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THESIUSLAWNEWS . COM ❘ / SIUSLAWNEWS ❘ @ SIUSLAWNEWS WEDNESDAY EDITION ❘ MARCH 29, 2017 ❘ $1.00 VIKS SWEEP BASES SPORTS — B 127TH YEAR ❘ ISSUE NO. 25 S CHOOL N EWS — INSIDE SPECIAL SECTION —C SERVING WESTERN LANE COUNTY SINCE 1890 FLORENCE, OREGON WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH A true Oregon pioneer B Y M ARK B RENNAN Siuslaw News arch is National Women’s History Month. The designation and official recognition of this month is an effort to acknowl- edge the many contributions that women have M Abigail Scott Duniway (center), shown with Oregon Gov. Oswald West and social rights activist Viola M. Coe, authored and signed the 1912 procla- mation allowing women to vote in all elections in the state of Oregon. PHOTO COURTESY LIBRARY OF CONGRESS made to America and to its culture. One issue, that of women’s participation in the voting process, was once again front page news during the most recent election cycle. Women’s marches have found the media spot- light in the post-election frenzy of 2017, rein- forcing women’s desires to have their concerns and needs addressed in a substantive way. Florence had a Women’s March in January that drew hundreds of participants to the streets, demanding acknowledgement of their ongoing concerns. One of the first and most important stages of the women’s movement was the fight for the right of women to vote. This struggle culminat- ed in 1920 with the passage of the 12th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibited voting discrimination based on gen- der. Unfortunately, the struggle to obtain what we now consider an unquestioned right for women was long and arduous, both in Oregon and nationally. In addition, although Oregon was the seventh state to pass a law permitting the vote for women, the battle was a decades-long cam- paign. The individual most often given credit for the success of the fight in Oregon is Abigail Scott Duniway. See HISTORY 7A Central Lincoln Champion for Children gets ‘mudded’ PUD chosen for national study program Utility one of four across the nation selected for policy academy study Oregon Department of Energy chose Central Lincoln Public Utilities District (PUD) to rep- resent Oregon in a 15-month grid moderniza- tion study by the B Y J ACK D AVIS National Governors Siuslaw News Association (NGA). Only four states, Oregon, Washington, Rhode Island and Kentucky, were selected, with one PUD chosen to represent each state. According to Department of Energy Senior Analyst Adam Schultz, the NGA picks different sectors of the economy to study. In the past they have done studies on healthcare, emer- gency management and homeland security. Schultz said, “Oregon Department of Energy decided to approach one of our 37 consumer utilities providers to look at grid modernization work and how distributed energy resources could be used to enhance local grid resiliency, particularly, but not exclusively, in response to the threat from a Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake.” Schultz said his department reached out to Central Lincoln PUD because they are located on the central Oregon coast and the utility is at risk for an earthquake event. “Also, a couple of years ago they finished a major smart grid investment, funded with a $9.9 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy. That is a significant award for a util- ity of their size. That was a feather in their cap,” Schultz said. The Oregon team is made up of representa- tives from Central Lincoln PUD, the Department of Energy and the governor’s office. “We were selected in December. We did our first workshop in San Diego at the beginning of February. The study will run through this year and wrap up first quarter of 2018,” Schultz said. “Over the next 12 months we hope to help consumer utilities identify what the opportuni- ties and challenges are and how to incorporate these changes into their future planning.” Schultz said one of the goals is to learn how to make critical public infrastructure such as police, fire, hospitals, water-pumping stations and communication towers more resilient. “Many of these already have backup power like diesel generators, but one thing that was learned from hurricane Sandy, in the New York INSIDE See Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Library Tidings . . . . . . . . . . . Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B6 A5 A4 A2 STUDY 7A S iuslaw Elementary School Principal Mike Harklerode was awarded the Oregon PTA’s ‘Champion for Children” award. His reward for receiving this statewide recognition was to be “mudded” dur- ing a school assembly on Friday. MARK BRENNAN/SIUSLAW NEWS CONTINUING RIPPLE Dancing with Sea Lions wins awards for impact, innovation hen Florence Events Center (FEC) Marketing Director Jennifer Connor conceived the idea for Dancing with Sea Lions, a year-long celebration of the events center’s 20th anniver- B Y C HANTELLE M EYER sary, she spoke of the Siuslaw News ripple effect the arts have on communities and visitors to an area. Ripples created from the Friends of the FEC’s Dancing with Sea Lions public art project continue to be felt along the coast and in the state. Most recently, Oregon Festivals and Events Association awarded the W project the Impact Award in March. In 2015, the nonprofit group Friends of the FEC was looking for a creative way to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the events center. Connor used Dancing with Sea Lions to promote the impact of the arts, highlight 21 area artists and partner with area businesses and organizations to sponsor the See SEA LIONS 11A Rhody, the smallest member of Dancing with Sea Lions, shows off the Friends of the Florence Event Center’s Impact Award. CHANTELLE MEYER/SIUSLAW NEWS Deeds of Valor proposes General Ben King memorial park B Y J ACK D AVIS Siuslaw News our members of Deeds of Valor, Inc. (DOV) met with Florence City Council during the council work session held on March 22 to request approval to proceed with a proposed General F School News . . . . . . . . . Inside Spring Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . C Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B Weather Data . . . . . . . . . . . A2 THIS WEEK ’ S Ben King Memorial Gateway adja- cent to the south end of the Oregon Coast Military Museum on Kingwood Street. The outdoor park would be named after Florence resident U.S. Air Force (USAF) retired general and World War II and Korean conflict fighter ace Ben King, who died in 2004. DOV is an Oregon Domestic Nonprofit whose mission is “to pro- mote and support military heritage in the greater Florence area.” Park features would include a pedestal mounted fighter jet, a U.S. Coast Guard vessel, an army vehi- cle or artillery piece, a gazebo and TODAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 53 44 52 38 59 44 59 43 WEATHER Full Forecast, A3 possibly an Asian-styled bridge and walking paths. DOV President Sam Spayd said the purposes of the presentation was to brief the council on the proj- ect and get the council’s approval to proceed. S IUSLAW N EWS 3 S ECTIONS ❘ 24 P AGES C OPYRIGHT 2017 See MEMORIAL 7A CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK Abigail Scott Duniway was a leader in the fight to acquire voting rights for women
