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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2016
Local program recognizes art students nationwide
Siuslaw middle and high
school students have joined
forces with Florence artist,
River Gallery owner and TR
Hunter Realtor Jan Jagoe to
promote
her
endangered
species project, which awards
$1,000 scholarships to high
school art students nationwide.
Alicia Hoxie of Reno High
School in Reno, Nev., received
a $1,000 art scholarship in
November for her charcoal,
pencil, watercolor and pastel
drawing of a Mount Charleston
Blue Butterfly.
Zoey Zhao from Tucson,
Ariz., received a scholarship in
May for her colored pencil
drawing of a baby Ocelot.
Brooks Jones from Salt Lake
City, Utah, received a scholar-
ship in December 2015, for her
pen and ink drawing of a south-
western Willow Flycatcher.
Jordan Merz from Bonners
Ferry High School in Idaho
received a scholarship in May
2015, for her graphite and char-
coal drawing of a Woodland
Caribou.
Paris Meyers, from Albany,
Ore., received a scholarship in
December 2014 for her water-
color of a humpback whale.
Pictures of winning artwork
are posted online at www.
bethewhale.com.
Jan Jagoe (left) presents a certificate to Reno High School
student Alicia Hoxie for her artwork.
High school students from
Washington will submit their
artwork during the spring
semester of 2017.
The endangered animal cho-
sen for Washington State will
be announced in January, 2017.
The Siuslaw School District
receives 10 percent of the fund-
ing received by the “BE The
Whale” project. The funds will
be distributed to classroom
teachers and staff to buy class-
room supplies.
In addition to 10 percent of
the GO Fund Me account going
to the Siuslaw School District,
a portion of all proceeds will be
donated to various endangered
species projects.
Donations to help support
this program can be made at
Oregon Pacific Bank, 1335
Highway 101, Florence, Ore.
97439.
Checks should be addressed
to the “BE the Whale” donation
fund.
COURTESY PHOTO
Budget
from 1A
City staff recommended
rounding the budget up to $3.6
million to cover any unfore-
seen expenses.
In other business, the council
approved accepting a $125,000
grant from the Department of
Justice Community Oriented
Police Services (COPS) to par-
tially fund a school resource
officer (SRO) for Siuslaw
School District.
Project Manager Megan
Messmer said, “We have had
one in the past, but we haven’t
had one in recent years due to
needing to find room in both
the city budget and the school
district’s budget.”
According to Messmer, the
COPS grant will help fund the
position for three years. The
Reynolds
from 1A
salary, bringing Reynold’s
annual base salary to
$117,780.
Council vice president Ron
Preisler said, “Interim City
Manager Larry Patterson
couldn’t believe how much the
four-year agreement requires
the city and school district to
fund 100 percent of year four.
The grant will cover approxi-
mately 42 percent of the first
three years.
The resource officer will be
a city employee.
Total cost of the four-year
program is estimated to be
$572,087. The city’s cash por-
tion is estimated to be $71,417.
City administrative and over-
head costs are estimated to be
$152,126.
The council also authorized
city staff to sign an intergov-
ernmental agreement (IGA)
with Siuslaw School District to
establish a working under-
standing of how the city and
district will cooperate during
the four-year program.
According to the IGA, the
goals of the SRO are
staff had accomplished this
past year, which is kudos to
(Reynolds).”
Henry said that of the 155
items on the city’s 2016 work
plan, 101 items were marked
complete and 53 are longer
term and ongoing, and only
one was cancelled.
1. To establish a positive
relationship between the SRO
and the student population, par-
ents, staff and administration.
2. Maintain a safe and secure
environment on school grounds
3. Promote positive attitudes
regarding law enforcements
roll in society
4. Prevent and reduce inci-
dents of school violence
5. Reduce criminal offenses
committed by juveniles and
young adults
The council also agreed to
amend the city’s ordinance on
dog licensing.
Interim Finance Director
Andy Parks said, “You are gen-
erating approximately $1,500
to $2,000 per year for the past
several years. That is coming
from (licensing) 200 to 250
dogs. We have approximately
2,600 dogs in town. Less than
10 percent are being licensed.”
Parks said the city was los-
ing money every time a dog is
licensed.
The council approved Park’s
recommendation to repeal the
licensing program and defer to
Lane County’s voluntary
licensing program.
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