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8 A SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2016 THESIUSLAWNEWS . COM ❘ / SIUSLAWNEWS ❘ @ SIUSLAWNEWS THIS WEEK COAST ON THE A W EEKLY L ISTING OF C OMMUNITY E VENTS IN THE F LORENCE A REA S UBMIT ALL E VENTS I NFORMATION VIA E MAIL TO P RESS R ELEASES @T HE S IUSLAW N EWS . COM Saturday, Sept. 17 B INGO IS BACK Ada Grange #570 will host a bingo night, beginning with dinner at 5 p.m. and bingo at 6 p.m. It will be the regular menu plus homemade soup. People are invited to bring friends. Ada Grange is located 10 miles east on Canary Road. For more information, call Nancy at 541-997-2380. Sunday, Sept. 18 P IONEER M USEUM PICNIC Join the community for the annual Siuslaw Pioneer Museum Picnic to be held at the Elks RV Park on Mercer Lake Road. Everyone is invited to attend. The picnic begins at 11:30 a.m., with a potluck luncheon to follow at 12:30 p.m. The museum will provide barbecued pulled pork, chips, coffee, punch, plates and eating utensils. Bring a favorite side dish, salad or dessert to share with the group. Museum Board vice president Steve Skidmore will give a summary of the latest annual report following the luncheon. Tuesday, Sept. 20 H OOTMAN SPEAKS AT R HODY Siuslaw Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society will meet at 6.30 p.m. for a program by Steve Hootman, intrepid explorer from the Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden in Federal Way, Wash. Hootman collects seeds in areas above 6,000 feet in the Himalayas. The public is invited to come to the presentation at the Presbyterian Church of the Siuslaw, 3996 Highway 101 in Florence. Call 541-997-3082 for information or visit www.siuslawars.org. p.m. at the Florence Events Center, 715 Quince St. Margolin, a former Portland crimi- nal defense attorney and author, will speak about his experiences and process as a writer. Tickets are $8 in advance or $10 at the door. For more information, go to eventcenter.org. Then, attend the free festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24. Approximately 70 authors from throughout the Northwest and parts of California will be onhand. Come chat with any of these authors as well as see and buy their books and have them signed and personalized. D IABETES SUPPORT GROUP The Siuslaw Diabetes/Pre-diabetes Support Group will meet at 2 p.m. at the Siuslaw Public Library, 1460 Ninth St. Join the discussion on ways to manage diabetes and live a healthy life, including healthy eating, exer- cise and medication management. For more information, call 541- 902-6059. Saturday, Sept. 24 L ADIES ’ B UNCO PARTY PEO will be hosting a ladies Bunco party at the Ocean Dunes Clubhouse from 1 to 4 p.m. Entry fee is $15 and prizes will be included. To reserve your spot, call Maryann Rood at 541-590-3053. P ROSTATE CANCER HELP The Us TOO Florence Prostate Cancer Education/ Support Lunch Bunch will meet at Ichiban Restaurant from noon to 1 p.m. This is an excellent source of prostate cancer information from Dr. Roger McKimmy and the prostate Upcoming events cancer survivors in attendance. Bring questions and get answers, or LCC’ S O UTWARD V ENTURES just come to enjoy lunch, listen and Lane Community College (LCC) learn. Florence Center’s Outward Ventures Call Bob Horney at 541-999-4239 program kicks off the fall term on for more information. Sept. 28 with a tour of Winter Green Farms, a nearly 200-acre organic Friday, Sept. 23 farm in Noti. A trip on Oct. 1 features a visit to F ESTIVAL OF B OOKS OPENS WildCraft Cider Works for a private Meet New York Times bestselling tour of their fruit presses and produc- author Phillip Margolin as he opens tion of artisanal hard ciders followed the Florence Festival of Books at 7 by a tasting of hard ciders. Call 541-997-8104, Florence Antiques L EARN WEBSITE DESIGN Get a better web presence by learn- ing how to design your own website this fall at LCC Florence Center. Technology instructor Patrick Hawke will offer an “Intro to Web Design” course from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday evenings, from Sept. 28 through Dec. 7, on campus. Hawke will teach the basics of building a features-rich website using Microsoft Expressions 4. To register, visit: lanecc.edu/ce or call 541-997-8444 for more informa- tion. C OMPUTER BASICS COURSE Learn the basics of using comput- ers, Internet safety and social media during courses offered this fall at LCC Florence Center. A basic com- puters course is planned 5 to 7 p.m., Sept. 26 through Oct. 31. A separate class dedicated to Internet safety is from 5 to 7 p.m., Sept. 27 through Nov. 1. To register, visit: lanecc.edu/ce or call 541-997-8444. T HEATER MAKEUP TECHNIQUES Learn the art of using theatrical makeup in a five-week course offered from Sept. 29 through Oct. 27 at LCC Florence Center. Each week students will learn a different technique to create characters. Students may register for a single or multiple workshops. Handyman 101 Construction, LLC ESTATE JEWELRY AND ANTIQUE FURNITURE!!! We buy, sell and consign quality estate/heirloom jewelry & furniture. Gold, silver, platinum jewelry with precious & semi precious stones. For more information or to register, visit lanecc.edu/ce or call 541-997- 8444, ext. 4825. 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