SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2015
Local author wins Spoken Word Poetry Contest
“Crystal Radio,” by Peter
Coyne, was the name of the
winning poem at the Florence
Regional Arts Alliance Spoken
Word Poetry Contest held last
Friday. Coyne took home a
cash prize of $210.
Coyne explained that, as a
young man, he had a home-
made radio that operated with a
small crystal and nail to bring
in very bad, static radio sta-
tions. Still, it was his way of
escaping, like current young
people with their video games.
Coyne has a Ph.D. from the
University of Utah in speech
communications and a law
degree from Northeastern
COURTESY PHOTO
Peter Coyne
University in Boston.
He was professor emeritus at
WORD
Humboldt State College, teach-
ing readers’ theater, oral inter-
pretation and public speaking.
He has also acted in local
theater, performing in “12
Angry Men” and “Scrooge.”
The Spoken Word Poetry
Contest is an event organized
by Florence Regional Arts
Alliance, taking place quarterly
at the FRAA Art Center.
Prize money is an accumula-
tion of entry fees paid by the
poets and sponsorships.
Sponsors of this quarterly
event include Organic Pest
Control,
NW
Inspection
Services, Bettie Egerton and
Stephanie Spradling.
ON THE
STREET
9 A
Entrepreneurs prep
for RAIN Oct. 28
The poetry committee con-
tinues to look for $100 spon-
sors which provides $25 per
quarterly event for a year.
Contact Bettie Egerton at
502-910-3625 for more infor-
mation.
Next month, on Friday, Nov.
13, from 4 to 6 p.m., FRAA
will hold a workshop called
“How to Write and Perform
Winning Poems.”
Coyne will be one of the
panelist who will teach this
workshop. Bring your poem
and receive feedback on how to
make it even better so you will
be ready for the next contest set
for Wednesday, Jan. 8.
The City of Florence,
Florence Area Chamber of
Commerce and Regional
Accelerator and Innovation
Network (RAIN) are launch-
ing a new “Startup Florence
Coast” initiative to support
startup companies. The first
ever free “Call of Interest”
event is happening on
Wednesday, Oct. 28, from 5 at
7 p.m. at City Lights Cinemas,
1930 Highway 101.
Beer, wine and light fare
will be served.
Listen to presentations
about RAIN’s successes:
• Hear Willamette Valley
startups deliver 5-minute
pitches about their high-
growth venture.
• Hear from seasoned
“angel investors” about how
and why they invest in
Oregon-based startup compa-
nies.
• Learn how Oregon RAIN
is providing free resources to
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What is your favorite Homecoming memory?
local entrepreneurs and inno-
vators — and learn how you
can get involved in helping
support startups in Florence.
The City of Florence asks,
“Are you an entrepreneur or an
aspiring entrepreneur? Do you
have hard earned advice to
share with those starting their
business? Do you like to
invent new products? Have
you launched a startup compa-
ny that sells products/ services
nationally or internationally?
Do you ever dream of being
one of the ‘Sharks’ on the
Shark Tank Show? Ever won-
der how to invest in startup
companies?”
If you can answer “yes” to
any of the above questions, the
city wants you to attend.
For more information, con-
tact Kelli Weese, City of
Florence’s Economic Devel-
opment
Coordinator,
or
Caroline Cummings, Oregon
RAIN’s Venture Catalyst.
Beachcomber Fest pours
rain or shine today
“I went to an all-boys prep school, so my
favorite part about Homecoming was when
my girlfriends would come from out of town
for the dance.”
—M ERT B EEBE , 80, D UNES C ITY
“Having lots of fun with my friends at the
football game. We never won.”
—B RIANNA G ABRIELSON , 22, E UGENE
“I don’t have one, because I ran cross
country for Junction City High School. I was
always away. It was always an invitational,
so I missed out.”
—T IM F ASSBENDER , 59, J UNCTION C ITY
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