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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 2016
Spoken poetry contest May 7 Auxiliary awards Cordone, Leskin
Florence Regional Arts
Alliance (FRAA) Poetry
Committee has announced that
Poetry Slam master Jorah
LaFleur, from Eugene, will
emcee the upcoming Spoken
Word
Poetry
Contest,
Saturday, May 7, beginning at
6 p.m. at the Florence Events
Center, 715 Quince St.
LaFleur has been the organ-
izer and emcee of the Eugene
Poetry Slam for the past nine
years. In addition, she is a
writer/performer, spoken word
artist, actor, workshop facilita-
tor and ceremonial officiant.
She has served as an emcee at
a variety of events throughout
Oregon, including the Oregon
Country Fair, Earthdance,
Bhaktifest, Lane County’s Got
Talent and many others.
LaFleur has facilitated
Spoken
Word
Poetry
Workshops in schools from
elementary to community col-
lege. “I believe that spoken
word poetry can be a powerful
tool for young people and want
to encourage and empower
young people to explore this
art form,” said LaFleur, who
has authored her own book of
poetry called, “I Can Promise
You a Rose Garden.”
Bettie Egerton, chairwoman
of the Big Wave Poetry Fest
said, “I am thrilled that Jorah
agreed to be our ‘Mistress of
Ceremony.’ She absolutely
knows how to run a Poetry
Contest … plus she is funny
and engages the audience to be
a participant in the event, not
just a listener.”
Rust speaks
at library
Wednesday
Local author and former
Lane County Commissioner
Jerry Rust will be at the
Siuslaw Public Library, 1460
Ninth St., in the Bromley
Room, on Wednesday, May 4,
at 6:30 p.m., to discuss and
read from his latest book,
“The Shandong Question.”
Shandong is a province in
Eastern China where the
author spends part of each
year teaching English.
Rust is a fifth generation
Oregonian born in Prairie City
in 1943. He earned a bache-
lor’s degree at the University
of Oregon and subsequently
joined the Peace Corps.
When Rust returned to
Oregon in the 1970s he helped
form the Hoedads, a tree
planting cooperative, in
response to clear cutting of
forests in Lane County.
In 1980 he began five terms
of service as a Lane County
Commissioner.
The former commissioner,
now living in Mapleton with
his wife and other family
members, spends part of the
year in Shandong, China,
teaching English.
Shandong is a province of
once disputed territory due to
concessions
made
to
Germany in the late 1800s and
then Japan during World War
I. The disposition of the area
was a subject addressed in the
Versailles Treaty.
The treaty’s award of cer-
tain interests in the peninsula
to Japan was denounced by
many Chinese citizens, who
protested in a large demon-
stration on May 4, 1919, the
beginning of a revolution now
referred to as the May Fourth
Movement.
On this May 4, join fellow
history buffs to hear Rust
share his first-hand experi-
ences and fascinating history
of the Shandong peninsula, as
well as read from his recently
published
novel,
“The
Shandong Question.”
Rust has also written two
other books.
The event is free and open
to the public. Copies of the
book will be available for pur-
chase. For more information
about the program, visit the
Siuslaw Public Library, call
541-997-3132 or go to
www.siuslawlibrary.info.
COURTESY PHOTO
Poetry Slam master Jorah LaFleur will emcee the upcom-
ing FRAA Spoken Word Poetry Slam in Florence.
Egerton said that so far, 16
poets from around the state
have signed up for the Spoken
Word Contest.
“Nearly every poet who has
won one of the contests held in
Florence is going to compete is
this one.” said Eggerton. “You
are going to hear some amaz-
ing poetry. For those who have
never been to a spoken word
poetry event, this is the one to
attend.”
Tickets can be purchased at
the door, or at the FRAA Art
Center on Maple Street, for
$10.
For more information, visit
w w w. f r a a o r e g o n . o r g /
poetryfest.html.
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U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
Flotilla 52 gathered at Station
Siuslaw River for its monthly
meeting and to give out awards
in mid-April.
Port of Siuslaw Manager
Steven Leskin was presented
with a certificate of apprecia-
tion for “outstanding coopera-
tion and assistance in further-
ing the purposes and principles
of the United States Coast
Guard Auxiliary.”
Florence resident Deborah
Heldt Cordone was officially
sworn in as a member of the
Auxiliary by Norm Hoffman,
Flotilla Commander.
Cordone, a retired law
enforcement officer, has been
working public affairs for the
Coast Guard for the past few
months.
During the meeting, she also
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River Senior Chief Tregoning,
as the recently appointed
Flotilla Staff Officer for Public
Affairs.
Cordone’s guest Mayor Joe
Henry gave a short speech,
congratulating Cordone and
briefly discussing her proposal
for Florence to become a des-
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or Coast Guard Community.
Preliminary plans are in the
PHOTOS BY ROBERT STEELE
New U.S. Coast Guard
Auxiliary
Flotilla
Staff
Officer for Public Affairs
Deborah Heldt Cordone
(above, center) stands with
friends after she is sworn in
by U.S. Coast Guard Station Siuslaw River Senior Chief
Tim Tregoning (far right).
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The Auxiliary is a group of
volunteer members who assist
the active-duty Coast Guard in
various ways, offering unique
opportunities to give to the
country and back to the com-
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