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Peace Harbor provides first COVID-19 caregiver vaccinations
Story & Photo
Provided by Peace Harbor
PeaceHealth Peace Harbor Med-
ical Center held its first COVID-19
vaccination clinic for caregivers
and providers on Dec. 24, with ad-
ditional clinics planned over the
next several weeks.
Peace Harbor’s first shipment of
the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
arrived on Dec. 22. The hospital pi-
loted the vaccination process with
10 frontline providers and caregiv-
ers on Dec. 23; Hospital Medical
Director Heather McArthur, DO,
an Emergency Department physi-
cian and hospital medical director,
volunteered to be first.
“I was honored and thrilled to be Peace Harbor Hospital Medical Director Heather McArthur, DO, was the
the first one to roll up my sleeve,” first caregiver in Florence to receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
said McArthur. “This is a momen-
tous day for Peace Harbor, and for
this community. Finally, we see a
light at the end of this long, dark
tunnel. We can’t wait for our care-
givers and community members,
especially those whose age or med-
ical condition make them espe-
cially vulnerable, to be protected
against this virus.”
Because the vaccine supply is
limited, PeaceHealth is prioritiz-
ing the first doses of vaccines for
healthcare workers with direct
patient contact. Peace Harbor
expected to vaccinate at least 75
caregivers, and in coming weeks
will provide the vaccine to every
caregiver who wants it.
See VACCINE page 5A
Mapleton
officially lifts
boil notice
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COMMUNITY
Installation of water
treatment skid ends
6-month concern
By Mark Brennan
Siuslaw News
Christmas Day fire
displaces Florence family
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Multiple first response agencies responded to a house fire on Sand Dunes Park Drive on Christmas
Day, but the house was a total loss. Four occupants are currently getting help from SOS and the
American Red Cross, as well as through community donations and two GoFundMe campaigns.
engulfed in flames. In addition to
local responders from Florence, a
three-person fire crew from Reed-
sport also responded as mutual
aid, along with Oregon State Police
and officers from the Lane County
Sheriff ’s Office.
See FIRE page 5A
The Mapleton Water District
(MWD) has announced an end
to the water boil notice for the
district’s residents. The cautionary
notice has been in effect since July
and recommended all customers of
the MWD to boil all water used for
cooking and drinking.
There have been a number of
repair and upgrade in the past six
months.
MWD Board Vice Chair Dustin
Basurto wants area residents to
know the recent installation of
new equipment at the main district
building, and the testing of that
See WATER page 5A
Elks feed annual
Christmas Dinner
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Commission
Cold Weather Shelter opens for first night
approves fencing, Individual units allow people to shelter, keep warm during COVID
By Chantelle Meyer
Siuslaw News
lighting plans for
On Monday night, the weather
applicants
in Florence dropped to 34 degrees,
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C OPYRIGHT 2020
The Florence Planning Commis-
sion met virtually on Dec. 22 with
all commissioners in attendance.
The agenda for the meeting was
short on action items, with the
main decision in front of the group
a discussion and decision regarding
a request for a design review by
Larry and Crystal Farnsworth re-
garding a commercial development
project.
Resolution PC 20 30 DR 07 asked
the commissioners to approve
lighting and fencing designs for
a city-owned parcel, on behalf of
Heceta Self Storage Corporation, to
construct a phased 470-unit storage
See PLANNING page 6A
warranting the first opening of the
Florence Emergency Cold Weather
Shelter (FECWS) of the 2020-21
winter season.
The cold weather shelter used
Pallet Shelters, located at the Pres-
byterian Church of the Siuslaw,
to house nine attendees in a safe,
warm manner.
“It went very well,” reported
FECWS President Patricia Burke
on Tuesday morning. “It was bru-
tally cold, but they reported that
they slept. One fellow said, ‘I hav-
en’t had as good a night sleep in a
long time.’”
Masks and proper physical dis-
tancing were required by both at-
tendees and volunteers.
Earlier this year, FECWS re-
ceived 20 Pallet Shelters from Lane
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Day, Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue
(SVFR) and Western Lane Ambu-
lance District (WLAD) responded
to reports of a structure fire located
at 5352 Sand Dunes Park Dr.
Four fire engines, 15 firefighters,
one water tender, a ladder truck
and two ambulances staffed by four
WLAD crews arrived to find the
structure — a double-wide mo-
bile home that included wooden
decks in the front and rear — fully
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