13 October 2015
Siuslaw High School to host parent meeting on the subject
Students in every school in the country already know what to do when the fire alarm goes off. But what about when there’s someone roaming the halls with a gun? That’s the objective of “ALICE”. That’s an acronym for Alert; Lockdown; Inform; Counter; and Escape and it’s the central philosophy behind training that’s already been given to teachers, administrators, aides and other school employees in the area.
Florence Police Chief Tom Turner says the next step is to provide the training to students themselves.
Tom Turner – “We’re going to bring the parents in, so that there’s no surprises… what’s being taught to their children. It also helps them as well; and then again it helps instill the lessons.”
The timing of the training is still uncertain, but the school district will be hosting a parent meeting Thursday evening at the high school at six pm.
Driftwood Shores wins chowder title
Saturday may not have seemed like the best day for a “walking” promotion in Old Town Florence, but despite the weather, a wine walk tasting event drew a good size crowd. That’s according to Florence Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Cal Applebee.
Cal Applebee – “Saturday was a great success, surprisingly with the weather. And then Sunday, of course, the weather cleared, we had several hundred people down hanging out in Old Town and wandering the Chowder Trail.”
Nine different entries were in the Chowder Tasting competition. The top taste went to Surfside Restaurant at Driftwood Shores. Mon Ami Café was a close second; the Bridgewater third.
17 lucky people took home glass floats that had been ‘stashed’ around Old Town, and a San Francisco man, Guy Creighton, won the “Treasure Chest” filled with merchandise and several hundred dollars worth of gift certificates. Chamber members are already working on the next promotion.
Cal Applebee – “We will be doing the traditional Christmas Tree lighting and celebrating Santa and Mrs. Claus’ arrival on the 28th of November and then that will kick off our Christmas Season down in Old Town and around Florence.”
That will also include special Christmas lighting displays around the community.
Property taxes available online
Just in case you can’t wait until you get your property tax statement in the mail next week, you can go online and look at it right now.
Not only that, but according to Lane County Assessor Mike Cowles, you can get a quick glimpse at a ten year history of your home’s assessed and market values.
Property owners don’t need to know their account or tax lot number. There is an interactive search function on the county website that allows you to look up your property using the address.
If you don’t want to go online and look at your tax bill… don’t worry, you’ll get yours in the mail in the next few days anyway.
Ride the Rhody Express
Florence City Councilor Susy Lacer will be riding the Rhody Express tomorrow.
She’s inviting others to do the same.
Each month, either Mayor Joe Henry or another member of the Florence City Council rides the bus around town. It has a two-fold purpose. The first, of course, is to publicize the ease and low cost of riding the Rhody Express.
The other is to give residents a low-pressure way to bend the ear of an elected official.
Normally it’s just a buck for a ride, but fares will be waived during the final two hours of the route tomorrow… between 3:20 and 5:20.
Championship gourd comes from Lane County
A rippled white gourd weighing just under a ton took the title for plumpest pumpkin at an annual San Francisco Bay Area contest.
The winning entry at the Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-off in Half Moon Bay, California was no small feat. Steve Daletas of Pleasant Hill, Oregon, won $12,000 for his lumpy, 1,969-pound gourd.
A $500 prize was also awarded to the “most beautiful” pumpkin based on color, shape and size.
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