SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 2016
Budget
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“That is an outstanding
accomplishment,” Henry
added.
The Budget Committee
WindFest
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Activities will run Friday
and Saturday, with some
Sunday events planned. In
addition, the Port of Siuslaw
Campground and RV Park is
running a special promotion.
“Visitors to the port camp-
ground will receive one-half
off your last night’s stay at the
campground or RV park when
you mention WindFest at reg-
istration,” Leskin said.
included chairman Bob
Forsythe, Hugh Guinn,
Leonard Larson, Joel Marks,
Sally Wantz and the Florence
City Council.
The budget is available at
ci.florence.or.us.
Preparations begin for Festival of Books
T
he annual Florence
Festival of Books, a
book fair for authors
and publishers, will take place
Saturday, Sept. 24, from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m., with prelimi-
nary events on Friday to com-
pliment the book festival.
The event is presented by
the Friends of the FEC and the
FFOB Planning committee.
Though the festival is more
than three months away, the
planning committee is already
hard at work.
Committee members will be
led by chairwoman Meg
Spencer and founders of the
festival, Connie Bradley and
Judy Fleagle.
Now in its sixth year, the
book fair continues to be a
popular gathering for authors,
publishers and potential future
authors. The public is invited
to this free event to meet the
authors and have their books
signed.
The book fair continues to
adapt and grow each year to
enhance the literacy event.
On Friday, Sept. 23, at 3
p.m., a panel of authors will
speak on the topic “My First
Book: The Process of Idea to
Print.”
Different authors will dis-
cuss their unique journey of
the first book and how it made
its way to a printed publica-
tion.
The event will take place in
All events are free and open
to the public. A suggested
donation to the evening con-
certs is two cans of food for
the Florence Food Bank.
To find a calendar of events,
visit the Port of Siuslaw web-
site www.portofsiuslaw.com,
or see the port’s Facebook
page.
The Florence boardwalk is
located at the corners of Bay
and Nopal streets.
For more information, call
541-997-3040.
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Florence Festival of Books planning committee members: (from left, sitting) Karen Nichols,
Judy Fleagle, Connie Bradley and Kevin Mittge; (from left, standing) Bonnie MacDuffee,
Jennifer Connor and chairwoman Meg Spencer. (Not pictured is Ellen Traylor.)
the Florence Events Center
theater and is free to attend.
At 7 p.m. that evening, sus-
pense thriller author Phillip
Margolin will be the featured
keynote speaker for the festi-
val.
Margolin has written 19
novels, many of them New
York Times bestsellers, includ-
ing the recent “Woman with a
Gun,” “Worthy Brown’s
Daughter,” “Sleight of Hand”
and the “Washington Trilogy.”
Each displays a unique,
compelling insider’s view of
criminal behavior, which
comes from his long back-
ground as a criminal defense
attorney who has handled 30
murder cases.
Winner of the Distinguished
Northwest Writer Award,
Margolin lives in Portland,
Ore.
Tickets are $8 in advance or
$10 at the door for the conver-
sation with Phillip Margolin.
Registration for authors and
publishers for the Florence
Festival of Books will start
Wednesday, June 15, through
the festival website at www.
florencefestivalofbooks.org.
For more information, con-
tact Jennifer Connor at the
FEC at 541-997-1994 or email
Meg Spencer at meg@siuslaw
library.org.
the restroom.
The project also removed
invasive vegetation, paved all
campsite spurs and created a
campsite compliant with the
Americans with Disabilities
Act (ADA).
The campground will reopen
under the jurisdiction of Lane
County Parks.
The grand opening will fea-
ture brief remarks from West
Lane County Commissioner
Jay Bozievich and representa-
tives of the USFS, Oregon
State Parks, Siuslaw Watershed
Council, Save Archie and the
Mapleton School District.
Bozievich said, “I am
pleased to have played a small
part in the re-opening of Archie
Knowles Campground. The
credit goes to Lane County
Parks staff, the staff of the
Siuslaw National Forest and,
most of all, to the community
members who would not let
this gem of a park stay closed.”
The public is invited to the
grand opening.
Parking is limited and guests
are asked to park at Camp Lane
(15761 Highway 126, about
5.4 miles east of Archie
Knowles). Shuttle service will
be provided to and from the
event.
The campground was named
for Archie Knowles, a former
forest service ranger who was
the child of early area settlers
Albert and Lillian Knowles.
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better place than to have a
bunch of military guys here
seeing a World War II hero
and Purple Heart recipient’s
family getting his uniform
back?”
Adeline, Gordon’s daughter
Jerlyn Landwehr, her daugh-
ters Kaye Wheeler and Brooke
Stonelake and Stonelake’s
daughters Emylie and Rylie
attended a ceremony during
the VFW meeting with around
50 Florence-area “Band of
Brothers” veterans.
“It’s nice to have all of us
here, since we’re his blood,”
Brooke said.
Cavarno thanked Schuster
and Angie’s Alterations for
restoring the jacket.
Not all military heirlooms
can be restored. For those who
wish to retire American flags,
there are Flag Day activities
on Tuesday, June 14.
The Elks Lodge, 1686 12th
St., will hold a Flag Day
Ceremony on Tuesday at 1
p.m. for the public. Jim
Barrett will present on the his-
tory of America’s flags.
VFW’s honor guard will carry
the flags, presented by Gargis.
At 4 p.m., American Legion
and the VFW will sponsor the
annual Flag Retirement
Ceremony at 1202 Bay St.,
next to the River House Inn.
U.S. Coast Guard Station
Siuslaw River, Boy Scout
Troops 777 and 721, Cub
Scout Pack 777, Girl Scout
Troop 20068, Daughters of the
American Revolution and
Siuslaw Valley Fire and
Rescue will participate in the
ceremonial burning of the
flags.
There will be bleachers for
seating, but people can bring
additional chairs.
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Rehabilitation began in
January 2016 and included
updating the water, waste and
electrical systems, as well as
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Four generations of the
family still live in the area,
with a history of 160 years
near Siltcoos Lake, Westlake,
North Beach and North Fork.
Schuster also contacted the
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
3232 (VFW) to see if veterans
would be interested in present-
ing the completed jacket to
Gordon’s family.
VFW Commander Paul
Gargis and member Tony
Cavarno helped gather area
veterans before the presenta-
tion at Florence Elks Lodge
#1858 on June 6.
“We suggested that Marines
should be the ones returning
it,” Cavarno said. “So what
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Tru, Lady Charlie and Miss Ellie are
supporting American Cancer Society’s
Relay for Life at Bark for Life today
at Miller Park until 2 p.m.
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Why are you participating in Bark for Life?
“Working with Tru is a large part of my life, and
we could not pass up this wonderful privilege. Bark
for Life is a perfect way for us to help A.C.S. Relay
for Life. With Tru’s trick dog talents, I believed we
could bring an added energy to this fun and worth-
while event.”
—C HERYL P INNOCK
AND T RU ( PICTURED )
“Bark for Life is another wonderful way to spend
quality time with my beloved Charlie. Bark activities
provide stimulation for dogs and help strengthen our
bond (if that is possible). We also get to socialize with
our four-legged and two-legged friends, while
fundraising for A.C.S. It is simply ‘pawvaleous!’”
—D EBORAH H ELDT C ORDONE
AND L ADY C HARLEMAGNE ( PICTURED )
“I believe in Relay for Life and Bark for Life
because many of my family, friends, loved ones
and four-legged friends, have been touched by this
dreadful disease. We need to support organizations
who help people as they are going through treat-
ments, as well as funding to help find a cure.”
—P AM H ENRY
AND M ISS E LLIE ( PICTURED )
Special thanks to Deborah Heldt Cordone for submitting this “Word on the Street.” DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed above are solely those of the contributors.
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