SIUSLAW NEWS | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2019 | 7A
Siuslaw Viewfinders show autumn contest winners
S
iuslaw Viewfinders, a club
for local photographers,
runs monthly photo contests.
The October theme was
“Of Farm and Field.” This
contest saw some gorgeous
entries. The winners were
Stephanie Ames, first place,
who captured a wonder-
ful farm scene in South-
ern Utah; Craig Shreeve,
second place, who gave us
some Spring horses grazing;
and Ed Wilent, third place,
whose very colorful still life
employed a technique called
“focus stacking” to make the
details really pop.
For the November contest,
called “Structures,” the first
place winner was Patti God-
win, who charmed the group
with the enchanting castle
called “Civita Di Bagnore-
gio,” taken on her vacation in
Italy. Not your typical subject
matter found in Florence,
Ore.
Second place went to Lar-
ry Bacon, who created the
image “Hell’s Gate,” and
third place was again won
by Ed Wilent, whose intrigu-
ing wood structures really
showed off his photographic
talent.
The community is invited
to join the Siuslaw Viewfind-
ers on the first Monday of
every month.
The next meeting is Jan. 7,
2019, in the Bromley Room
of the Siuslaw Public Library
from 6 to 8 p.m.
The group welcomes all
photographers, and you can
meet other people who love
to take photos and improve
their skills at it.
Members use iPhones to
DSLR cameras, helping all
who love photography to feel
at home.
For more details, contact
Siuslaw Viewfinders at svfcc.
org or call Nancy Pruitt at
541-554-1441.
“October in Southern
Utah” by Stephanie Ames
PORTRAITS • LANDSCAPES • TRAVEL •WILDLIFE
“Hell’s
“Hell’s Gate”
Gate”
by
by Larry
Larry Bacon
Bacon
“Of Field and
Farm” by Ed
Wilent
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“Civita
“Civita Di
Di Bagnoregio”
Bagnoregio”
by
by Patti
Patti Godwin
Godwin
Under the law, “protected
class” has been expanded to
include “a group of persons
distinguished by race, color,
religion, sex, sexual orienta-
tion, national origin, marital
status, veteran status, disabil-
ity or age.”
When Brown signed the
bill, she wrote, “Signing the
Pay Equity Bill today was
a significant step toward a
more equitable, prosperous
Oregon. Many of us know
what it feels like to be paid
significantly less than our
co-workers despite doing
equal work. I applaud the
legislature’s bipartisan efforts
to ensure Oregonians have
greater protections against
pay discrimination.”
The governor has also
talked in the past about
how when she was a young
attorney, she learned she
was paid less than her male
counterparts.
“Pay equity is what keeps
women in relationships they
don’t want to be in. It keeps
women of color working two
or three jobs. It stops wom-
en or people of color from
getting ahead. It hurts these
women, their families and
our communities,” she said.
“Very few businesses inten-
tionally pay women less these
days. Instead, the problem is
more insidious and it’s hard-
er to tackle. That’s why pass-
ing legislation that improves
pay equity standards in our
state is absolutely critical.”
Additional provisions of
the law state that employers
may not reduce the compen-
sation of any employee in
order to comply with the law
and that amounts owed to an
employee because of a failure
of an employer to comply are
considered “unpaid wages.”
While the initial law was
passed in 2017, BOLI did
not publish updated rules
until November, which has
prompted concern that many
of Oregon’s approximate-
ly 130,000 employers, large
and small, might not have
the necessary tools to enact
changes. BOLI lists actions
employees and employers
can take at www.oregon.gov/
boli.
This April, Brown wrote,
“I’m proud to have signed a
bill into law last year that’s
helping close the pay gap
in Oregon, but there’s still
much work to be done. … I
know we can do better! I will
continue working toward
pay equity for all, and thank
all the champions in Oregon
who join me in this fight as
we work to create a better
and more equitable future.”
Additional legislative up-
dates will be included in the
January edition of Siuslaw
News’ Business Quarterly.
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