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🌱 How a new grant helps keep Florence’s senior meals thriving.

Florence, Oregon Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hi Florence! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a new grant helps keep Florence’s senior meals thriving.
  • How busy will Florence roads get this Fourth of July?

Also on today's calendar: RFP--Director/Grant OPPORTUNITY-Emergency Preparedness/Resilience-OPEN to Individuals/Organizations and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What does a thesaurus eat for breakfast? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 64 and low of 53 degrees.
  • Saturday: Some sun; breezy in the p.m., temps: high: 63, low: 50.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high of 66 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• $10k awarded to ‘senior meals' (chronicle1909.com) — Florence seniors are among those benefiting from a new $10,000 grant supporting Lane Council of Governments’ Café 60 senior meal sites in rural Lane County. While funds target locations outside Eugene and Springfield, Florence’s congregate dining program remains part of this nutrition and social support network for residents 60 and older and their spouses.
   

• Volunteers Sought; Holiday Travel; Unemployment Numbers (kcfmradio.com) — Florence can expect heavier Fourth of July traffic as AAA predicts record holiday travel to the Oregon Coast, with officials urging drivers to hit the road early. The piece also highlights volunteer openings on the Siuslaw Secure Rural Schools Resource Advisory Committee and explains Oregon’s latest unemployment figures and job trends.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Need a place i can live in my 30 ft 5th wheel, which is in pretty good shape so not an eye sore .
    Temporary as of maybe a year… anyone have a empty spot on there property or an empty lot. Thanks (Nextdoor Munsel Lake)
  • So I need a little HELP mini pet mart ran out of chick starter!
    My chicks arrived this morning as with all shipped baby’s 5 are dead, they were shipped monday. DOES ANYONE HAVE ChICak starter?or gamebird starter.n (Nextdoor Downtown)
  • Circle K Stores, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service Representative in Florence. Apply here.
  • Regency Hermiston Nursing and Rehabilitation Center posted a job opening for Certified Nursing Assistant, CNA in Florence. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Florence here.

🗞 Nearby News

Yachats

  • Think free is a very good price? Artist's longtime friend is testing that theory Saturday in Yachats • Lincoln Chronicle (lincolnchronicle.org)
  • These 9 Oregon Spots Are the Best for Finding Fossils, Beach Glass and More (myfamilytravels.com)

Veneta

  • Oregon secures $7 million settlement in rent-fixing lawsuit (kval.com)

Ok Florence! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Synonym buns (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Florence

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Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.