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SIUSLAW NEWS | WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 2021 | 7A POWER from page 1A He hopes this first big event with Sea Scouts might also encourage youth to con- sider the organization, which is “like Boy Scouts on the wa- ter.” He is working with the Port of Siuslaw on organizing and more information will be available soon. On Saturday, there was Blazing Fast Internet! ADD TO YOUR PACKAGE FOR ONLY 19 . 99 $ /mo. where available 2-YEAR TV PRICE GUARANTEE $ 64 99 MO. America’s Top 120 Package 190 CHANNELS Including Local Channels! CALL TODAY - For $100 Gift Card Promo Code: DISH100 for 12 Mos. 1-866-373-9175 Offer ends 7/14/21. All offers require credit qualification, 24-month commitment with early termination fee and eAutoPay. Prices include Hopper Duo for qualifying customers. Hopper, Hopper w/Sling or Hopper 3 $5/mo. more. Upfront fees may apply based on credit qualification. $¨Åè¶Þ¨ -2% )$,5 Wednesday, July 28, 2021 11:00 7:00 !! p.m. a.m. !! to Florence Events Center 715 Quince Street Florence, OR 97439 Join us for a healthcare job fair at the Florence Events Center featuring local employers in skilled nursing care, assisted living and memory care that are hiring right now! Find a rewarding career at Regency Florence, Northwest Memory Care, Spruce Point, New Friends of Florence, and New Friends of Coos Bay! COVID-19 vaccinations will be offered free of charge between 4-6 pm courtesy of Rite Aid Pharmacy. We look forward to seeing you there! Schedule of events: 12:00-12:15 pm: Global Career Opportunities in Healthcare 12:30- 12:45 pm: Career Pathways to Become a CNA 12:45-1 pm: From Young Mother to Caregiver to Owner: how to advance your healthcare career in a community to owning a community 1:15-1:30 pm: Preparation Skills and Interview Tips 2:00-2:30 pm: Global Career Opportunities in Series of Healthcare events to be held throughout the day focusing on CNA and RN career tracks, global 2:45-3 pm: Career Pathways to Become an RN opportunities in healthcare, interview Coordinator: skills and more! how 3:15-3:30 pm: Life Enhancement activities in our community keep our COVID residents vaccination happy clinic onsite P.M. and 4-6 healthy courtesy of Preparation Rite Aid Pharamacy 3:45-4 pm: Interview Skills and Tips 4-6 pm: COVID-19 vaccinations The book giveaway (above left) and the bike giveaway both provided resources and fun for area youth. no charge to students or mother Shannon was lead- munity,” Shannon said. facilities in the Willamette their parents for the bikes or ing the distribution of books The recent lifting of Valley. helmets, but there was one to students at Miller Park on COVID restrictions was In addition, the Florence small thing required to re- Saturday. somewhat unexpected and Food Share “Stuff the Bus” ceive the items, according to “We celebrated the 11th many of the usual elements of challenge brought in more local nonprofit radio station annual power of Florence the day — an early morning than 2,000 pounds of food KXCR Board President Gigi by giving away a retail value free breakfast at the Florence and $350. People supporting Lassan, who was on hand as a of about $12,000 worth of Methodist Church, the Pow- the University of Ducks won, sponsor of the giveaway. books at the Book Gifting,” er Walk through Old Town bringing in 1,322 pounds of “Those children had to Shannon reported. “More and landscaping at Gallagh- food compared to Oregon write an essay to Safe Shelter than 100 children got to pick er Park with members of the State Beaver fans, who donat- for Siuslaw Students to pick eight brand new beautiful Florence Garden Club — will ed 726 pounds. up their bicycle,” she said. “It books, retail valued on aver- be included again next year This event was coordinat- was wonderful and the smiles age at $120 worth per child.” if things on the public health ed with Pacific Dunes Shrine on the faces of those children This year’s giveaway was front continue to improve. Club and Florence Grocery were priceless.” possible because of people’s One event that was includ- Outlet. The power of Florence, donations at the 2020 Power ed this year, despite COVID “Your generous support originally the brainchild of of Florence. concerns, was the Van Fans continues to improve the Kaylee Graham, who was “More than 300 kids at Ice Cream Social, which was lives of your fellow commu- ten years old at the time, has Siuslaw Elementary School held at the Florence Events nity members,” stated a post become a model for public received books throughout Center on Saturday after- on food share’s Facebook. service days in communities the school year to help build noon. The Van Fans support Other events also occurred around America. Kaylee has their home libraries during the Friends of Florence Can- throughout the day. continued supporting the distance-learning with cer Van, which transports For more info, visit www. “Power of Florence “and her thanks to our generous com- patients to appointments at powerofflorence.org. SPRUCE from page 1A Precautions being taken to protect residents and staff include: • Team members are fur- nished with personal protec- tive equipment (PPE) to be worn at all times. • All residents are current- ly asked to stay inside their apartments for the time be- ing. • All residents are being served meals in their apart- ments and with disposable dishes and cutlery. • All residents are being monitored each shift for pos- sible symptoms of illness. • Increased disinfection and infection control mea- Rotary Club of Florence Rotarian of the Month CRAIG SANDERS CRAIG SANDERS CRAIG SANDERS IS ONE OF THE KINDEST MEN YOU WILL EVER MEET Some people are cute, some people smart,ďut to be kind, that takes real heart. Kindness is the true measure of one’s character ƚo be slow to judge, and slow to anger. Kindness is what the world needs͘Kindness will bring truly great seeds. Anonymous Craig owned and operated his construction business for (30) years before joining Hoagland Properties where he was VP/COO for (6+) years and President for (4+) years before retiring. He first became a member of the Rotary Club of Florence in 2009 where he has been an active role model for all Rotarians. He always has a smile, a kind word and embodies the Rotarian values in all he does. CRAIG WAS CO-CHAIR OF OUR ANNUAL “COOL AT THE COAST” GOLF TOURNAMENT CRAIG SERVED AS ROTARY PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBER 2018-2019 Craig is a terrific family man, and he loves kids. Here ŚĞis handing out dictionaries to Florence School Children. Looking at Craig’s LinkedIn Profile you see immediately what is most important to him when the first sentence in his About Me section is . . . . . “I try to be as active in my grandchildren's lives as much as possible. . . .” CRAIG AT THE ANNUAL ROTARY AUCTION WITH HIS BEAUTIFUL WIFE JEANNI Craig has many interests but one of his favorites is traveling with Jeanni to some of the best scuba diving spots on the planet where he spends hours taking stunningly beautiful pictures. 202 2 0 2 sures are in place as well as social/physical distancing measures. • All team members are participating in ongoing in- fection control procedures training. • A vaccination clinic is being scheduled to continue to make vaccines available to any yet unvaccinated com- munity members. Spruce Point has been en- couraging all staff and resi- dents to get vaccinated and offering the vaccine to any- one willing since January of this year. So far, 36% of staff and 87% of residents have been fully vaccinated. Lane County Public Health has not verified those statistics as of press time Tuesday. “We truly appreciate all of the support and encourage- ment from our local commu- nity. The tremendous spirit exhibited by our residents, team members and our fam- ilies, as we’ve all responded to this unprecedented situation, is nothing less than inspira- tional. We have been and will remain in close contact with our residents and families to keep them informed and updated as this situation un- folds,” added Wingfield. For more information about Spruce Point, visit spruce-point.com, call 541- 997-6111 or email Wingfield directly bwingfield@spruce- point.com. Located on the pictur- esque coastal community of Florence, Ore., Spruce Point Assisted Living and Mem- ory Care is an assisted liv- ing community that offers a true continuum of care for its residents. Family-owned and operated by Nightingale Healthcare, the communi- ty offers assisted living and memory care services, com- plete with long-term care, out-patient therapy, con- cierge services, and an abun- dance of community-ori- ented activities in a safe and compassionate setting. For more info, visit spruce- point.com or call 541-997- 6111.
