SIUSLAW NEWS | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2019 | 3A
SVFR announces annual
Christmas tree pick-up
Once again, the members
of the Siuslaw Valley Fire-
fighters’ Association will
conduct their annual Christ-
mas Tree Pick-Up Project on
Saturday, Dec. 28 and again
on Saturday, Jan. 4.
The annual Christmas
tree pick-up is conducted
for two reasons, most im-
portantly to help commu-
nity members dispose of
dry, dead trees that can be-
come a major fire hazard in
homes.
Secondly, it is a fundrais-
er for the firefighters’ asso-
ciation. The money raised
through this and other local
fundraisers is used to fund
the association’s annual
Community News
awards banquet, summer
family picnic and annual
Christmas party. In addi-
tion, association awards two
scholarships each year to
graduating seniors.
A minimum donation
of $5 is requested for tree
pickup and participants are
asked to place donations in
a small plastic bag attached
to the discarded tree if un-
able to be present when the
tree is picked up.
To request a tree picked
up for Dec. 28 or Jan. 4, call
SVFR at 541-997-3212.
Siuslaw Valley encourag-
es residents to be fire-safe
and remove dead trees from
your home.
‘Tree of
Giving’
celebrates
19th season
T
he annual Tree of Giving
at Siuslaw Glass and
Mirror, now in its 19th year,
was once again a big success.
This year’s tree was loaded
with donations for teens in
the local community. Gifts,
shown by Siuslaw Glass
owner Angie Schafer, were all
delivered before students
left for holiday break.
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Bettina Hannigan, execu-
tive director of the Florence
Area Chamber of Com-
merce, has been elected to
the Oregon State Cham-
ber of Commerce (OSCC)
board of directors. OSCC is
the largest grassroots orga-
nization for business in the
state, which gives a voice
in the state capitol for large
and small local business
communities.
“In my role I will repre-
sent the business interests
of Florence, the coast and
rural communities,” said
Hannigan. “We often don’t
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that represents 80 local
chambers of commerce
around Oregon and more
than 27,000 local businesses
in every corner of the state.
“We support and repre-
sent Oregon’s local business
community by serving as its
advocate on business issues
and providing professional
development and education
to strengthen local cham-
ber leaders,” Hannigan ex-
plained. “OSCC provides
tools, resources, and meth-
ods to encourage collabora-
tion among local chambers
of commerce to elevate the
level of the chamber indus-
try in the state.”
Hannigan was nominat-
ed by Vonnie Mikkelsen,
president and CEO of the
Springfield chamber.
“Vonnie is a rock star in
the chamber world,” said
Hannigan, who added that
she was honored by the
nomination. “She’s a real
mover and shaker, a suc-
cessful director who has
implemented a number of
workforce initiatives to ben-
efit her city.”
Mikkelsen will serve as
the OSCC board chair in
2020 and said she is particu-
larly thrilled that Hannigan
accepted and will be joining.
“We look for chamber
leaders who are both strong
advocates for business
and knowledgeable about
their regional community’s
needs. Bettina has proven
she is both and will be an
excellent champion for our
coastal economies,” said
Mikkelsen.
Hannigan was simultane-
ously being recruited to rep-
resent the region in the state
legislature but turned down
the opportunity.
“I felt I could be of bet-
ter service to Florence and
make a bigger impact for
our businesses by serving
on the OSCC’s board,” Han-
nigan explained.
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it comes to public policy or
the attention and resourc-
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change that.”
Hannigan,
who
has
served the Florence cham-
ber since April 2016, will
continue in that role. She
has been involved in the
OSCC since starting her job
in Florence and is responsi-
ble for bringing their state-
wide convention to Florence
in 2017.
“Any time Florence is in-
vited to the table, it’s a win
for us as it boosts our expo-
sure and access to resourc-
es,” she said. “We get more
attention from, and traction
with, legislative issues, gov-
ernment resources, travel
industry resources and rep-
resentation in other areas
of great importance for our
community’ future.”
The OSCC is a private
nonprofit trade association
for chambers of commerce
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The City of Florence is
inviting emerging, mid-ca-
reer and established artists
to submit their work to the
Public Art Committee’s
(PAC) program, Art Ex-
posed, a rotating outdoor
art gallery.
The artwork will be on
display throughout Flor-
ence’s Historic Old Town
district for a two-year peri-
od starting in spring 2020.
PAC believes that this
program generates commu-
nity pride and connectivity,
provides artists a creative
outlet with high visibility
and benefits citizens with
quality and meaningful
public art while encourag-
ing economic development
and tourism.
Art Exposed is a rotating
art gallery located along Bay
Street, in the heart of Old
Town. Currently, the pro-
gram has four pieces that are
on display, which are due to
be replaced in May 2020. The
pieces are for sale to locals as
well as the estimated 750,000
people that visit Florence an-
nually. It has been one of the
most successful programs of
the City of Florence’s Public
Art Committee, providing
members of the local arts
community as well as inter-
national artists an opportu-
nity to display their work in
Florence.
This is the second wave of
calls for art for this ongoing
project. The committee has
been successful in selling
work during the first wave of
Art Exposed.
Art submitted must be
available for sale to the pub-
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lic. Each art piece will be
displayed for two years and
each artist will be provided a
stipend of $1,000 for instal-
lation of the art. The City of
Florence will be providing
the bases for the art and may
assist in installation. All art-
work must be the original
design and artwork of the en-
trant and suitable for viewing
by all ages.
All artists over the age of
18 are encouraged to apply.
The deadline for submissions
is Friday, Jan. 24, 2020.
Applications can be sub-
mitted through CaFE, an
online database of national
public art calls. Artists can
register for free by visiting
www.callforentry.org. There
is a $25 fee per artist to sub-
mit work. For more info, visit
ci.florence.or.us/bc-pac.
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