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Florence Senior Center’s Cases of COVID-19 detected in Siuslaw schools
On Sept. 13, Siuslaw
Any individuals that al cases that would cause ular mitigation practices
Adult Social Daycare resumes School
District alerted are close contacts have al- further delays, staff and within the school that ex-
After a year and a half
interruption, the Adult So-
cial Daycare Program, i.e.
Coffee Club, will resume in
Florence. The program will
be located in a designated
area of the Florence Senior
Center. There is a small
cost to attend, but scholar-
ships are available to defer
cost if needed.
Under the direction of
Juels Larson, a board of
directors and a team of
enthusiastic, caring volun-
teers has been assembled
and are busy preparing for
an anticipated re-opening
in late October.
Adult Social Daycare is
designed for seniors with
memory deficits to be able
to meet and enjoy each oth-
er’s company in a safe and
secure environment. It also
allows those who care for
them a few hours of time to
run errands, make appoint-
ments or just relax.
The Adult Social Daycare
Program will open one day
a week from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m., offering qualifying
seniors time for socializa-
tion, lunch, exercise, games
and crafts. Committed vol-
unteers are needed to open
additional days.
Interested families/care-
givers as well as volunteers
can get an application by
emailing Larson at mem-
carerespite@gmail.com.
Due to COVID restric-
tions, the Adult Social Day-
care Program will only be
taking six applicants at this
time.
families and staff that stu-
dents at SIuslaw Elemen-
tary and one student at
Siuslaw Middle has tested
positive for COVID-19.
This comes on the heels
of a letter sent Thursday
about positive contact at
Siuslaw Elementary, with
family connections at SIu-
slaw Middle.
“As members of the
school community, we un-
derstand that this might
raise concerns, alongside
a caring response,” said
Siuslaw Superintendent
Andrew
Grzeskowiak.
“We are working closely
with Lane County Public
Health (LCPH) to respond
to this news and protect
the health of our commu-
nity.
ready been notified by the
school office directly to
begin isolation and moni-
tor for symptoms, pending
follow-up LCPH or pri-
mary care providers.
Each situation calls for
different protocols. In this
case, the elementary and
middle schools will follow
the following steps:
Informing staff and
families via this letter that
will be posted to the web-
site of the District, as well
as a phone call to homes to
those that were in contact
with the individual.
A classroom cohort at
the elementary school has
been moved to distance
learning for a period of
quarantine & isolation.
In the event of addition-
families will be notified
through an update on the
website, with an automat-
ed phone call.
Common areas and
high touch surfaces of the
school building are be-
ing cleaned and sanitized
through solution contact
cleaning. Any other occu-
pied areas are being disin-
fected with an electrostat-
ic disinfection sprayer, in
addition to the solution
contact cleaning.
The best way to prevent
the spread of COVID-19
is through wearing face
coverings, physical dis-
tancing and to practice
good health hygiene hab-
its. It is due to the use of
face coverings, physical
distancing and other reg-
posures leading to isola-
tion are limited.
“We will keep you up-
dated with any new in-
formation as it comes out,
while meeting the require-
ments to honor everyone’s
right to privacy,” Grzesko-
wiak said.
More information can
be found on the Oregon
Department of Educa-
tion’s “Ready Schools,
Safe Learners” page at
w w w. o r e g o n . g o v / o d e /
students-and-family/
healthsafety/Pages/Plan
n i ng - for- t h e - 2 0 2 0 - 2 1 -
School-Year.aspx and the
Oregon Health Author-
ity’s COVID-19 page at
healthoregon.org/corona
virus.
Meet authors & publishers at Festival of Books this weekend
The Florence Festival of
Books (FFOB) is the com-
munity’s chance to meet
and chat with authors, such
as Melody Carlson, Bob
Welch and William Sulli-
van, and have them sign a
book. More than 50 authors
and five publishers, includ-
ing Oregon State Univer-
sity Press, are signed up to
participate in the book fair
portion of the 10th book
festival, held in Florence
on Saturday, Sept. 18, at the
Florence Events Center, 715
Quince St., between 10 a.m.
and 4 p.m.
No admission is charged.
Everyone is invited to
come see what’s new. This
year, 20 new authors are
participating. And among
the returning authors,
many have new books.
Because this is a book
fair for publishers as well,
expect to see returning
publishers as well as new
ones. This provides an op-
portunity to pitch an idea
or manuscript and be back
next year as a participant.
Besides the book fair,
additional FFOB activities
take place the day before on
Friday, Sept. 17, at 7 p.m.,
with Melody Carlson as the
Keynote Speaker.
As the author of more
than 250 books, she is one
of America’s most prolific
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travel and adventure books,
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Sullivan’s “Listening for
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It is a milestone year in
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Because of the pandemic,
the event was canceled in
2020. This year, because of
the Delta variant, the event
has 1/3 fewer tables than in
the past, which will allow
social distancing for those
attending. Since the tables
are either six or eight feet
with space between, social
distancing is already there
for the participants.
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the planning of the 2021
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She also writes for teens
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more than one of her
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because space is limited, a
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requiring no fee, is a pan-
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event center. This discus-
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Sullivan, two of Oregon’s
most admired writers.
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written more than 20 books
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speaker and teaches writing
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