SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2016 5 B C ALENDAR OF E VENTS F EBRUARY 10 – M ARCH 12 O NGOING A CTIVITIES Health & Nutrition 10 CROW’s Share Your Heart — Feb. 13 Ash Wednesday Garden Club 1 p.m. Presbyterian Church Friends of Poetry every Wed. 3-5 p.m. The Shorewood Toastmasters Tale Spinners 5:30-6:30 p.m. SVFR main station 2625 Highway 101 12 11 Encore Entrepreneurs – RAIN presentation 8-9:30 a.m. Blue Bills at Three Rivers Casino Resort Siuslaw Friendship Club 11 a.m. Ocean Dunes Golf Links Valentine’s Day Vows Renewal Ceremony 12 & 5:30 p.m. Little Log Church in Yachats 541-547-4547 15 Memory Loss Respite Center every Mon., Wed. & Thurs. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Senior Center Script-Reading Group every Mon. 6:30-9 p.m. Florence Playhouse Florence Chamber Noon Forum 12 p.m. Best Western Sweetheart Ball Dinner & Dance 5 p.m. Florence Elks Lodge (members only) Us TOO Lunch Bunch 12-1 p.m. Ichiban Restaurant Siuslaw Fiber Arts Guild 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Siuslaw Library Herb Enthusiasts 11 a.m. New Life Lutheran Church Rhody Society 3:30 p.m. Presbyterian Church Van Fans Luncheon & Card Party 11:30 a.m. FEC Artrepreneurs – RAIN presentation 5:30-7 p.m. Riverside Cafe 23 Memory Loss Respite Center every Mon., Wed. & Thurs. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Senior Center Bingo every Tues. 3:45 & 5:45 p.m. Florence Elks Lodge Singer Phil Berglund 3-5 p.m. Backstreet Gallery CROW’s Share Your Heart fundraiser 6:30 p.m., FEC City Club 12 p.m. Ocean Dunes Golf Links PeaceHealth’s Heart 2 Heart 9 a.m.-1 p.m., FEC Siuslaw Viewfinders Camera Club Banquet 5:30 p.m. Florence Elks Lodge “Love Gone Bad” Poetry/Song Fest 6-8 p.m. FRAA Art Center KXCR’s “Big Band Night” of Dancing 7-9 p.m. Senior Center 26 25 “Tsunami Safe” presentation 9 a.m.-12 p.m. SVFR main station 2625 Highway 101 Friends of the Library meeting 11 a.m. Siuslaw Library 27 If: Gathering – Women’s Conference 6:30-9:30 p.m. FEC If: Gathering – Women’s Conference 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FEC Wallflowers & Wine – social/art event 6:30-9:30 p.m. FEC Fraudville Lip-Sync Contest 5 p.m. Three Rivers Casino Resort Memory Loss Respite Center every Mon., Wed. & Thurs. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Senior Center 1 2 3 4 5 Bingo every Tues. 3:45 & 5:45 p.m. Florence Elks Lodge Friends of Poetry every Wed. 3-5 p.m. The Shorewood Comedy Thursday 7 p.m. Three Rivers Casino Resort City Club 12 p.m. Ocean Dunes Golf Links Home & Garden Show 2016 10 a.m.-6 p.m. FEC Home & Garden Show 2016 2-6 p.m. FEC Script-Reading Group every Mon. 6:30-9 p.m. Florence Playhouse Florence First Friday 5-8 p.m. Old Town 6 7 8 9 Home & Garden Show 2016 10 a.m.-3 p.m. FEC Memory Loss Respite Center every Mon., Wed. & Thurs. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Senior Center Bingo every Tues. 3:45 & 5:45 p.m. Florence Elks Lodge Garden Club 1 p.m. Presbyterian Church Us TOO Evening 5-7 p.m. Presbyterian Church Friends of Poetry every Wed. 3-5 p.m. The Shorewood PFLAG meeting 6:30-8 p.m. Florence United Methodist Church Toastmasters Tale Spinners 5:30-6:30 p.m. SVFR main station 2625 Highway 101 Florence City Council 6 p.m. City Hall Siuslaw High School & Middle School All-Band Concert 7-9 p.m. FEC 11 10 12 PTA K-12 Talent Show 6 p.m. FEC Siuslaw Friendship Club 11 a.m. Ocean Dunes Golf Links 2nd Saturday Gallery Tour 3-5 p.m. Various galleries Florence Rotary Auction 5 p.m. FEC Florence Chamber Noon Forum 12 p.m. Best Western Pier Point Inn 2825 Hwy. 101, Florence 541-997-1288 997-3144 B RADLEY B ERG A TTORNEY PC Shorewood Specializing in Trusts, Wills & Probate Retirement Residences 1932 Pine St. • Suite B-3, Florence 541-997-8114 1451 Spruce St. 541-997-8202 Best For Hearing 997-8866 Social Bible Study—Shorewood Retirement Residences, 10 a.m., every Monday, with Marty Adams, 541-997-8202 Bingo—Shorewood Retirement Residences, 6:30 p.m. every Wednesday; 9:30 a.m. every Saturday, 541-997-8202 Bingo—Senior Center, 1-4 p.m., every Thursday, 541-997-3945 Central Coast Miniatures Club—Senior Center, 6 p.m., second Thursday Chess Club—Siuslaw Public Library, 1 p.m., every Sunday; Spruce Point, 6 p.m., every Monday, Fred Catania, 541-997-5216 Florence Duplicate Bridge—St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 12:30 p.m., every Tuesday and Thursday, 541-997-2677 Line Dancing—Senior Center, 1:30-2:30 p.m., Tuesdays, Pat Wheeler, 541-999- 0797 Masonic Lodge of Florence State Communication—84910 Highway 101, first Tuesday, family dinner 6:30 p.m., open lodge 7:30 p.m., 541-997-9728 Pinochle Group—Laurelwood Community Center, 1137 Maple St.; every Thursday, 9:30 a.m. Walk-ins welcome Professionally Retired Ornery Single Seniors (PROSS)—60 years of age and older, Lunches, 12:30 p.m., second and fourth Wednesdays, 541-991-6430 PROSS Social—Senior Center, 5:30 p.m., third Thursdays, 541-991-6430 Senior Party Bridge—Senior Center, 12:30 to 4 p.m., every Wednesday and Friday, 541-997-8827 Alzheimer’s Support Group—Regency Florence, 1–2 p.m., first and third Wednesdays of each month, Dee Clymer, 541-997-8436 Chronic Pain Group—Community Baptist Church, 4590 Highway 101, 5-7 p.m., every first and third Tuesday, 541-991-0037 Cancer Support Group—St. Andrews, 3 p.m., every Thursday, 541-997-3418 Florence Parkinson’s Disease Support Group— Spruce Point Assisted Living, 375 Ninth St., 1:30 p.m., fourth Wednesday, Carole 805-587-3394 Grief and Loss Support Group—St. Andrews Church, 2 p.m., every Wednesday, 541-997-3418 GriefShare Support Group—Florence Christian Church, 3 p.m., every Thursday, 541-997-2961 DivorceCare – Florence Christian Church, 6:30 p.m., every Friday Memory Loss Respite Center—Florence Senior Center, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, $10, 541-902-8539 Multiple Sclerosis Self-Help Group—PeaceHealth Peace Harbor Medical Center, Conference Room C, 6 p.m., second Wednesday, 541-902-1565 or 541- 902-7683 Overeaters Anonymous—PeaceHealth Peace Harbor Medical Center, Conference Room C, 5 to 6 p.m., every Thursday, 541-997-3370 Siuslaw Diabetic Support Group—Siuslaw Public Library, Bromley Room, 2 p.m., third Tuesdays, 541-997-1295 Support Group for Families, Friends of the Mentally Ill—Hospital cafeteria, 6:30 p.m., fourth Thursday, 541-902-8308 or 541-997-2026 TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly)—New Life Lutheran Church, every Wednesday, 8-10 a.m., 541-268-4541 Us TOO Evening Prostate Cancer Support Group—5-7 p.m., second Tuesday of every month, Presbyterian Church, Bob at 541-997-6626 Us TOO Lunch Bunch Prostate Cancer Support Group—12-1 p.m., third Tuesday of every month, Ichiban Restaurant, Bob at 541-997-6626 Vision Northwest—Spruce Point, 10 a.m., second Tuesday, 541-902-1426 American Legion Post 59 and American Legion Auxiliary—Florence Elks Lodge, 1686 12th St., 5 p.m. dinner, 6 p.m. meeting, fourth Tuesday of every month, 541-997-3082 Band of Brothers Koffee Klub—Florence Elks Lodge, 11:30 a.m., every Monday, former military members of all services invited, 541-997-5944 Coastal Women Veterans—place TBA, 11:30 a.m., second Friday, 541-902- 8623 Disabled American Veterans and Auxiliary—Disabled American Veterans Building, 2 p.m., first Saturday, 541-997-1562 or 541-997-3720 Pointman Veterans Group—Potter’s Tire and Automotive, 7 p.m., every Tuesday, 541-997-2074 U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary—USCG Siuslaw Station, Coast Guard Road, 7 p.m., second Tuesday, 541-997-2486 VFW—Florence Elks Lodge, 6 p.m. meeting, second Tuesday, 541-997-5944 Terrace Homes Berg’s Cleanig and Misc. Services Maps Available on Bus Florence, Oregon 541-902-2067 Community Chorus—Cross Road Church, 10th & Maple streets, 7 to 8:30 p.m., every Monday, Laura Merz, 541-902-8567 Community Concert Band—Siuslaw High School music room, 6:30 p.m., every Monday, Gail Nichols, 541-999-6907 Yachats Big Band—Yachats Commons, 7 to 9 p.m., first Thursday, $5 donation with children 12 and younger free, 541-547-4308 Veterans PTA K-12 Talent Show 6 p.m., FEC Comedy Thursday 7 p.m. Three Rivers Casino Resort Music Support Groups Toastmasters Tale Spinners 5:30-6:30 p.m. SVFR main station 2625 Highway 101 Leap Day Spruce Point Assisted Living 997-6111 2nd Saturday Gallery Tour 3-5 p.m. Various galleries 20 19 Friends of Poetry every Wed. 3-5 p.m. The Shorewood Script-Reading Group every Mon. 6:30-9 p.m. Florence Playhouse 29 Valentine’s Day High Tea 11 a.m. & 1 p.m. Mon Ami Ballet Fantastique 7 p.m., FEC 24 Florence City Council 6 p.m. City Hall 28 18 Port of Siuslaw Commission meeting 7 p.m. Port Office 22 21 17 16 Presidents’ Day “For the Love of Animals” reception 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Florence Events Center (FEC) Coastal Women Veterans 11:30 a.m. Ichiban Restaurant “Conversations with Funders” 4-6 p.m., FEC 14 13 Better Breathers Club—PeaceHealth Peace Harbor Medical Center, Conference Room C, fourth Wednesday, 2 p.m., 541-902-6300 ext. 5635 Disabled American Veterans Vans to Roseburg and Portland Medical Centers—Florence Elks Lodge, 6 a.m., Mondays through Fridays Senior Meals Program—Senior Center, 11:30 a.m., Monday, Wednesday, Friday, $3 suggested donation with reservations requested, 541-997-5673 Senior Sunday Brunch—Shorewood Retirement Residences, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., every Sunday, $6, 541-997-8202 Singing Pines Café—Senior Center, 11:30 a.m., Tuesday & Thursday, $5 with reservations requested, 541-997-8844 Siuslaw News Keeping Seniors Informed 541-997-3441 Other Free Used Clothing—Better Living Center, 85134 Highway 101, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., every Wednesday, 541-997-2137 Oregon Dunes Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution—12:30 p.m., fourth Friday, September-May, contact E. F. Westphal at 541-517-5333 Toastmasters Siuslaw Tale Spinners—SVFR main station, 2625 Highway 101, 5:30-6:30 p.m., second and fourth Wednesday, Irma Geller at 541-999-0912 For changes to the Senior Calendar, contact Siuslaw News Editor Ryan Cronk at editor@thesiuslawnews.com.