SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 2016
Siuslaw Library to present free
grant-writing workshop Tuesday
The Siuslaw Public Library
is co-sponsoring a free grant
writing workshop for individu-
als or groups seeking funds for
cultural activities or programs
related to the arts, heritage or
humanities.
Any individual or organiza-
tion that provides cultural
opportunities to the public
within Lane County should
attend the Lane County
Cultural Coalition’s Grant
Writing Workshop in the
Bromley Room of the Siuslaw
Public Library on Tuesday,
Aug. 30, from 4 to 5 p.m.
This workshop is for both
individuals or organizations,
profit or nonprofit, who con-
tribute to a vibrant cultural life
in Lane County.
Meg Spencer will lead the
workshop and provide guid-
ance in writing and submitting
a “Cultural Opportunity” grant
application to the Lane County
Cultural Coalition (LCCC) for
any activity that “provides,
expands or stimulates access,
education and/or awareness to
Lane County residents in the
areas of arts, heritage, or
humanities.”
The Coalition, made up of
12 Lane County cultural lead-
ers, accepts grant applications
once each year in October.
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This year’s deadline for sub-
mission is 5 p.m., Oct. 14.
The workshop is co-spon-
sored by the Siuslaw Public
Library. Spencer, the library’s
director and a Lane County
Cultural Coalition member
since 2014, said the LCCC cul-
tural opportunity grant pro-
gram provides potential fund-
ing for local artists, historians
and others committed to
expanding the cultural land-
scape of Lane County.
Last year, LCCC Lane
County awarded $35,000 for
an exciting mix of cultural
projects.
There is no need to pre-reg-
ister for the workshop and
there is no charge.
Information about the Lane
County Cultural Coalition,
including a list of previously
funded projects, is available
online at www.laneculture.net.
For more information, visit
the Siuslaw Public Library
online at www.siuslawlibrary
.org.
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CROW hosts grand opening
On Saturday, Sept. 10, from
5 to 9 p.m., Children’s
Repertory
of
Oregon
Workshops (CROW) is invit-
ing the community to attend its
grand opening celebration and
Wooden Crow Fundraiser at
its new home.
The CROW Center for the
Performing
Arts,
3120
Highway 101 in Florence, will
have snacks, as well as live
entertainment from 6 to 7
p.m., plus facility tours.
Now is the opportunity to
Water
from 1A
address number ending in an
even number shall water lawns
only on even-numbered calen-
dar days.
Houses with an address
number ending in an odd num-
ber shall water only on odd-
numbered days.
All watering of lawns, gar-
dens and landscaping is pro-
hibited between the hours of
10 a.m. and 7 p.m. every day.
The operation of an orna-
mental
fountain,
unless
equipped with a recirculation
system, is prohibited.
In addition, Yachats Rural
Fire District may not use water
Food
from 1A
He also asks students for
their input on the menu.
“Last year our most popu-
lar item was our chicken
Caesar salad,” Bitner said. “I
got that from asking a high
school girl what her favorite
meal was. It is now our most
popular item.”
He also believes in chal-
lenging students to try new
things, such as different salsas
and pesto.
“I exposed a lot of kids to
pesto pizza for the first time
in their life this past year.
When I first served it, they
saw the green sauce and went
sponsor a wooden crow, which
will adorn the walls of the art
center and help complete the rest
of the building renovations.
For the past year and a half,
CROW has been working to
get to this moment.
“To every donor, grant-
maker, contractor, volunteer
and patron who has made it
possible, we are sending out
our immense gratitude,” said
Melanie Heard, CROW direc-
tor. “We could not have come
this far without their help.”
for drills, fire hose testing,
hydrant flushing or truck
washing.
Yachats also prohibits the
sale of water to persons not
currently city utility cus-
tomers.
The city warns that there
will be penalties for noncom-
pliance with the water curtail-
ment. These range from a writ-
ten warning for first infrac-
tions to convictions. The city
may terminate water service
for up to five consecutive days
for people with three or more
infractions.
For more information, con-
tact the City of Yachats at 541-
547-3565 or www.yachats
oregon.org.
‘Eeew! I don’t want anything
to do with that.’ By the end of
the year, I couldn’t keep up
with production. They were
requesting it,” Bitner said.
As successful as the 2015-
16 self-operated food service
was, Bitner wants to increase
the district’s participation in
the national school lunch pro-
gram by 10 percent.
“Our two biggest areas of
opportunity are breakfast dis-
trict-wide and lunch in the
high school,” Bitner said.
The board approved district
business manager Kari
Blake’s recommendation to
hold meal costs to last year’s
prices, $2.50 for lunch and
$1.50 for breakfast.
Death
VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT
KAY AND LARRY
BACON
Friends of Florence
Larry has worked with
Friends of Florence since
Spetember 2002. Kay came
to us in September 2007.
h ey jointly set up the
drivers for each month. h is
involves considerable time
on the telephone. h ey aft en
complete this fucntion from
vacation sites. It’s a lof o
work and we count on them!
Submitted by Dan
Clements
Friends of Florence
P.O. Box 598, Florence OR, 97439
First Baptist Church
County Transfer and Recycling
Chad Clement, D.D.S., P.C
SPONSORED
BY:
Oregon Pacii c Bank
Sawnson’s Pest Management
Boys and Girls Club of Western Lane County
from 1A
U.S. Coast Guard Air
Station North Bend also pro-
vided a helicopter to aid in
the search from the air.
Medics with Western Lane
were on hand as well.
After dark, the Lane
County team continued the
search, switching tactics
from search and rescue to
recovery.
“After an extensive search,
the Dive Team was able to
locate the male deceased at
about 2 a.m.,” a Sheriff’s
Office spokesman said.
Cook’s body was recov-
ered early Friday morning
near where he was last seen,
in about 12 to 14 feet of
water.
Police said there are no
indications of foul play, alco-
hol or drug use being a factor
in this incident, and have
ruled it as an accidental
drowning.
Lane County Medical
Examiner’s Office will con-
tinue the investigation.
Siltcoos Lake is seven
miles south of Florence in
Dunes City. It is Oregon’s
largest coastal lake.
Arson
Wanda Johnson, Broker
Coldwell Banker Coast Real Estate
7 A
from 1A
“We do know now that it is
involved with the suspicious
fires earlier that day across
the street,” Pitcher said.
Evidence found inside the
box related to a series of fire
starts that was reported to
emergency dispatch that
morning at the Florence
Business Center.
Both the arson at the
Business Center and the box
at the Elks Lodge are being
investigated by Florence
Detective Brandon Ott.
Anyone with information
about the incidents is asked
to contact him at 541-997-
3515.
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