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8 A SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2015 Mushroom Festival this weekend YACHATS — The 16th annual Village Mushroom Festival continues in Yachats today, Oct. 17, through tomor- row, Oct. 18. Mushroom cuisine will con- tinue to be highlighted, as well as culinary mushroom markets (wild and cultivated, fresh and dried), mushroom tools, spe- cialty products, arts and crafts, and books. Festival weekend offers learning opportunities, includ- ing a speakers’ forum, work- shops, guided mushroom walks, mushroom slideshows and mushroom displays. Mushroom displays will be presented by three mycological societies — Lincoln County Shaggy parasols grow along Mycological Society, Cascade Mycological Society, and Species are just now being North American Truffling definitively delineated and Society at the Yachats Lions named. Hall on W 4th St (one block off Conjoined morels often Highway 101). have genes from different par- Admission is free. ents. They can derive nutrition The Speakers’ Forum is from multiple resources. offered today with presenta- Triggers for fruiting are com- tions by renowned experts in plex and predicting where and the field of mycology includ- when they will show up can ing Dr. Dan Luoma, Dr. Steve vary from inscrutable to cer- Carpenter, David Pilz and Dr. tain. Matt Trappe. They are experts at camou- • 10:00 a.m. — What is a flage and require pattern Mushroom? Dr. Steven recognition skills to observe. Carpenter; a general presenta- Indeed, trying to pin down tion on what fungi are, what morels can cause a form of they do, and what mushrooms “madness” in humans. themselves are all about. • 2:45 p.m. — Lichens: • 11:15 a.m. — Fantastic Fungi in Disguise. Presented Fungi Fuel Forest Growth. by Dr. Matt Trappe, OSU Presented by Dr. Dan Luoma, College of Forestry with Dept. of Forest Ecosystems Northwest Advanced and Society, OSU; expand Renewables Alliance. An your understanding of the cen- ongoing Mushroom slideshow tral role that fungi play in the will also be provided by Dr. dynamic life of a forest. This Matt Trappe, and a slideshow program will provide basic presentation by Anna Moore is context for understanding how offered Sunday morning cov- fungi contribute to forest ering the habitat of selected growth. plants and fungi in the Oregon • 1:30 p.m. — Doggone Dunes. Eccentric Morels! The Two workshops are offered Opportunistic Mycelia of an Saturday afternoon including Edible Mushroom Weed. a mushroom cooking work- Presented by David shop and a workshop on how Pilz, PilzWald (Forestry to grow your own gourmet Applications of Mycology); mushrooms. Local scouts to serve up spaghetti dinner Cub Scout Pack 777, Boy Scout Troop 777 and the Florence Elks are joining forces to put on a spaghetti dinner fundraiser today, Oct. 17, from 5 to 7 p.m., at the Elks Lodge on 12th Street. The dinner includes spaghetti, salad, garlic bread, and a beverage. Proceeds from this fundraiser help support scout programs and camping. Dinner is $8 per person. A bake sale of home-baked goodies is planned with the dinner. WE’RE MOVING Look for us in our NEW LOCATION beginning Monday, October 19th. PHOTO BY HEATHER SIELICKI Stop in and see us at 1751 12th Street, Florence (Next to Papa Murphy's Pizza) the hillside in Yachats. Check the festival’s web- site at www.yachats.org/MF est2015. For more details, including times and workshop materials fees. All of these presentations and workshops occur at the Yachats Commons, W. Fourth Street and Highway 101. Dr. Trappe’s slideshow will be shown in the theater room at the Cape Perpetua Visitors Center, as well. Twenty-four guided mush- room walks are also being offered during the weekend free of charge for all levels of learning, from beginning to advanced. Preregistration is offered online from the festival web site and continues festival weekend at the Yachats Commons. “Purchase of a $5 Festival Wristband allows you admis- sion to the talks and work- shops and helps meet produc- tion costs and sustain the fes- tival,” says festival coordina- tor Bev Wilson. Wristbands will be avail- able during festival weekend at the Yachats Commons, today from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. SAME GREAT SERVICE, We h SAME GREAT STAFF ave A 541-997-2726 1751 12th Street, Florence uss Pupp ie ies! Power-washing and Moss Solutions OCTOBER is NATIONAL DENTAL HYGIENE MONTH SMILE! Oral hygiene is an important part of your health at any age. The best way to keep your smile in shape is by brushing and flossing at least once a day, following a sensible diet and scheduling regular visits to your dentist for a checkup and professional cleaning. 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