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THESIUSLAWNEWS . COM | SIUSLAWNEWS | SATURDAY EDITION | DECEMBER 22, 2018 | $1.00 @ SIUSLAWNEWS SIUSLAW UNABLE TO LAND EAGLES SPORTS — B 128TH YEAR | ISSUE NO. 102 KIDS LETTERS TO SANTA | SPECIAL SECTION FLORENCE, OREGON SERVING WESTERN LANE COUNTY SINCE 1890 Links to History How Jacquie Bevridge's work with DAR and other organizations connects people to their past COURTESY PHOTO Oregon Dunes DAR Chapter Regent Erica Westphal (left) awards Jacquie Bevridge with the Honorary Past Regent pin. Beveridge is active in several community groups in Florence. By Chantelle Meyer Siuslaw News It’s hard for Jacquie Beveridge to meet a stranger. Known for making connections — wheth- er through an online social media group she moderates, by volunteering for a number of local groups or offering up a friendly hello — she knows al- most everyone in town. Within a few minutes, she can connect people with a per- son, group or resource, or draw on her own background in a va- riety of fields. The same is true when she and her husband Lar- ry travel out of the area on one of their many cruises to see the world. “As you can tell I’m an extro- vert,” Beveridge said. “Connect- ing with people is so important, I think, because so many don’t have somebody to connect with.” Get her talking about one of her activities, and she seam- lessly weaves in details about her other groups and their missions. Several of them link together under a common pur- pose, such as genealogical con- nections, area heritage, educa- tion and patriotism. As such, the Oregon Dunes Chapter of the National Soci- ety of Daughters of the Amer- ican Revolution (DAR) recently honored Beveridge for her past and current work in the chap- ter. “Jacquie’s ethics, courtesy, good manners and common sense — her warmth and wel- come — brought myself and many others into the chap- ter,” said Chapter Regent Erica Westphal. “She has served in many capacities and positions in our chapter as well as at the state level. She is the backbone of this chapter … and she works hard to share our message with the community and beyond.” According to Westphal, a past DAR regent may be elect- ed by chapter members to be an Honorary Past Regent of the chapter. Her actions must have increased the health and effec- tiveness of the chapter in See BEVRIDGE page 10A Winning art entry SVFR/WLAD take next step in finding permanent chief By Mark Brennan Siuslaw News Interim Fire Chief Steve Abel’s presentation of a recommended job description for his successor was the highlight of a Wednesday meeting of the board of directors for both Siu- slaw Valley Fire and Rescue (SVFR) and Western Lane Ambulance Dis- trict (WLAD). The meeting took place at SVFR Station 1 on Highway 101 and direc- tors made important decisions on a number of subjects that effect both organizations. Abel and representatives from SVFR and WLAD are working to find a permanent replacement for See SVFR page 9A Rods ‘N Rhodies set to roll down new road By Jared Andersen Siuslaw News INSIDE “I remember cruising main street,” Gary Cargill said. “Of course, that was high school. We’d cruise every Friday and Saturday night. It didn’t matter what you had. You would take your parents’ car out. Park in front of Dairy Queen or somewhere like that. There was always that one guy you may have envied, who may- be had a ’57 Chevy all hopped up. Those were the days. I’d love to get back to them. I’m sure the police See RODS page 8A Classifieds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Community. . . . . . . . . . . . . Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 30,000 B5 A3 A4 A2 PHOTO BY FIRST LAST/SIUSLAW NEWS A graphic illustration of the proposed mural design, pending final modifications and approval, by the artist team of Marino-Heidel Studios of Portland (above); the current PUD building at Quince and Highway 1012 as it currently appears (inset). Mural design team for PUD building chosen Local public art projects are moving forward through Public Art Committee, City By Mark Brennan Siuslaw News The next step in the effort to in- crease the number and type of pub- lic art displays in Florence has been taken by the City of Florence and the Florence Public Art Committee (PAC). In a meeting held at the Florence Sideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B4 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B Monthly Calendar . . . . . . . . . A6 Weather Data . . . . . . . . . . . A2 THIS WEEK ’ S Events Center (FEC) on Dec. 10, members of the committee met to se- lect the artist to be commissioned to fill the long empty space on the Cen- tral Lincoln Public Utility District (PUD) building. The east side of the structure is the “canvas” the PAC wanted to fill, as it is one of the first buildings people see when they cross into city limits from Highway 126. The committee wanted a striking series of images that could be immediately recognized as quali- ties of the lifestyle and cultural touch- stones of the city to greet visitors as they arrived in town Harlen Springer, PAC chairman, is one of the driving forces behind the push to increase art accessibili- ty, for creators and viewers, of pub- TODAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY 50 46 51 45 51 42 51 41 WEATHER Full Forecast, A3 S IUSLAW N EWS 2 S ECTIONS | 20 P AGES C OPYRIGHT 2018 DEAR FRIENDS IN WESTERN LANE COUNTY, We have just topped $27,800 in our local Red Kettle Campaign. This is a wonderful opportunity to help others locally this Christmas! Our Goal is $30,000 - please help! The Florence Service Extension Unit has its own restricted account with The Salvation Army. 90% of all kettle moneys raised stay in the Greater Florence Area. You can help! Mail a check TODAY or make your kettle donation before DECEMBER 24th. WILL YOU PLEASE HELP US OBTAIN OUR GOAL? $27,864 O N LY S D AY T H REE T LEF WůĞĂƐĞƐĞŶĚLJ хфхфхфхфхфх sŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌ Ăůů:ĂŶ Please send your generous donation today to: THE SALVATION ARMY P.O. Box 1041, Florence, OR 97439 NEWS FLASH – GREAT NEWS -- Two anonymous donors have agreed to match all donations up to the goal of $30,000.* *These moneys will be added to the Florence Service Extension Unit Fund upon contract maturity. lic art in town. Springer is confident that the pro- cess used to select the artist awarded the commission for the PUD project was designed to allow for individual artistic choices and an end result that will bring the “Wow” factor to the eastern wall of the PUD. See ART page 9A
