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SIUSLAW NEWS | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2021 | 3A Community News New zine on scene A s of December, Volume #1 of the Siuslaw Vikings Art Zine has been published. Members of the Siuslaw High School Business of Art Club are leaving them all around Florence and the surrounding area for the community to find. A zine is a self-published, non-com- mercial, printed work that is typically produced in small, limited batches. “Our club has printed less than 100 tiny colorful books,” said leader Kassy Keppol. The zines showcase current work produced by club members including Siuslaw High School students, home Thompson Creek Road in the upriver community of Swiss- home is now closed due to multiple down trees. The closure is ex- pected to last through Jan. 7. The suggested alter- nate route is Highway 36 to Indian Creek Road. News about the Siuslaw Public Library by Kevin Mittge Library Tidi ngs Trees cause closure of Thompson Creek Road Holiday Closures The library will be open only one hour on Friday, Dec. 31, New Year’s Eve, from 11 a.m. to noon, and be closed on New Year’s Day. If you need book or DVDs for the holiday weekend, be sure to stock up early! The library wishes all of Getting rid of for over 20 years our patrons and the com- brary cards are in good munity a safe and happy standing and must be re- quested at the Circulation holiday season! desk, where all users must sign an agreement upon Mobile WiFi Hotspots Available for Checkout check-out. Hotspots not Need some Internet ser- returned will have their vice at home or on a trip service terminated and will no longer be usable. Please for a brief period? The library is now of- note that the hotpots will fering WiFi hotspots for only work where there is check-out for up to one available cell service. For more information, week, with one renewal al- lowed if there are no holds. please check with Circula- Each hotspot kit includes tion staff. Library Tables the hotspot device, an AC The library purchased adapter and cord, and a new tables for the Brom- user guide. The hotspots are avail- ley Room (the large public able to patrons whose li- meeting room) and gave the pink tables that had been in the Bromley Room to the Friends of the Siu- slaw Public Library to sell. The four tables, which measure 5 foot long by 3 Now offering ff hearing aid leasing 541.991.4475 Receive a free accessory with a new lease. Florence’s only Expires Doctors of audiology 3/16/21. HEARING ASSOCIATES of Florence Florence 1901 Hwy 101, Ste A Scott C. Anderson, Au.D. • Steven G. Anderson, Au.D. HearingAssociatesofFlorence.com schooled students, staff and guest speakers. If you are a high school student in the area, and you are thinking about having or already have an art business, it isn’t too late to join the after school Business of Art Club. People can contact Keppol through kkeppol@siuslaw.k12.or.us to find out more information. “Be on the look out for these tiny books,” Keppol said. “The club mem- bers plan to produce them regularly and volume one is sure to become a collectors item.” foot wide, are very sturdy, with metal legs that fold and very durable formica tops. They would be great for crafts, hobbies such as quilting, games and puz- zles, or dining. They are priced to sell at $50 each, or best offer. People can see the ta- bles at the library by appointment, or see a picture on the Decem- ber Library newsletter, at www.siuslawlibrary.info/, click on newsletters, click on December and scroll down. All proceeds will benefit the library. For more information, contact the Friends via email at siuslawlibrary friends@gmail.com. OHA to hold daily COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics at FEC Thanks to a partnership between Lane County Public Health, the Or- egon Health Authority and the City of Florence, COVID-19 booster shots, 1st and 2nd doses, and pe- diatric doses will be much more available in west Lane County. Oregon Health Author- ity (OHA) will be hosting daily walk-in COVID-19 vaccine clinics at the Flor- ence Events Center, 715 Quince St., from Friday, Dec. 31, through Friday, Jan. 21, with the exception of Jan. 18. The Florence Events Center clinic will serve any and all communi- ty members needing any one of the above vaccina- tions. The clinics will be from noon to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sundays at the Florence Events Center. These clinics will be walk-in, no appointment necessary. Vaccines available are: • 1st, 2nd doses of Mod- erna, Johnson & Johnson, and Pfizer • Booster doses of Mod- erna, Johnson & Johnson, and Pfizer • Pediatric doses for ages 5 and older People in Oregon age 18 and older are eligible for booster shots six months after a second dose of the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine or two months after the single dose of the John- son & Johnson vaccine. Boosters provide added protection from serious illness from COVID-19. Additional informa- tion and any updates will be shared on the FEC website at www.event- center.org, as well as the Lane County and OHA websites, lanecounty.org/ vaxclinics and healthore- gon.org/coronavirus. The Florence Events Center is among four new high-volume vaccination sites opening across the state to provide easy ac- cess to COVID-19 vac- cines and booster shots. Other locations include Pony Village Mall in North Bend, the Rose- burg Public Library and Spirit Mountain Casino in Grand Ronde. “These sites will offer all three COVID-19 vac- cines, boosters and pe- diatric doses,” OHA an- nounced Dec. 23. “The vaccines are safe, effective and free. You do not need health insurance. No ap- pointment is necessary.” For more information about vaccination clin- ics and providers, go to GetVaccinated.Oregon. gov. SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY JANUARY 1 JANUARY 2 JANUARY 3 JANUARY 4 JANUARY 5 JANUARY 6 JANUARY 7 Mostly Cloudy Showers Rain/Wind Scattered Showers Showers Showers Showers 43°F 37°F 48°F 45°F 47°F 42°F 46°F 41°F 46°F 43°F 49°F 46°F 49°F 43°F WE ARE YOUR ONE STOP CAR CENTER • Full Service Repair • Tire sales • ASE Certifi ed Technician • Over 17 years experience Locally Owned. Community Minded
