SIUSLAW NEWS | SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 2020 | 3A
Polly Plumb cancels
annual Yachats
Celtic Music Festival
With much reluctance and
regret, the Board of Directors
of Polly Plumb Productions
announces the cancellation
of the 2020 Yachats Celtic
Music Festival, due to com-
plications and uncertainties
regarding the COVID-19
issue.
This would have been the
20th year for the popular
festival, held annually in No-
vember.
Polly Plumb Productions
produces diverse, artistic,
colorful, whimsical, musical
and intelligent arts and cul-
tural programs, that embrace
and reflects the inclusive and
eclectic nature of Yachatian
residents and visitors.
Learn more about Polly
Plumb Productions at www.
pollyplumb.org.
Curbside pickup is here!
Call 541-997-3132 Mon-Fri,
10 AM - 1 PM to request up
to three items. Holds are
usually available the
following weekday.
Siuslaw Public Library
We're here to help you get through this.
Buying or Selling? I can help.
Ed Kopilec
Principal Broker
541 991-8630
Booth Island #1300 – Boat to your own island
retreat and play on Siltcoos Lake all day. Fish for
Salmon, Steelhead, Trout and Bass. Kayak the
Siltcoos River down to the Pacific Ocean. Enjoy
nature at its best, all from your front yard. Nearby
rentals are available at Westlake Resort. $90,000.
#2729-17237076
1749 Highway 101 • 541-997-1200
Come see Jim about
this 2020 Transit!
Johnston Motor Company
Since 1939
2150 Hwy. 101 • Florence
(541) 997-3475 • 1-800-348-3475
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.
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
Community News
Celebrate the U.S. with 4th of July Porch Parade
F
lorence Habitat for Humanity and
the City of Florence invite the com-
munity to decorate their front porch-
es and show their community spirit!
With the Fourth of July Porch Pa-
rade, people can unleash their cre-
ativity and bring a smile to friends
and neighbors by decorating their
front porch.
Don’t have a porch? No problem!
Decorate your lawn, the sidewalk, a
window or garage door, anything vis-
ible from the street.
First 50 homes to register will have
a Porch Parade yard sign placed at
their home.
All winners will receive a winners
yard sign and:
• First place: $200 Laurel Bay Gift
Card
• 2nd place: $100 Habitat ReStore
Gift Card
• 3rd place: Custom porch sign
from Wren’s Nest
Businesses, we want to include you
too! One lucky business will win $260
in advertising at KCST Coast Radio.
To register and for more informa-
tion, including guidelines, visit www.
florencehabitat.org.
Decorated must be full up by noon
on Wednesday, July 1, and able to
stay up through Sunday, July 5.
Judging will be held on Friday, July
3. Winners will be announced on the
Fourth of July at 10 a.m. on KCST
Coast Radio 106.9 FM.
The Fourth of July Porch Parade
sponsors include Coldwell Banker
Coast Real Estate, Cascade Title Co.,
West Coast Real Estate Services, Inc.,
Keller Williams Realty, Berkshire
Hathaway NW Real Estate, Wind-
ermere Real Estate and Laurel Bay
Gardens.
PeaceHealth adjusts visitor policy to allow for limited visitor access
PeaceHealth Oregon is
adjusting its visitor policy
to allow for limited visitor
access until COVID-19 is
no longer a public health
threat.
Beginning with Peace-
Health Sacred Heart Med-
ical Center at RiverBend
and University District on
June 11, patients who are
not COVID-19 suspect or
positive are allowed one
visitor, with two visitors
allowed on a case-by-case
basis for:
• Minor patients
• End-of-life patients
• NICU patients (must
be parent, legal guardian,
or support person over age
18)
There are also now ex-
ceptions to allowing vis-
itors for hospital campus
patients who are under in-
vestigation for or have con-
firmed COVID-19.
PeaceHealth
Cottage
Grove Community Medi-
cal Center will go live with
this updated visitation pol-
icy at noon Friday, June
12, and PeaceHealth Peace
Harbor Medical Center
will go live at noon Mon-
day, June 15.
Other exceptions may
be made at the discretion
of the PeaceHealth Oregon
clinical care teams.
“We recognize that hav-
ing a loved one by your
side is important during a
hospital stay,” said Dr. Jim
McGovern, vice president
of Medical Affairs. “We
believe these changes best
balance comfort for our
patients and families while
still effectively safeguard-
ing against the spread of
COVID-19 for our pa-
tients, caregivers and the
broader community.”
PeaceHealth
Medical
Group clinics will continue
to limit visitors at its free-
standing clinics except for
those accompanying pa-
tients needing assistance.
Examples of patients who
may require assistance in-
clude those with physical
or cognitive impairments.
In addition, visitors will
be permitted in those clin-
ical situations where a vis-
itor will be integral to the
decision making and infor-
mation exchange process,
for example, for Obstetrics,
Palliative Care, Oncology
and major procedural dis-
cussions.
Consistent with current
safety measures at Peace-
Health facilities, all visitors
will be screened for fever
and COVID-19 symptoms
before entering the facili-
ty. Visitors must also wear
a mask during their entire
visit, clean hands frequent-
ly, practice social distanc-
ing and refrain from un-
necessary travel within the
facility.
Visit peacehealth.org/
coronavirus for more in-
formation about safety
measures at PeaceHealth,
as well as other education
and prevention resources
related to COVID-19.
PeaceHealth, based in
Vancouver, Wash., is a not-
for-profit Catholic health
system offering care to
communities in Washing-
ton, Oregon and Alaska.
PeaceHealth has approxi-
mately 16,000 caregivers,
a group practice with more
than 900 providers and 10
medical centers serving
both urban and rural com-
munities throughout the
Northwest. Today, Peace-
Health continues with a
spirit of respect, steward-
ship, collaboration and so-
cial justice in fulfilling its
Mission.
Visit online at peace-
health.org.
Local people participate in virtual 2020 Race Amity Day celebration
The Bahá’í community of
Florence invites the com-
munity to join a nationwide
online celebration of Race
Amity Day on Sunday, June
14, at 1 p.m. This is in lieu
of the local annual celebra-
tion of this special day.
Race Unity Day, also
known as Race Amity Day,
has been observed the sec-
ond Sunday in June since
1957. The goal is to raise
awareness to the impor-
tance of racial harmony and
understanding.
This “virtual celebration,”
planned by the Nation-
al Center for Race Ami-
ty (NCRA) will be being
livestreamed via YouTube
during the afternoon of
Sunday, June 14.
The NCRA has been ac-
tive for a decade now in
championing discourse on
race relations that “recog-
nizes and celebrates our
ability to overcome racial
prejudice through associa-
tion, amity, and collabora-
tion.”
Titled “Reset to Our Des-
tiny: E Pluribus Unum,”
the event, which begins
at 4 p.m. EDT, will feature
such nationally recognized
figures as actor Rainn Wil-
son, actor-musician Penn
Badgley, labor leader and
Civil Rights activist Do-
lores Huerta, author-educa-
tor Joy DeGruy, and former
New Orleans mayor Mitch
Landrieu. Radio and TV
broadcast journalist Celeste
Headlee will serve as host.
Local people are invited
to join in what promises to
be a most engaging after-
noon.
For more information,
call 541-590-0779.
People can register for
this event at raceamity.org/
rad2020/ or access the live
stream on June 14 at www.
youtube.com/watch?v=
rbidepzliv4&feature=you
tu.be.
Backstreet Gallery artists prepare to reopen to the community next weekend
Backstreet Gallery, 1421
Bay St. in Historic Old
Town Florence, is due to re-
open to the public in mid-
June.
Backstreet Gallery is a
co-op of over 20 artists
residing in Florence. As a
co-op gallery, Backstreet
members are co-owners
of a special business that
holds a leading place in the
city’s art community.
Artists have come to-
gether to offer people an
ever-changing display of
original art that includes
watercolor, fiber art, pho-
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
JUNE 13
JUNE 14
JUNE 15
JUNE 16
tography,
mixed-media,
pottery, fabric art, jewelry,
fused glass, carved wood,
paper art, artisan greeting
cards, books, oils and so
much more.
For more information,
visit www.backstreetgallery.
org or go to www.facebook.
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
JUNE 17
JUNE 18
com/BackstreetGallery.
Backstreet Gallery’s spe-
cial opening show will fea-
ture several distinctive art-
ists’ work, including Mark
Anderson, John Leasure,
Colleen McKnight, Mere-
dith Draper and Judy Flea-
gle.
FRIDAY
JUNE 19
Showers
Mostly Cloudy
Showers
AM Showers
Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Sunny
58°F
49°F
63°F
53°F
59°F
50°F
61°F
47°F
65°F
49°F
66°F
51°F
68°F
53°F
Retiring – Everything Must
Go!
Fri-Sun, 6/12-6-14
8am-noon
88282 Elmont Drive
Tools, Carpenter & Wood saws,
household, beds, dining-set,
A/C.
Health is our #1 Priority!
At Shervin’s we are taking extra precaution in order to ensure that our customers and staff are kept safe
and healthy during this quickly changing situation.
1 Car Sanitation – All cars are wiped down with a sanitizer before and aft er the service. We wipe down
any areas in the interior where employees have touched, such as door handles, the steering wheel, keys,
shift ers and power window panels.
2 Hand Sanitation- Our staff will continue to wash their hands throughout the day and change gloves
aft er each car they service.
3 Give Customers Options- We will pick up and deliver your vehicle to your home. You may also drop
your key in our secure mailbox for drop-off s to avoid or minimize contact.
4 Employee Illness is Serious- We are encouraging employees
not to shake hands. We are practicing “personal distancing” and
encouraging employees to stay home if they feel under the weather.
5 Wipe Down High Touch Points- We wipe/spray counters, credit
card machines, door handles, phone handles, kitchen areas, and
chair arms and tables in waiting area multiple times a day.
We continue to be focused and committed to working with each
of you to ensure we continue to meet and exceed your expecta-
tions. We are here for you. 
We thank you for your business and more importantly, your
friendship. Please be safe and exercise extra precaution during this
challenging time.  
Visit us on
the web
T HE S IUSLAW N EWS . COM
S IUSLAW N EWS
Follow us on
Twitter
@S IUSLAW N EWS