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126TH YEAR ❘ ISSUE NO. 43
SERVING WESTERN LANE COUNTY SINCE 1890
FLORENCE, OREGON
PATRIOTIC ASSEMBLY
Elementary students honor veterans for their service, sacrifice
Florence
preps for
November
election
Mayor, 2 city councilors
announce plans to seek
re-election this fall
B Y C HANTELLE M EYER
Siuslaw News
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Kim Stokes’ second-grade class from Siuslaw Elementary School performs patriotic songs May 16 prior to an address by local veterans
at the Veteran’s Memorial Park on Bay Street. The community is invited to several Memorial Day services around town on Monday.
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iuslaw Elementary School second
graders shared their gratitude for
Florence veterans during a ceremony
Monday, May 16, at the Veteran’s
Memorial Park on Bay Street.
The second-graders sang the Pledge of
Allegiance and played other patriotic songs on
recorders for the assembled veterans.
Florence Mayor Joe Henry introduced World
War II veteran and event coordinator Steve
S
Olienyk, who shared his love of country and
community with the students before introducing
veterans of the five military branches in atten-
dance.
“I’m grateful that my experiences in the army
during World War II taught me the skills of
teamwork, discipline, tenacity and follow
through,” Olienyk said. “My military service
deepened my commitment to my country.”
During the presentation, veterans shared their
military experiences and talk about what serving
their country meant to them.
“I’m privileged to know so many local veter-
ans who’ve felt a commitment to their country,
and have gone on to serve their communities
through volunteerism or careers in public serv-
ice,” Olienyk said. “These veterans go above and
beyond to help others and improve our commu-
nity. They are great role models for our young
people.”
After the veterans spoke, students passed out
handmade thank-you cards, expressing their
appreciation for the veterans and their service
and sacrifice.
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City Recorder Kelli Weese documented
the Florence election process for the posi-
tions of mayor and city councilor at the
May 16 Florence City Council meeting.
This year, positions held by Mayor Joe
Henry and councilors Joshua Greene and
Ron Preisler will be up for re-election.
Any qualified elector who is registered to
vote in the City of Florence and has resided
in the city since Nov. 8, 2015, is eligible to
run for the two four-year councilor positions
and the mayor’s two-year position.
“I wanted to make sure that the public
was aware of all that goes into being a city
councilor,” Weese said at the beginning of
her presentation.
Florence City Council is the governing
body of the city. It is responsible for pass-
ing laws, fees, policies and the annual
budget. It also appoints and supervises
City Manager Erin Reynolds and
Municipal Court Judge Rick Brissenden.
The council establishes policy and
develops the overall vision for the city.
The mayor has no additional executive
functions aside from his or her position on
the council. However, the mayor facili-
tates the council and presides over deliber-
ations, determines order of business,
appoints positions to boards and commit-
tees and performs ceremonial functions.
Weese encourages qualified citizens to
run for an office. She is available by
appointment to meet with people to give
more information.
VETERANS 10A
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ELECTION 10A
Mr. Cahoon’s artwork
goes to Washington
Siuslaw student’s etching
of an owl chosen to represent
4th congressional district
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iuslaw High School
junior Benjamin
Cahoon’s scratch-
board etching titled “He
Flies in Silence” was cho-
sen by U.S. Rep. Peter
DeFazio’s office to repre-
sent Oregon’s 4th District
in this year’s Congressional
Art Contest.
The black-and-white
representation of an owl
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in flight will be
displayed for a
year in the U.S.
Capitol building, along
with high school art
pieces from the other 434
congressional districts.
Cahoon, 17, will be
honored at the annual
awards ceremony in
Washington, D.C., this
summer.
Cahoon chose scratch-
board as a medium
because he wanted to try
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some-
thing different.
“Scratchboard is a
layer of India ink laid
over white clay,” Cahoon
said. “You use special
knives to scratch off the
top layer so that the
white clay is exposed. It
is one of the only ways to
get the extreme contrast
between the whitest of
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“He Flies in
Silence”
white and the
blackest of black.”
This is only the third
scratchboard piece
Cahoon has ever done.
In addition to scratch-
board, Cahoon applies
his talent to a multitude
of art media.
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CONTEST 10A
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Siuslaw High School junior Benjamin Cahoon sits with three of his
ceramic art pieces. His scratchboard 2D depiction of a Great Owl in
flight (at left) will represent Oregon’s 4th District in the Congressional
Art Contest on display at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C.
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