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By Ned Hickson Siuslaw News Photos By Mark Brennan Story By Chantelle Meyer Siuslaw News Kiwanis hosts free drive-through holiday meal for Florence community K iwanis Club of Florence again hosted its free Flor- ence Community Thanks- giving Dinner on Thanksgiving Day. While continuing a 30-year tradition in the community, this year had a new format as people socially dis- tanced under COVID-19. “We had a wonderful turnout,” said event coordinator Shannon Sheets. “We were able to fully distribute all of our meals in less than 35 minutes. Truly a new record, but we didn’t have much to compare it against.” Directional signs on Ninth, 10th and 12th streets led people to drive past the kitchen at Florence Elks Lodge #1858, where Kiwanis and community volunteers handed bagged meals to people in the cars. Sheets said the first person in line arrived 90 minutes early for one of 500 meals Kiwanis prepared. Of those meals, 15 to 20 went to people without vehicles, who walked up to the event. Thanks to coordi- nation between Helping Hands and Sheets’ family, they were able to heat up their plates. “We were able to get a microwave going and paper plates so the people who were vehicle-less were able to warm their meals up as hot as they wanted and take it wherever they were going,” Sheets. See THANKSGIVING page 7A Planning Commission moves ahead on resolutions By Mark Brennan Siuslaw News The City of Florence Planning Commission met Tuesday, Nov. 24, with four resolutions that required action by commissioners. The reso- lutions had been previously discussed by the commission, which was revis- iting the items for a final discussion before deciding on the appropriate action for all three pending issues. Chairperson John Murphey, who called the PC to order with all com- missioners in attendance, introduced the first action item — Resolution PC 20 25, submitted by Driftwood Shores Maintenance. Continuing a discussion from Nov. 10, this was an application from Martin Alletson, on behalf of the Association Owners Driftwood Shores & Surfside Inn., for approval of a variance to architectural requirements for the 80’ x 40’ metal building constructed at 88427 First Avenue at the northeast corner of First Avenue and Falcon Street in the Commercial District. Planning Director Wendy FarleyC- ampbell reviewed the timeline for the project at Driftwood Shores and pro- vided four general requests which the applicant was encouraged to meet be- fore approval would be given to move forward. See PLANNING page 6A This past Wednesday, Nov. 25, the governor’s office released a new chart identifying 21 counties currently identified as “extreme risk,” with Lane County joining Portland metro counties Marion and Deschutes due to a continued spike in coro- navirus spread. Other counties determined as “extreme risk” are Bak- er, Benton, Clackamas, Columbia, Douglas, Grant, Jackson, Jefferson, Klam- ath, Linn, Malheur, Mult- nomah, Polk, Umatilla, Union, Wasco, Washington and Yamhill. In addition, six counties — Clatsop, Coos, Crook, Hood River, Josephine and Lake — have been classified as “high risk,” with four others — Cur- ry, Harney, Lincoln and Morrow — determined to be “moderate risk.” Only five Oregon coun- ties — Gilliam, Sherman, Tillamook, Wallowa and Wheeler — are categorized as “lower risk.” The Oregon Health Authority will re-examine county case data next week to make a final determina- tion of where each county will sit when the freeze ends Dec. 3, with counties See FREEZE page 7A VOL. 130, NO. 96 F LORENCE , O REGON WEATHER Cloudy with a high of 54 and a low tonight of 38. 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