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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 2016 Meet new board members at Friends of Library meeting The Friends of the Siuslaw Public Library (FOL) will hold its regular monthly board meeting on Thursday, Jan. 28, at 11 a.m. in the library’s Conference Room. All FOL members and oth- ers interested in supporting the library or learning more about FOL are invited to attend. This will also be an oppor- tunity to meet the new board members. New officers include Ryan Cronk, presi- dent; Sharon Hobart, vice- president; Akiko Marsh, treas- urer; and new Members at Large, Sadie Stevenson and Merilee Mulvey. Annie Schmidt and Susy Lacer remain as second-year Members at Large. Sherry Curran, former president, remains on the board as past- president. The purpose of FOL is to support the Siuslaw Public Library. For questions, contact SiuslawLibraryFriends@gmai l.com. 9 A Us TOO receives grant from Urology Foundation On behalf of Oregon Urology Foundation (OUF), Stephanie Kerns, OUF Resource, recenrly presented a grant of $3,500 to Us TOO Florence, represented by facilitator Bob Horney. This OUF grant provides the financial means for Us TOO Florence, a 12-year- old chapter of Us TOO International, to continue providing REFINANCE YOUR HOME It also makes it possible for Us TOO Florence to continue its vigorous advoca- cy for early detec- tion of prostate can- cer. This is a huge part of Us TOO I n t e r n a t i o n a l ’s Mission and one that Us TOO Florence eagerly accepts. OUF is a nonprof- it charitable organi- zation funded by the Doctors of Oregon COURTESY PHOTO Urology Institute. Us TOO prostate cancer support group representative Bob Nearly 100 percent of Horney (right) receives a check from OUF representative the foundation’s Stephanie Kerns. money goes directly to urologic education and community sup- prostate cancer support and rounding communities and education to men and their along the Oregon Coast from port, such as Us TOO Florence. families in Florence, the sur- Yachats to Bandon. Siuslaw jazz band receives donation MTG quartet, City Lights Cinemas collaborate to raise funds B Y J ACK D AVIS start st tar saving with a low rate & 2 . 50 % NO LOAN FEE! for up to 15 years * 2077 Highway 101 • Florence Flor re • 541.902.9599 myfirstccu.org Federally insured by NCUA. Equal Housing Opportunity. * The current Annual Percentage R ate of 2.50% applies to a fixed rate advance made under the home equity line of credit agreement (“HELOC ”) with a maximum 15-year repayment term, 60% loan-to -value (“LT V ”) ratio and minimum FICO score of 740. These terms apply only to HELOCs secured by a senior lien trust deed. This HELOC has a fixed rate conversion option. Borrowers may conver t all or par t of their variable rate (“revolving”) balance to a fixed rate with repayment terms up to 25 years. The APR on any revolving balance por tion is variable and is currently as low as 3.125%. The maximum variable rate adjustment is 2% annually and 5% for the life of the loan. The fixed and variable APR each member pays will var y based on lien position, LT V and FICO score. Third par ty fees range from $260-$1,300 for credit limits of $50,000. R ates and terms are available for LT V ratios up to 80%. R ates are subjec t to change without notice. All HELOCs are subjec t to credit approval. Miles To Go (MTG) jazz quartet played to a sold-out crowd at City Lights Cinemas Jan. 7 and raised $300 for the Siuslaw High School jazz band. Siuslaw band teacher Chris Rowbotham said, “I can’t thank them enough for wanting to help us. I mean, $300 buys two new jazz charts (sets of music) for my jazz band. I’ve been at Siuslaw for five years and I’ve never bought a jazz chart because we just didn’t have the money. We are going to decide as a class which jazz charts to purchase.” Rowbotham is in charge of both middle school and high school bands, including the high school jazz band. “For the high school I have a budget of $3,500. The middle school budget is $2,350,” Rowbotham said. “Travel and festival fees come out of that budget, including paying the bus driver and gas. Travel kills a lot of the budget. The Florence Events Center is gra- Please join us as we celebrate the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life of Florence Kick-off Party! Chili Cook-off, Dessert Auction, live music, cash bar, and more! 2016 Relay Theme: Lights! Camera! Action! Florence Elks Lodge Sat., Jan. 30th, 4:00– 7:00 pm i i i i i LIVE music! Chili tasting (donations accepted) and bowls of chili for sale $3 Dessert Silent Auction~ Desserts welcome! Bring your family and friends for a fun evening! Learn more about Relay and register a FREE team at: www.RelayForLife.org/FlorenceOR For more information or to enter a chili or bring a dessert, please contact: Bonnie Ell, #971.219.9949, bonnie.ell@cancer.org JACK DAVIS/SIUSLAW NEWS Siuslaw High School Director of Bands Chris Rowbotham accepts a check for $300 from Miles To Go jazz quartet percussionist Nate Kaplan to help support the schools jazz band. The money was raised during a recent sold out Miles To Go performance held at City Lights Cinemas. cious to give us a half-rate dis- count, but it is still another $1,350 for four performances throughout the year. Remaining funds pay for instrument repair, maintenance and to purchase reeds through- out the year for students that can’t afford them. The school also has a number of instru- ments it could rent to students. “Unfortunately, about half are unplayable. We are waiting for funds to be able to fix them,” he said. According to Rowbotham, an average operating budget for a 4A school band program such as Siuslaw would be $10,000 to $12,000. MTG percussionist Nate Kaplan said, “When we first started last year and I hooked up with the schools and learned about their plight, in the back of my mind I’ve always thought, ‘as soon as the Miles To Go thing gets going, and get some people coming out, then we will have enough money to donate to the school (band) program.’” After overhead and expens- es, MTG was able to donate $300 to the school jazz band program. Siuslaw band members were given free passes to attend the performance, during which Rowbotham joined MTG for several trumpet duets. In addition to the MTG quartet, guest pianist Ken Wannberg played two arrange- ments and three local female singers, Maree Beers, Denise Dee and Judi Kelly, sang sev- eral songs each, as well as a group tribute to Natalie Cole. MTG was formed in 2014 when Kaplan, convinced brass instrumentalist Ron Green, upright bass player Michael Anderson and pianist Gus Russell to form a jazz quartet. Kaplan and Green live in Florence and Anderson and Russell live in Eugene. Kaplan said MTG is plan- ning a spring performance with proceeds again going to support the school band pro- gram. Anyone wanting to donate money to the band or jazz pro- gram should contact the dis- trict office at 541-997-2651. Band donations need to be specific for either the middle school or high school band program. See Jim for your auto sales needs! 2150 Hwy. 101 • Florence (541) 997-3475 • 1-800-348-3475 FOLLOW US FOR THE LATEST NEWS /S IUSLAW N EWS ❘ @S IUSLAW N EWS CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK Siuslaw News