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Sherwood said, “It’s espe-cially important for high-riskindividuals to get vaccinated.”
People who are at high riskof developing serious compli-cations like pneumonia if they
get sick with the flu include:people who have certain med-ical conditions, including asth-ma, diabetes and chronic lungdisease; pregnant women; chil-dren between 6 months and 4years old; people 65 years andolder, and those who live withor care for others who are at
high risk of developing seriouscomplications.
The Center for DiseaseControl (CDC) recommendsthat unvaccinated people getflu shots even when driftedviruses — a virus that has hadits genetic make-up changeover time — are circulating, asthey are this season.
According to the CDC, thevaccination can still preventsome infections from drifted
viruses and may reduce severedisease that can lead to hospi-talization and death. Theinfluenza vaccine is designedto protect against three or fourinfluenza viruses, some ofwhich may be circulating laterin the season.
Flu vaccination shots areavailable at many local phar-macies as well as PeaceHealthPeace Harbor Primary CareClinic, 380 Ninth St.
SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 2015 7A
Th e Barber Station
21st and Highway 101(Diagonal from McDonald’s)
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541-997-01111499 Bay Street (Old Port Building)
Silver Sand Dollar Gallery Jewelry and Gifts
We now offer Custom Engraving!Jewelry, Name plates, ID
bracelets, Pet tags and more.
• Plates • Sterling Silver Jewelry• Candle Scarfs • Collectible Hand Carved Eggs
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• Gift items and MORE ON SALE!
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Title II-B federal grants havea sustainability clause built in.For the first three years, thedistrict receives full funding. Inthe fourth year, the districtreceives 75 percent funding.The fifth year the districtreceives 50 percent funding.
The diminishing grantamount is designed to encour-age recipients to acquire localfunding to cover the difference.The district has three years lefton the grant.
Board member Chuck Trentsaid, “We have been running inthe neighborhood of 128 kidsfor two hours of the after-school care, and 148 kids forthe last hour.”
The club, which has not beenon solid financial ground forseveral years, compounded itsfinancial strain in September2013 with the acquisition ofABC and in May 2014, whenthe club reached an agreementwith QCCF and the school dis-trict to take over the operationof the financially challengedchild-care facility.
Board member Michael
Pearson said, “Our ExecutiveDirector Jonathan Hicks saidthat he felt this could work.From what he said, he gatheredfrom the QCCF finance com-mittee and board of directorsthat they didn’t manage it prop-erly and we would manage itproperly.”
Trent said, “What I heardwhen I came onto the boardwas that through economy ofscale, by having all the organi-zations, Boys and Girls Club,ABC and QCCF being able toshare resources, we could man-age it at a different cost pointthan as an individual entity.”
The anticipated economy ofscale savings never material-ized. In addition, rate increasesneeded to make QCCF andABC profitable were post-poned because of contractualagreements that had to be hon-ored until September 2014.
“In September we were ableto raise the rates for both ABCand QCCF,” Trent said. “Thereality is that we lost a signifi-cant amount of money beforethat time.”
Accounting glitches alsoprevented current club boardmembers from determining
which entities were losingmoney and which, if any, werenot.
The revenue stream andexpenses for each of the enti-ties were commingled to thepoint that it was difficult forboard members and theiraccounting firm, Holloway andAssociates, LLC, to gain aclear perspective of the finan-cial health of ABC, QCCF, theafter-school program and otherBoys and Girls Club activities.
“I received a letter from ouraccountants,” club board presi-dent Mike Smith said, “basical-ly saying ‘As your accountant,I am telling you that you needto shut down.’ ABC Preschooland QCCF were specificallycalled out. ‘If you don’t do thiswithin a certain period of time,then it will jeopardize theboard of directors liability cov-erage.’ I took the letter to ourattorney and she agreed.”
Since receiving the letter, theboard has been earnestlyattempting to sort out the finan-cial maze of each of the club’soperations and implement cutsand rate increases to stabilizethe negative cash flow spiral.
“Based on the financials that
we see right now,” Smith said,“ABC and QCCF for the lastquarter are actually makingmoney. But, we are not payingoff our debt.”
The pro forma and profit andloss projections that the boardwill present to OPB reveal thatthe entities can all be showing apositive cash flow in 2015.
“Each of the three entities,ABC, QCCF and Boys andGirls Club, have to be able topay their own way, their ownpayroll, all the administrativecosts, and, they have to be ableto retire the current debt,” Trentsaid.
Forsythe said, “If OPB saysyes to the consolidation loan, Ithink we have the right peopleon the board and a new struc-ture in place. We will be able tonot only survive, but we will beable to thrive.”
During the Jan. 28 meeting,Jonathan Hicks, 33, executivedirector of the club since Feb.1, 2013, told the board hewould soon be stepping down.
Hicks, his wife Denise andtheir two children recentlymoved to Sisters. He has beencommuting back and forth towork.
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The goal of the club is,“Getting the information outto the community so they canmake healthy decisions,”Beveridge said.
“We are featuring localpeople who live and provideservice in the community.Many speakers see anincrease in business after pre-senting to the group.”
For the next topic,Beveridge knows it will be abit more controversial.
“I want to talk to the(police) chief first,” she said.
“It will be a purely education-al introduction to the medici-nal use of cannabis. Weexpect quite a turnout forthis.”
Among the projectedspeakers for the event are amaster herbalist fromEugene, a local pharmacistand doctor.
Florence Herb Enthusiastsmeet next on Thursday, Feb.19, at 11 a.m.
For more information onprogramming or volunteering,call Jacquie Beveridge at 541-997-8311, Linda Sadler at541-902-9888 or visit florenceherbenthusiasts.com.
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time of retirement independentof health care costs.
“We believe that health careis a human right and our soci-etal responsibility,” saidHenderson. “The care wereceive should not be depend-ent on what we can afford. It istime we joined the rest of thefree world and provided our
citizens with publicly fundedhealth care just like we do foreducation, libraries, firefight-ers and police services.”
For rally transportationinformation, contact SKLindsey at 541 999-5875, orcome to the Kenneth B.Gallery, 1458 First St. in OldTown Florence, or call StuHenderson at 541-997-2997 orDr. John Egar at 541-999-6599.
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DUNES CITY — TheDunes City Council has sched-uled its annual special sessiondevoted to setting City Councilgoals for the year.
The special session will beheld Tuesday, Feb. 10, begin-ning at 2 p.m.
Although no oral citizencomments will be heard duringthe meeting, Dunes City resi-dents are invited to submitwritten suggestions for CityCouncil goals, or comments onthe goals, prior to the meetingand to attend the meeting inperson.
The comments and sugges-tions will be presented to coun-cilors for consideration duringthe special session.
Written suggestions andcomments may be delivered toDunes City Hall, 82877 SpruceSt. in Westlake, mailed to P.O.Box 97, Westlake OR 97493,or emailed to [email protected].
In order to be consideredduring the City Council’s spe-cial session, comments must bereceived at Dunes City Hall by4 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
At last year’s goal-settingsspecial session, the Dunes CityCouncil determined that pri-mary goals for the city shouldbe financial stability, good gov-ernance, water quality andresources, and emergency pre-paredness.
Other significant goals for
city councilors in 2014 includ-ed continuing their workto update the city’sComprehensive Plan byreplacing outdated informa-tion, and to hold educationalseminars that promote localawareness of Dunes City’s sep-tic program.
In addition, during lastyear’s goal-setting session,councilors agreed to continuetheir commitment to makingthe annual Oregon DunesTriathlon and Duathlon a sig-nature event for the Florenceand Dunes City area.
The second annual OregonDunes Triathlon and Duathlonheld in May 2014 was deemeda huge success, with more than
twice the number of registeredparticipants than the first eventheld in 2013.
Dunes City Mayor RebeccaRuede reminds local residentsand business owners that it isnot too early to get involvedwith the 2015 event.
“Businesses and individualscan help support this unique,fun event by becoming a spon-sor or by volunteering to staffthe triathlon and duathlon racecourses,” she says. “Eventhough the event is in May,we’re already looking for spon-sors and volunteers.”
Information about the eventand sponsorship opportunitiesis available by calling DunesCity Hall at 541-997-3338.
Dunes City seeks citizen input on goals
Saturday, March 14, willbe “A Roaring Good Time forGiving,” according to localRotarians.
To the lively sounds of alittle ragtime piano, theRotary Club of Florenceunveiled its 2015 auctiontheme last week, declaringthat its upcoming RoaringTwenties extravaganza willset another fundraising recordto support scholarships forlocal young people. The auc-tion is scheduled for 5 p.m.on March 14 at the FlorenceEvents Center.
Expect to see a bit of GreatGatsby combined with someDownton Abbey as Rotariansdress the part. Some mayeven be seen dancing theCharleston or sipping a littlespeakeasy champagne. Acapacity crowd of 260 isexpected, according to auc-tion co-chairwoman BobbiBrubaker.
More than half the tablesare already sold out. Anyoneinterested in sponsoring atable at this year’s eventshould call Kim Erickson at541-902-9807 for tickets andinformation.
In 2014, the FlorenceRotary contributed more than$45,000 in scholarships for
students at Siuslaw andMapleton high schools andLane Community College.
Scholarships range from$1,000 to $10,000 and sup-port students in both commu-nity college and universitydegree programs.
“We have already raisedmore than $1 million throughour auction program,” saidco-chairman KevinMcMullen. “We’re headedfor our second million, andwe continue to be excitedabout the academic and pro-fessional accomplishments ofour past scholarship win-ners.”
In addition to its ambitiousscholarship program, Rotarysponsors the Siuslaw HighSchool Interact Club,Rotary’s service organizationfor high school students.
Other projects during thepast year included backpacks,dictionaries and school supplies for Siuslaw and Mapleton elementaryschools.
“This year’s theme is ourway of having fun and doinggood at the same time,” saidRotary President Sadie Ward.“Florence Rotarians are fabu-lous and this night will be noexception.”
Rotary promises‘Roaring Good Time’
at annual auction
