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Heceta Head Light-
for annual Siuslaw Awards station
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is celebrating 23
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Flea Market
THIS SUNDAY,
10am-4pm
Fairgrounds, Eugene,
541-683-5589.
The 12th annual Siuslaw
Awards event is fast approach-
ing. The awards banquet,
sponsored by the Florence
Area Chamber of Commerce,
will take place Wednesday,
Jan. 23, at the Florence Events
Center.
This event recognizes ex-
cellence in the local business
community by naming recipi-
ents for awards in: Excellence
in Customer Service, Curb
Appeal, Non-Profit Achieve-
ment, Community Caring,
Innovation in Business and
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the Stu Johnston Business of
the Year Award.
The Chamber will also rec-
ognize an individual or busi-
ness that has selflessly given
of their time and efforts in
supporting the Chamber and
its efforts with the Distin-
guished Service Award.
Two outstanding individ-
uals in the community will
be honored with the Future
First Citizen Award and the
First Citizen Award. The First
Citizen Award recognizes that
individual who has given self-
lessly to the community based
on community involvement,
leadership and overall com-
munity impact.
The Future First Citizen
Award recognizes that student
based on his or her academ-
ic success as well as civic in-
volvement and contributions
to the community.
Anyone can choose to
nominate their own or an-
other business for the Siu-
slaw Awards. Applications
are available now either at the
Florence Chamber of Com-
merce Visitor Center or on-
line at florencechamber.com.
Nominations must be sub-
mitted to the Florence Area
Chamber of Commerce by
Nov. 28. First Citizen and Fu-
ture First Citizen nomination
forms are available through
area service clubs on Friday,
Nov. 30, and are due back to
the Chamber by Friday, Dec.
21.
For more information, call
the chamber at 541-997-3128.
years of the Annual Vic-
torian Christmas Open
House on Dec. 8 and 9, 15
and 16 from 4 to 7 p.m.
each day.
The Queen Anne style
Keeper’s House will be
decorated inside and out
with festive Victorian
holiday decorations Dec.
6 through Jan. 2.
Open house sponsors will
be providing warm drinks
and treats.
Each evening, local per-
formers will be play holiday
favorites at the historic Keep-
er’s House.
Apply now for WLCF 2019 grant cycle
In this time of Thanks-
giving, Western Lane Com-
munity Foundation (WLCF)
is very thankful to offer the
2019 grant cycle to eligible
applicants.
Each year, WLCF awards
several grants to local non-
profit organizations for proj-
ects/programs in its target
area of Western Lane Coun-
ty. Grants are awarded in the
areas of education, medicine
and science, the arts and so-
cial and civic services.
In 2018, over $73,000 was
awarded to several of these
worthy causes. The annual
amount to be awarded is de-
termined by the performance
of the invested portfolio of
discretionary funds during
the current year.
Would you like to see more
public involvement in the
City of Florence to make sure
your voice is heard? Would
you like to make a difference
and help contribute to the
goals and objectives of the
City as a whole?
At the Nov. 5 Florence City
Council meeting, the council
elected to amend its com-
mittee structures to allow for
more opportunities for citi-
zens to get engaged in proj-
ects that interest them.
“City committees work
tirelessly to provide much
needed volunteer time to
keep many of the City’s pro-
grams functioning at a lev-
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el that would be impossible
without their services,” states
City Recorder/Economic De-
velopment Coordinator Kelli
Weese.
City Committees general-
ly meet once per month as a
group.
People interested in po-
sitions should expect to at-
tend recurring meetings and
devote time for study of is-
sues and performance above
and beyond meeting atten-
dance.
Volunteer time is vital in
working towards solutions to
local government issues.
If you are interested in
serving your city and getting
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involved, consider applying
for one of the open positions
on one of the City’s commit-
tees.
The following boards and
committees are currently
filling vacancies for varying
term lengths, with positions
set to begin on February 1,
2019.
• Planning Commission
• Budget Committee
• Community & Economic
Development Committee
• Environmental Manage-
ment Advisory Committee
• Public Arts Committee
• Transportation Committee
• Audit Ad-Hoc Commit-
tee
The deadline for applica-
tions is Dec. 31.
Applying for a position
is easy. Applications can be
downloaded from the City’s
website at www.ci.florence.
or.us and are available at the
Florence Public Works Facil-
ity (2675 Kingwood Street)
during regular business
hours.
For details regarding the
duties and responsibilities
of these bodies, residency
requirements of applicants,
term lengths, or any other
questions, contact Weese at
541-997-3437 or via email
at
kelli.weese@ci.florence.
or.us.
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regarding the request for
funds. Grants will be selected
in February and then award-
ed in late March.
Selected grant recipients
will be required to submit
a grant report by Aug. 31,
2019.
Grant requests and awards
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merit, need, and benefit
to the community at large.
Grant requests and award
amounts vary greatly, but are
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highly recommended that
applicants review the Grant
Guidelines included there.
Please submit applications
to Western Lane Community
Foundation, P.O. Box 1589,
Florence, OR, 97439, or by
email to wlcf@wlcfonline.org
in PDF format.
Completed
applications
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Even Santa will be visiting
to welcome children of all
ages.
Guests are encouraged to
take a night time walk to the
lighthouse, which provides
an opportunity to watch the
lighthouse beams rotate over-
Entry to the Keeper’s
House is free, but dona-
tions are gladly accepted.
Parking is available at the
Heceta Head Lighthouse
State Scenic View Point,
just below the Keeper’s
House, for $5 per vehicle.
A free shuttle bus offered
by NW Adventures Quest
and Carnahan Construction
will take visitors from the
park right to the front door.
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