SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2015 Men in Business R OTARY DONATES TO A CTION 9 A TEAM Build • Create • Mentor • Transform Strengthen Darlings Marina & RV Resort I grew up running farm equipment in the Palouse country of Washington State. I worked as a heavy equipment operator for Yakima County and then as a public works director for the City of Tieton. I enjoy hunting, fishing, camping and exploring the outdoors with my wife, Lori, and our four kids, Tanner (23), Cajun (21), Chase (21) & Richard Olson Brooke (12). We take pride in run- Owner ning a family-oriented business that provides exceptional customer service. #iheartdarlings COURTESY PHOTO The Florence Rotary club recently made a donation to The Siuslaw Vision Action Team for $500 to conduct a study to determine the vision for the region and to cre- ate a sustaining committee to communicate with the City of Florence. The money is to be used for the ongoing effort and to exhibit community support. The Action Team was awarded a grant in the amount of $23,500, which has a required 10 per- cent match. They are raising money for the match and The Florence Rotary Club is the first to donate funds. The Siuslaw Vision Action Team was formed in January 2015 to continue the process that begun at a Ford Family Foundation Alumni cele- bration. Pictured from left are: Rotary president-elect Pat Riley, Becky Goehring, and president Crystal Farnsworth. " # ! Charles "Jack" Frost Jack has been teaching folks, age 55 and better, how to preserve their assets, Charles "Jack" Frost is a respected Financial Educator, Financial Advisor and Retirement Coach in Oregon and throughout the United States. Since 1988, increase their income and reduce income taxes. In some cases, people have eliminated some of their tax on social security income through tax deferred actions. Today, all retirement situations are "fixable!" Jack loves to write, travel, hike and fish and he is working on his second book, Monkeys Off Our Backs. He has one "perma- nent college-bound" son (bound to graduate someday!) and another son recently graduat- ed. Jack knows first-hand the challenges of Retirees and soon to be (wannabe!) retired Boomers. Cinema owner to discuss film history When people think of cine- matic history, they often forget an important piece of the puz- zle: movie theaters. 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Jim enjoys helping peo- ple find solutions to their real estate needs and discovering why Florence is such a great place to live. Jim Hoberg, Broker/Owner 1870 Hwy 126, Suite A • Florence OR 97439 Phone # 541-997-SOLD (7653) E-Mail: Jim@JimHoberg.com Siuslaw News Ryan Cronk is the editor of the Siuslaw News. He has lived in the Florence area since September 2008, when he accepted a reporter position at the newspaper. In 2012, he was promoted to features editor, and this past January he took over the helm of the editorial department. He grew up in Oregon and holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Oregon. One of these days, he’ll get around to writing his novel. WE’VE MOVED! 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Public Library continues its celebration of National Arts and Humanities Month with a presentation by Michael Falter, co-owner of the local movie theater, City Lights Cinemas. Falter will present a brief overview of major changes in the film industry Friday, Oct. 23, at noon, in the Bromley Room at the main branch of the library in Florence. During his talk, Falter will share his passion for the film industry as well as his knowl- edge of the history of film. He will provide an informative overview of the industry’s major upheavals including the monumental shift from silent films to “talkies” and the recent changes wrought by the switch from 35mm film to dig- ital. Each of these transitions has altered how viewers experi- ence the art of film, and how movie houses present films to the public, and it is in part this process that has created the modern film industry. Falter has worked in film education and history more than 14 years. He has taught film, been a film programmer, and is a leader in the nonprofit art house community. He co- owns City Lights Cinemas with his wife, Susan Tive. He is also the program direc- tor for Pickford Film Center in Bellingham, Wash. Falter and Tive, together with other inde- pendent film industry leaders, co-founded Art House Convergence, a group focused on the quality and quantity of art house cinemas in North America. The couple developed the new Florence art cinema, City Lights Cinemas, after discov- ering the closed Florence Cinemas during a visit to the Oregon Coast in 2013. The couple spent months designing a feasible plan for the closed theater and City Lights Cinema, a “hybrid” cinema combining mainstream com- mercial, independent cinema, and new performing arts pro- grams was born. Falter’s unique insight into film distribution promises a unique program of interest to film buffs, art aficionados and technical geeks alike. The program is free and open to the public. 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