SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2015
Dunes City plans
community expo
DUNES CITY
—
A
Community Expo will be held
on Saturday,
Aug.
22,
from
10
a.m. to 3
p.m. at the
Dunes City
Hall,
at
8 2 8 7 7
Spruce St.
A number
Arnie Roblan
of vendors
and demonstrations are sched-
uled, as well as speakers mak-
ing presentations on such top-
ics as ensuring well water is
safe and sanitary, family emer-
gency preparedness and
preparing your home for wild-
fire.
Topics will also include
“Drop, Cover and Hold On –
For How Long?,” Senior
Citizen Preparedness, Grab-N-
Go Kits, Build a Kit
on a Shoestring Budget,
Documentation and Insurance,
Pet Care Planning for Disaster
and Living Without Grid
Electricity.
Senator Arnie Roblan will
make a presentation at noon
and tell of the latest legislative
developments regarding water
quality and septic mainte-
nance, as well as a number of
other issues.
The Expo meets one of the
goals for the city that was set
by the Dunes City Council ear-
lier this year.
“Our hope is to keep our cit-
izenry up to date on the latest
developments and opportuni-
ties to ensure they have
healthy drinking water, effec-
tive septic disposal and are
prepared to take care of them-
selves in the event of a major
disaster,” said the council
president and event organizer,
Jamie Mills. “We have lots of
door prizes, and provide
lunch.”
Mills also explained that
there is more room available
for vendors who may be inter-
ested in having a booth.
The event promises to be an
informative, fun time for all.
For more information, con-
tact Dunes City at 541-997-
3338.
Library
Tidings
News about
the Siuslaw
Public Library
Library Tidings,
a regular feature
of the Siuslaw News,
features news about
upcoming Siuslaw
Public Library pro-
grams for adults and
children, new books
and videos, and other
library news of interest
to the community.
Library Tidings by
Kevin Mittge
The Secret Place
By Tana French
Book review by Susie Voth
The Secret Place is the fifth
book in Tana French’s Dublin
Murder Squad series. Stephen
Moran, a cold-case detective, is
temporarily assigned to the
Dublin Murder Squad after
Holly Mackey presents him with
an index card.
The card has a picture of Chris
Harper and the words, “I know
who killed him” on it. Mackey
discovered the card on a bulletin
board known as The Secret Place
at St. Kilda’s School.
The unsolved murder of Chris
Harper took place a year previ-
ously on the grounds of St.
Kilda’s, an exclusive girls school
where Mackey is a boarding stu-
dent.
Moran takes the index card to
the Dublin Murder Squad and
Detective Antoinette Conway
picks up the case where she left
off. She invites Moran to tag
along, all the while letting him
know that if he messes up, she’ll
send him right back to cold-case
division.
The book takes place over a
12-hour period. Conway and
Moran spend the day interview-
ing students to gather informa-
tion about the death of Harper.
Moran has just the right attitude
with the teen girls to encourage
them to talk.
Conway is abrasive and has
just the right attitude to make the
girls clam up. Between the two
of them they spend the day get-
ting to the heart of this suspense-
ful mystery.
On the audiobook, the inves-
tigative parts are read by
Stephen Hogan. His accent is
spot on and he does an excellent
job. The flashbacks in the book
are read by Lara Hutchinson.
She does a terrific teenage
girl’s voice, in fact, several
teenage girls to be exact.
If you haven’t read any of the
previous Dublin Murder Squad
novels, you may wish to start
with In The Woods.
Mapleton open house
Don’t forget that the Mapleton
branch library will be having an
open house tomorrow, Aug. 20,
beginning at 5 p.m.
Besides the usual food and
fun, this event will feature the
unveiling of 12 historical photo-
graphs of Mapleton and the sur-
rounding area which will hang
permanently in the library.
The branch is at 88148
5 A
Riverview Avenue overlooking
the beautiful Siuslaw river.
If you’ve never visited before,
this is a great opportunity to do
so!
Windows 10 overview
On Monday, Aug. 24, begin-
ning at 1 p.m. in the library’s
Bromley Room, librarian Linda
Weight will present an introduc-
tory overview of the new
Windows 10 operating system,
recently released by Microsoft.
If you’re curious about the
new operating system and how
it works and how it’s different
or the same from earlier ver-
sions this is the program for
you.
It is not a hands-on class, but
a discussion of the program,
therefore there is no pre-regis-
tration.
Weight will show screen
shots of the new desktop, start
menu and other features, as well
as touching on the pros and
cons of the system, and things
to consider when installing and
setting it up.
This program is free and open
to the general public.
For more information please
contact Weight at 541- 997-
3132.
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Oregon Bankers Association
(OBA) inducted Ann Marie
Mehlum, former Florence resi-
dent and current U.S. Small
Business Administration asso-
ciate administrator, into the
Oregon Bankers Hall of Fame
during its 110th Anniversary
Convention held in Sunriver,
Ore., in July.
Induction into the Oregon
Bankers Hall of Fame is the
highest honor bestowed peer-
to-peer on members of the
Oregon banking community. It
recognizes the outstanding
contributions inductees have
made to the Oregon banking
industry and the communities
they serve.
Linda Navarro, president
and CEO of the OBA, said,
“The
Oregon
Bankers
Association is honored to wel-
come Ann Marie into the Hall
of Fame. She is an instrumental
part of OBA’s legacy and is
highly respected by her peers.”
Navarro added, “Ann Marie
is truly one in a million. I
couldn’t think of a more
deserving individual for this
recognition.”
COURTESY PHOTO
Ann Marie Mehlum (front, fourth from left) celebrates
with her family and former colleagues following her
induction into the Oregon Bankers Hall of Fame.
Mehlum was nominated by
the bank that she helped found,
Summit Bank in Eugene. In the
bank’s nomination packet,
Craig Wanichek, the bank’s
current president and CEO,
stated, “Ann Marie has been
such an important role model
for young bankers. Many who
have entered and remained in
our business did so because
they saw a leader — Ann Marie
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Mehlum is the daughter of
Johan Mehlum, also a member
of the Oregon Bankers Hall of
Fame, who founded Siuslaw
Valley Bank (now Banner
Bank) in Mapleton.
She has a bachelor’s degree
in economics and Norwegian
from
Pacific
Lutheran
University, where she graduat-
ed magna cum laude, and she
also received her MBA from
University of California,
Berkley. During her studies,
she served as a Fullbright-
Hayes research fellow in
Norway.
After working at Wells
Fargo and Manufacturers Bank
in California, Mehlum came
back to Oregon and worked at
Siuslaw Bank as chief credit
officer. In 2004, she was select-
ed by the founding board of
Summit Bank to serve as the
bank’s CEO. Many of those
board members were also
behind her nomination and
credit her for all she did to
found, build and grow Summit
Bank.
Mehlum has contributed to
the banking industry in many
ways, including serving as
OBA chair in 2011-2012 and
on the boards of the
Independent
Community
Banks of Oregon and on OBA’s
subsidiary company, Synergy
by Association.
In 2012, Mehlum was select-
ed to serve on the inaugural
community bank advisory
board of the FDIC, one of only
15 bankers nationwide. She
also
served
on
the
Administrative Committee of
the
American
Bankers
Association’s
Community
Bankers Council.
Mehlum was selected in
2013 to become the associate
administrator of Capital Access
at the U.S. Small Business
Administration in Washington,
D.C., a position she holds
today.
Mehlum’s volunteer activi-
ties have included: the Eugene
Chamber’s Executive Com-
mittee, the University of
Oregon Foundation Advisory
Committee for the Domestic
Violence Clinic, the Western
Rivers Girl Scout Council,
board president of the United
Way of Lane County, Ophelia’s
Place, Oregon’s Festival of
American Music, Sacred Heart
Medical Foundation, City Club
of Eugene, Eugene Rotary
Club and Cascade West
Financial Services.
In Mehlum’s nomination
packet, Priscilla Gould, retired
executive director of the
United Way of Lane County,
stated, “Ann Marie is a stand-
out in any setting because of
her integrity, her passion, her
willingness to roll up her
sleeves to get the job done, her
inquisitive nature, her refresh-
ingly direct style and, on top of
all, her humility.”
Since its creation in 1987,
the Oregon Bankers Hall of
Fame has inducted 75 individu-
als who have made outstanding
contributions to the Oregon
banking community and com-
munities where they live and
work.
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Let us never forget the Gift given by the Western Lane Community
Foundation of $200,000.00 given at $20,000.00 / year for 10 years.
We all should remember that without that key pledge from the
foundation our purchase of the old town location for the museum
would most likely not have happened. We at the museum want
the entire community to know what a valuable asset to our
community Western Lane Community Foundation is… a real
community partner!
- Siuslaw Pioneer Museum Board