SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2016
Sharpe guest speaker at
Friday’s DAR meeting
The
Oregon
Dunes
Chapter of the Daughters of
the American Revolution will
meet Friday, March 25, at
12:30 p.m. at New Life
Lutheran Church, 2100
Spruce St.
KCST 106.9FM radio per-
sonality and Oregon Coast
Military Museum, 2145
Kingwood St., founding
member Wayne Sharpe will
be the featured presenter,
with artifacts and updates
about the museum.
For more information
about the presentation, to
attend a meeting or to inquire
about joining the DAR, con-
tact Oregon Dunes Chapter
registrar
Karen
Childs
at
541-997-7154
or
kchilds1940@gmail.com.
DAR members honor and
preserve the legacy of their
Revolutionary War patriot
ancestors through historic
preservation programs, edu-
cational activities and patri-
otic endeavors.
Most of DAR’s volunteer
work is accomplished by the
grassroots efforts of chapters
on the local level.
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
Overstory: Zero — Real
Life in Timber Country
By Robert Leo Heilman
Guest book review
by Wesley Voth
Ever wonder about the mean-
ing of terms like “Gyppo
Logger,”
“Hoedad”
or
“Overstory: Zero?”
Can you use the word “crum-
my” as a noun? Or perhaps you
know these all too well, but
would still enjoy reading some-
one who beautifully and
thoughtfully speaks of the life
and the land along an Oregon
coastal river — in this case, the
Umpqua.
Twenty years ago, Robert
Heilman published a series of
short essays written during his
first 20 adult years there; he has
now added 10 more written dur-
ing the 20 years since.
The title, “Overstory: Zero —
Real Life in Timber Country” is
a starkly accurate description of
a clear-cut, but also of a life
stripped down to the basics of
survival in an environment
where timber defines everything.
From “High Water, 1991:”
“Nothing seems more permanent
here than the mountains, the
strong rib cages of the Umpqua
Valleys. Rising steeply from the
bottom lands along the river they
stand fixed with a patience
beyond time, a reminder of just
how short the days of the men
and women below really are.
“Their forested slopes, the
grazing ground of clouds, draw
our eyes upward reminding us of
beyond our knowing, of the
secrets hidden in their distant
blue folds. And yet the moun-
tains move. They are alive,
growing and changing in their
own time, so slowly that usually
only the most exact instruments
can measure their pace.
“But sometimes in winter the
warm rains come melting the
high country snow. Then the
mountains move swiftly in the
night and we awake to marvel at
the suddenness of change.”
In the next essay, he goes on
to describe a particular slide, the
people who were killed by it and
a number of the human interac-
tions and decisions involved.
The essays are jumbled in
time but follow a subtle narrative
train. They cover personal and
community struggle and hard-
ship, geologic and human-affect-
ed landscapes and the outsize
monsters of the timber economy
and the environmental ethic.
Note: The author will read
from his book at 5 p.m.
Thursday, March 24, at the
Mapleton
Branch,
88148
Riverview Avenue.
5 A
Tip of the Week:
Inter-library Loan
For older materials, materials
that aren’t available for pur-
chase, or which do not fit within
our collection policy, we will try
to obtain them through interli-
brary loan, borrowing the mate-
rial from other libraries through-
out the United States.
Books and journal articles are
usually the easiest to borrow, but
we have had pretty good success
getting DVDs and other audiovi-
sual materials too. We always
notify patrons if an item comes
in or if we are unable to borrow
it.
So, the next time you need
something that we don’t have,
just stop by the reference desk
and we will see if another library
can help us out.
Mark your calendar for
Navajo weavings
Gary Beaudoin, author of
“Unbroken Web,” about the
Navajo weavers Ellen and Lucy
Begay, will be at the library,
1460 Ninth St., on Tuesday,
April 5, at 1 p.m., to discuss his
book, display samples of the
Begay’s artistic work and do
book signings.
Look for more information in
next week’s Tidings.
Public invited to celebrate Holy Week at St. Andrew’s
Holy Week recalls events in
the life of Christ central to
those who follow him: the
entry into Jerusalem on Palm
Sunday; foot washing and the
Last Supper on Thursday; the
crucifixion on Friday; the long
hours in the tomb on Saturday;
and the glory of the
Resurrection on Sunday.
This year, Holy Week con-
tinues today, March 23,
through Easter Sunday, March
27.
Wednesday in Holy Week
offers a quiet preview of the
events to come in the day’s
scriptures, prayers and music,
with Holy Eucharist at 11 a.m.
Maundy Thursday derives
its name from the Latin “man-
datum novum,” a new com-
mandment, found in John’s
gospel: “I give you a new com-
mandment ... just as I have
loved you, you also should love
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The service, at 5:30 p.m.
March 24, commemorates the
last supper between Christ and
his disciples, focusing on
washing of the disciples’ feet
and the institution of the Holy
Eucharist.
In washing his disciples’
feet, Jesus manifests the self-
emptying love that God shows
for the world. Through such
love, we learn how to serve
others.
After the solemn chanting of
Psalm 22, the service con-
cludes with the silent stripping
of the altar, recognizing the
despair and death which is to
come. What is left of bread and
wine from the Eucharist is
reserved or “reposed” and
taken to the Altar of Repose in
the Forum Room, where all are
welcome to pray.
The Altar of Repose offers
quiet and meditative space,
allowing reflection on the com-
ing passion of Christ, a place
physically reminiscent of the
Garden of Gethsemane where
Jesus went to pray to the Father
in obedient willingness to face
the hard day ahead.
We wait there in the garden
with him. Appropriate prayers,
flowers, chairs and a kneeler
for those who wish to pray in
that way will be available in the
Forum room at the end of the
Maundy Thursday service.
Good Friday is a very dark
day indeed and comes from the
term “God’s Friday,” when we
remember the crucifixion of
our Lord with a simple service
of readings, prayers and com-
munion from the reserved
sacraments at noon.
Stations of the Cross, at 5:30
p.m., allow one to pass before
the events of Christ’s journey
to the cross, in meditation on
that sacrifice.
Holy Saturday, with service
at noon, offers a quiet time of
prayers and readings in remem-
brance that Christ’s body has
been laid in a tomb and is rest-
ing. It is seen as a day of
solemn expectation and the
final “getting ready” for Easter.
At the end of this quiet time,
foods that will be used by
parishioners on Easter are
placed on the bare altar and
blessed.
The Great Vigil of Easter,
Sunday at 6:30 a.m., follows
ancient practices by starting in
the dark. The priest kindles a
fire to light the Paschal candle;
the ancient hymn Exsultet-
“Rejoice now, heavenly hosts
and choirs of angels!” rings out
in the pre-dawn light; lessons
from the Hebrew scriptures are
read, foretelling the Messiah;
and finally the assembled con-
gregation rejoices to hear the
words “Alleluia. The Lord is
risen!”
The lights in the sanctuary
come on, music swells, all are
sprinkled with holy water and
know the light of Christ has
returned.
St. Andrew’s will offer the
Sunrise Vigil with Eucharist
and Exsultet, starting outside
the church at 6:30 a.m. March
27.
Bring a flashlight for the
early part of the service.
A buffet follows the service,
at 8:30 a.m.
At 10 a.m., the congregation
will celebrate a Festival
Eucharist with music, includ-
ing the rousing “Jesus Christ is
Risen Today!” and other
beloved Easter hymns.
Before the service, the con-
gregation observes the charm-
ing tradition of flowering the
cross, symbolic of the renewal
of life through the resurrection
of Jesus from death on the
cross.
All seekers are welcome at
these services.
For more information, call
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
at 541-997-6600 or the Rev.
Georgia DuBose at 541-305-
5549.
—Submitted
by
Jo
M’Gonigle, educator, and the
Rev. Georgia DuBose, vicar at
St. Andrew’s
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