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oliver has been found!
Our gratitude goes out to the Florence
and Dunes City community for all the
time and eff ort that was given to help
fi nd Oliver!
We are over joyed to report that
OLIVER IS HOME,
SAFE AND SOUND!
Our heartfelt thanks to everyone
involved, Ted and Lynn
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Rotary grant helps save Siuslaw Outdoor School
M
oney is tight everywhere
and loss of funding from
prior sponsors put Siuslaw
School District’s Outdoor
School in danger of being can-
celed. But the Rotary Club of
Florence stepped up with a
$10,000 grant and, thanks to
that, the program went on as
originally scheduled.
Program director and Siu-
slaw Middle School Princi-
pal Andy Marohl and Siuslaw
School District Superintendent
Andy Grzeskowiak received
their check and expressed how
thankful they are that the 2018
Outdoor School was able to go
on without any issues because
of Rotary’s grant.
The Outdoor School for
Siuslaw School District has
been going on for well over
20 years. Due to budget short-
falls in 2008, Outdoor School
was cut. In 2015, Ben Wells
and Marohl, along with their
teams, breathed life back into
the program, combining fifth-
and seventh-grades for a day
camp. This was a grassroots ef-
fort where all funding was sup-
ported by fundraising, dona-
tions and support from a 21st
Earlier in June, Rotary Club member Kim Erickson presents a check to Siuslaw Middle
School Principal Andy Marohl and Siuslaw School District Superintendent Andy
Grzeskowiak with the help of past Rotary President Craig Sanders.
Century Community Learning
Centers grant.
In 2016, the voters of Oregon
voted for Measure 99, which
provides funding from Oregon
Lottery dollars for Outdoor
School for all Oregon students
in fifth- or sixth-grades. The
goal is that the 2019 Siuslaw
Outdoor School will go back to
the model of overnight camp,
like it has been in past years.
The Rotary Club of Florence
would have a station at camp
during the entire program,
where Rotarians would teach
lessons and act as mentors.
Marohl, as the principal,
would help create and promote
a Junior Interact club at the
Middle School to build stu-
dent awareness of what Rotary
stands for. Then as students
move on to high school they
may join the Interact Club, Ro-
tary’s official program for high
school students.
“We are pleased to provide
the funds so that this valuable
program can continue through
2018,” says Florence Rotary
President Craig Sanders. “We
see the value in providing
this growth experience to the
young people of our commu-
nity.”
For more information about
the Rotary Club of Florence,
visit theflorencerotary.org.
Apply now for Friends of the Florence Events Center grant
The application period for
the Friends of the Florence
Events Center (FEC) Perfor-
mance Grants is nearing its
end. Applications should be
submitted no later than July 1,
2018, to the group.
The Friends of the FEC pro-
vide grants for other nonprofit
organizations that schedule
performance events for fund-
raising at the events center,
715 Quince St., throughout
the year. The amounts of the
grants will be determined at
the July monthly meeting of
the friends.
Applications are available at
Little Log Church in Yachats
to host concert Tuesday night
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The Little Log Church in
Yachats will be the venue for a
“double header” musical treat
on Tuesday, July 3. The special
evening concert will be opened
by the Yachats Brass Quintet in
the Log Church’s garden.
The performance will begin
at 6 p.m. and donations are ap-
preciated.
The quintet’s outdoor ser-
enade will be followed by a
concert by nationally recog-
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nized cellist and composer Lori
Goldston of Seattle, whose per-
formance will begin at 7 p.m.
inside the church’s sanctuary.
Goldston describes herself
as a “semi-feral spirit.” She
cannot be boxed into a single
genre and is known to wan-
der recklessly across borders
that separate genre, discipline,
time and geography. She has
performed in clubs, cafes, gal-
leries, arenas, concert halls,
sheds, ceremonies, barbecues
and stadiums, as well as with
groups such as Earth and
Nirvana. Her work has been
commissioned by and/or per-
formed at the Kennedy Center,
Seattle International Film Fes-
tival and Oregon State Univer-
sity.
The audience can expect the
unexpected at any of Gold-
ston’s concerts.
A donation of $10 per per-
son is suggested for Goldston’s
concert.
The Little Log Church and
Museum is located at 328 W.
Third St. in Yachats, and seat-
ing is limited.
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the FEC office anytime they
are open, Monday through
Friday.
For more information, visit
eventcenter.org or call 541-
997-1994.
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