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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, MAY 20, 2017 Business retail location. Canard Labs, 175 Nopal St., is a new transplant for Old Town Florence, and the connection grew “organically,” said Dolin. Co-owner Clay Rasley runs the Florence location of Canard Labs while his wife Tanya produces handmade soaps, candles and other products at the main location in Coos Bay. “We've been looking for a small town on the coast to expand our business,” Rasley said. “We had our eyes on a few different coastal towns, and this one made sense geographically. Every time we came here, we loved it. We loved the food, we loved the shopping, we loved the area — trails, camp- from 1A Dolin has been working with area partners along the coast, in Lane County and statewide to leverage resources. From Florence Area Chamber of Commerce, Regional Accelerator and Innovation Network (RAIN), South Coast Development Council (SCDC), Lane Workforce Partnership and many more organ- izations, he and the city are build- ing connections to promote coastal economic sustainability and growth. His connection to SCDC encouraged one Coos Bay business to choose Florence for its second ing, all that stuff. It just made sense.” Dolin had spoken with SCDC Economic Development Specialist Shaun Gibbs about the vacant storefront on Nopal Street. When the Rasleys approached SCDC, everything clicked. “We were so impressed with the time Jesse and Shaun took to show us around, not just the spot but the town. It just sealed everything for us. We knew it was the right place. We knew this was where we want- ed to be,” Rasley said. The sentiment is echoed by another new business in Old Town, Manna, 1297 Bay St., which is a combination apothecary, jewelry store and studio for young couple Zak and Whitney Shelhamer. “Beyond the charm of old town, the grand geographic appeal and the sweet artisan body, there is a warmth that resides here that is quite tangible and different from surrounding areas. The people that make up Florence are a kind and hospitable people,” Whitney said. She added that the community shows a high level of service that helped the couple establish their business and feel at home. “Hospitality and excel- lence have always been foundational to our work,” Shelhamer said. “Thus, Florence was the fit and home we felt called into.” For Dolin, creating opportunities for young peo- ple to return to the coast is one of his motivators in encouraging business. “Florence really does care about this community,” he said. “ This is a unique town, where everyone does feel connected and wants to be a part of the city being as PHOTO BY JESSE DOLIN vibrant as possible. It is a Maria and Klaus Witte show Gov. place where a healthy busi- Kate Brown (right) the new Top ness and a healthy lifestyle Hydraulics facility during the gover- can go hand in hand.” The recent new and nor’s visit in March. With economic development, expanded businesses are one com- ponent. Continued and new part- each success leads on to more progress. nerships are another. “You see construction going on Witte said, “Now, having worked with so many local con- around town. It's not just road con- tractors and seeing how much they struction, but buildings and things cared to be involved and get this happening and new business. It's project done right, has made me exciting, this momentum,” Maria feel a lot more part of the commu- said. For more information, visit nity. I'm happy and proud to be a ci.florence.or.us. member of the community.” Upgrades upgrades, so that building will be getting a new roof and it will be seismically sound,” she said. State Sen. Ted Ferrioli reiterat- ed the importance of safe schools. “Communities need to prepare by making sure schools have been seismically retrofitted so they won’t ‘pancake’ during a large quake. These buildings must sur- vive, not only to protect children, but so they’ll be available to serve as emergency operations centers, field hospitals, rendezvous points for families and places where community response can be coor- dinated,” Ferrioli stated. While receiving the seismic grants from the state will allow for major infrastructure improve- ments, O’Mara is confident the impact to students in the district will be minimal. The original timeline for com- pletion of the upgrades has been pushed back to allow for engineers to properly inspect the areas that are now slated for upgrades using the new funds provided by the state. “Elementary construction will begin June 16 and will continue through the summer with a target date set for completion of Nov. 1. The high school construction will now be starting in December dur- ing Christmas break. This is due to the need for engineering studies to be done to determine the specifics of how the upgrade can best be accomplished,” O’Mara said. percent of the vote. Voters returned Mark Tilton, Susy Lacer and Michael Falter to their three seats on the Siuslaw Public Library District Board of Directors. Countywide, voters over- whelmingly voted in favor of the Lane County Jail and Youth Services Levy Renewal by a vote of 50,349 yes votes to 18,619 no. Florence Police Chief Tom Turner said, “It is a great continu- ation of the effort we started in 2013 to keep enough (jail) beds open for a community our size. “Any time we have a felon or circuit court case, we can house them at the county jail. It is noth- ing short of a godsend. Once they are housed there, they are out of this community and that is better for everyone. It is nice to have the alternative.” John Simington, Mizu Burruss and Marilyn Fox all ran unop- posed and were elected to the Mapleton School District Board of Directors. Kathy Gurlach and Diana Scoville were elected to the Mapleton Fire Department Board of Directors. Both ran unopposed. Four unopposed candidates — Matt Grassauer, Herb Harry, Harold Duval and David Green — were elected to the Swisshome- Deadwood Rural Fire Protection District Board of Directors. Unopposed Wade Williams was elected to the Mapleton Water District Commission. According to the Lane County website, of the 246,368 registered voters in Lane County, only 62,246 ballots (25.26 percent) were recorded as of 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 16. from 1A also to those projects that can be undertaken with the additional funding. “Now we have some additional funds so we can revisit some of the projects that we were wanting to do that became an alternate, or what we call a “value-added” item. So the bond steering com- mittee will be getting together to see which of our value-added items we can now do,” she said. One of the projects that O’Mara hopes to see improved would be a major addition to the space that can be used for student instruction. “Now the south wing of the building can be included in our Election from 1A Two seats being vacated on the Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue board were won by Ned Hickson and Ron Green. Both received approximately 53 percent of the vote. Hickson’s and Green’s oppo- nents, Crystal Farnsworth and Marvin Tipler, both received 47 From Baby to Graduate (it seemed like just a few short years) 8th Grade, High School or College ~ Grad’s Name ~ School Birth Date: 7 A Now Open! 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