SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2016
Watershed meeting to discuss
truffles, SNF harvesting
MAPLETON — The
Siuslaw Watershed Council’s
general meeting will be held
Wednesday, Feb. 24, at the
Mapleton Grange, 10880 E.
Mapleton Road.
Doors open at 6 p.m., with
the meeting getting under-
way at 6:30 p.m.
The
meeting
agenda
includes a presentation on
native Oregon truffles by
local resident John Getz. The
Forest Service will also dis-
cuss non-timber special for-
est products harvesting in the
Siuslaw National Forest,
including types of permits,
quantities and harvest sea-
son.
Dan Carpenter, the SWC’s
executive director, will pro-
vide updates on current SWC
projects and efforts.
The SWC supports sound
economic, social and envi-
ronmental uses of natural and
human resources in the
Siuslaw River Basin.
The Council encourages
cooperation among public
and private entities to pro-
mote awareness and under-
standing of watershed func-
tions by adopting and imple-
menting a total watershed
approach to natural resource
management and production.
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Take a ‘Fantastique’ ballet trip tonight at FEC
The
adventurous
in
Florence will want to journey
to the Florence Events Center
tonight
for
Ballet
Fantastique’s performance of
Dragon and the Night Queen:
Celtic Stories.
“Ballet Fantastique is fresh
and bold. They take ballet out
of the box, have a lot of fun,
and build new audiences for
dance in the process,” says
Karen Smales, SEAcoast
board member and producer
for this event. “They’re based
in the fiercest Russian tradi-
tions of classical dance, but
are forging new stories, a new
dance vocabulary and a new
brand of contemporary narra-
tive dance theater.
“This will be one of the
most exciting ballets we’ve
ever brought to Florence.
Colorful, lively, and the cos-
tumes are absolutely fabulous.
They have great taste in music
and we are proud to present
their 100-percent original
work this season — especially
with the live music.”
Donna and Hannah Bontrager.
Dragon and the Night
Queen: Celtic Stories takes
the audience to ancient
Ireland, a mesmerizing world
haunted by elemental powers
and dragons, gatekeepers to
other worlds, and guardians of
universal treasures.
The Bontragers forge a new
telling of ancient Irish legends
with dynamic live music by
and Grasso.
New choreography, drama,
and live songcraft capture the
rich myths of Morgan le Fay
(sea goddess of the legends of
Avalon), the Night Queen
Rhiannon, the Morrigan, and
GREG BURNS PHOTO
the Dragon King.
Dancers Hannah Bontrager and Fabio Simoes of Ballet
In this story, medieval
Fantastique perform “Dragon and the Night Queen.”
faerieworlds collide through
fantastical sets, costumes, and
evocative, contemporary bal-
The Eugene troupe has spirit.
proven a Florence favorite
The performance includes let choreography.
“This performance will
and is sure to thrill again with live music from Gerry Rempel
a bold, defiant new telling of Ensemble and internationally make for a great date night;
ancient Irish and Celtic leg- renown Irish musician Eliot but Donna and Hannah always
ends — a vivid exploration of Grasso; and a pre-concert talk make it tasteful and com-
new borders, filled with ele- at 6:15 p.m. given by Rempel pelling theater for younger
mental powers and riotous and producers/choreographers audiences,” says Smales.
On Tuesday, Feb. 23,
Florence Urban Renewal
Agency (FURA) us hosting an
open house from 5 to 7 p.m. at
the Florence Events Center,
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The open house will pro-
vide an opportunity for guests
to see the design concepts for
the Highway 101 Streetscape,
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economic strategies and
opportunities for other cat-
alytic zones.
A presentation at 6 p.m.
will show some of the current
resources and plans for eco-
nomic development along
Highway 101, especially in
the Urban Renewal zone from
the Siuslaw River Bridge to
Highway 126.
Oregon Department of
Transportation (ODOT) will
be paving Highway 101 in the
summer months of 2017.
This is a significant infra-
structure investment by the
state, so the City of Florence
is proactively seizing this
opportunity to potentially pro-
vide street improvements
including street lights, side-
walks and landscaping to be
built with the paving project.
The project will improve
the appearance of the area and
encourage investment on
adjacent private property.
Leland Consulting has
scheduled meetings with the
individual property owners of
the catalytic sites during their
time in Florence.
The public is invited to
share ideas and provide input
on the improvements.
Representatives
from
Leland and FURA’s other con-
sulting groups will be present,
along with architecture pro-
fessionals from the Mhyre
Group to sketch out ideas that
guests may have.
After the open house,
FURA will hold a meeting the
following night, Wednesday,
Feb. 24, at 6 p.m., to discuss
results and additional ideas.
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