6 B SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2016 C ALENDAR OF E VENTS A PRIL 13 – M AY 14 O NGOING A CTIVITIES Health & Nutrition 13 Early Rhody Flower Show — April 16-17 Garden Club 1 p.m. Presbyterian Church RAIN meeting 5-6:30 p.m. Driftwood Shores Toastmasters Tale Spinners 5:30-6:30 p.m. SVFR main station 2625 Highway 101 Folk Mountain Gospel concert 7 p.m. Florence Seventh-day Adventist Church 17 18 Early Rhody Flower Show 10 a.m.-5 p.m. FEC CROW presents “Shrek the Musical, Jr.” 2 p.m. FEC An Evening with Alfred Hitchcock & “Vertigo” 3 p.m. City Lights Cinemas Memory Loss Respite Center every Mon., Wed. & Thurs. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Senior Center Florence City Council 6 p.m. City Hall LRP presents “The Diary of Anne Frank” 2 p.m. FEC Siuslaw Fiber Arts Guild 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Siuslaw Library Author presentation: “The Black Suitcase Mystery” 1-2 p.m. Siuslaw Library Royal Opera House’s “Boris Godunov” 6:30 p.m. City Lights Cinemas Siuslaw Schools Spring Choir Concert 7 p.m. FEC 26 Memory Loss Respite Center every Mon., Wed. & Thurs. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Senior Center Household Hazardous Waste Round-up 12-5 p.m. Florence Transfer Site 2820 Rhody Drive Florence Chamber Noon Forum 12 p.m. Best Western Pier Point Inn CROW presents “Shrek the Musical, Jr.” 7 p.m. Florence Events Center (FEC) Patient & Family Advisory Council 7-8:30 p.m. Hospital conference room C Writing Workshop 9-11 a.m. FRAA Art Center 541-708-2120 Annual Shred Day 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Oregon Pacific Bank Humane Society’s BBQ fundraiser 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Grocery Outlet CROW presents “Shrek the Musical, Jr.” 2 & 7 p.m., FEC 22 Herb Enthusiasts 11 a.m. New Life Lutheran Church Earth Day LRP presents “The Diary of Anne Frank” 7 p.m. FEC 23 Writing Workshop with Bob Welch All-day LCC Florence Center 541-997-8444 Royal Opera House’s “Boris Godunov” 11 a.m. City Lights Cinemas Emerald City Jazz Kings Concert 2 p.m. FEC LRP presents “The Diary of Anne Frank” 7 p.m. FEC Administrative Professionals Day 29 28 30 Friends of Poetry every Wed. 3-5 p.m. The Shorewood Friends of the Library meeting 11 a.m. Siuslaw Library LRP presents “The Diary of Anne Frank” 7 p.m. FEC Toastmasters Tale Spinners 5:30-6:30 p.m. SVFR main station 2625 Highway 101 Seminar: “America at the Crossroads” — Part 1 6:30-8:30 p.m. Pacific Pines RV Park rec. center LRP presents “The Diary of Anne Frank” 2 p.m. FEC LRP presents “The Diary of Anne Frank” 7 p.m. FEC “Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes?” 5 p.m. Florence Elks Lodge 1686 12th St. 1 2 3 4 5 Florence Community Chorus Concert 2 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 Friends of Poetry every Wed. 3-5 p.m. The Shorewood Seminar: “America at the Crossroads” — Part 2 6:30-8:30 p.m. Pacific Pines RV Park rec. center Oregon Coast Chamber Orchestra Spring Concert 2 p.m. Florence Community Baptist Church Household Hazardous Waste Round-up 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Florence Transfer Site 2820 Rhody Drive Early Rhody Flower Show 1-5 p.m., FEC Port of Siuslaw Commission meeting 7 p.m. Port Office 27 Bingo every Tues. 3:45 & 5:45 p.m. Florence Elks Lodge 16 Siuslaw Friendship Club meeting 11 a.m. Ocean Dunes Golf Links 21 Us TOO Lunch Bunch 12-1 p.m. Ichiban Restaurant Rhody Society 6:30 p.m. Presbyterian Church 25 24 20 19 15 14 Holocaust Remembrance Day Florence City Council 6 p.m. City Hall B&G Club Wine Tour annual fundraiser 8 a.m. Three Rivers Casino 541-902-0304 6 7 City Club 12 p.m. Ocean Dunes Golf Links Oregon Dunes Triathlon & Duathlon 6:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Honeyman State Park & Woahink Lake Florence First Friday 5-8 p.m. Old Town Senior Tsunami: Aging in Place Forum 9 a.m. FEC Tipsy Canvas 3-5 p.m. Florence Elks Lodge 541-991-7074 Big Wave Poetry Fest 6 p.m. FEC 8 Mother’s Day 10 9 Memory Loss Respite Center every Mon., Wed. & Thurs. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Senior Center 11 13 12 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 Rhododendron Court Scholarship Showcase 6:30 p.m. FEC Siuslaw Friendship Club meeting 11 a.m. Ocean Dunes Golf Links SEAcoast presents The New Hot Club of America Concert 7 p.m. FEC Florence Chamber Noon Forum 12 p.m. Best Western Pier Point Inn Seminar: “America at the Crossroads” — Part 3 6:30-8:30 p.m. Pacific Pines RV Park rec. center Writing Workshop 9-11 a.m. FRAA Art Center 541-708-2120 Wallflowers & Wine 6:30 p.m. FEC Terrace Homes 2825 Hwy. 101, Florence 541-997-1288 997-3144 Best For Hearing 997-8866 Dancing with Sea Lions — Geocaching 8 a.m.-5 p.m. FEC 2nd Saturday Gallery Tour 3-5 p.m. Various galleries Berg’s Cleaning and Misc. Services Spruce Point Assisted Living 997-6111 14 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 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 Caregiver Support Group—Spruce Point, 11 a.m., second and fourth Thursdays of each month, 541-997-6111 or 541-997-4866 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, 5-6 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 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 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.