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8 A SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 2016 THESIUSLAWNEWS . COM THIS WEEK ON THE ❘ / SIUSLAWNEWS ❘ @ SIUSLAWNEWS COAST A W EEKLY L ISTING OF C OMMUNITY E VENTS IN THE F LORENCE A REA S UBMIT ALL E VENTS I NFORMATION VIA E MAIL TO P RESS R ELEASES @T HE S IUSLAW N EWS . COM 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the Mapleton Lions Club, 88148 Riverview Dr., in Mapleton Menu includes: pancakes, sausage, ham and eggs. Cost is $7 for adults or $3 for children (Age 12 and under) Saturday, Jan. 9 Florence Dems to meet Florence Area Democratic Club will hold its first meeting of the year at 11 a.m. in the Port of Siuslaw meeting room at 100 Harbor St. Everyone is invited to hear guest speaker Page Atcheson of Renew Oregon. be the featured presenter at the regu- lar meeting of PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays), at Lane Community College, 3149 Oak St., in Florence. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Room 250. Backstreet Gallery, 1421 Bay St., opens its “Stormy Weather” exhibit with a special reception from 3 to 5 p.m. The show, for which gallery members created their own “Stormy Weather” art pieces, will run through February. During the reception, local singer songwriter Stephen McVay will per- form. Senior Center open house Us TOO to have special guest To celebrate the end of all grant restrictions, the Florence Senior Center is inviting the community to its open house from 1 to 4 p.m. Everyone is welcome, refresh- ments will be served and the mayor will be on hand during the afternoon to say a few words. Us TOO Florence Prostate Cancer Education/Support Group will meet at the Presbyterian Church of the Siuslaw from 5 to 7 p.m. Special guest is Janis Finley, RN, Emergency Department nurse man- ager, PeaceHealth Peace Harbor Medical Center. Monday, Jan. 11 Saturday, Jan. 16 Food, ale pair at Homegrown Homegrown Public House has announced a one-of-a-kind collabo- pairing experience with Second Saturday Gallery Tour rative Agrarian Ales in an evening of cre- Enjoy the Second Saturday Gallery atively fresh food paired with Tour in two distinct art-focused favorite farmhouse ales. regions in Florence. Both Homegrown and Agrarian From 3 to 5 p.m. on the second Ales believe in supporting local Saturday of each month, enjoy great farms and producers. The menu will art, meet artists, attend receptions reflect this belief. with refreshments, experience live Join them at 5:30 p.m. for this entertainment and interact with fel- collaborative beer-pairing experi- low patrons of the arts. ence. A limited number of tickets are For more information and a list of available at Homegrown, 294 Laurel participants, go to www.2ndSaturday St. in Florence. GalleryTour.com. Tuesday, Jan. 12 Sunday, Jan. 10 Mapleton Lions make pancakes PFLAG begins meeting at LCC California activist Zoyer Zyndel, The Mapleton Lions Club will host chairperson of Trans-E-Motion, will its monthly pancake breakfast from Florence Antiques LAKESHORE MYRTLEWOOD Fine Myrtlewood Products (Gifts for every occasion) Come see it made. 5 Miles south of Florence 83530 HWY 101 (541) 997-8563 Open most days: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. PICKLE in Find the % , and 10 our shop P! will DRO your bill Quality Work Clothing Prison Blues • Big Bills Boots: Whites • Hoffman Hathorn • Danner • Muck www.philssawshop.com 541-997-9767 399 Nopal St. • Florence • Next to Pro Lumber Get support for diabetes The next meeting of the Siuslaw Diabetes/Pre-diabetes Support Group will be held at 2 p.m. at the Siuslaw Public Library. For more information, call 541- 902-6059. Writers on the River presents the “2016 Writing Boot Camp” from 10 a.m. to noon at Florence Regional Arts Alliance (FRAA), 120 Maple St. Set writing goals, start writing and stay in the creative flow all year with tips to improve your prose. All levels and genres welcome. Call Catherine Rourke at 541-708- 2120 or e-mail CJReditor@gmail. com. Rhody enthusiasts to meet Siuslaw Chapter American Rhododendron Society will meet from 4 to 6:15 p.m. Jack Olson, who has much experi- ence hybridizing and propagating, will present his program of “My Favorite Rhododendrons and Why.” The public is invited. Upcoming Events Fiddlers to jam Friends of Poetry The Oregon Oldtime Fiddlers, District 5, will be making music at the Winchester Bay Community Center. On stage performance is 1 to 3 p.m., with an acoustic jam following from 3 to 4 p.m. The public is invited; there is no The Friends of Poetry meet every Wednesday from 3 to 5 p.m. at The Shorewood Retirement Residences, 15th and Spruce streets. 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