SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2015
Culvert work to restrict
traffic on Quince, 101
A contractor for ODOT will
conduct exploratory work on
culverts in the Florence area
this week, creating intermit-
tent lane restrictions on
Quince Street and Highway
101.
Beginning yesterday, April
28, and continuing through
Thursday, April 30, the con-
tractor will be closing lanes on
Quince Street, between 10th
Street and Highway 101, and
on northbound Highway 101,
between Quince and 28th
streets.
Closures
may
occur
between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.
During the lane closures,
motorists will be directed to
the available lane of travel via
electronic reader boards. No
significant delays are expect-
ed.
The culvert exploration is
associated with a project to
replace the storm drain liner
beneath Quince Street and
install a culvert liner beneath
Highway 101. Construction of
that project will occur in
September.
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Greener way of life
2015 Greener Florence Awards go to Food Share, Morgan Country Kitchen
PHOTOS BY CHANTELLE MEYER/SIUSLAW NEWS
Florence Council President Joshua Greene and City Manager Erin Reynolds award Florence Food Share (left) and
Morgan’s Country Kitchen (right) the 2015 Greener Florence Awards on Monday, April 20. The City of Florence rec-
ognized and supported this business and service organization because they are mindful of their impact on the envi-
ronment. All the applicants, which included Real Food Co-Op, Helping Hands and Siuslaw Genealogical Society, gave
extra effort to reduce, reuse, recycle or compost in 2015. The award recipients received a certificate signed by Mayor
Joe Henry and a plaque inscription on view in the Florence City Hall lobby, 250 Highway 101.
PeaceHealth Hospice receives WLCF grant
PeaceHealth Peace Harbor
Hospice has received a $1,000
grant from Western Lane
Community
Foundation
(WLCF) to help fund the annu-
al Light Up A Life (LUAL)
event held in December.
LUAL is an annual fundrais-
er and memorial service com-
bined, sponsored by Peace
Harbor Hospice Board.
Kathy Murphy, manager of
Home Care Services, received
the check at a Rotary luncheon
in March.
“The Light Up A Life event
provides an opportunity for
families to come together as a
community to reflect, remem-
Davis Carnival returns for 65th appearance!
ber and honor loved ones who
have passed,” said Murphy. “It
helps increase awareness of
health care needs during the
end-of-life process and how
hospice can help supply those
needs by supporting patients,
families and caregivers during
times when they can feel most
vulnerable.”
There are a variety of
expenses involved in putting
on the annual LUAL event.
All expenses are deducted
from the total donations that
are received from the fundrais-
ing event.
Therefore,
the
funds
received from WLCF will be
applied toward a portion of the
expenses that will be incurred.
As a result, more of the
money that is received from the
fundraiser can be kept and used
by hospice during the upcom-
ing year to provide programs
and services to hospice
patients, their families and their
caregivers.
Western Lane Community
Foundation is a nonprofit
organization chartered for the
purpose of receiving, adminis-
tering and distributing charita-
ble funds for the benefit of res-
idents in western Lane County.
Resources come from indi-
viduals, businesses and other
Junior and senior Rhody Court
Scholarship Showcase at FEC May 6
This year’s junior and senior
Rhody Courts are gearing up
for the Rhododendron Court
Scholarship Showcase set for
Wednesday, May 6, at 6:30
p.m., at the Florence Events
Center.
Formerly known as the
Rhododendron Pageant and
now held in advance of the
annual Rhododendron Festival,
this year’s event features nine
senior high students from
Siuslaw High School who will
compete for scholarships and
titles Queen Rhododendra and
King of the Coast.
WEDNESDAY THUIRSDAY
The junior court is made up
of five princesses representing
grades 1 through 5 from both
Florence and Mapleton.
For the past several weeks,
members of the Senior Rhody
Court and Junior Princesses
have been serving as ambassa-
dors for the festival by visiting
senior residences and volun-
teering in the community.
Most recently, the junior and
senior courts have been
rehearsing their talents for the
fun-filled Rhody Showcase.
Court members will be
judged individually on partici-
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Parade applications still available at the
Florence Chamber visitor center and on-line at
www.fl orencechamber.com
pation, mentorship, public
speaking and platform presen-
tation, pin sales, and talent.
Queen Rhododendra and
King of the Coast will be
crowned at the end of the
showcase.
Both courts will make
appearances in the Kids Parade
and Grand Floral Parade dur-
ing the 108th Rhododendron
Festival, May 15 through 17.
Advance tickets are on sale
now for $13 and are available
through the Florence Events
Center box office.
FRIDAY
Apparel Now Available at:
Florence Chamber
Visitor’s Center:
organizations. WLCF selects
qualified recipients for fund-
ing, based on need, in the form
of grants, scholarships and
donations for specific projects.
The areas served by the
Foundation include Florence,
Mapleton, Dunes City and
Deadwood.
The foundation’s mission
is to improve life throughout
Western Lane County by
encouraging and maintaining
philanthropic activity.
WLCF focuses its giving in
four major areas: culture,
medicine and science, educa-
tion, and social and civic
services.
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