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Siuslaw Pioneer Museum
to reopen tomorrow
On Thursday, March 18,
the Siuslaw Pioneer Muse-
um, 278 Maple St. in Histor-
ic Old Town Florence, will
open its doors to the public.
According to Board Pres-
ident Del Phelps, “We are
preparing to re-open after
a long shutdown because of
COVID-19 restrictions.”
The museum will reopen
on March 18 from noon to
4 p.m.
“The museum has done
some things to make the ex-
perience better for the visi-
tors and the volunteers and
docents,” Phelps said.
This includes new LED
lighting and fixtures and
new ductless heating units
in the main building. Some
exhibits have been reorga-
nized and a new interactive
Exploding Whale Display is
in the works.
The museum is also fol-
lowing mask and social dis-
tance mandates.
“Our volunteers are ex-
tremely excited to be able to
greet the public again and
hope that everyone will put
a visit to the re-opened mu-
seum on their list of places
they want to go in Old Town
Florence,” Phelps said.
For more info, call 541-
997-7884 or visit www.
siuslawpioneermuseum.com.
We are open for dine in, take-out,
sidewalk & patio seating
We are doing everything
we can to safely
serve our community.
We are open:
11-8 daily
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Community News
Kiwanis brings ‘Sweet Dreams’ to Doernbecher
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n March 18, Kiwanis Club of
Florence Vice President Jealica
Bomberger will once again be deliv-
ering over 300 pillowcases to Doer-
nbecher Children’s Hospital in Port-
land, Ore.
These pillowcases are the result of
the Kiwanis Sweet Dreams Pillow-
case Project.
Community members have been
picking up kits from Kiwanis to
make these bright, colorful pillow-
cases. Once completed, these pillow-
cases are donated to Doernbecher
Children’s Hospital and distributed
to children at Doernbecher, Shriner’s
Hospital and the Ronald McDonald
House to brighten their day.
“We couldn’t do this without the
support of our many community
members,” said Bomberger. “They
have been consistently picking up
kits, sewing the pillowcases with
love, and returning them so we can
pass them on to the children in these
facilities.”
Susan Bouchet has spent countless
hours sorting fabric and putting to-
Kiwanis Vice President
Jealica Bomberger shows
some of the more than 300
community-made pillowcases going to
hospitalized children in Oregon.
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gether kits for our community part-
ners to complete.
“We appreciate all our Sweet
Dreams helpers!” Bomberger said.
If you want to be a part of this
loving and creative project, kits can
be picked up at Coast Insurance Ser-
vices or by emailing Bomberger at
Jealica@coastinsurance.com.
For more information about
Kiwanis Club of Florence, visit www.
florencekiwanis.org.
Two artists featured at Backstreet in March, April
Backstreet
Gallery,
1421
Bay St. in His-
toric Old Town
Florence,
will
spotlight
the works of
award-winning
p h o t o g r ap h e r
Stephanie Ames
and water me-
dia artist/author
Pattie
Brooks
Anderson
during March
and April.
With a re-
markable eye for
the unexpect-
ed, Ames views
“140 Years Gone By”
subjects in a
by Stephanie Ames
unique manner.
A master at composition,
She also loves to travel the
she presents ordinary and west to discover “old, aban-
scenic beauty in a powerful doned farmhouses, vehicles,
style. It isn’t accidental that and ghost towns. The images
she captures breathtaking shown here are a retrospec-
sunsets,
hummingbirds, tive of those travels,” she
crashing seas, rusting trucks said.
or a rustic barn at the perfect
Ames’ work is impressive
time. She researches the tide in sepia tones, black and
tables and the sun and moon white, or full color.
charts. Ames positions her-
The beauty of the North-
self at the right moment to west and her love of back-
catch the sun or moonlight, packing, birding, kaya-
illuminating her subject in king, snowshoeing, and
a spectacular way. This ad- rock-hounding put her in a
vantage combines technical myriad of inspirational lo-
skills with excellent equip- cales. Within her photogra-
ment.
phy, the viewer experiences
the intense emotion that
Ames feels at the moment
she snaps an unforgettable
photo.
Many Oregon Coast travel
guides and “Oregon Coast”
magazine carried her pho-
tos, which have shown in
Eugene’s Jacobs Gallery and
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
knowledge
to
her. Beginning
with a brush, she
adds a layer of
black ink, a web-
like
structure
that defines the
subject
which
slowly
reveals
itself to her. She
refines this with
a pen and ink.
“I have be-
lieved for a long
time that these
images and the
subsequent mes-
sages are trans-
mitted through
a source greater
“Night Out” by
than myself, or
Pattie Brooks Anderson
perhaps, from
Portland’s Blue Sky Gallery. a part of myself that is
Her work has been juried connected to this source,”
into numerous shows: Cor- Brooks Anderson said.
Once the idea blossoms,
vallis Art Guild, Florence
Festival of Art and Jazz, she often uses the internet to
Florence Artistic Visions find multiple images that en-
hance her ideas. A remark-
and more.
Brooks Anderson, Back- able creation, in an unusual
street Gallery’s president, and unique style, emerges.
After completing her
creates her signature paint-
paintings,
ings with a wash of rich extraordinary
colors in various water me- Brooks Anderson’s mind
dia. Though she starts with turns to inspirational words.
an idea, the fluid motion Her love of nature, animals
of the colors and patterns and her concern for the en-
couple with her inner in- vironment result in animal
spiration and reflections stories that touch the hearts
filtering through her mind. of both children and adults
Her spontaneous, intuitive in her illustrated books.
Backstreet Gallery is lo-
process combines natural lo-
cales with animals or people cated across from Mo’s and
in a magical way. Trees are is open Thursday to Sunday
an ever-present subject that from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., with
plans to open more days
surround her subjects.
With no particular subject soon. For more information,
in mind and with no “why,” visit www.backstreetgallery.
the painting imparts this org.
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At Shervin’s we are taking extra precaution in order to ensure that our customers and staff are kept safe
and healthy during this quickly changing situation.
1 Car Sanitation – All cars are wiped down with a sanitizer before and aft er the service. We wipe down
any areas in the interior where employees have touched, such as door handles, the steering wheel, keys,
shift ers and power window panels.
2 Hand Sanitation- Our staff will continue to wash their hands throughout the day and change gloves
aft er each car they service.
3 Give Customers Options- We will pick up and deliver your vehicle to your home. You may also drop
your key in our secure mailbox for drop-off s to avoid or minimize contact.
4 Employee Illness is Serious- We are encouraging employees
not to shake hands. We are practicing “personal distancing” and
encouraging employees to stay home if they feel under the weather.
5 Wipe Down High Touch Points- We wipe/spray counters, credit
card machines, door handles, phone handles, kitchen areas, and
chair arms and tables in waiting area multiple times a day.
We continue to be focused and committed to working with each
of you to ensure we continue to meet and exceed your expecta-
tions. We are here for you. 
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friendship. Please be safe and exercise extra precaution during this
challenging time.