Hook, Line, and Sinker

Siuslaw Fisherman’s Association

Florence, Oregon

 

Quarterly Newsletter

- March 2010 -

 

 

 

Website:  www.siuslawfisherman.org

 

Monthly Meeting:  Third MONDAY of every month.  6:00 pm at the Nazarene Church 1536 12th Street. Florence.

 

Bud Saulsgiver, Chairman, 999-1301                      Shirley Saulsgiver, Board Member 990-0370

Bill Dietrich, Vice President 997-3071                     Annette Smith, Secretary, 902-2345

John Martinez, Board Member 902-1481                Chad Bogart, Treasurer, 999-4629    

Brien Mill, Board Member 541-808-1810               Nan Osbon, Board Member, 902-0992

Neil Roberts, Board Member, 997-9516                 Joe Sassone, Board Member, 997-3119

 

 

Hello Everyone!

 

First, the monthly meeting has been changed to the third MONDAY of every month instead of the third Tuesday.  EVERYONE IS WELCOME to these meetings! Please come if you are interested.

 

Second, our website name will be changing.  We felt that it was too long and some people may not know how to spell “Siuslaw” who don’t live here, so it will be changing to www.sfafish.org    All minutes of meetings, tide tables and pictures of events are there.  As we grow, the site will grow with us.  If you have any great fish stories we can put on the site that would be great as well!

 

We had a great time at the Winter Folk Festival in February. Go to the website to see who won all the great raffle prizes, including a fishing trip! It was great meeting the public, having a few laughs and raising some money for our scholarship fund. Go to the website to see some pictures!

 

Our next event will be the Rhody Day Parade and, the next weekend, the Reedsport Parade.  We will be sprucing up the float and looking for volunteers to be on it.  If you would like to help with any of it, your time will be greatly appreciated!!! Just contact any of your Board Members and let them know how you would like to help.

 

We have enclosed part of an article about our fishing industry. It is the first 4 pages of a 14 page report.  If you would like to see the rest of it, go to www.dfw.state.or.us/fish and look for the title of the article.

 

There is a small article as well from the Register Guard that updates this article showing a hope full salmon season starting in May.                                   

 

 NOW FOR THE REALLY GOOD NEWS!

 

Last September the Lane County Economic Development Standing Committee was approached for giving the SFA the last large Grant that we would need to finish the Ice Machine.   Since the money we were asking for was in a fund that was to be used to develop projects as loans and we were looking for a grant, it has taken some time to get through the politics of it all, but last month the Port of Siuslaw and the Lane County Commissioners voted unanimously to give us the money as a Grant and not a Loan.  The Florence City Council also voted to support this Grant with only one member voting against it (Mrs. Roberts).  The Grant is for also $80,000.00.  The final meeting between the Port of Siuslaw, the SFA, and the Economic Development Committee took place March 23 and it is finally a go! 

 

In the next few days the building permits, bids for the final construction of the Ice Auger and mechanical and electrical work as well as the work on the cat walk will begin the final process of getting the Ice Machine functional will begin!

 

We will post updates on the web site as the work progresses so be sure to watch for that! There WILL be a final ribbon cutting and celebration as well.  It would be great if any of you can volunteer to help with that.  Contact any of your Board members if you are interested. 

 

Here’s to a successful fishing season this year, and a functional Ice Machine in Florence!

 

Your SFA Board

 

 

Member - Florence Area Chamber of Commerce

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