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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2017 ❘ THESIUSLAWNEWS . COM / SIUSLAWNEWS ❘ 3 B @ THESIUSLAWNEWS Community News Oregon Main Street Revitalization receives $5million The Oregon Main Street Revitalization Grant Program received $5 million included in a lottery bond bill (SB 5530) during the 2017 legislative ses- sion. These funds will be available to Oregon Main Street Network organizations in the spring of 2019 to fund building proj- ects that encour- age economic revitalization. This grant program was created during the 2015 legisla- tive session, and placed with the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office. The 2015 legislation estab- lished a permanent fund for the Oregon Main Street Revitalization Grant, and pro- vided an initial infusion of funds from the sale of lottery bonds. In the first round of applica- tions last spring, 27 matching grants worth $2,355,700 were awarded to Oregon Main Street Network organizations across the state. Awards ranged from $17,500-$100,000 for projects from facade improvement to elevator access and seismic upgrades. Klamath Falls Downtown Association received $100,000 to install elevators in two downtown buildings. The proj- selected for work to repair or restore their historic theaters: The OK Theatre in Enterprise $100,000, the Rivoli Theater in Pendleton $100,000, the Bungalow Theater in W o o d b u r n $100,000, and the Hill Theatre, now a retail store, in H i l l s b o r o $100,000. The next round of the Main Street Revitalization Grant will be open in the spring of 2019. The funds must be used to award grants to partici- pating Oregon Main Street Network organiza- tions to acquire, rehabilitate or construct buildings to facilitate community revitalization. The program also requires that at least 50 percent of the funds go to rural communities as defined in the initial bill. To learn more about the Oregon Main Street Revitalization Grant or the Oregon Main Street Network, visit www.oregonheritage.org or contact Sheri Stuart at Sheri.Stuart@oregon.gov or 503-986-0679. In the first round of applications last spring, 27 matching grants worth $2,355,700 were awarded to Oregon Main Street Network organizations across the state. ect will address the goal of downtown housing and make available 20 units. Astoria Downtown Historic District Association received $100,000 for a downtown housing project that comprises 40 units and retail space. A $100,000 project in Burns will restore a historic hotel left vacant for decades. A $100,000 project in Independence will rehabilitate an underused building to be a local brewery. Several communities were CONCEALED CARRY PERMIT CLASS MULTI-STATE WA MT ME ND VT MN OR ID NH WI SD NY MI WY IA PA NE NV IL UT CO CA AZ OH IN KS OK NM MO NJ MD WV VA KY NC TN AR SC MS AL MA CT RI GA DE Saturday September 23rd March 2 2:30pm 1 pm & 6 pm Vancouver Trap Center Club Florence Event 11100 76th Street 715 NE Quince St. TX LA Walk-in’s welcome. FL AK HONORED RESIDENT NON PERMIT NOT HONORED Multi-State: $80.00 Oregon Included No Fee Oregon Only: $45.00 Shaun Curtain 360-921-2071 or email: FirearmTrainingNW@gmail.com | www.FirearmTrainingNW.com DAR to host talk from married Korean War vets The Oregon Dunes chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) will resume their meeting year with a program by local veter- ans Terri and Charlie Pennington on Friday, Sept. 22. The Pennington's met in the army, married and after a year of separate assignments, were reunited in South Korea after Charlie completed a year in Vietnam. Little did they know they would become an important part of history. On January 23, 1968, the USS Pueblo was seized by North Korea. Eighty-three American sailors were cap- tured and tortured. Eleven months later, eighty- two surviving crewmembers and one body were bussed down to the border crossing at the Bridge of No Return on Dec. 23, 1968. The surviving crewmen walked one by one across the bridge at Panmunjom to freedom in South Korea. Terri, who was a first Lieutenant nurse, tended to the crewman at the US Army Garrison Yongsan hospital. Charlie, who was a Chief Warrant Office and a Medical Services Corps helicopter pilot, returned the caskets of those who didn't survive. The public is invited to hear about the Pennington's extraor- dinary story, as they talk about COURTESY PHOTO Charlie and Terri Pennington show off pictures from their time in the Koren War. their involvement in this time- ly part of American history. The meeting will be held at the New Life Lutheran Church, located at 2100 Spruce St. Please call Karen Childs at 541-999-7154 for the start time. Any woman 18 years or older, regardless of race, reli- gion or ethnic background, who can prove lineal descent B OYS AND G IRLS C LUB TO HOST ‘S ENIOR -S ENIOR P ROM ’ A white sports coat and a pink carnation will fit right in at the Senior-Senior Prom set for Friday, Oct. 20, at Three Rivers Casino Resort. This gala party is a fundrais- er for Boys and Girls Club of Western Lane County, with proceeds going toward helping finish the building expansion project currently underway at the Boys and Girls Club. “The project is a critical part of the club’s expanding out- reach and ongoing commit- ment to helping kids in the Florence area realize their full potential as healthy, happy, involved members of this com- munity,” said Boys and Girls Club Executive Director Jack Davis. The Senior-Senior Prom will have dancing to popular tunes of the ’50s and ’60s, a silent and live auction, games and hors d'oeuvers. In addition, beer, wine and soft drinks will be available, so no need to spike the punch bowl. Dance the Mashed Potato, Twist, Hand Jive and Chicken Dance, or just slow dance to the Righteous Brothers. Tickets are $65 each, or sponsor a six-, eight- or 10-seat table. Corporate and individual sponsorships are available at the Senior, Junior, Sophomore or Freshman level. No prom is complete with- out a king and queen. The king and queen of the Senior-Senior Prom will be crowned at mid- night (8:30 p.m. Senior-Senior time.) The prom runs from 6 to 9 Yard Debris Disposal Next Date is September 16 9am to 2pm Sign up for Winter Leagues! Looking for something different to do this winter? Break out of your old routine and join us for good old fashioned fun at Holiday Bowl. We have plenty of leagues for men, women, kids and social leagues. League Bowling begins after Labor Day Weekend! Everyone is Welcome to Join a League at Holiday Bowl Florence, OR • 997-3332 from a patriot of the American Revolution is eligible for DAR membership. DAR boasts 185,000 mem- bers in 3,000 chapters across the United States and interna- tionally. To learn more about the Daughters of the American Revolution, visit the national website at www.dar.org. at the Kingwood entrance to the airport, located at Kingwood & 27th St. COST Pickup load $10 2017 Collection Dates: Small Utility Trailer (Single Axle) $10 SEPTEMBER 16 Medium Utility Trailer (10-12 ft) $15 Large Utility Trailer (12-18ft) $20 Greater than 20 cubic yards $20 +$5/yard over OCTOBER 21 Bring: • Tree Clippings • Leaves • Grass Clippings • Weeds • Prunings • Brush DO NOT Bring your: • Food & Household waste • Animal Waste • Plastics • Construction Debris • Hazardous Waste For questions, please contact the City of Florence Public Works Department at 541-997-4106 p.m. “We’re the Boys and Girls Club of Western Lane County and we know how to have fun,” said Davis. “So, be a cool daddy and bring your main squeeze. Get down with it and have a far out, groovy, blast from the past.” Tickets will be available beginning Tuesday, Sept. 5, at Coast Insurance, Boys and Girls Club, Umpqua Bank, Banner Bank, Oregon Pacific Bank, The Shippin’ Shack, State Farm Insurance and Washington Federal. This is a 21-and-way-older event. For more information, call the Boys and Girls Club at 541-902-0304. Purchase Soroptimist Roses now Tickets are now on sale for The Soroptimist Club of Florence Annual Rose Sale. Tickets are $20 for a dozen roses which will be hand delivered locally on Tuesday, Nov. 7. Proceeds support the Soroptimists mission of improving the lives of women and girls in the Florence area. Ongoing projects include: Christmas Food and Toy bas- kets, Human Trafficking Seminars, Scholarships for the Rhododendron Court, Live Your Dream Awards, and more. To purchase tickets, con- tact any Soroptimist member, call Hine at 541-997-2233 or email siflorence@soroptimist .net.
