SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2015
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Financial Peace course Backstreet hosts reception for Little Dickens winners
begins on April 12
Florence
Evangelical
Church is starting a Financial
Peace University class, April
12, which will run for 10
weeks on Sundays, from 3 to
5 p.m.
There is no class Mother’s
Day.
There will be a short pre-
view class Sunday, March 29,
at 3 p.m. for those wanting
more information.
Over nearly 20 years, Dave
Ramsey’s Financial Peace
University has helped 1.5 mil-
lion families learn how to
handle their money using a
Biblically-based, practical,
step by step game plan.
This nine week course
combines engaging video
teaching, encouraging group
discussion, and essential
weekly homework to help
participants learn how to take
control of their money.
On average, families that
put into practice what they
learned at Financial Peace
University have reduced
debt by $5300 and put $2700
into savings in the first 90
days after completing the
class.
Participants will need to
purchase one of Dave
Ramsey’s Membership Kits
for $93 plus shipping and
handling.
The kit includes audio
CDs of all of the classes,
Ramsey’s
book
called
Complete Guide to Money,
plus tools needed for success-
fully learning how to handle
money.
Anyone is welcome to
come to the first class without
buying a kit, but a kit is need-
ed for the remaining classes.
Kits can be ordered at the pre-
view class, the first class or
online at daveramsey.com.
The church is at 1318
Rhododendron Drive, one
block west of Highway 101.
For more information, call
Rob at 541-999-9179.
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Featuring:
Featuring:
Backstreet Gallery presents
artists Bill Johnson and Jan
Woodford, the artists who won
the Best of Show awards for
last December’s Little Dickens
Show. Their new exhibition
will be mighty but maybe not
miniature.
The reception is April 11,
from 3 to 5 p.m., during the
Second Saturday Gallery Tour.
Refreshments will be served.
Since childhood, with her
parents fostering her talent,
Wsoodford has loved art. She’s
been painting and developing
her expertise for 50 years and
has worked with pastels for 16
years.
Woodford loves to work in
series. Her most recent endeav-
or is her seascapes where one
can almost feel the sea spray
with waves crashing against
the shore. She might paint with
oil in plein air or take photos
and combine them in the rich-
ness of her style with pastels.
She is equally adept at portrai-
ture.
One of her beautiful
seascapes won best of show at
Russ Pierson
Florence Director
Lane Community College
COURTESY PHOTOS
Bill Johnson and Jan Woodford are winners of Back Street
Gallery’s Little Dickens Art Show. A reception will be
held for them April 11 at Backstreet Gallery. Johnson’s
creation (above right) and Woodford’s painting are on
display.
the miniature show in the 2D
category.
In February, the Siuslaw
Public Library showcased her
work. She has exhibited at
Tsunami Gallery, Mind Power
Gallery and Peace Harbor
Hospital. She creates with a
group of artists at Old Town
Coffee, where she is a perma-
nent exhibitor.
Woodford’s art also appears
at the FRAA Art Center, where
she is a member. She also coor-
dinates the Figure Eight artists
who meet bi-weekly with a live
model.
Johnson has entered several
Little Dickens Shows and won
awards at each show for his 3D
pieces. He, too, has been artis-
tic since childhood when he
loved to draw hot rods.
At Pasadena City College,
Dunes
Restoration
Carl Bauer and Angie Morris
US Forest Service/ODNRA
Rebuilding local
economic
development
efforts
Florence Mayor Joe Henry
STEM
Science, Technology,
Engineering and Math
Andy Marohl, science
teacher
Rediscovering a
lost art
The craft of artisanal
Birkenstocks
Siuslaw
Siuslaw School
School Superintendent
Superintendent Ethel
Ethel Angal
Angal
Siuslaw
Siuslaw Elementary
Elementary Principal
Principal Mike
Mike Harkelrode
Harkelrode
Siuslaw
Siuslaw Business
Business Manager
Manager Kari
Kari Blake
Blake
Mapleton
Mapleton School
School District
District Business
Business Manager
Manager
Maria
Maria McEldowney
McEldowney
Sponsored by:
Edward Jones Investments
Holloway and Associates, CPAs
PeaceHealth
The Archives, Photo Restoration Specialists
Wednesday
April 1
from 3:30 to 5:30 pm
KCST FM 106.9
With Host
Bob Sneddon
Introducing your brand-new local bank.
Community banking is where we got our start 125 years ago. And it’s what we deliver
everywhere we go. Which is why even though Siuslaw Bank is now Banner Bank,
you’ll still find the same local employees you know, and trust and an unwavering
commitment to serving your community.
Visit one of our many convenient branches or find us at bannerbank.com.
Let’s create tomorrow, together.
MEMBER FDIC
he began to take art and design
classes. He pursued a career in
the aerospace industry. Later he
worked in residential design
and graphic arts.
Workshops like “Artist is
You, Art and Soul,” and an
assemblage class with Michael
de Meng have influenced his
present day art.
He expresses himself by
gathering discarded objects
that he finds in thrift shops and
garage sales then transforms
and assembles them into free-
standing sculptural pieces.
Machine parts, clocks,
watches, dials, meters, gears
and chains are a few of the
items you might find pieced
together in his unique sculp-
tures.
Come enjoy their creations
during April at Backstreet
Gallery, 1421 Bay St.
The gallery is open daily
from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Senior Net-
work Group
meets April 8
Florence offers retirees a
unique life style. Within the
community is a group of
dedicated people who pro-
vide quality services to its
older citizens.
Collaboration and re-
source sharing are invalu-
able and ensure that commu-
nication and community
partnerships exist.
Senior Network Group
was founded more than 25
years ago. The group meets
on the second Wednesday of
every month, from noon to 1
p.m.
Each month a different
host from the Senior
Network membership volun-
teers to coordinate the meet-
ing, the speakers and a free
lunch.
The group membership
includes
representatives
from residential care, nurs-
ing facilities, retirement
homes, senior services, the
hospital, and hospice and
care providers.
The next meeting will be
Wednesday, April 8, at
noon. It will be held at
Spruce Point Assisted Living
and is hosted by Senior and
Disability Services.
Those caring for an older
adult are encouraged to
attend.
The guest speakers will be
Becky Strickland and Geoff
Clark from Adult Protective
Services. They will present
on adult abuse, with a focus
on elder abuse and financial
exploitation.
The presenters will talk
about the scams that are cur-
rently targeting vulnerable
populations, identifying the
risk factors, present indica-
tors of abuse, and ways to
help reduce risk. There will
also be time for discussion
and questions.
For more information
about the Senior Network
Group,
contact
Susan
Burkhart
by
emailing
shorewoodretirem@qwest
office.net or calling 541-
997-8202.