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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, JULY 9, 2016
CROW kids to bust suds at car wash
Children’s Repertory of
Oregon Workshops (CROW)
will hold its second annual
fundraiser car wash as part of
Power of Florence on July 16.
The car wash will be in the
parking lot of Oregon Pacific
Bank, 1355 Highway 101,
from 1:30 to 5 p.m.
Funds raised at the car wash
will be used for important
building renovation costs for
the nonprofit youth theatre
organization.
These costs include parking
lot paving (city required),
landscaping, and exterior paint
and signage for the building.
“Last year’s car wash raised
more than $1,000 for the
kids,” said CROW artistic
director Melanie Heard. “We
are hoping that the community
will once again show its sup-
port for our local kids in the
arts by letting us shine up their
wheels.”
Heard said that not only will
the CROW kids and volunteers
do a great job washing cars,
but may serenade visitors with
Lions Club to provide
free health screenings
As part of Power of
Florence,
the
Florence-
Siuslaw Lions Club is offering
free health screenings on
Saturday, July 16, from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. at City Lights
Cinemas. No appointment is
necessary.
Lions Club President Mike
Groshong said, “Don’t miss
this opportunity to check your
health with these free screen-
ings, including vision, glauco-
ma, blood pressure and blood
glucose (with three-hour
fast).”
The Oregon Lions Mobile
Health Screenings Program
offers quick, free health
screenings.
Individuals
under
18
receive vision screening only.
To participate in additional
screenings, a parent or
guardian must be present.
The blood glucose screen-
ing requires a three-hour fast.
Pregnant women may not be
screened for blood glucose.
Lion Club member Gary
Stine said, “We will have an
eyeglass donation box avail-
able for folks to drop off used
eyeglasses. Applications for
eyeglass and hearing aid assis-
tance also will be available.”
COURTESY PHOTO
CROW members will be washing cars to raise funds July
16 at Oregon Pacific Bank on Highway 101.
a Broadway showtune or two
for no extra cost.
The fundraiser car wash is
by donation.
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For more information about
CROW’s youth theatre pro-
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Library to host Oregon coast trail guide author
Author Connie Soper will
speak about her book,
“Exploring the Oregon Coast
Trail,” on Tuesday, July 12, at
6 p.m. in the Bromley Room at
the Siuslaw Public Library in
Florence, 1460 Ninth St. The
author will sell and sign books
at the free event.
This presentation is part of
the library’s fitness and out-
door themed Adult Summer
Reading Program. Besides,
summer is the perfect time for
an Oregon Coast hike.
Soper grew up in Coos Bay
and now splits her time
between
Manzanita
and
Portland.
She has hiked the 400-mile
Oregon Coast Trail (designated
in 1975 by the Oregon State
Parks Department) in segments
twice.
The book serves as a practi-
cal trail guide, describing how
to navigate 40 consecutive day
hikes starting at Fort Stevens
State Park and ending in
California.
Those walking the trail will
experience the majesty of
Oregon’s beaches in personal
and immediate ways, and are
certain to better appreciate the
open access to its shores, a
privilege not possible in most
other coastal states.
Descriptions of most of the
day hikes are accompanied
with mile-by-mile maps, and
provide useful tips such as
knowing which hikes are tide
dependent, and how to arrange
for boat rides.
Enhancing the hiking expe-
rience, the guidebook also
includes many historic and
present day photographs, as
well as features stories about
interesting and little known
places hikers will pass through
along the way.
Who was Matt Kramer?
Which lighthouse became a
columbarium? How did The
Hollering Place get its name?
“Exploring the Oregon
Coast Trail” weaves together a
unique hiking experience with
a better understanding of the
history, personalities and
places that make the Oregon
Coast so special.
Soper will talk about some
of these special places and her
experiences in hiking the spec-
tacular Oregon shoreline at this
library summer reading pro-
gram.
The program is open to the
public and will appeal to adult
hikers and historians and all
who have or want to explore
the Oregon Coast by foot.
Soper’s “Exploring the
Oregon Coast Trail” is an
extensive 298-page guide to
Oregon’s 400-mile coastline
and is available for purchase at
Books ’N’ Bears on Bay Street
in Florence, and online at:
www.dragonfly-press-pdx.
com.
For more information, visit
the Siuslaw Public Library,
call 541-997-3132 or visit
www.siuslawlibrary.info.
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CALLING ALL VENDORS!
Vendor Events are a great way to get out and market yourself and
your business. Here are three upcoming events:
Florence, Oregon’s
Oktoberfest
October 1st
h ink robust laughter, great food,
stout bier, wonderful music, fabulous
dancing, fun games, exciting ral es and
of course, a wiener dog race. What a
day, welcome to Oktoberfest.
Woody Woodbury
2066 Highway 101, Florence
541-997-0343
Independent Owner/Operator
Florence Grocery Outlet
“Gemutlichkeit”
October 1, 2016
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We have ample RV parking!
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Health & Senior Expo
h ursday October 27, 2016
10am-3pm
Florence Events Center
Siuslaw
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541-999-5678
541-902-5158
October 27th
Hundreds of Florence residents are
embarking on an exciting new phase of
their life! Men and women fi t y and older
are looking for information on everything
from retirement benefi ts to recreational
opportunities, health concerns to housing
options. Free health screenings and accessing
investment guidance, travel news, retirement
choices and attend a variety of educational
seminars for free.
240 HOURS
PREPAREDNESS EXPO 2016
November 5th
For years you’ve heard that you need to plan in
the event of a natural disaster and for years you’ve
said, “I’ll get to it someday.” Maybe you don’t know
where to start or what you need to be prepared?
h is FREE event will feature interactive vendor
booths, demonstrations and seminars to help you
better assist your family and the community in the
event of a natural disaster.
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240
HOURS
BE READY IN 2016
Increase your company’s exposure and
save time by meeting your target market in one place.
For more information on becoming a vendor at one of these
upcoming events please contact Jenna Bartlett,
541-902-3524 or jbartlett@thesiuslawnews.com
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