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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2016 6 B C ALENDAR OF E VENTS M ARCH 9 – A PRIL 9 O NGOING A CTIVITIES Health & Nutrition Rotary Auction — March 12 11 9 10 Garden Club 1 p.m. Presbyterian Church Siuslaw Friendship Club meeting 11 a.m. Ocean Dunes Golf Links Coastal Women Veterans luncheon 11:30 a.m. The Shorewood Florence Chamber Noon Forum 12 p.m. Best Western Pier Point Inn PTA K-12 Talent Show 6 p.m. Florence Events Center (FEC) 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 PTA K-12 Talent Show 6 p.m., FEC Daylight Saving Time Begins 14 16 15 Memory Loss Respite Center every Mon., Wed. & Thurs. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Senior Center Siuslaw Friendship Club Card Party fundraiser 11:30 a.m. Elks Club RV Park 541-997-5326 Siuslaw Women’s INvestment Group 12:30 p.m. New Life Lutheran Church Port of Siuslaw Commission meeting 7 p.m. Port Office RAIN meeting 5:30-7 p.m. FEC Rhody Society 6:30 p.m. Presbyterian Church 20 Spring Begins 22 21 Memory Loss Respite Center every Mon., Wed. & Thurs. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Senior Center Siuslaw Pathways Regional Forum 6-8 p.m. Florence Senior Center 1570 Kingwood St. 23 Bingo every Tues. 3:45 & 5:45 p.m. Florence Elks Lodge Friends of Poetry every Wed. 3-5 p.m. The Shorewood Spaghetti Feed Fundraiser 4-7 p.m. SVFR Main Station 2625 Highway 101 Glenn Miller Orchestra 7 p.m. FEC Comedy Thursday 7 p.m. Three Rivers Casino Resort 25 Community Job Fair 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Three Rivers Casino Resort Friends of the Library meeting 11 a.m. Siuslaw Library Easter 29 28 30 Bingo every Tues. 3:45 & 5:45 p.m. Florence Elks Lodge Memory Loss Respite Center every Mon., Wed. & Thurs. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Senior Center Writing Workshop 10 a.m.-12 p.m. FRAA Art Center 541-708-2120 Good Friday 26 “25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” 7 p.m. Class Act Theater 509 Kingwood St. SOLVE Spring Oregon Beach Cleanup 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Various locations www.solveoregon.org Pablo Cruise concert 8 p.m. Three Rivers Casino Resort “25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” 7 p.m. Class Act Theater 509 Kingwood St. Pablo Cruise concert 7 p.m. Three Rivers Casino Resort 1 31 Friends of Poetry every Wed. 3-5 p.m. The Shorewood Cavy Show 9 a.m.-4 p.m. FEC Wine tasting and four-course dinner 5 p.m. Sandpines Golf Links 541-997-4653 Comedy Thursday 7 p.m. Three Rivers Casino Resort 27 2nd Saturday Gallery Tour 3-5 p.m. Various galleries 19 18 City Club 12 p.m. Ocean Dunes Golf Links 24 Toastmasters Tale Spinners 5:30-6:30 p.m. SVFR main station 2625 Highway 101 Florence City Council 6 p.m. City Hall St. Patrick’s Day Herb Enthusiasts 11 a.m. New Life Lutheran Church Siuslaw Fiber Arts Guild 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Siuslaw Library Us TOO Lunch Bunch 12-1 p.m. Ichiban Restaurant Storyteller Kevin Kling 7 p.m. Siuslaw Library 17 Safe Driving Class 1-3 p.m. Siuslaw Library Florence Rotary Auction 5 p.m. FEC Comedy Thursday 7 p.m. Three Rivers Casino Resort 13 Shamrock Run 7:30 a.m. Bridgeport Market Comedy Thursday 7 p.m. Three Rivers Casino Resort April Fools’ Day City Club 12 p.m. Ocean Dunes Golf Links Florence First Friday 5-8 p.m. Old Town So You Think You Can Sing! Vocal Competition 6 p.m. Three Rivers Casino Resort 2 Indoor Yard Sale 8 a.m.-2 p.m. FEC So You Think You Can Sing! Vocal Competition – Finals 6 p.m. Three Rivers Casino Resort Pinewood Derby 6:30 p.m. Beachcomber Pub 3 4 5 6 7 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 Friends of Poetry every Wed. 3-5 p.m. The Shorewood Shuffle Concert 7 p.m. FEC 8 9 “Dancing with Sea Lions” Showcase 10 a.m.-3 p.m. FEC 2nd Saturday Gallery Tour 3-5 p.m. Various galleries Florence City Council 6 p.m. City Hall 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 Music Community Chorus—Cross Road Church, 10th & Maple streets, 7 to 8:30 p.m., every Monday, Sandy Vaccaro, 970-618-6307 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 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 Support Groups 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 Veterans Terrace Homes Berg’s Cleaning and Misc. Services 2825 Hwy. 101, Florence 541-997-1288 997-3144 Spruce Point Assisted Living 997-6111 Best For Hearing 997-8866 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, 541-997- 4403 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 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 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.