North Douglas Herald
City Desk
You are invited to join the next Board
of Directors meeting on Tuesday, March
19th at 4:30 pm in the City Council
Chambers, 451 Winchester Avenue.
The community is welcome to attend in
person or via Zoom. Public input and
involvement are crucial as we work
Reedsport Main
Street Program
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YONCALLA BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT
Quarterly Report
together to shape the future of our Main
Street. This is an excellent opportunity
to contribute to the revitalization and
enhancement of our downtown area.
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765213317 Meeting id: 765 213 317
Passcode 161986 Call in via phone: 253-
215-8782
Reedsport EPA to and Electrify
School Bus Fleet
Oregon Providing Incentives to School Districts Statewide
In a significant step toward sustainability,
Reedsport based school transportation service
Lewis Transportation demonstrated an electric
school bus. The school board was in attendance
for the demonstration, and expressed support for
the concept. Lewis Transportation provides school
bus services to Reedsport, Gardiner, Scottsburg,
and Loon Lake for 40 years and is now looking
to the future.
“School buses powered by electricity reduce
greenhouse gas emissions and other air pollutants,
reduce noise pollution, and protect the health of
students, drivers, and communities. ODOE’s 2022
Biennial Energy Report shared that transportation
March 2024
is the state’s largest single source of greenhouse gas
emissions, at 35 percent of all emissions in the state.
Electrifying transportation options for Oregonians
can significantly reduce emissions, especially as
Oregon moves toward its goal of 100 percent clean
electricity to power homes, businesses, and electric
vehicles by 2040” states an Oregon Department Of
Energy press release.
In 2020, the Beaverton School District became
the first in Oregon to begin electrifying their fleet.
According to the ODOE, Beaverton will be up to 19
fully electric buses, as they look to add 6 more at the
start of 2024. Beaverton and Bend LaPine School
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Red and Green Holiday Lights
Did you feel a little extra community
holiday spirit this past Christmas here
in Yoncalla? Local residents, visitors
and everyone passing through our town
were treated to wonderful Christmas light
display as our local businesses teamed up
on a common-themed light show. When
entering our town from the south, the red
and green light display began at Easy
Pick Shavings on Eagle Valley Road and
ending at Jim Thorpe Lumber Products
on the north side of town. Virtually
EVERY local business participated in
this community event. THANK YOU to
all for your participation. We can’t wait
to see how our local businesses build
upon this display in next year’s Christmas
holiday celebration!
Seasonal and Holiday Banners
The Holiday Banners along Eagle Valley
Road and on Main Street, we hope, added
to your holiday enjoyment. Have you
noticed that the “banners” downtown
have been changing with the seasons?
Dany Starr helps to repair and restore
the banners with a little TLC as the
sun, rain and wind takes its toll upon all
things exposed. Please stop and say “Hi”
to Dan Kingery and Ed Mussen when
you see them up on the ladder truck as
they keep the banners in their seasonal
rotation. Please note that it is Dan who
also displays the American flags on
Eagle Valley Road and along Main Street
during various holiday events. We are
also looking to expand our flag display
with additional flags on Eagle Valley
Road extending out of the north and south
sides of town.
Flowing Flower Baskets
We are rapidly ascending into our flower-
basket season. Pass Creek Nursery has
been our “go-to” supplier as we enjoy a
very successful partnership with them.
We currently have enough money in our
account to supply the various 16 inch
and 12 inch baskets that we will hang
up around town (this will nearly drain
the funds we have available). Next year,
we will need to find a funding source
to purchase the baskets going forward.
However, we do not have any funds
available for supporting the watering of
the baskets through the summer months.
We have paid $300 per month for the
watering during the months of June, July,
August and September. We are seeking
local sponsors of $100 each (or, perhaps,
two or three neighbors or friends combine
for a sponsorship) for the flower basket
program to support the summer watering.
The local community’s support is critical
as the Yoncalla Beautification Project is
entering its second year without a regular
stable funding source. If you can help
sponsor the daily watering campaign for
the flower basket program, please send a
$100 check to Doris Bartlett (Treasurer)
at P. O. Box 936. All sponsors will be
recognized during Yoncalla’s 4th of July
Parade on the Beautification Project’s
float entry. Also, we are planning to sell
12 inch baskets in the same color theme
as those we hang around town. We are
creating these baskets and will sell them
for $40 each. Proceeds from this project
will go toward the support our hanging
basket program. Please place your order
with Doris Bartlett where she can be
reached at 541-315-0608. Place your
order by March 16th and we will have
them ready for pickup around Mother’s
Day weekend.
Adopt-A-Street
Are you willing to Adopt-A-Street?
From First Street to Fifth and from Eagle
Valley Road to Douglas, there are ten
downtown streets needing a caretaker.
Remember how nice our community
looked following last spring’s community
cleanup? Adopting a street will help to
ensure that kind of appearance . . . year
round! Four streets are already adopted
but there are six more needing some help
with regular grass and weed abatement
and litter pickup.
Please consider
joining our Adopt-A-Street by calling
Terry Duncan at 541-580-1752 for more
information.