SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, MAY 21, 2016
Siuslaw schools perform
Choir Palooza at FEC
Siuslaw Choir Palooza
will hit the Florence Events
Center stage on Tuesday,
May 24, at 7 p.m. Siuslaw
middle and high school
choir students are getting
ready for the big show,
which will feature all the
choirs in a performance.
The event is free and
open to the public.
Donations to the choir fund
for concert expenses will be
accepted.
Siuslaw middle and high
schools choir director Debra
Young will lead the students
in fun “palooza” songs.
Come out and hear the
district’s talented students
sing from their hearts.
COURTESY PHOTO
Hannah Rasmussen,
Alizabeth Norton (back row),
Cameron Kentta (middle),
Sabrina Marsh and Jasmine
Vasquez (front)
real estate
auctions
87.9 +/- Acres in 3 Parcels
on Oregon Coast
Sells to the highest bidder at
auction above the opening bids
indicated
WALDPORT, OR
• Parcel 1 - Property includes
two parcels separated by Ocean
Hills Drive. Southern parcel is
24.77+/- ac and northern parcel
is 2.64+/- ac.
Opening Bid: $115,000
• Parcel 2 - Approx 9.35ac lot.
Opening Bid: $150,000
• Parcel 3 - Approx 51.17ac lot.
Opening Bid: $125,000
Above properties auction:
11:30am, Thu May 26 at
Parcel 1: Ac, Waldport, OR
Also Auctioning May 26
MAPLETON, OR • 10818 Hwy 36
4,200+/- sf all metal building with newer roof and siding. On intersection of Hwy 126 and Hwy 36
800.982.0425 • williamsauction.com/Waldport
OR PHILIP R. HEILIGER RE LIC 201211071; WILLIAMS & WILLIAMS RE LIC 200908034
BUYER’S PREMIUM MAY APPLY.
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Museum director receives special recognition
Florence
resident
Cal
Applebee was one of three past
board members of Travel Lane
County recognized for their
past service at the organiza-
tion’s 2016 Visitor Industry
Celebration luncheon held
May 6.
Past board members Andy
Vobora and Glenda Polling
were also recognized for their
service in “...providing impor-
tant direction and enhanced the
work of the board and staff in
marketing
the
Eugene,
Cascades and coast region.”
Applebee served on the
board of the regional destina-
tion marketing organization
while he served as executive
director of the Florence Area
Chamber of Commerce, from
which he retired at the end of
February.
Applebee was named execu-
tive director of the Oregon
Coast Military Museum effec-
tive May 1,
“This is precisely why we
wanted to bring Cal on as our
executive director,” said
Museum Board president
Wayne Sharpe. “He is well
known in the tourism industry
and will bring focus and expo-
COURTESY PHOTO
From left: Andy Vobora, Glenda Polling and Cal Applebee
sure to our museum. He has
already hit the streets with our
new rack cards at various loca-
tions within the county and the
coast and has begun a new
strategic planning process for
where we want to go in the
future.”
Applebee said, “There are a
lot of things we need to accom-
plish as we approach our first
anniversary. Folks can watch
our website for ways to partici-
pate in our strategic planning
as we value their input.
“And we’re always looking
for volunteers to man the
museum as well,” Applebee
added.
The museum is located at
2145 Kingwood St. in
Florence, and is open to the
public Thursday through
Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m.
Visit www.oregoncoastmil
itarymuseum.com.
Working toward ‘A Greener Florence’
City awards Lofy Construction, Florence Food Share, others with annual award
B Y C HANTELLE M EYER
Siuslaw News
Florence City Council
and the Environmental Man-
agement Advisory Committee
(EMAC) selected four appli-
cants for this year’s Greener
Florence certificates. Of the
four, Lofy Construction and
Florence Food Share will each
receive an inscription on the
Greener Florence plaques.
From Baby to Graduate
(it seemed like just a few short years)
8th Grade, High School or College
~ Grad’s Name ~
School
Birth Date:
Parents:
Grandparents:
Coming Saturday, June 4th
Planning Director Wendy
Farley-Campbell presented
EMAC’s recommendation for
the awards at the city council
meeting May 16. Mayor Joe
Henry handed out the awards.
“This is the sixth year of the
Greener Florence Award
Program, which likes to rec-
ognize business and commu-
nity service organizations for
their efforts in making
Florence a greener communi-
ty,” Farley-Campbell said.
City Councilor Susy Lacer
said, “Great job everyone!”
EMAC created “A Greener
Florence” in April 2010 to
learn about and recognize the
efforts taken by Florence-area
businesses and organizations
to reduce their impact on the
environment.
The Greener Florence
Awards apply to both busi-
nesses and organizations that
reduce the amount of waste
going into the waste stream;
reuse or contribute to the
reuse of materials; recycle
materials; compost waste
material; performs community
education; and contribute to
the environment in other
ways.
Florence received one busi-
ness
nomination,
Lofy
Construction, and three com-
munity organization nomina-
tions: Florence Food Share,
Florence
Area
Humane
Society Thrift Store and the
Siuslaw Genealogical Society.
All the nominees were
awarded Greener Florence
certificates.
“A perpetual plaque recog-
nizes the best overall applica-
tions,” said the city council’s
packet.
Lofy Construction’s name
will go on the Greener
Florence Business Award and
Florence Food Share will
receive an inscription on the
Greener Florence Community
Service Award.
Both plaques will be on dis-
play at Florence City Hall,
250 Highway 101.
“The business reduces
impact on the stormwater sys-
tem by sweeping driveways,”
Farley-Campbell said of Lofy
Construction. “They are also
committed to not using any
chemicals in their cleaning
processes and pressure wash-
ing.”
Darryl Detar, who applied
for Lofy Construction, said,
“On all remodels we remove
items that can be reused and
bring them to places such as
Habitat for Humanity or the
humane society for resale.”
The company also reuses
lumber whenever possible,
recycles cardboard and con-
crete debris and sends vegeta-
tion debris to Sand Ranch for
composting.
Florence Food Share com-
posts food, recycles many
materials and has switched to
more sustainable systems.
“They have composted over
100 pounds of food waste per
month, which is quite a bit,
and do water conservation
through a system of drip irri-
gation and a water catchment
system for rainwater,” Farley-
Campbell said.
Florence Food Share has
also created partnerships with
Fred Meyer, Safeway and
Grocery Outlet to create the
Fresh Alliance Program to uti-
lize products at or past the
“sell by” or “best by” date, a
process that allows consum-
able goods to be distributed
and not go to waste.
The Siuslaw Genealogical
Society has a recycle program
that collects small electronic
equipment at various loca-
tions and events around town.
These items are sent to sus-
tainable resource nonprofits.
The Oregon Coast Humane
Society, formerly Florence
Area Humane Society, Thrift
Store recycles containers and
keeps donated items out of the
landfill.
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WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
“Baby to Graduate Review”
Deadline is Wednesday, June 1st
Now is the time to reserve your graduates a spot in this special section just for them.
Just bring in or mail, with the coupon below, your graduate’s favorite baby picture
along with a current picture to be published side by side on June 4th.
What a special way to show off that graduate that you are so proud of!
Please attach a self-addressed envelope for picture return.
Enclose Check for
$35.00
and mail to
“Baby to Graduate
Review”
Siuslaw News
P.O. Box 10
Florence, OR 97439
Or stop by our office at
148 Maple St.
in Old Town Florence
S PRING A UTO T IPS :
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Gradʼs Name:___________________________________
School:________________________________________
Birth Date:______________________________________
Parents:________________________________________
Grandparents:___________________________________
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