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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 2016 ‘BE the Whale’ art winner announced Florence artist and River Gallery owner Jan Jagoe awarded a $1,000 art scholar- ship to Brooks Jones, a Utah high school student, for her pen and ink drawing of a south- western willow flycatcher. The “BE the Whale” project targets all types of endangered species, with a different animal chosen to represent each state. Jones, from Herriman High School in Salt Lake City, Utah, received the scholarship in December 2015. Paris Meyers, from Crescent Valley High School in Albany, Ore., received a scholarship in December 2014 for her water- color of a humpback whale. Jordan Merz from Bonners Ferry High School in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, received a schol- arship in May 2015 for her graphite and charcoal drawing of a Woodland Caribou. The ocelot has been chosen as this semester’s endangered animal. Siuslaw Middle School stu- dents have joined forces with Jagoe to promote her endan- gered species project, which awards $1,000 scholarships to high school art students nation- wide. The Siuslaw School District will now receive 10 percent of the funding received by the “BE the Whale” project, to be divided between the elemen- tary school, middle school and www.shoppelocal.biz COURTESY PHOTO FLORENCE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Located at 333 Kingwood St. s Puzzle Boo Plants ks Annual Plant and Rummage Sale Saturday, May 7th 9am - 2pm ge Rumma (no clothes) High school student Brooks Jones receives a $1,000 art scholarship from Jan Jagoe. high school. The funds will be distributed to classroom teach- ers and staff to buy needed school supplies and equipment. In addition to the 10 percent of the gofundme account going to Siuslaw School District, a portion of all proceeds will be donated to various endangered species projects across the country. Donations to help sup- port this program can also be made at Oregon Pacific Bank, 1335 Highway 101, P.O. Box 22,000, Florence, OR 97439. Checks should be addressed to the “BE the Whale” donation fund, which continues as addi- tional funding becomes available. Pictures of the winning art- work and information about the project can be found on the proj- ect website at www.bethewhale. com, “BE the whale” on Facebook and at The River Gallery in Old Town Florence. Promotional items such as T- shirts and coffee mugs are available on the website and at the gallery. Mapleton Kindergarten Round-up set for May 10 Mapleton Elementary School will hold its annual Kindergarten Round-up on Tuesday, May 10, for all chil- dren in the Mapleton School District who will be 5 years old by Sept. 1. Parents and their upcoming kindergarten students should Districts from 1A At the Western Lane meet- ing, Burright advised moving into the “planning and imple- mentation phase” of the IGA. “I think we need to continue with the planning,” said Board Member Dick Childs. “We’re not committing to the proposed IGA, as we don’t know enough yet about it to know which way to jump.” Perfect Pairings Great Food • Friends • Fun Wine Tasting & Four Course Meal Featuring Chef Cindie Smith-White & Precept Winery of Walla Walla, WA Saturday, May 14 Welcome wine served at 5pm $55 Ind. - $110 Couple Limited to fi rst 44 Reservations Call 541-997-4623 ext.106 The Grill & Lounge at Sandpines 1201 35th St @ Kingwood St., Florence WORD plan to attend school beginning at 5:30 p.m. Students will have a chance to meet their fellow students, and parents will receive helpful information about kindergarten. Bring your child’s birth cer- tificate, immunization records and social security card to the Round-up. Knowing how many kinder- garten students to expect in the fall is extremely important. If you know of a student who will attend kindergarten in the fall and is unable to attend the Round-up, call Mapleton Elementary School at 541-268-4471. Longtime Board Member Anne Stonelake remained unsure. “I’m still not convinced, and I would like to see us stand alone and hire a district manag- er,” she said. “I’m willing to go a little farther here, but we have to have a hammer time.” The Western Lane Board also voted to move forward. One member was absent from each board: Woody Woodbury from Siuslaw Valley and Bob Sneddon from Western Lane. Western Lane Board President Mike Webb said, “Let’s work carefully, make sure we set this up right so it doesn’t set up to fail, give you the tools to make it work and be committed to that.” He and Stonelake volun- teered to join a committee comprising of board members from each district, representa- tives from each district’s unions and associations, Burright, Langborg and Julie Brown, who provides finance and human resources to both districts through an IGA started in December. Moving forward, Burright, Langborg and Brown will pres- ent a framework to the com- mittee, similar to an IGA draft already provided to both boards. “The next phase involves exploration, further research, planning and implementation. The boards will direct us from there,” Burright said. “It’s very step by step,” Langborg said. As for the timeline, Langborg said that nothing is definite. Both districts are involved in planning their budgets, and other factors might involve waiting to implement the IGA until after the fiscal year begins. The budgets may have to reflect a change in personnel services. “We’re exploring to see if this works. We would need to create a system that is based on efficiencies,” Langborg said. After Western Lane approved the step forward, Stonelake thanked the directors for their work so far. “You have given us a lot to work on, and I appreciate everything you’ve done,” she said. May is National Burger Month, and to celebrate, Siuslaw News is introducing the new Burger Card. Stop by the office at 148 Maple St. for details. ON THE STREET What is your favorite kind of burger? “For me, a burger isn’t a burger without bacon. Lots of bacon. And cheese. Plus some barbecue sauce. Then again, if it just had bacon and nothing else, I’d be OK with that.” —N ED H ICKSON , S PORTS E DITOR “From avocado to zucchini, there are a lot of great burger toppings out there. My ideal burg- er would have blue cheese and bacon. There’s just something about that combination that I love. And french fries, of course.” —C HANTELLE M EYER , R EPORTER “My favorite hamburger has to have grilled onions. I first had one when I went to a destruc- tion derby in Portland with my dad when I was 8 years old. I’ll never forget it! —J ACK D AVIS , R EPORTER DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed above are solely those of the contributors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Siuslaw News or its advertisers. 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