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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, 2017
River Gallery artists display works at Visitor’s Center City plans Rhododendron
pher Paul Johnson.
Florence Area Chamber of
Drive Project Celebration
“I love to share the beautiful
Commerce Visitor’s Center,
290 Highway 101, features a
different local artist each
month. The August display of
local artistry features a variety
of pieces from The River
Gallery.
“The River Gallery’s dis-
play features some amazing
local work. People should
make the Visitor’s Center a
regular stop when traveling
Florence’s art scene,” said
Chamber Executive Director
Bettina Hannigan. “This
month there are four oil paint-
ings of coastal scenes by Gary
O’Gara, three watercolor
paintings of coastal scenes by
John Bradley and five photo-
graphs by Jan Jagoe — three
different images of the
Siuslaw River Bridge, one
beach sunset, and one beauti-
ful Oregon blue sky and
clouds.”
“I feel very honored to have
been selected for the August
exhibition,” said Jan Jagoe,
owner of The River Gallery.
“The chamber’s art exhibits
help promote Florence gal-
leries and local artists. Visitors
will see the beauty of the
Oregon coast and will be
things that I see through my
camera’s lens,” she said.
The River Gallery hosts
summer artist receptions, and
Second Saturday Gallery
Tours from 3 to 5 p.m. year
around.
To enjoy the full variety of
works by more than 20 local
artists, visit The River Gallery
at 1335 Bay St, at the corner of
Laurel and Bay streets.
The River Gallery is open
daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For more information, call
541-902-2505 or visit The
RiverGallery.org.
The Visitor’s Center is open
Monday through Friday from
COURTESY PHOTO
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturdays
The River Gallery is showcasing a variety of photographs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and
and paintings at the Visitor’s Center, 290 Highway 101, in Sundays from 11 a.m. to 3
August.
p.m.
Each month, the chamber
and vases.
inspired to stay and play.”
features new two- and three-
“I’ve always dreamed of dimensional exhibits by local
Jan and her husband Brian
own and operate The River opening an art gallery featur- artists and galleries.
Gallery, where they feature ing local artists, so The River
For more information about
watercolors, oil paintings, Gallery is a dream come true,” the Florence Area Chamber of
photography, zentangle, wood Jan said.
Commerce, and how to join or
She studied art and photog- volunteer, visit Florence
work, pottery, jewelry, fused
glass, hanging stained glass raphy at San Diego State Chamber.com or call 541-997-
panels, wood carvings and University, and photography 3128.
hand-blown glass floats, bowls with the renowned photogra-
Survey part of study
Air quality ‘unhealthy’
as wildfire smoke lingers about Florence’s Future
Smoke from an early morn-
ing fire near Mt. Pisgah
pushed air quality monitors in
Eugene and Springfield to the
“Unhealthy” levels.
Wildfire smoke is more
prominent this time of year,
and the high temperatures
have elevated fire danger
around the state.
“Residents who are sensi-
tive to pollution from smoke
are advised to use caution
when participating in outdoor
activities,” said Jo Niehaus,
spokesperson for the Lane
Regional Air Protection
Agency.
“We are expecting more
smoke impacts this week as
winds shift. People may see
some improvement on Friday,
as onshore wind flows are pre-
dicted to increase,” they con-
tinued.
Fine particles from smoke
called PM 2.5 are easily
inhaled and enter the blood-
stream and lungs. It can aggra-
vate existing respiratory and
cardiovascular conditions and
is especially harmful to chil-
dren and seniors.
LRAPA’s monitors are
updated hourly.
Follow
them
atwww.lrapa.org/216/Todays-
Current-Air-Quality.
The City of Florence is con-
ducting a study of housing and
the local economy to ensure
there is sufficient land for
these uses for the next 20
years.
The City requests the pub-
lic take time to complete a
brief questionnaire to share
their ideas at www.survey-
monkey.com/r/FlorenceHousi
ng. The survey ends Sept. 15.
For more information on
the project, visit the City of
Florence
website
at
www.ci.florence.or.us or con-
tact City Recorder Kelli Weese
at 541-997-3437 or email at,
kelli.weese@ci.florence.or.us.
On Thursday, Aug. 10, at 10
a.m.., the Florence community
is invited to enjoy a fun morn-
ing walk along the new and
improved
Rhododendron
Drive, followed by a reception
with refreshments.
The City of Florence invites
everyone to attend the
Rhododendron Drive Project
Celebration.
This project improved
shoulder extension, pavement
and roadway quality and bike
and pedestrian safety.
The walk will begin at 10
a.m. at PeaceHealth Peace
Harbor Medical Center, 400
Ninth St. The group will then
walk to Greentrees Village for
refreshments and a small cere-
mony beginning at 11 a.m. fea-
turing Mayor Joe Henry’s
comments about the project’s
beginning and completion.
Greentrees Village is locat-
ed at 1600 Rhododendron Dr.
#320, or about a mile walk
from the medical center.
“With a lot of hard work on
the part of our city staff and
our Public Works Department,
both the Rhododendron Drive
Shoulder Extension Project
and the Rhododendron Drive
Utility Improvement Project
have been completed,” Henry
said. “These two projects
greatly improve the attractive-
ness and functionality of
Rhododendron Drive in the
area.
“We are grateful to the resi-
dents of Greentrees Village, as
well as our other residents and
businesses in these areas for
their patience during construc-
tion and support of these proj-
ects. We are excited to cele-
brate these projects and would
love to see you there.”
For details or questions
regarding this event, email
cardinal@ci.florence.or.us or
call 541-997-3436.
OBITUARY
MCGEE—Carol McGee,
80, of Florence, passed away
Aug. 1.
Burns’s Riverside Chapel
Florence Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
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