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SN THESIUSLAWNEWS.COM TH WEDNESDAY EDITION | OCTOBER 9, 2019 | $1.00 225 home & garden exhibits! t a fe g n i ur S PECIAL S ECTION I NSIDE Siuslaw News Fri. 5-9pm Sat. 10am-8pm Sun. 10am-5pm Postal Customer Florence, Ore. 97439 EugeneHomeShow.com Stitch in time for ‘demArts’ VOL. 129, NO. 81 NEWS & VIEWS THAT DEFINE OUR COMMUNITY F LORENCE , O REGON City offers update on Revision project Completion date extended to Nov. 21 WEATHER The ReVision Florence Streetscape Project is still un- der construction. The estimat- ed contact completion date for the project has been extended to Nov. 21. Paving will contin- ue over the next two weeks and is weather dependent. Paving will generally begin at 7 p.m. and end at 6 a.m. Highway 101 Paving Update Alex Hodge Construction and their subcontractors have begun the paving operations for U.S. 101 between the Siu- slaw River Bridge and the OR126 intersection. Paving will require impacts to traffic flow. During grind- ing and paving operations, the contractor will have flaggers positioned at both the U.S. 101/OR126 junction and U.S. 101/Rhododendron Drive in- tersection to allow traffic to cross or enter the highway in the construction zone as nec- essary. Traffic on U.S. 101 will be restricted to north/south movement. Side streets will be closed along U.S. 101 during night paving activities. Motorists are encouraged to use Kingwood Street, Quince Street, Bay Street, and other side streets as applicable to navigate through the area if it is possible to avoid using of U.S. 101. Traffic will also be shift- ed to the east side of U.S. 101 along the length of the project during paving operations. Use caution in the construction zone, watch for flaggers and pay attention to the change in traffic patterns. Find more information at www.ci.florence.or.us/urban- renewal/revision-florence. Sunny skies with a high of 61 and a low tonight of 40. Full forecast on A3 COMMUNITY New Dancing With Sea Lions Gallery. INSIDE — A3 SPORTS Story and photos By Chantelle Meyer Siuslaw News W hat can you do with a room- ful of paints, glue, wool, ink and paper? Pretty much any- thing, thanks to the talented artists and volunteers who planned the fifth annual demARTS event at Siuslaw Public Library on Saturday. Siuslaw shows well at Woahink Inv. INSIDE — SPORTS RECORDS See ARTS page 11A Obituaries & emergency response logs Inside — A2 Public Art Committee submits new workplan KID SCOOP Activities and comics every Wednesday Inside — B7 Council given final selection approval morning at a joint work session held with the Florence City Coun- cil. All councilors were present for the latest in a series of meetings By Mark Brennan called for by Mayor Henry, with Siuslaw News support from the council, to deter- The Public Art Committee mine the future nature of the rela- (PAC) made significant strides to- tionship between the committee wards continued existence Monday and the city. CLASSIFIEDS Listings and public notices Inside — B8 FOLLOW US FOR THE The turmoil earlier this year surrounding the installation of the “Stitching Time, Weaving Cultures” mural, installed last spring on the Lincoln Public Utilities District Building on the corner of Highway 126 and Highway 101, prompted a reexamination of the relationship between the city and PAC. There was significant criticism leveled at the members of PAC and City Council regarding the mural’s design, placement and even the colors selected by the team of Ma- rino-Heidel Studios, which is based in Portland. See PAC page 6A LATEST NEWS : /S IUSLAW N EWS City Council extends court contracts, issues proclamations @S IUSLAW N EWS Dunesday Gaming receives liquor license T HE S IUSLAW N EWS . COM S IUSLAW N EWS 3 S ECTIONS | 26 P AGES C OPYRIGHT 2019 By Mark Brennan Siuslaw News Monday evening’s Florence City Council meeting began with the reading of two proclamations by Mayor Joe Henry. The first was in recognition of October as Domes- OSU October 19th, 2019 UW over Awarded in $30,000 in ps hi rs la Scho 2019 SWOCC The mayor then presented rep- resentatives from arts-related orga- nizations, including the Public Art Committee, the Florence Regional Arts Alliance and the library, with the second proclamation, which emphasized the important role the arts play in many aspects of life. Public comments followed with support for the arts expressed by residents, as well as concern over the impact homelessness has on members of the community. There were also comments that suggested Florence has not taken seriously the depth and breadth of the homeless issue. Next was the consent agenda for the evening, which included three items for councilors to consider. See CITY page 10A oroptimist Harvest For Education U of O UCLA tic Violence Awareness Month and the second acknowledged October as Arts and Humanities Month. Bob Teter, Executive Director of Siuslaw Outreach Services, along with other community members that assist victims of domestic vi- olence accepted the first procla- mation from a somber Henry, who was clearly moved by the issue as he read the proclamation. LCC LBCC Sponsored by: Banner Bank, Hoberg’s Auto Repair Florence Events Center Bennett Services & Rodger Bennett Photography, Doors Open at 6pm • Dinner at 6:30pm Oregon Pacifi c Bank, Siuslaw News No Host Bar All proceeds go to local Soroptimist of Florence Scholarships & community projects. 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