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8 A SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2016 Tell your story at library workshop Fall apples to benefit MIKE BODINE PHOTO Portland Story Theater founders Lawrence Howard and Lynne Duddy will come to Florence Oct. 22. founded in 2004 by Lawrence Howard and Lynne Duddy. Their mission is “to build community, promote under- standing and foster radical empathy by giving voice to the real, true stories of every- day people.” This workshop will be lim- ited to 25 participants, so pre- registration is required. Anyone who would like to sign up for this workshop can stop by the library on Ninth Street or call the library’s Reference Desk at 541-997- 3132. This workshop is sponsored by grants from the Autzen, Kinsmen and Miller Foundations. The workshop will be fol- lowed later in the day, at 7 p.m., with a storytelling show performed by five members of the Portland Story Theater. Oregon voters must be registered by Oct. 18 The deadline to register as a voter in the November elec- tion is Tuesday, Oct. 18. Lane County voters can register or confirm their reg- istration is current by visiting www.oregonvotes.org. The website, maintained by the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office, makes regis- tering and updating voter reg- istrations simple. “The website is a great tool for voters who want to con- firm their registration status before the deadline,” said County Clerk Cheryl Betschart. “It is easy, fast and provides a nearly immediate update to our Lane County voter records.” To check your voter regis- tration status at ore- gonvotes.org: Select the “Voter Registration” option and click on “Check or Update Your Registration.” Voters can search for their registration information by name and birthdate. The results will indicate whether a voter’s status is active and list the address to which the bal- lot will be mailed. If any of this information is incorrect, select “Update Registration” to provide cor- rect information by Oct. 18. To register to vote in Oregon at oregonvotes.org: The online registration option is available only to those with a valid Oregon driver’s license, DMV-issued identifi- cation card or learner’s per- mit. People who are not regis- tered to vote in any Oregon county may register online at www.oregonvotes.org no later than 11:59 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 18. Other registration options: • Submit a voter registra- tion form to the Elections Office by 4 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 18. • Mail a voter registration card to the Elections Office with a postmark no later than Tuesday, Oct. 18. New voters who will turn 18 on or before the Nov. 8 Election Day can register by the Oct. 18 deadline and receive a ballot, even if they are still 17 on the deadline date. new sweatshirt with tags, donors will receive $5 in free play. For a donation of a coat with tags, donors will receive $10 in free play. “Three Rivers wanted to make this a win-win for everyone,” said Three Rivers COO, Mike Rose. “The chil- dren benefit from new warm clothes and our players will have an opportunity to test their luck with free play.” As the weather gets colder, the community can support this effort to keep kids warm as autumn moves into winter. Three Rivers Casino Resort is at 5646 Highway 126. CE, OREG R ON FL OREN COMMUNITY CALENDA 2017 $ Produced by the Siuslaw s.com News • www.thesiuslawnew 5 We are beginning the work on our beautiful FLORENCE, OREGON 2016/17 Community Calendar! We’d like to ask your help in making the calendar more complete by emailing us your fundraising events for the 2017 calendar year. Th ere is no cost to non-profi t organizations for the submission. Note these are meant to be ‘save the date’ and memory ticklers. Send your event/fundraiser information by October 31st to: jbartlett@thesiuslawnews.com In the subject line: 2017 calendar Siuslaw News We appreciate your help in making the upcoming calendar better than ever! VOICE YOUR OPINION! Write a Letter to the Editor: E DITOR @T HE S IUSLAW N EWS . COM For more information, call 541-902-6619 or visit www. ThreeRiversCasino.com. This Thursday, Oct. 13, the United Methodist Women will sponsor a speaker from the League of Women Voters at the Florence United Methodist Church, 333 Kingwood St. in Florence. This event will take place in the social hall beginning at 1:30 p.m. The League of Women voters was founded in 1920 to provide information to tra- ditionally under-served and underrepresented voters The League is a nonpartisan political organization that encourages informed and active participation in govern- ment. The speaker will be explain- ing the measures on the November ballot. Everyone is welcome to attend. Seating may be limit- ed. Please join us for this important event. Please call the Siuslaw News at 541-902-3526 to sign up. You may pay by credit or debit card. There are two classes being offered. Positions in the class are on a fi rst paid for, fi rst reserved basis and classes are limited to the fi rst 25 paying participants in each class. So don’t delay, sign up for a place now! The class is at 11:00 AM AND 2:00 PM Saturday November 5, 2016. Cost is only $25.00 per participant! Sponsored by: Follow us on Twitter @S IUSLAW N EWS Women Voters comes to Florence Thursday Be Ready Disaster Preparedness Expo on November 5, 2016! the web S IUSLAW N EWS beans, zucchini, apples and more have been available from time to time. “So if you have an abun- dance of fruit or vegetables, please consider donating for this fundraiser,” said Ambrosio. Twin Lakes Store is located three miles North of Florence on Highway 101, near Sutton Lake. Donations can be dropped off during business hours, seven days a week, from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. For more information, call 541-997-3021. to be held at the Florence Events Center during the Visit us on T HE S IUSLAW N EWS . COM The Twin Lakes Store has once again begun fundraising for its annual Teen Giving Tree and is asking the com- munity for donations of pro- duce and fruit. One hundred percent of the proceeds are used to buy Christmas pres- ents for the teens in the lakes neighborhood north of Florence. “Gleaning the local gardens is a wonderful way to raise money for our teens,” said Vicki Ambrosio, owner of Twin Lakes Store. “Plus the customers benefit from fresh, local produce at a fair price.” Tomatoes, tomatillos, EMERGENCY SUTURING CLASS PTA, Three Rivers to host coat drive Three Rivers Casino Resort is partnering with the Florence Community PTA to gather donations of coats and sweatshirts for the winter. This will give the commu- nity an opportunity to keep kids warm this winter as well as have a little fun along the way. Three Rivers Casino Resort in Florence will accept dona- tions of new coats and sweat- shirts between Oct. 15 and Nov. 15 at the Players Club inside the casino. Donated items will be dis- tributed to students ages 5-18 in the Siuslaw School District. For every donation of a Twin Lakes teens Siuslaw News CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK What’s your story? Humans tell stories to remember, to understand and to connect with each other. Join the founders of Portland Story Theater for a free, lively and interactive two-hour workshop on the contempo- rary art of personal story- telling Saturday, Oct. 22, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Siuslaw Public Library. Participants will learn how to identify their stories and what it takes to share them with an audience. Attendees will explore the necessity of vulnerability in storytelling, as well as techniques for bringing stories alive. Portland Story Theater will perform excerpts from its sto- ries while engaging partici- pants to begin exploring sto- ries of their own. Portland Story Theater was
