SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 2016
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KXCR to host Robert Military Museum unveils new Iraq display
Sabado at KB Gallery
Local nonprofit public radio
station KXCR will present
saxophone talent Robert
Sabado on Saturday, Aug. 20,
at Kenneth B. Gallery, 1458
First St. in Old Town Florence,
beginning at 6:30 p.m.
His highly regarded record-
ings prompted jazz legend and
early mentor, Stan Getz, to
describe Sabado as “... the best
tone around.”
These days, Sabado has
been fusing downtempo elec-
tronica grooves with live saxo-
phone improvisation.
Playing with this genre
allows melodic lines to flow
out of Sabado’s horn and
mind. This presentation of his
music has proved to have been
a real treat for the audience.
“I have been around the
world and I believe my music
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Robert Sabado
can take the listener to exotic
lands,” said Sabado.
KXCR is proud to present
the rising star in the smooth
jazz world.
Come for an evening of
great music, good food, and a
no-host bar.
For more information, call
the gallery at 541-999-5875 or
visit www.KennethBGallery.
com.
At the anniversary celebra-
tion held July 2, the Oregon
Coast
Military
Museum
unveiled its latest diorama,
which depicts a U.S. military
convoy traveling through a typ-
ical Iraqi village during Desert
Storm, built in 1:72 scale.
It is full of amazing detail
depicting life in that middle-
east venue complete with
structures, villagers, convoy
vehicles and even extreme
detail down to laundry hang-
ing on the line and fruit and
vegetables in the farmer’s
market.
The diorama, about 32
square feet, sits on top of a
display of other artifacts of the
same period and military dis-
cipline.
The entire display was a
collaboration of effort by Judy
Murphy, who built the village
itself and was the driving force
behind the full-scale dioramas
in the museum, Chief of Staff
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New diorama depicts a typical Iraqi village
Geoffrey Cannon, who con-
structed the vehicles, and vol-
unteer Dorland Neale, who
constructed the display struc-
ture itself.
The display was funded
through a grant from the
Western Lane Community
Foundation.
“The idea of the diorama is
to show what a village might
look like and demonstrate a
convoy passing through. We
didn’t base it off of a specific
village, so the village doesn’t
have a name. We did mostly
look at Iraqi villages and
towns, so we are saying it is an
Iraqi village,” described
Cannon. “We started the proj-
ect in February and finished it
on June 30,” he added.
Visitors can view this life-
like display by visiting the
museum, 2145 Kingwood St.,
during its open hours, 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m., Thursday through
Saturday.
Frank’s 101 Barbershop River House Inn names two new Innkeepers
Starting August 1st
I will be open Mon, Tues,
(closed Wed), h ur and Fri.
Mornings will be for
walk-ins and At ernoons for appts.
Please, no new clients at this time.
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396 Hwy 101 - Florence
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In 2013, Ashley Young was a
housekeeper at Florence’s
highly regarded River House
Inn. Soon she was doing relief
work at the front desk of The
Old Town Inn, a newly reno-
vated motel skyrocketing up
the TripAdvisor rankings.
In 2014, Young finally con-
vinced
management
at
Hoagland Properties, owners of
the two inns, to give her life
partner, Corduroy Kravitz, a
housekeeping position.
This month the couple
became the new managers at
The River House Inn.
“We are delighted to
announce that Cord and Ashley
have earned this new responsi-
bility through their hard work
and dedication,” said Hoagland
Properties president Craig
Sanders. “It’s the first time we
have been able to promote staff
into management from within
the company, in part because
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New River House Inn innkeepers Ashley Young and
Corduroy Kravitz.
Going Out of Business Sale
AUGUST 8TH
25% off
non-food items
AUGUST 15TH
25% off food and
50% off other items
we typically don’t hire couples
at a staff level, but we prefer
couples for our onsite manage-
ment teams.”
Young and Kravitz have
worked together at a variety of
places in Washington and
Idaho, from concession sales at
a ballpark and zoo, to home
renovation and property man-
agement.
“In addition to their work at
our inns, under the guiding
hand of our onsite managers,
their background in customer
engagement and property man-
agement gave them a good
foundation for this promotion,”
added Sanders.
“This is something we’ve
been working toward,” said
Young. “We told Craig we’d
like training and he had John
and Sharon Birdwell at The
Old Town Inn teach us the ins
and outs of inkeeping, and he
sent us to Fred Pryor seminars
for additional training.
“The Hoaglands and Craig
are such great folks to work
for. They invested in us and
have entrusted us with a great
opportunity.”
“The River House Inn is a
great property,” added Kravitz.
“Wayne and Susan Tripp, who
recently retired, were so help-
ful during the transition. They
helped make this place a
TripAdvisor Hall of Fame win-
ner by earning the Travelers’
Choice Award five years in a
row. We’ve got a high bar of
excellence to meet; but we
want to take this place from
number three in Florence to
number one, and that means
some friendly competition with
our friends at The Old Town
Inn.”
Kravitz and Young talk
enthusiastically about intro-
ducing people to Florence and
all the fun it has to offer, rec-
ommending things to do and
see, and which restaurants they
think guests will enjoy.
“And we will push our high
standards for immaculate
rooms, and a great guest expe-
rience, even higher,” added
Kravitz, with Young chiming
in, “We have a great staff and
relate well to them because
we've been doing what they do.
“We hold fun competitions
with them. We strive for a five-
star experience for vacationers
and business travelers.
“If we find out that a guest is
celebrating a birthday or
anniversary, we’ll put some
balloons in their room before
they arrive so they will remem-
ber their stay.”
AUGUST 22ND
50% off food and
75% off other items
Senior discounts / Free estimates
(cash only) • No Returns
All discounts exclude special orders
Also Available computer desk and chair,
storage racks, merchandise shelves,
lighted glass case
1541 Hwy. 101, Florence
541-902-0900
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