SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2015
Flower Basket Project underway for 2016
Apply by Oct. 14 to
Florence airport committee
The City of Florence is cur-
rently recruiting for vacancies
for the newly reestablished
Airport Advisory Committee.
The city will accept applica-
tions through Wednesday, Oct.
14.
These positions will offer
citizens the opportunity to vol-
unteer their services to assist
the city in the management of
the
Florence
Municipal
Airport.
The Airport Advisory
Committee will consist of five
to seven members and will
work toward:
• Implementation of the
city’s current Airport Master
Plan
• Volunteer recruitment
• Airport maintenance and
repair
• Grants
for
airport
enhancement and mainte-
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The Downtown Revitaliz-
ation Team (DRT) has started a
flower basket project for Spring
2016. After lengthy research to
find baskets that were large,
beautiful and affordable, the
team selected the type used in
old town Reedsport and Coos
Bay.
Team members Sharon Stiles,
Cindy Wobbe and David
Wiegan walked Historic Old
Town, producing an inventory
and photographs of 30 preferred
locations.
The hope is that a concentra-
tion of baskets, most of which
should be able to be attached to
the smaller light poles, will have
the greatest visual impact and
stimulate expansion in 2017.
These will add to the flower
baskets and pots which some of
the Old Town businesses
already display.
The intent is to create a color-
ful and stunning visual impact
for visitors and residents.
The baskets cost $75 each
and are being sponsored by
businesses and individuals both
within and without the Old
Town area.
nance.
The deadline for applica-
tions is fast approaching. Help
contribute to Florence by serv-
ing on the Airport Advisory
Committee.
Applying for a position is
easy. All qualified persons are
encouraged to apply.
Applications are available at
Florence City Hall and on the
City of Florence website at
www.ci.florence.or.us.
City Hall is open Monday
through Friday 8 a.m. to noon
and 1 to 5 p.m.
For details regarding the
duties and responsibilities of
city committees, residency
requirements of applicants,
term lengths or any other ques-
tions, contact City Recorder/
Economic
Development
Coordinator Kelli Weese at
541-997-3437.
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DRT will hang flower baskets in Old Town next Spring.
Within several days of start-
ing the project, half of the bas-
kets have already been spon-
sored.
To sponsor a basket, a 50 per-
cent down payment is needed
by Nov. 1. Contact Cal
Applebee at the Florence
Chamber
of
Commerce
Visitor’s Center to sign up.
Part of the DRT budget for
2016 is being set aside to pro-
vide for watering and mainte-
nance of the baskets.
The DRT is a special com-
mittee of the Chamber and
works cooperatively with the
City of Florence, Florence
Urban Renewal Agency, Port of
Siuslaw, Florence Regional Arts
Alliance, Public Art Committee
and other partners to improve
the downtown core area.
The recent addition of street
banners along Highways 101,
126, and Maple Street was the
first project and a number of
others are already in develop-
ment. Other team members
include Susy Lacer, Bob
Forsythe, Harlen Springer, Kelli
Weese, Ellen Huntingdon and
Cal Applebee.
Oktoberfest brings beer, best of Germany to Florence
The Florence Area Chamber
of
Commerce
promises
authentic German food, beer
and entertainment as staples of
this year’s Oktoberfest set for
Saturday, Oct. 3, at the
Florence Events Center (FEC)
on Quince Street from 8:30
a.m. to 7 p.m.
Festival-only admission is
$5 starting at 11 a.m. and kids
12 and under are free.
Enjoy breakfast from 8:30-
11 a.m. along with an all day
festival pass for just $10.
Tickets are available at the
door, at the Chamber Visitor
Center at 290 Highway 101
and through members of the
Kiwanis Club of Florence.
Live performances and
games make a full day of enter-
tainment for the entire family.
The fun starts at 8:30 a.m.
with a pancake breakfast host-
ed by the Kiwanis Club of
Florence. This breakfast is a
major fundraiser for the
Florence club to contribute to
the Eliminate program, a
national program partnering
with UNICEF to eliminate
OPEN HOUSE
for
CINDY L. CABLE
FLORENCE JUSTICE CENTER
Wednesday
September 30, 2015
3:00 to 5:00 pm
After 24 years of service to Lane County,
Cindy Cable is retiring. The majority of those
years were served as the Presiding Justice of the
Peace in Florence. Please join us in honoring Cindy
and all of her accomplishments. Presentation at
3:30 pm. Light refreshments will be served.
*Valid for new patients only. Call for details. Expires 10/31/2015
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“My favorite book is Ernest
Hemingway’s novella ‘The Old
Man and the
Sea.’ It was a
high school
r e a d i n g
assignment,
but to this day
I have never
been so capti-
vated
by
descriptive narrative.”
“Asking me to pick is like
asking me my favorite child!
Good thing I don’t have chil-
dren. I prefer young adult fanta-
sy and science fiction. Some of
my favorite authors are Douglas
Adams, Gail Carson Levine,
C.S. Lewis, Anne McCaffrey,
Robin McKinley,
Tamora
Pierce, Terry Pratchett, J.K.
Rowling and J.R.R. Tolkien. I
could go on.”
—J ACK D AVIS ,
R EPORTER
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M EYER ,
R EPORTER /
P HOTO -
E DITOR AND
S YNDICATED
C OLUMNIST
— R YAN C RONK ,
E DITOR
GRAPHER
DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed above are solely those of the contributors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Siuslaw News or its advertisers.
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Next Saturday, Oct. 3, join
local Damen und Herren
for beer, brats, dog races
and the best of German
celebrations
at
the
Florence Events Center,
715 Quince St.
can be found at the Visitors
Center or at florencechamber
.com.
Tickets to the breakfast
including the festival pass are
available now at the Florence
Chamber Visitors Center.
This event is sponsored by
Three Rivers Casino Resort,
101 Things to Do, Banner
Bank,
Bi-Mart,
Burns’s
Riverside Chapel, Coast
Radio, Driftwood Shores
Resort, Florence Heating and
Sheet Metal, Oregon Pacific
Bank, PeaceHealth Peace
Harbor Medical Clinic, Sea
Lion Caves, Siuslaw News,
Spruce Point Assisted Living,
TR Hunter Real Estate, The
Shippin’
Shack/Siuslaw
Signs, Hoagland Property
Management and the Port of
Siuslaw.
Bring the whole family and
meet friends you’ve never met
before — dress up in your best
German attire and join the fun.
“Gemutlichkeit!”
...need a friend?
In honor of today’s Florence Festival of Books at the Florence Events Center, we asked
this week’s question to the editorial department of the Siuslaw News.
“I’d say mine, but that sounds
really self-promotional, espe-
cially since I’ll be at the Festival
of Books today with copies
available. So to avoid that, I’d
have to say Guillermo del Toro’s
amazing vampire trilogy ‘The
Strain’ and ‘Four Past Midnight’
by Stephen King.”
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What is your favorite book or series?
“My favorite book is ‘The
Great Gatsby’ by F. Scott
Fitzgerald.
Lately, I really
liked
‘The
Fault in Our
Stars’
and
‘Paper Towns’
by John Green.
I have to say
my favorite
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is ‘Harry
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Potter,’ by J.K.
Rowling.”
maternal and neonatal tetanus.
Help the Kiwanians meet this
goal while enjoying authentic
German music by Meg Graf
and John Klobas, popular and
well-known musicians in the
region.
The breakfast ends at 11
a.m. but the fun continues as
participants slide right into the
festive
mood
of
the
Oktoberfest celebration.
The return of Sam’s Polka
Gems is followed by the high-
energy Tirolean Dancers and
more.
Throughout the day and into
the evening, attendees will
enjoy the talents of the Scandia
Leikarringen, as well as Alpine
Echoes Band, new to this
year’s music lineup.
There are fun activities for
the little ones with the addition
of the “Kinder Korner” for
youths 4 years of age and up,
so the entire family can enjoy
the festivities.
The third annual Weiner
Dog Races gives something for
the furriest members of the
family. This year, there is a
larger race track for the short-
legged little friends who will
be racing their hearts out to
please the crowd.
During the entire festival,
participants can enjoy German
beer, brats, local wines and
other delicious authentic
German food, served up by
local nonprofits.
New this year is a themed
“Best Dressed” contest for
adults and children, as well as
a “Liter Holdin’” contest for
strong adults.
More information, including
a full entertainment line-up,
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