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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 2015
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For the first time, the
Florence Events center will
host the Second Star Festival,
which brings together more
than 40 vendors showcasing
wares meant to inspire, spark
the imagination and foster cre-
ativity.
Activities will include
acoustic musicians, local and
regional art, kids events, inspi-
rational talks about the creative
process and more.
Festivities will begin at 10
a.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, and last
until 10 p.m. There will be a
break from 6 to 7:30 p.m. for
visitors to grab dinner, fol-
lowed by a performance in the
auditorium by Tricky Pixie, as
well as a film by critically
acclaimed puppeteer and film-
maker Touby Fround.
Tricky Pixie is a fusion of
talents from a musical trio that
blends a myriad of instruments,
strings, voices and drums to
perform songs about pirates,
dancing satyrs, gypsies and
pixies to create a unique musi-
cal and visual experience.
The film “Lessons Learned,”
by Fround and his team of pup-
peteers at Stripey Pajamas
Productions, is the story of a
boy who is surprised by special
treatment from his grandfather
MIRTH AT
FEC A UG . 8, 9 Workshop to teach
grant writing for
nonprofits Aug. 12
COURTESY PHOTO
Stripey Pajamas Productions puppeteers pose with their creations for the film, “Lessons
Learned,” which will be featured in the FEC auditorium during the Second Star Festival.
during his annual birthday visit
— when he presents the boy
with an intriguing gift offering
adventure and other-worldly
experiences.
The merriment continues
Sunday, Aug. 9, with more
music, mirth and creative may-
hem from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Obtain a weekend pass plus
a concert ticket to see the entire
two-day festival, with special
pricing for children so that the
entire family can attend.
Children ages 6 and under
can attend free, with admission
for kids between 7 and 12 years
old admitted for $7.
An opportunity to meet pro-
gram officers from three of
Oregon’s biggest community
foundations will be offered
Wednesday, Aug. 12, at the
Florence Events Center.
Sally Yee, of the Meyer
Memorial Trust, Jeff Geiger
representing the Oregon
Community Foundation and
Louis King, program coordi-
nator for Spirit Mountain
Community Fund, will be on
hand to share their knowledge
about the challenges and
opportunities that exist in rural
communities.
The event is free but partic-
ipants must preregister by call-
ing King at 503-879-1462 or
by emailing louis.king@the
communityfund.com.
Email should include name,
organization, telephone and
email contact.
The afternoon event begins
at 1 p.m. with a “Meet the
Funder’s Panel.” The three
program officers will describe
their foundation and the work
they are doing before opening
up a panel discussion with par-
ticipants.
Following that two-hour
panel discussion, an hour-long
grant writing fundamentals
session will be held, from 3 to
4 p.m.
“This is a fantastic opportu-
nity for rural nonprofits to
meet funders,” said Becky
Goehring, who is helping
spread the word among non-
profits in the Siuslaw region.
The event is a Rural
Community Outreach Event
for Southwest Lane County.
Space is limited to about 45
participants, according to
organizers.
Gear up for annual Habitat BeachWalk
Waves are rolling in with the
Florence Habitat for Humanity
registration forms for the annu-
al BeachWalk. It's time to start
getting teams together and
gathering your sponsors before
the beach walk, from the North
Jetty to Driftwood Shores, on
Saturday, Sept. 12.
Every donation raised goes
to purchasing building materi-
als to build Florence Habitat
for Humanity houses here.
Habitat for Humanity was
founded in 1976 to eliminate
poverty housing in the world.
All are welcome to join in
this fun event, including
leashed dogs. Walkers will be
entertained with music, have
refreshments, can hunt for
glass floats and keep what they
find, and participate in a sand
sculpture contest with awards.
Any walker raising at least
$100 will automatically be
given a Habitat T-shirt.
Participants will also gain
the benefits of a relaxing walk
on the beach, the sea air giving
a feeling of tranquility, burning
calories, improving bone
strength and toning muscles.
Florence Habitat seeks pas-
sionate individuals and organi-
zations to join the fight against
substandard housing.
Anyone who would like to
join the BeachWalk, volunteer,
or donate can pick up a
brochure form for the 2015
Habitat BeachWalk at the
Florence Habitat for Humanity
office in the Grocery Outlet
shopping center.
For more information, call
541-902-9227.
Readers Choice Voted #1 Realtor
Proposals sought for watershed restoration
CORVALLIS — Cascade
Pacific Resource Conservation
and Development (CPRCD) is
accepting pre-application pro-
posals for watershed restora-
tion projects in the areas repre-
sented by the Alsea, Hebo,
Marys Peak and Siuslaw stew-
ardship groups.
Approximately $400,000 is
available for projects that
improve or restore fish and
wildlife habitat on private and
other non-federal lands where
there is a demonstrated benefit
to national forest lands.
CPRCD, working in con-
junction with the Siuslaw
National Forest and the four
partner stewardship groups,
will help to administer the
process of project application,
technical review, prioritization
and final award of funds to
approved project proposals.
Funding requests generally
should not exceed $100,000. It
is recommended that projects
be scalable. A 25-percent
match in funding or in-kind
contributions is recommended.
Pre-application proposals
are due Monday, Aug. 3.
The Siuslaw Collaborative
Watershed
Restoration
Program was developed after
the Wyden Amendment author-
ized that retained receipts from
stewardship timber sales may
be used on nearby lands that
benefit resources within water-
sheds of the Siuslaw National
Forest.
“The program allows the
Forest Service and its partners
and neighbors to consider the
whole landscape when plan-
ning restoration efforts,” said
Kirk Shimeall, CPRCD execu-
tive director. “It’s a valuable
and effective collaborative pro-
gram that we’re pleased to host
and administer.”
All required forms, includ-
ing the pre-application, time-
line, stewardship group area
maps, final application and
more are available online at
www.cascadepacificsteward
ship.org/multilist_1/documents
-forms/documents-forms.
For more information, con-
tact Connie Barnes, Program
Administrator, Cascade Pacific
RC and D, at 541248-3094, or
email her at connie@cascade-
pacific.org.
FRAA to host outdoor
moving sale Aug. 8
Florence Regional Arts
Alliance will be having an out-
door parking lot moving sale
(or indoors, depending on the
weather), Saturday, Aug. 8,
from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The sale will be at 4969
Highway 101, Munsel Lake
Plaza, just north of Fred
Meyer, in the back parking lot
area.
Come early for coffee and
doughnuts.
Members and friends are
asked to bring household items
and other treasures they would
like to donate to the Art Center
on Friday, Aug. 7, between 10
a.m. and 2 p.m.
Items should be priced
before bringing them to
donate.
In addition, FRAA is selling
53 metal display screens, 6
feet tall by 30 inches wide, and
carpeted fabric office dividers
of various sizes — all priced to
sell quickly.
Other large items include
two dining room table and
chair sets, a baker’s rack, and
storage cabinet. There will be
clothing, shoes, bedding,
vases, baskets, art supplies,
knick-knacks and more.
Look for dails in the
Siuslaw News “Garage Sale”
section the week before the
event.
FRAA is a nonprofit organi-
zation, and proceeds from this
sale will help to defray the
moving costs as we establish
residency in its new location,
120 Maple St., beginning
Wednesday, Sept. 2.
With the ALL AMERICAN FURNITURE SALE, save 30% or more
on f ine furniture from Stickley, Canadel, Bradington-Young,
Sam Moore, Sherrill, Nichols & Stone, Taylor King and Precedent.
Sale begins Saturday, August 1st.
Relay seeks photos for
memorial slideshow
The Relay For Life of
Florence is seeking photos of
those who have been lost to
cancer for the annual memori-
al slide show during the
event’s luminaria ceremony.
The luminaria ceremony is
at 9 p.m. at Miller Park on
Saturday, Aug. 8.
Photos of departed loved
ones (including pets) that have
battled cancer can be sent to
bob.evans@opbc.com, along
with the name of the person
being memorialized.
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566 Olive Street
541.636.4713
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