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SIUSLAW NEWS | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2020 | 3A Community News Homemade Crafts Sunday Only 12/6 11am-5pm 631 Rhododendron Drive Seashell creations, jewelry, crosses and original books. Florence Habitat opens fashion boutique L ast week, Florence Habi- tat for Humanity opened the doors at 470 Highway 101 as a pop-up boutique called DENTURE SERVICES INC. LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED Open 4 days a week! Here to serve your denture needs: Dentures Partial Dentures Immediate Dentures Implant Dentures Relines & Repairs Same Day Monday-Thursday 10am - 2 pm William Foster LD Sherry, Offi ce Manager “As a denture wearer myself, I can answer your questions and address your denture concerns.” ~ William Foster, LD Financing: Citi Health Card 12 Month no Interest 524 Laurel St. 541-997-6054 M,W,F Classes 8 to noon T,Th 8 to noon Monday thru Friday 8 to noon Classes begin September 8 NOW OPEN AND ACCEPTING STUDENTS 2100 Spruce street at New Life Lutheran Church Contact us: Director Kristi Ryan bbcpre@yahoo.com Text 541 999 0783 Licensed through the State of Oregon Ada and Her Shoes. The boutique will be open again Thursday through Saturday, Dec. 3 to 5, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The boutique offers an as- sortment of clothing, acces- sories, shoes, home décor and furniture. According to Florence Habitat Executive Director Janell Morgan, the nonprof- it has garnered a collection of business attire through its estate clean-out service. “We hoped to partner with another nonprofit in town to help women entering or returning to the work force or those who cannot afford business attire. Unfortu- nately, the partnership did not work out and the rack of clothes sat in our backroom,” she said. But 2020 has been a year of innovation, especially when it came to a woman named Ada. “When we did a clean out for Ada’s estate, she had clos- ets full of some very cute clothes, purses, accessories and shoes,” Morgan said. “Did she ever have shoes! A new idea was born.” Thus came the Ada and Her Shoes Pop-Up Boutique, which opened Thanksgiving weekend. “I really felt we could raise some money for Habitat, provide high quality clothing to the community and have some fun doing it. And more Call today to schedule an appointment. 541.991.4475 HEARING ING ASSOCIATES ATES of Florence nce Scott C. Anderson, Au.D. Steven G. Anderson, Au.D. FLORENCE • 1901 Hwy 101, Ste A HearingAssociatesofFlorence.com clean out led to more really nice clothing,” Morgan add- ed. Russ Luker donated the use of the building to Habitat to hold the sale, and volun- teers have helped to set up and work at the event. “We had so much fun,” Morgan said of the opening weekend. “We had a family of tourists stop in and they had so much fun picking out some crazy vintage clothing.” The sale offers men’s and women’s items from size 0 to 4XL. Shoes range from size 5 to men’s size 12. In addition, 2020 Rhododendron Festival T-shirts and sweatshirt are also available. At this time, Habitat is not accepting additional clothing items. “We came across these items through special cir- cumstances and we do not plan to start carrying cloth- ing in our store,” Morgan said. “However, you just nev- Library Tidings Getting rid of 'Huh?' for over 20 years Florence's ONLY doctors of audiology COURTESY PHOTO Florence Habitat for Humanity’s pop-up boutique drew in this stylish family, who found vintage treasures in the sale’s opening weekend. The Ada and her Shoes sale continues this week, Dec. 3 to 5, at 470 Highway 101. Book Award News This is the season for some major book award announce- ments and the library has most of these books or they are on order. The Booker Prize was awarded to “Shuggie Bain” by Douglas Stuart. The novel fol- lows a young boy growing up with a mother suffering from addiction issues in work- ing-class Glasgow, Scotland, in the 1980s, and is only the second Scottish novel to win the Booker Prize. You can find more about this title as well as the other nominees by visiting the web- site thebookerprizes.com/fic- tion/2020. Meanwhile the National Book Awards went to “Inte- rior Chinatown” by Charles Yu (fiction), “The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X” by Les Payne (nonfiction), “DMZ Colony” by Don Mee Choi (poetry), “Tokyo Ueno Station” by Yu Miri (translat- ed literature) and “King and the Dragonflies” by Kacen Callender (young people’s lit- erature). You can find more about these books as well as the other nominees by visit- ing www.nationalbook. er know. This may become an annual Habitat event.” The funds raised from Ada and Her Shoes will help to further Florence Habitat for Humanity’s mission in the Siuslaw Valley Fire Dis- trict, building homes with an affordable mortgage for low-income families. For more information, vis- it www.florencehabitat.org/ or stop by the Florence Hab- itat ReStore at 2016 Highway 101. News about the Siuslaw Public Library By Kevin Mittge org/awards-prizes/national The concert will premiere -book-awards-2020/. that Saturday night but it will be available for later and re- WIFI Available peat viewing. There is no re- Don’t forget that the library striction on audience so feel provides free, 24-hour, WIFI free to share the link with service and we have increased family and friends around the our capacity in the past sever- world. al months allowing for better The fastest way to access connection in the back park- our YouTube channel is to vis- ing lot and elsewhere on the it our website, www.siuslawli- library property. There are brary.info, and then click on now five public, non-pass- the YouTube link towards the word accessible, WIFI net- bottom of the page. You can works that patrons can access. also visit YouTube and search for “Siuslaw Public Library” to Library Christmas Concert find us. with Adam Miller The library had originally The library is excited to scheduled an in-person con- present a virtual concert with cert prior to the pandemic. folksinger Adam Miller on This is the next best thing un- Saturday, Dec. 5, at 7 p.m., on til the library can have Miller the library’s YouTube channel. return in person! Siuslaw Budget Committee seeks applicant Siuslaw School District the Budget Committee for has one position open on the school board budget pro- cess. Position 2 is open for appointment by the school board. The Budget Committee in- cludes the Board of Directors and seven volunteer citizens who are appointed to serve three-year terms. Committee members must be registered voters living WEDNESDAY THURSDAY DECEMBER 2 DECEMBER 3 within the boundaries of the Siuslaw School District, and cannot be employees, officers or agents of the district. The school board will con- sider applications at its De- cember meeting, which can be streamed live via YouTube. People can fill out an appli- cation and return it to the Siu- slaw School Board, care of the Siuslaw School District Office at 2111 Oak St., Florence, OR 97439 by Dec. 9, no later than noon. If you would like more in- formation about becoming a budget member or informa- tion on the budget process, visit siuslaw.k12.or.us/o/siu slaw-school-district/page/ budget-committee-openings and view the links in the col- umn to the left. FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY DECEMBER 4 DECEMBER 5 DECEMBER 6 DECEMBER 7 DECEMBER 8 Mostly Sunny Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Mostly Sunny Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy 55°F 37ºF 54°F 37°F 55°F 37°F 56°F 39°F 54°F 39°F 54°F 41°F Showers 54°F 40°F 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.
