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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2017 Station from 1A As evidence, he points to the way in which community members contribute to the local feel of the station, with the shows local DJs share with the community. “We have about 20 locally produced shows now, and some run more regularly than oth- ers,” Ulrich said. “We have a bluegrass show hosted by Montana Maggie that is really popular ... and Friday is an excellent night to listen to locally produced music shows. A.J. does ‘Out of the Fog’ and we have a new show, ‘Looking at Motown,’ which is focused on the Motown sound and the bands that made the great music that came out of Detroit in the sixties and seventies.” The program guide for KXCR shows there is more than just music to listen to. KXCR broadcasts a wide variety of shows that are pro- duced by other non-commer- cial stations across the country and then shared with public and volunteer-based stations. Some of these shows are political in nature, and others are focused on the environment or health, news and the arts. “It’s not just music shows that we broadcast,” Ulrich said. “We have a show called ‘Community Connections’ that’s been on the air since the start. We’ve had the mayor and other community movers and shakers on the show, sharing their views with the public.” A highlight of the first cou- ple of years of local program- ming for Ulrich was a story that was produced here and found a much larger audience that anticipated. “One of our most popular Opening at LAST! Tuesday through Sunday 11 am. - 6 pm. Off ering a HUGE assortment of great fi nds from Sea to Shining Sea, Europe and the Orient! Please come in and take your time! Off erings from the estate of Mitchell S. Harvey shows is the ‘City Club of Florence.’ After we recorded one episode about community rights in Lane County, we were able to distribute that show through our network of other community radio stations to a worldwide audience, so news from Florence is going out around the world,” Ulrich stat- ed. One major area that differen- tiates KXCR from commercial stations is the revenue stream that pays the bills. For-profit stations count on advertiser dollars to run their business. That is not the way KXCR operates. “We depend primarily on donations and volunteers. We recently received a grant from the Western Lane Community Foundation which has to be used for equipment. So we are going to get a new studio con- sole in case of a breakdown. And we have fundraisers that feature music and speakers that come in, and we ask for dona- tions on a sliding scale for that sort of thing.” Ulrich is also working on adding some new programming once they acquire one particu- lar piece of gear. “We are going to try to get a delay so that we can start hav- ing a live call-in show without having to worry about getting Insurance from 1A company that lists Michael S. Buckwald as the agent of record, the board took a second vote during the Dec. 21 meet- ing. At that meeting, Buckwald declared a conflict of interest and did not vote. Commission- ers Caputo, Duman and Huntington voted to approve Coast Insurance Services again as insurance agent of record for the port. Rickard voted no. In a letter dated Jan. 19, the attorney for Abel Insurance list- Visit the new online at WWW.THESIUSLAWNEWS.COM erica Rich Ulrich, new president of the radio station KXCR Board of Directors, is looking forward to offering listen- ers a live call-in show in the future. a fine from the FCC because power’ thing,” he said. somebody said one of those To find out how you can ‘bad’ words,” he said. join the volunteers at KXCR, Ulrich spent much of his call 541-997-5252 or stop by life in education, on the front the station on Saturday, April lines of the battle against igno- 22. rance, and it is no surprise that Since the station’s anniver- he feels strongly about that sary coincides with Earth Day, element of the station’s mis- it gives KXCR the opportunity sion statement. to reinforce its deep concern “Education is the way to regarding climate change and solve problems. The more ecological degradation. people know about the prob- Join the community at the lems and challenges in the station, across from the world, the better they can Siuslaw Public Library, at understand what’s going on. I noon to share in a potluck and guess it’s a ‘knowledge is music to mark the occasion. ed four reasons for the protest. In part, the letter said, “In the latter part of 2016, the Port engaged in a process to deter- mine the appointment of the new Insurance Agent of Record for the Port of Siuslaw. During that process, the Port violated my client’s legal rights in the following manner: 1. By selecting a less quali- fied Agent than Abel; 2. Changing the require- ments for the Request for Proposal after sending the Request; 3. Made an unsupported con- clusion that ‘all aspects of a given purchase are essentially equal,’ when the experience of my client was far superior to the other potential agents; and 4. Misinterpreted the ‘Buy Local’ program to inappropri- ately exclude local based com- panies.” Later in the April 19 meeting, former moorage tenant Gordon Owen again shared his feelings Milk Gallon ARKET $1.99 m M S IUSLAW N EWS MARK BRENNAN/SIUSLAW NEWS n A High Quality Consignments Art s Jewelry s Books s Crafts 1901A Hwy 101 in Florence 541-590-3517 2% % & 1% % 8ejalÛJaf_`ÛFof]j exp. 0 04/30/17 4 / 30/17 4/ BEST PRICES ON CIGARETTES & TOBACCO IN TOWN HUGE SELECTION OF BEERS April Specials Red Bull 12 oz 2 for $4.90 Budweiser & Bud Light $9.99 April Specials B I G B AG S 2 f for $5 + deposit Rock Star 12 pack, 12oz cans 16 oz 2 for $3 12 pk 12 oz cans Pepsi, Dr. Pepper & Mt. Dew 2 for or $9 + deposit e exp. exp p . 04/30/17 0 /30/ 04/30/1 Hot Deli! 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Caputo said, “If you have a complaint, and I think you do have a valid complaint, if you want to write something up and put down a dollar figure that you think you were cheated out of, send it to the port and I will be happy to look that over.” Port of Siuslaw commission- ers held the meeting at the Mapleton High School library as part of the port’s ongoing effort to hold meetings through- out the port district. Volunteers from 1A attending the buffet provid- ed by Pavilion Catering. The Siuslaw High School Cheerleaders led off the luncheon with a volunteer inspired cheer and keynote speaker Ron Green spoke about the importance of vol- unteering with a spirit of service. The FACC then presented Siuslaw High School’s Destinie Tatum with a schol- arship acknowledging her academic and volunteer activities, which include organizing a successful blood drive at the school. The FACC is always interested in accepting new volunteers and organiza- tions to the group said Earshaw. “We invite the community to attend our general meet- ings held the first Friday of each month at the Bromley Room of the Siuslaw Library. The first step in supporting FACC is to listen to some of the information shared at our meetings and forums. Membership is min- imal and the networking possibilities alone are worth it,” she said. Picket Siuslaw News + from 1A PeaceHealth Director Marcy Marshall said, “We continue to bargain in good faith to reach a fair and equi- table agreement that supports our skilled and dedicated nurses. We are looking for- ward to our next meeting on April 26.” www.shoppelocal.biz
