Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Siuslaw news. (Florence, Lane County, Or.) 1960-current | View Entire Issue (March 18, 2015)
SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2015 Annual Spring Bazaar in Yachats this weekend The Yachats Ladies Club will host its 13th annual Spring Bazaar on two week- ends: Saturday, March 21, and Sunday, March 22; and Saturday, March 28, and Sunday, March 29, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day at the L L E E E E O O M M L L I I D D Library Tidings YLC Clubhouse, 286 W. Third and Pontiac streets in Yachats. On both Saturdays only, lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission is free to this family-friendly event. News about the Siuslaw Public Library T O T T R T R O N E E Y Y A A T T A T A N O T O N E R E R Y Y N :,//6¬352%$7(/,9,1*758675(9,6,216 :,//6¬352%$7(/,9,1*758675(9,6,216 216 Nopal Street (Old Town) 40 Years Lane County Legal Experience 10 Year Coast Resident 997-9983 Library Tidings, a regular feature of the Siuslaw News, features news about upcoming Siuslaw Public Library pro- grams for adults and children, new books and videos, and other library news of interest to the community. Library Tidings by Kevin Mittge All the Light We Cannot See By Anthony Doerr Book review by Kevin Mittge “All the Light We Cannot See” by Anthony Doerr, a Boise-based author, focuses on two main characters in the 1930s and 1940s. Marie Laure lives in Paris with her father who works at a museum. At a young age she goes blind and her father builds a model of their neighborhood and teaches her how to move about in a world without sight. Werner, along with his sister Jutta, is raised as an orphan in Germany. Werner has one great love: radios. As Werner grows he is sucked into the life of Hitler’s Germany, first the Hitler Youth, then the Wehrmacht, using his specialized radio skills to help hunt down partisan communi- cators from Poland to Russia and then finally to France. Marie Laure and her father escape Paris ahead of the Germans, hiding a valuable jewel from Nazi thieves, and seek refuge with their World War I shell-shocked uncle in St. Malo, located in far western Brittany. There the stories of the two young people come together, with the Nazi hunting the miss- ing museum jewel, almost in the very last pages as St. Malo is pulverized by American bombers in August of 1944. Wonderful brave characters, rich descriptive language and a fast-moving storyline will enthrall readers. You know Marie Laure and Werner will meet eventually — or will they? Will they survive the war? What will happen to the valuable jewel hunted by the Nazi officer? A National Book Award finalist, this book has been one of the favorites of library patron and one of the “best” books of 2014. April celebrates Lincoln and the end of the Civil War It will be 150 years this April since Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox and president Abraham Lincoln was assassi- nated at Ford’s Theater — and the Civil War was ended. In honor of those momentous events, the library will be fea- turing a series of April pro- grams around Abraham Lincoln and Oregon. The first program, to be held Saturday, April 4, at noon, will feature an Abraham Lincoln Town Meeting with Lincoln impersonator Steve Holgate. Praised as the “best Lincoln in America,” Holgate brings the 5 A late president alive in a town hall meeting. Imagine having the chance to ask Lincoln about his years in the White House and hear him discuss the dark years of the Civil War. Holgate comes high- ly recommended and this should be an educational and moving experience. Author R. Gregory Nokes will be speaking at the library about Oregon slavery on Tuesday, April 14, at 1 p.m. Oregon was not a slave state but Oregon had slaves. In his book, “Breaking Chains: Slavery on Trial in the Oregon Territory,” Nokes dis- cusses the case of slaves Robin and Polly Holmes and their attempt to gain their freedom from slave holder Nathaniel Ford. Richard Etulain is coming to discuss Abraham Lincoln and his relationship to Oregon on Tuesday, April 28, at 1 p.m. A Lincoln scholar, Etulain is the author of Lincoln and Oregon Country Politics in the Civil War Era. This cross continental history demonstrates Lincoln’s strong connections to Oregon and refutes the argument that Pacific Northwest residents were merely “spectators” to the Civil War. Newest Backstreet Gallery FAHS cooking burgers to benefit dogs, cats Saturday challenge ‘About Face’ *Valid for new patients only. Call for details. Expires 4/10/2015 Backstreet Gallery is calling all artists to face the challenge, “About Face.” Each year, Backstreet chooses an object as a chal- lenge for all interested creative artists. The public is invited to enter this challenge by acquir- ing, from Backstreet Gallery, a blank face or two, and an entry form containing any rules and due dates that may apply. Then use your creativity and let your imagination go wild in the completion and your inter- pretation of “About Face.” Entry forms and faces will be available beginning March 18 at Backstreet Gallery, 1421 Bay St., in Florence, between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Completed pieces will be due June 1, so there’s plenty of time to conjure up a captivat- ing and unique piece of art. Enjoy hot dogs and ham- burgers hot off the grill Saturday, March 21, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., in the Grocery Outlet parking lot and help provide care for the once- homeless cats and dogs await- ing homes at the Florence Area Humane Society’s (FAHS) no- kill shelter. Saturday’s event will fea- tures hamburgers for $3, hot dogs and Polish dogs for $2, and cheeseburgers for $3.50. A variety of soft drinks and bottled water are $1. Inside the store, FAHS vol- unteers will be greeting visi- tors with adoptable cats and kittens. Literature about the services offered by FAHS is also available. Grocery Outlet owner Woody Woodbury sponsors this fundraising event for FAHS and donates all food. An open invitation to experience excellence in dialysis care. OPEN HOUSE Thursday, March 26, 5:00 – 7:00 pm Fresenius Medical Care Florence 2820 Kingwood St., Florence If you’re open to looking at new options for your dialysis care, join us at our Open House. We’re Fresenius Medical Care, the leading dialysis care network in the nation. Come meet our experienced, caring staff and learn about all the choices available to you, including in-center hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis at home. Learn how our UltraCare ® commitment makes a difference and see all the ways we make your in-center treatment comfortable, including heated massage chairs and individual information and entertainment systems. Open your eyes to excellence in dialysis care at our Open House. For more information call Treena Stalcup, RN at (541) 997-1136. www.UltraCare-Dialysis.com