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Karen is a member of the Kiwanis club.

From traditional to unconventional — military, indoor or outdoor, formal or casual — they work to ensure that all the needs are met to honor the loved ones and families that they serve.

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A fter more thanseven years,changes in sites,shifts in boardmembers, unex-

pected expenses, thousands ofdollars in donations and manyfundraising efforts, the OregonCoast Military Museumopened its doors in July.

“It’s been a blessing to work on the museum,”said museum board president and veteran TimSapp. “It’s blessed a lot of veterans who have beenencouraged to be a part of this.”

The museum’s goal is to preserve the history andartifacts of area veterans and military families.This is especially important in Florence, since fig-ures state that veterans make up 20 percent of thearea’s population, according to founding memberand local chamber director Cal Applebee.

for VETERANS

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“We have a heavy retire-ment-age population,”Applebee said. “I startedwondering what would hap-pen to all those artifacts andall that history.”

At that time, Applebee andSapp were on the VeteransDay Parade committee withWayne Sharpe. Applebeepresented an idea to gatherveterans and history in aheritage museum, and theidea took off.

Sapp and Sharpe, vicepresident of the museum,are the last two originalmembers on the board.

“We wanted to representall military branches,”Sharpe said. “Eventually, wewant to include more historyof the Florence area and howit was influenced by the mili-tary, especially during WorldWar II.”

Organizers also wanted tomake sure that they main-tained momentum.

“It’s been a slow process,but a good process,” Sappsaid. “We really couldn’thave gone much fasterbecause of finances and vol-unteers. We’ve had a lot ofvolunteers, and we’ve neverrun out of money. We’re com-pletely debt-free.”

One way the board wasable to keep out of debt wasby working with the City ofFlorence on a 10-year gradu-ated lease for the property at2145 Kingwood St. Thisallows them to make fullpayments after they reachfull operation.

Archivist Gina Cassidyhas led volunteers in sorting,tagging and prepping thedonated gear, weapons, art-work, letters and books.

“Information is only asgood as when it’s accessibleto the public,” she said.“That’s my goal as the volun-teer archivist and librarian— to protect, preserve and

document what we have onhand.”

For board secretaryJacquie Beveridge, one of thebest parts of the wholeprocess was watching artist,designer and museum chiefof staff Judy Murphy bringall the vignettes together.

“It all came together fromnothing,” Beveridge said. “Iloved seeing Judy’s creativityin there with the vignettes,and all the volunteers thathave helped it come to life.”

The other importantaspect was the support andspace the museum wouldprovide for area veterans.

“When you serve in themilitary, there is a cama-raderie that never goesaway. … That’s what wewant here at the museum,”Cassidy said.

Veterans make up half ofthe board, Sapp noted.

“For a lot of veterans, it’s ahealing process, even if it’s

been 40 years since we werein service,” he said.

One way that the museumhonored military history wasby using “Kilroy” as part ofits membership.

“One of the traditions isthat during World War IIwhen troops would go into anew village, ‘Kilroy washere,’ would give them theassurance that people werein the area that could helpthem. For us, the KilroyCorps would represent thosewho were with us when wefirst began,” Sharpe said.

Beveridge said, “Thisentire project would not havecome together were it not forthe people of Florence whobelieve in it, the people who(created) the idea and thepeople who have contributedthrough donations, fundrais-ers and events to make ithappen. We owe a lot to thecommunity for making thisentire thing possible.” ❖

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the track in

“I got the idea when Iturned 60. I ran 60 days ina row and then on the lastday I ran 60 laps on thetrack,” said Archer, aFlorence resident. “Then Ijust kept doing it.”

Running laps, let alone70, was a feat his pediatri-cians would have neverthought possible.

“When I was born, I had abreathing problem and theytold my parents, ‘Don’t gettoo attached, because heprobably won’t be aroundtoo long,’” Archer said.“Then when I got older, upuntil I started school, I hadthis lung condition and Iwould go to the DoernbecherChildren’s Hospital inPortland. My treatment wasto put me in front of an X-ray machine and turn it upfull blast for a while.”

Archer got involved incompetitive running whenhe was in the fourth grade.

“I started running whenthey told me I couldn’t,” hesaid.

By high school, Archerwas a 440-yard sprinter.

“Anything more thantwo laps was consideredpunishment.”

Archer’s passion for run-ning evolved from being a440-yard sprinter to longerruns.

About 30 years ago hemet a marathoner who usedto live in Florence. Hetalked Archer into running amarathon and trained withhim, convincing Archer thatgoing more than one or twolaps was OK.

JIM ARCHER RUNS 70 LAPSTO CELEBRATE 70TH BIRTHDAY

BY JACK DAVIS

Siuslaw News________________________A

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lone figure circled the practice running track behind Siuslaw

High School on a Monday morning in January: Jim Archer,

who celebrated his 70th birthday by running his age in laps

around the 440-yard track, a total of 17.5 miles.

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Jim Archer runs a laparound the track behind

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“Then about 20 years agoI met some guys that cameover from Corvallis to run atrail run up around CapePerpetua. They told me toget off the blacktop becauseit was bad for me. I jumpedinto the trail thing and nowdo that 90 percent of thetime,” he said.

Archer has run multiplemarathons, including theBoston Marathon when hewas 40 and again when hewas 60. He also has run thePortland Marathon andothers around the state.But mostly, Archer likestrail running.

“Most of my running isup on the horse trails nearC and M Stables, north oftown. There is a series oftrails up there that if youadd them all up are proba-bly 17 or 18 miles.”

In 2003, Archer started a10-mile trail run calledCape Mountain. The pro-

ceeds fromthe $40 reg-istration feeaid thecross-coun-try studentsat SiuslawHigh School.

If thecross-coun-try runnershelp with the event, thenthey receive a $100 scholar-ship to the SteensMountain High AltitudeRunning Camp.

Archer got the idea froma friend who operates asimilar trail run.

“I’m the race director,” hesaid. “There is a companyin Eugene that does all thetiming. I do the local set upand mark the trail. Some ofthe parents bring food upfor a potluck afterward.”

He continued, “After Ipay for expenses, I donate$100 scholarships to each

cross-coun-try studentwho helpsout. Anyleftovermoney Idonate tothe trackprogram ifthey needanything.”

For the past severalyears, between 80 and 100runners register for therun. This year the run wasJune 13.

Over his decades of run-ning, Archer has seen thesport evolve in some inter-esting ways.

“The dynamics of run-ning have changed,” hesaid. “Right now the half-marathon is the fastestgrowing race in the countryand more than 60 percentof half-marathon finishersare women.”

Archer also has been

involved with various localruns like the Rhody Runand the Shamrock Run.

“With the Rhody Run acouple of years ago, we hadsome complaints becausethe age groups stopped at75-plus,” Archer said.“There were a couple ofguys in town that were 85-plus and they were gettingbeat by a 75-year-old. Wehad to add additional olderage groups.”

When he first startedparticipating in road races,the age group stopped at40-plus.

“Now, the average age ofa marathon runner is inthe mid-40s,” he said.

Archer sees running as asport someone can continuethroughout their entire life.

“I ask kids, how many85-year-old quarterbacks doyou see? You can keep run-ning forever if you want,”he said. ❖


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This pastMay, theFlorenceareaobserved

100 years of having apublic library.

“One of the things I love aboutthe library is that there aren’t nec-essarily lots of places anymorewhere all kinds of people walk inthe door everyday,” said SiuslawPublic Library Director MegSpencer. “People come in who are 2years old, people who are 90, peo-ple who love to read, people whoneed to get online, people who aredoing their small business. Weserve all kinds of people, and

that’s a cool thing.”A library first began in

Florence in 1915, spurred byan editorial in The West, thelocal newspaper, and led bythe Women’s ConservationLeague.

By the end of 1915, thelibrary had almost 150items.

Now, the Siuslaw PublicLibrary District has morethan 101,000 physical itemsbetween its Florence andMapleton branches.

“Add to that the e-books,digital magazines, download-

able audio books and otherresources that we have online,and that means more than165,000 materials,” Spencersaid. “That’s insane.”

BY CHANTELLE MEYER

Siuslaw News________________________

FLORENCE AREACELEBRATES 100 YEARS

OF LIBRARY SERVICES

In 1936, Florence Public Library “had enthusiasm andbooks but very little else,” according to coverage of thelibrary’s 50th anniversary publication on June 3, 1965.Only one library patron was needed to maintain thegrounds at this location as there was no water availableto plant shrubs or flowers. The buildings were donatedby the Oregon State Highway Commission and relocat-ed behind the Cooper Building on Bay Street.

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Throughout its history,the library has been locatedbehind Bay Street, in build-ings donated by OregonState HighwayCommission, with FlorenceCity Hall on Highway 101and its current location at1460 Ninth St.

The library opened abranch in Mapleton in1993. In 1996, the Mapletonbranch moved locations to88148 Riverview Ave.

Spencer said, “We’redoing a lot of amazingthings. One thing we’vedone for the past year that Iam really excited about is alot more programming.”

The library often holdsmonth-long literary themes,like “Lincoln in Oregon” inApril for the anniversary ofthe end of the Civil War,“Blind Date with a Book” inFebruary and celebratingNational Arts andHumanities Month inOctober.

Other programs includeBaby Story Time, TeenAnime Club and Lego Club.

The library also has anEarly Literacy Program, inconjunction with

PeaceHealth and HealthyFamily Lane County, inwhich caregivers can regis-ter to get books, a bib thatsays “Read to me” and otherlearning materials.

The Children’s Libraryalso has toys and costumesfor imaginative play andbooks, geared for fun, butthat can help a child getready for school.

During the summer, thelibrary features a readingprogram for children, teensand adults.

One of the library’s mostpopular features is itsgallery and display of art-work.

“People are crazy for ourart,” Spencer said.

The library’s other servic-es include free Wi-Fi, com-puters, a Spanish languagesection, Learning Expressonline test preparation,classes on computer basics,monthly programs andspace that can be reservedfor events and groups.

Spencer said, “We are oneof the best-used libraries inthe country. We’re in thetop 20 percent. We are wellused and well loved.”

A lot of what the SiuslawPublic Library does couldn’tbe done without the manyvolunteers who stockshelves, repair books,organize the artwork, helppatrons and assist staff.

Spencer estimates thatmore than 100 volunteersdonate 4,800 hours eachyear.

That’s not even countingthe Friends of the SiuslawPublic Library, who donatetime, raise funds, completeprojects and hold book salesto support the library.

“The Friends of theLibrary was established in1977. Since then they havebeen raising all kinds offunding for the library,”Spencer said.

Siuslaw Public LibraryDistrict Board of DirectorsPresident Ian Jarman said,“Friends of the Library isinstrumental in promotingthe library, raising funds forspecial purchases and host-ing many friendly recep-tions at the library.”

One of the recent projectsdonated by Friends of theLibrary was updated light-ing in the Florence branch’s

great room. Another patronbuilt on the Friends’ dona-tion and provided racks tohang quilts in the atrium.

“I am in love with ourlibrary, as it is a communitytreasure,” said Jarman.“The library offers some-thing for everyone.”

Besides volunteers, theSiuslaw Public LibraryDistrict has 21 employeesand a five-member board ofdirectors.

“We’re our own municipalgovernment with our ownbudget and humanresources. We do everythingin house,” Spencer said.

Patrons can expect moreprograms added throughoutthe year.

When the library wascalled “Florence PublicLibrary” in 1950, it wasonly open Tuesday,Wednesday, Friday andSaturday from 1 to 5 p.m.

Now, Siuslaw PublicLibrary in Florence is openseven days a week and theMapleton branch is openTuesday to Saturday.

Access the library onlineat www.siuslawlibrary.orgor call 541-997-3132. ❖


In 1965, Florence Public Library celebrated NationalLibrary Week with a Dr. Seuss “Bookworm.” The

building was renovated in 1953, replacing windowsthat had been in use since before its move in 1936.

Assistant Library DirectorGayle Waiss reads to

children during Story Timein the Children’s Room at

Siuslaw Public Library’sFlorence location (at right)

on Ninth Street.


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In 1992, John and Maria Yager conceived of a dream — tosave one of the most unique rainforests in the world, thecloud forest perched atop Mt. Hamiguitan on the island ofMindanao in the Philippines, Maria’s homeland.

Last summer that dream was realized when the UnitedNations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization(UNESCO) declared the rainforest a World Heritage Site, essen-tially guaranteeing its preservation and preventing any furtherhuman encroachment.

The journey was daunting, time consuming and filled with set-backs. When the Yagers first thought of the idea, a heavy metalstrip mine was operating on the far side of the mountain, coatingthe trails into the rainforest in chromate, which was beingextracted from the mine. Local farmers were logging off the other

side of the mountain using slash-and-burn methods toclear the land.

“The native people have traditionally done things a cer-tain way,” John said. “When there is so little land,you have to convince them to do something different.It isn’t that easy when they are so very poor. Ourintention was to create an alternative.”

One Florence couple’s commitment to save a rainforest half a world away

BY JACK DAVIS

Siuslaw News________________________

FORLOVEOF THELAND

John and Maria Yager of Florence enlisted theaid of local craftsmen in building this traditional

longhouse on Mindanao Island, Philippines,near the UNESCO World Heritage Site on Mt.

Hamiguitan, which they helped to preserve.


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The first step was creatinga co-operative with 50 localPhilippine families to drawpeople away from cuttingdown the mountain forestsand to stop slash-and-burnagricultural practices. TheYagers helped plant bananaand coconut trees to createsustainable revenue sources.

Another project of the co-op was to build a longhousefor travelers who wanted tovisit the rainforest.

“We saw this as an oppor-tunity for the people to makean income off of tourists,”John said. The now complet-ed two-story longhousesleeps 30 people.

Mining, logging and othereco-destroying enterprises,however, continued tothreaten the rainforest.

“This is some of the lastuncut rainforest in thePhilippines,” John explained.“There is no more than 5 or

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tain was declared a nationalpark, but something morepermanent needed to bedone. UNESCO finally decid-ed to consider the rainforestas a World Heritage Site.

The struggle to maintainthe integrity of the moun-tain’s natural resources isstill an ongoing challenge.

“Our efforts have beendirected at first to protecting

the watershed and protect-ing the people,” John said.“Just like here, in order toprotect the community youhave to come up with viableeconomic options that alsoprotect our resources.”

The Yagers have lived inthe Florence area since1995. They grow organicproduce, nuts and fruit ontheir 171-acre farm, southof Florence, that are sold tolocal markets. ❖

Relaxing riverfront view from all rooms.

Dr. Chad Clement

Chad Clement, D.D.S., and his wife, Kim, came to Florence in 2008 seeking a coastal, small-town atmosphere for his dental practice and their family’s love of the outdoors. Th ey also wanted a “clean, quaint and friendly” community in which to raise their six daughters, ranging in age from toddlers to teens.

Th e Clements got more than they dreamed of when they found a beautiful offi ce space overlooking the Siuslaw River, where every treatment room off ers a sweeping view.

Comprehensive services include state-of-the-art dentistry as well as restorative and cosmetic procedures. Each patient receives “safe, gentle, personal care” from Dr. Clement and his seven-member team of skilled, compassionate and highly trained professionals.

“We treat everyone like family,” said Dr. Clement, who knew at age 8 that dentistry was his destiny. “Patients are not just patients they are people.”

While the views and care remain stellar aft er nearly eight years, the one thing this family practice has changed is the expansion of its digital dentistry services. CEREC technology allows Dr. Clement to make digital impressions, enabling him to fabricate single crowns in the offi ce in a single visit instead of

two or more visits. Also, Dr. Clement now has

digital radiographs that allow him to signifi cantly reduce the patient’s radiation exposure and produces instant images. Th e

radiation exposure potentially can be reduced by 80 to 90 percent in comparison to the previous fi lm-based X-ray system. Digital radiography also eliminates much of the chemical and lead waste from traditional fi lm-based systems.

Dr. Clement graduated from the University of Washington in Seattle and cum laude from the Marquette School of Dentistry in Wisconsin. His commitment to the highest standards in his practice means ongoing education and research. As dentistry

evolves with 3-D imaging and oral implantology, Dr. Clement plans to expand his services with all the

latest advancements.When he’s not mending smiles, Dr. Clement

can be found upriver casting a line for steelhead or camping with his family.

“What I love about Florence are the people,” he said. “Everyone is

relaxed and friendly here. I really enjoy meeting

patients of all ages.”

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