6A | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 2021 | SIUSLAW NEWS PHOTOS BY MARK BRENNAN/SIUSLAW NEWS Youth from Camp Florence got to test heavy equipment as they practiced at the City of Florence’s Quince Street site last week. Instructors were able to offer advice as they monitored the youth at work. TRAINING from page 1A been seen as an obstacle for those wishing to build using state-of-the-art housing in the area. CAT simulators. Upon Funding for the in- successful completion of struction of Camp Flor- the simulation tests, the ence residents has been students moved to the split among a number of field instructors for ac- different entities, all in- tual hands-on machine volved in educating Ore- operation. For another gon’s youth. week they practiced their “A huge thank you to skills in pre operation in- the City of Florence, for spections, counterweight allowing the use of the and positioning, trench- land, to BTI for their pro- ing, loading, grading and fessional instruction, to more.” Oregon Youth Authority The need for construc- and Oregon Department tion equipment operators of Education for their vi- has seen an increase in re- sion and support,” English cent years. Locally, it has stated. “And especially to Multnomah Education- al Service District for the financial support. It is funded through a grant made possible by the CTE Revitalization Grant from ODE through grant fund- ing.” Dawson Vanderwiele, Dave Frazey, Tres Tuck- er and Heath Paxton are instructors for the train- ing sessions, and all have worked closely with the Camp Florence Youth. During the training, the instructors monitored the youth and communicated about a number of differ- ent pieces of equipment. They all believe the skills learned will be a benefit not only to those they teach but the larger community as well. “The young men gained valuable skills and cer- tifications that will last a lifetime,” Tucker said. “This will provide real living-wage career oppor- tunities and will help with construction in housing and commercial build- ings, which will benefit everyone.” For more information on Camp Florence, go to Oregon.gov. Your guide to great locally owned restaurants. Surfside Restaurant at Drift wood Shores Resort Is Open for Dine-in & take out from 4pm - 8:30 pm Tuesday - Saturday Call 541-902-6447 Chamber, city initiate banner program those visitor dollars for our economy. When we do, ev- eryone benefits.” The chamber’s call-to- artists to submit design ideas closes June 14. To learn more and submit de- signs, entrants are directed to FlorenceChamber.com/ FlorenceBannerArtistCall. “This will be in harmo- ny with our installation of those 120 magnificent flower baskets that adorn Old Town and Highway 101 from the bridge to Highway 126; but the ban- ner project goes farther, all the way up to Fred Meyer,” Hannigan said. “It’s also part of the new streetscape improvements on Highway 101, and a way to bring a little joy, celebrate opti- mism and good will and mark our cautious steps toward the restoration of tourism.” Under normal circum- stances, tourism employs approximately 1,900 of the 4,600 people working in Florence and pumps about $147 million into the Flor- ence area economy. The av- erage tourist spends about $175 per day when they stay in town overnight. “By hanging these ban- ners along the new 101 streetscape, at the casino, and uptown, we will give all drivers and pedestrians a positive impression of our community, and that helps commerce in our area,” Hannigan added. Jo Beaudreau, of Beaux- Arts Fine Art Materials & Gallery at 2285 Highway 101, is helping drive the initiative. She said the program will include six primary themes and three sizes to hang in different locations. Banners will rotate seasonally and feature the themes “Shop, Eat, Stay, Play,” “Oregon’s Coastal Playground” and “Florence,” to coincide with the Chamber’s other tour- ism marketing messages. The program is possible through a partnership be- tween community stake- holders — the chamber, the city, Central Lincoln, busi- nesses, civic clubs and indi- viduals — that will invest in this program. Those interested in spon- soring banners can visit the Events tab at Florence- Chamber.com. “This is also an exciting way to showcase local pub- lic art and design talent,” Beaudreau added. “We hope to receive the best designs from right here in Florence. We also want to show that art and the pub- lic display of art, even when functional in nature as these banners are, is worth compensating.” For more information on the banner project, contact Hannigan at 541-997-3128. Drift wood Shores Resort 88416 1st Avenue, Florence 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: 11am to 9pm every day 2020 VOTED F BEST O E Florence Area Chamber of Commerce, in partner- ship with the City of Flor- ence, Central Lincoln PUD and Three Rivers Casino Resort, is preparing to hang festive, colorful banners on power poles along the Highway 101 corridor and at the casino. But first, they need some design ideas. 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