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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2015 7 B C ALENDAR OF E VENTS J ANUARY 14 – F EBRUARY 14 O NGOING A CTIVITIES Health & Nutrition 14 Winter Folk Festival — Jan. 17-18 15 16 17 Garden Club 12:30 p.m. Presbyterian Church Herb Enthusiasts 11 a.m. New Life Lutheran Church City Club 12 p.m. Ocean Dunes Golf Links Florence Poetry Group every Wed. 3-5 p.m. The Shorewood Florence Chamber Noon Forum 12-1 p.m. FEC Justin Shandor as Elvis Concert 8 p.m. Three Rivers Casino Toastmasters Tale Spinners 5:30-6:30 p.m. SVFR main station Game Show Mania every Wed. 7-9 p.m. Three Rivers Casino 18 19 Winter Folk Festival: Music & Artisan Fair 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. FEC Martin Luther King Jr. Day Memory Loss Respite Center every Mon., Wed. & Thurs. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Senior Center Script-Reading Group every Mon. 6:30-9 p.m. Florence Playhouse UsTOO Metastatic 12-1 p.m. Kozy Kitchen Bingo every Tues. 3:45 & 5:45 p.m. Florence Elks Lodge Crop on the Coast All day Three Rivers Casino Woahink Lake Assoc. Winter Social 2 p.m. West Woahink Meeting Hall $3 suggested donation with reservations requested, 541-997-5673 Friends of the Library meeting 11 a.m. Siuslaw Library Bromley Room Crop on the Coast All day Three Rivers Casino Senior Meals Program—Senior Center, 11:30 a.m., Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Singing Pines Café—Senior Center, 11:30 a.m., Tuesday & Thursday, $5 with Justin Shandor as Elvis Concert 2 & 7 p.m. Three Rivers Casino reservations requested, 541-997-8844 Therapeutic Touch Group—Spruce Point Assisted Living Center, 7 p.m., first and third Thursdays, 541-268-4769 or 541-997-1791 CROW Info Meeting 4-6 p.m. Siuslaw Library Music Community Chorus—Cross Road Church, 10th & Maple streets, 7 to 8:30 p.m., every Monday, Laura Merz, 541-902-8567 Community Concert Band—Siuslaw High School music room, 6:30 p.m., every Monday, Gail Nichols, 541-999-6907 Yachats Big Band—Yachats Commons, 7 to 9 p.m., first Thursday, $5 donation Crop on the Coast All day Three Rivers Casino Marie-Josee Lord Concert 7 p.m. FEC with children 12 and younger free, 541-547-4308 Social Bingo—Senior Center, 1-4 p.m., every Thursday, 541-997-3945 Central Coast Miniatures Club—Senior Center, 6 p.m., second Thursday Chess Club—Siuslaw Public Library, 1 p.m., every Sunday; Spruce Point, 6 p.m., every Monday, Fred Catania, 541-997-5216 Florence Duplicate Bridge—St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 12:30 p.m., every Tuesday and Thursday, 541-997-2677 Port of Siuslaw Commission meeting 7 p.m. Port Office Good Sam Chapter Rhody Roamers—Elks Lodge, fourth Monday, 541-997- 2031 Line Dancing—Senior Center, 1:30-2:30 p.m., Tuesdays, Pat Wheeler, 541-999- 0797 27 Memory Loss Respite Center every Mon., Wed. & Thurs. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Senior Center Elks Lodge, 6 a.m., Mondays through Fridays Siuslaw Awards 6:30-9 p.m. FEC Florence City Council 6 p.m. City Hall 26 DAV Veterans Vans to Roseburg and Portland Medical Centers—Florence Winter Folk Festival: Music & Artisan Fair 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. FEC 24 23 West Lane Translator board meeting 6:30 p.m. Siuslaw Library Rhody Society 6:30 p.m. Presbyterian Church 25 22 Siuslaw Fiber Arts Guild 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Siuslaw Library Diabetes Support Group meeting 2 p.m. Siuslaw Library fourth Wednesday, 2 p.m., 541-902-6300 ext. 5635 Winter Folk Festival: Tom Paxton Concert 7:30 p.m. FEC 21 20 Better Breathers Club—Peace Harbor Medical Center, Conference Room C, 28 30 29 31 Florence Poetry Group every Wed. 3-5 p.m. The Shorewood Bingo every Tues. 3:45 & 5:45 p.m. Florence Elks Lodge Masonic Lodge of Florence State Communication—84910 Highway 101 S., first Tuesday, family dinner 6:30 p.m., open lodge 7:30 p.m., 541-997-9728 Pinochle Group—Laurelwood Community Center, 1137 Maple, Florence; every Artists’ Reception: “For the Love of Animals” All day FEC older, Lunches, 12:30 p.m., second and fourth Wednesdays, 541-991-6430 Senior Party Bridge—Senior Center, 12:30 to 4 p.m., every Wednesday and Friday, 541-997-8827 Game Show Mania every Wed. 7-9 p.m. Three Rivers Casino Community Chorus Registration 7 p.m. Cross Road Church Professionally Retired Ornery Single Seniors (PROSS)—60 years of age and PROSS Social—Senior Center, 5:30 p.m., third Thursdays, 541-991-6430 Toastmasters Tale Spinners 5:30-6:30 p.m. SVFR main station Luncheon & Game Party for Mapleton Food Share 11:30 a.m. Florence Elks Lodge Thursday, 9:30 a.m. Walk-ins welcome Support Groups Alzheimer’s Support Group—Regency Florence, 1–2 p.m., first and third Wednesdays of each month, Dee Clymer, 541-997-8436 Cancer Support Group—St. Andrews, 3 p.m., every Thursday, 541-997-3418 Florence Parkinson’s Disease Support Group— Spruce Point Assisted Living, 375 Ninth St., 1:30 p.m., fourth Wednesday, Carole 805-587-3394 1 2 Groundhog Day Memory Loss Respite Center every Mon., Wed. & Thurs. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Senior Center 3 4 Bingo every Tues. 3:45 & 5:45 p.m. Florence Elks Lodge Florence Poetry Group every Wed. 3-5 p.m. The Shorewood 5 6 7 City Club 12 p.m. Ocean Dunes Golf Links Jazz Kings presents “Avalon” Concert 1:30 p.m. FEC 541-997-3418 Crab Crack 4-7 p.m. FEC Game Show Mania every Wed. 7-9 p.m. Three Rivers Casino Florence City Council 6 p.m. City Hall Grief and Loss Support Group—St. Andrews Church, 2 p.m., every Wednesday, GriefShare Support Group—Florence Christian Church, 3 p.m., every Thursday, 541-997-2961 DivorceCare – Florence Christian Church, 6:30 p.m., every Friday Memory Loss Respite Center—Florence Senior Center, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, $10, 541-902-8539 Multiple Sclerosis Self-Help Group—Peace Harbor Medical Center, Conference Room C, 6 p.m., second Wednesday, 541-902-1565 or 541-902-7683 Overeaters Anonymous—Peace Harbor Medical Center, Conference Room C, Script-Reading Group every Mon. 6:30-9 p.m. Florence Playhouse 5 to 6 p.m., every Thursday, 541-997-3370 Siuslaw Diabetic Support Group—Siuslaw Public Library, Bromley Room, 2 p.m., third Tuesdays, 541-997-1295 Support Group for Families, Friends of the Mentally Ill—Hospital cafeteria, 6:30 p.m., fourth Thursday, 541-902-8308 or 541-997-2026 8 10 9 Memory Loss Respite Center every Mon., Wed. & Thurs. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Senior Center 11 12 30 Health Care Rally TBA 541-997-2997 Bingo every Tues. 3:45 & 5:45 p.m. Florence Elks Lodge Writers Group 2 p.m. Spruce Point Florence Poetry Group every Wed. 3-5 p.m. The Shorewood Script-Reading Group every Mon. 6:30-9 p.m. Florence Playhouse Game Show Mania every Wed. 7-9 p.m. Three Rivers Casino 13 14 Siuslaw Friendship Club meeting 11 a.m. Ocean Dunes Golf Links CROW presents “Share Your Heart” fundraiser 7 p.m. FEC Building Bridges to Business Expo 3-7 p.m. FEC Metales M5 Concert 7 p.m. FEC Valentine’s Day Second Saturday Gallery Tour 3-5 p.m. Various galleries TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly)—New Life Lutheran Church, every Wednesday, 8-10 a.m., 541-268-4541 UsToo Prostate General Cancer Support Group—5-7 p.m., second Tuesday of every month, Presbyterian Church, Bob 541-997-6626 UsToo Prostate Metastatic Cancer Support Group—12-1 p.m., third Tuesday Valentine’s Day Dinner & Swing Dance 6-9 p.m. FEC of every month, Kozy Kitchen, Jim 541-997-8639 Ray Anthony as Ritchie Valens Concert 7 p.m. Three Rivers Casino Veterans Vision Northwest—Spruce Point, 10 a.m., second Tuesday, 541-902-1426 American Legion Post 59 and American Legion Auxiliary—New Life Lutheran Church, 2100 Spruce St., 5 p.m. dinner, 6 p.m. meeting, last Monday of every month, 541-997-3082 Band of Brothers Koffee Klub—Florence Elks Lodge, 11:30 a.m., every Monday, former military members of all services invited, 541-997-1677 Coastal Women Veterans—place TBA, 11:30 a.m., second Friday, 541-997-9011 Disabled American Veterans and Auxiliary—Disabled American Veterans Building, 2 p.m., first Saturday, 541-997-1562 or 541-997-3720 Pointman Veterans Group—Potter’s Tire and Automotive, 7 p.m., every B RADLEY B ERG A TTORNEY PC Oregon Pacific Manageent dba: Specializing in Trusts, Wills & Probate North Bay Condos 733 Highway 101, Florence 541-997-8114 211 Harbor St, Florence 541-902-8695 Best For Hearing 997-8866 Tuesday, 541-997-2074 U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary—USCG Siuslaw Station, Coast Guard Road, 7 p.m., second Tuesday, 541-997-2486 VFW and Ladies Auxiliary—Masonic Lodge of Florence, 84910 Highway 101, 6 p.m. potluck, 7 p.m. meeting, second Tuesday, 541-991-3394 1647 W. 12th St., Florence Siuslaw News Keeping Seniors Informed 541-997-3441 541-361-0601 Maps Available on Bus Florence, Oregon 541-902-2067 Spruce Point Assisted Living 997-6111 Other Free Used Clothing—Better Living Center, 85134 Highway 101, 1 to 4 p.m., every Wednesday, 541-997-2137 Oregon Dunes Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution—12:30 p.m., fourth Friday, September-May, Dianna Allison, 541-991-2958 1647 W. 12th St., Florence Terrace Homes 2825 Hwy. 101, Florence 541-361-0601 997-3144 Toastmasters Siuslaw Tale Spinners—SVFR main station, 2625 Highway 101, 5:30-6:30 p.m., second and fourth Wednesday, Stephanie Begley-Smith, 541-902- 1462 For changes to the Senior Calendar, contact Features Editor Ryan Cronk at rcronk@thesiuslawnews.com.