SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2016
Right to Life poster,
essay contest now open
The Florence Chapter of
Oregon Right to Life has
announced its annual Essay and
Drawing Contest. It is open to
students in grades kindergarten
through 12. The theme for this
year’s contest is “We All Start
Small.” Deadline for entries is
March 4.
Categories include:
Essay: 200 to 300 words for
grades 5 to 6; 300 to 400 words
for grades 7 to 9; and 400 to 500
words for grades 10 to 12.
Essays will be judged on
grammar, clarity of message,
originality and how well the
theme is followed.
Drawing: Open to kinder-
garten through 12th grade.
All artwork must be original
and on paper no larger than 8
1/2-by-11 inches. Collages are
considered original artistic
expressions.
Winners of the local poster
and essay contests will enter the
state level competition. The
state winners will be announced
at the Oregon Right to Life
Conference in Portland, Ore.,
on April 9.
For more information, call
Mona Dick at 541-997-2065.
Stocks.
Bonds. CDs.
IRAs. Mutual
funds.
Andy Baber, AAMS®
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
Financial Advisor
.
1010 Highway 101
Florence, OR 97439
541-997-8755
www.edwardjones.com
Member SIPC
The Sherlock Holmes
Book (DK – Big Ideas
Simply Explained)
Book Review by Susie Voth
Aficionados of Arthur Conan
Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes will
love this book. It is all things
Sherlock simply explained with
illustrations, photographs, time-
lines, quotations, sidebars and
plenty of text chock-full of inter-
esting tidbits of information.
“The Sherlock Holmes Book”
begins with a brief biography of
Doyle followed by biographies
of the various recurring
characters in the Holmes canon.
These include Sherlock and
Mycroft Holmes, Dr. John
Watson,
Professor
James
Moriarty (“the controlling brain
of the underworld”), Inspector
G. Lestrade and the invisible
motley crew of street urchins
known as The Baker Street
Irregulars.
The bulk of the book discuss-
es the novels and stories in the
order that they were written.
Each story has its own chapter
with interesting bits of informa-
tion, timelines and any back-
ground data surrounding the sto-
ryline.
Many of the illustrations
throughout the book are those
used by the Strand Magazine
when the stories were originally
published.
Sidney Paget was the artist
who developed the classic
Holmes physical appearance —
his sharp, angular features and
tall, thin physique.
The final chapters of the book
are under the heading “The
World of Sherlock Holmes.”
This is an eclectic section that
details how the whole idea of
Sherlock Holmes has grown
beyond the books and spread to
stage and screen in many differ-
ent incarnations of Holmes.
The Siuslaw Public Library
has other books in the DK Big
Ideas Simply Explained series.
Those with an interest in psy-
chology might pick up “The
Psychology Book.” Those wish-
ing to learn more about business
might check out “The Business
Book.” Those determined to
understand more about philoso-
phy might be interested in “The
Philosophy Book.”
Friends of the Library
book sale
A particularly large selection
of books will be available at the
Friends of the Library two-day
book sale scheduled for
Saturday, Feb. 6, and Sunday,
Feb. 7, in the Bromley Room.
The sale will run from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. each day with a pre-
sale for FOL members on
Saturday, from 9 to 10 a.m.
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Many books of all kinds will
be on sale. A large accumulation
of books “withdrawn from the
library” will be included at half
price. Nonfiction books will
include biographies, cookbooks,
computer books, how-to manu-
als, travel, nature topics and sci-
entific topics among others.
Fiction books include mys-
tery, horror, adventure, romance,
science fiction, historical novels
and other genres.
All proceeds of the sale are
used to support the Siuslaw
Public Library and its programs.
Blind Date with a Book
The library is celebrating its
third annual Blind Date with a
Book program this month.
For the adventurous reader,
this program offers the opportu-
nity to let fate take a hand in
selecting what you read.
Take a plainly wrapped book
from a selection of books at the
library. Read the book — or at
least make an honest and fair
attempt at doing so — then
return the book with a “blind
date” evaluation form.
The forms, besides being
used to recommend new and
wonderful books to readers,
will also be used for prize
drawings.
The point is to take a risk and
expand your reading interests.
Methodists to take stand during Super Bowl
The women of the Florence
United Methodist Church will
take a stand against human
trafficking along with other
United Methodist women
from all over the United
States.
On Sunday, Feb. 7, during
the Super Bowl in Santa
Clara, Calif., these women
will open their umbrellas in a
symbol of protection for those
who could become victims of
human trafficking.
This act will serve to raise
awareness of the increase of
people who, not of their own
free will, are forced or
coerced into labor.
The Super Bowl draws
some of the largest numbers
of such workers into food
service, cleaning services,
escort services and sex work-
ers.
The Umbrella Defense is a
football formation that was
used most notably by the New
York Giants. The women pres-
ent at the Super Bowl plan to
surround Levi Stadium and
open their umbrellas as a vir-
tual line of defense to prevent
FRAA ART CENTER
120 Maple Street
Phone: 541-997-4435
Hours Open: Wed-Fri noon-5pm,
Sat 10am-5pm, Sun. noon-5pm
CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
Intro to Abstract Painting with
Silvia Trujillo
with acrylic, oil or watercolor
Saturday, January 30, 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Fee: $39/members, $44/non-members
Call Silvia 541-997-1832 for questions.
Easy Heart Bangle with Tracy
Webster
Use basic wire wrapping and jewelry
skills to create a bangle perfect for
Valentine’s Day. No experience needed.
Wednesday, February 3, 10 am - 12 pm
$10/members, $15/non-members
Contact FRAA for material list and to
register. Wire will be provided.
Acrylic Painting with Paul
Kingsbury
Advanced class, Feb 12, 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Beginner class, Feb 14, 1:00-4:00 pm
$35/members, $40/non-members
Whimsical Hand Building
Ceramics with Alissa Clark
Weekly, Wednesdays, starting Feb 17,
2:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Per session: $15/members, $20/non-
members, Clay and Firing extra
$5/hr open lab or after class
PHOTO BY KATHLEEN WENZEL
United Methodist women show their support of ending human trafficking by opening
their umbrellas.
and protect those who may be
forced into such service.
Additionally, the women
plan to open umbrellas all
over the San Francisco Bay
Area.
The
Florence
United
Methodist Women, along with
others who will not be able to
ONGOING CLASSES:
Oil Painting with Michael Wood
Mondays, 1:30 - 4:30 pm
Contact: fmwood@msn.com for
details, fees, and more information
Painting with John Leasure
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Give Youth a Voice
The power of
spoken word poetry
Featuring Bettie Egerton and
Karen Brown with the Florence
Regional Arts Alliance
And
The “Verbal Escape” of
Noah Schultz and Stephen Fowler
Satur days (Feb 6, 13, 27) and
Friday (Feb 19) 9:00 am - noon,
Contact: jnleasure@hotmail.com or
541-991-2754 for details and fees.
For more information about classes, visit fraaoregon.org. To register for
these classes, please call or visit FRAA at our art center on Maple Street.
of the Florence United
Methodist Women, said “The
goal of the United Methodist
Women is to improve the life
of women, children and youth.
“Since this group is most
affected by human trafficking,
we want to work to free them
all from slavery.”
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WRITING EVENTS
Creative Writing Workshop with Catherine
Rourke
Saturdays Feb 20 and March 19,
10am-12pm
$20/members, $25/non-members
Contact: Catherine Rourke,
CJReditor@gmail.com,
541-708-2120
Writer’s SALON
Thurs., February 18, 5:00 - 7:00 pm
Get together with Writers of all
kinds to talk and share ideas. FREE
Contact: Leta McCurry
360-880-0050
You Done Me Wrong, Love Gone Bad
Poetry Party, Saturday, February 20,
6 - 8 pm, $10 admission, Open mike
with poetry or song. Prizes.
attend and participate in the
event, have been pho-
tographed with their umbrel-
las open.
These photos will be con-
nected together to become a
part of the Umbrella Line of
Defense around the stadium.
Yola Hesser, co-president
Sponsored by:
Edward Jones Investments
Holloway and Associates, CPAs
PeaceHealth, LCC Florence
The Archives, Photo Restoration Specialists
Siuslaw Public Library
Continuing
Education
LCC’s Marsha Sills
Rhododendron
Festival Courts
Cindy Wobbe
Eric Tanikawa
CROW
Melanie Heard,
Artistic Director
Cameron Utz, Donkey
Wednesday,
February 3rd
4-6 PM on
KCST, 106.9
and
Thursday,
February 4th
10 - Noon on
KCFM
AM1250/FM 104.1
With Host
Bob Sneddon
