SIUSLAW NEWS | SATURDAY, JULY 20, 2019 | 3A
Community News
First Step holds open
house tomorrow
Imagine yourself as a
woman stranded at the in-
tersection of Highways 101
and 126. It is raining and
you are wet and cold, and
you do not have the re-
sources to find a safe place
to sleep. It is a weekend, and
no social service agencies
are open. What do you do?
Many people who were
called that day found a solu-
tion to house this individ-
ual until Monday morning,
when Siuslaw Outreach Ser-
vices would open, and addi-
tional help could be found.
This day became the cat-
alyst for a group of volun-
teers who would meet for
over two years, creating a
housing solution for fami-
lies who are in transition.
This Sunday, First Step
will hold an open house
from 2 to 4 p.m. at 3996
Highway 101. The public is
invited to come and see this
beautiful space.
First Step welcomes all
and group members appreci-
ate any support the commu-
nity might provide for others
in need. All can make a dif-
ference in your community.
Call Pastor Greg Wood
at 541-991-8208 with ques-
tions.
First Step is a nonprofit,
501(c)3 corporation seeking
to create transitional hous-
ing. For more information,
visit firststepcommunity.
com.
Oregon Pacific Bank showcases
acrylic artist Amy Nedder
Each month, Flor-
ence Regional Arts
Alliance
(FRAA)
presents artwork by
its many talented
members in the lob-
by of Oregon Pacific
Bank, 1355 Highway
101. The creative
artist exhibiting in Artist Amy Nedder & “The Wave”
over-heels in love with
July is Pam Nedder.
Moving from the Port- painting.”
Her favorite art process is
land area with her husband
Andy, Nedder describes Acrylic Pouring.
“It all starts by making a
Florence as “a little slice of
mess — literally!,” she said.
heaven.”
She has worked in the “Part of the joy is always
electrical business for many being surprised by the fin-
years, and now is able to ished product, everyone
work remotely in this field. sees something different.”
Nedder is an exhibiting
Though her background in-
volves lots of spreadsheets, artist and active volunteer at
she found herself “tripping FRAA, as well as a popular
over the power cable of my teacher of Acrylic Pouring
computer and falling head- classes.
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CROW camp more than just a ‘song & a dance’
Y
e s te rd ay, C h i l d re n’s
Repertory of Oregon
Workshops (CROW)
concluded its first two-week
summer camp. During the
Song and Dance Camp,
students learned song lyr-
ics, studied choreography
students learned to exhibit
the kind of life skills that
CROW strives to instill:
hard work, dedication, ener-
gy, commitment, teamwork
and more.
The camp was directed
by Siarrah Rain and Ja-
son Wood, who have both
worked with CROW be-
fore. Rain grew up on stage
with CROW, and Wood is a
prominent performer and
vocal coach in town.
“We had a really cohesive
group this year,” Wood said.
“These kids picked up the
music so quickly, and cho-
reography, too.”
CROW summer camps
teach much more than just
how to sing and dance. The
organization works hard to
create an upbeat, welcom-
ing environment where the
youth are learning and hav-
ing fun at the same time.
Song and Dance camp
curriculum is focused on
teaching campers how to
sing with proper projection
and diction, how to use cor-
rect vocal breathing tech-
niques, how to do voice,
body and brain warm ups
and how to quickly pick up
dance steps and stay with
varying tempos. Campers
literally don’t miss a beat.
This year’s theme was
a retrospective that paid
homage to all of CROW’s
previous mainstage pro-
ductions, which include
“Beauty and the Beast,”
“The Music Man,” “The Lit-
tle Mermaid,” “Once Upon
A Mattress,” “Shrek,” “The
Addams Family,” “Tarzan”
and “The Wiz.”
So what does a typical
CROW summer camp day
look like?
“It’s super fast-paced,”
said Rain, who is handling
most of the dance choreog-
raphy for the camp.
During the four hours that
the youth attended camp,
they learned skills designed
to help them succeed in the
world, such as teamwork,
cooperation, creativity and
self-confidence. The direc-
tors keep the camp moving
CROW’s Song and Dance Camp
students learn the lyrics and
dance moves from the performing
arts group’s previous mainstage
musicals in Florence.
quickly
The 2019 CROW Song
so that and Dance Summer Camp
c a mp - performed an end of camp
e r s showcase on Friday. There
stay fo- will be an additional per-
cused and interested — and formance at noon on Satur-
they were not only interest- day, July 20, in the “Party in
ed, they loved it.
the Parking Lot” for Power
Several campers keep of Florence.
coming back year after year.
There will be additional
There were also several new showcases at the CROW
faces and quite a few “baby Center of the Performing
crows”— the littlest camp- Arts, 3120 Highway 101,
ers who are quickly learn- for Wizardry Camp on
ing the ropes from older Aug. 2 at 3 p.m. and two
campers or “minions.”
public shows on Aug. 16
Older CROW kids Alex and 17 at 7 p.m. for the Ad-
Fuller, Alizabeth Norton, vanced Acting Program’s
Allison Bernard and Eryn performance of “My Heart
Morgan were the camp from the Page to the Stage.”
helpers who do just about
For more information on
everything from kissing CROW, including how in-
boo-boos to making sure dividuals can join the non-
that the children show re- profit’s “Encore” sustaining
spect by picking up after membership program, visit
themselves.
www.crowkids.com.
Input sought for Community Wildfire Protection Plan
Do you live in or near a
forested area? Are you con-
cerned about the growing
risk of wildfire? Do you
want a voice in decisions
addressing wildfire risk?
Lane County and its part-
ners want to hear from you.
The county, Oregon De-
partment of Forestry and
other partners are updat-
Financing: Citi Health Card
12 Month no Interest
ing the community wildfire
protection plan to better
reflect communities and re-
sources at risk of wildfire.
“We continue to experi-
ence hotter, drier and longer
fire seasons across much of
the Pacific Northwest,” said
Lane County Emergency
Manager Patence Winning-
ham. “Most of Lane Coun-
ty is forested. The updated
plan will prioritize where
work to reduce wildfire risk
should occur and survey re-
sponses will help us under-
stand how to get the most
bang for our buck.”
The electronic survey
aims to gather residents’
perceptions of wildfire risk,
what type of help is needed
and ways to fund the work.
Lane County residents in
the wildland-urban inter-
face are encouraged to take
the survey at: www.lane-
county.org/fireplan.
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scarce resources.
The existing community
wildfire protection plan was
first developed in 2005. That
plan identified which places
were most at risk for wild-
fire and helped direct grants
and
community-funded
fuel reduction projects to
lower wildfire risk around
homes and property.
The survey will be avail-
able through July and Au-
gust. Residents living in the
wildland-urban interface
(typically in unincorporated
Lane County) are encour-
aged to respond to the on-
line survey.
Printed copies of the
survey are available by
contacting Lane County
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