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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2015
I N BRIEF
The Lace Boutique Sale
hosted by Church of the Rock,
1750 18th St., will be today,
May 2, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
There will be handcrafted
items and a bake sale.
The sale is a fundraiser for
the COR Women’s Ministry.
Roblan to speak
to Dems today
Florence Area Democratic
Club will hold a business
meeting today, May 2, from 1
to 2 p.m., in the Bromley
Room of the Siuslaw Public
Library.
At 3 p.m., everyone is invit-
ed to join the Town Hall in the
Bromley Room with Sen.
Arnie Roblan.
Prayer service for
quake victims Sunday
On Sunday, May 3, at 8 a.m.
and 10 a.m, St. Andrew’s
Episcopal Church in Florence
will hold a community prayer
service for the victims of the
earthquake that struck Nepal,
India and China.
The service, weather allow-
ing, will begin in the Labyrinth
Garden behind the church at
2136 19th St.
Community Chorus
take stage Monday
May 3, at 2 p.m., the
Community
Chorus
of
Florence will present “Hooray
for Hollywood” at the
Florence Event Center.
The FloTones are special
guests and the Siuslaw Child-
ren’s Choir will debut.
In addition, scholarships
will be presented to deserving
students.
Call the FEC at 541-997-
1994 for tickets. or visit the
chorus website at www.com
munitychorusflorenceor.org.
SSWCD board meets
Monday
The Siuslaw Soil and Water
Conservation District will hold
its regularly scheduled board
meeting on Monday, May 4, at
the new district office, 1775
Laurel Place Ste #4, in
Florence at 6:30 p.m.
For more information, email
the
district
office
at
siuswcd@gmail.com or call
541-997-1272.
Meet the chief May 5
The City of Florence invites
everyone to meet Florence’s
new Police Chief Tom Turner
at the Florence Events Center
on Tuesday, May 5, from 4 to 6
p.m.
Dan Clements to
speak at Van Fans
On Wednesday, May 6, Dan
Clements will speak at the Van
Fans meeting, beginning at
11:45 a.m. at The Shorewood.
Everyone is welcome and
lunch is served at noon for
$8.50.
Volunteers are needed.
For more information, call
Karen Lee at 541-997-9669.
LCC to host program
on sustainability
The
Lane
College Florence Center, 3149
Oak St., invites the public to
attend “Sustainability: Surv-
iving and Thriving in a
Changing World,” presented
by LCC faculty member
Margaret
Robertson,
on
Thursday, May 7, at 5:30 p.m.
Learn about the possibilities
for a regenerative future in a
healthy and sustainable world.
Refreshments will be served.
Coastal Women Vets
luncheon May 8
The
Coastal
Woman
Veterans monthly luncheon
will be held at Jerry’s Place,
88274 Rhododendron Drive,
on Friday, May 8, at 11:30 am.
All women veterans are
welcome and encouraged to
attend.
RSVP by calling 541-952-
4951 or email judithturk@kick
metopaul.com.
Toastmasters hold
open house May 9
The Toastmasters club
in Florence, Siuslaw Tale
Spinners, will hold an
open house on Saturday,
May 9, from 1 to 3:30 p.m.,
in the Bromley Room
of the Siuslaw Public Library.
The workshop “Set Pow-
erful Goals That Mot-
ivate You” will be held as
part of the Open House pro-
gram.
The community is invited to
attend and discover what the
nonprofit Florence Toastmas-
ters group is all about.
Light refreshments will be
served.
Community
Dunes City Triathlon
run, ride, swim
Boardwalk Market
re-opens May 16
The annual Oregon Dunes
Triathlon and Duathlon will be
held May 9. Interested athletes
can register at www.oregon
dunestriathlon.com.
Anyone that is interested in
volunteering for this one-day
event can call Renee at Dunes
City Hall 541-997-3338.
Pre-race
announcements
will begin at 7:45 a.m. The
transition area will open at
6:30 a.m.
The Florence Boardwalk
Market’s 2015 season kickoff
is Saturday, May 16. The mar-
ket is located adjacent to the
Port of Siuslaw Boardwalk at
Bay and Nopal Streets.
Local and regional vendors
sell produce, handmade crafts,
pottery, baskets, Oregon-spe-
cialty products, gemstones,
rocks and minerals, jewelry,
plants, clothing, art, photogra-
phy, blown glass, face painting
and more.
Hours are Saturdays, 10
a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sundays,
11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The market runs weekends
through Oct. 4.
Women’s retreat in
Mapleton May 9
The Mapleton Grange will
host a one-day retreat by and
for local women. “Spring Re-
newal for Women” will be held
Saturday, May 9, from 9 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m. It will focus on
health and wellness for women
ages 18 and older.
Tickets are available at
Banner Bank, Real Food Co-
op and at the door.
Rosen to speak at
PFLAG May 12
Danni/y Rosen, Oregon
State Chair of GLSEN, will be
the featured speaker May 12 at
the PFLAG public meeting at
Florence United Methodist
Church, at Kingwood and
Second streets.
GLSEN, the Gay-Lesbian-
Straight Education Network, is
a national organization provid-
ing education and advocacy in
LGBT issues.
The meeting is free, open to
everyone and begins at 6:30
p.m. Refreshments will be
served.
Learn secrets to
growing rhodies
May is a great time to learn
how to get your azaleas and
rhododendrons to bloom well.
Come to the Siuslaw
Chapter of the American
Rhododendron Society meet-
ing Tuesday, May 19, at 7 p.m.
Experts will show how to
care for older plants to pro-
duce prize-winning blooms
and how to start new plants.
The public is invited to
come to the Presbyterian
Church of the Siuslaw, 3996
Highway 101, for refresh-
ments at 6.30 p.m.
There is no charge to attend.
Call 541-997-3082 for
information or visit www.sius-
lawars.org
FEC Performance
Grant available
The Friends of the Florence
Events Center (FFEC) has
announced performance grant
applications will now be
accepted from nonprofit per-
formance groups that use the
Florence Events Center.
Fund requests up to $700
are to be used for an event
rental during the 2015-2016
season.
The deadline for applica-
tions are due in the FEC office
by June 1, 2015.
More information is avail-
able from the FEC website at
www.eventcenter.org/general/
page/friends-fec-grant-appli
cation.
Real Food Co-op call
to artists
Art and craft donations for a
fundraiser for the Real Food
Co-op are needed. The benefit
will be held June 27 at the
Kenneth B. Gallery.
All pieces need to be
received by June 20.
If you are interested in
donating, would like to help
with the event, or have ques-
tions, contact Christine at
delgadochristinel@gmail.com
or call 206-369-6825.
LCC seeks volunteers
for ESL program
The English as a Second
Language program at Lane
Community College Florence
is in need of volunteers on
Monday evenings and Thurs-
day mornings to help a student
study for the citizenship test
and with English conversation.
Call the LCC Florence
Center at 541-997-8444 for
more information.
THE OLD SCHOOL FURNITUR E STORE
NEW FUR NITUR E AT OLD S C HOO L PR IC ES
A NE weekly
roundup of shopping, savings and doings around town.
ED A GO OD NIGHTS S LEEP?
COME TO THE
THE
OLD
SCHOOL
FURNITUR
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OLD
SCHOOL
FURNITURE
STORE
FURNTIURE
AT MATTR
OLD SCHOOL
STOR NEW
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A NEW
ES S PRICES
A GOOD
NIGHT’S
WHILE YO UR NEED
THERE
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GIZMO SAYS:
COME SEE OUR
BARK.....
NO BITE!!!
COME TO THE OLD
SCHOOL
FUNITURE
BEDROOM
SETS
STORE FOR A NEW
MATTRESS
WHILE YOU ARE
THERE CHECK OUT
BEDROOM SETS
Monday - Saturday 10-5 • HWY 101 & 6th Street
BARK SALES
997-9424 FREE IN TOWN DELIVERY
FLORENCE SAW SHOP
& RENTAL CENTER
Pressure Washers • Paint Sprayers
Scaffolding • Floor Sander
Linoleum Roller • Air Nailer
Reservations taken for all equipment
MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-5PM
1550 HWY. 101 & 6TH STREET
541-997-2653
Beauty Bark (dyed red or black)
Fine or Medium Fir
Nuggets • Bark Rock • Hemlock
ROCK PRODUCTS
GOT
SAND?
Yes,
We Do!
We gladly sell to the Public
Delivery or Pick-Up
By the bucket or by the truck load!
Red Cinder
Black, Blue and Gray Rock
Landscape Rock of any size ( 1ft. - 5 ft.)
Round Rock, all sizes
Cobble
Quarry Rock (1/2 inch - 6 inch)
Concrete Mix
GARDEN
COMPOST
Top Soil
Mint Compost
Come by and browse our full service landscape (Other materials by order)
We
Have
Organic
Steer-Plus!
products. You want it? We can get it!
DEQ: 37943
CCB: 192681
GIZMO SAYS:
COME SEE OUR
BARK.....
NO BITE!!!
ROCK PRODUCTS
Red Cinder • Black, Blue and Gray Rock
Landscape Rock of any size ( 1ft. - 5 ft.)
Round Rock, all sizes
Cobble • Quarry Rock (1/2 inch - 6 inch)
Concrete Mix
4525 Hwy. 101
Florence
DEQ#37943 • CCB#192681
541-997-6300
Driveways and all phases
of Excavation
CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK
Church on the Rock
Boutique today