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    2A | SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 2021 | SIUSLAW NEWS
On The Record
OBITUARIES
MASTERS—Gloria Rock Springs High
S. Masters, 59, of Rock School in 1980. After she
graduated, Glo-
Springs
Wyo.,
ria married hus-
went home to be
band and best
with our Lord
friend William
and Savior Jesus
(Bill) L. Masters
Christ on April 3,
and, in 1982,
2021, as a result
they had their
of complicated
daughter, Sha-
health problems,
Gloria
rona (Masters)
due to a stroke
Masters
Dobson.
she had the year
Gloria con-
prior.
Gloria
was
born tinued her life in Rock
April 16, 1961, in Rock Springs, working full-
Springs, Wyo., to Tomas time and raising their
T. and Laura M. Maestas. daughter.
After 2001, she moved
She grew up in the
town of Reliance, Wyo., to Florence, Ore., where
she resided for many
with six brothers.
She graduated from years. After her health
began to worsen, Gloria
made the choice to reside
back in Rock Springs to
be near her best friend,
Bill, who would help to
care for her.
Whereever
Gloria
went — whether it be a
restaurant or a grocery
store — she made many
friends that she would
call her “little buddies.”
She touched so many
lives with her contagious
smile and bear-tight
hugs!
Gloria prayed for
many and forgot none!
She was a shining exam-
ple of our Lord and Sav-
ior Jesus everyday that
she lived!
She is survived by Bill
Masters of Rock Springs;
one daughter and son-
in-law, Christian and
Sharona Dobson; six
grandkids: Tony, Saman-
tha and Jr of Phoenix
Arizona, and Ian, Elijah
and McKenzie of Alba-
ny, Ore.; two brothers:
Paul and wife Cindy
Maestas of Saint George
Utah, and Lawrence
and wife Patty Maestas
of Onalaska, Wisc.; and
many nieces and neph-
ews whom she enjoyed
and cherished being
called their aunt!
Her welcoming com-
ta Fe Trails.
To send condolences
or ask questions, please
visit the Facebook Me-
morial set up in honor of
Gloria: facebook.com/
groups/gloriamasters.
FUNK—Diana
M.
Funk, 83, of Florence,
Ore., passed away April
3, 2021. Arrangements
are being held through
Burns’s Riverside Chapel
Florence Funeral Home.
OCKERT—John E.
Ockert, 74, of Florence,
Ore., passed away April
3, 2021. Arrangements
are being held through
Burns’s Riverside Chapel
Florence Funeral Home.
mittee in Heaven in-
cludes: her mom and
dad, Tomas and Laura;
her brothers: Tomas Jr.,
Patrick, Daniel, David,
Arthur and Floyd; her
sister Mary Ann; several
other family members
including aunts, uncles,
cousins and nieces: Lau-
ra Schumacher, Dawn
Gessel and a nephew,
Josh Townsend-Maestas.
A celebration of her
life will be held Sunday,
May 2, beginning at 2
p.m., at the Park Hotel
19 Elk St., Rock Springs,
Wyoming 82901.
A buffet-style meal
will be served from San-
AMBULANCE/FIRE
Date
Time
3/21/21
3/21/21
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3/23/21
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3/23/21
2:34
7:45
8:56
9:46
12:08
12:47
19:11
19:22
21:27
9:15
9:37
11:30
12:31
13:57
13:52
15:35
20:12
21:12
0:45
8:58
10:34
12:14
12:28
Area
Type
Rhododendron Dr
SVFR Transport
Rhododendron Dr
Transport to PHH
Medical, Fawnview Ln SVFR Transport
View Rd
Assist, Agency
Munsel Creek Lp
SVFR Assist, Agency
9th St
Transport to RB
Rhododendron Dr SVFR, FPD Transport
1st St
Transport to PHH
9th St
CCT-Transport to RB
Medical, Seapine Dr
SVFR Transport
Rhododendron Dr SVFR Transport to PHH
Airport Rd
Assist, Agency
Maple Ave
Transport to PHH
Public Assist, 9th St SVFR Assist, Agency
2nd St
Assist, Agency
9th St
Transport to RB
9th St
Transport to RB
9th St
Transport to PHH
Chestnut St
Assist, Agency
MVA, 27th E
SVFR Assist, Agency
Medical, 17th St SVFR Transport to PHH
Limpit Ln
No Transport
Honeyman F Loop SVFR Transport to PHH
Date
Time
3/23/21
3/23/21
3/23/21
3/23/21
3/23/21
3/23/21
3/23/21
3/24/21
3/24/21
3/24/21
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3/25/21
3/25/21
13:49
15:25
18:33
20:05
21:24
21:47
22:14
5:24
5:53
7:08
8:43
10:15
10:43
12:30
14:10
15:23
17:11
17:24
18:33
18:36
19:28
4:48
7:55
Area
Type
3rd Ave
Assist, Agency
Sherwood Lp
SVFR Transport to PHH
Medical, 9th St
SVFR Transport to PHH
MVA,18th Street SVFR Transport to PHH
9th St
Transport to RB
Maple St
FPD Transport to PHH
Fire, N Lane
SVFR Assist, Agency
9th Street
Assist, Agency
Smoke, Shelter Cove SVFR No Transport
Harvard Ave
Transport to PHH
Pioneer Rd
Transport to PHH
15Th St
Transport to PHH
9th St
No Transport
Rhododendron Dr
Transport to PHH
Saltaire St
Assist, Agency
Hwy 101
Transport to PHH
Hwy 101
FPD Transport to PHH
1956 16Th St #107
Transport to PHH
CO Alarm, 3rd Ave
SVFR Assist, Agency
9th St
Transport to RB
16th St
Assist, Agency
Hwy 101
Transport to PHH
Public Assit, Spruce St SVFR Assist, Agency
Date
Time
3/25/21
3/25/21
3/25/21
3/25/21
3/25/21
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3/26/21
3/27/21
3/27/21
3/27/21
3/27/21
10:58
11:30
12:18
14:35
14:42
15:33
15:47
19:08
21:29
0:47
9:04
11:20
11:55
12:37
13:36
15:26
17:32
18:56
19:01
15:54
17:36
17:40
23:30
Area
Type
Medical, Airport Rd
SVFR Transport
Oak St
Transport to PHH
Rhododendron Dr
Transport to PHH
ATV, S Jetty Staging
SVFR Transport
9th St
Transport to ALF
Hwy 126
Assist, Agency
21st St
Transport to PHH
Rhododendron Dr
Assist, Agency
Medical, 8th St
SVFR Assist, Agency
Medical, Linda Way
SVFR Transport
View Terrace Dr SVFR Transport to PHH
Medical, Sandpiper Ct SVFR No Transport
Maple St
Assist, Agency
Coast Guard Sand Rd
SVFR Transport
Kingwood St
Transport to PHH
Stagecoach Rd
No Transport
9th St
Transport to RB
Sherwood Lp
SVFR Assist, Agency
Hwy 101
Transport to PHH
Medical, Bluewater
SVFR No Transport
Medical, 12th St SVFR Transport to PHH
9th St
Transport to RB
11th St
Assist, Agency
City of Florence to distribute additional round of PPE to 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 in round three of
PPE distribution.
To receive PPE, business-
es must have less than 100
employees and be located in
the Florence area. Business-
es that are interested can
sign up on the City of Flor-
ence’s website at ci.florence.
or.us.
The PPE that is available,
in limited quantities, is as
follows:
• Masks
• Gloves (size medium &
large)
• Aerosol disinfectant
spray
• Sanitizing/alcohol wipes
• Hand sanitizer gel
• Touchless thermome-
ters
The PPE will be distrib-
uted on a first come, first
serve basis, with priority
being given to businesses
that did not receive any PPE
in the previous rounds of
distribution.
PPE will start being dis-
tributed in late April.
To submit a request for
PPE, businesses should
complete the quick form
that can be found at ci.flor-
ence.or.us/economicdevel-
opment/ppe-businesses-1.
City staff will notify busi-
nesses by email with more
information about pick up
in April.
In the first two rounds
of PPE distribution, the
city distributed over 44,000
masks, 440 packages of
gloves, 3,000 packages of
disinfectants, 1,000 cans
of aerosol sanitizing spray,
215 gallons of hand sanitiz-
er and 163 touchless ther-
mometers to over 250 busi-
nesses in the Siuslaw region,
serving over 1,142 members
of the local workforce.
Florence was also able to
provide PPE to numerous
nonprofit
organizations
with a combined total of
over 450 routine volunteers.
For more information
about the program, contact
Sarah Moehrke, Economic
Development Catalyst, at
Sarah.Moehrke@ci.florence
.or.us or call 541-991-8276.
Food For Lane County seeks community member input through Hunger Factors survey
FOOD for Lane Coun-
ty (FFLC) is conducting
a survey to better under-
stand who, why and where
the community is in need
of food assistance.
The confidential survey
is open to anyone who
has witnessed or experi-
enced food insecurity and
is available from April 1 to
April 30.
The survey is confiden-
tial and should take 10 to
15 minutes. People have
the option of entering a
drawing for one of 20 $25
gift cards to thank them
for their time.
Throughout the pan-
demic, even as the econo-
my improved, Lane Coun-
ty residents continued to
access food assistance at
the highest rate in sever-
al years. FFLC anticipates
that hunger and food inse-
curity will persist even af-
ter the economy recovers,
thus making participation
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survey can be accessed
through links on FFLC’s
website, social media,
email distributions and
newsletters, and through
the use of QR codes that
will be printed and given
out with food distribution
efforts at FFLC partner
agencies.
“We need your input to
understand how we can
best collaborate with our
partners and our commu-
nity to get food to people’s
tables,” Mulhern said.
FFLC’s survey is intend-
ed for anyone who has had
to make choices between
food and other resources.
It’s for anyone who has ex-
perienced hunger or has
worried about their next
meal. It is for anyone who
has visited a pantry, a meal
site or gotten help with
food.
It is for anyone who
knows someone else that
is making tough choices
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“The Hunger Factors
survey is one of the im-
portant ways we get feed-
back from those in our
community who are expe-
riencing food insecurity,”
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survey is modeled after
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