SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2015
‘Catch the Wave!’ with
2016 Rhody Fest contest
The Florence Area Chamber
of Commerce is looking for
the logo for next years’s
Rhododendron Festival, held
Friday through Sunday, May
20, 21 and 22.
Professional and amateur
graphic designers of all ages
from Oregon are invited to
submit logo designs by email
to cal@florencechamber.com
by Monday, Oct. 5, at noon for
consideration.
The winning design will be
printed on official festival T-
shirts, commemorative pins,
banners, advertisements and
print guides.
The grand prize winner will
receive their choice of 1) a
cash prize of $250, a framed
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festival poster, two compli-
mentary festival T-shirts and
two tickets to the carnival or 2)
a business-level chamber
membership package with a
bonus category.
The winner will also earn
mention in community wide
publicity, online posts at the
chamber’s website and press
releases related to the festival.
“We’re looking for fun,
original designs that capture
the energy of the festival and
celebrating our community.”
Jenna Bartlett, chamber board
president, says of the contest.
Logos must incorporate the
Rhododendron flower, ele-
ments of Florence, and the text
“Catch the Wave!,” “109th”
and “Rhododendron Festival.”
Designs should be CMYK.
Entrants are encouraged to
review the full list of rules at
w w w. f l o r e n c e c h a m b e r .
com and submit entries by
email to cal@florencecham
ber.com.
A panel of judges will deter-
mine the grand prize winner,
which will be announced on
Friday Oct. 9, 2015.
Artists may create multiple
designs for consideration, but
must submit each design sepa-
rately.
For more information, visit
the chamber website or call
541-997-3128.
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Library
Tidings
News about
the Siuslaw
Public Library
Library Tidings,
a regular feature
of the Siuslaw News,
features news about
upcoming Siuslaw
Public Library pro-
grams for adults and
children, new books
and videos, and other
library news of interest
to the community.
Library Tidings by
Kevin Mittge
Lady of Ashes
By Christine Trent
Book review by Susie Voth
I said it before and I’ll say it
again: I often pick books by the
cover. In the case of “Lady of
Ashes,” I did just that. The dra-
matic art depicting a Victorian
woman with a black lace para-
sol holding a single red rose
standing in what appears to be a
cemetery was the trigger for me.
Intrigued?
You bet!
Violet Morgan married an
undertaker and found a calling.
She discovered that she had a
special touch when it came to
readying a loved one for view-
ing or comforting the bereaved.
Over time, Violet assumes
more control over Morgan
Undertakers as her husband,
Graham, becomes more and
more involved in shady under-
takings of a different sort.
Violet discovers unusual
blemishes while preparing two
corpses for burial. She is
intrigued because the dearly
departed are in two distinctly
different areas of London. What
is the cause and how can they be
prevented are questions Violet
asks herself.
And the more questions she
asks, the more danger she
brings upon herself and her
family.
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Show support for local
authors and publishers by
attending the Florence Festival
of Books (FFOB) on Saturday,
Sept. 26, at the Florence
Events Center from 10 a.m. to
4 p.m.
There is no admission fee.
Of the 83 authors participat-
ing in the book fair, 17 live in
the Florence area, and of the
nine publishers participating,
two live here.
Publisher Ellen Traylor
owner of Port Hole Publishing
will have 19 books she has
authored available. Seven of
the authors she has published
will be at tables with their own
books, including local authors
Ned Hickson, Burney Garelick
We’ll be nice
and clear.
The Friends of the Siuslaw
Public Library will be meeting
tomorrow, Sept. 24, at 11 a.m.,
in the library’s Bromley Room.
Friends members, prospec-
tive Friends members and
library supporters in general are
encouraged to attend and help
the Friends in their work to sup-
port the activities of the library.
Banned Books Week
Celebrate the freedom to read
— read a banned book!
In both the Florence and
and Carol Gunderson.
Publisher Bob Serra of
Pacific Publishing will be
there with three authors of
books he has published,
including locals Judy Fleagle
(FFOB co-founder) and new
author Sally Rash.
The Coastal Writers will be
represented by artist/authors
Karen D. Nichols and Pattie
Brooks Anderson and author
and writing teacher Barbara
Giles.
Two husband and wife
teams, where each spouse has
their own books, will be partic-
ipating — Carolyn and Rich-
ard Nordahl will share a table
as will Rod and Sharon Hatter.
Other individual authors
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Can’t understand all their
technical mumbo jumbo?
Friends of the Library
to meet Thursday
Mapleton branches, look for
Banned Books Week displays,
with suggested title reading lists
and free buttons and book-
marks.
BBW is sponsored by the
American Library Association,
the American Booksellers
Association, Association of
American Publishers and more,
and is celebrated annually.
October celebrates
arts and humanities
October is National Arts and
Humanities Month and the
library is celebrating with a
wide variety of programs.
Planning is still underway but
a few of the exciting events
scheduled so far include author
Bob Welch, who will be here on
Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 1 p.m. to
talk about his latest books, “My
Oregon III: Final Collection of
RG Columns, 2009-2015,” and
“52 Little Lessons from A
Christmas Carol.”
This year will see the second
annual demARTS on Saturday,
Oct. 10, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
in the library’s Bromley Room.
This will be your opportunity to
watch as 18 artists and crafters
create a wide variety of art-
works.
If you missed last year’s
event be sure to stop by for this
extremely popular program.
Book fair to include many local authors, publishers
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“Lady of Ashes” is a
well-researched historical mys-
tery.
Readers are treated to
detailed descriptions of funeral
practices and mourning customs
during the Victorian Era. This
may sound morbid; however, I
found it fascinating and inform-
ative.
At this point in time,
Victorians did not embalm their
dead. They didn’t embalm their
dead because it was thought an
unseemly practice to fill a body
with chemicals before placing it
in the ground.
Embalming became common
in the United States during the
Civil War to preserve dead sol-
diers for long train rides home.
participating are children’s
book author Connie Strome
Bradley, FFOB co-founder;
general manager of and author
of a book about the Sea Lion
Caves
Jerald
“Boomer”
Wright; Leroy Krzycki, author
of books about painter
Katheryn Davis; the author
with the most incredible
resume Lynne D. Finney; and,
from real estate success to
writer, Leta McCurry.
On Friday, Sept. 25, locals
Traylor and Karen D. Nichols
will comprise half of a publish-
er’s panel at 3 p.m., which is
another free book fair event.
Later that evening at 7 p.m.,
noted author Jane Kirkpatrick
will be the keynote speaker.
Tickets are $8 in advance or
$10 at the door.
Florence Festival of Books
sponsors include: Western
Lane Community Foundation,
Banner Bank, Chad Clements,
DDS, PC, Florence Rotary
Club, Coastal Writers, On Your
Feet With a Splash, Pacific
Publishing,
Port
Hole
Publishing, Sea Lion Caves,
Siuslaw
Public
Library,
Siuslaw News and Hoagland
Properties.
Individuals sponsors include
Harriet and Dick Smith, Maire
Testa, Ronald Hogeland and
Nancy Archer, and Lynn and
Shelley Taylor.
For more information or to
purchase Jane Kirkpatrick
tickets, call 541-997-1994 or
visit
www.eventcenter.org
or
www.florencefestivalof
books.org.
Donate electronics Saturday
Recycle almost anything
that plugs in or runs on bat-
teries at the Real Food Co-
op on Saturday, Sept. 26,
from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
NextStep Recycling from
Eugene will have a recycling
station outside of Real Food
Co-op for you to donate your
unwanted electronics.
NextStep Recycling refur-
bishes and recycles unwanted
electronics, anything from
computers to toasters to
alarm clocks.
Its mission is to provide
technology and training to
children and adults who have
barriers to employment and
education, while protecting
the environment and commu-
nity from hazardous waste.
The NextStep ReUse Store
is located in Eugene and is
open daily. There, you can
purchase refurbished elec-
tronics, power cords, battery
packs and more.
Real Food Co-op is at
1379B Rhododendron Dr.
This is a one-day event and
the third electronics round up
that Real Food Co-op has
sponsored in the community.
For more information, call
541-997-3396.
Prepare you own
“Grab & Go”
bag for use in the
event of an emergency
This is a small bag that contains a three
day supply of food, water, medications, and
change of clothing along with personal
hygiene items.
One critical item is a battery
powered FM Radio to tune
into 106.9 FM KCST the local
emergency broadcast station for our area.
Expect to be in a shelter where people must
provide for themselves for these items.
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