SIUSLAW NEWS | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2020 | 9A
Soroptimists host Register cell phones to receive Emergency Notification Alerts
annual Rose Sale
a special someone, make
a friend smile or “just be-
cause” to let someone
know they are cared
for? Send a dozen
roses … or two
or three.
To or-
der, con-
tact any
Soropti-
mist mem-
ber or call the
chair, Jo Hine, at 541-997-
2233. If you have ordered
in the past you will be
contacted by a Soroptimist
member. Orders must be
submitted by Oct. 15.
Members of SIF thank
and appreciate the commu-
nity’s support every year.
Soroptimist International
of Florence (SIF) will be sell-
ing roses again Septem-
ber through October,
with personal
delivery
on
Tuesday, Nov
2 — (Elec-
tion Day).
This an-
nual sale
will be the
only fundrais-
er this year for SIF due to
COVID-19.
SIF’s Rose Sale supports
its programs to assist wom-
en and girls reach their best
potential.
Members will be contact-
ing previous and new buy-
ers. Is it time to remember
On its Facebook page
Tuesday, the City of Flor-
ence posted about the large
amounts of smoke people
were experiencing in the
air. On Monday night, the
local 911 dispatch center
was overwhelmed with the
amount of calls from peo-
ple wanting to know where
it was from.
Below is some informa-
tion on how to sign up for
emergency alerts and get
information without over-
whelming the dispatch cen-
ter.
AlertSense: People can
sign up to receive lo-
cal
emergency
alerts
through www.ci.florence.
or.us/community/regis-
ter-your-cell-phone-re-
ceive-emergency-notifica-
tion-alerts.
This service allows fire,
police and other emergency
response agencies to issue
emergency alerts to warn cit-
izens of events such as severe
weather, fire, flooding, haz-
ardous materials, need for
immediate evacuation, civil
danger, local area emergen-
cies and missing persons.
People can also enter
their address or zip code to
receive advanced warning
of severe weather or emer-
gencies that directly impact
the area. In the event of a
life threatening emergen-
cy, alerts will be delivered
through priority channels
including phone calls and/
or priority text messages.
Non-emergency notifica-
tions are received through
text and email.
Emergency voice alerts
non-emergency calls and
dispatch for local public
safety entities.
Calling 911 or the
non-emergency line to get
information that is avail-
able elsewhere, rather than
to report an emergency,
congests those lines for ac-
tual emergencies.
It also makes it difficult
for our dispatchers to com-
municate with public safety
and utilities to address is-
sues being reported.
Information on con-
firmed issues that are mat-
ters of public safety will
be shared through offi-
cial sources like the City
of Florence, Lane County
Government, Siuslaw Val-
ley Fire & Rescue, Western
Lane Ambulance District
and local media partners.
sent from Lane County will
come through with the fol-
lowing CallerID displayed:
541-972-3177.
FEMA Alerts: Another
useful resource is to down-
load the FEMA Federal
Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) app on cell
phones to receive weather
and disaster alerts.
Many people would have
received alerts for the wind
and smoke event through
this app.
The City of Florence also
gave information on the
911 Dispatch Center and
how it triages calls during
an event like the beginning
of the week.
The Florence Police De-
partment operates the 911
dispatch center. Dispatch-
ers answer the 911 call,
— SIUSLAW
VISION Florence,
TEAM
SEEKS ADDITIONAL MEMBERS —
Dunes City, Ma- and human services), Edu- brought to us and support- to get in touch.”
community together.
Siuslaw Vision is looking
to add a few new volun-
teer members to the Vision
Team to begin serving this
fall and help move forward
the goal of building a better
Siuslaw Vision is a grass-
roots effort to improve
quality of life for residents
living in the western Lane
County area, including
“ I’m here to
support the
community
and the
Siuslaw News.”
Delbert L. "Del" Phelps
Real Estate BROKER
pleton, Deadwood and
Swisshome.
The Vision was created
following two years of in-
put from over 1,200 local
residents. It focuses on six
inclusive elements, all cen-
tered on the people of the
Siuslaw region: Working
People (jobs and the econo-
my), Happy People (health
cated People (lifelong learn-
ers), Connected People
(infrastructure and public
services), Creative People
(arts and culture) and Ac-
tive People (recreation and
the outdoors).
“The Vision Team serves
primarily as a connector,
convener and catalyst for
Vision-related project ideas
Buying or Selling? I can help.
“I love to help
people
buy and sell
property”
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices
Northwest Real Estate
1875 Hwy 101, P.O. Box 276, Florence, OR. 97439
Cell - 541-991-7787
dphelps@bhhsnw.com • oregoncoastallistings.com
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The Vision Team is a
working committee that
meets at least twice month-
ly and requires a minimum
commitment of 6 hours a
month. Special events and
projects require additional
time.
Right now, the team is
meeting virtually due to
COVID-19.
“We ask that you serve
for at least 3 months, with
hopes you would contin-
ue for a 1-year term,” said
Sarles.
To learn more about Siu-
slaw Vision and what the Vi-
sion Team does, visit www.
RiverCal.org/JoinTheVT.
There’s a full job descrip-
tion for Vision Team volun-
teers, a slideshow with an
overview of Siuslaw Vision
and the Team and an inter-
est form to fill out. Inter-
ested community members
can also contact Sarles at
vision@siuslawvision.org,
or 541-590-2425.
ed by the community,” said
Susy Lacer, Vision Team
co-chair. “We usually ar-
en’t hands-on with proj-
ects, but instead empower
community members and
help connect them with the
resources needed to bring
their dreams to life.”
The Vision Team and
staff often work with Lane
County agencies and or-
ganizations to ensure that
the needs of western Lane
County are heard as the
organizations plan for ex-
panded and new services.
“One of the keys to effec-
tive community building is
to be profoundly inclusive,
and that’s an area we con-
tinue to work toward,” said
Stephanie Sarles, Siuslaw
Vision coordinator. “We
want to be sure our Vision
Team represents a wide va-
riety of voices in our com-
munity. Anyone who wants
to help build a better com-
munity together is welcome
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