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FURA Seeking Committee Members; Services; Whale Watching; Recycling Old Electronics

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FURA Seeking Committee Members

Time is running out if you want to be considered for a committee position with the City of Florence.  Interested residents have until the 31st of December to get in their applications.  Those applications can be found at ci.florence.or.us.  The Florence Urban Renewal Agency is the latest to issue a recruitment letter.  FURA serves to implement the projects and efforts of the Florence Downtown Plan and has partnered in efforts in development and financing of the ReVision Florence project currently underway.  FURA meets monthly on the 4th Wednesday at 5:30.

Services

First Baptist church will be holding a candlelight service this evening at 5 pm.  The church is located at 25th and Spruce.  The Florence church of the Nazarene will also hold a candlelight service at 5pm and is located at 1536 12th street. And New Life Christian Church will have a 6pm candlelight service at 2100 Spruce Street.  On Christmas day the Florence Elks lodge will offer its annual Community Christmas dinner free to the public.  Dinner will be served from noon until 3pm.  The Florence Elks Lodge is located at 1686 12th Street.

Whale Watching

Whale watch week officially begins this Friday.  The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department estimates that over 25,000 Gray Whales will pass along the Oregon coast as they head south for warmer water.  The Oregon State Parks has set up a youtube channel to view the migration live.

Recycling Old Electronics

The holiday season often means new gifts of electronics under the tree and that may lead to throwing out old items.  Lane County wants to remind you to recycle those items.   Recycled electronics saves energy used in mining and processing of raw materials, conserves natural resources and reduces environmental degradation.  Out of every one million cell phones recycled 35,000 pounds of copper, 772 pounds of silver, 75 pounds of gold and 33 pounds of palladium can be recovered.  Lane county has set up a special webpage to help consumers understand the effects of recycling at lanecounty.org/wastefreeholidays.