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Safe Lane urges drivers to remember ‘ABCs of School Zones’
This September, after more
than a year of distance learning,
staggered schedules and emp-
ty playgrounds, children across
Lane County will head back to
school — and traffic around
school zones will increase. The
Safe Lane Transportation Coa-
lition, with support from Better
Eugene Springfield Transporta-
tion (BEST), the City of Veneta,
and Lane County Safe Routes to
School, has launched a new cam-
paign.
“The ABCs of School Zones,”
reminds parents and other people
driving around school zones to be
attentive while driving, have both
hands on the wheel, and slow
down when children are around.
The safety campaign comes at
an important time: 2020 saw an
alarming 7% increase
in national traffic fa-
talities, while Oregon
traffic fatalities hit a
17-year high. Drivers
often make mistakes
when they are caught
in traffic, stressed or
late for work. If par-
ents are planning to
drive their children
to school, they should
schedule at least 15
extra minutes each day when
driving through a school zone,
and if they need to drop off or
pick up their child, they should
expect at least 20-minute delays.
As school resumes, drivers can
expect an increase in:
• Congestion – More drivers
during the morning and after-
noon commutes
• Pedestrians – Students walk-
ing to and from school or the bus
stop
• Buses – Picking up and drop-
ping off students
• Bicyclists – Traveling to and
from school
• Fines – Speeding in a school
zone in Lane County
can cost up to $875
per ticket
“The ABCs of
School Zones edu-
cation campaign is
about making school
routes safer for ev-
eryone, but especially
for kids,” said Cassidy
Mills of Lane Coun-
ty Safe Routes to
School. “If we make
the streets around schools safer
for walking and rolling, the whole
community wins.”
For more information about
“The ABCs of School Zones,” vis-
it safelanecoalition.org/distracted
-driving, or email Drew Pfefferle
at dpfefferle@lcog.org.
Safe Lane Transportation Coa-
lition, a program of Lane Coun-
cil of Governments, is comprised
of government agencies, public
organizations, and communi-
ty members that are committed
to reducing and eliminating se-
vere and fatal crashes in Lane
County.
Lane Council of Governments’
mission is to coordinate and pro-
vide high quality public services
in Lane County. Lane Council
of Governments is dedicated to
serving the public interest and
enhancing the quality of life for
citizens of Lane County. LCOG
serves as a regional planning,
coordination, program develop-
ment and service delivery orga-
nization in local communities
across Lane County.
Learn more at www.lcog.org.
‘We Care’ campaign supports local health care workers
As COVID-19 cases in-
crease across the state and
hospital systems are reach-
ing capacity, Florence Indi-
visible is launching a new
community-based
cam-
paign to deliver “We Care”
kits of snacks, drinks and
notes of support and en-
couragement to healthcare
workers at PeaceHealth
Peace Harbor and to also
encourage people to follow
all COVID safety protocols.
“Health care workers are
overwhelmed and working
long hours with a rise in
COVID cases and hospi-
talizations, and adding to
the already highly stress-
ful conditions they were
facing daily, they are now
being subjected to hostility
from people who refuse to
take the vaccine or won’t
wear masks,” said Beverly
Sherrill, Florence Indivis-
ible Group Leader. “The
idea to support our health
care workers came about as
a way to show health care
workers who are working
so hard to keep us all alive
that we care.”
The “We Care” campaign
includes encouraging res-
idents to get vaccinated,
practice social distancing,
and wear a mask in addition
to providing “thank you”
gifts to health care workers
at Peace Harbor. For more
information on vaccination
clinics in the area, people
can go to siuslawvision.org/
covid19/
To kick off the “We Care”
campaign, kits will be deliv-
ered on Wednesday, Sept.
1, in coordination with
Peace Harbor staff. For fu-
ture weekly deliveries of the
“We Care” kits, donations
of wrapped snack items,
drinks and notes of encour-
agement will be accepted
at Silver Lining Boutique
at 2217 Highway 101 and
BeauxArts at 2285 Highway
101 Suite H.
This initiative has grown
to include a tool kit avail-
able from the Consolidated
Oregon Indivisible Network
(COIN), which includes
Florence Indivisible and 50
other Indivisible groups in
Oregon — all local organi-
zations that promote grass-
roots activism through or-
ganizing and taking action
for advocacy and electoral
work.
Other Siuslaw commu-
nity groups are getting in-
volved in the campaign, and
hope to expand it to show
appreciation for other front-
line workers, in addition to
health care workers.
More information about
how groups and individu-
als can help will be coming
soon.
People can also contact
Sherrill at florenceindivis-
ible@gmail.com and 541-
980-3090.
Western Lane Community Foundation receives donation from Nusbaum family
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Western Lane Commu-
nity Foundation (WLCF)
announced it has received
a generous donation in an
amount exceeding $875,000.
This legacy gift, given by
the Harold Nusbaum Trust,
establishes the Nusbaum
Family Scholarship Endow-
ment and will provide sub-
stantial scholarships in the
name of Vivan, Tacy and
Harold Nusbaum to gradu-
ating Florence and Maple-
ton High school seniors.
Harold Nusbaum was well
known to many in the Flor-
ence area. He was born in
February 1916 and passed
away in November 2019.
He spent his life working
mostly in the lumber busi-
ness, coming to Florence in
1948. He was also involved
with insurance for 20 years.
Retiring in 1981, Harold
continued to be active in
the Florence and Mapleton
community.
Many may remember
Harold as an avid support-
er of the Florence Senior
Center, joining in 1984 and
serving on the Board for 32
years.
In a statement, founda-
tion Board President Karen
Skulley said, “WCLF is ever
so thankful of Mr. Nus-
baum’s careful planning.
He previously notified us
to include him in our Her-
itage Roll, a list we maintain
of future donors who have
included the foundation in
their estate planning. His
generous gift to our com-
munity leaves a lasting leg-
Harold Nusbaum
1916-2019
acy for the education of our
local youth. And because
the principle is invested and
only the earnings are dis-
tributed, his generous gift
will maintain this impact
indefinitely into perpetuity.”
Receiving these new
funds places WLCF’s total
managed funds over $10
million.
Founded in 1973, WLCF
is a nonprofit organization
chartered for the purpose
of receiving, administering
and distributing charita-
ble funds for the benefit of
residents in Western Lane
County, Ore. The area
served is Florence, Maple-
ton, Dunes City and Dead-
wood. Resources come from
individuals, businesses and
other organizations. Recip-
ients for funding are based
on need, in the form of
grants, scholarships and do-
nations for specific projects.
For more information on
how you can plan and par-
ticipate in becoming a do-
nor, visit www.wlcfonline.
org or call 541-997-1274.
Backstreet Community Challenge asks artists, ‘Wood Yew Knot?’ this fall
Backstreet Gallery invites ing to log into your imag-
anyone interested in creat- ination and see the forest
through the trees.
Since a Yew is a type of
coniferous tree, artists are
invited to take Backstreet’s
challenge, “Wood Yew
Knot?” to inspire their art-
istry. People are asked to in-
clude some wood — real or
a facsimile.
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
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Branch out! Draw, paint,
sculpt, collage, carve, pho-
tograph or use any medium
in your art piece. Two or
three dimensional, it’s your
choice.
Woodcarver Dan Heffron
and jewelry designer Shelley
Medeiros will jury the work
and award ribbons to the
winners. The work of these
two outstanding jurists and
gallery owners can be seen
at Heffy’s Gallery or Ärtê-
facts.
Pick up applications at
Backstreet Gallery, 1421 Bay
St.; Heffy’s Gallery, 1856
37th St. off Highway 101;
Ärtêfacts, 1255 Bay St., or
online at www.backstreet-
gallery.org under “Events.”
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