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Community News
Mapleton Water system to be restored
T
he community of Mapleton
is celebrating after being
told they will have a water sys-
tem after all.
Oregon Rep. Boomer Wright
secured funds for the Maple-
ton Water District, totaling over
$1.1 million to replace meters
with Smart meters, replace dis-
tribution lines, update the pump
station and shore up the aging
infrastructure.
“Boomer went to bat for us and
we sincerely appreciate his effort
on behalf of our small unincor-
porated community”, said Sha-
ron Schrenk, current board chair
of Mapleton Water District.
The degraded, failing water
system came to light last fall,
following the extreme use of wa-
ter during the Sweet Creek Fires.
Mapleton Lions Club hosts breakfast
On Sunday, Aug. 8, Ma-
pleton Lions Club will again
host Sunday Breakfast.
“Come join us! We
missed you,” club members
stated.
The event runs from 7:30
to 10:30 a.m.
Cost is $8 for adults and
$3 for kids.
People can contact Cindy
Haberman at 541-268-4247
if they have questions in
reference to this public an-
nouncement for the Maple-
ton Lions Club.
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vendors.
“We’re on our way to getting
this project up and moving for-
ward,” said Schrenk. “The right
to clean drinking water belongs
to everyone.”
Residents with questions or
concerns can contact the Maple-
ton Water District office at 541-
268-4348.
who have seen the urgency of
providing clean water for all.”
The Mapleton Water Board
scheduled a vendor pre-pro-
posal onsite day on July 14 so
vendors could view the system
and understand the water sys-
tem needs. Then, a presentation
with Delta Operations, an en-
gineering firm, is scheduled on
July 22 to discuss Smart Meters
Community members followed
the lead of the water board and
together they brought attention
to the drastic needs of the aging
system.
Board member Jami Sautner
said, “It’s amazing what this lit-
tle community can accomplish
when we work together. We are
very, very grateful to Boomer
Wright for his help, and to all
Adopt-a-Highway recent action in Florence
There was a welcome addition
on July 7 to local Florence Area
Democrats who were out doing
roadside cleanup along High-
way 126 for the Adopt-a-Hwy
program. Pictured are members
of the Marcellus family from
Twin Falls, Idaho, who were in
Florence enjoying some days
at the Oregon coast hosted
by their aunt Annie Schmidt
(on right), who is a regular
volunteer. The Florence Area
Democrat roadside clean-up
takes place four times a year. If
people are interested in help-
ing this group, contact Karin
Radtke at 541 999-9337. More
information about the Oregon
Department of Transporta-
tion (ODOT) Adopt-a-Highway
Program is available at www.
oregon.gov/odot/Maintenance/
Pages/Adopt-A-Highway.aspx.
In Florence we have 93% of our residents and 87% of our staff who have been vaccinated.
What safer place to live can you fi nd.
Arts & Culture Roundtables continue with ‘Empowered Spaces’
As part of a continuing
series of Arts & Culture
Roundtables, Lane Arts
Council and partners pres-
ent “Empowered Spaces
— a Panel Discussion with
BIPOC Artists and Advo-
cates” on Thursday, July 22,
from 5 to 7 p.m. virtually
through Zoom.
The panel discussion will
be facilitated by University
of Oregon Theatre Arts as-
sociate professor Michael
Malek Najjar and feature a
panel of Black, Indigenous,
and People of Color (BI-
POC) and white ally artists
sharing their perspectives
on how arts organizations
and artist collaborators
can promote empowering
S IUSLAW N EWS
creative experiences for BI-
POC participants.
Panelists will respond
to facilitator and audience
questions as they reflect
on the range of experienc-
es they have had through
their artistic careers in Lane
County. Attendees will be
able to learn from these
stories, reflections and sug-
gested resources to deter-
mine how they can shift the
ways they work with and
alongside BIPOC artists
and collaborators.
Participation in Arts &
Culture Roundtables is free
and open to all, but regis-
tration is required. Register
at http://lanearts/roundta-
bles/.
Facilitator Najjar holds a
Ph.D. in Theatre and Per-
formance Studies (UCLA)
and a MFA in Directing
(York University) and is the
author of “Middle Eastern
Siuslaw
Library
Board to
meet
American Theatre: Com-
munities, Cultures and
Creators’’ and “Arab Amer-
ican Drama, Film and Per-
formance: A Critical Study,
1908 to the Present.”
The panelists are theater
and Spanish teacher Victo-
ria Quintanilla, composer
and UO assistant profes-
sor Akiko Hatakeyma,
retired theater professor
Stan Coleman and teacher,
jeweler and actor Lori Tap-
ahonso.
Arts & Culture Round-
tables are a partnership of
Lane Arts Council, Arts &
Business Alliance of Eu-
gene, Florence Regional
Arts Alliance, Minority
Voices Theatre, and Word-
crafters in Eugene. The
series of community con-
versations is sponsored by
Springfield Arts Commis-
sion, Columbia Bank and
City of Eugene Cultural
A regular meeting of the Siu-
slaw Public Library District
Board of Directors will be held
at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, July 21.
This meeting will include re-
mote participation by board
members and the publi.c
Anyone in need of instruc-
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
Services.
In 2020, Lane Arts
Council and community
partners began bringing
together Lane County art-
ists and arts administrators
for facilitated conversa-
tions around the current
issues impacting our arts
community. While previ-
ous roundtable conversa-
tions centered around the
COVID-19 pandemic, the
Arts & Culture Roundta-
bles have shifted in 2021 to
focus on equity and inclu-
sion in the arts.
Founded in 1976, Lane
Arts Council is a nonprof-
it organization that works
to cultivate strong and
creative arts communities
throughout Lane County.
They provide high-quality
arts experiences, engaging
people of all ages in arts
education and encourag-
ing artistic endeavors.
tion in this attendance method
may also reach out to Library
Director Meg Spencer directly at
meg@siuslawlibrary.org or 541-
997-3132.
A complete agenda for this
meeting is available online at
www.siuslawlibrary.info.
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