors, military vehi- cle enthusiasts and thou- sands of other men, wom- en and children pay tribute to the those who fought to liberate Europe and re- member those who never returned.” Under COVID-19, many D-Day celebrations have been canceled this year. D-DAY from page 1A While the majority of troops involved in the in- vasion were from America and Britain, troops from many other countries par- ticipated in D-Day and the Battle of Normandy, in- cluding Australia, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Greece, the Neth- erlands, New Zealand, Nor- way and Poland. Americans were at the heart of Operation Nep- tune’s multi-pronged am- phibious assault on the coastline in order to rees- tablish a military foothold on the continent with the goal of eventually defeating Hitler’s forces and retaking France. The scale of the firepower employed that day was un- long as they are received at least 2 hours prior to the meeting start time. In this way, comments received shall be considered by the city council during their decision-making process. 240 Faith – Friendship - Fellowship – Fun HOURS CHURCH DIRECTORY Is your family prepared? To include your organization in this directory, please call us @ 541-997-3441 THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS 2705 Munsel Lake Rd, Services 10 AM Sunday All are welcome! 541-999-1979. Bishop Larry Farnsworth FOURSQUARE CHURCH 1624 Highway 101 (next to A&W) –- 997-6337 Pastor George Pagel – Something for the entire family. Sun. Services: 10:45 a.m., Wed. Bible Study 6pm-7pm Website:florence4square.com COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH 4590 Hwy. 101, Across from Fred Meyer –- 997-7418 Sunday School, 9:30a.m. – Worship, 10:45 Wed. Prayer - 6:00 p.m. – Wed. Ministries 1-8 Grade 7 p.m. NEW LIFE LUTHERAN CHURCH, E.L.C.A. 21st & Spruce Street – 997-8113 Pastor Rachel Simonson – All are welcome Sermons are on YouTube at https://youtu.be/jcTJVWp_6ps. www.florencenewlife Lutheran.org CROSS ROAD ASSEMBLY OF GOD Corner of 10th & Maple –997-3533 PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF THE SIUSLAW We will be live streaming from 3996 N Hwy 101 997-7136 Facebook at 10am Sunday morning. Traditional Worship Service 10:00 a.m. , Link to our website Reverend Greg Wood https://www.florencecrossroadag.org/church-online Worship services and all group meetings All other platforms will be update after the service. in the church have been temporarily florencecrossroadag.org suspended at least until the end of March. office@florencecrossroadag.org Our 10am Sunday worship service will be available via Zoom using your phone, tablet or computer. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH - SBC Church members and friends will be called 1935 25th St. – 997-7660 • Pastor, Ron Allen this week and given phone in/logon information. Services on Facebook live You can also call the church office for this Sunday’s at 11:00 am information. Wednesday’s at 6:00 pm All Welcome. Come as you are. All Bible studies held at the church including Sunday morning, Thursday Ladies study, and RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) Children’s Programs are suspended. “War is still not the answer.” FCNL Blessings on you and your family. Since we meet in homes, we are taking a mindful pause. Call 997-4237 or 902-9511 for information. FLORENCE CHRISTIAN CHURCH RESURRECTION LUTHERAN CHURCH, 2nd & Ivy – 997-2961 –Non-Denominational L.C.M.S. Services suspended this week. We will continue Every Sun., Bible Class 9 a.m., Worship Service 10 a.m. to meet as The Church through our Community 85294 Hwy. 101 S. – 997-8038 Groups. We are working on options for you and will DVD of Weekly worship service available. communicate that with you soon. Pastor Randy Benscoter FLORENCE CHURCH OF CHRIST ST. ANDREW’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH Pre-Denominational (Romans 16:16) 2135 19th St. –- 997-6600 1833 Tamarack Street 8:30am, Tuesdays, Morning Prayer (2 blocks east of Hwy. 101 on 18th St.) Sunday Services: 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. - Wed, 11 a.m. Bible Study: Sunday 10 a.m.; Worship: Sunday 11 a.m. Everyone Welcome – Come walk our Labyrinth. www.churchofchristflorence.org FLORENCE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 12th and Nopal – 997-9020 Services will be available via YouTube. Follow the link at http://florencenaz.church/ SAINT MARY, OUR LADY OF THE DUNES CATHOLIC CHURCH 1.5 miles south of river on Hwy 101 – 997-2312 COVID-19 Compliant Masses have been scheduled. Please call our office for details. FLORENCE EVANGELICAL CHURCH 1318 Rhododendron Dr. • 541-997-2523 Sunday Service 11am ( Children Sunday School) Mid-Week Activities, all ages. FLORENCE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 2nd & Kingwood • (541) 997-6025 Link to Sunday services at www.florenceunitedmethodist.org or find us on Facebook. If an emergency happens in our community, it may take emergency workers some time to reach you. You should be prepared to take care of yourself and your family for a minimum of 240 hours. Get your emergency kit started with these essentials: ❑ Battery powered radio ❑ First aid kit an manual ❑ Sleeping bags and blankets (wool or thermal) ❑ Manual can opener ❑ Waterproof/windproof matches ❑ Water storage (1 gallon/person/day) ❑ Water purifi cation tablets ❑ Non-Perishable Food ❑ Utility knife ❑ Emergency candles ❑ Extra eyeglasses and contact lenses ❑ Essential medications This message brought to you by the West Lane Emergency Operations Group. www.wleog.org IDENTIFY • PREPARE • SURVIVE Elevated Coastal Cuisine Superb Wine Selection Top Shelf Bar • Local Micro Brews We are still open for lunch! Come enjoy lunch or dinner on our riverside patio. FLORENCE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST 4445 Hwy 101 (South of Fred Meyer) – 997-3951 Worship on Saturday 10:30 A.M. Adult/Children’s Sabbath School 9:15 A.M. FLORENCE UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP 87738 Hwy 101 at Heceta Beach Road All are welcome to explore the answer. In lieu of our regular service, we will be videotaping the sermon and have it available from YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/ UC1h3s3lhuRKRCXNxbF8H3Nw). www.FlorenceUUF.org - (541) 997.2840 Siuslaw News + Give us a call 541-997-3441 to get us your updates or email to: mberg@thesiuslawnews.com Open Daily 12:00-3:00pm for take out. 4:00pm-9:00pm for indoor and outdoor dining and take out. Call 541.902.9100 to place an order or make reservations. 1252 Bay St., Florence thewaterfrontdepot.com www.shoppelocal.biz