6A | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2018 | SIUSLAW NEWS
Hecktic Week to play at
Three Rivers this weekend
Every weekend in Decem-
ber, Three Rivers Casino Re-
sort invites the community to
Blue Bills Sports Bar and Tap
Room, featuring live shows
performed by top local artists.
Stop in at Blue Bills on Fri-
day and Saturday, Dec. 21 and
22, from 7 to 11 p.m., to hear
Hecktic Week. This is an en-
ergy packed duo with pow-
erful vocals and beat driven
grooves. Their sound is a
blues influenced infusion of
nostalgic country, folk and
rock. Gypsy (Jennifer Week-
ly) grooves on her bass guitar
while filling the atmosphere
with a powerhouse voice rem-
iniscent of Janis Joplin. Heck
(Michael Hecker) is a “one-
man band,” playing guitar,
harmonica and drums.
Together, they bring the
sound of a big band in a small
package. As a reminder, there
is no cover charge, but patrons
must be 21 or older to attend.
For more information, visit
www.threeriverscasino.com/
events.
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Jennifer Weekly and Michael Hecker, aka, Gypsy and Heck of
the band Hecktic Week, who will perform this weekend.
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Siuslaw Vision seeks community input on education survey
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The Siuslaw Vision and a
group of community volunteers
have been studying evaluation
techniques this year through a
series of training sessions with
Portland-based consultant Dia-
logues in Action.
As part of this “Evaluating
Impact” training, the group is
doing a study of education and
learning in the Siuslaw Region
and is soliciting community in-
put through a questionnaire.
“We’re hoping to hear from
those with different education
and learning experiences —
from those learning and teach-
ing in our schools to those who
attend workshops and lectures
in the community, to those who
learn at home through You-
Tube videos, books or hands-
on experiences,” said Stephanie
Sarles, Siuslaw Vision coordi-
nator.
The survey, which takes 10
to 20 minutes to complete, is
available at www.rivercal.org/
education.
Printed copies may be picked
up at the Siuslaw Public Library,
1460 Ninth St. in Florence.
Those who complete the sur-
vey and provide their contact
information will be entered in
a drawing for a $50 Visa gift
card. Names will not be linked
to survey responses.
The Vision will share the re-
sults of the education impact
study in early 2019 through
RiverCal.org and community
events.
For more information, please
call 541-590-2425 or email Siu-
slawVision@gmail.com.
Siuslaw Vision is a grassroots
effort to improve quality of life
for residents living in the west-
ern Lane County area, includ-
ing Deadwood, Swisshome,
Mapleton, Florence and Dunes
City. The Vision was created fol-
lowing two years of input from
over 1,200 local residents. It fo-
cuses on six inclusive elements,
all centered on the people of the
Siuslaw region: Working People
(jobs and the economy), Happy
People (health and human ser-
vices), Educated People (life-
long learners), Connected Peo-
ple (infrastructure and public
services), Creative People (arts
and culture), and Active People
(recreation and the outdoors).
For more information, visit
www.SiuslawVision.org.
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Pre-sale of new ‘Drive With Smokey’ Oregon license plate begins
On Dec. 17, Keep Oregon
Green, in partnership with the
USDA Forest Service and the
Oregon Department of
Forestry, launched the sale
of a new Oregon license
plate design.
The plate will feature the
iconic image of Smokey
Bear set against a green
forested backdrop and
the words “Keep Oregon
Green,” as a reminder of
the need to protect Oregon’s
scenic landscapes from careless
human-caused wildfires.
The release of the plate de-
sign and voucher sale coincides
with a year-long, nationwide
celebration of Smokey Bear’s
75th Anniversary in 2019. Keep
Oregon Green will promote the
license plate on social media
using the hashtag “#DriveWith- Kristin Babbs. “‘Keep Oregon
Smokey” each week until they Green’ has been a household
sell 3,000 vouchers.
slogan since its inception in
1941, and this message
is more important now
than ever before. Wildfire
awareness opportunities
like this will help ingrain it
in Oregonians’ DNA.”
In 2018, the number of
human-caused fires rep-
resented 79 percent of all
ignitions. The leading cul-
The Keep Oregon Green As- prits behind a number of these
sociation will also partner with fires included illegal burning,
other firefighting and emergen- driving poorly-maintained
cy response organizations to vehicles that spark fires and
help spread the message.
failing to extinguish campfires
“Each year, approximately properly.
two-thirds of Oregon’s wildfires
Other fire causes include
are human-caused and they power lines, mowing dry grass,
are all completely preventable,” fireworks and smoking.
says Keep Oregon Green’s CEO,
Keep Oregon Green runs an-
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nual campaigns aimed at reduc-
ing the number of these types
of wildfires. The phrase “Keep
Oregon Green” is prominently
shown on road signs on major
highways, television, radio and
in print advertisements each
year, with a strong message em-
phasis during the summer fire
season.
To purchase a $40 voucher
and contribute to Keep Oregon
Green’s fire prevention message,
visit drivewithsmokey.com.
The Oregon Department of
Motor Vehicles (DMV) will be-
gin producing the license plates
when 3,000 vouchers have been
sold.
For more on wildfire preven-
tion information and the Keep
Oregon Green Association, vis-
it www.keeporegongreen.org.
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