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Backstreet Gallery presents Fleagle and Lorraine in September
In September, Back-
street Gallery in Historic
Old Town will feature two
outstanding members, silk
paint artist Carol Lorraine
and author Judy Fleagle.
Together, their theme is,
“Positivity, Color and Hu-
mor — Ingredients for Joy-
ful Living.”
Lorraine creates her art-
istry in sensual silk art.
Whether it’s worn or deco-
rating a wall, the message is
joyous.
She studied silk paint-
ing in Hawaii and traveled
widely. The indigenous
people of Hawaii, Mexico,
Africa, and the Americas
have influenced the vibrant
and colorful work she now
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creates. Guided by
gon Coast”
her inner muse, she
because
of
expresses her passion
her
first
and joy for life in her
two
books
silk paintings.
“C ro ss i ng s :
To paint on the
McCullough’s
silk, the material is
C o a s t a l
stretched on a frame
Bridges” and
and painted similar-
“The Cross-
ly to watercolor. Fi-
ings Guide
nally, the painting is
to Oregon’s
Carol Lorraine
Judy Fleagle
steamed to preserve
C o a s t a l
the color, and the
Spans” about
addition of fringe may add work can be found in Back- the coast’s iconic historic
extra flair. Then, the luxu- street Gallery. To find out bridges.
rious and flirty scarves are more about this artist and
As a docent at the Siu-
ready to change a woman’s her other inspirational and slaw Pioneer Museum since
wardrobe from ordinary to creative pursuits, visit her 2002, she was asked to write
websites, www.Alivewith- the history of Florence. Cov-
extraordinary.
Along with years of Creating.com and www. ering 1876 to present day,
practice, Lorraine earned CarolLorraine.com.
“Around Florence,” is the re-
After 22 years of teach- sult. After retiring from the
two master of arts degrees,
which contribute to the ing first and second graders magazines, she wanted to
expertise of her work. Not and 21 years of being an ed- share the coastal places she
surprisingly, her work em- itor/staff writer at Oregon found to have something
bodies her love for music, Coast and Northwest Trav- totally unexpected about
el magazines, Judy Fleagle them. “The Oregon Coast
dance and theater.
Lorraine’s work has been embarked on a third career Guide to the Unexpected,
seen in West Coast galler- as an author.
that which is odd, unusual
She is known as “The or quirky!” quickly became
ies and boutiques and in
Hawaii. Locally, she her Bridge Lady of the Ore- her bestseller.
Fleagle also has two
books that are personal.
One, “Devil Cat and Other
Colorful Animals I Have
Known,” has stories about
cats and dogs she rescued
that eventually became
great pets. Along with her
latest, “The Cancer Blog:
for those who have had
cancer and for those who
haven’t,” is about navigat-
ing chemo while trying to
stay positive and finding
humor wherever.
Fleagle posts a blog ev-
ery Friday, including the
Fridays during chemo six
years ago. These posts were
shared with other cancer
patients who thought that
they would make a great
book. After rereading
them for the first time in
years, Judy agreed.
Her books are available
at Backstreet Gallery as
well as throughout west-
ern Oregon. For more in-
formation, visit crossings
author.com.
Increased emergency SNAP benefits continue in September
Most Oregonians who
receive Supplemental Nu-
trition Assistance Program
(SNAP) benefits will receive
emergency allotments in
September.
The federal government
has approved emergency
allotments every month
since March 2020. This
gives SNAP recipients ad-
ditional support during the
COVID-19 pandemic.
In September, approx-
imately 402,000 SNAP
households will receive ap-
proximately $65 million in
extra food benefits in addi-
tion to their regular SNAP
benefits.
“We are grateful to have
the opportunity to provide
emergency benefits to most
SNAP households in Ore-
gon,” said Dan Haun, direc-
tor of the Oregon Depart-
ment of Human Services
(ODHS), Self-Sufficiency
Program. “We also know
that many Oregonians are
still struggling to meet
their basic needs due to the
COVID-19 pandemic, and
we encourage them to con-
tact our partners at 211 and
the Oregon Food Bank for
support during this difficult
time.”
Emergency
allotments
will be available on Sept. 11
for current SNAP house-
holds. New SNAP house-
holds will receive the emer-
gency allotments Sept. 30 or
Oct. 2.
SNAP recipients do not
have to take any action to
receive these supplemental
benefits as they will be is-
sued directly on their EBT
cards.
More information about
emergency allotments is
available at https://www.
oregon.gov/d hs/ASSIS-
TA N C E / F O O D - B E N E -
FITS/Pages/About-SNAP.
aspx.
Questions about your
SNAP benefits should be di-
rected to the ONE Custom-
er Service Center at 1-800-
699-9075.
If you are a SNAP house-
hold and your income or the
number of people in your
household has changed, it
could impact your benefits.
It is important to make sure
ODHS has the most up-to-
date information.
You can report any chang-
es to your income or house-
hold in many ways:
• Online at: ONE.Oregon.
gov
• By mail at: ONE Cus-
tomer Service Center, PO
Box 14015, Salem, OR
97309
• By fax at: 503-378-5628
• By phone at: 1-800-699-
9075 or TTY 711
Resources to help meet
basic needs:
• Find a food pantry:
foodfinder.oregonfood-
bank.org
• Learn about govern-
ment programs and com-
munity resources for older
adults and people with dis-
abilities: Aging and Disabil-
ity Resource Connection of
Oregon at 1-855-673-2372
or www.adrcoforegon.org.
Florence STEP Childcare Provider Equipment Grant Program Launches
On Aug. 23, the City of ment/childcare-provider- acteristics.
cancels picnic Florence, in coordination equipment-and-supplies- This grant program is
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The annual Salmon and
Trout Enhancement Pro-
gram (STEP) picnic sched-
uled for Wednesday, Sept.
1, is being postponed due
to the spiking number of
COVID cases locally. Orga-
nizers will try to reschedule
when possible.
Learn more at florence
step.com.
with United Way of Lane
County, launched a small
grant program for child-
care providers in Florence.
Grants will be up to $2,500
and can be used for child-
care providers to purchase
new equipment and sup-
plies necessary for pro-
viders to allow additional
children, now that COVID
requirements are loosen-
ing, and quotas of children
allowed will increase.
Childcare providers that
are interested in the pro-
gram can find more infor-
mation and apply through
the City of Florence’s web-
site at www.ci.florence.
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grant-program.
Providers will be required
to submit a short applica-
tion and project budget to
be considered. Submittals
will be reviewed by a panel
of staff from United Way of
Lane County, Quality Care
Connections and City of
Florence. Applications will
be accepted through Mon-
day, Sept. 20, at 5 p.m.
Funds are limited and
all applications will be
evaluated after final date
of submittal. Projects that
display an urgent need and
are closely tied to the im-
pacts of COVID will rank
higher than projects that
do not display these char-
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supported by a COVID Re-
siliency and Recovery grant
from Cascades West Eco-
nomic Development Dis-
trict (CWEDD). CWEDD
serves Lane, Linn, Lin-
coln, and Benton Counties.
Housed through Oregon
Cascades West Council of
Governments, their mis-
sion is to advocate for,
support, and coordinate
regionally significant eco-
nomic development activ-
ities.
For more information or
questions, contact Senior
Economic
Development
Analyst Sarah Moehrke
at 541-991-8276 or sarah.
moehrke@ci.florence.or.us.
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