SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2016
Honor Society hosts
family fun Friday
Siuslaw High School stu-
dents who are members of
the National Honor Society
(NHS), will be hosting a
NHS Family Movie and
Game Night this Friday, May
13.
The evening will include
group games as well as
movies, which include “The
Princess Bride,” “The Lion
King” and “Star Wars: The
Force Awakens.”
Snacks and popcorn will
be be available for purchase.
Library
Tidings
Admission is $3 per per-
son, $10 for a family of four
or $2 for students with their
ASB card.
The fun night will be held
at Siuslaw High School,
2975 Oak St., with games
starting at 6 p.m., and movies
beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Proceeds will go to the
Red Cross Disaster Relief
program, which helps fami-
lies in the U.S. and other
countries during times of cri-
sis.
News about
the Siuslaw
Public Library
Oneness Ministry talks of
relationships tonight
During the next “Open Door
Service” at Circle 4 Oneness
Ministry, the Rev. Kat
Cunningham will discuss rela-
tionships, whether partner-
ships or friends.
“Some have made our heart
sing, some have stigmatized us
emotionally. And some have
passed and we want to be free
of them,” Cunningham said.
Cunningham will unveil
why all relationships are spiri-
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
tual
mirrors
tonight,
Wednesday, May 11, from 6 to
8 p.m.
Circle 4 Oneness’s “Open
Door Service” explores the
dimensional perspective that
the worst partnership is a
soul’s greatest growth.
A discussion will be part of
the service.
For directions, call 541-
902-7912, or visit www.Circle
4Oneness.org.
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Strawberries
Oliver is a Pulitzer- and
National Book Award winning
poet.
My favorite Oliver poem is
“The Summer Day” and it con-
cludes: “...Tell me, what is it
you plan to do with your one
wild and precious life?”
I think about that and won-
der.
The New Hot Club
of America
On Friday, May 13, at 1
p.m., in the Bromley Room,
come experience the New Hot
Club of America and its unfor-
gettable take on gypsy jazz.
Enjoy a mix of music and
talk, and a free preview of
the full concert taking place
later that evening at the
Florence Events Center, 715
Quince St.
A very special thank you to
SEAcoast
Entertainment
Association for bringing this
program to the library!
DanceAbility
International
Mark your calendars for two
DanceAbility
International
events coming later in May.
DanceAbility brings together
people of all ages, experiences,
and with or without disabilities
to participate in movement and
dance.
On Thursday, May 26, at 1
Washed & Sliced Oregon Grown Strawberries.
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Delivered by Early June
(Weather Permitting)
70/Bucket
Delivery sites in Gold Beach, Bandon, Coos Bay,
Reedsport, and Coquille
There is an opportunity for
members of the Florence
Regional
Arts
Alliance
(FRAA) to submit ideas and
get their art noticed while
helping support a vital cause
in the Florence community.
The annual “Empty Bowls”
Event, held at the Florence
Events Center, is one of the
biggest fundraisers for the
Florence Food Share each
year.
In addition to the many
beautiful pieces of pottery
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auctioned off or sold at the
event, there will also be a spe-
cial piece of artwork that will
be featured on posters and raf-
fled off. This is usually a 2-
dimensional painting or draw-
ing that reflects the impor-
tance and beauty of feeding
others.
The chosen artist’s name
will be featured in numerous
public service announcements
and the work will be shown at
locations throughout Florence
as the raffle takes place.
This is open to FRAA mem-
bers only and the work that is
submitted must be in PDF or
JPG files to be accepted.
There is no cash award and
the winning artist relinquishes
all rights to their work.
All submissions will be for
the “Empty Bowls Event” and
FRAA will also be accepting
submissions for the Oregon
Public Bank (OPB) project at
the same time.
Submit a proposed design to
the Florence Regional Arts
• Create true color spots for your outdoor living areas.
Start with geraniums and lobelia.
• Protect new growth on shrubs from harsh coastal
winds with a small wind break for a few weeks.
• Fertilize new roses and watch new growth for aphids
and disease. Use neem oil spray as needed.
Alliance no later than
Tuesday, May 31.
Artists can also submit sam-
ples of work along with their
design in JPG file formats.
A selection will be made by
June 10, and the winning art
piece will need to be complet-
ed by Aug. 1.
Submit design idea and sam-
ples to fraaoregon@gmail.com
and be a part of helping Food
Share alleviate hunger in
Florence and Western Lane
County.
On April 12, the Florence
Rotary
Club
presented
Mapleton Middle School stu-
dent Trinity Holmes with an
award for Student of the
Quarter.
Holmes was nominated by
staff members at the Mapleton
Middle School and teachers
Mrs. Longo and Mrs.
Jenkins explained why.
“Trinity quietly excels in her
academics,” said Longo,
Holmes’ math teacher.
“She is always so polite and
pleasant in class. When asked
to do something in class,
Trinity is always willing and
has a wonderful attitude and a
smile on her face,” said
Jenkins, an educational assis-
tant at the school.
Holmes plans on getting
straight A’s while participating
in sports when she attends high
school.
COURTESY PHOTO
Rotary president Crystal Farnsworth, MMS student
Trinity Holmes and teacher Jay Blake
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The library has more than 30
computers available to patrons.
These include public Internet,
online card catalog (OPAC),
career and education comput-
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Both the public Internet and
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p.m.,
learn
about
the
DanceAbility program from
world-renowned choreogra-
pher Alito Alessi. Then, on
Saturday, May 28, at 11 a.m.,
Alessia will hold a 90-minute
workshop for people of all abil-
ities.
This project is made possible
in part by Western Lane
Community Foundation, Plum
Creek Foundation and Lane
County Cultural Coalition,
with operational support from
Lane Arts Council and Oregon
Arts Commission.
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Felicity
By Mary Oliver
Book review by Susie Voth
Mary Oliver thinks she start-
ed writing poetry when she was
10, 11 or 12 years old. She says
that the poetry was awful but
that she “kept at it, kept at it,
kept at it” and over time she
and her pencil have traveled to
the moon and back many times.
Oliver is in her 80th year and
she and her pencil are still at it.
“Felicity” is her most recently
published book of poetry.
It is interesting to note the
two definitions of the word
“felicity:”
1) A state of well-being char-
acterized by emotions ranging
from contentment to intense
joy, and
2) The ability to find appro-
priate expression for one’s
thoughts.
In this collection of poems,
Oliver has managed to achieve
both definitions; she uses poet-
ry to express her joyous emo-
tions about nature, life and
love.
“Felicity” is a very short
(only 85 pages) book of poetry.
It is divided into three sections:
The Journey, Love and Felicity.
The section entitled Felicity
has only one poem in it.
This is an excellent book
for the beginning reader of
poetry.
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