SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 2016
Homegrown to host
free beer, wine tasting
On April 29, Homegrown
Pub, 294 Laurel St. in
Historic Old Town, will host
Arch Rock Brewing for a
free beer and wine tasting as
part of a series highlighting
breweries and wine makers
from around Oregon.
Gold Beach is home to
Arch Rock Brewing, which
opened its doors on Jan. 25,
2013, after converting co-
owners Larry and Marjie
Brennan’s cabinet shop into a
brewery.
The Brennans decided they
wanted to start up a brewery
but quickly realized they
would need to hire a profes-
sional brewer to make it hap-
pen. They started the plan-
ning process in early 2012,
hired their brewer, James
Smith, in June and started
converting the building from
cabinet shop to brewery.
Smith has been a profes-
sional brewer since 2004. He
moved here from Victor,
Idaho, with his wife Kristen.
This was a dream opportuni-
ty for them to be part of a
start-up brewery and a
chance for Smith to make his
own beer and live on the
beautiful southern Oregon
coast.
Arch Rock currently offers
a lager, a pale ale and a
porter, as well as any single
batch brews that Smith cre-
ates.
Homegrown’s free beer
and wine tastings are
Fridays, from 4:30 to 6:30
p.m.
For more information, call
541-997-4886.
Car Club meets Saturday
The Central Oregon Coast
British Car Club invites the
public to join in its monthly
breakfast gathering and busi-
ness meeting Saturday, April
30, starting at 9 a.m., in the
upstairs dining room at the
Driftwood Shores Surfside
Restaurant, 88416 First Ave.
Those planning to have
breakfast should arrive early
enough to order and be
served before the meeting
starts at 10 a.m.
All those who own, drive
or have an interest in British
automobiles are welcome to
attend.
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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
April 22: Earth Day
Book Review by Susie Voth
April 22, 1970, was the first
Earth Day. After witnessing a
massive oil spill at Santa
Barbara,
Calif.,
Senator
Gaylord Nelson founded Earth
Day to heighten awareness of
environmental issues. Some 20
million Americans participated
in the first Earth Day.
In 1990, Earth Day went
worldwide and 200 million
people in 141 countries joined
the movement. The United
Nations declared April 22 as
International Mother Earth Day
in 2009.
By 2010, more than 1 billion
people in more than 180 coun-
tries participated. We know the
earth is our home, the home of
our children and future genera-
tions of children.
It is imperative that we care
for the earth and one way to
start is to share with our chil-
dren the importance of living
gently on the earth.
There are many books in the
library that introduce Earth Day
practices to young ones. “Fancy
Nancy — Every Day is Earth
Day,” by Jane O’Conner, is one.
Fancy Nancy is an adorable
character who is a little bit
bossy, a tad stubborn and after
her teacher talks about Earth
Alternative Radio’s host
David Barsamian doesn’t
shrink from discussing big top-
ics. As one of America’s most
fiercely independent journal-
ists, he never fears airing voic-
es to bring uncomfortable
truths to light.
His speech at City Lights
Cinemas, Monday, May 9,
beginning at 7 p.m. will be no
exception.
City Lights Cinemas is at
1930 Highway 101 in Florence.
On his Oregon tour organ-
ized by local nonprofit radio
station KXCR, Barsamian will
be tackling the daunting
prospect of “Saving the
Planet.”
“The moment calls for
action and engagement, not
passivity and indifference,”
says Barsamian.
The evening promises to be
a “no holds barred” look at an
issue most would prefer to
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Did you know you can renew
items online? You can, by log-
ging into your library account,
going to “My Account,” then
clicking on “Renew My
Materials.”
Once your list of checked-
out items appears, place a
check mark next to the items
you want to renew and then
Jerry Rust to speak
Author and former Lane
County commissioner Jerry
Rust will be reading from and
speaking 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 organ-
ized a tree planting cooperative
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 previ-
ous books, “Yew” in 1985 and
“The Covered Bridge Murders”
in 2011.
He lives in Mapleton with
his family.
tions across the country since
1986.
KXCR 90.7 FM has been
airing the show Fridays at 5
p.m. since coming on-air two
years ago.
Tour organizer Allan Muir
said, “It’s a pleasure to bring
David to our community. His
interviews and collaborations
with such notables as Noam
Chomsky, Richard Wolff,
Howard Zinn, Ralph Nader,
Chris Hedges, Edward Said,
Naomi Klein and many others
have had the much needed
effect of altering the American
media landscape.”
Tickets for the May 9 event
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at
City
Lights can be purchased
Alternative Radio founder and host David Barsamian will
in
advance
at the cinema any-
speak about Saving the Planet in Florence May 9.
time daily from noon to mid-
sweep under the rug.
comets, this is the only home night, or online at Facebook
KXCR 90.7fm.
“The magnitude of the crisis we have.” says Barsamian.
Admission funds for this
requires radical compassion for
Alternative Radio has been
the Earth and all its inhabitants. offering its free weekly pro- event go to listener-supported
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click “Renew Selected Items.”
There are some restrictions.
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one time. Also, if another
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you will not be able to renew it.
You can phone in and
request a renewal but if you
have Internet access it’s much
easier and faster just to do it
online!
KXCR to host an evening for the planet
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Day, she is passionate about
saving the planet.
“Ready Freddy! Save the
Earth,” by Abby Klein, is
another book featuring an envi-
ronmental theme. Freddy’s first
grade class is challenged by
their teacher to complete 10
planet-friendly activities by the
end of the week.
National Geographic pub-
lished “True Green Kids: 100
Things You Can Do to Save the
Planet.” This book is an intro-
ductory guide to some “fun,
easy and cool ways” to make
eco-friendly lifestyle changes.
Some are as simple as “BYO
water bottle” and “just say no”
to plastic bags.
The year 2020 is the 50-year
anniversary of Earth Day.
The Earth Day Network has
an ambitious goal: to plant 7.8
billion trees. Why not join in?
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LOE awards $7,000 in
scholarships for 2016
The Ladies of Elks have
awarded $7,000 in scholar-
ships to students residing with-
in the Siuslaw, Mapleton,
Triangle Lake and Reedsport
school districts.
This year, a total of 19 stu-
dents submitted applications
for judging on the basis
of scholastic achievement,
leadership,
motivation,
extracurricular service and
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financial need.
Scholarships of $2,000 each
were awarded to Taylor Renae
Steinhauar of Blachly and Lila
Pattison of Deadwood.
Taylor Dotson of Florence
received a $1,000 award.
Former winners Cody
Burkhart of Pacific University
and Zachary Burkhart of Lane
Community College were each
awarded $1,000 to assist them
in continuing their studies.
Funds for these scholarships
are accumulated by the Ladies
of Elks through fundraising
projects held throughout the
year.
Join us for “Art in the Park”
h e Friends of Honeyman and Oregon Parks and
Recreation Department will host “Art in the Park” on
Saturday, April 30, from 10:00-3:00pm. h e event begins
with a dedication ceremony for the “Eye of the Needle”
sculpture at the entrance to the day use area. At er
the dedication, the public is invited to the Bathhouse
Heritage Center at Cleawox for a variety of art projects
and display, including i sh prints, weaving, luminaries,
poetry and more. Children are invited to get their
pictures taken with J.B. Beaver. Light refreshments will
be served. h ere is no charge for the event.
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