SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 2015
Library sets special
meeting for Tuesday
continue at LCC
Lane Community College
Florence Center will close on
Mondays and Fridays for the
summer through Friday, Aug.
13.
The Center is open Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday, 8
a.m. to 5 p.m.
Registration begins
at Sonshine school
COURTESY PHOTOS
“Cummins Creek” plein air oil painting
by Anita Sue Andrews
The Siuslaw Public Library
will be featuring the art of
Alice
and
Richard LaFond
and Anita Sue
Andrews in the
main
library
through Sept.
14.
LaFond,
a
long time pho-
“Red
is
Geranium” tographer,
his
by Richard showing
recent
work
LaFond
photographing
flowers.
Alice started working in
colored pencil six years ago
and is actively involved in
workshops and classes.
Andrews works in oils,
watercolors and pen and ink
drawing. She is showing plein
air oil paintings done in the
last year along the coast, the
Willamette Valley and central
Oregon.
The Siuslaw Public Library,
is 1460 Ninth St. in Florence.
It is open seven days a week.
Registration for the 2015-
2016 school year is forming at
Sonshine Christian School,,
Florence’s Christian school for
grades 1 to 8.
A limited number of open-
ings are available for fall. The
school is open to people of all
faiths and backgrounds, and
some financial assistance is
available for students of quali-
fying families.
For more information, call
Sonshine Christian School at
541-997-5909.
The school is at 4555
Highway 101, across from
NAPA Auto Parts, at the
Florence
Seventh-day
Joshua Kloyda to
perform in Yachats
Singer and song writer
Joshua Kloyda, from a small
town in Minnesota, will be per-
froming tomorrow, 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 per-
formance starts at 6 p.m. in the
beer garden at Yachats
Underground Pub and Grub,
125 Ocean View Dr., in
Yachats.
For more information, call
541-547-4600.
SSWCD meeting set
for Monday
The Siuslaw Soil and Water
Conservation District will hold
its regularly scheduled Board
meeting Monday, Aug. 3, at the
district office, 1775 Laurel
Place, Ste #4, at 6:30 p.m.
For more information, con-
tact the district office at siusw
cd@gmail.com or call 541-
2285 Highway 101 • Florence, OR 97439
(541) 997-8866
997-1272.
www.TheSiuslawNews.com
Adventist Church.
The Siuslaw Public Library
District Board of Directors will
meet at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday,
Aug. 4, in the Bromley Room
of the Siuslaw Public Library,
1460 Ninth St., for a special
meeting.
A complete agenda for this
meeting is available online at
www.siuslawlibrary.org.
Van Fans luncheon
Wednesday
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.
Florence Mayor Joe Henry.
Fares are $1 per trip or $2
per day.
City Lights holds jazz
night Thursday
City Lights Cinemas and It’s
About Time Productions pres-
ent “Jazz Night” with the Miles
to Go Quartet on Thursday,
Aug. 6, at 7 p.m.
The popular jazz quartet will
be performing straight-ahead
jazz at City Lights Cinemas’
Chaplin Stage.
The doors open at 6:30 p.m.
for general admission seating.
Admission is $10 with mem-
bership, $12.50 for nonmem-
bers, and is open to all ages.
A portion of the proceeds
will benefit the Siuslaw School
District music programs.
Food and beverages will be
available for purchase.
Learn how to make FloTones to host
your dog happy
gospel music Aug. 9
Learn how to enhance your
dog’s health and happiness at a
3-hour workshop, “Dog Days
of
Summer,”
at
Lane
Community College Florence
Center.
Elizabeth Kennedy, CVT,
will talk about how best to
address the nutrition, grooming
and health care needs of your
dog Wednesday, Aug. 5, from 1
to 4 p.m.
For tuition information or to
register, contact the LCC-
Florence Center at 541-997-
8444 or visit the office at 3149
Oak St.
Share your thoughts
with Mayor Henry
The next Ride with a
Councilor event will take place
Aug. 6, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
All members of the public
are welcome to board the
Rhody Express and speak with
Florence’s vocal jazz group
the FloTones will be presenting
a gospel music concert and
hymn sing-along at the United
Methodist Church at Second
and Kingwood streets on
Sunday, Aug. 9, at 4 p.m.
Come enjoy great music and
feel free to join in.
Admission is free, although
donations will be accepted to
support United Methodist
Church and the FloTones.
Women veterans to
gather for luncheon
The
Coastal
Women
Veterans will be holding their
August luncheon at Ona’s
Resturant, A131 Highway 101,
north Yachats, on Friday, Aug.
14, at 11:30 a.m.
All military women are
invited and encouraged to
attend.
Call Dottie Henderson to
RSVP at 541-902-8623.
DISTRACTED DRIVING | PARENTING
SHS Class of 1975
planning reunion
How Adults Can Help
A
s with many major issues, addressing distracted driving starts at home.
Parents can make a major impact on the driving habits of their children,
especially if they have teenagers with little experience on the road.
This can start by simply
leading by example. Your chil-
dren are watching your every
move — even when it comes
to driving.
Are you constantly distract-
ed by incoming phone calls,
text messages or emails? Do
you occasionally break the
law by sending a text message
or answering your phone
while driving?
These behaviors might
seem minor to you but you’re
setting a pattern of behavior
that could be followed by
your children.
You can lead by example by
ignoring incoming phone
alerts. Tell your children that
you just received a text, but
you’re waiting until you reach
your destination to check and
reply to it.
Lions Club to host
yard sale
The Florence-Siuslaw Lions
Club is inviting vendors to par-
ticipate in its upcoming Multi-
Family Yard Sale on Saturday,
Aug. 22, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The sale is at the
Coffindaffer residence, 5495
North Fork Road.
Set-up time begins at 7 a.m.,
and the sale opens to the public
at 9 a.m. To reserve a space,
contact Linda Brown at 541-
997-3320.
LCC seeks volunteers
for ESL program
TALK ABOUT
THE ISSUE
When you see a story on the
news covering the topic of a
teenager’s death due to dis-
tracted driving, don’t change
the channel. Call in your chil-
dren to talk about what hap-
pened. How could the accident
have been avoided? What
actions might the victim have
been able to take to keep him-
self or herself safer on the road?
Honest dialogue about
what kind of damage distract-
ed driving can cause is the
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 and
third bridge at noon. Dinner
will be at 7:30 p.m. at Pier
Point Inn.
For more information, con-
tact Bill Libby at broncos.7
@live.com.
© FOTOLIA
first step to stemming the
behavior. Who knows, the
next time your child thinks
about checking her texts while
driving, she may just remem-
ber your words of wisdom and
choose to wait until she safely
reaches her destination.
TEACH DEFENSIVE
DRIVING
Not every victim of an acci-
dent caused by distracted
driving is the one actually
answering a phone call or
sending a text. That’s why it’s
important to teach your chil-
dren to be heads-up drivers.
Watch for oncoming traffic
at all times, especially at
intersections or on hilly, rural
roads. Teach your young driv-
ers to trust only themselves
on the road and to be ready
for others who may not be
paying attention.
THIS MESSAGE SPONSORED BY:
PeaceHeatlh
Peace Harbor Medical Center
400 9th Street, Florence, Oregon 97439
541-997-8412 • www.peacehealth.org
Our Emergency department is accessible 24/7
Emergencies are unplanned, but when they occur you need access to a team of
specialists who can get you on the road to recovery. Th at’s why our Emergency Room
(ER) is ready to care for you 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Our ER gives you access
to emergent care when you need it most, close to home.
You should use the hospital emergency department for very serious or life-threatening
problems, not for common illnesses or minor injuries.
The English as a Second
Language (ESL) program at
Lane Community College
Florence Center is in need of
volunteers.
On Monday evenings from
6:30 to 8:30 p.m., ESL needs
one volunteer to help a student
study for the citizenship test.
Thursday mornings, 10 a.m.
to noon, a volunteer is needed
to help mid-level ESL stu-
dents with English conversa-
tion.
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 TRC
Events Center at 5:30 p.m.
CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK
Library gallery features I N BRIEF
three central coast artists Summer hours
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