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6A | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2021 | SIUSLAW NEWS Shoppe LOCAL #MyFlorence Shop. Eat. Support. ESTATE JEWELRY AND ANTIQUE FURNITURE!!! We buy, sell and consign quality estate/heirloom jewelry & furniture. Gold, silver, platinum jewelry with precious & semi precious stones. Call 541-997-8104, Florence Antiques & Coast Jewelers Auto, Home, Life, Business Flood, Antique Auto, RV’s Medicare Advantage Plans Medicare Supplements Health Insurance Phone (541) 997-9497 1234 Rhododendron Dr / Florence What’s one of the first things that comes to your mind when you hear “Li- ons Club?” Eyeglasses! Florence-Siuslaw Lions Club has two eyeglass pro- grams in our community. The most visible project is eyeglass and hearing aid recycling. The other proj- ect is providing free eye exams and eyeglasses to qualified individuals. The Oregon Lions Sight and Hearing Foundation (OLSHF) administers the Lions Eyeglasses Recy- cling Program (LERC) for the State of Oregon. Over 75,000 eyeglasses are col- lected every year from communities across the state, mostly thanks to the efforts of Lions Clubs who collect the eyeglasses. Lions Clubs set up drop boxes (provided by OLSHF) throughout their communities. Each club is responsible for transport- ing the collected eyeglasses to the OLSHF warehouse in Portland. Other service organizations partner with Lions by donating eye- glasses they have collected. Since 2002, OLSHF has partnered with Coffee Creek Correctional Facil- ity (CCCF) in Wilsonville to process eyeglasses. At CCCF, 30 women inmates (who have been accepted into the Paraoptometric Training and Eyeglass Re- cycling Program) clean, calibrate and sort eyeglass- es for mission trips. Sever- al graduates have secured work in optical careers af- ter their release. International nonprof- its request inventories of calibrated “mission ready” eyeglasses for their trips. Through the OLSHF of- fice in Portland, vouch- ers are issued that enable monitoring the number of eyeglasses distributed. OLSHF partners include Oregon Lions Clubs, Pe- ruvian Lions Clubs, Lions Mexico Vision and Health Care Clinic, Lions in Sight, FACES Foundation, Northwest Medical Teams, Mercy Ships, Sea Mer- cy, Mercy Corps, Hope Alliance, VOSH and the AMIGOS. Countries that have benefited from eyeglass distribution include Ton- ga, Eastern Europe, Mexi- co, Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Solomon Is- lands, West Samoa, El Sal- vador, Peru, and Kenya. Collection boxes for eyeglasses and hearing aids can be found at sever- al locations in Florence: • Florence Eye Clinic • Focal Point Eye Clinic • ReStore for Habitat • Grocery Outlet • Elks Club • Florence Pharmacy • 3 Rivers Casino • Siuslaw Public Library • Burns Mortuary • Big Dog Donuts Applications for glasses and exams are available at Grocery Outlet at the first cashier station. Detailed information is available from Flor- ence-Siuslaw Lions Club Sight and Hearing Chair- man Mark Meyers at 541- 999-9104 or marmey7@ msn.com. Stocks. Bonds. CDs. IRAs. Mutual funds. Andy Baber, AAMS® Financial Advisor Ryan Hitchcock Financial Advisor 1010 Highway 101 Florence, OR 97439 541-997-8755 Member SIPC MKT-5894I-A Hours: Monday-Saturday 10:30am – 9:00pm We are open for Dine-In Cocktails to go & Take Out Still Available No outdoor seating From our family to your family, thank you! We appreciate your support and hope you are all doing well. 2020 VOTED F BEST O Best Mexican Restaurant and Best Salsa E Florence-Siuslaw Lions Club provides eyeglass programs F LO E N C R 2825 Hwy 101, Florence • 541-997-1144 We are open for dine-in, take-out, sidewalk & patio seating 4325 Highway 101 Florence, OR 97439 541-997-7178 Alva Bracey Broker Your goals are my top priority. Let’s get together! Call, Text or Email Cell: 541-505-1180 Alva@CBCoast.com 541-997-7777 100 Hwy. 101, Florence, OR COAST REAL ESTATE SAVE. SHOP MEETINGS from page 1A F LO E N C R 1285 Bay Street, Old Town Florence (541) 902-8338 www.1285Restobar.com Buying or Selling? I can help. Wendy Krause Broker 541 999-7765 Heceta Dunes – Beautiful gated community of large lots. This 6.47 acre lot has a cleared build- ing pad, utilities available, and the lot has septic approval. Build your dream home within minutes of dunes, lakes, and ocean! $240,000. #3234- 21271610 1749 Highway 101 • 541-997-1200 Do you part and volunteer today to help support these organizations in our community. - Habitat for Humanity Florence Habitat ReStore 7 REASONS TO VOLUNTEER Meet new people • Learn new skills • Share your expertise • It is FUN! Assist in empowering others • Contribute to a cause you believe in Make an impact in our Community For more information about volunteering for Florence Habitat, call Ivy 541-902-9227 x 101 ad. SUPPORT Supporting Florence since 1987. Andy Baber, AAMS® Us TOO Florence Financial Advisor Prostate Cancer Education Support on the Oregon Coast 1010 Highway 101 Florence, OR 97439 541-997-8755 www.ustooflorence.org Ryan Hitchcock Financial Advisor 1010 Highway 101 Florence, OR 97439 541-997-8755 H BOTH MEETINGS ARE CURRENTLY ON HOLD. WATCH SIUSLAW NEWS FOR RESUMPTION • Tuesday Evening Group (2nd Tuesday) 5-7 p.m. - Ichiban Chinese/Japanese Restaurant • Urologist Dr. Bryan Mehlhaff attends. • Tuesday Lunch Group (3rd Tuesday) 12 noon – 1:00 p.m. – Ichiban Chinese/Japanese Restaurant • Urologist Dr. Roger McKimmy attends. F BEST O - ad. 2020 VOTED E Committee cancelations The Port of Siuslaw Board of Commissioners did not hold a December meeting. Learn more at portofsiuslaw.com. We are doing everything we can to safely serve our community. We are open: Noon to 8pm every day E suggested expanding the knowledge available to staff and councilors regarding necessary upgrades to the Dunes City computer net- work, hardware and sup- port. The Dunes City offices will remain closed until Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. Perhaps not surprisingly due to the holiday season, recent scheduled City of Florence meetings were cancelled. This includes a city council work session, a city council meeting, an Environmental Manage- ment Advisory Committee (EMAC) meeting, a Flor- ence Urban Renewal Agen- cy (FURA) and the Plan- ning Commission meeting. People can follow city func- tions through www.ci.flor- ence.or.us. cold weather gear. Three organizations re- ceived $1,500: CASA, Ma- pleton School District and the Siuslaw Public Library, and others received various amounts of $500 or more. The Medical Staff Exec- utive Committee is made up of Peace Harbor depart- ment chairs. Organizations are able to present to the committee, which then votes to approve the dona- tion and the amount. “We’re giving back to the community and a wide range of groups this way,” Foster said. For more information, visit www.peacehealth. org/peace-harbor-medi- cal-center. E LES SCHWAB TIRE CENTERS Tires • Brakes • Shocks Alignments DONATION from page 1A before the ambulance gets there,” he said. the dispatch center imme- Peace Harbor is still in diately alerts CPR-trained the early stages of setting individuals about near- up the partnership, as co- by cardiac arrest events ordination will be required through the free PulsePoint with the local 911 system. Respond mobile app, and “We’re giving some mon- also lets them know the lo- ey as med staff, and then cation of the closest AEDs the foundation is providing (automated external de- the other money,” Foster fibrillator).” said. Foster said the app would The staff decided to come into play if 911 dis- give $2,000 each to Caring patch is alerted to a cardiac Pregnancy Center, Hab- arrest. itat for Humanity, Every “While they dispatch the Child Lane County, Siuslaw ambulance, they would also School District, Helping dispatch a notice (through Hands and the Good Deeds PulsePoint) to anybody Project. The staff listed var- who was within 100 yards ious specifics for the funds, or so. A bystander might including education costs, be able to get there and do necessities for individuals, CPR for a minute or two behavior intervention and Contact Bob for more information: (H) 541-997-6626 • (C) 541-999-4239 maribob@oregonfast.net Helping Hands Coalition We are in need of volunteers on Monday, Wednesday and Fridays. We need volunteers to serve food, set up for meals and also prepare meals beginning at 11:00 am and fi nishing at 2:00pm. New Location: Community Baptist Church, 4590 Hwy. 101, Florence (Across from Fred Meyer) Oregon Coast Humane Society relies heavily on volunteers. There are many opportunities to volunteer and a variety of skills and talents are always in need. Volunteer interest forms may be found online, at the shelter and at our Thrift Shop on Bay Street. www.oregoncoasthumanesociety.org/volunteer/ MKT-5894H-A-A1 Us Too Florence www.edwardjones.com Member SIPC Member SIPC Submit your community, arts, entertainment and other events to Editor@TheSiuslawNews.com Saving men one PSA test at a time. “Someone to talk to...who understands!” 541-997-6626 • maribob@oregonfast.net www.ustoofl orence.org To include your organization in this directory, please call us @ 541-997-3441
