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126TH YEAR ❘ ISSUE NO. 60
SERVING WESTERN LANE COUNTY SINCE 1890
FLORENCE, OREGON
DREDGING THE WAY
Teen
Center
facility
expands
Boys and Girls Club
to move daycare building
onto 15th Street property
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Siuslaw News
PHOTOS BY DEBORAH HELDT CORDONE
U
.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) dredge vessel
Yaquina began work last Friday at the mouth of
the Siuslaw River to conduct advanced mainte-
nance dredging to clear the waterway. The 200-foot-long
suction hopper dredger worked through the weekend and
plans to return in September. “This has been an unusual
year in that we did not see a lot of shoaling at the
entrance,” COE Coastal Project Manager Kate Groth said.
“If we get late summer shoaling, we can address it in
September.” Port of Siuslaw lobbies every year to receive
federal funds to pay for the dredging.
Siuslaw News wins 4 ONPA awards
B Y C HANTELLE M EYER
Siuslaw News
Florence’s local newspaper, Siuslaw News,
took home four awards last Friday in the Oregon
Newspaper Publishers Association (ONPA) 2016
Better Newspaper Contest.
Editorial staff placed in several categories in
the multi-issue weeklies circulation group for
editions published in 2015.
Publisher John Bartlett said, “I’m proud of the
whole editorial team for their hard work and
dedication to providing the best, local news to
the Florence area.”
Awards were announced during the annual
ONPA Convention held July 21 to 22 at the
Oregon Garden Resort in Silverton.
Siuslaw News won first place for Best Sports
Photo for Sports Editor Ned
This photo of a
Hickson’s “Flying Lesson,”
sandboarder won
Aug. 1, 2015. The image
first place for Best
depicts a sandboarder midair
Sports Photo.
on the dunes.
Hickson also won second place for Best
Sports Story for “Double Dribble,” Nov. 28,
2015, about Mapleton High School basketball
coaches Jesika and Will Crook.
Besides covering local sports, Hickson writes
a weekly syndicated humor column for the
paper. He won second place for Best Local
Column for three of his submissions: “Turning
49,” Aug. 5, 2015; “Shaking Shiloh’s Hand,”
Nov. 25, 2015; and “My Intuition on Tuition,”
Dec. 16, 2015.
See
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C O O L P L A C ES
PAWN Trail
TO VISIT THIS SUMMER
North Fork Road, Florence ❘ 541-563-8400
A T A GLANCE : The PAWN Trail, located 17 miles
up North Fork Road east of Florence off Highway
126, is an acronym for the four families — the
Pooles, Akerleys, Worthingtons and Nolands —
who established a post office on the upper North
Fork Siuslaw River in the early 1900s.
Set within 10 acres of old-growth forest, the hik-
ing trail begins with a log-trimmed bridge spanning
a small creek that eventually empties into the North
Fork. An enormous sheet of basalt rock surrounded
by piles of shanks marks where the Forest Service
gathered rock for road building in the 1960s.
Towering Douglas fir trees extend over the trail,
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This summer we are
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central Oregon coast
one of the coolest
places to live and play.
New locations will be
featured each month.
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with the oldest standing upwards of 250 feet high.
A valid recreation pass is required at the trailhead.
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Boys and Girls Club of Western Lane
County has announced plans to move the
former Quality Child Care of Florence
building onto the Teen Center property
within the next several months.
The 2,688-square-foot building, which
will be renamed in memory of longtime
Boys and Girls Club patron Nan Osbon,
will add some needed space to help the
club cope with the Teen Center’s sudden
rise in popularity.
Club Executive Director Chuck Trent
said, “Given the growth trend we are see-
ing, especially with all the fifth graders
coming in to the Teen Center, I think we
will start the school year with over 50 stu-
dents, compared to nine last year when
we reopened the Teen Center.”
According to Trent, the Osbon building
will house the administrative offices and
a new high school after-school campus.
The current Teen Center will house the
middle school program and an expanded
kitchen facility.
The existing Teen Center is 2,800
square feet. The new addition will make
the entire complex more than 5,400
square feet. The elementary program will
continue to operate out of Siuslaw
Elementary School.
Trent said the Teen Center parking area
would be paved before the Osbon build-
ing is moved onto the property. In addi-
tion, a security system with outdoor light-
ing and indoor and outdoor security cam-
eras will be installed.
“We have the funds to do the project
from private donations,” Trent said. “We
are currently working with the city on the
planning process.”
Board member Michael Pierson said
the club has an architect working on the
site plan and that it should be ready by
Monday, Aug. 1.
“As we continue to grow the club’s
membership, one of the challenges I have
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