SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, MAY 7, 2016
OCCO performs final spring concert
Learn how to make fairy
garden at herbalist meeting
On Thursday, May 19, at the
meeting of the Florence Herb
Enthusiasts, meet Kermit
Houghtaling, a local horticul-
turist and Laurel Bay Gardens
employee. He will be showing
how fun and easy it can be to
make a fairy garden.
Houghtaling
originates
from Santa Cruz, Calif. He has
been a horticulturist for 27
years and has worked for and
managed several nurseries in
Oregon and California, includ-
ing Gray's in Springfield.
He now lives in what he
calls the postcard perfect land-
scape of Swiss Home.
Plants are not only his area
of expertise, they are truly his
passion.
“All the staff at Laurel Bay
Gardens share that same pas-
sion, and that’s why it's such a
great place to work and shop,”
said Houghtaling, who plans
to build an herb-based fairy
garden during the meeting.
He will also be bringing
some supplies attendees can
purchase, along with a wealth
of ideas and information.
This will be an open discus-
sion and interactive presenta-
tion on a popular topic. At the
end of the meeting, there will
be a raffle for the fairy garden.
Don’t miss out on your
chance to bring a little magic
home.
The
Florence
Herb
Enthusiasts meet each third
Thursday of the month at the
First Lutheran Church, 2100
Spruce St. (behind Grocery
Outlet). The meeting begins at
11 a.m. and includes refresh-
ments and tea.
Visitors are welcome to
attend their first meeting free;
annual dues for membership
are $10.
Through monthly meetings
and special events, the
Florence Herb Enthusiasts
explore, experience and learn
about culinary, craft, folklore,
and medicinal use of herbs.
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PHOTOS BY DEBORAH HELDT CORDONE
The Oregon Coast Chamber Orchestra performs its final spring concert May 1 in Florence, featuring (at right) flutist
Sarah Gage-Hunt and Conductor John Monks.
The Oregon Coast Chamber
Orchestra (OCCO) performed
its last concert in a series of
spring performances on May
Day at Florence Community
Baptist Church. It was a pro-
gram of varied music, from
classical to traditional and
jazz.
Conductors Robin DeVour
and John Monks both had their
hand at leading the orchestra,
A BIG h ank You to the Businesses
which consists of nearly 30
instrumentalists,
including
first chair violinist and con-
certmistress Barbara Wilcox.
There were two very special
performances during the con-
cert. Flutist and Florence
teacher Sarah Gage-Hunt was
featured as flute soloist per-
forming “Fantasia Hungara”
by Albert Doppler. This was
Gage-Hunt’s last local per-
formance before retiring from
the orchestra for an adventur-
ous new life sailing the seas
with her husband.
Monks presented her with a
dozen roses during the concert.
Another talented Florence
resident, Richard Jones, played
a saxophone solo of Harline’s
“When You Wish Upon a Star”
from Disney’s film classic
“Pinocchio.”
Orchestra members, all vol-
unteers, are local to the Oregon
Coast and Eugene/Springfield
area.
The OCCO welcomes audi-
tions for new musicians for the
many parts.
For more information about
OCCO or how you can make a
contribution to this nonprofit
musical organization, visit
www.occorchestra.org.
Lane County proposed budget closes $4 million gap
h at Participated in
Florence Food Share’s
3 rd Annual City-Wide
“Feed h e Need” Food Drive:
Banner Bank • Bay Street Grille • bonjour!
City of Florence • City Lights Cinema • Coastal Fitness
Coast Insurance • Drit wood Shores • Elks Lodge
Four Square Church • Florence Events Center
Florentine Estates • Florence Shipping Solutions • Fred Meyer
Fresh Harvest Restaurant • Grocery Outlet
Lane Community College • Mini Pet Mart • Mo’s
Nature’s Corner • Oregon Pacifi c Bank
Pacifi c Pines RV Park • Peace Health • Port of Siuslaw
Real Food Co-op • Restobar Restaurant • Ron’s Paint • Safeway
h e Shorewood • Siuslaw School District • St. Vincent de Paul
h ree Rivers Casino • T.R. Hunter Real Estate • U.S. Bank
The proposed Lane County
Fiscal Year 2016-17 budget
was released on Tuesday. The
proposed budget reduces the
$6 million structural imbal-
ance in the General Fund by
approximately $4 million and
significantly reduces the
imbalance in the county’s
Road Fund, while investing in
critical services and creating
long-term stability.
The
proposed
budget
accomplishes four important
things: 1) it maintains and
enhances critical services for
residents; 2) it reduces operat-
ing expenses; 3) it aligns rev-
enues with community priori-
ties; and 4) it results in no
employee lay-offs.
“We continue to face the
challenge of scarcity of
resources head-on in Lane
County,” said County Admin-
istrator Steve Mokrohisky.
“Rather than let scarcity drive
us to focus only on what we
lack, we approached this budg-
et with a commitment to pur-
sue excellence and push the
boundaries of what is possible
with limited resources.”
The proposed budget hopes
to
Lower health care costs
through a self-funded model
and wellness efforts
Reduce fleet-related and
computer replacement-related
costs
Use one-time funds to
reduce debt, including on the
Charnelton Building
Align current revenue with
priorities
Add two new positions in
the District Attorney’s Office
to file 400 additional cases per
year
Add a new probation offi-
cer to work with high-risk and
repeat offenders in the jail
Expand support for crisis
and mental health services for
offenders in Lane County Jail
Help fund Assessment and
Taxation to support audits and
reappraisals
Work on a new rural eco-
nomic development plan to
support economic vibrancy in
rural communities
Add a position dedicated
to fulfilling the county’s new
equity and access plan (accom-
plished without an increase in
funding by reducing expenses
in county Administration and
Human Resources).
The proposed budget also
maintains 24-hour patrol and
the resident deputy program in
the Sheriff’s Office.
No employees will be laid
off as a result of this proposal.
The elimination of several full-
time equivalent (FTE) posi-
tions is proposed across multi-
ple funds; however, this is
being achieved through attri-
tion and vacancies.
“Our goals with this propos-
al are to enhance critical serv-
ices and create long-term sta-
bility through a structurally
balanced
budget,”
said
Mokrohisky. “We still face sig-
nificant challenges as revenues
decrease and the need for serv-
ices increases; however, the
proposed budget moves us
closer to creating a safer,
healthier and more vibrant
Lane County.”
The full budget message and
proposal can be downloaded at
www.lanecounty.org/Departm
ents/CAO/Budget/Pages/2016-
2017ProposedBudget.aspx.
Wind ensemble concert to benefit Florence Food Share
Total Pounds donated: 5,526
h ank You !!!
Spring is in the air and the
rhododendron are in bloom.
This means many more visitors
to Florence and to Florence
Food Share.
The organization’s stock of
food is low and in need of
many kinds of foods.
The Pacific Coast Wind
Ensemble (PCWE) has made
Florence Food Share the bene-
ficiary of its next concert, May
15, beginning at 2:30 p.m., at
New Life Lutheran Church,
located next to Food Share.
PCWE is a tax-exempt com-
munity concert band that plays
several kinds of music includ-
ing Spanish numbers, Broad-
way show tunes and classical
compositions.
PCWE is suggesting a tax-
deductible $10 donation for the
Florence Free Lunch program
and a can or two of food or
other non-perishable food item
for Food Share for admission
to the concert.
Food Share is currently most
in need of peanut butter,
canned meat (such as tuna or
chicken,)
baby
formula,
Hamburger Helper or like
product, mac–n–cheese, toma-
to products of all types, flour,
sugar and coffee.
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