Hazardous Waste Roundup
This Friday and Saturday the City of Florence will partner with Lane County to help residents dispose of hazardous items that may be in their household. Residents and businesses in the Florence area will have the opportunity to safely get rid of items that otherwise would not be able to be taken to the trash. From noon until 5pm tomorrow and 8am until 2pm on Saturday the Florence Transfer site on Rhododendron Drive will accept arts and crafts products, car care products, cleaners, lawn and garden chemicals, paints and solvents along with fluorescent tubes and other household hazardous waste. They will not be able to accept materials like asbestos, infectious waste, electronics, pressurized cylinders, radioactive waste, and empty containers and drums. Households are limited to 35 gallons of waste.
Forest Service Jobs Available
The US Forest Service has announced that they will be hiring for seasonal positions to serve the central Oregon coast portion of the Siuslaw National Forest. There are currently more than 40 temporary and permanent positions now available within the district. There are two hiring windows for applicants. From now until November 22 you can apply for a permanent seasonal position and beginning on Thursday, October 26th until November 8th is the temporary position window. Applications are accepted at USAJobs.gov. Permanent seasonal positions cover 6 consecutive months with 13 pay periods every year. Temporary positions are also 6 months but need to be re applied for at the end of the period. For more information on the jobs available you can visit fs.usda.gov.
Share Your Nativity Scene
It’s still October, but already people are preparing for the Christmas season. One annual event is reaching out to people who may have a Nativity Scene they would like to share with the community during the annual Florence Nativity Festival. Sherry Harvey says sometimes it seems as if no two are alike.
“Very unusual ones made of all kinds of things, you know, metals, glasses and everything. Sometimes folks would like to share that. We would love to have any size, any type of Nativity that people would like to share.”
Don’t be concerned about not being able to decorate your own home. The festival will be over in plenty of time for you to display it.
“It’s the three days on the weekend, the first week of December, the first, second and third. So they’ll have their Nativities back.”
If you have a nativity you would like to display during the festival, Harvey says call Vickie Kennedy at 541-997-7404.
Peace Harbor Rehab and Wellness After Hours
PeaceHealth Peace Harbor Medical Center has recently completed renovations on its Rehab and Wellness Center on Highway 101 and 7th street. This evening it will be open to the public to tour at the Florence Area Chamber’s Business After hours. The event will begin at 5 pm and go until 6:30. Visitors will have the chance to see the expansion of services and equipment upgrades that have been made. Food and beverages will also be available.
