SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 2016
City Lights to screen Library
special Earth Day film Tidings
City Lights Cinemas will
celebrates Earth Day with the
feature-length documentary
“Love Thy Nature” on
Thursday, April 21.
Narrated by Liam Neeson,
the film explores the science
of biomimicry and other new
perspectives on our connec-
tion to the natural world.
The film will have its the-
atrical release on Earth Day,
April 22, when it opens in
New York City, then in Los
Angeles May 6. But here in
Florence, residents can see it
a day early, April 21, at 1
p.m. and 5:20 p.m.
“We’re excited to be a part
of the rollout for ‘Love Thy
Nature,’ which has spectacu-
lar photography that really
needs the big screen,” says
Susan Tive, co-owner of City
Lights Cinemas.
Early reviewers have been
impressed with the film, with
movie critic Avi Offer calling
it “A breathtaking, enlighten-
ing and powerful ode to the
vital symbiosis of man and
nature. It will nourish your
mind, body and soul.”
Tickets are $9 general
admission; $8 for seniors,
students and or those who are
active military; $7.50 for
matinees before 3 p.m.; $7
for children; or $6.50 for
members.
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
Learn about spring edibles
at next herbalist meeting
Spring is in full bloom and
providing a bounty of wild
edibles and medicinals in
western Oregon.
Join the Florence Herb
Enthusiasts Thursday, April
21, at 11 a.m. at the New
Life Lutheran Church, 2100
Spruce St., when the guest
speaker will be Jen Nelson.
She will speak about for-
aging for local wild edibles
and medicinals and how to
identify, harvest, prepare and
preserve
some
local
favorites.
Nelson has been a herbal-
ist for more than 20 years.
She is an expert in local food
sourcing, be it foraging or
working with local farms
like
Greenfields
and
Whiskey Creek Organics.
Everyone is welcome to
attend; first meeting is free
and annual dues are $10.
By Michael Connelly
Book review by Susie Voth
“The Crossing” is the 20th
book in the Harry Bosch series.
Anyone who has read this series
knows Harry Bosch and what
side of the courtroom he will sit
on: The prosecution’s side.
He has little regard for crimi-
nals who step over the line and
outside the law. Bosch, retired
from the LAPD with 30 years of
experience as a homicide cop, is
unwilling to cross the aisle to
work for the defense.
In “The Crossing,” Bosch
finds himself in a grey area.
Cisco, Mickey Haller’s usual
private investigator, is recuperat-
ing from a suspicious motorcy-
cle accident — so Haller has
asked Bosch for help. Haller‘s
client, a reformed gang member,
is accused of a brutal murder.
Although the evidence against
him is strong, Haller believes it
is a set-up. Upon reviewing the
prosecution’s file, Bosch finds
the case against Haller’s client to
be full of holes, as well as
unasked and unanswered ques-
tions.
Bosch reluctantly agrees to
take the case. Bosch begins to do
some digging and his investiga-
tion leads him to a place he
would never have suspected —
inside the police department.
I have a fondness for Mickey
Haller, so to have him be a major
character in a Harry Bosch book
is fine with me. “The Lincoln
Lawyer” is the first Connelly
book featuring Mickey Haller, a
fierce lawyer who defends the
rights of the downtrodden.
The book was made into an
excellent
movie
starring
Matthew McConaughey as
Mickey Haller.
I listened to the recorded book
read by Titus Welliver. An inter-
esting tidbit of information is
that Welliver plays the character
of Harry Bosch in the Amazon
series Bosch.
Tip of the Week:
Placing holds
If the library has a book in its
collection that is checked out,
patrons can place the book on
hold, through the library website
at home or by requesting staff do
so during a library visit.
Books that are not checked
out, that are currently on the
shelf, may not be placed on hold.
At home, you must be logged
in to the library catalog (with
card number and PIN) for the
option of placing a book on hold
to even appear.
At the next Siuslaw Watershed
Council (SWC) general meeting,
April 27, at 6:30 p.m., the topic
will be “Understanding Beaver in
the Beaver State.”
The meeting will be held at the
from 1A
It will be a good ending to a
project many years in the mak-
ing.
“Back in August 2014 — the
month lives in infamy in our
minds — we had some interac-
tion with the public and heard
some concerns about a pro-
There will also be recommen-
dations for managing landscapes
that include beavers.
The board and executive
director will give project updates
and announce upcoming activi-
posed multi-use path,” said
Reynolds. “We went back to
the drawing board on this proj-
ect and tried to address most of
those concerns.”
The city held four public
meetings and one open house
during that autumn.
“We came back with a mod-
ified project that ODOT and
the city worked on. We think
this is a really great project and
we’re excited to see it happen,”
Reynolds said.
Public Works Director Mike
Miller said, “It’s been a long
process with this project.”
His department has worked
on the Rhododendron Drive
project “since 2008 or 2009,”
when Florence marked it as a
priority in its Transportation
System Plan.
Because it utilizes a federal
aid project, the grant took time,
as did finalizing designs.
The April 14 open house
allowed community members,
many of them residents of the
neighborhoods
on
Rhododendron Drive, the
chance to get clarification on
some points.
People asked questions
about parking and accessing
the paths, safety for crossing
the road to the other side of the
trail, where the path begins,
construction details and other
safety features.
ODOT and the city represen-
tatives took notes and provided
some answers. They hope to
answer further questions as the
project continues.
A big concern was vegeta-
tion removal.
Older phases of the project
involved cutting through large
swaths of native rhododen-
drons, shore pines and other
greenery.
The
Shoulder
Extension, however, should
only involve pruning back
mature rhododendrons.
City Councilor Joshua Greene
said he walked the roadline with
a measuring stick and could tell
this project seemed like the best
alternative.
“We were sensitive to mini-
mizing the impact to rhodies
and the trees that are there,” he
said.
Reynolds also assured those
in attendance that the path isn’t
“a path to nowhere,” as one
person said.
“The next phase that we’re
working on starts at Ninth
Street and goes south on
Rhododendron Drive and con-
nects to Highway 101. We will
also have walking paths and
sidewalks, and water and street
projects. That should all be
done by December,” she said.
The city plans to continue
connecting pedestrian and
bicycle routes for access within
Florence and to recreation
areas.
Greene said, “It’s a begin-
ning, a start, a safe harbor
where you can ride your bike
or walk and be safer than the
way it is now.”
One woman in the audience
said, “I know it’s been a lot of
hard work changing these
plans. Thank you for listening
to the community. We appreci-
ate it.”
For more information about
the Rhododendron Drive
Shoulder Extension Project, go
to www.ci.florence.or.us.
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Author and former Lane
County commissioner Jerry Rust
will be reading from and speak-
ing about his latest book, “The
Shandong
Question,”
on
Wednesday, May 4, at 6:30 p.m.,
in the Bromley Room.
Rust was born in eastern
Oregon, attended the University
of Oregon, then joined the Peace
Corps. Returning to Oregon, he
organized a tree planting cooper-
ative in Lane County in the
1970s. Later, he was elected
Lane County commissioner and
served five terms.
Today he spends part of the
year teaching English in
Shandong, China. Rust has
written two previous books,
“Yew” in 1985 and “The
Covered Bridge Murders” in
2011.
He lives in Mapleton with his
family.
Jimmy Taylor and Dr. Mark
Needham on the positive ecolog-
ical effects of beavers and their
dams, as well as the nuisance
effects when dam building caus-
es conflicts with humans.
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Jerry Rust to speak
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The meeting agenda includes a
dual presentation by Oregon
State University researchers Dr.
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If the “Place Hold” wording
doesn’t appear you either
haven’t logged in or there is a
copy of the book on the library’s
shelves.
Feel free to bring any and all
questions to the reference desk,
or to walk you through placing a
book on hold; we’re happy to
help.
Siuslaw Watershed Council to focus on beavers
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