SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2016
Project Graduation seeks
donations of bottles, cans
On Sunday, Nov. 27, from
11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Siuslaw
High School senior students
and parents will be hosting a
bottle/can drive and making a
Beaver vs. Ducks Civil War
competition out of it. Cans and
bottles may be dropped at
Copeland Lumber, 3231
Highway 101, and Siuslaw
Middle School, 2525 Oak St.
“We will have a Beaver
container and a Duck contain-
er for bottles and cans the day
after the big Civil War game
over Thanksgiving weekend,”
said Lori Larson, coordinator
of the event. “We are working
hard to raise funds for our sen-
ior all-night drug-and alcohol-
free party, and this is a fun way
to bring in bottles and cans and
raise funds for our event.”
In addition to the bottle/can
drop off at the middle school,
people can also drop off their
cans and bottles at Copeland
Lumber anytime the week
leading up to the event or
arrangements can be made for
students to pick them up from
you.
People who wish to donate
can email Project Graduation
to request a pick-up at siuslaw-
projectgraduation@gmail.com
People who make a dona-
tion will be eligible for a
drawing. The more bottles and
cans they bring, the more
chances they will have to win.
The winning ticket will be
drawn out of the “Beaver” or
“Duck” donors — whichever
team has the most donations.
There will also be a consola-
tion prize drawn from the los-
ing “team.”
Cash donations are always
welcome for Project Grad-
uation at P.O. Box 3077,
Florence, OR 97439.
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I N HONOR OF THE
100 TH A NNIVERSARY OF R OTARY F OUNDATION
Florence Rotary Club’s
100 Acts of Good
7. Rotary awards $500 to Habitat for Humanity
Beach Walk
8. Rotary sponsors Relay for Life with $300 award
9. Rotary board approves $500 donation to
Siuslaw Youth Soccer Association
10. “Cool at the Coast” Golf Tournament raises
money to end Polio!
11. Rotary awards $500 to Florence Food Share
12. Craig McMicken runs and Rotarians walk to
raise money and support Relay for Life
For more information Call President, Pat Riley: 541-991-6371
www.thefl orencerotary.org
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Empty Bowls to raise funds for the hungry
Buy an empty, handmade
ceramic bowl created by local
artists and, in the process, help
someone who may otherwise
go hungry for the holidays.
That’s been the idea behind
the annual Empty Bowls event
for the past 21 years. This
year’s event will offer more
than 700 handmade ceramic
bowls to the public, created by
many local artists, with the pur-
chase price of $10 each.
Smaller bowls will also be
available at $5 each.
Each bowl will be accompa-
nied by a coupon redeemable
for one cup of the soup of the
day at a participating restaurant
during the month of December.
Participating
restaurants
menus and locations will be
featured at the “Soup Table” at
the event for viewing by the
public.
There will be a wide variety
of eating establishments par-
ticipating this year so that
many different cuisines will be
available to choose from.
Along with local Florence
artists from throughout the
area, more than 75 Siuslaw
High School students will be
involved in the production of
handmade ceramic bowls.
instructor Kyle Lewis, stu-
dents will be creating deli-
cious snacks for Empty Bowls
attendees.
A silent auction is also
available for attendants to par-
ticipate in.
The 21st Annual Empty
Bowls fundraiser opens with
an invitation-only artists
reception on Thursday, Dec. 1,
from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
The event officially opens
to the public Friday, Dec. 2,
from 5 to 7:30 p.m. and con-
tinues Saturday, Dec. 3, from
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and con-
cludes Sunday, Dec. 4, from
12:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Every year, sponsors, local
restaurants, artists, Lane
Community College, Siuslaw
COURTESY PHOTO High School and numerous
This year’s Empty Bowls fundraiser will feature more than volunteers join together to
make this community event a
700 handmade ceramic bowls
success.
All proceeds from this
Through the Empty Bowls might assist in meeting those
fundraiser make it possible for
event, ceramics students are needs.
not only learning how to cre-
Also, for the third year, the our local food pantry to pro-
ate handcrafted ceramic Siuslaw High School Culinary vide services to those in need
bowls, they are also learning Class will join forces with in the area.
Admission is free.
how to give back to their com- Empty Bowls, providing
So come purchase a one-of-
munity in a unique way.
refreshments for the Artists
This project has helped Reception and the Empty a-kind piece of art that is beau-
tiful to look at, functional and
raise their awareness of the Bowls Fundraiser.
needs of others and how they
Under the direction of will help the needy.
Additional panel being added to Vets Memorial Wall
The Veterans Memorial
Park Commission (VMPC) is
constructing an additional
panel
to the Veterans
Memorial Wall, located in the
Veterans Memorial Park on
West Bay St in Old Town
Florence.
The additional panel will be
the same height and width as
Panel A. This new panel will
allow the VMPC to place an
additional 253 memorial
paver bricks to the Veterans
Memorial Wall complex.
A paver brick, honoring a
veteran only, can be obtained
with a donation of $75 per
brick. A submitted inscription
for a brick can consist of no
more than three (3) lines with
a maximum of 20 characters
and spaces on each line.
Inscriptions must pertain to
the veteran being honored and
must follow the format as used
on the paver bricks of the pre-
vious panels.
Due to limited space, word
abbreviations must be used
whenever possible. All word-
ing, etc. on a paver brick will
be finalized by the VMPC. All
paver bricks for the new panel
must be requested prior to the
VMPC placing any paver
brick on the new Wall panel.
Application forms will be
available only at the Chamber
of Commerce office, located
on Highway 101, and must be
returned to the VMPC only via
the U.S. Postal Service.
Send applications to:
VMPC, P.O. Box 1093,
Florence, Ore., 97439.
Application turn-ins to the
Chamber office or to an indi-
vidual will be not be accepted.
Payment must be by check
or money order only, and must
be included with the submitted
application and made payable
to “Veterans Memorial Park
Commission” or to “VMPC.”
Applications must include a
copy of the veteran’s DD
Form 214, or orders showing
proof of military service.
The veteran must have
served honorably or be serving
on active duty. Only the first
253 applications received will
be accepted.
Applications received after
this total has been reached,
will be returned to sender.
Due to Pacific Northwest
weather conditions, the VMPC
expects completion of the new
panel sometime in late Spring
or mid-Summer of 2017.
An announcement will be
made at the time.
Individuals or businesses
wishing to purchase a donor
tile in the flagpole area may
still do so.
There are still tiles available
for a donation of $500 each.
These tiles are not for honor-
ing individual veterans but for
paying respects to military
groups, units within the dif-
ferent service branches, etc.
See samples already in
place at the flagpole area for
guidance.
LCC Florence Center hosts winter term open house
Get a sneak peek of the
Continuing Education courses
and programs planned for the
winter term during Lane
Community College Florence
Center’s open house from
10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday,
Dec. 1, at 3149 Oak St.
“The event is a preview of
the Continuing Education pro-
gram’s coming attractions and
an opportunity to ask questions
about what’s ahead in the win-
ter term,” said Marsha Sills, the
Florence Center’s continuing
education program coordinator.
“This is a chance to come
and hear firsthand about new
classes and the trips we’ll take
in the upcoming term,” Sills
said. “We’ve also invited our
instructors to come and share
information and take students’
questions.”
Sills said some new classes
this term include web design,
advertising design, theatrical
makeup techniques, handcraft-
ing and oral history techniques.
Classes at City Lights
Cinemas will also continue
with a look at the life and films
of a particularly dapper human-
itarian.
The Outward Ventures pro-
gram also features some new
and familiar trips with coastal
explorations planned.
“People will have to come
and find out who they can
watch and learn about at City
Lights and where we’re headed
along the coast,” Sills said.
“We’ll also continue our prac-
tice of door prizes and offering
a chance to win a $50 credit to
use toward registration.”
Sills said those who can’t
attend can find a full copy of
the Continuing Education win-
ter term schedule in the Dec. 3
edition of the Siuslaw News.
Winter term registration begins
Dec. 6.
“We ask that students regis-
ter as soon as they’re able and
invite them to campus starting
Dec. 6, if they need help with
the online registration system,”
Sills said. “We have computers
in our lobby available for stu-
dent registration and we’re also
here to guide students if they'd
like help with the registration
process.”
FRAA ART CENTER
120 Maple Street
Phone: 541-997-4435
Hours Open: Wed-Fri noon-5pm,
Sat 10am-5pm, Sun. noon-5pm
Classes and Workshops
Ceramics for Kids with Ben
Cahoon and Alissa Clark
Thursdays, 4-5 pm, $10/member/
class, $15/non-FRAA member/class.
Whimsical Hand Building
Ceramics with Alissa Clark
Wednesdays, 3-5 pm, $10/member/
class, $15/non-FRAA member/class,
Clay/Firing extra.
Thursdays, 6-8 pm,
$10/member/class, $15/non-FRAA
member/class, Clay/Firing extra.
Open Lab on Saturdays
Drop in, work at your own pace.
Saturdays 12-5 pm
$7/hour/member $12/hour/non-FRAA
member, Clay/Firing extra.
All Ceramics classes held at Alissa’s
Studio at 180 Laurel Street. Call Allssa
with questions: 503-957-5222
Painting with John Leasure
Saturdays 9 am - 12 pm
November 5, 12, 19, Dec 3, 10, 17
Contact: jnleasure@hotmail.com or
541-991-2754 for details and fees.
Oil Painting with Michael Wood
Wednesdays 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Contact: fmwood@msn.com for details,
fees and more information.
Creative Writing Workshop -
Writers on the River with Catherine
Rourke
Stay tuned for next one in January.
$20/member, $25/non-FRAA member
To register, call 541-708-2120 or email
CJReditor@gmail.com
“Midnight in Florence” Literary
Salon, Writers Open Mic
Stay tuned for next one in 2017.
Relay For Life
of Florence
Teams are forming now…
You’re invited!
Want to learn more about forming a team or becoming a volunteer? Please Join us...
Monday, Nov. 21st @ 5:30 pm
Florence Elks Lodge • 1686 12th Street
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We want to hear your ideas, concerns and
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questions! For more information please
contact: Bobbi Harris 541-999-1957 or
Rae Henry 541-999-8624 or
Harold Kinney 712-242-7336.
Th ere is no better way to make a
diff erence in your community and
raise money to help fi ght cancer!
Call 541-708-2120 w/ questions.
Th is is the most fun volunteering
you’ll have all year!
For more information about classes, visit fraaoregon.org. To register for
these classes, please call or visit FRAA at our art center on Maple Street.
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