SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2016
FRAA to host intensive
writing ‘Boot Camp’
Get down to the brass tacks
of creative writing with a fun
regimen designed to bring out
the writer warrior in you on
Jan. 16.
This hands-on workshop
will help writers of all levels
and genres:
Define writing goals and
projects for the New Year
Break down any obstacles
blocking the writer within
Invigorate their prose with
tools to fuel their creativity
Get back in the writing
flow and stay there all year
Empower their writing
with simple tips and strategies
for success
Boot camp includes plenty
of writing drills. Space is lim-
ited, so pre-registration is sug-
gested.
Cost is $20 for FRAA mem-
bers, or $25 nonmembers,
payable at the door.
Call Catherine J. Rourke at
541-708-2120 or email CJR
editor@gmail.com
Rourke is an award-winning
writer, journalist, columnist
and editor with more than 30
years’ staff experience at daily
newspapers, national maga-
zines and major publishers.
Educated at the City
University of New York,
Oxford University and the
Walter Cronkite School of
Journalism, she has served as a
contractual book editor and
jacket cover copywriter for
Amazon and Random House,
in both print and digital for-
mats.
Writers on the River pro-
vides an ongoing writing and
discussion group open to all
seeking the time and place to
write.
B-I-N-G-O ! !
Join us for TACO BAR,
regular Bingo menu,
homemade pies, and
fresh-popped popcorn!
Ada G
range
#570
SATURDAY, JAN. 16
5:00 p.m. Kitchen Opens
6:00 p.m. BINGO!
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
Raven Stole the Moon
By Garth Stein
Book review by Susie Voth
It has been two years since 5-
year-old Bobby Rosen disap-
peared into the cold waters of
Thunder Bay near Wrangell,
Alaska. Since the tragic accident
his mother, Jenna, has not been
able to move on with her life.
She tried alcohol, pills, psychol-
ogists and psychiatrists, yet still
she deeply mourns her child.
Impulsively, Jenna decides to
return to Alaska and attempt to
slay the demons that have haunt-
ed her since Bobby’s death.
The demons she finds are
directly tied to her Tlingit Indian
heritage.
According to legend, Raven
gave the kushtaka the power to
watch over the woods and the
seas in order to rescue lost souls
on the verge of death and con-
vert them to kushtaka. Once con-
verted, the soul cannot pass to
the Land of Dead Souls.
The soul is forever trapped as
kushtaka. Jenna realizes that
Bobby wasn’t dead. He had not
drowned. He was with the kush-
taka.
It is up to her to rescue him.
Garth Stein weaves an intri-
cate tale of grief, redemption,
mystery and legend. He has cre-
ated characters that are vivid and
believable.
The spine-tingling supernatu-
ral elements of the story are
based on Tlingit folklore. In fact,
more than once during some of
the frightening parts, I had to
shut the book, take a short break
and later return to the story.
The book on our shelves is a
re-release of the 1998 edition of
Raven Stole the Moon, Stein’s
first novel. In the afterword,
Stein says that he made a few
changes, such as omitting some
of the vulgarities.
He writes, “I don’t know why,
when I was 31, I found cursing
such a crucial form of expres-
sion.” Also, he made the deci-
sion to retain the innocence of
the pre-digital era and not update
the technology.
Soup Night
The library will present
Maggie Stuckey, author of Soup
Night, discussing her book and
presenting soups for sampling
made by Friends of the Library
volunteers on Wednesday, Jan.
27, at 6 p.m., in Florence, and at
noon Thursday, Jan. 28, at the
Mapleton branch in the Lions
Club Building on Riverview
Avenue in Mapleton.
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Come learn about “Soup
Nights,” where neighbors build a
real sense of community through
the age-old idea of getting
together for a simple meal (in
this case, a soup supper) on a
regular basis.
What Stuckey has found and
documented in this cookbook is
that the humble idea of gathering
friends and neighbors on a regu-
lar basis for a casual night of
soup and sides has an extraordi-
narily positive ripple effect on
children, senior citizens, families
and communities at large.
With simple ideas for gather-
ing neighbors and friends togeth-
er, readers will be looking for
any opportunity to make “Soup
Night” a part of their lives.
Friends of the Library
seeks books
Welcome the New Year by
making space on your book-
shelves for all of the new and
slightly used books you will
acquire this year at the Friends
of the Library book sales.
The Friends are always look-
ing for donations of gently used
books which may be brought to
the library Circulation Desk at
any time.
Questions? Call Nancy 541-997-2380 • 10 Miles out Canary Road
Local filmmaker to kickstart film series
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Local filmmaker Sean
Sisson is preparing his team to
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create “The Fabulist’s 7,” a
neo-noir throwback to serial
40 Years Lane County
Legal Experience
10 Year Coast Resident
997-9983
At the Florence Senior Center
1671 Kingwood Street
VERY BASIC WATERCOLOR CLASSES
with Ken Kent
FREE Pre-meeting h ursday,
January 21 at 1:00 pm
(students are encouraged to attend as supplies needed are discussed)
NO PRIOR ART EXPERIENCE NEEDED
5 week course begins February 18th - March 17th, h ursdays
at 1:00 pm ($50.00 course fee plus a one time material and
processing fee of $15.00 will be charged).
Class size is limited. Adults of all ages are encouraged to sign up.
To reserve your space please call: Florence Senior Center at 541-997-8844
Phone and Internet Discounts
Available to CenturyLink Customers
The Oregon Public Utility Commission designated Centu-
ryLink as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier within its
service area for universal service purposes. CenturyLink’s
basic local service rates for residential voice lines are
$14.80-$16.80 per month and business services are $26.00-
$30.50 per month. Specific rates will be provided upon re-
quest.
CenturyLink participates in a government benefit program
(Lifeline) to make residential telephone service more afford-
able to eligible low-income individuals and families. Eligi-
ble customers are those that meet eligibility standards as
defined by the FCC and state commissions. Residents who
live on federally recognized Tribal Lands may qualify for
additional Tribal benefits if they participate in certain addi-
tional federal eligibility programs. The Lifeline discount is
available for only one telephone per household, which can
be either a wireline or wireless telephone. A household
is defined for the purposes of the Lifeline program as any
individual or group of individuals who live together at the
same address and share income and expenses. Lifeline
service is not transferable, and only eligible consumers may
enroll in the program. Consumers who willfully make false
statements in order to obtain Lifeline telephone service can
be punished by fine or imprisonment and can be barred from
the program.
Lifeline eligible subscribers may also qualify for reliable
home high-speed Internet service up to 1.5Mbps for $9.95*
per month for the first 12 months of service. Please call
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more information.
If you live in a CenturyLink service area, please call 1-888-
833-9522 or visit centurylink.com/lifeline with questions or
to request an application for the Lifeline program.
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based on meeting income level or program participation eligibility requirements, and
requires remaining eligible for the entire offer period. First bill will include charges
for the \first full month of service billed in advance, prorated charges for service from
the date of installation to bill date, and one-time charges and fees described above.
Qualifying customers may keep this program for a maximum of 60 months after ser-
vice activation provided customer still qualifies during that time. Listed High-Speed
Internet rate of $9.95/mo. applies for first 12 months of service (after which the rate
reverts to $14.95/mo. for the next 48 months of service), and requires a 12-month
term agreement. Customer must either lease a modem/router from CenturyLink for
an additional monthly charge or independently purchase a modem/router, and a one-
time High-Speed Internet activation fee applies. A one-time professional installation
charge (if selected by customer) and a one-time shipping and handling fee applies to
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thrillers of yesteryear, by
adapting his award-winning
short film, “Glorious,” into the
pilot episode.
After taking home the
Audience Favorite Award at the
Eugene Film Society ’s annual
72-Hour Horror Short Film
Competition, Sisson says he
feels he has a story that res-
onates with audiences.
According to Joshua Purvis,
Executive Director of the
Eugene
Film
Society,
“Glorious was an exceptional
work. Beautifully shot, very
well-acted, with confident pac-
ing and storytelling. With fund-
ing and a longer timeline for
production, one can only imag-
ine what devilry, mischief and
excitement awaits.”
Resembling “The Twilight
Zone” and “Alfred Hitchcock
Presents,” each episode of the
mini-series will feature new
themes, storylines and charac-
ters. Anthologies were very
popular in the early days of tel-
evision. With “The Fabulists
7,” Sisson hopes to resurrect
this once beloved form of sto-
rytelling.
“I love the ‘Pulp-Fiction
nature’ of those old classics,”
says Sisson. “Short stories that
blended, mystery, suspense,
dark comedy; what Hitchcock
called ‘situation tragedy.’
“I’m thrilled to create within
that framework.”
The project will be realized
with the help of a community
crowdfunded Kickstarter cam-
paign. Sisson and his crew are
launching the “Glorious”
Kickstarter in style with a
champagne party and a live
auction at City Lights Cinemas
in Florence on Saturday, Jan.
16, at 11 a.m.
All interested community
members are invited to attend
the free event.
Kickstarter is a crowdfund-
ing platform with a mission to
help bring creative projects to
life. Supporting the Glorious
Kickstarter Project is easy and
will be available online begin-
ning Jan. 16.
There are varied levels of
contribution and every dollar
earned will be spent on the
making of “The Fabulists 7,” a
mini-series based on the
award-winning shirt film,
“Glorious.”
WLCF grant application
deadline is Friday
On Thursday, January 7, 2016, the Cow Creek
Umpqua Indian Founda on awarded Florence Food
Share a very generous grant in order to con nue
their Culturally Diverse Food Project. This project
aims to be er serve the La no communi es in
Western Lane County by serving culturally familiar
food products to this popula on. Thank you so
much to the Cow Creek Founda on for helping us
to alleviate hunger in Western Lane County for the
en re food insecure popula on.
2190 Spruce Street
541-997-9110
www.l orencefoodshare.org
info@l orencefoodshare.org
El jueves 7 de enero de 2016, la Fundación Cow Creek
Umpqua Indian le otorgo a Florence Food Share una
concesión muy generosa con el fi n de con nuar su
Proyecto de Comida Culturalmente Diversa. El fi n
de este proyecto es mejor servirle a la comunidad
La na del oeste del Condado Lane, proveyéndole a
esta populación comidas culturalmente familiares.
Muchas gracias a la Fundación Cow Creek Umpqua
Indian por ayudarnos aliviar el hambre del oeste
del Condado Lane a toda la populación sin comida
segura.
The deadline for the
Western Lane Community
Foundation’s 2016 grant appli-
cations is Jan. 15. Information,
guidelines and applications
may be downloaded at www.
wlcfonline.org.
Applications
must
be
received at the WLCF office,
491 Laurel St.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING
Florence area free TV provider
West Lane Translator, Inc.
WLT, a non-profi t organization, has provided free, over-
the-air broadcast signals (TV and radio) to the Florence
community for 56 years. In 2014 we began to broadcast our
own non-commercial radio station, KXCR, 90.7 FM.
TV broadcasters who make use of
WLT facilities on Glenada Hill:
ABC – KEZI — 9
CBS – KVAL – 13
NBC – KMTR –16
OPB – KEPB – 28
FOX – KLSR – 34
FM broadcasters include KLFO –
88.1 (KLCC), KXCR – 90.7, KWVZ –
91.5 (KWAX), KQFE – 92.5, KODZ – 95.3, KKNU – 100.9
The public is invited to the annual meeting on Wednesday,
January 20th at 6:30 pm in the Conference Room at the
Siuslaw Public Library, Florence Oregon.
Membership dues are $10 per year or $75 lifetime.
Contributions or dues may be mailed to WLT at PO Box 91,
Florence, OR 97439.
More information at http://www.westlanetv.org