8A | SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 2021 | SIUSLAW NEWS
Siuslaw Pioneer Museum seeks asset protection Dunes City honors lives
Del Phelps, a lifelong Florence
is prudent to budget $80,000 for an
resident, descendant of Siuslaw
immediate Artifact Preservation
region pioneers, local real estate
Initiative.”
developer and broker and avid vol-
Naturally, the question arises: “If
unteer, has a fear.
a fire occurs, won’t you lose all of
“An orange glow shows from
the artifacts from water damage
the window. Soon, it radiates out
anyway?”
another. And another. Before the
Phelps says, “No. When a fire
neighbors can call 911 the entire
starts, with this system installed,
library wing of the Siuslaw Pioneer
only the sprinkler head at the fire’s
Museum is engulfed in a roaring
starting location will open and
inferno spreading unimpeded into
spray water. That water keeps the
the main building.
fire small until the fire department
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“The fire department arrives
can arrive on site to secure and mop
in time to evacuate the block and Siuslaw Pioneer Museum, 278 Maple St., up. This will be a brilliant solution
save…almost nothing,” explains holds thousands of artifacts.
because insurance will not, cannot,
Phelps. “That is my biggest fear
replace the community’s irreplace-
a quote for a fire suppression system
right now.”
able,
one-of-a-kind artifacts.”
to install throughout both buildings
Among his many ventures, Phelps and the porch area for $41,000. That
The museum is currently applying
currently serves as Siuslaw Pioneer will cover all labor and material for the for grants, but grants are not guaran-
Museum board president. Local his- installation inside the building, within teed. The best way to fight their fears is
tory, and the preservation of it, is his normal specifications.
to get community support.
passion.
“Grant providers like to see that we
According to Phelps, to get the wa-
“Can you imagine a fire, taking near- ter from a city main on Second Street have community support and will of-
ly every artifact, exhibit, and our exten- to the building, install a fire depart- ten match what we raise for such an
sive research library? That which is not ment hook up, purchase and to install essential priority,” he said. “Waiting to
incinerated would wash away in the the automated equipment needed to raise the funds to do the sprinklers is,
stream of the hardworking firefighter’s make the system functional is another if you’ll pardon the expression, ‘playing
hose. Every precious exhibit. The items $25,000.
with fire.’ We invite the community to
gifted to us by direct pioneer family
“That adds up to a basic investment get behind this Artifact Preservation
descendants. The memories from our of $66,000,” Phelps explains. “However, Initiative to help protect and preserve
own long lives. Our community’s col- as with many large, contracted proj- these priceless treasures.”
lective history … gone,” he muses.
To learn more about the Siuslaw Pi-
ects, additional money may be needed
It doesn’t have to happen.
oneer
Museum, its exhibits, hours, ad-
for city, state and/or county permits,
Phelps and the Siuslaw Pioneer Mu- and the possibility of cost overruns if mission or more, visit SiuslawPioneer-
seum Board of Directors have secured we delay. That’s why the board thinks it Museum.com or call 541-997-7884.
CROW holds Holly Jolly Follies Specialty Act auditions Sept. 25
The Children’s Reperto-
ry of Oregon Workshops
(CROW) will hold open au-
ditions for limited solo, duet
and specialty act spaces in
the 2021 Holly Jolly Follies,
which will be performed
Dec. 3, 4 and 5 at the Flor-
ence Events Center. This
audition is for those who
wish to be considered for
a special performance slot,
such as vocal soloists, dance
group, variety act, etc.
Please note, to perform
only in the ensemble, you
do not need to audition. All
are welcome to join the gen-
eral cast of the Follies.
Participants just need
to attend the first all-cast
meeting on Saturday, Nov.
6, from 2 to 5:30 p.m. at
CROW Center for the Per-
forming Arts, 3120 High-
way 101.
Specialty Act Auditions
will be held Saturday, Sept.
25, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the
CROW Center for the Per-
forming Arts.
“Please mark your calen-
dar, and begin working on
your Follies piece that you’d
like to share. We’d love to
see what you can offer us!”
CROW Artistic Director
Melanie Heard said. “You
must show us the exact
piece you are proposing for
the show. It does not need
to be 100% finished, but
enough to show us what you
have in mind.”
The best length for each
piece is less than three min-
utes. If applicable, bring
music on a device such as an
iPod, Phone or MP3 player.
Email crowtheatrekids@
yahoo.com any questions or
go to crowkids.com.
of former volunteers
On Saturday, Aug. 21,
from noon to 3 p.m., Dunes
City will be holding a Cele-
bration of Life for the nu-
merous volunteers and
former officials that have
passed in the last few years.
Food will be served for as
long as supplies last.
“Individuals being hon-
ored include Rebecca
Ruede, Bob Petersdorf,
John Scott, John Stead,
Marilyn
Miller,
Suzie
Navetta, Bob Chuzas, Nor-
man Martin, Judy Martin,
Darlene Beckman, Ron
Tucker, Barry Sommer,
Jimmy Hart, Bob Herbner,
Sally Hilden, Ken Platt and
Richard Anderson — and
any others I have inadver-
tently omitted,” said Dunes
City Administrator Jamie
Mills.
The event takes place
at Dunes City Hall, 2877
Spruce St. in Westlake. All
COVID-19 protocols will
be followed.
Last Resort Players hold
auditions for cast of 2
Last Resort Players is
proud to announce audi-
tions for a very special fall
musical, “John & Jen.”
Music Theater Interna-
tional calls “John & Jen” a
“truly original musical that
honors brothers and sis-
ters, as well as parents and
children, set against the
background of a changing
America between 1950 and
1990.”
The show brims with in-
telligence, wit and beautiful
melodies with a cast of only
two people.
This show is a vehicle for
two strong singer actors.
Last Resort Players is
looking for a man and a
woman with a stage age of
20 to 45. The vocal range
for “John” is Ab2 to C5. The
vocal range for “Jen” is F3 to
F5.
Auditions will be held at
the Florence Unitarian Uni-
versalist Fellowship, at the
corner of Highway 101 and
Heceta Beach Road, Friday,
Aug. 27, from 6:30 to 9 p.m.,
and Saturday, Aug. 28, from
noon to 2:30 p.m.
“We pride ourselves on
providing a welcoming and
inclusive environment, and
encourage both new and
experienced talent to audi-
tion,” said LRP Board Pres-
ident Jim Wellington, who
will direct the show.
Last
Resort
Players
founder Annie Schmidt
will be assistant director.
Rehearsals will begin
Sept. 7 and the show will
open at City Lights Cine-
mas on Thursday, Nov. 4,
for a two-weekend run.
For further information,
contact Wellington at jwell.
or@charter.net, or visit
with Last Resort Players
in person at the Florence
Events Center’s 25th An-
niversary Celebration on
Aug. 25.
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LORI COFFINDAFFER 1.61%
LINDA GOALDER 1.40%
GUADALUPE GALVAN 1.18%
LINDA HARKLERODE 1.15%
JERRY WHITING 4.06%
AL ROJAS 1.51%
BRAD HANSCOM 0.96%
DUSTIN WILLIAMS 0.84%
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