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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2016 Siuslaw Elementary School hosts Scholastic book fair 11 A Rotary auction to feature one-of-a-kind art Event runs from Feb. 29 to March 4 to attend this fun reading event that helps inspire children to become lifelong learners. The Scholastic Book Fair offers specially priced books and educational products, including popular series, award-winning titles, new releases, bestsellers and other great reads from dozens of publishers. Book Fair customers may help the school build class- room libraries by purchasing books through the Classroom Wish List Program. In addi- tion, the fair will allow people to donate change for the pur- pose of purchasing more books. For more information, con- tact Julia Craig at 541-997- 2514. A rare Marilyn Monroe photo by Milton H. Greene; “Dreamin’” watercolor by Kathryn Davis and “At the Dock” photo by Curt Peters The Rotary Auction’s repu- tation for offering the finest pieces from local artists lives on in 2016. A never-before-seen image of Marilyn Monroe from the Anthology Collection of Milton H. Greene has been donated by The Archives, LLC, and Joshua Greene. Taken a month after Marilyn Monroe and Milton H. Greene first met, Marilyn is seen in this image relaxing in her robe as part of a series taken in the guest bed- room of Joseph Schenck’s villa Council from 1A Good governance was listed as the second most important goal for the city. Under this heading, Mills included a list of recommenda- tions: finalizing the rewrite of Title 15 of the city code; update the city’s Comprehensive Plan; eliminate and replace all com- mittees, except the Planning GET YOUR 50% OFF COUPON AT BI-MART in October 1953. An image from this series first appeared on the cover of Look magazine in 1954. The art of the late Kathryn Davis continues to be popular with local collectors. Davis’ husband, Leroy Krzycki, is donating a watercolor titled: “Dreamin,’” featuring model Shawna Evans, along with an autographed copy of a new fine art book, “The Art of Kathryn Davis, Volume 2.” Local photographer Curt Peters is well known for the quality and beauty of his fine art photography. His contribu- tion this year is “At the Dock,” a 20x30 limited edition photo- graph. Peters explains that a limited edition is not only com- pletely crafted by the artist, it is also signed and numbered. This designation is the buyer’s guar- antee of authenticity. New to this year's auction is photographer Ken McDougal. His piece, titled: “Riding the Wind,” depicts a seagull in flight over the cliffs and ocean on the Oregon coast. Additional local artists whose work will be featured at the auction include: Stephanie Ames, Carol Hillsbery, Sue Gilday, Jayne Smoley, Rodger Bennett and Gary Quinn. This year’s Rotary auction takes place at 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 12, at the Florence Events Center. Tables are already sold out, although a few individual tick- ets may be available. Call Craig Sanders at 541- 999-1713 for more informa- tion. Commission and Budget Committees, with a process to appoint ad hoc committees on an as-needed basis; update and finalize the website; replace the Road Commission with a Public Works Department; and develop an Office Policy Handbook. Water quality and resource protection was ranked third. The council also identified emergency preparation as a continuing goal. Preparing an Emergency Operations Plan specific for Dunes City was listed as its primary objective. Other action items were to finalize the installation of propane tanks and an emer- gency generator at City Hall; repair the chimney and install a fireplace insert with a cook top. Economic development was a new priority category added this year by the council. It includes action by the council to resolve the portage issue on Siltcoos River and to pursue planning, acquisition and installation of a bike/hiking trail that connects Clear Lake Road with the Westlake area. “Although we have assigned priorities to these goals, each is equally important to obtain this year. I am pleased we have a group of councilors and staff who are dedicated to working together for the common good,” said Dunes City Mayor Rebecca Ruede. __________ Art art to life in the city of Florence, and make it a more attractive environment for our citizens and visitors as a desti- nation public art city.” Smoley has been working with Regional Accelerator and Innovation Network (RAIN) to encourage artists in the community to become entre- preneurs with wide markets. She presented her recent suc- cesses in marketing during RAIN’s Feb. 18 “Artrepreneur” meetup, which 37 people attended. The seven members in the Public Art Commitee are artists, gallery owners and people with a vested interest in the arts. Councilor Joshua Greene is the council’s ex-officio repre- sentative on the committee. “We’re going to actually invite artists to participate in these programs,” Greene said. “Whether that’s putting art on existing locations or whether we’re going to have someone do a mural on a building, there’s a process of evaluation and approval that goes through the committee.” The next steps for the com- mittee involve presenting their proposal in March, revising the city’s current mural code and beginning the process for getting art onto the streets. “Our mission integrates totally with our vision. You’ll notice that art integrates into our daily life. This goes back to experience. Everything we’re trying to do here is inte- grating art into the fabric of Florence,” Springer said. Mayor Joe Henry and the council expressed their thanks for the committee’s hard work and directed them on changes before the next presentation. “We want to be more than just a town that has a dune buggy ride and the ocean, as good as those things are. This truly can be a city for the arts,” Springer said. __________ Follow Jack on Twitter @SNews_Jack. Email him at jack@thesiuslawnews.com. Florence Bi-Mart • 4310 Hwy. 101 • www.bimart.com PRESENTED BY THE SIUSLAW NEWS & COAST RADIO 20th Annual orence March 4-6 • Florence Events Center Regular Admission: Adults $2, Children (12 & under) $1. Hours: Fri 2pm - 6pm, Sat 10am - 6pm, Sun 11am - 3pm Landscape Designs • 40+ Vendor Exhibits Demonstrations • Tastings • Prizes & Giveaways www.kcst.com • 541-997-9136 from 1A The committee’s presenta- tion showed that there is a direct correlation between the arts and tourism, especially as a draw during the off season. “If you’re going to be the premier coastal community,” Springer said, referencing the city’s new vision, “then you need to have interesting and unique things. Public art plays a role there.” SK Lindsey, a member of the committee, said, “One of the things about public art is that it adorns something like a gift of love. When a commu- nity puts out this kind of effort, it shows that we really care about this community. We embrace it, and we’re trying to help beautify it.” Artist and committee mem- ber Jayne Smoley said, “Now we’re looking forward to moving forward and putting these plans into action to bring Follow Chantelle on Twitter @SNews_Chantelle. 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After the anatomy lesson, students carried the various parts of the dissected steel- head down to Whittaker Creek and tossed them into the creek as they repeated the same word Siuslaw Indians had uttered for thou- sands of years, “hiif.” __________ Follow Jack on Twitter @SNews_Jack. Email him at jack@thesiuslawnews.com. CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK Siuslaw Elementary School (SES), 2221 Oak St., will host a Scholastic Book Fair from Monday, Feb. 29, to Friday, March 4. The fair will run from 4 to 6 p.m. all days except Wednesday, when it will run from 4 to 8 p.m. The Book Fair Diner will be held Wednesday, March 2, from 5 to 7 p.m. There will be free hot dogs, chips, drinks and cookies. Special guests will read books each day at 4:30 p.m. The book fair theme is “Feelin’ Groovy: Peace, Love and Books.” Money raised will help purchase books for the SES library, classrooms and students. Families, faculty and the community are invited