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4 B SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2015 C ALENDAR OF E VENTS A PRIL 8 – M AY 9 O NGOING A CTIVITIES Health & Nutrition 10 8 9 Abraham Lincoln Series: “12 Years a Slave” showing 12 p.m. Siuslaw Library Siuslaw Friendship Club meeting 11 a.m. Ocean Dunes Golf Links 11 Coastal Women Veterans meeting 11:30 a.m. Ichiban Restaurant CROW’s “Once Upon A Mattress” 7 p.m. FEC Garden Club 12:30 p.m. Presbyterian Church Toastmasters Tale Spinners 5:30-6:30 p.m. SVFR main station Jefferson Starship concert 8 p.m. Three Rivers Casino & Resort 12 13 Early Rhody Flower Show 10 a.m.-5 p.m. FEC CROW’s “Once Upon A Mattress” 2 p.m. FEC 15 14 Memory Loss Respite Center every Mon., Wed. & Thurs. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Senior Center Lane Blood Bank 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. walk-ins welcome FEC Abraham Lincoln Series: History of Slavery presentation 1 p.m. Siuslaw Library Bingo every Tues. 3:45 & 5:45 p.m. Florence Elks Lodge Community Health Fair 5K Fun Walk & Run 9 a.m. FEC Memory Loss Respite Center every Mon., Wed. & Thurs. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Senior Center Script-Reading Group every Mon. 6:30-9 p.m. Florence Playhouse $3 suggested donation with reservations requested, 541-997-5673 CROW’s “Once Upon A Mattress” 2 & 7 p.m. FEC reservations requested, 541-997-8844 Therapeutic Touch Group—Spruce Point Assisted Living Center, 7 p.m., first and third Thursdays, 541-268-4769 or 541-997-1791 Abraham Lincoln Series: “Lincoln” showing 11 a.m. Siuslaw Library Senior Meals Program—Senior Center, 11:30 a.m., Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Singing Pines Café—Senior Center, 11:30 a.m., Tuesday & Thursday, $5 with Music Community Chorus—Cross Road Church, 10th & Maple streets, 7 to 8:30 p.m., every Monday, Laura Merz, 541-902-8567 Community Concert Band—Siuslaw High School music room, 6:30 p.m., every Tax Day & Holocaust Remembrance Day Siuslaw Fiber Arts Guild 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Siuslaw Library 16 18 17 Florence Herb Enthusiasts 11 a.m. New Life Lutheran Church FACC Volunteer Recognition Event 2-4 p.m. FEC 22 City Club 12 p.m. Ocean Dunes Golf Links Yard Debris Disposal Day 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Kingwood & 27th streets (near airport) Community Health Fair 12-5 p.m. FEC Florence Chamber Noon Forum 12 p.m. Three Rivers Casino & Resort Earth Day & Administrative Professionals Day SEAcoast presents Quartetto Gelato 7 p.m. FEC 24 23 “Planetary” showing 12 & 6:30 p.m. City Lights Cinemas Friends of the Library meeting 11 a.m. Siuslaw Library PeaceHealth E.D. Benefit Concert 7-10 p.m. FEC Author Michelle Longo presentation 2 p.m. Siuslaw Library Yachats Big Band—Yachats Commons, 7 to 9 p.m., first Thursday, $5 donation with children 12 and younger free, 541-547-4308 Social Bingo—Senior Center, 1-4 p.m., every Thursday, 541-997-3945 Central Coast Miniatures Club—Senior Center, 6 p.m., second Thursday Community Health Fair 1-6 p.m. FEC Florence Duplicate Bridge—St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 12:30 p.m., every FRAA Art Reception 5-7 p.m. FEC 2031 Chess Club—Siuslaw Public Library, 1 p.m., every Sunday; Spruce Point, 6 p.m., every Monday, Fred Catania, 541-997-5216 Tuesday and Thursday, 541-997-2677 Good Sam Chapter Rhody Roamers—Elks Lodge, fourth Monday, 541-997- Line Dancing—Senior Center, 1:30-2:30 p.m., Tuesdays, Pat Wheeler, 541-999- 0797 Masonic Lodge of Florence State Communication—84910 Highway 101 S., first Tuesday, family dinner 6:30 p.m., open lodge 7:30 p.m., 541-997-9728 Pinochle Group—Laurelwood Community Center, 1137 Maple, Florence; every Boys & Girls Club Wine Tour 8 a.m. Starts at Sandpines Golf Links Thursday, 9:30 a.m. Walk-ins welcome Library Friends Book Sale 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Siuslaw Library PROSS Social—Senior Center, 5:30 p.m., third Thursdays, 541-991-6430 Ada Grange Bingo & Ice Cream Social 5-9 p.m. Ada Grange (10 miles out Canary Road) Rhody Society 6:30 p.m. Presbyterian Church Monday, Gail Nichols, 541-999-6907 Free Shred Day 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Oregon Pacific Bank parking lot 25 Toastmasters Tale Spinners 5:30-6:30 p.m. SVFR main station Us Too Metastatic 12-1 p.m. Kozy Kitchen Florence City Council 6 p.m. City Hall Early Rhody Flower Show 1-5 p.m. FEC Port of Siuslaw Commission meeting 7 p.m. Port Office 21 20 19 DAV Veterans Vans to Roseburg and Portland Medical Centers—Florence Elks Lodge, 6 a.m., Mondays through Fridays Jefferson Starship concert 7 p.m. Three Rivers Casino & Resort Friends of Poetry every Wed. 3-5 p.m. The Shorewood Script-Reading Group every Mon. 6:30-9 p.m. Florence Playhouse fourth Wednesday, 2 p.m., 541-902-6300 ext. 5635 “Public Speaking 101” free workshop 9 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. Florence Playhouse Second Saturday Gallery Tour 3-5 p.m. Various galleries Climate Change presentation 6 p.m. Siuslaw Library Better Breathers Club—Peace Harbor Medical Center, Conference Room C, Professionally Retired Ornery Single Seniors (PROSS)—60 years of age and older, Lunches, 12:30 p.m., second and fourth Wednesdays, 541-991-6430 Senior Party Bridge—Senior Center, 12:30 to 4 p.m., every Wednesday and Friday, 541-997-8827 Support Groups Alzheimer’s Support Group—Regency Florence, 1–2 p.m., first and third Wednesdays of each month, Dee Clymer, 541-997-8436 Cancer Support Group—St. Andrews, 3 p.m., every Thursday, 541-997-3418 Florence Parkinson’s Disease Support Group— Spruce Point Assisted Living, 375 Ninth St., 1:30 p.m., fourth Wednesday, Carole 805-587-3394 26 28 27 Pacific Coast Wind Ensemble concert 2:30 p.m. New Life Lutheran Church 29 Memory Loss Respite Center every Mon., Wed. & Thurs. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Senior Center Abraham Lincoln Series: Author Richard Etulain presentation 6 p.m. Siuslaw Library Script-Reading Group every Mon. 6:30-9 p.m. Florence Playhouse Bingo every Tues. 3:45 & 5:45 p.m. Florence Elks Lodge 30 Friends of Poetry every Wed. 3-5 p.m. The Shorewood 1 2 City Club 12 p.m. Ocean Dunes Golf Links Florence Green Fair 10 a.m.-4 p.m. FEC Spoken Word Poetry Contest 3-4 p.m. register 4:15 p.m. readings Kenneth B Gallery Florence First Friday 5-8 p.m. Old Town Grief and Loss Support Group—St. Andrews Church, 2 p.m., every Wednesday, 541-997-3418 GriefShare Support Group—Florence Christian Church, 3 p.m., every Thursday, 541-997-2961 DivorceCare – Florence Christian Church, 6:30 p.m., every Friday Memory Loss Respite Center—Florence Senior Center, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, $10, 541-902-8539 Multiple Sclerosis Self-Help Group—Peace Harbor Medical Center, Conference Room C, 6 p.m., second Wednesday, 541-902-1565 or 541-902-7683 Overeaters Anonymous—Peace Harbor Medical Center, Conference Room C, 5 to 6 p.m., every Thursday, 541-997-3370 Siuslaw Diabetic Support Group—Siuslaw Public Library, Bromley Room, 2 p.m., third Tuesdays, 541-997-1295 Support Group for Families, Friends of the Mentally Ill—Hospital cafeteria, 6:30 p.m., fourth Thursday, 541-902-8308 or 541-997-2026 3 4 5 Community Chorus presents “Hooray for Hollywood” 2-4 p.m. FEC Memory Loss Respite Center every Mon., Wed. & Thurs. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Senior Center Bingo every Tues. 3:45 & 5:45 p.m. Florence Elks Lodge 6 Cinco de Mayo 8 7 9 TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly)—New Life Lutheran Church, every Oregon Dunes Triathlon & Duathlon 8 a.m. Honeyman State Park & Woahink Lake every month, Presbyterian Church, Bob 541-997-6626 Yard Debris Disposal Day 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Kingwood & 27th streets (near airport) Vision Northwest—Spruce Point, 10 a.m., second Tuesday, 541-902-1426 Jazz Kings concert 1:30 p.m. FEC Lodge, 1686 12th St., 5 p.m. dinner, 6 p.m. meeting, fourth Tuesday of every Friends of Poetry every Wed. 3-5 p.m. The Shorewood Rhody Court Scholarship Showcase 6 p.m. FEC Florence City Council 6 p.m. City Hall Script-Reading Group every Mon. 6:30-9 p.m. Florence Playhouse Wednesday, 8-10 a.m., 541-268-4541 UsToo Prostate General Cancer Support Group—5-7 p.m., second Tuesday of UsToo Prostate Metastatic Cancer Support Group—12-1 p.m., third Tuesday of every month, Kozy Kitchen, Jim 541-997-8639 Veterans American Legion Post 59 and American Legion Auxiliary—Florence Elks month, 541-997-3082 Band of Brothers Koffee Klub—Florence Elks Lodge, 11:30 a.m., every Monday, former military members of all services invited, 541-997-1677 Coastal Women Veterans—place TBA, 11:30 a.m., second Friday, 541-997-9011 Disabled American Veterans and Auxiliary—Disabled American Veterans Building, 2 p.m., first Saturday, 541-997-1562 or 541-997-3720 B RADLEY B ERG A TTORNEY PC Oregon Pacific Manageent dba: Specializing in Trusts, Wills & Probate North Bay Condos 733 Highway 101, Florence 541-997-8114 211 Harbor St, Florence 541-902-8695 Pointman Veterans Group—Potter’s Tire and Automotive, 7 p.m., every Tuesday, 541-997-2074 U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary—USCG Siuslaw Station, Coast Guard Road, 7 p.m., second Tuesday, 541-997-2486 VFW and Ladies Auxiliary—Masonic Lodge of Florence, 84910 Highway 101, 6 p.m. potluck, 7 p.m. meeting, second Tuesday, 541-991-3394 Pizza Hut 1940 Hwy. 101, Florence 541-997-7770 Terrace Homes Maps Available on Bus Florence, Oregon 541-902-2067 2825 Hwy. 101, Florence 997-3144 Other Free Used Clothing—Better Living Center, 85134 Highway 101, 1 to 4 p.m., every Wednesday, 541-997-2137 Oregon Dunes Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution—12:30 p.m., fourth Friday, September-May, Dianna Allison, 541-991-2958 Toastmasters Siuslaw Tale Spinners—SVFR main station, 2625 Highway 101, 1647 W. 12th St., Florence 541-361-0601 Siuslaw News 5:30-6:30 p.m., second and fourth Wednesday, Stephanie Begley-Smith, 541-902- 1462 Keeping Seniors Informed 541-997-3441 For changes to the Senior Calendar, contact Siuslaw News Editor Ryan Cronk at editor@thesiuslawnews.com.
