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Florence Democratic
Library
Campaign Office now open
The Florence Democrat-
ic Campaign Office is now
open at 309 Laurel St. at the
corner of Third and Laurel
streets, just west of Highway
101.
The campaign office’s
current hours are noon to 4
p.m. Monday through Sat-
urday. Information is avail-
able on all Democratic can-
didates for federal, state and
local races in the upcoming
election.
Contact 541 991-3904 for
further information.
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Book Review
“The End of October”
by Lawrence Wright
Lawrence Wright, the Pu-
litzer Prize-winning author
of “The Looming Tower,”
now gives us an electrify-
ing and prescient thriller
about a mysterious killer
virus bringing the world to
its knees. Wright completed
the novel just before the out-
break of COVID-19.
At an internment camp
in Indonesia, 47 people are
pronounced dead with acute
hemorrhagic fever.
When
epidemiologist
Henry Parsons travels there
on behalf of the World
Health Organization to in-
vestigate, what he finds
will have staggering reper-
cussions. At the same time,
halfway across the globe,
the deputy director of U.S.
Homeland Security scram-
bles to mount a response to
the rapidly spreading pan-
demic leap-frogging around
the world, which she be-
lieves may be the result of
an act of bio-warfare. And a
rogue experimenter in man-
made diseases is preparing
his own terrifying solution.
As already-fraying glob-
al relations begin to snap,
the virus slashes across the
United States, dismantling
institutions — scientific,
religious, governmental —
and decimating the popula-
tion.
With his own wife and
children facing diminish-
ing odds of survival, Henry
travels from Indonesia to
Saudi Arabia to his home
base at the CDC in Atlanta,
searching for a cure and for
the origins of this seemingly
unknowable disease.
“The End of October”
is a one-of-a-kind thriller
steeped in real-life political
and scientific implications,
filled with the insight that
has been the hallmark of
Wright’s acclaimed nonfic-
tion, and the full-tilt narra-
tive suspense that only the
best fiction can offer.
Endowment Presentation
via Zoom
The public is invited to
join a Zoom presentation
of this year’s Endowment
Books program on Friday,
Aug. 7, at 3 p.m.
Each year, the library is
able to purchase several
hundred books, for adults
and children, with proceeds
received from the Siuslaw
Public Library Endow-
ment Fund, managed by the
Western Lane Community
Foundation. And each year
the library has a presenta-
tion showing off some of
the books purchased, where
patrons can learn a little bit
about the Endowment Fund
and spend time viewing and
checking out the new books.
Due to the library’s clo-
sure to the public, this year’s
presentation will be done
through Zoom. The Zoom
meeting ID is 845 8902
5077. People must call the
library at 541-997-3132 to
obtain the passcode to enter
the Zoom program.
People can find a print
copy of this year’s Endow-
ment books on the library’s
website, along with Pow-
erPoint videos of selected
titles available through the
library’s YouTube page.
For more information,
call the at 541-997-3132 or
go to siuslawlibrary.info.
Curbside Takeout
Curbside Takeout is going
well at the library. Patrons
can call the library, 541-997-
3132, between 10 a.m. and 1
p.m. to request materials.
Initially there will be a
limit of three items per pa-
tron. People should not call
unless they can pick up the
materials the following day.
All items will be available
for pickup on tables outside
the library and will already
be checked out to each pa-
tron.
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Census takers to start follow up with households
At the end of July, census
takers in 34 counties in Or-
egon will begin to follow up
with households that have
not yet responded to the
2020 Census.
The current self-response
rate in Oregon is 65.0 per-
cent, that is 1.3 million
households. The Census
Bureau will need to visit the
remaining addresses to col-
lect responses in person.
Households can still re-
spond now by completing
and mailing back the pa-
per questionnaire they re-
ceived, by responding on-
line at 2020census.gov, or
by phone for English at 844-
330-2020, or for Spanish at
844-468-2020. Households
can also respond online or
by phone in one of 13 lan-
guages and find assistance
in many more.
Those who respond will
not need to be visited to ob-
tain their census response.
The response rate in Flor-
ence is a couple of points be-
low the state average. As of
July 30, state-
wide response
is 65.1 percent
vs. Florence at
62.9.
What To
Expect
Census tak-
ers will follow
local
public
health guide-
lines when they
visit. Census
takers will be
wearing masks.
Census
tak-
ers must complete a virtu-
al COVID-19 training on
social distancing protocols
and other health and safety
guidance before beginning
their work in neighbor-
hoods.
If no one is home when
the census taker visits, the
census taker will leave a
notice of their visit with in-
formation about how to re-
spond online, by phone or
by mail. People are encour-
aged to cooperate with cen-
sus takers and ensure that
everyone who was living in
their household as of April
1, 2020, is counted.
the householder’s language,
the household may request
a return visit from a census
taker who does. Census tak-
ers will also have materials
on hand to help identify the
household’s language.
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Identify Census Takers
Census takers can be
easily identified by a valid
government ID badge with
their photograph, a U.S. De-
partment of Commerce wa-
termark, and an expiration
date on the badge.
To confirm a census tak-
er’s identity, the public may
contact their regional cen-
sus center to speak with a
Census Bureau representa-
tive.
Census takers are hired
from local communities. All
census takers speak English,
and many are bilingual. If a
census taker does not speak
About the 2020 Census
The U.S. Constitution
mandates a census of the
population every 10 years.
The goal of the 2020 Census
is to count everyone who
lives in the United States on
April 1, 2020 (Census Day).
Census statistics are used
to determine the number
of seats each state holds in
the U.S. House of Repre-
sentatives and informs how
billions of dollars in feder-
al funds will be allocated
by state, local and federal
lawmakers annually for the
next 10 years.
Oregon’s top five counties
with the highest response
rates are Washington with
73.1 percent; Clackamas
with 71.6 percent; Polk with
70.1 percent; Benton with
69.2 percent; and Mult-
nomah with 69.2 percent.
For more information,
visit 2020census.gov.
Humane society selects board leaders
The Oregon Coast Hu-
mane Society (OCHS) has
announced the results of
the 2020 election of officers
for its board of directors.
Shauna Robbers will con-
tinue as board president,
Judy Thibault is the new
vice president, Sandy Da-
vidson continues as trea-
surer and Judy Roth was
reelected as secretary.
Laurie Arms and Michael
Kello, both of Florence,
joined the board as new
members this summer.
“The membership add-
ed some great talent to our
board earlier this month,”
said Robbers in July. “There
was excellent experience
and commitment among
all who ran for office and
we thank each candidate for
their interest. We all look
forward to working togeth-
er in the coming year so that
our organization continues
to grow and prosper for the
benefit of our residents.”
OCHS
membership
elects board members to
serve staggered three-year
terms that allow for conti-
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nuity of service while keep-
ing the door open to new
members each year.
OCHS elections take
place annually. Ballots are
mailed to OCHS members
in good standing late in
May and are returned in
June. New board members
are welcomed to a transi-
tionary board meeting soon
thereafter and are normal-
ly seated in early July. The
board then elects its officers
to serve from July 1 to June
30.
For more information on
the Oregon Coast Humane
Society, or how to volunteer
or support them financial-
ly, contact 541-997-4277
or OregonCoastHumane
Society.org.
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