G IVING B ACK — F LORENCE -A REA N ON -P ROFIT G UIDE 2015 - 15
Florence Garden Club
Annual Plant Sale
FLORENCE GARDEN CLUB ANNOUNCES ITS
ANNUAL PLANT SALE FUNDRAISER
Saturday - May 9th
Disabled American Veterans Hall
1715 W. 21st street (across 101 from McDonald’s)
9:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M.
PERENNIALS, ANNUALS, SHRUBS,
HOUSE PLANTS, TREES, HERBS
AND GROUNDCOVERS
Proceeds for Local Scholarships
Also... Giant Raffle
Over 50 Prizes
to Give Away
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THE MEETING PLACE Continued
Pacific Shores Community of Artisans. meets 2nd
Wednesday of each month, 10-Noon at Elks Lodge, 1686
12th. St. Florence, (room next to Thrift Store) Topic:
Regular membership meeting. Contact: Claudia Ignatieff
541-999-7785. Website: www.pscartisans.org.
Pacific Shores Community of Artisans. board, 3rd
Wednesday of each month, 10am., at Fire Station on Hwy.
101. Contact: Claudia Ignatieff 541-999-7785. Website:
www.pscartisans.org.
Parkinson Support Group meets first Tuesday of
each month at Ocean Unity, 834 SW Lee, Newport. Call
574-6560 for more information. Jeff Geiger, Facilitator.
Peace Harbor Hospital Auxiliary meeting, 3rd
Thursday, except July/August, luncheon at 11:30,
Florence Events Center. Contact: 541-902-9669 or 541-
902-1970.
Pointman Veterans Ministries - Support for veterans
and their families. Especially wartime stress. Contact:
Bond Hanson, 541-997-2074; Dan Hackett, 541-902-
0688
Professionally Retired Ornery Single Seniors,
(PROSS). For information, contact Damie, 991-6430, or
write P.O. Box 572, Florence.
PTA meets 2nd Tuesday of the month, Oct.-May,
4pm. Siuslaw Elementary School Library. Contact Alice
Sichting, 541-997-2514.
Quilt Guild (Rhododendron), 2nd and 4th
Wednesdays, 10am., Florence Christian Church. Contact:
Kate King, President.
RAPP Committee meets 3rd Wednesday of month at
B&G conference room, 1234 Rhododendron Drive, noon-
1:30pm.
Rainbow Girls, Meet 1st & 3rd Wednesdays, 6pm,
Masonic Lodge 84910 Highway 101 South (1.5 miles
south of the bridge). Contact: Stacy Wells, 541-999-5585.
Reiki Gathering All Reiki students 1st, 2nd, 3rd
degree. Time to work on each other. No cost. Meets 2nd
Wednesday of the month 6:30-8:30pm in Private Home -
call for directions. Contact: Lynette Kristine 541-997-
2154.
Retreads Motorcycle Club, Florence Chapter,
meets for breakfast & rides. Contact: Bill Trapp 541-997-
5063.
Rhododendron Society, Siuslaw Chapter, meets 3rd
Tuesday of every month, 7pm., Presbyterian Church of
the Siuslaw, 3996 Hwy. 101. Contact: Mike Bones, 541-
997-3082. Sept-May only.
SAR (Sons of the American Revolution) Central
Coast Chapter, meets 3rd Saturday of each month, at
Reedsport Methodist Church at 11am. For information
call 541-271-3771 or James Ives - President 541-271-
4212.
S.C.O.R.E. (Service Corps Of Retired Executives),
free personal consultations with people in or interested in
business. Contact: LCC, 541-997-8444.
SHIBA, (Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistants)
Meets in Florence @ DHS & LCC 1st Tuesday & 3rd
Friday. Call for an appointment for Medicare help.
Contact: 800-722-4134.
SRAC, Siuslaw Regional Aquatics Center, Meets
the second Monday monthly at 7pm. at the Lions Club in
Mapleton. All community members interested in our local
pool are encouraged to attend.
Senior Party Bridge, every Friday, 1-4pm., Booster
Senior Center, 1424 15th St. Contact: 541-997-8827.
Siuslaw Area React meets third Tuesday each month,
7pm. Contact: 541-997-4297.
Siuslaw Diabetic Support Group meets third
Tuesday each month, 2pm., Siuslaw Public Library, The
Bromley Room. Contact: 541-997-7134 Julianne or Joan.
No meetings June, July or August. Start September 20,
2011
Siuslaw Fiber Arts Guild meets the third Wednesday
of each month from 10am-Noon at Bromley Room at the
Library. Contact: Margaret Keith 541-997-4558. Anyone
interested in joining in the knitting, hand-spinning, felt-
ing, rug-hooking is welcome.
Siuslaw Fisherman’s Association, Meets 3rd
Monday of each Month at 1536 12th St. Church of the
Nazarene, 2nd floor, 6pm. Contact: Annette Smith 541-
902-2345.
Siuslaw Friendship Club meets the second Thursday
of each month at 11am. Contact: Betty Fieldson 541-997-
2842.
Siuslaw Genealogical Society meeting, 3rd
Wednesday of each month, 7pm. Public Library, Bromley
room. Contact: Ellie Duree, 541-997-6613.
Siuslaw
Outreach
Services.
Women’s
Empowerment Support Group meets every Tuesday, 4-
6pm., 1576 West 12th St. Contact: 541-997-2816.
Siuslaw Pioneer Museum meeting, second Monday
of each month, 10am., 2nd & Maple St. 541-997-7884.
Siuslaw Public Library’s Art Display Committee
meets the second Tuesday of each month at 8:30am.,
Bromley Room of the library.
Siuslaw Rod & Gun Club meets third Thursday of
the month, 7pm., Gun Club, Munsel Lake Road. Contact:
Jerry Harpole, 935-5224
Siuslaw Soil & Water Conservation Dist., first
Monday, 6:30pm., 1525 12th Street, Suite 10A. Contact:
Seth Mead, 541-997-1272.
Siuslaw Viewfinders Photography Club, meetings
1st Monday of the month at the Siuslaw Public Library,
Bromley room, 6pm. Contact: Curt Peters, Digital Dunes
Photography 541-902-8748.
Siuslaw Watershed Council meets the last
Wednesday of every month, 6:30pm., Contact: 541-268-
3044 (Open to public.)
Soroptimist International of Florence, Meets each
Wednesday, 12:00 noon at Ocean Dunes Clubhouse, 3345
Munsel Lake Road. Contact: Pres. Jo Hine 541-997-2233.
Support Group for Families & Friends with
Mental Illness, Meets every 4th Thursday of the month
from 6:30-8pm., at the Peace Harbor Hospital cafeteria,
400 Ninth St. Mental illness is a very stressful and devas-
tating experience for all involved. Everyone is welcome
to come and share with others who are going through the
same experiences. Contact: Monica 541-902-8308 or
Julia 541-997-2026.
SWING (Siuslaw Womens Investment Group),
Meets every third Tuesday, 12:30pm., New Life Lutheran
Church, spruce & 21st St. Contact: Joyce 541-999-9876
or Karen 541-999-7906.
T.O.P.S. - OR #890, Meets Every Wednesday, 8:45-
10am., The New Life Lutheran Church, 2100 Spruce St.,
Florence, OR. Contact: 541-902-7574.
T.O.P.S. (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) - OR Starting
Nov. 20th 2014, Meets Every Thursday, 5:30pm.,
Mapleton Evangelical Church, Riverview Ave. Mapleton
OR. Contact: Diane Fritson 541-997-6855.
Toastmasters International, Siuslaw Talespinners,
meets the second and fourth Wednesday of every month at
the Siuslaw Valley Fire & Rescue Station on HWY 101,
from 5:30pm to 6:30pm. Call: Anne Machalek, 541-902-
8008.
Us Too Prostate Cancer Education and Support
Group – Evening Group, meets 2nd Tuesday of each
month, 5pm. at Presbyterian Church. Spouses, loved ones
and families are welcome. Contact: Bob Horney 541-997-
6626.
Us Too Prostate Cancer Education and Support
Group – Lunch Group, meets 3rd Tuesday of each
month, 12 Noon at Kozy Kitchen. Spouses, loved ones
and families are welcome. Contact: Bob Horney 541-997-
6626.
Van Fans – Meets the 1st Wednesday of each month,
11:45am., at Shorewood for meeting & lunch. Cost $8.50.
Contact: Lea Rudd 541-999-0779.
Veterans of Foreign Wars – Grimshaw Post 3232
meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month, 6:00 pm., Elks
Lodge of Florence, 1686 12th Street. Contact: Jim Swant
541-997-3695 or Tony Cavarno 541-997-1677.
Veterans of the Florence Area meet every Monday at
11:30am. at Elks Lodge of Florence, 1686 12th Street.
Contact: Tony Cavarno 541-997-1677. Bond Hanson at
541-997-2074.
Weight Loss Surgery Support Group meets the 4th
Wednesday of each month, 7 pm., Conference Room “C”
- Peace Harbor Hosp. Contact Ron 541-902-8081 or
Marlene 541-997-8801.
Weight Watchers meets Thursday evenings at 5:30
pm. (Meeting weigh-in 5 pm.) at the 1380 10th Street at
Cross Road Assembly of God. Contact: 1-800-651-6000
Womans A.A. Meeting, SIS (Sisterhood in
Sobriety), Meets every Tuesday 5:30-6:30pm. at 1525
12th St. (Old hospital, back annex). Contact: 541-902-
0152. Open Meeting
Women’s Fellowship Circle, Wednesdays, 10am.-
noon, Cross Road Assembly of God, 1380 10th Street.
Contact: 541-997-6636.
