SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 2015
Remodel to begin at
main branch of OPB
Oregon Pacific Bank will be
undergoing construction to
refresh the Florence Branch.
The branch’s interior will be
given new flooring, fresh paint
and a new layout. Clients and
visitors to the branch can look
forward to enjoying a renewed
lobby and service area
designed with the needs of the
3 A
Premium entertainment
local community in mind.
The project will take some
time to complete, so the bank
asks patrons to please be
patient when visiting the
bank’s main branch.
To learn more about Oregon
Pacific Bank, visit www.
opbc.com or call 541-997-
7121.
Students show off talent
Siuslaw Elementary School
students will take the stage
Thursday and Friday, March
12 and 13, from 6:30 to 8:30
p.m. to entertain audiences
during the annual Florence
PTA Talent Show at the
Florence Events Center.
Students will perform
songs, dances and gymnastics.
Local Cub and Boy Scouts
will present the opening flag
ceremony.
Tickets are available at the
Siuslaw Elementary School
library.
PHOTOS BY CHANTELLE MEYER/SIUSLAW NEWS
The four Minions in The Premiums hammed it up with their playful reenactment of several songs made popular
by the “Despicable Me” movies.
Six bands sponsored by
Florence-area
businesses
entertained audiences Feb. 28
with a variety of classic hits
and new favorites during
Fraud-Ville at Three Rivers
Casino and Resort’s event cen-
ter.
The fifth annual lip-sync
contest, hosted by the Boys
and Girls Club of Western
Lane County, generated
$22,000 for the club, up
$5,000 from last year.
Coast Insurance sponsored
the winning band, The
Premiums, who cackled in yel-
low beanies as Minions from
the “Despicable Me” movies.
Oregon Pacific Bank’s
OPB-52s tied for first place
but ultimately placed second
after tallying “buyable” points
for their stage-rocking per-
formance of “Love Shack.”
The Grease Monkeys, spon-
sored by Tony’s Garage, won
the “Buy a Vote” Award for
their ghost-fighting skills in
“Ghostbusters.”
Performers throughout the
night wore big hair, sequins,
go-go boots, overalls, robes,
grass skirts and towels while
they wooed the judges with
Twinkies, gift baskets, beach
balls, confetti and Silly String.
The bands were sponsored
by Oregon Pacific Bank,
Florence Area Chamber of
Commerce, Coast Insurance
Services, Tony’s Garage,
Salon Cheveau and Siuslaw
School District.
More photos of the event are
now available in the Photo
Gallery
online
at
www.TheSiuslawNews.com.
Seabird monitoring presentation at library
On Wednesday, March 11, at
6:30 p.m. in the Bromley
Room of the Siuslaw Public
Library, join U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Biologist Amelia
O’Connor as she details an
extraordinary citizen science
project taking place in our own
backyard.
In 2014, Audubon of
Portland and the U.S. Fish and
COURTESY PHOTO
Birdwatchers scan the cliffs at a scenic overlook along
Highway 101 near Cape Perpetua.
Wildlife Service came together
with 19 volunteers to begin a
seabird-monitoring
project
within the Cape Perpetua
Marine Protected Area.
In the first year, these 19 vol-
unteers — ranging from local
naturalists to students — col-
lected data that has helped
determine the breeding success
of three cormorant species in
the Cape Perpetua area, includ-
ing the rare Brandt’s cor-
morant.
In the library program,
O’Connor will share how this
project complements data gath-
ered by Oregon Department of
Fish and Wildlife to construct a
more complete ecosystem
baseline for Oregon’s marine
protection areas.
Participants will also learn
the result of this year’s moni-
toring program and how breed-
ing success rates in Cape
Perpetua compare with those at
Yaquina Head, where similar
monitoring takes place.
The March 11 program will
be an excellent chance to learn
more about volunteering for
the 2015 seabird monitoring
project.
This summer, with the help
of volunteers, the group plans
to monitor black oystercatchers
in addition to six cormorant
colonies at Sea Lion Caves
andCape Perpetua.
Mo’s to host Project Graduation fundraiser
Enjoy an all-you-can-eat
fish or chicken strips dinner at
Mo’s on Tuesday, March 10,
from 5 to 8 p.m. This Project
Graduation fundraiser ion-
cludes fries, coleslaw, marion-
berry cobbler, soda, water or
coffee.
Tickets are $12 for adults or
$6 for children 12 and under,
and can be purchased in
advance from participating
high school seniors, or at Mo’s
the day of the event.
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
MARCH 7
MARCH 8
MARCH 9
MARCH 10
MARCH 11
Mostly
Sunny
Low Clouds,
then Sun
Mostly
Sunny
Chance of
Afternoon
Rain
59°F
42°F
60°F
43°F
60°F
45°F
61°F
51°F
Siuslaw
High
School
Seniors will fill different
restaurant roles that night, such
as serving, bussing, and dish-
washing. There is a raffle for
items donated by local mer-
chants.
FRIDAY
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
MARCH 12
MARCH 13
Cloudy,
Little Rain
Low
Breaking
Clouds
Sunshine,
Patchy
Clouds
59°F
50°F
58°F
46°F
64°F
49°F
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