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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 2016
Local yoga teacher to help make film
Nancy Herzberg seeks movie production funding
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lorence resident and
Heart Mountain Yoga
teacher Nancy
Herzberg plans to make a film
with international producer
and director James Carman,
titled “In Flight: Extinction
Dance.”
The two have launched a
Kickstarter campaign to gath-
er funds for production. The
campaign ends Jan. 14.
The film is intended to
show how humans have alien-
ated themselves from nature.
Chilling in its warning, “In
Flight: Extinction Dance” is
intended to be a vision and a
cry to preserve the living
grandeur that is quickly van-
ishing from this world.
Herzberg will perform a
Jackson
from 1A
He brightened the pages of
the Siuslaw News with stories
of life in the old days of
Westlake, which he detailed in
his book, “Hell’s Hole and
Battle Beach: The Westlake
Story.”
He fought in the Pacific dur-
ing World War II with the U.S.
Navy, and later wrote the book,
“I Was No Hero.”
Mocha
from 1A
Most dog owners know
dogs have a sixth sense, which
means they live entirely in a
world of energy and sense all
manner of energies, thus, sens-
ing the positive or negative
energy in people. Mocha knew
right on that Bob was a won-
derful, positive person.
In our short time as Bob’s
neighbor, we were able to trav-
Qigong choreography 20
years in the making, with
bear, crane, deer, monkey, and
tiger Qigong forms that origi-
nated from a time when peo-
ple looked to animals as
teachers.
Qigong practice typically
involves moving meditation,
coordinating slow-flowing
movement and deep rhythmic
breathing to create a calm,
meditative state of mind.
Herzberg is a long-time
Florence resident and Heart
Mountain Yoga teacher. She is
currently in Maine preparing
to make the film.
Carman is a New York
based creative producer and
director. He also works as a
cinematographer and photog-
rapher. His feature length
documentary, “The Hidden
Hand: Alien Contact and the
Government Cover-up,” has
won many awards and is dis-
tributed internationally.
His work has been shown
in festivals and theaters
around the world, including
the Sundance, Cannes, Berlin
and Toronto film festivals.
Carman is a member of the
Producer’s Guild and is cur-
rently producing the TV
series “Superconscious.”
Anyone interested in sup-
porting this project can go to
www.kickstarter.com and
search “In Flight: Extinction
Dance.”
For more information, call
Nancy Herzberg at 207-733-
2233 ext. 341.
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Portland poet to speak
at Writers on the Edge
Writers on the Edge will
kick of its 2016 season hosting
Brittney Corrigan on Saturday,
Jan. 16, at 2 p.m., at the
Newport Visual Arts Center,
777 NW Beach Drive. (Note
the time change from evening
to afternoon to accommodate
those interested in attending
from outlying areas.)
Corrigan is the author of the
poetry collection “Navigation”
(The Habit of Rainy Nights
Press, 2012) and the chapbook
“40 Weeks” (Finishing Line
Press, 2012). Her poems have
appeared widely in journals
and anthologies, and she is the
poetry editor for the online
journal Hyperlexia: poetry and
prose about the autism spec-
trum. Corrigan lives in
Portland, Ore., where she is
both an alumna and employee
of Reed College.
Everyone is welcome.
An open mic for local writ-
COURTESY PHOTO
Brittney Corrigan
ers will follow the presenta-
tion.
General admission is $8 and
students are admitted free.
For more information, visit
www.writersontheedge.org.
His third book, “For Love of
a Car,” compiled his writings
on automobiles with detailed
drawings of engines and photo-
graphs of a bygone era.
“The 1940 Plymouth con-
vertible, with the exception of
the war and meeting Peggy,
would provide some of the
most lasting memories of my
life,” he wrote.
Jackson began writing for the
Siuslaw News on Dec. 28,
2002, as a neighborhood corre-
spondent.
In his first column, he talked
about a job he had held at The
Siuslaw Oar in the 1930s, doing
much the same thing.
“The esteemed editor told me
that ‘Once you get the smell of
printer’s ink into your blood,
you will never want to do any-
thing else’ — or something to
that effect. It turns out I was
allergic to that ink,” Jackson
wrote.
He approached even his seri-
ous columns with a mix of
humor and the aplomb and tran-
quility of a man looking at a
long, exciting and fulfilling life.
From the end of September
to Dec. 23, Jackson took a hia-
tus from his weekly column. He
returned to pen “Long Hiatus”
in three parts, the last of which
ended on Wednesday. He
detailed his personal cancer
journey, the excellent care pro-
vided by hospice workers and
the comfort of the Friends of
Florence cancer van, again con-
necting back to the automobiles
that had shaped his life from the
very beginning.
Jackson’s final words in the
Siuslaw News were, “It ain’t
over, till it’s over.”
As the endless road stretches
before him, there is no doubt
that he is in the driver’s seat of
his dream car, speeding into
eternity.
Funeral arrangements will be
announced at a later date.
el to Laughlin with them,
make several trips to
Reedsport to Don’s Main
Street Restaurant to meet up
with his brother Denny and his
wife, lots of trips to the casino
and breakfasts on Sunday to
either Kozy Kitchen or The
Dunes Café, not to mention
meals at the Beachcomber and
Driftwood Shores.
And, many evenings were
spent at our homes just enjoy-
ing good treats, but especially
good company.
Bob was known around
town as the man who was
always drawing caricatures on
napkins of people sitting near
him. Then, he would present
his drawing to them and strike
up a conversation.
One of the best memories
we were fortunate enough to
share in was his trip to
Washington, D.C., with the
Honor Flight group. Bob
always called himself “No
Hero.” He felt no one should
thank him for his service, that
he was only doing what he
was called to do.
He cried when he told us
how all accommodations were
paid for and how they were
treated like royalty while in
Washington.
Well, each time we now
walk our new lab named Bear,
we pass by a spot at
Rhododendron Drive and 11th
Street where we stop and
pause to remember Mocha.
That is the spot where she
always made her decision if
she wanted to continue on or
return home because her joints
couldn’t take her any further.
That will be a little different
now as we pause to remember
not only Mocha, but her
favorite friend, Bob. He will
be greatly missed, and I know
there isn’t anyone that can
ever replace the special friend-
ship we had with him.
Learn something new today
Have you resolved to learn something new this
year? You’re not alone. Each year, millions of people
resolve to expand their horizons and for the sake of a
more fuli lling life.
It is one thing for adults decide to something
new, but quite another to narrow down how you will
enhance your knowledge or experiences. Don’t be
discouraged by the adage that you can’t teach an old
dog new tricks. It’s never to late to move out of your
comfort zone, and these ideas may help you do just
that.
• Learn a new language. If you have always
dreamed of traveling internationally and speaking
in a country’s native tongue, begin taking lessons. A
Gallup Poll indicates that only about 25 percent of
Americans can speak another language sui ciently
enough to carry on a conversation, although many
agree that knowing a second language is a good
skill to have. In addition to private tutors or classes
at nearby community colleges, make use of foreign
language apps and computer programs, which allow
you to practice in the comforts of home. Depending
on how much time you can devote to studying, it
may be just a matter of a few months before you have
mastered a new language. How quickly you pick up
a new language may be af ected by your knowledge
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of other languages. For example, if you
already speak Spanish, learning French
or Italian maybe easier because of
similarities between these widely spoken
romance languages.
• Take up a new sport or hobby.
Hobbies and sports appeal to all types of
people. Adults who never participated in
sports as a child may i nd their interest
piqued upon joining an adult league.
Don’t underestimate your potential
abilities on the playing i elds or with
regard to certain hobbies. Give painting,
woodworking, papercrat ing, and other
hands-on hobbies a go and you may
be surprised to discover the talent lies
within.
• Go back to school. Even if you already have
a degree, don’t be hesitant to pursue additional
education. In 2013, a report in h e Wall Street Journal
indicated that just 29 percent of college students i t the
“traditional” student mold. h at means nontraditional
students, many of whom are adults, make up the
majority of students on campus. Many local colleges
and universities of er distance learning or adult
education programs. Speak with a curriculum advisor
about a particular school’s of erings and i nd out if
you’re eligible for reduced tuition or i nancial aid.
• See new sights. If travel is a passion of yours,
make sure your passport is current and start making
plans to visit areas of the world you have always
wanted to visit. Perhaps there are particular ancient
ruins you hope to see, or maybe you want to trace your
genealogy back to your ancestral homeland.
Trying something new is easier than one may
think, and it can make for a great resolution and a
more fuli lling life with lots of precious memories.