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SIUSLAW NEWS | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2019 | 11A BRONCOS from page 1A NVB President Dan Rupert said he feels like the group’s yearly trip to Florence is one of the highlights on the NVB calendar. “Our club has been do- ing this for a few years now and it’s a lot of fun. We had around 240 folks pre-registered, and we had people showing up that haven’t registered. I’ve al- ready talked to a few of them and I think we will end up with about 250 ve- hicles.” Not only have the mem- bers of the NVB returned to Florence for nearly a decade, they have so en- joyed their time here that they have gone above and beyond what most visi- tors do when visiting: they contribute to a local social support group. The bene- ficiary of this generosity for the past few summers has been Florence Food Share. MARK BRENNAN/SIUSLAW NEWS “Each year, we have an event at the Three Rivers Casino and as part of our ‘Show and Shine’ we do a big food drive,” Rupert said. “We have a raffle and the only way to get tickets is to bring food donations to the Show and Shine. At a certain point, it becomes a competition to see who can bring in more than the next guy.” Food security remains a serious concern for por- tions of the local com- munity. The need for do- nations at Florence Food Share is always high and the contributions made this year were important additions to the summer choices available to clients. Colin Morgan is the op- erations manager for Flor- ence Food Share and he said clients of the organi- zation will greatly appreci- ate the efforts made by the members of the NVB. “This year’s Northwest Vintage Bronco Club’s Round Up food drive was an overwhelming success. Florence Food Share re- ceived over 8,600 hundred pounds of food to help feed the hungry families and individuals in West- ern Lane County,” Morgan said. “On behalf of our cli- ents, Florence Food Share would like to send our ut- most thanks to the Bronco club.” According to Rupert, the great reception the Bronco group has received over the years has drawn his members closer to the CAUCUS from page 1A 56476 Highway 126, of the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians, while on the second day the confer- ence moves to the Florence Events Center, 715 Quince St. This year’s theme is “In- frastructure Investments: A Collaborative Approach.” According to State Sen. Arnie Roblan’s website, “Our focus this year is on the health and safety of our PHOTO BY COLIN MORGAN/FLORENCE FOOD SHARE Members of Northwest Bronco Round Up donated 8,617 pounds of food to Flor- ence Food Share after the group’s Show and Shine on Aug. 17. Florence community, and this is one way they feel they can repay the hospi- tality. “It’s just the people. Ev- erybody here is friendly and everyone out here gets it. Maybe it’s just the Bron- co family, but this is a way we can give back to the community. We are com- ing here, and we are kind of invading Florence, and I am sure we irritate some people, but it’s nice to give to the food share and it’s really nice to hear how much it helps,” he said. “To a lot of people here, this is a really big deal. It’s about wanting to give back and help where we can.” For more information about the Broncos, visit northwestbroncoroundup. com and Northwest Vin- tage Broncos on Facebook. rural and coastal — Infra- structure Investments. Our Collaborative Approach — must and will be an ongo- ing effort, that we all take with us when we leave and continue in service to Ore- gon and our communities.” Coastal Caucus mem- bers will share information about their 2019 legisla- tive efforts to streamline, modernize and maintain the state’s infrastructure. These include but are not limited to: promoting housing and seismic resil- iency; developing renew- able energy and education; creating better systems to fund water infrastructure; and preparing rural com- munities for challenges accompanying the shifting energy landscape. As part of rural-coast initiative to work collab- oratively to generate eco- nomic growth, the Coast- al Caucus will once again feature informative panel discussions, concurrent sessions, with a great line- up of keynote speakers. The opening session at the casino will include plena- ry sessions, debates and networking opportuni- ties. The day will conclude with a Taste of the Oregon Coast event at the Florence Events Center. Speakers throughout the event include U.S. senators and representatives, Or- egon senators and repre- sentatives, coastal county commissioners, state lead- ers, tribal representatives, local politicians and many more. The keynote speak- ers and industry leaders will engage in discussions and share their expertise, knowledge and leadership on the issues that are sig- nificant to coastal commu- nities and stakeholders. This year’s featured pan- el discussions are “Sys- temic Housing Challeng- es or Underproduction? Connecting Infrastructure to Affordable Housing” and “Hindsight is 20\20: Changing the Climate of the Carbon Reduction Conversation.” Additional panel discussions include: • Connecting infrastruc- ture to affordable housing through public/private in- vestments; • Water quality and avail- ability issues through in- frastructure construction projects; • Enhancing and expand- ing telecommunication and rural broadband infrastruc- ture; • Oregon’s P-20 education governance infrastructure to achieve equity and maxi- mum impact and utility; • Perspectives on how to work effectively with Ore- gon’s Tribal Governments • Developing an infra- structure framework for seismic resilience of coast- line structures. • HB 2020: Changing the Climate of the Carbon Re- duction Conversation. During the Taste of the Oregon Coast, summit at- tendees will get a taste of the best seafood and local flavors from the Oregon Coast, along with tastings from renowned wineries, breweries and distilleries. 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