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take four snapshots, made into accessories, as well as banners
a strip, which they could then commemorating the event.
At the BeauxBooth pho- take home. The booth provided
Other activities included
to booth, people were able to props, wigs, hats and other silly the Historic Scavenger Hunt
through Old Town, facilitated
by the Florence Area Cham-
ber of Commerce, giant games
of stackable bricks, a bouncing
house and rock painting.
Florence Mayor Joe Henry
also spoke from the stage.
“I want to thank everyone for
coming out to our block party
this evening,” he said. “Every-
body is represented — we have
all of our first responders and
our Coast Guard. We have a lot
of fun activities going on, and a
lot of great music from this band.
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Henry welcomed the event’s
guests and sponsors, Florence
City Councilors and the 70 vis-
iting mayors who attended the
Oregon Mayor’s Conference
2150 Hwy. 101 • Florence
at Florence Events Center and
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Driftwood Shores Resort and
Conference Center from July
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26 to 28.
“The event was nice to have
in town,” he said. “There are 270
cities in Oregon, and this is the
second time in recent years we’ve
been able to hold this confer-
ence in Florence. They all love to
come out to the coast.”
The mayor’s conference cov-
ered several issues, and included
a tour of Florence locations that
show how the city is working to
improve livability and quality of
life.
In addition, neighboring
Dunes City, along with Mayor
Bob Forsythe, hosted a Mayor’s
Roundtable for mayors in Lane
County.
“It was just a beautiful dinner,”
Henry said. “They really put on a
nice event for our local mayors.”
He added that he heard many
positive comments from the
visiting mayors about the Block
Party.
“They were all so thrilled with
the 125th Block Party, our staff
and our community,” Henry
said. “It was the first time in a
long time that we’ve closed off a
street for an event like this, and
people already want us to do it
again!”
For the Block Party, Oregon
Pacific Bank and KCST/KCFM
Coast Radio sponsored the live
music; Banner Bank sponsored
the ice cream from BJ’s Ice
Cream; Siuslaw News sponsored
advertising for the event and cre-
ated the City of Florence 125th
Anniversary special section; and
the Kiwanis Club of Florence put
out American flags in Historic
Old Town.
“This evening was made pos-
sible by a lot of hard work from
many groups of individuals,”
Henry said. “The Old Town
merchants and restaurants have
been very supportive of this
event with the street closure, and
many of them stayed open late,
including all these shops — not
just here but on down the street
and on the side streets.”
He then thanked the hundreds
of people who attended and
worked for the event.
“A very special thanks to our
city staff who have been working
for three days to put this event
together, along with the Ore-
gon Mayor’s Conference, and a
big thanks to our Public Works
Department, which actually did
all the heavy lifting here,” Hen-
ry said. “Without them and all
their hard work this week, this
celebration would not have been
possible.
“We hope everyone enjoys at-
tending our 125th anniversary in
Oregon’s Premier Coastal Com-
munity. Now let’s get back to the
music.”
In the final song of their first
set, members of the Pressure
Point Band sang, “You are the
best thing that ever happened to
me.”
The song was appropriate for
the occasion, representing Flor-
ence and the community that has
kept it moving forward for more
than 125 years.
Lane County awarded achievement of excellence
Readers Choice Voted #1 Realtor
Lane County has been award- ment for Excellence in Financial ment Finance Officers Asso-
ed the Certificate of Achieve- Reporting from the Govern- ciation (GFOA) of the United
States and Canada for the Fiscal
Year 2016–2017 Comprehen-
sive Annual Financial Report
(CAFR).
This is the highest form of
recognition in governmen-
tal accounting and financial
reporting, and its attainment
represents a significant ac-
complishment by Lane County
government and its staff. The
County’s CAFR has received
this honor 15 times.
Lane County’s CAFR is one of
the most important published
documents by the County each
year. It includes detailed infor-
mation about the financial po-
sition and results of operations
of the County, and to provide
accountability for the use of
County resources. The CAFR
also encompasses the indepen-
dent auditor’s report on the
County’s financial statements
and internal control over finan-
cial reporting and compliance.
“We are honored to receive
this award for the 15th consec-
utive time since the first CAFR
submission for Fiscal Year 2003,”
said Robert Tintle, Lane Coun-
ty’s Financial Services manager.
“We are committed to preparing
financial documents that com-
municate our financial story to
our residents. Presenting finan-
cial information in way that is
transparent and understandable
helps us to be accountable to our
community for the use of their
taxpayer resources.”
The award was established in
1945 by the GFOA to “encour-
age and assist state and local
governments to go beyond the
minimum requirements of gen-
erally accepted accounting prin-
ciples to prepare comprehensive
annual financial reports that ev-
idence the spirit of transparency
and full disclosure...”
Nominated documents are
reviewed by GFOA staff and
outside reviewers with expertise
in public sector financial report-
ing.
The GFOA is a nonprofit
professional association serving
more than 18,000 government
finance professionals through-
out the United States and Can-
ada.
Join the
Community
Chorus
The Community Cho-
rus of Florence is accepting
registration for singers on
Thursday, Aug. 23, at 6:30
p.m. Registration will be held
at the Presbyterian Church of
the Siuslaw, located at 3996
Highway 101.
Auditions are not required
to join the chorus, conducted
by David Aakre. All singers
from high school and up are
welcome.
There is a registration fee
of $70 to cover the cost of
music and other expenses.
High school students will au-
tomatically receive waivers.
Registration forms are
available at www. communi-
tychorusflorenceoregon.org.
The chorus regularly re-
hearses on Thursday eve-
nings from 7 to 8 p.m. at the
Presbyterian Church.
For additional informa-
tion, call 541 997-3469.
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