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About The Siuslaw news. (Florence, Lane County, Or.) 1960-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 6, 2016)
SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2016 Local award-winning water- color artist Carole Hillsbery has announced a free Absolute Beginner’s watercolor demon- stration. She will paint a fun, loose watercolor demonstrating the various watercolor tech- niques and colors she uses. She will also start with the basics, such as what materials to purchase and where, a dis- cussion of what watercolor is all about, terminology, color washes, mixing and more. The demonstration will be held in a relaxed atmosphere to encourage questions and take pictures. The first demo/class is free and attendees will not have to paint. COURTESY PHOTO Artist Carole Hillsbery with her award-winning watercolor “Morning Paper” Hillsbery has set up Monday, Feb. 8, from 10 a.m. to noon Let Paul show you a new car or truck. Stop by today! for prospective students to come to her home studio to learn about this exciting medi- um. There is a limit of 12 people at this free demonstration, so call 541-997-8676 or email charwilson66@gmail.com to reserve your space. Future Absolute Beginner classes will be held Thursdays, March 10 through 31, from 1 to 4 p.m. There is a limit of eight stu- dents in the class so email Charlene Wilson for space available. Hillsbery is also inviting for- mer students to show their work at the Siuslaw Public Library during the month of April. Email for additional infor- mation about the class or if you would like to show a painting or two. View Hillsbery’s work at the Artists’ Co-op in Lincoln City, Earthworks Gallery in Yachats, Backstreet Gallery in Florence or the Mind Power Gallery in Reedsport. For more informa- tion, go to her website www.carolehillsbery.com. We offer Custom Engraving! 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School from 1A Angal said that once the board determines that this is the direction it wants to take, then it would begin working with the public to answer questions and share ideas. “We want to get out there and share information,” she said. “Help them to understand the high school’s condition and other projects we might look at like technology infrastructure in all of our schools.” According to Blake, an archi- tectural firm specializing in designing smaller-sized school buildings, like Siuslaw High School, estimated the cost of a seismically engineered new school would be approximately $275 to $375 per square foot, including the building, the grounds and furnishings. Blake said that so far, the dis- trict has not made any commit- ment to the firm, but was receiv- ing no cost consultations. Alarms from 1A and create a disaster awareness plan; a documenter, to fill out paperwork; and an installer, who used various tools to check current smoke alarms and put up new ones. Then, the teams went to res- idences and began the day’s work. Volunteers met with homeowners to discuss fire escape plans, the best place to put smoke alarms and contin- gencies for disabilities. The estimated cost for the new building is in the $35 mil- lion range, according to Angal. The current 20-year middle school bond expires in 2019. “Our middle school bond is down quite low,” Angal said. “We want to do the new bond in such a fashion so that it will be the smallest amount possible per $1,000 (of property value). If we are really strategic, we think we can keep costs down for our taxpayers as well.” The next step in the bonding process will take place at the Wednesday, Feb. 10, school board meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the district office, 2111 Oak St. Also during last week’s meet- ing, the board approved the qualifications, salary range and timeline for an interim superin- tendent to replace Angal, who will retire in June. The board chose to do an internal search, selecting a new interim superin- tendent from qualified current staff, and plans to reach a deci- sion at the March 9 meeting. “If there is a fire, you have about two minutes to get out of a house. By developing a home escape plan, it helps you think things through a little bit. It could buy you 10 to 30 sec- onds to help you escape,” one Red Cross volunteer said. The Red Cross can also pro- vide vibrating or blinking smoke alarms for those who are deaf or hearing impaired. By 4 p.m., the group had installed 297 smoke alarms in 89 homes. Before the event, Spangler said Red Cross teams in Lane County had installed 600 alarms since July 1. “This is by far the largest event I have been involved with,” Swift said afterward. “I’ve been told that that many homes visited and alarms installed is a regional record as well.” Red Cross partnered with Oregon State Fire Marshal to fund the event. “Red Cross provides the training and the labor. The State Fire Marshal and the Red Cross provides the alarms. The community assists because they see how important it is,” Spangler said. “The Red Cross is nothing without its volun- teers.” The Florence community also provided food for the vol- unteers. Coordinators thanked Subway and Abby’s Pizza for their generosity. “The key thing that I would like to get out is that this event is ongoing and it doesn’t mat- ter where you live. We’ll come and install smoke alarms at no cost,” Spangler said. “It is doc- umented that this event nation- wide has saved lives. This is actually doing something. If it’s saving 39 lives, or if it’s saving one life, we’re doing something.” According to coordinators, the Florentine Estates event is just the beginning. “We see the event this past weekend as a stepping stone from which we can really expand the Home Fire Preparedness Campaign in the Florence area,” Swift said. “We have a great group of dedicated volunteers in Florence who will be handling individual appointments through the hotline, and we plan on having a few larger events over the next few months as well.” Stent said homes in Florentine can continue to request Red Cross smoke alarms. “There will be another sign- up list posted and we will go do those as needed,” she said. Now that the word is out about the Home Fire Preparedness Campaign, the Florence Red Cross Disaster Action Team will need more volunteers. For more information about joining, contact Tom Zahara at tomograms@yahoo.com or 541-999-2728, or Linda Stent at 541-991-3161. To request the free American Red Cross smoke alarm installation, call 503- 528-5783. For more informa- tion, go to www.redcross.org. CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK Hillsbery offers free beginning watercolor demo 11 A