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Oregon Dunes Chapter of DAR celebrates 11th anniversary
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Oregon Dunes Chapter National
Society Daughters of the American
Revolution (DAR) will celebrate its
11th birthday on Friday, April 26,
with a luncheon meeting at Drift-
wood Shores. The national society
was established in 1890, and has had a
presence in Oregon since 1896, when
the Multnomah Chapter was formed.
During the meeting, special guest,
State Regent Rebecca Taylor, will at-
tend and share information about her
State Regent Project, which will help
fund a bench in the Sons of the Amer-
ican Revolution Oregon Revolution-
ary War Memorial in Beaverton, Ore.
This memorial park will have names
of patriots who served or assisted
the colonies during the Revolution-
ary War and whose descendants are
members of Oregon Sons of American
Revolution or DAR.
The DAR State Regent Project will
also fund a variety of educational
programs, including those at the two
DAR-owned museums, Caples House
Museum Complex in Columbia City
and Newell Pioneer Village near St.
Paul.
The Oregon Dunes Chapter sup-
PORT from page 1A
Port Manager David Hun-
tington shared the updated
cost information involved in
the upgrade, which he had
gathered since the last com-
mission meeting, from the
Florence Food Share provides food to
those who are hungry in our community.
If you have four hours a week available,
we are in need of volunteers to staff our
Front Desk and also act as Guides as cli-
ents walk through the pantry. Please call
our volunteer coordinator, Sarah Lovejoy,
@ 541-997-9110 (Monday – Friday, before
noon) to learn more about volunteering.
info@lorencefoodshare.org 2190 Spruce
Street.
Volunteer
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involved
Construction Volunteers needed for each stage of the
building process. Experience is a plus, but not required.
Help us build a new home
For information call 541-902-9227
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ports the area’s active duty military
and veterans and is proud to award
an annual scholarship to a gradu-
ating senior. Community Service
Awards have been awarded to Louis
and Pearl Campbell, Taylor Graham,
Kaylee Graham and Emma Meier. Lo-
cal teacher, Marsha Klosterman, was
also recognized at the Oregon State
Society State Conference as History
Teacher of the Year. In addition, the
chapter supports the Willamette Val-
ley Honor Flight, Florence Food Share
and Food Backpack for Kids program.
In addition to participating in the
annual Veterans Day Parade, mem-
bers participate in the Flag Retire-
ment Ceremony, and catalogued the
bricks at the Veterans Memorial Wall.
The Remembrance Garden at the Or-
egon Coast Military Museum was cre-
ated as a result of the chapter spon-
sored $10,000 Special Projects Grant
through NSDAR.
The chapter has donated numerous
books to Siuslaw Public Library, in-
cluding the three volume set “Amer-
ica’s Women in the Revolutionary Era
1760-1790: A History Through Bib-
liography,” the chapter’s cookbook,
city and utility companies.
Huntington then present-
ed the commissioners with
a resolution to authorize a
transfer of $100,000 from
the port’s debt services ac-
count, to their capital out-
lay account, to facilitate the
completion of the upgrade, if
it was needed.
After a brief discussion re-
capping the revenue expect-
ed from the upgraded spaces
and other benefits expected
by the change, the resolution
passed unanimously.
There were some thoughts
expressed by commission-
ers that the timing of the
upgrade might allow for the
cost of the modifications to
be included in the budgetary
calculations for next year.
Huntington acknowledged
it was going to be a challenge
to finish the upgrades quick-
ly but felt there was still a
chance they could be com-
pleted before the end of the
summer, necessitating his re-
quest for a financial transfer.
There was another finan-
cial subject considered by
commissioners and that was
an across-the-board rate in-
crease. Huntington provided
commissioners with a review
of campgrounds in this gen-
eral area with similar ameni-
ties. This data showed that
the rates charged at the Port
of Siuslaw are significantly
less than in other locations.
Huntington strongly sug-
gested an increase was war-
ranted and asked for the
commissioners to approve
an increase.
The motion to approve a
12 percent increase was then
seconded and passed unani-
mously.
The last item on the eve-
ning’s docket was a brief up-
date provided by Commis-
sioners Terry Duman and
Bill Meyer, who announced
that the retail space available
for rental in the blue build-
ing on Harbor Street had
been leased.
The terms of the lease were
somewhat unusual, and the
commissioners felt an expla-
nation was in order.
The commissioners said
the space had been leased
for two years by Geraldine
Lucio. The original asking
price for the space had been
$1,400 per month but had at-
tracted no one interested in
renting the building at that
price. Part of the problem
with attracting a renter was
the poor condition of the
space.
According to Duman,
there are a considerable
number of problems with the
electrical and plumbing sys-
tems in the building, as well
as structural issues. These is-
sues convinced the commis-
sioners to reduce the rental
rate for the space to $800 a
month for two months while
some of these repairs were
made.
Lucio will then be required
to pay $1,200 a month for the
remainder of her lease.
There were no public
comments made during the
meeting and reports from
the commissioners were
brief.
The meeting was ad-
journed, and the next Port
of Siuslaw Commissioners
meeting will be held on May
15.
ty fees were of the type that
allowed for them to be passed
on to the public.
There was then a lengthy
discussion after the meet-
ing returned to open session,
when Dave Twombly, ex-of-
ficio member of EMAC and
owner of Central Coast Dis-
posal, delved into the percent-
ages of profit that were being
made by haulers.
This discussion briefly re-
visited the rate increase ap-
proved at the end of last year
for Twombley and his com-
petitors at County Transfer
and Recycling.
Twombly reiterated his dis-
pleasure with the final rate of
increase allowed, which was
less than the amount recom-
mended by EMAC.
“Last year, the city paid to
have personnel make a recom-
mendation on the increase we
should receive, and without
any explanation or anything
else you took that recommen-
dation and gave us 1 percent
less than the recommendation
made by staff,” Twombly said.
These observations were
not disputed by city staff and
the discussion returned to
the present recommendation
to approve the fee increase,
which was then passed unan-
imously.
The committee also ap-
proved the wording used in
the 2019 City Work Plan re-
lated to EMAC with virtually
no changes.
Committee
assignments
were the next item discussed,
with members deciding which
of the various aspects of the
EMAC portfolio to partici-
pate in directly. Brief reports
regarding upcoming Earth
Day and Arbor Day were the
final items discussed, and the
meeting was adjourned.
The next EMAC meeting,
which is open to the public,
will be held Tuesday, May 21,
at 6 p.m.
Assisting those in need in our Community.
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12:30 AM - 1:30 PM
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EMAC from page 1A
New Life Lutheran Church,
2100 Spruce St, next to Foodshare,
Call 541-997-5057 to Volunteer
non-proft
so we don’t have to do a com-
plete rate review every time
they increase the tipping fee,”
she said.
EMAC held an executive
session following the open
discussion, which allowed
committee members to see
the confidential financial in-
formation submitted by the
haulers, which supported
their belief that the new coun-
to help support
organizations in
relies heavily
on volunteers.
Th ere are many opportunities to
volunteer and a variety of skills
and talents are always in need.
Volunteer interest forms may be
found online, at the shelter and
at our Th rift Shop on Bay Street.
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Meals on Wheels are available to people
1570 Kingwood • PO Box 2313,
over the age of 60 who cannot get out much
Florence
due to illness or advanced age and who are
not eating properly, regardless of income.
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Senior Services Advisory
Council Needs New Members
Are you a senior? Have a passion for working with seniors? If yes,
please consider applying for the Senior & Disability Services (S&DS)
Senior Services Advisory Council. S&DS serves all of Lane County with
a wide range of publicly funded services for older adults and persons
with disabilities. The council advises S&DS on services and advocates
on senior topics. Contact us at: sdsadvisorycouncil@lcog.org or
download an application from: http://www.lcog.org/827/SSAC-Council-
Membership Application deadline: April 26, 2019.
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“DAR: Delicious Ancestral Recipes”
and several children’s books in honor
of people who have presented pro-
grams.
For more than a century, the mem-
bers of the NSDAR have dedicated
themselves to historical preservation,
promotion of education, and encour-
agement of patriotic endeavor.
These timeless, overarching prin-
ciples keep the group strong and vi-
tally relevant in this ever-changing
world.
Any woman 18 years or older, re-
gardless of race, religion or ethnic
background, who can prove lineal de-
scent from a patriot of the American
Revolution is eligible for DAR mem-
bership.
DAR boasts 185,000 members in
3,000 chapters across the United
States and internationally. Women in-
terested in membership may contact
Karen Childs at 541-997-7154, to at-
tend a meeting as a guest.
To learn more about the Daughters
of the American Revolution, visit the
national website at www.dar.org, or
the chapter website at www.Oregon
DunesChapter.org.
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