SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2015
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Trujillo to offer free Dunes City Council sets goals for 2015
art demo at FRAA
her website at www.silvia
trujillo.com.
“I will be using a still life
subject to demonstrate paint-
ing in both media. Working
from life, I’ll begin with a
watercolor painting of the sub-
ject and then move on to create
another painting of the same
subject in acrylic,” Trujillo
said of her upcoming demo.
“During both painting process-
es I’ll discuss the pros and
cons of each media, and the
very different way to approach
a painting in watercolor as
opposed to acrylic.”
Both media will be handled
in a quick spontaneous appli-
cation of paint which will
result in a loose, expressive
and contemporary rendering of
the subject matter. Basic com-
position, values and color har-
mony will also be covered.
Ongoing watercolor and
acrylic classes will be held
Saturday afternoons at the
FRAA beginning March 7.
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COURTESY PHOTO
Dunes City Council members (from left): Sheldon Meyer, Duke Wells, Maurice
Sanders, Mayor Rebecca Ruede, Jamie Mills, Ed Scarberry and Ken Platt
issue monthly press releases,
install the web cameras on the
two lakes, make needed repairs
to City Hall, and finish the
Personnel Handbook review
and update.
Water quality and resource
protection was ranked third.
The City will continue to pro-
mote a septic education pro-
gram, including an annual edu-
cational event, will continue to
seek certification of its surface
water right permits, work on
acquiring access to the weir as
required under the terms of the
permits, continue to correct
issues with the use of Dunes
City’s Woahink Lake water
rights, add the water testing
results to the City’s website by
June 30 , and disseminate edu-
cation information to well
owners on recommended water
tests and the frequency of those
tests.
Lastly, the council identified
emergency preparation as a
continued goal, with preparing
the Emergency Operations
Plan specific for Dunes City as
its primary objective.
Other action items to be
completed are to provide and
store 120 hours worth of emer-
gency supplies for staff;
finalize the grant for and
acquire and install a propane
operated generator that will
provide City Hall with electric-
ity following any power out-
age; and to continue its
educational efforts to encour-
age its citizenry to store
and prepare for catastrophic
events.
“Although we have assigned
priorities to these goals, each is
equally important to obtain this
year,” said Ruede. “I am
pleased we have a group of
councilors and staff who are
dedicated to work together for
the common good.”
WLCF recognized during Siuslaw Awards banquet
On behalf of the Western
Lane Community Foundation,
WLCF board president Cindy
Cable accepted the 2014
Nonprofit Achievement Award
during the eighth annual
Siuslaw Awards banquet held
at the Florence Events Center
on Jan. 21.
The award is given each year
to a non-profit organization
that demonstrates good stew-
ardship of donor dollars and
sound business practices while
meeting the commitment to its
organization mission.
The award caps off a 40-year
anniversary celebration of
Western
Lane
C o m m u n i t y
Foundation
(WLCF)
giving
more
than
$2,400,000 to chari-
ties, organizations,
schools, hospital
programs
and
students through
grants and scholar-
ships
in
the
Florence, Mapleton,
Dunes City and
Deadwood area.
Its mission is to
improve life in
western
Lane
County
through
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effective philan-
WLCF board president Cindy Cable
thropy.
Every year WLCF gives out
WLCF is chartered for the
purpose of receiving, adminis- thousands of dollars in grants
tering and distributing more and student scholarships.
For more information on the
than 60 charitable funds for the
benefit of residents in western Western Lane Community
visit
Lane County and it is run com- Foundation,
www.wlcfonline.org.
pletely by volunteers.
To discuss establishing an
WLCF was founded in 1974
with an initial investment of endowment fund, call 541-997-
$3,500 and now manages more 1274 to speak to a WLCF rep-
resentative.
than $5 million in assets.
KB Gallery to host reggae,
alternative rock band Friday
Reggae and alternative rock
band, “One Dollar Check” will
play this Friday, Feb. 27, at
Kenneth B Gallery.
The “A Taste of Hawaii”
food truck will be there for
excellent Hawaiian fusion cui-
sine beginning at 6:30 p.m. so
attendees can eat and mingle
before the music starts.
The concert begins at 8 p.m.
and costs $8 at the door.
One Dollar Check is a high
energy, reggae/rock/alterna-
tive band from Eugene, Ore.
They will be playing origi-
nal songs and have played
numerous shows throughout
the region, including Eugene,
Creswell, Cottage Grove and
Newport.
For more information and
videos on upcoming events
featuring Soul Vibrator, sched-
uled March 27, visit www.
KennethBGallery.com
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Weekends noon-5pm
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CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK
On Feb. 28, from 2 to 4
p.m., accomplished artist
Silvia Trujillo will be offering
a free demo at the Florence
Regional
Art
Alliance
(FRAA), 4969 Highway 101,
Munsel Lake Plaza No. 4.
Trujillo has more than 20
years of experience in fine art
study, painting, and teaching.
She is a master colorist,
emphasizing color relation-
ships, and works in both
impressionistic and realistic
styles.
“I live breathe, and sleep
art. Creating is a way of life
for me,” said Trujillo.
She has won numerous
awards for her paintings,
including “Best of Show,” and
many other top awards in
juried national shows. Her
work has been exhibited in the
Crocker
Art
Museum,
California State Capitol Office
of the Governor, and the
Haggin Art Museum.
For more information, visit
DUNES CITY — After
swearing in its newest council
member, Ken Platt, the Dunes
City Council began its session
to set its goals for the coming
year.
Mayor Rebecca Ruede
began the meeting by stating:
“This is an exercise we began
when I became Mayor. At the
beginning of each year we
meet to take inventory of what
goals we have accomplished,
evaluate if existing goals need
to remain, and add new goals
for the coming year.”
Ruede went on to explain the
goals will provide a road map
to guide the council’s actions.
Financial stability was deter-
mined to be of greatest priority,
with an expansion of the goal
to have a balanced budget to
specifically mean no deficit
spending. In order to accom-
plish this, the City will need to
promote its signature event,
The Oregon Dunes Triathlon
and Duathlon, and explore
other ways to augment its
resources.
Good governance was listed
as the second most important
goal for the City. Objectives
associated with that goal
include: finalizing the re-write
of Title XV of the Code, update
the City’s Comprehensive Plan,