SIUSLAW NEWS | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2020 | 3A
Community News
Free Christmas carol
concert on Saturday
T
he Pacific Coast Wind Ensem-
ble (PCWE) invites the com-
munity to a free drive-in Christmas
carol concert on Saturday, Dec. 12,
at the Presbyterian Church of the
Siuslaw.
The concert will begin at 2 p.m.
The PCWE consists of 38 musi-
cians from the Oregon Coast and
was formed in December 2003,
when the Florence Communi-
ty Band joined with the Lincoln
County Community Band.
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Thank you Florence
for keeping 640 pounds of
recyclable plastics out of the landfi ll!
Your efforts help keep
our coastal community clean
and protects our valuable resources.
Stay tuned for more
Florence EcoGeneration
Recycling Take Back Events in 2021.
Visit
www.ecogeneration.org/
fl orence
for more details
Visit us online:
www.TheSiuslawNews.com
David Olson will conduct the
ensemble as it presents holiday fa-
vorites.
The concert will be outdoors in
the church parking lot and there
will be attendants to direct vehicles.
COVID protocols, including social
distancing and masks, are required.
Donations are optional and will
benefit the Florence Emergency
Cold Weather Shelter.
The community is invited to
come and enjoy holiday music.
Sign up now for Native Plant Distribution
The Siuslaw Watershed
Council (SWC) gives away
thousands of free native
plants annually to commu-
nity members throughout
the Siuslaw and Coast-
al Lakes Watersheds. If
you have a creek flowing
through your back yard, or
live along one of our scenic
lakes, you may be eligible
to receive free native plants
next February from SWC.
Native plants help clean
the air, clean the water and
create habitat for wildlife.
We based the choices on
feedback from our com-
munity: pollinators, coastal
forbs and uncommon plants
that were once more abun-
dant.
SWC staff can help with
your plant list and our field
technicians can help prepare
your site, plant seedlings,
and maintain the site. Visit
online at www.siuslaw.org
and click the “Engage” tab
to find the “NPD Brochure”
and “Place Orders” links.
The free native plants
will be available for pick up
on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021 at
multiple locations through-
out the area.
C O V I D
safety mea-
sures will be
in place this
year,
which
may include
picking up by
appointment.
We will follow
current guide-
lines and com-
COURTESY PHOTO FROM 2019
municate safe-
Siuslaw
Watershed
Council is work-
ty measures in
ing
with
riparian
residents
and com-
advance.
munity
partners
to
sow
native
plants
Support for
across
the
watershed.
NPD comes
from the Coast Range Stew- Foundation and Operation
ardship Fund, Three Rivers Appleseed.
Health insurance open enrollment ends Dec. 15
Open enrollment, which
began Nov. 1, will end Tues-
day, Dec. 15. Oregonians
who do not receive health
insurance through work,
Medicare or the Oregon
Health Plan will need to sign
up for health insurance at
HealthCare.gov before Dec.
15 if they want to have cov-
erage in 2021.
Despite the tumultuous
nature of this year, Orego-
nians have enrolled in health
insurance at the same levels
as this same point last year.
“We’re glad to see Orego-
nians choosing to stay cov-
ered during this pandemic,”
said Chiqui Flowers, ad-
ministrator of the Oregon
Health Insurance Market-
place. “But we know there
are thousands more Orego-
nians out there who could
get help paying for health
insurance. There is help
available for them, but only
if they act quickly.”
Consumers can look at
plans and find out how
much of a subsidy they
are eligible for by going to
HealthCare.gov.
“You can get help paying
for health insurance based
on your income,” said Flow-
ers. “Don’t assume you make
too much to be eligible.”
Individuals
making
$51,040 or less per year,
and families of four making
$104,800 or less, may get
help paying for coverage. In
2020, more than seven in 10
Oregonians who chose plans
through HealthCare.govgot
financial help for monthly
premiums and out-of-pock-
et costs. These savings low-
ered the average premium to
just $145 per month.
City offers Personal Protective Equipment to local businesses
The City of Florence, in
coordination with Business
Oregon, is distributing a
variety of Personal Protec-
tive Equipment (PPE) to
local small businesses free
of charge.
To receive PPE, business-
es must have less than 50
employees and be located in
the Florence area. The PPE
will be distributed on a first-
come, first-served basis, and
will start being distributed
next week.
The PPE that is available
is as follows:
• Masks
• Gloves (size medium &
large)
• Aerosol Disinfectant
Spray
• Sanitizing/Alcohol
Wipes
• Hand Sanitizer Gel
• Motion-sensored Hand
Sanitizer Dispenser with
Stand
• Touchless Thermometers
To submit a request for
PPE, please complete the
quick form that can be
found at the City’s web-
site: www.ci.florence.or.us/
economicde velopment/
ppe-businesses-0.
Once the form is com-
pleted, City staff will contact
you with more information
about how to pick up your
PPE.
For more information
about the program, contact
Sarah Moehrke, Economic
Development Catalyst, by
email at Sarah.Moehrke@
ci.florence.or.us or call 541-
991-8276.
Free ‘Make Parenting a Pleasure’ class offered in January 2021
Jen Nelson, Parenting be offering a free parenting
Now! Parent Educator, will curriculum called “Make
Parenting A Pleasure” in
2021.
Classes will begin Tues-
day, Jan. 5 and will meet
each Tuesday for 12 weeks
from 6 to 7:30 p.m. via
Zoom.
Parents will have an op-
portunity to share the joys
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
and challenges they are
experiencing, as well as
learn the most current ev-
idence-based information
about being a parent.
Participants will also
learn practical stress and
anger management tech-
niques, effective commu-
nication skills, gain greater
understanding of your chil-
dren, learn useful parenting
strategies and positive ap-
proaches to discipline.
To enroll, call Parenting
Now! at 541-434-4343 or
contact the instructor for
more information at 541-
999 4880 or email her at
jenn@parentingnow.org.
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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.