SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 2015
Florence Elks to host flag ceremony
Florence Elks Lodge #1858
invites the community to
its annual Flag Day Ceremony
Sunday, June 14, at 1 p.m.
The
colors
will
be
presented by the Coast
Guard.
Don’t miss an inform-
ative presentation about
the history of our nation’s
flags.
Doors open at noon and
light refreshments will be
available.
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Three Rivers’ ‘Fire It Up!’ kicks off summer season
CITY LIGHTS CINEMAS
1930 Hwy 101 • Florence, OR 97439
Showtimes: FRIDAY, JUNE 12 – THURSDAY, JUNE 18
$9 Regular/$8 Senior or Student/$7.50 Matinee/
$7 Child/$6.50 Member
Far from the Madding Crowd - 119m (PG-13) – “The defi nitive adaptation.”
CineVue
Daily Except Sun: 2:40 | Sun: 4:50
5 Flights Up - 92m – w/Morgan Freeman & Diane Keaton. “What a pleasure
to see a simple, fi nely tuned dramedy about real adults with real emotions in
a real-life situation.” LA Times
Daily Except Sun: 12:10 | Sun: 2:40
PREVIEW: Inside Out 2D - 102 min (PG) – New from PIXAR - “A stunningly
original concept that will not only delight and entertain the company’s mas-
sive worldwide audience, but also promises to forever change the way people
think about the way people think.” Variety
Thu: 7:00, 9:30
NEW: Jurassic World - 124m (PG-13) – Stars Chris Pratt (Guardians of the
Galaxy)
Daily Except Sun, Thu: 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 8:00, 9:15
Sun: 1:00, 4:00, 7:00 | Thu: 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:15
NEW: The Water Diviner - 111 min (R) - Russell Crowe directs and stars in
WWI drama
Daily Except Sun, Thu: 5:30 | Sun: 12:10, 7:30 | Thu: 12:00
San Andreas - 114m (PG-13) – “Quite literally the blockbuster of the year.”
Philly Inquirer
Fri: 12:40, 6:30, 9:10 | Sat: 3:40, 6:40, 9:20 | Sun: 2:40, 5:10, 7:40 | Mon: 12:00, 3:00,
6:00, 8:50
Tue: 12:00, 3:00, 8:10 | Wed: 12:00, 3:00, 9:35 | Thu: 3:00, 9:00
S py - 122m (R) - “Uproarious blast of globe-trotting action-comedy delirium
that doesn’t spoof the espionage-thriller genre so much as drop a series of
banana peels in its path.” Variety
Daily Except Sun, Thu: 12:20, 3:20, 6:20, 9:00 | Sun: 1:20, 4:20, 7:10 | Thu: 12:20,
3:20, 6:20, 9:20
Special Events:
Antony and Cleopatra - 180 min - Sat: 12:00 | Wed: 6:00 - Globe on Screen
Dior And I - 90 min – Sun: 12:30 – True Story Encore
Iris (2015) - 83 min (PG-13) - Tue: 6:00 – True Story Tuesday - portrait of
fashion icon
Bob Welch & Friends: My Oregon - 120 min- Thu: 6:30 - FREE
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Sunset Grille (above left) receives first place for the Oregon coast chowder competition. Above right, Pitbull BBQ
team members receive the grand champion title with a $600 cash prize and trophy.
T
hree Rivers Casino
Resort
kicked
off
the summer with a suc-
cessful “Fire It Up!” weekend.
With pride and prizes on the
line, the attendees tasted the
very best Oregon coast chow-
der, barbecue and pulled pork.
The first-place winner was
Sunset Grille, which is located
inside Three Rivers Casino
Resort in Florence. Along
with a cash prize, the winners
can claim to have the
very “best” fare in the
Northwest.
The second-place winner
was Mon Ami Gourmet Deli
and Antiques, followed by
Blue Bills Sports Bar and Tap
Room in third.
“We were thrilled to win the
Oregon coast chowder compe-
tition,” said Gary Gortz, direc-
tor of Food and Beverage
COURTESY PHOTOS
Three Rivers Casino Resort’s Mike Bones announces
Hoagie Smokes BBQ as first place for People’s Choice
award.
Operations at Three Rivers. best barbecue and vote in the
“We will be donating our $500 People’s Choice contest.
The “cook off” included
cash prize to the Siuslaw
School District’s culinary pro- special pulled-pork from 3 to
7 p.m.
gram.”
On Saturday, June 6, food
The first-place winner was
lovers came to the casino’s Hoagie Smokes BBQ, second
Event Center to try the very place winner was Uff Da Que,
Award-winning author Bob Welch to be at City Lights
Author and former Register-
Guard newspaper columnist
Bob Welch
will appear
at a benefit
event 6:30
p.m., June
18, at City
L i g h t s
Cinema to
Bob Welch
offer a pre-
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view of his “Bob Welch and
Friends: My Oregon” show at
the Florence Events Center this
fall.
The preview is free with any
donation to Siuslaw Outreach
Services (SOS).
Advance tickets are avail-
able at www.citylightscinemas.
com.
Last fall, Welch debuted his
first live show at Eugene’s Hult
Center for the Performing Arts.
Three shows will be offered
this fall: a matinee at 2 p.m. on
Oct. 18 in Florence and
evening shows at the Hult
Center in Eugene Nov. 5 and 6.
This year’s show is billed as
“a celebration of Oregon in sto-
ries, songs, images and
s’mores.”
Joining storyteller Welch
will be a musical trio headed by
Eugene Symphony cellist Dale
Bradley and comedic poet
David Perham.
Judy Wenger is the director.
Perham will join Welch at
City Lights, where Welch will
share stories and some DVD
clips from last year’s event.
Perham will offer a few of
his humor-laced poems.
In addition, Welch will have
books on hand to sell and auto-
graph.
Umpqua Bank, in coopera-
tion with Seacoast Entertain-
ment Association, is the pre-
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The local American Legion
will provide Flag Day retire-
ment services for older, worn
flags at 3 p.m. on Flag Day,
Sunday, June 14.
Everyone in the Florence
area is invited to bring his or
her flags to Siuslaw Valley
Fire and Rescue District, 2625
Highway 101, through Friday.
Worn flags may also be
brought to the site across from
the Veterans Memorial Park
on Bay Street.
The
Flag
Retirement
area is directly
across from the
River House
Inn at the inter-
section
of
Kingwood and
Bay streets.
Seating will
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Retirement
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A Siuslaw
Valley Fire and Rescue provide safety as the flags are
firetruck will be on site to retired.
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WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
Summer Auto Tips:
Air Conditioning: Have the system examined by a
qualified technician. Newer models have cabin air filters
that clean the air entering the heating and air
conditioning system. Check your owner's manual for
location and replacement interval.
and we will mail one to your home.
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410 Ninth Street
Florence, Oregon
senter for the fall event in
Florence with sponsorship
from Siuslaw River Coffee
Roasters, the Riverhouse Inn,
The Chicken Coop on Maple
gift shop and Mari’s Books in
Yachats.
Welch spent 24 years at The
Register-Guard, 14 as general
columnist. He’s the author of
20 books and the founder of
The
Beachside
Writers
Workshop in Yachats.
Siuslaw Outreach Services,
which started in 1986, assists
individuals and families to lead
safe, dignified and secure lives.
For more information about
SOS, visit www.florencesos
.org.
Retire worn flags with American Legion
You can obtain membership applications at the following locations:
Western Lane Ambulance Offi ce
Peace Harbor Hospital
Health Associates of Peace Harbor
Or just call
and third place went to
Booties BBQ.
Following Saturday’s bar-
becue contest, Sunday, June 7,
offered a variety of pork,
brisket, chicken and ribs.
The Pacific Northwest
Barbecue Association judged
the final barbecue competi-
tion.
The reserve grand champi-
on was Bad Bones BBQ.
The grand champion was
Pitbull BBQ.
Both Saturday and Sunday
events featured complimenta-
ry beer tastings, food sam-
plings and family fun.
“We had a great turn out
and it was the perfect way to
start the summer,” said Erin
Reinke, entertainer and events
manager at Three Rivers.
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