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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2015
On Saturday, March 7,
Kenneth B Gallery, 1458 First
St. in Old Town Florence, will
host its first monthly
“Florence Spoken Word
Poetry Contest,” which offers
a $250 cash prize for the win-
ning poem.
Each participating poet may
read one original poem for no
longer than three minutes, and
there is a $10 entrance fee for
poets to participate.
Registration starts at 3 p.m.,
and the readings begin at 5
p.m.
The public is welcome to
attend for free.
This month’s contest will be
judged by Jill Hardin, pub-
lished poet, singer and song-
writer; Karen Brown, writing
and literature instructor at
Lane Community College,
Florence; and Ryan Cronk,
editor at Siuslaw News.
Holiday Bowl today
Bowl at Holiday Bowl today,
Feb. 21, from 1 to 3 p.m., and
play three games for $10, with
$5 going to cancer research for
a cure. Get friends together for
a fun time and help the
American Cancer Society.
The event is sponsered by
Holiday Bowl and the Central
Oregon
Coast
Bowling
Association
Flukes to strum
again tomorrow
Florence Ukulele Club (The
Flukes) meets again Feb 22,
from 3 to 4 p.m, for a song cir-
cle.
Location is the Bromley
Room at the Siuslaw Public
Library, 1460 Ninth St.
Meetings are open to ukulele
players of all levels and anyone
interested in learning more
about the club, as well as any-
one who just wants to listen
and/or sing along
Beginners meet first from
1:30-2:30 p.m.
For more information, email
janetwellington@charter.net.
Florence.
Everyone is welcome to
drop in and see if his or her
favorite book is included in this
year’s list.
Library to announce
Best Books of 2014
Library Friends at
board meeting
This year’s Best Books of
2014 presentation will be held
Tuesday, Feb. 24, at 2 p.m., in
the Bromley Room at the main
branch of the Siuslaw Public
Library, 1460 Ninth Street in
The Friends of the Siuslaw
Public Library will hold its
monthly
board
meeting
Thursday, Feb. 26, at 11 a.m.,
in the Bromley Room at the
library.
All members and anyone
interested in supporting the
library or learning more about
the Friends is invited to attend.
Refreshments are provided.
The purpose of the FOL is to
support the Siuslaw Public
Library.
For more information, email
siuslawlibraryfriends@gmail
.com.
Get tickets for
Fraudville show
This year’s Fraudville lip-
sync competition will once
again be held at Three Rivers
Casino and Resort to benefit
the Boys and Girls Club.
The competition will be
Saturday, Feb. 28, and tickets
(age 21 and older only) are
$25.
For a limited time only, VIP
reserved-table seating, up close
to the action, are on sale for
only $50 each.
VIP tickets are sold only in
advance at Coast Insurance,
Oregon Pacific Bank, Siuslaw
News and at the Boys and Girls
Club.
Library Friends board
meeting Feb. 28
The Friends of the Siuslaw
Public Library will hold its
monthly board meeting on
Thursday, Feb. 26, at 11 a.m.,
in the Bromley Room at the
library. All members and any-
one interested in supporting the
library or learning more about
the Friends is invited to attend.
Refreshments are provided.
The purpose of the FOL is to
support the Siuslaw Public
Library.
For more information, con-
tact SiuslawLibraryFriends@
gmail.com.
Pain Support Group
beginning
On Tuesday, March 3, The
Florence Pain Support Group
will begin meeting at The
Community Baptist Church,
4950 Highway 101, from 5:30
p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
It will then meet regularly
every first and third Tuesday of
the month at the same time.
It is a member-run group
where anonymity is respected.
The only requirements are you
must suffer from a form of pain
that limits your ability to do the
things you would like to do,
and have a willingness to dis-
cuss and learn new ways of
managing pain from others.
For more information, call
541-590-0591.
Learn about Florence
retirement resources
On Friday, Feb. 27, from 1
to 3:30 p.m., in partnership
with LCC, Front Desk
Florence will introduce avail-
able resources in the communi-
ty and discuss the many events,
activities and opportunities in
and around the area that can
contribute to an optimal retire-
ment.
Pre-registration is required
through LCC.
Colorado Picnic
returning in July
The third semi-annual
Colorado Picnic is being
planned for Sunday, July 19,
from noon to 6 p.m., at the
Woahink Lake picnic meeting
place on Canary road
Bring a dish to share and
your favorite Colorado stories.
Anyone with a Colorado
connection is invited. For more
information,
call
Donna
Dobson at 541-997-7383.
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KB Gallery to host poetry I N BRIEF
contest with cash prize Bowl for the Cure at
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