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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2016
Interact Club gets bottle filler fountains installed Calling all artists for
After a year of fund raising
and coordination, the Siuslaw
Interact Club completed a com-
munity service project that
would benefit its peers and
SHS students for years to
come.
In Spring of 2015, Claire
Waggoner had researched the
impact of plastic water bottles
on the earth for a biology proj-
ect and found that one of the
best options to save thousands
of bottles from reaching land-
fills is with bottle filler foun-
tains.
The following September,
she approached the Siuslaw
Interact Club about installing a
bottle filler fountain in the high
school mall. In addition to the
ecological benefits, it would
improve hygiene and increase
water intake. This became one
of Interact’s community serv-
ice projects for the year and it
took a year to complete.
School administration was
the first to be consulted about
the project. It was requested
that another fountain for the
gym be included in the project.
The total budget for this project
would be more than $5,800.
This required putting togeth-
er a community partnership
from nonprofit organizations,
local business owners and the
Siuslaw School District.
Waggoner applied for a
Western Lane Community
Foundation Community Grant.
The project was awarded a
generous $1,400 grant, which
solidified the project. Interact
Club had raised the $500
through its fundraisers.
The local Rotary Club,
which sponsors Interact, sup-
‘Where Art Thou’
COURTESY PHOTO
Community partners who helped Interact with Siuslaw High School bottle filler foun-
tain project include (Back row from left): Sheldon Meyer, Western Lane Community
Foundation; Pat Riley, Florence Rotary; Gina Castro-Brandt, biology teacher and
Siuslaw Athletic Booster Club; Keri Tatum, Siuslaw High School principal; Curt
Falkoske and Ken McCraw CFE Electric; (Bottom row from left): Claire Waggoner and
Lis Farm, Siuslaw Interact Club; Nyra and Derrick VanDuch, West lane Plumbing (Not
pictured: Levi Hilterbrant, CFE Electric installer)
ported the project with a $500
contribution.
The
Siuslaw
Athletic
Booster Club also saw the
value of this project and donat-
ed another $500.
The final piece was private
businesses. Derrick VanDuch
of West Lane Plumbing and
Curt Falkoski, who owns CFE
Electric, donated their time,
services and expertise to install
both bottle fillers.
This was a significant sav-
ings and the fountains were
operational by the start of the
2016-17 school year.
Waggoner and the Interact
Club members will get to bene-
fit from these fountains also.
“The community effort and
generosity to get this done was
incredible,” said Waggoner.
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“The bottle filler fountains
have been a great addition to
the school, and students and
staff have said how much they
love them.”
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5:00 p.m. Kitchen Opens • 6:00 p.m. BINGO!
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Windjammer Salon Welcomes
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Have you ever wanted to
meet other visual artists in our
community and network with
them? What about discovering
new art forms and techniques?
Backstreet Gallery (BSG)
artists have also wanted this
opportunity, so they are host-
ing a special event called
“Where Art Thou” at the
gallery on Friday, Oct. 21,
starting at 6 p.m.
Upon arrival, guests will be
given a numbered name tag.
Drawings will be held
throughout the event for door
prizes donated by BSG artists.
Appetizers and spirits will
be served, and there will be a
table available where artists
are encouraged to place pho-
tos, or a small sample of their
artwork, for others to enjoy.
During the event, a brief
welcome and introduction to
BSG will be given by presi-
dent Pattie Brooks-Anderson.
“We have so many amazing
artists in the Florence area
with a wide variety of talents,
and we urge you to come to
this event as we talk and get to
know each other,” said
Brooks-Anderson.
Backstreet Gallery is at
1421 Bay St., across from
Mo’s.
For more information, call
BSG at 541-997-8980.
Yard Debris Disposal
Next Date is October 15
9am to 2pm
at the Kingwood entrance to the airport,
located at Kingwood & 27th St.
COST
Pickup load
$10
Small Utility Trailer
(Single Axle)
$10
2016
Collection
Dates:
October 15
Medium Utility
Trailer
(10-12 ft)
$15
Large Utility Trailer
(12-18ft)
$20
Greater than
20 cubic yards
$20 +$5/yard over
Bring:
• Tree Clippings
• Leaves
• Grass Clippings
• Weeds
• Prunings
• Brush
DO NOT
Bring your:
• Food &
Household waste
• Animal Waste
• Plastics
• Construction
Debris
• Hazardous Waste
For questions, please contact the
City of Florence Public Works Department at 541-997-4106
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