SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2015
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Sea lion
from 1A
The FEC held a special
“unwrapping” ceremony for
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Porter on Dec. 10. Mayor Joe
Henry, some of the selected
artists and members of the
Dancing with Sea Lions com-
mittee helped remove Porter
from the massive shipping
container.
Henry dressed in a wetsuit
for the occasion.
Connor also announced the
21 artists who would decorate
one of the sea lions. There will
be 20 full-size sea lions, like
Porter, and one pup, donated
by Sea Lion Caves.
The artists are Ruth M.
Bass, Brian Bloss, Benjamin
Cahoon, Isabella Castle, Rosy
Clark, Jane Connelley,
Christine Davis, Colleen
Goodwin-Chronister, Matt
Hawk, Eileen Hearne, Ron
Hildenbrand, Marsha Horner,
Ellen Huntingdon, Karylynn
Keppol, Kassy Keppol, Julie
D. Larson, Katie Miller, Judy
Murphy, Kim Pickell, Frances
Rogers and Terry Woodall.
“Look at that face! I love
that face,” one artist said. “It
inspired me because it was so
cute.”
“We worked really hard on
that aspect of it,” Connor said.
Porter’s design was final-
ized in October.
FEC Director Kevin Rhodes
said, “She’s beautiful. Good
job, everyone.”
The FEC is still receiving
sponsorships for the project
that commemorates 20 years
of the events center.
“We just got news that the
Arts Build Community grant,
that was written by Susy Lacer
to the Oregon Arts
Commission, was approved
for $5,000,” Connor said.
Porter will be on display in
the FEC for the next few
weeks.
“The rest of the sea lions
won’t be coming for at least a
month,” Connor said. “Artists
have plenty of time to lay out
their plans and figure out sup-
plies — and enjoy the holi-
days.”
Artists will receive their
statues in early January and
finish work in March, before
the April 7 and 8 Dancing with
Sea Lions Splash Off at the
FEC.
Connor said, “We’ll auction
off most of the sea lions next
year. Because who wouldn’t
want this in their yard?”
For more information about
Dancing with Sea Lions, visit
www.facebook.com/Dancing
WithSeaLions.
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City
Join us Sunday, Dec. 20th
at 10:30am for
Carols, Candles & Communion
"
www.florencecrossroad.org
email: office@florencecrossroad.org
You are cordially invited to...
The Singing of Christmas Carols
at Resurrection Lutheran Church
Wednesday, December 16th at 7 PM
A dessert reception will follow
Bring a friend!
Resurrection Lutheran Church is located about 1 mile
south of the bridge on highway 101 South.
#ResurrectionLutheranChurchFlorence
9 A
Come One, Come All to
New Life Lutheran Candle Light service
and Holy Communion
December 24th
6:00 pm and 10:00 pm
from 1A
Some of the community
members expressed concerns
for safety and regulations.
“This is definitely a work
in progress,” said Florence
Police Chief Tom Turner. “I
would suggest as a police
chief that it is a bureaucracy
in progress, because this reg-
ulatory industry will come
into this, like it did with alco-
hol, and we’ll have to work
our way through this. It will
be an interesting navigation
— I was going to say ‘inter-
esting trip...’”
The important thing is to
keep the community safe, he
said.
“This industry, this future,
I hope brings safety. ... I’m
very pleased that in the next
couple years, we will learn
more about marijuana and its
effects than we have in the
last couple thousand years.
That’s a huge benefit to all of
us,” Turner said.
The
Oregon
Liquor
Control Commission is still
finalizing its rules for regu-
lating recreational marijuana
business licenses.
“Time will tell, and things
will change,” said Reynolds.
“We just have to work
through it.”
For a full list of zoning dis-
tricts and what is allowed in
each area, go to www.ci.flo-
rence.or.us/planning/recre-
ational-and-medical-marijua-
na-text-amendment-informa-
tion and view the “As
Proposed — Where Can
Someone?” document.
For more information on
legal uses of marijuana, go to
www.WhatsLegalOregon
.com.
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