SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2016
CROW invites public to ‘Share Your Heart’
Florence-based youth theatre
organization, Children’s reper-
tory of Oregon Workshops
(CROW), will present “Share
Your Heart 2016,” a Valentine’s
Day themed fundraiser featur-
ing performances by the CROW
children, as well as silent and
live auctions, a dessert auction,
kissing booth and a new
“Heartbreaker” game.
Tickets include wine and hot
hors d’ oeuvres.
In the spring of 2015, an
investor temporarily secured
CROW’s new home, located at
3120 Highway 101 in Florence.
This generous gesture allowed
CROW to begin renovations on
the facility, with hopes of open-
Citizen
ing its doors to permanent, high-
quality arts instruction for local
children. CROW is actively
writing grants and reaching out
to the community in hopes that
it can raise $220,000 in time to
permanently secure the building
— but time is running out and
CROW needs the community’s
help.
“Please join us for this cele-
bration of how the arts can
make a difference in the life of a
child,” said CROW artistic
director Melanie Heard. “Share
your heart and we promise to
melt yours.”
The Share Your Heart event
will be Saturday, Feb. 13, begin-
ning at 6:30 p.m. at the FEC.
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Members of CROW invite the community to a special
fundraiser this February at the Florence Events Center.
Doors open at 6 p.m.
The cost is $40 per person, or
$300 for a table of eight.
For tickets, call 541-997-
1994 or visit www.event
center.org.
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exceeded the original $10,000
fund target for Western Lane
Community Foundation.
Gayle Waiss has served
numerous nonprofit organiza-
tions in a variety of roles
including Rotary Club of
Florence, Florence Habitat for
Humanity, Western Lane
Community Foundation and
Friends of South Coast Kids
Foundation. She is also the
children’s librarian at Siuslaw
Public Library.
There are four nominees for
the 2015 Future First Citizen,
an award that goes to a student
at Siuslaw High School (SHS).
These four students have been
chosen because of their high
level of academic and commu-
nity involvement.
One of the Future First
Citizen nominees is Holly
Hicks, the daughter of Jeremy
and Yumiko Hicks. During her
time at SHS, she has been
involved with the LINKS pro-
gram and served in student
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Future First Citizen nominees are, from left, Holly Hicks,
Hannah Bartlett, Alexis Scheer and Mikaela Siegel.
government at the school. She
is currently the ASB President
and is a member of the
National Honor Society. Holly
is involved in Rotary Interact,
and volunteers at her church
for community projects.
The next nominee is Hannah
Bartlett, the daughter of Dan
Bartlett and Lorena Bartlett, a
senior at SHS. She is president
of the National Honor Society
and has participated in multiple
high school athletic programs
during her four years at
Siuslaw. Hannah is involved in
Leadership class, participates
in Key Club and is also
involved
in
Children’s
Repertory
of
Oregon
Workshops (CROW) theater
and musical programs.
CROW is a nonprofit organi-
zation and donations are tax-
deductible.
For more information on the
CROW program, visit www.
crowkids.com.
The third nominee is Alexis
Scheer, the daughter of Eric
and Natalie Scheer. Alexis is a
member of the National Honor
Society and participated in
Siuslaw Varsity Volleyball for
four years, providing leader-
ship this last season as Captain
of the team. She has also been
a member of Kiwanis Key
Club and Rotary Interact. As a
student tutor, she helps math
students at the high school.
The fourth nominee is
Mikaela Siegel, the daughter of
Steven and Caren Siegel.
Mikaela is a member of the
National
Honor
Society,
Leadership class, Rotary
Interact and Viking Hour. She
has done four years of track
and cross country at the high
school level. She was named a
state champion in track last
year.
The 2014 Future First
Citizen was Courtney King.
Tickets to this event are $35
and available at the Florence
Area Chamber of Commerce.
For more information, call 541-
997-3128.
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Just recently returning from
her debut West Coast tour,
Wonder offers a collection of
whimsical, autobiographical
songs to listeners.
Each song comes accompa-
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Wonder
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Prior to that, Leskin
worked as an intern assistant
to the general manager of the
Port of Cascade Locks.
In addition to earning a law
degree from Lewis and Clark
College in 1992, Leskin has
received the Pacific Coast
Congress of Harbor Managers
Certification Level III and
Port Operator certification.
Leskin spent 23 years as an
attorney and municipal judge
in Oregon.
“I was an attorney for 23
years in Portland,” Leskin
said. “I needed a break and I
wanted to do something that I
felt passionate about. I have
been a sailor most of my life
and I wanted to work in a
maritime environment.
“When I was deciding to
make a career change and
exploring whether being a
port manager was a viable
option, I spoke with port man-
agers all over the state. There
are 23 port managers in
Oregon and I spoke with 21
of them,” he added.
Leskin was one of two final
candidates port commission-
ers interviewed during the
second round of applicant
interviews.
After the first round, a spe-
cial meeting was held on Nov.
18 but commissioners could
not reach a consensus on any
of the first round applicants.
Port of Siuslaw Board
President Ron Caputo said,
“When he made his presenta-
tion, he was very thorough
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Steven Leskin
and probably gave the best
presentation. He has port
experience. He was very pro-
fessional and we unanimously
selected him.”
Interim port manager Dina
McClure said that Leskin’s
background as an attorney
should benefit the port. She
was also pleased to know that
he had worked with the Port
of Bandon to update the port’s
ordinances, a project that is
on her “to do” list.
“He researched what we
have done in the past so well
that I learned a couple of
things from his presentation,”
Caputo said. “It looks like he
will do a very nice job for the
Port of Siuslaw. We are very
pleased to bring him on
board.”
“I’m very happy for the
opportunity,” Leskin said,
“and look forward to moving
to Florence and becoming a
part of the community. It is a
great port. I am looking for-
ward to working with the
commissioners and the staff.”
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