20 April 2015
Chamber seeking approval for Old Town vendor fair
The Florence City Council will conduct a public hearing this evening on a proposal to close one block of Maple Street during next month’s Rhododendron Festival. The Florence Area Chamber of Commerce is once again planning on holding a vendor fair in the section of street in Old Town.
Cal Applebee, the Executive Director of the Florence Area Chamber of Commerce says the plan is to allow up to 30-different booths in the stretch. Applebee and the Chamber have submitted a detailed application for the closure.
If approved, the street would be closed Friday afternoon, May 15th and remain that way until three o’clock Sunday afternoon the 17th.
Applebee says this year the Chamber will be offering another vendor fair on Highway 101. That will be at 8th and 101 in the Shipping Shack parking lot.
The Council meets this evening at six…
April 29th Watershed Council features two researchers
Two notable researchers will be presenting talks at the Siuslaw Watershed Council meeting later this month in Florence.
Charley Dewberry is the Dean of Gutenberg College in Eugene and a long time salmon researcher. He recently completed a two-year study of how Coho use the Tahkenitch Lake watershed.
Courtland Smith is an OSU Professor Emeritus. He has focused on Pacific Northwest salmon issues for over three decades. Smith will talk about the connections between watershed restoration and salmon diversity.
The Siuslaw Watershed Council meets at 6:30, Wednesday evening, April 29th at Siuslaw Public Library.
Earth Day viewing
A documentary about the future of the earth will open in 75 theaters world-wide Wednesday.
One of those theaters will be City Lights Cinemas in Florence.
Planetary, directed by Guy Reid, presents a – quote – “stunning visual portrait” of the earth. It includes interviews with a wide cross section of people, including NASA astronauts, environmentalists, philosophers and Tibetan lamas.
“Planetary” will have two show times Wednesday. Once at noon and then again at 6:30. It’s being co-presented by the Siuslaw News as part of the area’s observance of Earth Day, April 22nd.
Third official takes up Dunes City Duathlon challenge
With just under three weeks until the Oregon Dunes Triathlon and Duathlon, another elected official has accepted a challenge issued by Dunes City Mayor Rebecca Ruede.
Veneta mayor Sandra Larson has pledged four hours of public service to the winning city if a team from her community does not come out on top in the duathlon.
The Oregon Dunes Triathlon and Duathlon will be Saturday, May 9th. There are two lengths… the Olympic version of the Triathlon begins with a 15-hundred meter swim in Woahink Lake. It’s followed by a 40-kilometer bicycle ride on Canary and Clear Lake Roads before wrapping up with a ten kilometer run through Honeyman State Park. The Sprint version is roughly half the length… and the Duathlon is just the biking and running.
Event details can be found at Oregon Dunes Triathlon-dot-com.
Make your own yogurt
A class this Saturday at the Real Food Co-op will demonstrate how to make yogurt and kefir at home. The two products, when made at home, are high in probiotics which have been found to keep your gut healthier and can boost your immune system. They can also be high in B vitamins and many minerals… and making it yourself can mean you have control over the amount of added sugars.
Real Food Coop is on Rhododendron Drive, just a half-block off Highway 101. The yogurt and kefir class will be Saturday from three to four pm.
