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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2016 3 A Florence Senior Center FEC’s ‘Artistic Visions’ winners announced needs volunteer help As the Florence Senior Center moves into its new phase of allowing all ages to access its resources, it is look- ing to enhance its volunteer workforce. The Florence Senior Center is at 1570 Kingwood St. “As the center opens a new chapter in its existence, we are looking for new people with new ideas and interests to help us move forward,” said Christine May, senior center board president. Two key volunteer positions have opened up recently. Beginning this year, the senior L L E E O O M M L L I I D D center needs someone to take over as volunteer coordinator. In addition, the person in charge of rentals and schedul- ing is looking to move on. The senior center also has an ongoing need for volunteer receptionists and alternates. The Tuesday afternoon slot will be open. “Volunteers are the heart and soul of the senior center. Without them, we are just a building,” said May. Anyone interested in joining the senior center volunteers is urged to call the senior center, 541-997-8844. T O T T R T R O N E E Y Y A A T T A T A N O T O N E R E R Y Y N :,//6¬352%$7(/,9,1*758675(9,6,216 :,//6¬352%$7(/,9,1*758675(9,6,216 40 Years Lane County Legal Experience 10 Year Coast Resident DENTURE SERVICES INC. Here to serve your denture needs: William Foster LD Sherry, Offi ce Manager FREE CONSULTATIONS Monday-Thursday 10am - 2 pm Relines and Repairs Same Day Or by special appointment Financing: Citi Health Card 12 Month no Interest 524 Laurel St. 541-997-6054 COURTESY PHOTO Front left:Liz Walker, Judge Susan Lehman, Claudia Brown and Photography first-place winner Stephanie Ames. Gardiner, 3-D; and Susie Morrill and Donna Gilhousen from Eugene, photography. Coordinators of this awards show were FEC gallery com- mittee members Claudia Brown and Liz Walker. Sponsors were the Friends of the FEC. 997-9983 216 Nopal Street (Old Town) Dentures Immediate Dentures Implant Dentures Relines and Repairs The January exhibit “Artistic Visions” at the Florence Events Center (FEC) features a wide variety of 2-D, photography, and 3-D artworks in galleries One and Five. At the awards reception, first-place winners received $150 each, as well as a gold ribbon. Silvia Trijillo won the 2-D award for her painting “Equinox.” Stephanie Ames won the photography award for her photograph “Singularity.” David Johnsen won the 3-D award for his walking stick “Falling Leaves.” Honorable Mention ribbons went to artists Collen Goodwin, Julie Strecker, Julie Ripley, Lin-Su Nordin, Ben Cahoon, Patricia Ball, Stephanie Ames, Stephen Jones, Patrice Lampton, Ken McDougal, Amy Rickford and Mike Shoys. Judges for the show were Susan Lehman from Bandon, 2-D; Mack Holman from Write to the Editor: editor@thesiuslawnews.com Local students experience ‘The Great Depression’ Many Florence-area resi- dents will remember liv- ing through The Great Depression, but students at Sonshine Christian School also got a taste of the times during a recent emotional, energizing and empathizing school day. As part of their history studies, students experienced simulated aspects of the Great Depression, and war time measures, rolled into one day of dramatized enact- ments. The day started out with news from board mem- ber Don Large, dressed much First Weigh-In Jan. 27 th (mandatory!) E IN ! S LO to W It’s BACK... BE FLORENCE’S BIGGEST WEIGHT PERCENTAGE LOSER home responsibilities. Board chairman Nathan Large soon arrived and told students he had to “confiscate books and school supplies as collateral to pay their school bills.” For their meager lunch, all of the students dug and pre- pared potatoes and carrots which had been hidden in the dirt of the playground by board members earlier that morning. The few cents they received to “live on” were insufficient to purchase necessities, forcing students to pool their resources, or do without. COURTESY PHOTO “Pallets, tarps, boards and Students stand within a shelter built during Sonshine baling twine came in handy Christian School’s “Great Depression” experience. for the students to build shel- ters,” said Karen Nelson, the like a dustbowl farmer, that under martial law and that school’s principal and an “the stock market has just troops would need the stu- instructor. “They discovered crashed and the situation dents’ lunches that day. that even the cosiest tarp looks pretty serious.” The students learned what shelter isn’t very warm when During their morning Bible martial law is, why it is the cold winter wind blows. study time, the students enacted, and its impact on cit- But that didn’t stop the kids reflected on people in the izens. from making it a great learn- Bible who experienced hard As the morning progressed, ing experience with their times, and how God provided the students’ “lives” were enthusiasm, creativity and for their needs. suddenly changed as part of cooperation.” In a brief look back at this Great Depression experi- Sonshine Christian School World War II shortages, and ence. Some students had to is accepting applications for to emphasize the potential move to the farm with an aunt enrollment for second semes- severity faced then and dur- or uncle while their parents ter. ing the depression, a uni- went in search of work. Parents or grandparents formed military officer, Others had to find menial seeking more information on retired Army colonel Larry jobs to help their families sur- the school and its programs Smedley, informed the stu- vive. Still others had to drop can contact principal Karen dents that Florence was now out of school to help with Nelson at 541-997-5909. FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY JANUARY 22 JANUARY 23 JANUARY 24 JANUARY 25 JANUARY 26 Showers Morning Periods of Cloudy, Rain Showers, Some Rain Cloudy Morning Showers, Cloudy Rain Cloudy, Rain Possible 50 o F 42 o F 56 o F 42 o F 55 o F 38 o F WEDNESDAY THURSDAY JANUARY 20 JANUARY 21 LOSE-TO-WIN CONTEST! Over $1700 in Prizes & Gifts! 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