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6 B SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2015 C ALENDAR OF E VENTS S EPTEMBER 9 – O CTOBER 10 O NGOING A CTIVITIES Health & Nutrition 10 Garden Club 1 p.m. Presbyterian Church Siuslaw Friendship Club 11 a.m. Ocean Dunes Golf Links Friends of Poetry every Wed. 3-5 p.m. The Shorewood Siuslaw River Bridge Project Open House 5:30-6:30 p.m. City Hall National Grandparents Day Citywide Garage Sale All day Various locations 14 Memory Loss Respite Center every Mon., Wed. & Thurs. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Senior Center Rods ’n’ Rhodies 7 a.m.-Noon Old Town Script-Reading Group every Mon. 6:30-9 p.m. Florence Playhouse Celebrate Siuslaw Salmon 5-9 p.m. FEC 16 15 21 Gallagher — The Last Smash Tour 2 p.m. Three Rivers Casino Memory Loss Respite Center every Mon., Wed. & Thurs. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Senior Center Us TOO Lunch Bunch 12-1 p.m. Kozy Kitchen Siuslaw Fiber Arts Guild 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Siuslaw Library Bingo every Tues. 3:45 & 5:45 p.m. Florence Elks Lodge Friends of Poetry every Wed. 3-5 p.m. The Shorewood Rhody Society 6:30 p.m. Presbyterian Church 22 Bingo every Tues. 3:45 & 5:45 p.m. Florence Elks Lodge Domestic Violence Awareness March 1 p.m. Veteran’s Memorial Park on Bay Street Memory Loss Respite Center every Mon., Wed. & Thurs. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Senior Center Rods ’n’ Rhodies 7 a.m.-4 p.m. Old Town Second Saturday Gallery Tour 3-5 p.m. Various galleries Autumn Begins “Grow Your Business” Workshop 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. LCC Florence Center 19 18 City Club 12 p.m. Ocean Dunes Golf Links SOLVE Beach Cleanup 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Various beaches Writing Workshop 2-4 p.m. Siuslaw Library Florence Chamber Noon Forum 12 p.m. Best Western Pier Point Inn Movie in the Park 4 p.m. gates open 8 p.m. show Miller Park Chamber After Hours — “A Walk in the Woods” 4-7 p.m. R&R King Logging 24 Gallagher — The Last Smash Tour 7 p.m. Three Rivers Casino 25 “Mercy Killers” 7 p.m. City Lights Cinemas 26 Festival of Books: Publisher’s Panel 3-4:30 p.m. FEC Prescription Drug Take Back 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Bi-Mart Festival of Books: Keynote Speaker Jane Kirkpatrick 7 p.m. FEC Florence Festival of Books 10 a.m.-4 p.m. FEC 29 30 Bingo every Tues. 3:45 & 5:45 p.m. Florence Elks Lodge Friends of Poetry every Wed. 3-5 p.m. The Shorewood 1 2 3 Good Life Senior Expo 10 a.m.-3 p.m. FEC City Club 12 p.m. Ocean Dunes Golf Links Oktoberfest 11 a.m.-6 p.m. FEC Florence First Friday 5-8 p.m. Old Town FAHS Wine & Chocolate Gala 6 p.m. Three Rivers Casino Resort 4 5 6 Cascadia Concert Opera presents “Don Giovanni” 3 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 7 BreakBeat Poets 4-5:30 p.m. FRAA Art Center 8 9 Siuslaw Friendship Club 11 a.m. Ocean Dunes Golf Links Quattrosound 7 p.m. FEC 10 Second Saturday Gallery Tour 3-5 p.m. Various galleries Florence City Council 6 p.m. City Hall 1940 Hwy. 101, Florence 541-997-7770 Maps Available on Bus Florence, Oregon 541-902-2067 Spruce Point Assisted Living 997-6111 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 Monday, Gail Nichols, 541-999-6907 Yachats Big Band—Yachats Commons, 7 to 9 p.m., first Thursday, $5 dona- tion 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 Chess Club—Siuslaw Public Library, 1 p.m., every Sunday; Spruce Point, 6 p.m., every Monday, Fred Catania, 541-997-5216 Florence Duplicate Bridge—St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 12:30 p.m., every Tuesday and Thursday, 541-997-2677 Good Sam Chapter Rhody Roamers—Elks Lodge, fourth Monday, 541-997- 2031 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, 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 Thursday, 9:30 a.m. Walk-ins welcome Professionally Retired Ornery Single Seniors (PROSS)—60 years of age and older, Lunches, 12:30 p.m., second and fourth Wednesdays, 541-991-6430 PROSS Social—Senior Center, 5:30 p.m., third Thursdays, 541-991-6430 Senior Party Bridge—Senior Center, 12:30 to 4 p.m., every Wednesday and Friday, 541-997-8827 Alzheimer’s Support Group—Regency Florence, 1–2 p.m., first and third Wednesdays of each month, Dee Clymer, 541-997-8436 Chronic Pain Group—Community Baptist Church, 4590 Highway 101, 5-7 p.m., every first and third Tuesday, 541-991-0037 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 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—PeaceHealth Peace Harbor Medical Center, Conference Room C, 6 p.m., second Wednesday, 541-902-1565 or 541-902-7683 Overeaters Anonymous—PeaceHealth 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 cafete- ria, 6:30 p.m., fourth Thursday, 541-902-8308 or 541-997-2026 TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly)—New Life Lutheran Church, every Wednesday, 8-10 a.m., 541-268-4541 Us TOO Evening Prostate Cancer Support Group—5-7 p.m., second Tuesday of every month, Presbyterian Church, Bob 541-997-6626 Us TOO Lunch Bunch Prostate Cancer Support Group—12-1 p.m., third Tuesday of every month, Kozy Kitchen, Bob 541-997-6626 Vision Northwest—Spruce Point, 10 a.m., second Tuesday, 541-902-1426 Veterans Script-Reading Group every Mon. 6:30-9 p.m. Florence Playhouse Pizza Hut Music Support Groups Toastmasters Tale Spinners 5:30-6:30 p.m. SVFR main station Script-Reading Group every Mon. 6:30-9 p.m. Florence Playhouse SOS Soiree 4:30-7 p.m. Siuslaw Outreach Services Habitat BeachWalk 9 a.m.-1 p.m. North Jetty Model Car Show 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Florence Events Center (FEC) Friends of Poetry every Wed. 3-5 p.m. The Shorewood Script-Reading Group every Mon. 6:30-9 p.m. Florence Playhouse 28 Citywide Garage Sale All day Various locations Coastal Women Veterans 11:30 a.m. Bridgewater Restaurant Florence Herb Enthusiasts 11 a.m. New Life Lutheran Church West Lane Translator meeting 6:30 p.m. KXCR station 23 Florence City Council 6 p.m. City Hall 27 Citywide Garage Sale All day Various locations Lane County Parks Master Plan Update Open House 6 p.m. City Hall 17 Port of Siuslaw Commission meeting 7 p.m. Port Office 20 12 Toastmasters Tale Spinners 5:30-6:30 p.m. SVFR main station Festival of Books — Sept. 26 13 11 Better Breathers Club—PeaceHealth Peace Harbor Medical Center, Conference Room C, fourth Wednesday, 2 p.m., 541-902-6300 ext. 5635 DAV Veterans Vans to Roseburg and Portland Medical Centers—Florence Elks Lodge, 6 a.m., Mondays through Fridays Senior Meals Program—Senior Center, 11:30 a.m., Monday, Wednesday, Friday, $3 suggested donation with reservations requested, 541-997-5673 Senior Sunday Brunch—Shorewood Retirement Residences, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., every Sunday, $6, 541-997-8202 Singing Pines Café—Senior Center, 11:30 a.m., Tuesday & Thursday, $5 with 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 Berg’s Cleanig and Misc. Services 541-997-1288 Terrace Homes B RADLEY B ERG A TTORNEY PC Specializing in Trusts, Wills & Probate 2825 Hwy. 101, Florence 733 Highway 101, Florence 541-997-8114 997-3144 Best For Hearing 997-8866 Shorewood Siuslaw News Retirement Residences Keeping Seniors Informed 1451 Spruce St. 541-997-8202 American Legion Post 59 and American Legion Auxiliary—Florence Elks Lodge, 1686 12th St., 5 p.m. dinner, 6 p.m. meeting, fourth Tuesday of every 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, 541-902- 8623 Disabled American Veterans and Auxiliary—Disabled American Veterans Building, 2 p.m., first Saturday, 541-997-1562 or 541-997-3720 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 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, contact E. F. Westphal at 541-517-5333 Toastmasters Siuslaw Tale Spinners—SVFR main station, 2625 Highway 101, 5:30-6:30 p.m., second and fourth Wednesday, contact Irma Geller at 541-999-0912 541-997-3441 For changes to the Senior Calendar, contact Siuslaw News Editor Ryan Cronk at editor@thesiuslawnews.com. CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK 9 Patriot Day