SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2015
Donate fabric material to
help make capes for kids
Siuslaw News is asking for
help with the upcoming Green
Fair. In the spirit of recycling,
Siuslaw News is seeking
donated fabric material from
the community that can be
used to make capes for youth
attending the Florence Green
Fair.
Anyone who has material
that is at least a yard in length
and has some type of green
color can donate it by drop-
ping it off at Siuslaw News,
148 Maple St. in Florence.
For more information, call
the Siuslaw News office at
541-997-3441.
Any donation is appreciat-
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scholarship for Florence area youth and other community projects.
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Rotary to host third annual ‘Artful Affair’ March 1
Craving a Curt Peters photo-
graph? A water color by Carol
Hillsbery? A mosaic, a sculp-
ture, a piece of fused glass? Or
perhaps an oil painting of an
iconic coastal lighthouse?
All these and more will be
major attractions at Rotary’s
third-annual “Artful Affair” on
Sunday, March 1, at the Pier
Point Inn.
Doors open at 4:30 p.m. and
the enthusiasm of art lovers
and collectors will be enhanced
with a champagne welcome.
Hors d’oeuvres will be pre-
pared and served by culinary
arts students from Siuslaw
High School, working with
instructor Kyle Lewis.
A major highlight of this
year’s event will be boxes of
greeting cards featuring the art
works of Siuslaw High School
students. A special display of
student art will also be fea-
tured, according to SHS art
teacher, Kim Pickell.
New this year is an opportu-
nity drawing that will give
CURT PETERS PHOTO
This photo by Curt Peters is one of dozens of aution items that will be available at
this year’s Rotary Auction.
attendees a chance to win trips
to local attractions, a wine tast-
ing, dinners, theatre tickets and
other “artful” happenings.
“Every penny we raise goes
straight to scholarships for area
students who are pursuing their
studies in fine arts, culinary
arts, and performing arts,” says
co-chairwoman Jayne Smoley.
“We are thrilled to promote the
work of these talented young
people with the sale of their
original greeting card art.”
“We still have a few tickets
available, although we are near
a capacity crowd already,” says
co-chairwoman Paula Becker.
Anyone who would like to
attend can call 541-997-2318
for ticket information.
City Lights Cinemas to host Oscar party
City Lights Cinemas invites
its members, patrons and the
entire community to join in cel-
ebrating the best films of 2014
at its Academy Awards party on
Sunday, Feb. 22.
Dress up (or not) and enjoy
this star-studded annual award
show on the big screen; pose on
the red carpet and join in the
fun.
Doors open at 4 p.m. for the
TV broadcast’s red carpet
walk, followed by the awards
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Boys and Girls Club of
Western Lane County, the
Florence Area Humane Society
and Florence Food Share will
all receive a portion of ticket
sales to this event.
“There’s no better place to
enjoy watching the glitz and
glamour of this awards show
than with friends and neigh-
bors, laughing, clapping and
crying,” says Susan Tive, co-
owner of City Lights Cinemas.
“Watching it on the big screen
makes it an event.”
Local
favorite
Denny
Weaver will be performing
some of his favorite movie
themes live.
“We’re focusing on the fun
and local nonprofits,” said
Michael Falter, City Lights co-
owner. “We’ll have an award
for the Best Dressed (winner
will receive a gift certificate
from On Your Feet), and we’ll
have Oscar Ballots for folks to
fill out and win other prizes.”
Advance tickets are avail-
able now and include one glass
of wine and light hors d’oeu-
vres from Florence BoxLunch.
Tickets for City Lights
Members are $15; regular tick-
et price is $20.
Florence BoxLunch will also
be on-hand, serving a special
menu for the evening.
Meals are not included with
ticket price.
School representatives speak at City Club
Siuslaw School District
Superintendent Ethel Angal
and Siuslaw Elementary
School
Principal
Mike
Harklerode will give a presen-
tation on the Common Core
State Standards at City Club
Feb. 20.
Common
Core
State
Standards were launched to
ensure that all students are
graduating high school pre-
pared for college, career and
life.
Public education is Ms.
Angal’s life work.
In her career as an Oregon
educator she has been a middle
school and high school teacher,
a middle and high school prin-
cipal, and an executive director
of operations in Hillsboro, Ore.
In Florence, she has been a
special programs director,
supervising teachers and work-
ing with building administra-
tors providing oversight for all
the federal programs in the dis-
trict, as well as a successful
grant writer for after school
programs.
Mike Harklerode is also an
Oregon educator.
He has taught 4th, 5th and
6th grades, and has been an
instructional coach supporting
professional development in all
of Hillsboro’s 27 elementary
schools.
Now in his fifth year at
Siuslaw Elementary School, he
not only serves the elementary
school children but is continu-
ing his own education at Lewis
and Clark University.
The City Club of Florence
program begins at noon at
Ocean Dunes Golf Links, 3345
Munsel Lake Road. A limited
lunch menu is available for
purchase prior to the program.
For more information, call
Roger Johnson at 541-902-
5135.
Annual Right to Life contest taking entrees
The Florence Chapter of
Oregon Right to Life has
announced its annual essay and
drawing contest, which is
WEDNESDAY THUIRSDAY
open to students in grades
kindergarten through 12.
The 2015 theme is “We Are
the Pro-Life Generation.”
Deadline for entries is
March 13.
For more information, call
Mona Dick at 541-997-2065.
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