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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 2015
Dunes City reps spend day at state capitol
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DUNES CITY — Dunes
City Mayor Rebecca Ruede,
council president Jamie
Mills, councilor Sheldon
Meyer
and
City
Administrator Fred Hilden,
along with Robin Mills,
traveled to Salem to attend
the League of Oregon
Cities’ sponsored “City Day
at the Capitol” on Feb. 26.
The event gave the local
representatives an opportu-
nity to learn of pending leg-
islation involving property
tax reform, transportation
funding, marijuana, right of
way management and men-
tal health services.
Several appropriations
bills were also presented
including SB 246, intro-
duced by Senator Arnie
Roblan, that would provide
drinking water restoration
and protection projects and a
seismic rehabilitation grant
program for municipalities
where buildings are known
to be at risk for damage dur-
ing an earthquake.
The Dunes City officials
met with Representative
Caddy McKeown, where
discussion of the legislation
took place and Mayor Ruede
issued a challenge to the
Oregon State Representative
and her staff to enter a team
in the upcoming Oregon
Dunes
Triathlon
and
Duathlon.
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The same challenge was
extended
to Senator Roblan
Dunes City Council president Jamie Mills with Mayor
Rebecca Ruede and councilor Sheldon Meyer.
loans and grants for repair of
failed septic systems for low
income individuals. Other bills
include possible funding for
and his staff.
“Dunes City will again have
a team competing in the
Duathlon,”
said
Ruede.
“Councilor Duke Wells and
councilor Maurice Sanders are
in training now and I know
they are up for the challenge to
compete for bragging rights.”
The Oregon Dunes Triathlon
and Duathlon is May 9 at
Honeyman State Park.
Dunes City is looking for
sponsors for the event, as well
as volunteers to help stage the
events.
For more information, con-
tact Dunes City at 541-997-
3338 or visit www.oregon
dunestriathlon.com.
Let me Showcase your property.
Pinnock exhibit at Old Town Coffee Co.
The winner of this year’s
Bark For Life’ poster contest is
showing her latest collection of
watercolor paintings and pho-
tographs at Old Town Coffee
Co. and Gallery.
Come meet artist Cheryl
Lynn Pinnock on Saturday,
March 14, during a special
reception from 10 a.m. to
noon.
Pinnock is a native
Oregonian who, with her hus-
band of 37 years, raised their
family in Florence.
Cheryl’s attention turned to
painting, photography, crafting
or anything artistc, although
watercolor is her main medi-
um.
After being coached by
many professional artists,
Pinnock began entering art
show competitions in the area
and has won many awards
through the years. Her inspira-
tions come from various activ-
ities like hiking, kayaking or
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One of the many animal-themed watercolors created by
local artist Cheryl Lynn Pinnock, whose work is on dis-
play through March at Old Town Coffee Co. and Gallery.
even just spending time with
family and friends.
“All these give me that spe-
cial connection with the art I
create,” said Pinnock, who has
a particular love of animals
that can be seen in her artwork.
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