SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, JULY 25, 2015
I N BRIEF
Biologist, author to
speak at library
today
Biologist Tom Titus returns
to his native Oregon in search
of old orchards, bay clams,
wild mushrooms, spawning
salmon and home in his popu-
lar book “Blackberries in July:
A Forager’s Field Guide to
Inner Peace.”
Humor and compelling per-
sonal insight illuminate the
emotional pitfalls and spiritual
payoffs of the conscious pur-
suit of place.
Hear him speak at Siuslaw
Public Library today, July 25,
from 4 to 6 p.m.
Wiggly Tails Dog
Rescue to offer pet
adoption today
Wiggly Tails Dog Rescue
from Eugene will be hosting an
adoption event in Florence
today, July 25, at Mini Pet
Mart, 2630 Highway 101, from
noon to 3 p.m.
Flukes set to strum
tomorrow
Florence Ukulele Club (The
Flukes) meets Thursday July
26, from 3 to 4 p.m, for a song
circle in the Bromley Room at
the Siuslaw Public Library,
1460 Ninth St.
Meetings are open to
ukulele players of all levels
and anyone interested in learn-
ing more about the club, as
well as anyone who just wants
to listen and/or sing along.
Beginners meet first from
1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
For more information, email
janetwellington@charter.net.
Joshua Kloyda to per-
form in Yachats
register, contact the LCC-
Florence Center at 541-997-
8444 or visit the office at 3149
Oak St.
Singer and song writer
Joshua Kloyda, from a small
town in Minnesota, will be
performing Aug. 2, at The
Underground in Yachats. His
music highlights the deep
darkness and bright lights of
our inner and outer landscapes.
His one-man, one-guitar
performance starts at 6 p.m. in
the beer garden at Yachats
Underground Pub and Grub,
125 Ocean View Drive, in
Yachats.
For more information, call
541-547-4600.
SHS Class of 1975
planning reunion
Van Fans luncheon
Aug. 5
LCC seeks volunteers
for ESL program
The next monthly meeting
and luncheon for the Van Fans
will be Wednesday, Aug. 5, at
The Shorewood on Spruce
Street, at 11:45 a.m.
Come and join a group of
volunteers.
For more information call
Karen Lee at 541-997-9669.
The English as a Second
Language (ESL) program at
Lane Community College
Siuslaw High School Class
of 1975’s 40th reunion will be
Saturday, Aug. 15.
There will be a potluck
lunch at the boat ramp area
between the second and third
bridge at noon.
Dinner will be at 7:30 p.m.
at Pier Point Inn. It will be buf-
fet style.
For more information, con-
tact
Bill
Libby
at
broncos.7@live.com.
Florence Center is in need of
volunteers to help students
study for the citizenship test
and with English conversation.
For more information, call
the LCC Florence Center at
541-997-8444, ext. 4835.
SHS Class of 1970
reunion set
The Class of 1970 will be
having its 45th class reunion
Sept. 11, 12 and 13.
There will be a Friday night
social at 6 p.m. at the Woahink
Meeting Hall; a Saturday
evening dinner at the Three
Rivers Casino Events Center,
with the Siuslaw Alumni All-
Class Reunion at 5:30 p.m. for
no-host social hour and 7 p.m.
for dinner; then Sunday
Brunch at 9 a.m.
Contact Debbie Peterson by
email at deb52_3@yahoo.com
for details.
Learn how to make
your dog happy
Learn how to enhance your
dog’s health and happiness at a
three-hour workshop, “Dog
Days of Summer,” at Lane
Community College Florence
Center.
Elizabeth Kennedy, CVT,
will talk about how best to
address the nutrition, groom-
ing and health care needs of
your dog Wednesday, Aug. 5,
from 1 to 4 p.m.
For tuition information or to
Local students to receive
school backpacks, supplies
Residents in Florence are
about to benefit from a nation-
al backpack giveaway cam-
paign.
The Cellular Connection
(TCC), the largest Verizon pre-
mium wireless retailer in the
nation, will donate 100,000
backpacks full of school sup-
plies to children through its
annual
School
Rocks
Backpack Giveaway.
The participating store in
Florence is at 2775 Highway
101, Suite D.
TCC invites local families
to bring their children to the
store between noon and 3 p.m.
on Saturday, Aug. 1, to pick up
a backpack filled with pencils,
paper, a pencil box, folders,
glue and other school supplies.
One backpack per child
present will be given away on
a first-come, first-served basis
while supplies last.
Florence will have 200
backpacks to give away.
Remaining backpacks will be
donated to local schools.
With nearly 16 million chil-
dren in the nation living in
poverty, TCC is working to
alleviate the rising costs of
school supplies through this
annual program.
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