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SIUSLAW NEWS | WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2018 | 9A Yachats Spring Festival features Florence artists SEAcoast brings Vivace The 21st Annual Spring Arts & Crafts Festival by Crafts on the Coast will bring 70 exhibitors together inside the Yachats Commons, in Yachats, the Gem of the Ore- gon Coast, during Memorial Weekend, Saturday, May 26, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday, May 27, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission to this fami- ly-friendly event is free. The Yachats Commons, a beauti- ful, refurbished elementary school, will be filled with 70 of the best artisans from the Pacific Northwest including a large number of award win- ners. From gourmet foods to fine art, jewelry, clothing, wood, metal, fabric, paper and glass art, garden art, body products; dog treats, toys, photography, pottery, candles and rugs this selection offers something for everyone in everyone's bud- get. Upcycled, green art is a fea- tured attraction with many artisans using their creative genius and recycled materials to turn out truly interesting items. This is a great oppor- tunity to find the perfect gifts for dads, grads, weddings and spring birthdays. Many of the artisans at the Festival will demonstrate their arts including beading and jewelry making. Children and adults are fascinated watching each designer creating some- thing of lasting value. Florence area artisans are: Paul and Sandra Bowen, wood boxes and trays; Alis- sa Clark, modern ceramic ware with a whimsical theme; Debbi Simpson, embroidered shirts and bags and hand- made purses and Charmaine Pesnell, award winning bead work, silver and glass jewel- ry. Lane County artisans in- clude: Carol Morrison, fabric accessories; Martin Gabbert, decorative and practical iron work; Kristin Hawke, stained glass art; Wendy Hoffman, jewelry and zentangle art; Kim and Jeff Wiktowski, ter- rariums, air plants, glass and pockets; David Duckett, un- conventional upcycled wood- work; Joe Blakely, author of 15 books; Linda Lessner, hand dipped candles; Sonja Curtis and Leslie Laing, pens, cutting boards, game boards and key rings; Melody Morton Gandy, chair massage; David Brady, woodworking and original photography; David Hascall, author of 3 novels and Barba- ra Hascall, lotions, lip balms and soaps. Gourmet food producers will offer free tastes of their products. Meet Ethel Stratton of Celia's Gourmet Balsamics and sample authentic Italian, barrel-aged Traditional and White Balsamic vinegars and oils; Starla Gade of Stargaz- er's Gourmet offers caramels, chocolates, fudge and biscotti; Jan Barbee will offer samples of Jan's Robust Salami, hand- made, home smoked beef sa- lami and home canned pick- led vegetable and try some honey and roasted hazelnuts from Darl & Kelly Hajek's Oh Honey & Nuts. Stop by the Cafe, have a seat and relax with a pick-me-up from Debi Degele of The De- poe Baykery who will offer an array of delightful original recipe baked goods and bever- ages for sale during the event. Melody Morton Gandy, LMT, will be offering soothing RULES from page 1A building program,” said Flor- ence City Manager Erin Reyn- olds. In order to bring Florence’s program into compliance by the division’s deadlines, Reynolds and city staff needed to have a plan right away. A city council work session and executive ses- sion were schedule to be held before the May 21 city council meeting. And then came the good news. “What I know now is we do not need to follow those rules that were published April 24, but we do have new rules pub- lished May 18,” Reynolds said. “That extends the renewal date of our program until next year, and we will basically need to know what we’re doing in the next six months. … We’ll proba- bly find out more and have more rules to research diligently, like we were, to find a way that the City of Florence can keep a pro- gram local, keep it cost effective for our builders — because we don’t want to provide yet anoth- er hindrance to building — and be able to provide that excellent level of customer service that we’ve come to be able to provide locally. All while doing that in compliance with whatever the new rules are.” She said that city staff and Williamson “have done a mighty amount of work” with multiple partners to bring atten- tion to the issue. “It was a pretty massive co- ordination effort across Lane County, down south to Douglas “All options were on the table and city staff coordinated with Lane County and other jurisdic- tions in the county, and we have some great options moving for- ward,” Williamson continued. Friday’s letter rescinded tem- porary rules set forth in an April 24 letter, which declared the City of Florence to be in viola- tion of the new rules, and there- by unable to renew its building inspection program. “We first received a letter from the Building Code Divi- sion telling us they had enacted new rules, emergency rules, and they were in effect — and on top of that, not only were they in ef- fect, we were out of compliance with those rules for our local chair massage throughout the weekend. Crafts on the Coast always offers community groups, us- ing crafts as a way of fundrais- ing, free booth space in the Festival. Visit with the Yachats Ladies Club will offer crafts made by the ladies of the club and The Yachats Volunteer Fire Department will have info about programs they of- fer. Yachats is the place to be during Memorial Weekend because in addition to the Arts & Crafts Festival there are several other events planned. On Saturday, if you like pie, visit the Yachats Ladies Club 17th Annual Pie Social at the Yachats Ladies Club, 286 W. 3rd St. from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. or until the pies are gone. Handmade pies will be avail- able by the slice with or with- out ice cream. On Sunday, The Yachats Li- ons Club holds their annual Pancake Breakfast from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Lions Hall and the Yachats Farmers Mar- ket will be on Fourth Street featuring home grown veggies and craft items. County and Coos County, with our neighbors up to the north in Lincoln County, across the state and with the LOC, including members of the Coastal Caucus, Sen. Roblan’s office and Rep. McKeown,” Reynolds said. According to Williamson, the main person efforts targeted was Oregon Gov. Kate Brown. “This is an election year, and one of Gov. Brown’s election points is affordable housing and rural development. We were telling the governor from many facets, from legislators and sen- ators to the LOC, that she was shooting herself and her incen- tives in the foot,” Williamson said. “No builder is going to build a house if it’s going to take eight weeks for a permit. There was a lot of pressure applied.” for season finale Vivace, a modern and thrilling combination of four unique and exceptional pop and classical singers will per- form Thursday, May 24, at 7 p.m. at the Florence Events Center (FEC), 715 Quince St. The pre-show talk will begin at 6:15 p.m. This performance closes SEAcoast Entertainment As- sociation’s 2017-18 concert season. The members of Vivace first merged their talents in 2010 at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games. Since then, they have gone on to tour ex- tensively through out the US and Canada, captivating audi- ences everywhere they go. Vivace is the latest addi- tion to the classical cross- over/“popera” genre. Their stirring combination of pow- erful male voices and emo- tionally driven female vo- cals come together to create a sound that is exclusively their own. With a rich and di- verse repertoire ranging from pop, to arias, to their own One of the new rules set forth in the April 24 rules was to re- quire six- to eight-week turn- arounds for building permits. “It doesn’t work for our build- ers here in Florence or builders anywhere in this state,” Wil- liamson said. Reynolds described the pro- cess as inquiring “about the reasonableness of asking local cities to change what they have been doing for a very long time, in such short order, that had sig- nificant financial impact to the operations of what we felt were very well run, effective pro- grams using third-party con- tractors to be our city’s building officials and inspectors.” By July 1, Oregon Senate Bill 1051 will go into effect, requir- ing cities with population great- Life‛s Short. Get Dirty. 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N. of Fred Meyer Patios • Water Features • Fire Pits Outdoor Lighting • Irrigation Systems Home & Garden Décor 10% Senior Discount Every Tuesday 997-5973 www.LaurelBayGardens.com Find us on Facebook self-written material, Vivace puts a fresh new take on the classical and modern music of today. Critics from the U.S. and Canada say, “Each of their voices is incredible and pow- erful individually, but to- gether, their harmonies could make angels in heaven cry tears of joy” and “Their beau- tiful blended harmonies and passionate performances are engaging and highly emotion- al.” Based primarily in Van- couver, Vivace is made up of Melody Courage, Tiffany Desrosiers, Joey Niceforo and Joel Ros. Tickets are on sale now at the FEC box office or the Sea- coast Entertainment Website www.seacoastea.org and are $32 for adults or $10 for stu- dents under 18. SEAcoast Entertainment Association is an all-volun- teer 501(c)(3) nonprofit that has been bringing entertain- ment to the Oregon Coast since 1980. er than 5,000 or counties with population greater than 25,000 to decide within 100 days on applications for housing de- velopments containing afford- able housing units. In addition, many Oregon communities must allow Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) by that date. On Monday, Florence City Council voted to approve Or- dinance No. 4, Series 2018, to update Florence City Code to include amendments for ADUs and other requirements under SB 1051. “We’re going to work hard to find a local, permanent permit program that can serve your builders and get all these hous- ing units built,” Williamson said. Reynolds referred to the past month as a “whirlwind” period for many of Oregon’s cities and communities. Williamson said, “I com- mend your staff. They’ve got your back. This last three weeks has been incredible and a huge amount of work, meeting after meeting, changing landscape af- ter changing landscape.” For example, he said that the agenda for Monday night’s meeting was approved on Thursday, but by 4:30 Friday, it was outdated. Florence Mayor Joe Henry said, “It’s not over with. It just gave us a reprieve.” Williamson agreed. “There will be more rules coming out,” he said. “There will likely be legislation in this next 2019 session, and we’ll be coming back to you before July of next year, probably on anoth- er deadline to meet whatever standards they come up with. But we’re well prepared now.” Henry concluded, “On behalf of the council, I add our thanks to our staff, Ross, the LOC, who did a lot of work on this thing, our local legislators, our coun- ty commissioner and our state representative and senator, who all went to bat for us on this is- sue. … I do believe we should be prepared to aggressively resist it as it moves forward.” According to LOC, “While this news is making its way to the cities that were potentially under investigation, there is still work to be done. The league will continue to keep cities informed as we learn more, and will keep working with all stakeholders interested in reaching a consid- ered and legally defensible solu- tion. Special thanks to the cities of Aurora, Clatskanie, Hood River, Dunes City, Florence, Es- tacada, King City and Cottage Grove and others that have kept this issue in the news and in front of state policymakers.” In addition to these topics, Florence City Council also re- viewed the solid waste rate for area haulers. See Saturday’s edition of the Siuslaw News for more coverage on these issues.