SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 2016
DEADWOOD — The com-
munity is invited to a special
Memorial Day service at the
Deadwood Pioneer Cemetery,
just north of Highway 36 on
Deadwood Creek Road.
At noon on Memorial Day,
Monday, May 30, hear about
Civil War and Oregon history.
David Burkett of the Sons of
the Union Veterans of the Civil
War, and Tami Dreiling, will
provide pioneer reenactments
and storytelling, and Ken
Sawyer will bring his Civil
War and Native American
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Bring a chair and some
friends and enjoy Civil War
History near the river in a
park-like setting.
Bathrooms will be available
to the public. There will also
be free hot dogs, chili, cookies
and bottled water. Potluck
items for salads or desserts are
welcome.
Verizon cell service, coffee,
and other necessities are avail-
able at the local restaurant/tav-
ern, the Deadwood Country
Market and Tavern.
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Library to host two DanceAbility events this week
The Siuslaw Public Library
will welcome the DanceAbility
International, a group based in
Eugene, Ore., that is dedicated
to bringing together abled and
disabled people of all ages to
share in the creative art of
dance.
The library will host two
free special events this month.
The first event is Thursday,
May 26, from 2 to 3 p.m.
During this one-hour presenta-
tion, the group’s co-founder,
award-winning choreographer
and dancer Alito Alessi, will
talk
about
DanceAbility
International and share a video
about the organization’s pow-
erful vision.
Then, on Saturday, May 28,
from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.,
Alessi
will
conduct
a
DanceAbility creative move-
ment workshop open to all.
Both events will take place in
the Bromley Room located in
the library.
Alessi, artistic director and
co-founder of DanceAbility
International,
has
been
involved in mixed-abilities
dance since the late 1980s.
Since that time, he has been
instrumental
in
bringing
together people of all abilities
to express themselves through
the art of dance and has earned
numerous awards for his
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and creative movement — the
basis of DanceAbility.
Everyone is welcome to
attend.
As a dancer with a disability,
Bjo Ashwill sums up the exhil-
arating experience of a mixed
abilities dance after participat-
ing in a DanceAbility work-
shop, by saying, “We came
with our sneakers, our canes,
our wheelchairs, our two left
feet, our bodies we see as too
short, too fat, too something —
and we danced.
“By God, every subatomic
particle of us danced in ways
we could not have believed.”
Bring your young and old
selves, abled and disabled,
even your two left feet, to the
library on May 26 and 28 to
COURTESY PHOTO experience this unique way of
Alito Alessi, artistic director and co-founder of DanceAbility connecting with community
International, (far right) conducts a mixed abilities improvi- through the art of dance.
This special two-event
sational dance workshop.
opportunity to experience cre-
achievements.
opportunities for people with ative movement in dance with
Over the years, not only has and without disabilities to DanceAbility International co-
founder Alessi at the Siuslaw
Alessi danced and choreo- dance and move together.”
graphed for DanceAbility
The organization’s vision is Public Library is made possi-
International, he has also con- that through dance and move- ble through the support of
ducted workshops, educational ment, “people from very Western Lane Community
events and trained more than diverse backgrounds experi- Foundation, Plum Creek
300 teachers worldwide in the ence the art of being together Foundation, and Lane County
art of mixed abilities improvi- with the goal of dance as a Cultural Coalition, with oper-
sational dance.
medium to eliminate labels and ating support from Lane Arts
The mission of DanceAbility differences throughout the Council and Oregon Arts
Commission.
International is “to create world.”
For more information visit
This art of being together
will be the focus of Saturday’s the Siuslaw Public Library,
dance workshop. The work- call 541-997-3132, or visit the
shop, taught by Alessi, will library’s website at www.siu
focus on contact improvisation slawlibrary.info.
Yachats Ladies to host
first pie social of summer
Event set for May 28 at clubhouse
YACHATS — The annual
Yachats
Ladies
Club’s
Memorial Weekend Pie and
Ice Cream Social will be
Saturday, May 28, at the
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Yachats Ladies Clubhouse,
286 W. Third St., at the corner
of Pontiac St., in Yachats.
The pie will be served from
11 a.m. until it is gone; come
early for best selection.
There is nothing like the
taste of homemade pie. The
wide selection of pies made by
Yachats Ladies Club members
include many varieties of
apple, berry, peach and cherry.
There will be other fruit pies
and many cream pies from
which to choose.
Slices are a generous sixth
of a pie and are $4 each. Large
brownies are $3. Add ice
cream for just $1 more.
Coffee and tea are $1.
To-go boxes are available so
take some home for later. This
is a great time to meet some of
the visitors to the community
as well as connect with friends
and neighbors who turn out for
this annual event.
The Yachats Ladies Club
hosts three pie socials per
summer season. The next Pie
and Ice Cream Social will be
July 4.
In addition, the handmade
Scholarship Quilt will be on
display and raffle tickets will
be for sale.
The famous Gifts-on-the-
Go baskets will be available
for sale as well.
The Yachats Ladies Club is
an active service club for
women of the South County
who enjoy creating events that
raise funds for community
nonprofit groups.
For more information about
joining in the fun and becom-
ing a member, call Sandy
Dunn, club president, at 541-
547-3205.
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Memorial Day service at
Deadwood Pioneer Cemetery
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