SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 2016
PTA to host meeting
this Tuesday at SES
Florence Community PTA
invites everyone to attend the
next PTA meeting on Tuesday,
April 19, at 4 p.m., in the
Siuslaw Elementary School
library.
Childcare and snacks are
provided free at every meeting
and one attendee will win the
door prize.
The guest speaker will be
Lyza Houlihan, Siuslaw
School Gardens coordinator.
She will be sharing informa-
tion and providing updates on
the garden beds located at the
elementary school.
The Florence PTA is com-
prised of community members
working together to improve
the education, health, safety
and well-being of are students
and youth.
The mission of Florence
Community PTA is to support
and speak on behalf of chil-
dren and youth in the schools,
ccommunity, before govern-
mental bodies and other organ-
izations that make decisions
affecting children; to assist
parents in developing the skills
they need to raise and protect
their children, and to encour-
age parent and public involve-
ment in the public schools of
this nation.
Florence Community PTA
serves all public schools in the
Siuslaw School District and
invites everyone to become a
member and support local stu-
dents. Unlike many PTA
organizations, Florence wel-
comes all interested persons,
including aunts and uncles,
teachers and staff, grandpar-
ents, volunteers, community
members, business owners,
parents and guardians.
Annual membership is just
$11 per year.
For more information, email
FlorenceCommunityPTA@ya
hoo.com or visit www.florence
PTA.org.
We are Florence owned and operated, investing
local dollars back into our community!
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Changes at Oregon Coast Military Museum
The Oregon Coast Military
Museum (OCMM), which
opened its doors on July 4,
2015, announced the election
of new board members at its
April board meeting on Friday.
Original OCMM founding
board member Wayne Sharpe
was elected president and Gene
Wobbe was elected vice presi-
dent.
Colin Jameson and Jacquie
Beveridge remain treasurer and
secretary, respectively, on the
board and original founding
board member Tim Sapp
becomes past president.
In other action, the OCMM
Board approved hiring Cal
Applebee as executive director,
a part-time position effective
Sunday, May 1.
Applebee was one of the
original founding Board mem-
bers who started the museum
effort back in 2008. He recent-
ly retired as executive director
of the Florence Area Chamber
of Commerce.
“This is like coming home
for me,” Applebee said. “Even
though I’ve not been on the
Board since 2014, I’ve stayed
involved and supported the
board and the museum when I
could.”
PHOTOS BY CHANTELLE MEYER/SIUSLAW NEWS
Above, Oregon Coast Military
Museum Past President Tim
Sapp passes the “gavel” to
new President Wayne Sharpe.
Right, Cal Applebee signs on
as part-time executive director
of the museum.
Sapp said, “It was a no-
brainer that we bring Cal on
board in this capacity. The
Museum cannot afford a full
time paid staff position, but intimately familiar with the
with Cal’s background and museum organization.”
Sharpe added, “With Cal’s
involvement in the early stages
of the Museum’s creation, he is background and experience
from his chamber days he will
bring the needed organization-
al, promotional and event skills
to the museum that we really
need now that we’re in opera-
tion.”
Applebee said that after get-
ting familiar with current oper-
ations, he plans to take the
museum board through a
strategic planning process to
determine where OCMM
should go in the future.
“I am both impressed and
appreciative of all that the
board and the volunteers have
accomplished in these recent
years, but now it’s time to look
into the future and determine
what we should become or
where we should go in the next
few years,” Applebee said.
OCMM has continued to
receive financial support from
the community, totaling over
$31,000 in just the past few
months.
It is located at 2145
Kingwood St. in Florence, and
open to the public Thursday
through Saturday, from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m.
For more information, go to
w w w. o r e g o n c o a s t m i l i t a r y
museum.com. —Submitted by
Cal Applebee
Boys and Girls Club wine tour sets agenda
Tour buses to visit four wineries, lunch at Southern Oregon Wine Institute
member
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Boys and Girls Club of
Western Lane County’s ninth
annual Wine Tour will visit
four Umpqua Valley wineries
and have lunch provided by
Umpqua Community College’s
culinary program Saturday,
April 30. All proceeds are to
support the operation of the
club’s Teen Center.
This year’s tour will visit
four wineries in the Umpqua
Valley region: River’s Edge
Winery and Bradley Vineyards
in Elkton, and Becker
Vineyards
and
Melrose
Vineyards in Roseburg.
The all-day event starts with
a continental breakfast begin-
ning at 8 a.m. at Three Rivers
Casino Resort. Buses will
return to the casino by 6 p.m.
The lunch stop includes a
visit to the Southern Oregon
Wine Institute (SOWI) at
Umpqua Community College
(UCC). One of two viticulture
and enology degree programs
in Oregon, SOWI students also
produce their own wines. In
addition to lunch catered by the
UCC culinary program, tour
members will also receive a
tour of the wine institute’s
facilities, including wine sam-
pling.
Seats for the Wine Tour are
$75 per person and include
breakfast, lunch, beverages,
transportation and tasting fees.
There will be a live raffle on
each bus for prizes including
wine gifts, gift certificates from
local restaurants, merchants,
services and entertainment.
Boys and Girls Club
Executive Director Chuck
Trent said, “As you may know,
the Teen Center was closed for
nine months. When we
reopened the in September
2015, we had nine teens. Last
week we had 31 teens at the
Teen Center and another 16 at
softball practice in Miller Park
right behind the center’s build-
ing.”
According to Trent, in addi-
tion to offering a safe, secure
after-school
environment,
including enrichment pro-
grams and help with home-
work, the center is now serving
USDA approved hot meals
Monday through Friday free of
charge.
“One of our key challenges
is to keep the cost of partici-
pating in the teen program
low,” Trent said. “Fundraisers
like the wine tour help the club
achieve that goal.”
Trent said the total out of
pocket cost for a teen is $75 a
year, including the club’s nine-
week summer program.
“When teens attend our pro-
gram consistently, they gradu-
ate on time, they are connected
to the community, they give
back to the community and
they know what a healthy
lifestyle is. The success of the
Teen Center is directly attrib-
uted to the generosity of so
many giving people that ‘Give
the Gift of a Great Future’
through events like the Wine
Tour.”
Wine tour tickets are avail-
able at the Boys and Girls Club
Teen
Center
or
Coast
Insurance. The wine tour is
only for adults 21 years or
older.
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Mapleton Community Foundation announces grant
The Mapleton Community
Foundation is currently ac-
FRAA ART CENTER
120 Maple Street
Phone: 541-997-4435
Hours Open: Wed-Fri noon-5pm,
Sat 10am-5pm, Sun. noon-5pm
cepting grant applications from
nonprofit organizations for
community projects within the
Mapleton School District
boundaries.
The applications should
demonstrate how the funding
would educationally, cultural-
ly, physically or civically
improve the students or resi-
dents of the area.
Applicants must be a not-
for-profit organization.
Funds will not be awarded
to individuals or for operating
expenses.
Grant applications can be
obtained at the Mapleton Post
Office, Mapleton Public
Library or by calling Kathy
West at 541-268-4665.
Application deadline is
Wednesday, May 11.
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WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
Classes and Workshops
Whimsical Hand Building
Ceramics with Alissa Clark
Every Wednesday, 3 - 5 p.m.
Per weekly session: $10/member, $15/
non-FRAA member, Clay and Firing
extra
$5/hr open lab after class
No experience required.
Class will be held at Alissa’s Studio at
180 Laurel Street. Register at FRAA
or with Alissa. Contact Alissa for
questions: 503-957-5222
No ceramics class on April 27th. Be
sure to visit Alissa at the Ceramic
Showcase in Portland at the
Veterans Memorial Coliseum on
April 29th, 30th and May 1st.
Painting with John Leasure
Saturdays (April 23, 30, May 7, 21, 28)
Fridays (April 15 and May 13 )
9:00 am - 12 noon
Contact: jnleasure@hotmail.com or
541-991-2754 for details and fees.
Creative Writing Workshops -
Writers on the River with
Catherine Rourke
“Memoir as Medicine: Writing to
Heal Your Life”
Saturday May 14th, 9 am - 11 am
Words can transform pain and
struggle into meaning and purpose.
Heal your life through the power of
story for greater self-realization.
$20/member, $25/non-FRAA member
To register, call 541-708-2120 or
email CJReditor@gmail.com
S PRING A UTO T IPS :
Belts and Hoses: Inspect and replace worn or
cracked belts, as well as hoses that are
blistered, brittle or too soft. Belts and hoses
older than five years, even if they look intact,
might need to be replaced.
Upcoming Summer classes: June
11th, July 16th, August 20th 9 am -
11 am
Oil Painting with Michael Wood
Every Monday, 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Contact: fmwood@msn.com for
details, fees, and more information
Make sure your tires are operating safely and efficiently.
Call or come in today for your FREE Tire Check!
Paul Potter - Owner
WRITTEN WARRANTY ON ALL REPAIRS
NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY
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.
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