SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 2017
ReVision
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and work with partner agencies
to acquire additional funding.
The agency will also perform
right of way services and fund
and acquire easements.
The City of Florence will
conduct ongoing maintenance
of the streetscape improvement
parts of the project, as well as
receiving federal funding that
FURA is responsible to match.
It will also grant easements.
“What we’re pulling off with
this 101 ReVision involves a
lot of moving parts, a lot of
partnerships and something
new,” said Councilor Joshua
Greene, who also chairs
FURA.
He said that ODOT Area 5
Manager Frannie Brindle was a
“champion for the city’s
cause.”
“What we are doing as a
community is something that
Eclipse
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During the meeting, the
group also discussed 2,000 sets
of protective sunglasses that
were donated by Western Lane
and Florence Eye Clinic for use
during the eclipse.
Jam
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Bergman and other board
members joined Greene last
year on a tour of Florence. The
introductory excursion was
highlighted by stops at the
events center, Historic Old
Town and other local attrac-
has not been done in the state in
the way that we’re doing it. A
lot of eyeballs are watching,
some hopeful and some tenta-
tive,” Greene said. “This is
really a methodology that other
small, rural communities can
embrace in the future.”
City councilors unanimously
voted to authorize Reynolds to
sign the IGAs. FURA also
approved moving forward.
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Florence now will get a project
number from the federal gov-
ernment, so billing can begin
on the project.
“It is very exciting to be
making history with ODOT,”
Reynolds said.
Florence City Council meets
next on Monday, Aug. 7. A ten-
tative meeting scheduled for
July 31 will not be held, as no
one involved in the Florence
Planning
Commission’s
Helping Hands Coalition deci-
sion filed an appeal by the set
Y ACHATS
Yachats is recognizing two
special anniversaries this
month. One hundred years
ago, the U.S. Post Office
changed the town’s name
from Oceanview to Yachats.
Fifty years ago, the City of
Yachats was incorporated.
Thus,
the
“50/100
Anniversary.”
On the weekend of July 15
to 16, Yachats will observe
and celebrate these events
with the Yachats 50/100
Anniversary Celebration and
a Sunday Community Picnic.
The
celebration
will
include displays, slideshows,
presentations, live music, a
guided community art proj-
ect, photo and picnic.
The displays and multi-
media presentations will be in
the Yachats Commons, 441
Highway 101N, all weekend.
On Sunday, at 11:30 a.m.
area residents and guests will
gather for an “all-Yachats”
photo, just north of the picnic
shelter.
The picnic will follow at
noon, and you may see some
iconic Yachats historical fig-
ures walking around in period
costume.
These protective glasses will
be distributed beginning in
August at the Western Lane
Ambulance District, at 410
Ninth St., Siuslaw Valley Fire
and Rescue Station No. 1, 2625
Highway 101, Siuslaw Public
Library, the chamber and other
community locations.
tions. The visitors were espe-
cially impressed with the tour of
the facilities at the events center.
Florence’s natural beauty also
amazed the group. They were
intrigued by the possibility of
recreating the success they had
achieved in Lincoln City.
Bergman, an engaging and
charismatic individual, was
CELEBRATES ITS
excited by the opportunity to be
part of creating a new music fes-
tival for the Florence communi-
ty.
“This town is ripe for this
type of a festival. You have the
perfect venue to stage such an
event and the location is spec-
tacular, which will be a great
asset when recruiting musicians
THE VAN FANS ANNUAL
ICE CREAM SOCIAL
Saturday, July 15, from 1 to 4 p.m.
at the Florence Events Center.
COURTESY PHOTO
Event planners are inviting
people to dress up as someone
associated with the town’s
story, or to dress in a style
from any of the past 100
years.
Some of those well-known
Yachats characters might
even still be living and at the
picnic themselves! Will they
recognize each other?
People may bring your own
picnic lunch and take advan-
tage of the chance to visit
with neighbors, but hot dogs,
hamburgers,
condiments,
plates and utensils will pro-
vided by the city at no charge
(for as long as supplies last).
Local chefs are also sup-
plying free desserts.
The rest of the picnic is on
your own (bring your own
drinks, salad, chips or
favorite summer dish).
No alcohol is allowed.
Live music, another sum-
mer thing we all love, high-
lights the chance to celebrate
two very historical moments.
For additional details,
visit
yachats.org
or
goyachats.com.
to perform here,” he said. “This
is a great location to begin
building the support and
groundwork for a festival that
could eventually become a
major entry in the summer
music scene on the whole west
coast.”
The Jam was presented in
three parts over two days. The
first show was Friday night and
was arranged as an informal dis-
cussion interspersed with per-
formances by the all-star jazz
players assembled by band-
leader and clarinetist extraordi-
naire Ken Peplowski.
Bass player Dave Captein
and drummer Gary Hobbs are
longtime residents of the north-
west. They have played and
recorded with artists from all
points on the jazz spectrum.
Both have also taught music at
the University of Oregon.
The most recognizable name
on the program was comedian
and pianist Pete Barbutti, who
has been performing for more
than 50 years, notably with
1970s television icons Johnny
Carson, Merv Griffin and Mike
Douglas.
Barbutti’s comedic stylings
were familiar to the crowd and
very well received.
There were also accom-
plished players from the
younger generation at the Jam
as Aaron Johnson, originally
from Coos Bay and now resid-
ing in New York, played sax and
clarinet alongside seasoned per-
former Peplowski.
Piano player Ehud Asherie
also resides in the Big Apple,
after spending the early years of
his childhood in Italy.
Both younger men acquitted
themselves well in the extensive
musical interplay that was cen-
tral to all the performances.
The Saturday afternoon per-
formance was free and geared
specifically to young people. A
small group of youngsters came
forward and interacted with the
pros, leading to what Greene
referred to as his personal high-
light of the Jam.
“The high point of the week-
end for me was the Saturday
afternoon kid’s performance.
The show began with a young
people’s parade, led by Ken
Peplowski. There were three
young people that remained on
stage after the parade that were
amazing,” he said. “One of them
drummed with Gary and one of
them went note for note with
Clairdee, our incredible vocal-
ist. So now, these children’s
lives will be changed forever,
because of those few moments
on stage with those profession-
als. It was truly amazing.”
One of the participating
youths was Nyah Vollmar.
Vollmar is a 13-year-old that
is set to start eighth-grade in the
fall. Her time on stage Saturday
was short but memorable, as she
sang and “scatted” with
Clairdee.
“I was kind of nervous, but it
was really fun,” Vollmar said. “I
got a chance to meet the musi-
cians backstage and they were
really nice. I had a great time
talking with them.”
Vollmar, who occasionally
duets with Florence jazz great
Maree Beers, participates with
Children’s Repertory of Oregon
Workshops (CROW) and takes
acting and singing lessons.
“I love music,” she said. “I
think it is really cool and I think
I want to do something with
music when I get older, I’m just
not sure what yet.”
The Saturday evening per-
formances were the most well
attended of the Jam and show-
cased songs from what is
referred to as “The Great
American Songbook.”
Greene relayed the senti-
ments of the musicians, stating
that the group was impressed
with the attention and familiari-
ty with the song list performed
that was evidenced by the
crowds.
Peplowski also mentioned
that the musicians who took part
in the first night were not dis-
couraged by the somewhat
understated turnout for the per-
formances.
“It is up to us to plant a seed
and water it a little. Hopefully
that seed will take root and keep
growing over the next couple of
years as it continues to grow,
like we did at the Siletz,”
Peplowski said. “I think the
community will embrace what
Joshua is trying to do here and
this will become a major sum-
mer event.”
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