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SIUSLAW NEWS | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2021 | 5A Chadburn, Nichols perform to benefit animals at OCHS On Sunday, Oct. 10, Dan Chadburn and Tom Nich- ols will be performing their eighth annual benefit concert to support the animals at Or- egon Coast Humane Society (OCHS). The concerts were originally held at the home of Florence resident Kathy Par- sons as part of her House Con- certs series, but shifted in 2020 to an online benefit streamed through YouTube. The art- ists’ 2020 concert raised more money than ever before as they reached music fans and animal lovers worldwide. Chadburn and Nichols have impressive careers individually, and together create a powerful musical duo. Chadburn has released eight albums of his own and been featured on sever- Professionally, Par- al compilation re- sons is known for her cordings produced website MainlyPiano. for charitable caus- com where she inter- es. Nichols has pro- views artists, reviews duced 15 full-length music and connects albums and is an ac- music lovers with mu- complished guitarist, sicians worldwide. pianist, singer/song- For OCHS Exec- writer, recording en- utive Director Eliz- gineer and producer. abeth Thompson, Each has performed Chadburn, Nichols at Carnegie Hall, the and Parsons are hav- Kennedy Center and ing a tremendous im- Boston’s Symphony pact on the animals in Hall among other in- her care. ternational venues. “The generosity of Parsons’ impact on these three is a real Dan Chadburn and Tom Nichols will perform Oct. the OCHS goes well testament to their love 10 to benefit Oregon Coast Humane Society. beyond her ability to of animals and their organize creative fundraisers. 450 hours caring for the shel- desire to make the world a bet- As a volunteer for the last three ter’s animals and was named ter place. This fundraiser sup- years, Parsons has spent over Volunteer of the Year for 2020. ports our mission to provide exceptional care to the animals in the shelter and our commu- nity,” Thompson said. The concert will be streamed on YouTube on Sunday, Oct. 10, at 3 p.m. It will be available on YouTube indefinitely, and the link to the concert is https:// youtu.be/Db1prYkz4uY. The concert is free, but dona- tions to the humane society are encouraged and may be sent by mail or through their web- site. For more information, con- tact Parsons at 541-999-9720 or kathypiano@gmail.com or Thompson at 541-997-4277 or exec.director@oregoncoasthu- manesociety.org. OCHS is a nonprofit, limited intake shelter promoting a life- time commitment to pets. Firewood cutting permits available Apply now for Community Foundation 2022 grants Personal and commer- cial use firewood permits are now available for the Central Coast Ranger District of the Siuslaw National Forest. For the Hebo Ranger District, personal use permits will be available starting Oct. 12, with commercial use permits available starting Oct. 13. Commercial and per- sonal use permits will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis and are required when harvesting or transporting firewood. Personal use permits will be free of charge and com- mercial use permits will cost $20 per cord; both types of permits carry a limit to number of cords allowed to be harvested, a set time-frame, and only permit cutting in specific designated locations. “This year we are excit- ed to provide personal use firewood permits free of charge to the public,” said Robert Sanchez, Forest Su- pervisor. “In conjunction with other national forests in Oregon and Washing- ton, we believe the free personal use firewood program will benefit our forest and the communi- ties that surround us.” Rules, restrictions and locations for firewood cutting are specific to each district and can be found on the Siuslaw National Forest Firewood Cutting webpage at https://go.usa. gov/xMyZE. A valid gov- ernment ID is required at the time permits are is- sued. Persons interested in a firewood permit are encouraged to visit the cutting areas before re- questing a permit. Roads leading to the firewood cutting areas may be prim- itive and require 4-wheel drive. Avoid cutting, pil- ing or gathering firewood near any stream, pond, lake, marshy or wet area, to help Siuslaw National Forest protect water qual- ity and fish habitat. For more information about the firewood cut- ting permits, call the Cen- tral Coast Ranger District at 541-563-8400 or the Hebo Ranger District at 503-392-5100. Western Lane Commu- nity Foundation (WLCF) has announced the open- ing of its 2022 grant cycle. The grant application has been updated and can be found at wlcfonline.org. Each year, WLCF awards grants to local non-profit organizations for projects/ programs in its target area of western Lane Coun- ty. Grants are awarded in the areas of education, medicine and science, the arts, and social and civ- ic services. In 2021, over $89,000.00 was awarded to many of these worthy caus- es. The annual amount to be awarded is determined by the performance of the invested portfolio of dis- cretionary funds during the current year. The deadline for 2022 grant requests is Jan. 15, 2022. The application may be downloaded from WL- CF’s website. It is highly recommended that appli- cants review the updated Grant Guidelines. People can submit ap- plications to Western Lane Community Foundation, P.O. Box 1589, Florence, OR, 97439 or by email to Local nonprofit youth theater organization CROW has created a safe and creative new alterna- tive event for families to enjoy this Halloween sea- son. Throughout October, the public is invited to come and enjoy CROW’s four highly decorated “Macy’s style” window displays, which will be co-designed by retired Senior Art Director from Disneyland, Brian San- dahl, and CROW’s Ar- tistic Director, Melanie Heard. “The displays will be lit up with spooky light- ing and packed with tons of fun props you’ll have to see to believe,” said Heard. “They will be fam- ily friendly, with a big dash of seasonal humor added in.” Starting on Oct. 7, 8 and 9, and continuing on A Smarter Way to Power Your Home. REQUEST A FREE QUOTE! - ACT NOW TO RECEIVE (844) 989-2328 E - *Off er value when purchased at retail. Solar panels sold separately. We’ve got you COVERED Financial Advisor 1010 Highway 101 Florence, OR 97439 541-997-8755 Ryan Hitchcock Wendy Krause Broker 541 999-7765 Bellevue Drive #6 – Beautiful gated communi- ty with lots ranging in size from 5 to 6.47 acres. Building pad is cleared, utilities available, and the lot has septic approval. 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