SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 2016
Auxiliary
RAIN
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Umpqua River, Eugene and
Grants Pass received various
awards and recognition for their
duties, ranging from communi-
cations to recruiting to safety
courses, among other things.
The proceedings took on a
note of solemnity during the
remembrance of those guard
members lost over the past year,
with the ringing of the bell for
each name read.
Chief Ben Snider, executive
petty officer for Station Siuslaw
River, led the memoriam recog-
nizing POWs and MIAs,
explaining the symbolic solitary
table, a place of dignity, set for
those missing comrades.
Anyone interested in taking a
boating course or to have a vessel
examined for safety, contact
Station Siuslaw River at 541-
997-3631. To learn more about
the Auxiliary, go online to
www.cgaux.org.
For local Auxiliary applica-
Carl Hulan is the co-organ-
izer for the next three RAIN
meetups. He first got involved
with RAIN after attending the
first Florence seminar for
entrepreneurs and innovators.
“I believe that we live in an
amazing time because technol-
ogy enables us to build almost
anything imaginable, so let’s
get together to figure out our
goals and how to achieve
them,” Hulan said.
“He has taken on the initia-
tive to carry forward the work
that RAIN has set forth with
us,” Reynolds said. “(City
Recorder) Kelli Weese and I
are behind the scenes support-
ing this, as well as the eco-
nomic development commit-
tee.”
The first meetup is Tuesday,
Jan. 19, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at
the Riverside Café, 1340 Bay
St. This meeting will focus on
technology entrepreneurship.
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 52 Color Guard (from
left): Jim Stutz of Springfield, Brad Hooper of Florence,
Kirby Ladd of Bandon and Tony Rebello of Florence
tions or more information, con-
tact Brad Hooper at the station,
541-997-2486 option 3.
For information about serving
in the Willamette Valley (Eugene
area and south), contact Norm
Hoffman at 541-688-6069.
A bell is rung during
the event’s memoriam for
each shipmate who has
“crossed the bar” last year.
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(Next to Papa Murphy’s)
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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
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It will target those with
ideas for businesses in the
traded sector economy, where
the product or output from the
business comes from outside
of this state or can be traded
outside of this state. Experts
will be present to give advice
on how to grow or start a tech-
nology business.
The next meetup targets
“encore entrepreneurs,” or
active retirees who wish to
mentor others or start their
own business later in life. This
meeting is Thursday, Feb. 11,
from 8 to 9:30 a.m. at Blue
Bills Pub at Three Rivers
Casino Resort, 5647 Highway
126.
The third meetup is called
“The Artrepreneur.” This
event on Thursday, Feb. 18,
from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the
Riverside Café, will focus on
creative and artisanal craft
startups and businesses.
This meeting is for creative
people who produce textiles,
clothing, blown glass, wood
carvings, pottery, up-cycled
products, seasonal products,
home decor, photography or
other items that may have
broader market appeal. RAIN
asks that people bring their
product or product idea to
receive expert advice on mar-
keting. Those who wish to
expand their market, sell arti-
sanal crafts beyond Oregon
and turn their hobbies into a
high-growth business are
invited.
Food and non-alcoholic
drinks will be provided at each
of these events.
Reynolds said, “That’s how
RAIN is going, and it’s been
raining a lot.”
For more information about
RAIN’s activities in Florence,
go to ci.florence.or.us or regis-
ter for these events at
www.meetup.com/Startup-
Florence-Oregon-Coast/.
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Festival
from 1A
In 1998, the Oregon-based
band presented a new show
and album, “Immigrant
Dreams,” featuring music
and stories of those who
came west to America from
Ireland, Scotland, Romania,
Mexico, France, Spain,
Greece and other countries
during the turn of the centu-
ry.
Winter Music Festival
committee chairs, Rachel
Pearson and Sandra
Kuhlman, brought The Trail
Band to a fresh, young audi-
ence on Thursday in two
packed houses of elementary
students. The band presented
an eclectic mix of songs, and
unusual instruments, show-
casing Irish, Russian and
French composers.
The entertaining and edu-
cational presentation wound
its way through time, tracing
the lives of Northwesterners
and their relationship to the
land, finishing with a dance
and drum performance by
the American Indian
Education program.
The Winter Music Festival
Kids Concerts were funded
by a $4,500 grant from
Oregon Community
Foundation, a $1,000 grant
from the Mapleton
Community Foundation and
a $2,500 grant from the
Kiwanis Club. Additional
funds from the Ladies of the
Elks and many individual
donors made the school per-
formance possible.
Winter Music Festival
continues this weekend at
the Florence Events Center
with 12 bands, including
local performers and head-
lining musicians. The Artisan
Fair is free to browse all
weekend long and slices of
pie are on sale today.
Tickets for the music festi-
val are available at the FEC
box office, 715 Quince St.,
or call 541-997-1994 or go
online to eventcenter.org.
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