SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2015
Mason exhibit on display
in FEC’s Gallery One
FEC Gallery One hosts a
one-man exhibit of original oil
paintings by local artist Earl
Mason. Various forms of art
and design have been a part of
Mason’s life as far back as he
can remember. As a practical
application for his creative
nature, he became an architect
and practiced in Redondo
Beach, Calif., for many years.
After retiring, he traveled
with his wife in an RV seeing
most of the country and taking
pictures. However, he was
drawn to the Oregon coast,
where he settled in 1994. It
was there that he was inspired
by the natural beauty to begin
painting, resulting in a collec-
tion of landscapes, seascapes
and “people pictures.”
“I try to present strong, bal-
anced compositions and to
delineate them accurately,”
said Mason, “sometimes con-
veying a message, and always
attempting to please the eye.”
The public is invited to an
artist’s reception for Mason, to
be held in Galleries One and
Five on Saturday, June 13,
from 5 to 7 p.m.
Gallery Five is featuring the
work of Florence Regional
Arts Alliance members Karen
Nichols,
John
Leasure,
Claudia
Ignatieff,
Ron
Hildenbrand and photographer
Mary Nulty.
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IF SHE WERE MAYOR
Seventh-grader Kyllie Annin proposes education reform, home safety, gardens
B Y C HANTELLE M EYER
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The City of Florence hon-
ored Siuslaw Middle School
student Kyllie Annin the
award for the “If I Were
Mayor” contest.
Annin, a seventh-grader in
Hilary Roach’s language arts
class, wrote a 560-word essay
about increasing high school
graduation rates, supporting
the local population with a
community garden and home
fire safety.
“Her letter covered three
main topics. They were all
good, but I was really
impressed with the first one,”
said Florence Mayor Joe
Henry.
Annin wrote, “Did you
know that in 2014, only 68
percent of students from
Siuslaw High School graduat-
ed on time? If you think about
it, it is not that great compared
to other schools.”
She discussed the impor-
tance of electives, such as art,
for students.
“If there is nothing that
(students) like to do in school,
why stay?” she asked.
Annin also thought a swim-
Port
from 1A
“If a Google or a Microsoft,
or a Pacific Rim company wants
to run high-speed fiber from off
shore to the I-5 corridor,”
Bee
from 1A
“She’s a very sarcastic,
jaded vice principal and has
never been able to make it to
the grade of principal ... she
comes in very frustrated from
the very beginning,” she said.
The bright moment in the
vice principal’s life is the char-
acter of Rona Lisa Peretti,
played by Hilary Roach.
Roach’s character has many
“favorite moments of the bee.”
PHOTO BY MEGAN MESSMER
Florence Mayor Joe Henry shakes hands with Siuslaw Middle School student Kyllie
Annin, as her family stands by. Annin won the city’s “If I Were Mayor” contest.
ming team would give stu-
dents another option to “keep
healthy and fit.”
“I was really impressed
with the point that she made
about the graduating success
at Siuslaw High,” Henry said.
“It’s one of the things that we
talked about as a council to
improve our relationships with
schools and other entities to
see if we can help support
their efforts.”
Annin hopes that a commu-
nity garden will help local
families and transient people
“who don’t have any food and
need some extra help at life.”
“It is one way to make a
happy and healthy communi-
ty,” she said.
She also thinks every home
should have a fire escape plan
and a packed bag for emergen-
cies.
“Those are just a few of my
ideas to start a happy, healthy
and safe community,” Annin
said.
Her mother, Patricia Annin,
Forsythe explained, “they can
come right up onto our land and
we could start getting them to
the corridor. Because of our
interagency connections, we
could get them to the I-5 corri-
dor probably a whole lot quick-
er and easier than what they
could without the port’s help.
The business aspect is that the
port takes a percentage of profit.
Very minor to them, huge to us.”
Forsythe said the legislation
would help any port on the
Oregon coast do the same thing.
“While we have no immedi-
ate need, the potential this
addtion to ORS 777 brings to all
rural ports may be huge in com-
ing years,” Forsythe said.
She loves the words, defini-
tions and every part of the
atmosphere that picks this
year’s winner.
Some of those winners
include Jesse Reeves as last
year’s spelling bee champion
Chip Tolentino, Elizabeth
Rose as youngest contestant
Logainne
Schwartzandgrunenierre, Erin
Reinke as “all business”
Marcy Park and Tamara Cole
as Olive Ostrovsky, who has a
very large dictionary.
“It’s my first big role and
first solo,” said Cole. “I’m
extremely excited to be in the
show. The cast is all so funny.
They help everybody, which is
great for me not having ever
done this before.”
One of the recurring themes
in “Putnam” is that the best
speller doesn’t always win. A
lot depends on the word —
and how the character feels
when they get to the podium.
“You can see how much fun
we have,” Reinke said. “We
laugh through the show, and I
think it goes pretty fluidly that
way.”
Director David Lauria and
assistant director Rosemary
Lauria guide an all-star crew
as well, with a production
team including Paula Burnette,
Linda Reeves, Dave Hansen,
Karen Mechek and LuAnna
Moore, musical accompani-
ment by Johanna and Derek
Bonisteel and sound by Jared
Anderson.
“This is one of the best
spring/summer shows I’ve
seen LRP do since I’ve been
here in Florence, and I’m not
just saying that because I’m in
it,” Wood said. “I love, love,
love ‘Putnam’, and I think it’s
time to educate Florence. It’s a
lot of fun.”
Rose said, “Theater in
Florence continues to grow.
It’s so impressive because it’s
not mediocre. Everything that
I’ve seen is just phenomenal
and really impressive for such
a small town.”
“The 25th Annual Putnam
County Spelling Bee” will be
playing Fridays and Saturdays,
June 12, 13, 19 and 20, at 7
p.m., with matinee showings
on two Sundays, June 14 and
21, at 2 p.m., at the Florence
Events Center.
Tickets are available at
www.eventcenter.org, by
phone at 541-997-1994, or at
the FEC box office, 715
Quince St.
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St., or at the Mapleton branch
at 88148 Riverview Ave.
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grandmother and best friend
supported her as she received
her award at the Florence City
Council meeting on May 18.
She also received a gift card.
Entries for the “If I Were
Mayor” contest needed to
include creativity, sincerity,
proper use of grammar and
relevancy.
Annin’s submission will be
sent on to the statewide com-
petition, where she will be
judged by a panel of Oregon
mayors.
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