SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2015
Dunes City plans VFW auxiliary earns awards
community expo
DUNES CITY
—
A
Community Expo will be held
on Saturday, Aug. 22, from 10
a.m. to 3p.m. at the Dunes City
Hall,
at
8 2 8 7 7
Spruce St.
A number
of vendors
and demon-
strations are
scheduled,
as well as
Arnie Roblan s p e a k e r s
making pre-
sentations on such topics as
ensuring well water is safe and
sanitary, family emergency
preparedness and preparing
your home for wildfire.
Topics will also include
“Drop, Cover and Hold On
For How Long?,” Senior
Citizen Preparedness, Grab-N-
Go Kits, Build a Kit on a
Shoestring
Budget,
Documentation and Insurance,
Pet Care Planning for Disaster
and Living Without Grid
Electricity.
State Sen. Arnie Roblan will
make a presentation at noon
and tell of the latest legislative
developments regarding water
quality and septic mainte-
nance, as well as a number of
other issues.
The Expo meets one of the
goals for the city that was set
by the Dunes City Council ear-
lier this year.
“Our hope is to keep our cit-
izenry up to date on the latest
developments and opportuni-
ties to ensure they have
healthy drinking water, effec-
tive septic disposal and are
prepared to take care of them-
selves in the event of a major
disaster,”
said
Council
President and event organizer,
Jamie Mills. “We have lots of
door prizes, and provide
lunch.”
Mills also explained that
there is more room available
for vendors who may be inter-
ested in having a booth.
The event promises to be an
informative, fun time for all.
For more information, con-
tact Dunes City at 541-997-
3338.
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Debby Fawver, District 9
president, visited Grimshaw
Auxiliary’s meeting Aug. 11 to
present the awards that auxil-
iary members earned during
the 2014-15 fiscal year. The
auxiliary competed in the cate-
gory of between 15 and 50
members.
Awards earned are: Citation
of Merit Second Place for
donations to White City home
for veterans; participation in
the Patriot’s Pen Award by giv-
ing a monetary donation to the
winner from Florence; Citation
of Merit for Cash Donations to
the Oregon Veterans Home at
The Dalles; participation in the
Voice of Democracy Award by
giving a monetary donation to
the winner from Florence;
Citation of Merit Second Place
award for the Cancer Program
Most Money; Citation of Merit
First Place for Veteran’s and
Family Support; and a Citation
of Merit and Revolving Plaque
with Aux. 3232 inscribed for
Most Money Donated to the
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COURTESY PHOTO
Members of the Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars,
Grimshaw Post #3232, include: (front row, sitting) Hazel
Carney, junior vice president; Carita Mosby; and Zelma
Provost, conductress; (back row, from left) Lois Swanson,
chaplain; Beryl Foreman, president; Debbie Fawver,
District 9 president, and Lynn Johnson, secretary.
Hospital Program.
The awards were happily
received by the attending
members.
Starting Aug. 21, Grimshaw
Auxiliary is proud to be able to
accept into membership any
husband or son of military per-
sonnel serving in a war zone.
Members meet at 1 p.m. the
second Tuesday of the month.
For more information, con-
tact auxiliary president Beryl
Foreman at 541-902-8327.
Creative writing workshop at FRAA
The Florence Regional Arts
Alliance (FRAA) continues its
literary arts program this
month with another exciting
creative writing workshop.
Classes will take place at
the new FRAA art center at
120 Maple St., off Bay Street
in Old Town Florence.
The next workshop, “Jump
Start Your Book!,” is sched-
uled for Saturday, Aug. 22,
from 1 to 3 p.m., and designed
to help budding to experi-
enced authors get their books
going.
Do you have a book idea
but don’t know where to
begin? This class will provide
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tips and techniques to jump
start a book of any genre,
whether an e-book or a hard-
cover, and address publishing
options.
Writers of all levels are wel-
come to attend. Bring plenty
of paper and pen and get ready
to write. Preregistration is
suggested.
Cost is $20 for FRAA mem-
bers and $25 for non-mem-
bers, payable at the door.
Participants receive the
chance to win a free prize
drawing at every workshop.
The instructor also offers a
free admission for someone in
need.
For more information or to
register,
call
541-708-
2120
or
email
CJReditor@gmail.com.
Classes will be taught by
award-winning
journalist,
columnist, editor and author
Catherine J. Rourke, who
brings 30 years of experience
as a staff writer for newspa-
pers, magazines and publish-
ers to the workshops.
The former New Yorker has
received more than two dozen
industry awards and now
resides in Florence. For more
information about FRAA, call
541-999-0859
or
visit
www.fraaoregon.org.
Free workshop helps writers
‘create intriguing characters’
A free writing workshop
will be held in the Bromley
Room of the Siuslaw Public
Library on Saturday, Sept. 19,
from 2 to 4 p.m.
This activity-based class
will focus on how to begin a
short story or novel by creat-
ing the character and setting
before discovering the plot.
You’re invited to attend and
learn tips for bringing your
character to life, developing
the setting, and expanding the
storyline.
This workshop is aimed at
anyone who is working on a
story or novel or would like
strategies to begin.
Barbara Giles, a retired edu-
cator, is presenting the work-
shop. She is the author of “The
Crow’s Nest,” a mystery set on
the Oregon coast.
Giles has taught memoir
writing as well as a variety of
credit writing classes through
Lane Community College. She
also taught four memoir class
series held at the Unitarian
Universalist Fellowship.
Serving as the co-director of
the Oregon Writing Project at
the University of Oregon for
one summer and the California
Writing Project at the
University of California –
Riverside for three summers,
has added to her teaching
repertoire.
Her colleagues in the local
writing group, CC Writers,
will be participating in the
presentation of this workshop.
Although this class is free, it
is limited to 16 participants.
Preregistration is required by
signing up at the library.
Participants are asked to bring
a pen and paper.
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