SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2015
Port
from 1A
“It starts out with standard
everything and then you have
upgrades. Five years ago, the
one that we have here cost
$140,000. Just to get back to
that will be in the $180,000
range,” Dreiling said.
He explained that CXT con-
crete buildings are built in
Roseburg, delivered in two
pieces and assembled on site.
“A local contractor could
build it a lot cheaper,” Dreiling
said.
Commissioner
Mike
Buckwald said, “One of the
reasons we are here at the port
is to promote economic devel-
opment locally.”
Board
president
Ron
Caputo said that more research
needed to be done.
In other business, the high
cost of water electricity, trash
removal and cable access were
discussed.
Administrative
assistant Dina McClure said,
“During the summer months
we have the highest bills, it is
reflective of our occupancy.”
The exception is the cable
bill. She said the port pays
$1,900 per month for Charter
cable service. McClure added
that the port was in the second
year of a six-year contract.
Duman put perspective to
the amount when he said, “We
are going to have to fill three
sites per month, every month
just to pay the cable bill.”
McClure gave the board an
update on the search for a new
port manager. She told the
board that as of Oct. 21, there
were seven applications for the
position. The application
deadline is Oct. 30.
The board will meet at 7
p.m. Nov. 4 to create a short
list of three to five applicants.
Those applicants will be inter-
viewed at a later date.
McClure also shared the
occupancy numbers for the
port campground and marina.
She said that for August,
September and October, the
port campground has averaged
86 percent occupancy. She
explained that four years ago
the number was 73 percent.
She also reported that an
online review site has rated the
Port of Siuslaw campground at
4.3 on a scale of one to five.
“Regarding the marinas,”
she said, “this is the highest
occupancy of the marina since
I started work here in 2009.
September was at 95 percent,
up from 82 percent last year.”
At the end of her report,
McClure told the board that
Western Lane Ambulance had
donated an automatic defibril-
lator to the port. Port staff will
receive training on Nov. 14.
The defibrillator donation
was in response to two recent
heart attacks that happened on
port property. Both victims
survived because of quick
CPR treatment administered
by passersby.
CROW
from 1A
“There will be lots of startles,
lots of scares and lots of things
you aren’t expecting — things
you might not have seen in
Florence,” Heard said.
Each person enters the maze
at their own discretion, and
guardians will have to decide if
the content is appropriate for
youth.
Beside CROW youth, adult
actors also play a part in the
maze.
“We have several community
volunteers who will run the tick-
et booth, be in the parking lots
and chaperone,” Heard said.
There will also be members
of the Florence Reserve Police.
“Two officers have volun-
teered to be here and make sure
everyone stays safe,” she said.
The maze will be indoors,
but some waiting areas are out-
side, where Halloween-themed
music will be playing.
As Heard went through the
maze, she said, “This area is
called the not-so-fun-house,
Events
from 1A
Saturday, Oct. 31
A DA G RANGE
H ALLOWEEN P ARTY
1 to 3 p.m. — Ada Grange
#570, 10 miles out Canary
Road
created with some of the big set
pieces that CROW has.”
Actors will be in full cos-
tume all three days of the
events and staged in thematic
areas.
“We have several of our
CROW teenagers and they’ve
been here a bunch helping,”
Heard said. “They love it.
They’re very excited about
scaring people.”
Heard’s inspiration for the
event was her love of the
spooky Halloween season.
“Halloween is my favorite
holiday, and has been since I
was a little kid,” she said.
“Halloween and theater go hand
in hand. We were wanting to do
the kind of event our CROW
kids would find different and
exciting, and that the communi-
ty would embrace.”
Heard and CROW’s volun-
teers have been working on the
maze for a while now. Her cre-
ative team includes her hus-
band, Chris Heard, Karen
MeChek, Chris Owens, Crystal
Shahan, Larry Bloomfield and
Kent Simpson, as well as Polly
Fleming on costumes.
“We had a lot of folks in the
community donate props and
effects,” Heard said.
There will also be a conces-
sion stand offering hot choco-
late, soda and snacks run by the
Ramirez family of ICM in Old
Town.
“All the proceeds from the
haunted maze will go toward
the renovation of the building
so we can get our doors open
for the kids,” said Heard.
The City of Florence granted
a special permit to open the
building for the event.
“We have a lot more renova-
tions to do before we can get
moved in,” she added.
The local community has
stepped in to help with money
donations, props, sets and even
fundraising events, including
two last week.
“I just thank Sean Sisson and
City Lights Cinemas and also
Dori Wolfe and Nichole Shaw
with the ‘Raise the Roof’
Zumbathon,” Heard said. “Both
those groups came to us and
said. ‘We want to help.’ That
was really amazing and such a
gift. We raised a nice chunk of
money that will go right into
the renovation of the roof and
building.”
Heard is relying on the com-
munity to make the event
unforgettable.
“We want to thank this won-
derful community for being so
supportive of the arts. That’s
the message we hope people
will hear and understand about
CROW. The kids need some-
thing like this to keep them
excited and occupied, and to
engage their brains. It provides
a wonderful outlet for them to
have fun in a positive and scary
social setting — scary in a dif-
ferent way than normal,” she
said.
If Florence is lucky, Scare-
CROW will turn into an annual
event.
“I think it’s going to be even
better than we anticipated,”
Heard said. “Over the years, I
hope that we can make this into
a fundraiser that brings in a lot
of attention. It has that poten-
tial.”
The Ada Grange is hosting a
free Community Halloween
Party for all ages. There will be
games, prizes, food and the
annual Great Costume Parade.
Look for fun for the whole. For
more information, contact
Megan Scholfield at 541-997-
6933.
Valley Fire and Rescue, 2625
Highway 101
Members of the community
can join firefighters, Western
Lane Ambulance paramedics
and Florence police officers for
fun, games, hot dogs and trick
or treat goodies. There will also
be safety activities and a Junior
Firefighter Agility Course. This
is a free event.
T RICK OR T REAT
IN O LD T OWN
3 to 5 p.m. — Historic Old
Town Florence
Florence Area Chamber of
Commerce and Old Town
Merchants invite “ghosts and
goblins galore” to invade Old
Town on Halloween in a tradi-
tional trick or treat to shops,
stores, restaurants and more.
Also, Siuslaw Pioneer
Museum, 278 Maple St., is
offering free admission, as well
as hot coffee, apple cider, treat
bags and other prizes.
S AFETY O PEN H OUSE
& H ALLOWEEN P ARTY
1 to 4:30 p.m. — Siuslaw
Halloween Party
at Frank’s Place
Join us for Live Music, Dancing
and a Costume party
October 31st,
8 pm - Midnight!
541-268-4856
10788 Hwy. 126, Mapleton
Old Town “Trick Or Treat”
at the
Siuslaw Pioneer Museum
- Free Admission -
Saturday, October 31
3:00pm to 5:00pm
Coffee, Cider,
Treat Bags
& Prizes
Denture Services, Inc.
COMPLETE DENTURE SERVICE
Tuesday 10/20
Elwin Price
Linda Fortin
Florence
Florence
Little Brown Hen
Safeway
Wednesday 10/21
George Williams
Nancy Paul
Spokane, WA
Florence
Grocery Outlet
Grocery Outlet
Thursday 10/22
Glenna Butler
Joe Carso
Mapleton
Florence
Safeway
Safeway
Friday 10/23
Roy Baughman
Brenda McDaniel
Florence
Westlake
Florence Glass Service
Three Rivers Casino Resort
Saturday 10/24
Mary Brown
Andy Bush
Florence
Florence
Three Rivers Casino Resort
Safeway
Sunday 10/25
Lori Coffindaffer
Fred Guettler
Florence
Florence
Safeway
Safeway
Monday 10/26
Jerry Lowe
Pamela Lowe
Florence
Florence
Three Rivers Casino Resort
Silver Lining Boutique
7 A
H OWL - LE - LUIA P ARTY
4 to 6 p.m. — Florence
Christian Church, Second and
Ivy streets
The annual Howl-le-luia
Party provides a safe alterna-
tive to Halloween activities for
families. There will be carni-
val-style games, hot dogs and
lots of candy and prizes. Come
for a fun family evening. For
more information, call 541-
997-2961.
H AUNTED H ARBOR
4:30 p.m. — Darlings
Marina on Siltcoos Lake, 4879
Darlings Loop, Dunes City
Darlings Marina’s Halloween
Party includes a costume con-
test for children through age 3
and activities throughout the
evening. Highlights include a
Haunted
Harbor,
Poison
Passageway, a pumpkin carv-
ing contest, prizes, refresh-
ments and trick-or-treating for
the whole family. For more
information, call 541-997-
2841.
“N O T RICKS , J UST T REATS ”
4:30 to 6:30 p.m. —
Florence Justice Center, 900
Greenwood St.
The
Florence
Police
Auxiliary will provide candy to
“treaters” who visit the Justice
Center.
T RUNK AND T REAT
5 to 7 p.m. — Church of the
Nazarene, 1536 12th St.
The Florence Church of the
Nazarene is hosting a ‘Trunk
and Treat” in the parking lot.
This family-oriented event is
open to all area children to
come by and get candy.
William A. Foster, L.D
Denture wearer
Sherry
Offi ce Manager
FREE CONSULTATIONS
• Dentures
• Relines
• Partials
• Repairs
• Implant Retained Dentures
William A. Foster, L.D.
“Locally Owned and Operated”
Serving the Central Oregon Coast
Emergency Appointments Available
Denture Services, Inc.
C ASINO C OSTUME C ONTEST
9 p.m. to midnight — Blue
Bills Sports Bar and Tap
Room, Three Rivers Casino
Resort
Amy Clawson and Jason
Wood host Three Rivers
Casino Resort’s costume con-
test this year. There will be
cash prizes for the best cos-
tumes. If a costume includes a
mask, casino representatives
request that the mask only be
worn on stage during the con-
test. This event is for adults
only.
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More events may be added
online under “Events” at
www.thesiuslawnews.com.
524 Laurel Street, Florence
541-997-6054
S IUSLAW N EWS