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Examine
dunes at
Garden Club
Colors, unique art draw people to 2nd Saturday Gallery Tour
The 2nd Saturday Gallery
Tour is from 3 to 5 p.m. on the
second Saturday of each month.
At the Sept. 8 tour, people will
have the opportunity to enjoy
great local art, interactions with
fellow patrons of the arts and
artists, receptions, refreshments,
live entertainment and commu-
nity. The self-guided tour begins
at any of the 18 participating lo-
cations that feature various types
and styles art.
Be sure to swing by the partic-
ipating locations, as they will also
be showcasing some incredible
art: Alissa Clark Clayworks, Back-
street Gallery, BeauxArts Fine Art
Materials & Gallery, Dragon Art,
Florence Events Center, Florence
Regional Arts Alliance (FRAA),
Frames of Florence, Heffy’s Gal-
BRIDGE from page 1A
As construction work paused
this summer, cracks on the
bridge’s south end substructure
were brought to the attention of
the Siuslaw News by a Florence
resident. Upon site inspection
of the cracks, however, ODOT
said there was no need for con-
cern.
When the bridge’s old finish-
ing was sand-blasted away to
prepare for the cathodic coat-
ing, only then the cracks be-
came visible.
“On any cracks that we had,
they would crack-inject with
epoxy to seal it up,” said Shane
Prohaska, ODOT Region 2 As-
sistant Project Manager.
In some cases, cracks would
not even take the epoxy, point-
ing to them being merely surfi-
cial.
“It’s nothing we’re seeing as a
structural issue,” said Prohaska,
“but it’s something we’re always
looking at on these projects,
too.”
Pictures of the cracks were
also passed on to Bottenberg for
review.
“None of the things in those
pictures is that out of place for
cathodic protection,” he said,
confirming that the cracks are
Pam Nedder and other
area artists will be dis-
playing work around the
area in September.
lery, The Hideaway Gallery,
Old Town Barbershop, Old
Town Coffee & Gallery, Novel-
li’s Crab & Seafood, The River
Gallery, Serene Abundance
Studio, Silver Lining Boutique
& The Gallery Above, Siuslaw
Public Library, The Studios at
Jayne Smoley Design and The
Vardanian Art Gallery.
Learn more at 2ndSaturdayGal-
leryTour.com or contact the indi-
vidual galleries for more specific
information.
Gallery is featuring jewelry art-
ists. The gallery holds a special
reception from 3 to 5 p.m. each
2nd Saturday, with food, wine,
music and tons of beautiful,
unique art.
Local artists from the Back-
street Gallery Co-Op will be
Backstreet Gallery
In September, Backstreet there to mingle with the com-
mostly surficial and not alarm-
ing.
Even so, Bottenberg has re-
quested more pictures over time
to be certain the cracks aren’t
growing.
“We take this seriously,” he
said, “but we don’t expect to
find a problem.”
The Siuslaw River Bridge has
also received its first seismic
upgrade. Classified as a Phase I
retrofit, the upgrade is designed
to keep spans from separating.
“The Phase I seismic retrofit
is sized with the intent to pre-
vent collapse for any known
earthquake, but not to prevent
significant damage,” said Bot-
tenberg.
Galvanized steel cable re-
strainers on the north and south
end are sized to keep the parts of
the bridge that are not structur-
ally continuous from separating
longitudinally. Shear blocks are
also added to keep the girders
from moving sideways if the
bridge should rock.
With these seismic upgrades,
“the bridge can handle a reason-
able amount of movement,” said
Bottenberg.
The bridge’s railing are also
in the process of being replaced.
These so-called “stealth rails”
meet modern standards and
provide functional reinforce-
ment. Keeping to bridge engi-
neer Conde McCullough’s orig-
inal recognizable design, the
rails are embedded with struc-
tural steel.
“It’s much more than purely
aesthetic,” said ODOT Public
Information Officer Angela
Beers Seydel. “It’s safer not only
for the folks walking along the
bridge because it’s higher … but
it’s structurally more sound for
cars that might hit it.”
Lastly, pedestrian access and
sidewalk improvements will
consist of ramps and easier ap-
proaches to the bridge’s side-
walks on both ends when con-
struction is completed.
Final cost estimates for the
project are roughly $17.5 mil-
lion, with about 90 percent
funded federally and the rest by
the state.
Future ODOT bridge projects
are also planned in the area.
“We’re working our way up
and down the coast,” said Beers
Seydel. “In the next two and a
half years, we’re actually getting
ready to kick off six more bridg-
es.”
The projects will include
a cathodic protection for the
Siltcoos River Bridge in 2020.
munity, including the featured Novelli’s Crab & Seafood
artists.
Down on the docks, Novelli’s
will be featuring an’ya, artist/
Florence Events Center
poetess, a famous tanka poet,
Galleries One and Five at the and one of the top 10 haiku po-
FEC are pleased to exhibit the ets in the world. Stop by for a
paintings of well-known Flor- free sample of award-winning
ence artist and teacher, John chowder, complimentary wine
Leasure, as well as some of his and a Free Word Print courtesy
art students, during the month of an’ya.
of September.
The Studios at Jayne Smoley
Heffy’s Gallery
Design
Heffy’s Gallery, 1856 37th
Pam Nedder is the featured
St., features woodcarvings that artist at The Studios, 1458 First
are exquisite and lifelike. The St. She specializes in dynamic
artist has been developing his acrylic pouring. The Studios
own unique style and process also features resident artists
for his fine wood art.
and the new Pilates at The Stu-
dios.
We’re On The Map Too!
Sat.-Sun.
9am-4pm
2128 42nd Street
Furniture, Housewares,
Fishing & Exercise Gear, Many
Collectibles. Lots of Misc!
Downsizing Sale…
11-years worth
So Much Stuff, Need 2-weekends
Part-1 – Fri-Sat, Sept 7th-8th
Part-2 – Fri-Sat, Sept 21st-22nd
9am-4pm
4861 Oceana Drive
(Off of Rhododendron)
We’re On The Map Too!
Fri.-Sun
10am-3pm
Corner of
Fir & Grand Avenue
Household goods, tools & fabric.
We’re On The Map Too!
Multi-Family
Fri.-Sat.
9am-3pm
5495 N. Fork Siuslaw Road
(Left before
Munsel Lake Road)
We’re On The Map Too!
Multi-Family Sale
Fri. 9/7 10am-4pm
Sat. 9/8 9am-4pm
2293 Willow Street
Greentrees Community
Wide Yard Sale
Gates open to the public on
East & West sides
1600-1601 Rhododendron Dr.
9/7-9/8
8am-3pm
Author and Oregon
Dunes Restoration Collab-
orative member Dina Pavlis
will speak about the unique
landscape of the dunes, and
what’s being done to save
it, at the Florence Garden
Club meeting on Wednes-
day, Sept. 12, at 1 p.m.
Attendance at this pre-
sentation is free and open
to the public.
The meeting will be held
at the Presbyterian Church
of the Siuslaw, 3996 High-
way 101.
Fri./Sat., 8/7-8/8
8am-3pm
Greentrees
Space #203 NE Corner
Many clean, new & used items plus
one big furry surprise. Worth
checking. Dehumidifi er, pressure
washer, household, yard & much
more.
Sat.-Sun., September 8-9
9am-4pm
86226 Xylo st
Tools, home repair and upgrade
items, working appliances.
Clothing, other miscellaneous.
Part of Community
Garage Sale
One day only
Saturday 9/8
9am-4pm
10 Sea Watch Place
Garden, kitchen, handbags, jewelry,
holiday, Dept. 56 Retired, artwork,
owls, small appliances, assorted
décor, new HYLA vacuum system,
new 13pc-Lustre Craft Cookware,
loads more. Cash & local checks only.
Refreshments. No Early Birds please.
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