SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2016
DMV offices to be
closed Thursday, Friday
All Oregon DMV offices,
along with other state offices
normally open weekdays,
will be closed on both
Thanksgiving and the Friday
after Thanksgiving, Nov. 24
and 25.
Customer wait times tend to
be longer on the days just
before and after holidays and
weekends, so customers are
advised to avoid offices just
before and after Thanksgiving
break.
DMV urges customers to do
business by mail or online, if
possible, or plan their visits to
DMV before Wednesday, Nov.
23, or after Monday, Nov. 28.
BJ’s
DMV also suggests that
you first check www.Oregon
DMV.com before visiting a
field office in person to make
sure you have everything you
need.
You can complete some
DMV business online or find
out how to make your visit as
efficient as possible.
If you renew your vehicle
registration online at Oregon
DMV.com, you can print the
online receipt and drive tem-
porarily with expired tags.
Law enforcement can
accept the online receipt as
proof of valid registration for
up to 30 days after you renew.
Christmas
Trees
Fresh Cut High Mountain
Cultured Nobles
All organically grown!
(Diff erent sizes and prices available)
Library
Tidings
News about
the Siuslaw
Public Library
Library Tidings,
a regular feature
of the Siuslaw
News, features
news about
upcoming
Siuslaw Public
Library programs
for adults and
children, new
books and
videos, and other
library news of
interest to the
community.
Library Tidings by
Kevin Mittge
Book review
Valiant Ambition
By Nathaniel Philbrick
“Valiant Ambition” is a book
about the American Revolution,
focusing on George Washington
and Benedict Arnold — and the
story of one man’s rise to great-
ness and the other’s fall to
infamy.
Philbrick brings his mastery
of narrative to a tumultuous time
in the Revolution.
Moving beyond the storied
victories at Trenton and
Princeton and the ordeal of the
Continental army at Valley
Forge, he shows how the injuries
Arnold suffered at the Battle of
Saratoga set Washington’s great-
est fighting general on the road
to treason.
Arnold was an impulsive but
sympathetic hero whose misfor-
tunes at the hands of self-serving
politicians undermined his faith
in the legitimacy of the revolu-
tion. By 1780, he had fled to the
enemy after his failed attempt to
surrender the American fortress
at West Point to the British.
During this same period,
Washington came to embrace the
full scope of his leadership, with
an unmatched ability to rise
above the petty politics of his
time.
Philbrick is also the author of In
the Heart of the Sea, which was
made into the recent movie,
“Mayflower,” and “Sea of
Glory,” among other works.
His books are well-known for
sound research and engrossing
narrative.
Free concert
The library will present David
Helfand and Justin Lader in con-
cert at the library on Saturday,
Dec. 3, at 2 p.m.
Join an afternoon of vibrant,
transcendental original music
inspired by journeys to
Cornwall, the Negev desert, and
beyond, and featuring music
from their brand new album,
“Through the Portal.”
Helfand is a multi-instrumen-
talist who composes and per-
forms original instrumental
music on Celtic Harp, mandocel-
lo, octave mandolin, guitar and
keyboard; Helfand performs
with friend and violist extraordi-
naire, Lader.
Their music is an eclectic
blend of original multi-cultural
inspired music of passion and
transcendence with inspirations
from the Celtic lands, the Middle
East, pentatonic meditation
music, space music and progres-
sive rock.
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They
have
performed
throughout the Northwest and
the San Francisco Bay area and
released three albums together to
date.
From 1996 to 2009, Helfand
recorded six albums as a solo
artist and with ensembles.
This concert is free and open
to the general public.
Hang-It All art display
Don’t miss this month’s
Hang- It-All art display, featur-
ing a wide variety of artistic tal-
ent from western Lane county.
Each time you visit the library
be sure to place your vote for
your favorite work of art for the
People’s Choice Award.
Can’t decide which to vote
for? Vote for a different work on
each visit.
The library’s Art Committee
will also be selecting a work as
“Best in Show.”
Holiday closure
The library will be closed
tomorrow, Thanksgiving Day,
Thursday, Nov. 24, as well as the
following day, Friday, Nov. 25.
Regular hours resume at 10
a.m. in Florence and at noon in
Mapleton on Saturday, Nov. 26.
Have a wonderful and safe
holiday!
Happy Holidays from
SEAcoast, SHS and Pink Martini collaborate
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280 Hwy. 101 (2 Blocks N. of Bridge) Florence
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On Nov. 18 and 19, two tal-
ented students from the
Siuslaw High School sym-
phonic bands had a unique
opportunity to perform with the
internationally renowned little
orchestra, Pink Martini.
The engagement, produced
by SEAcoast Entertainment
Association and The Friends of
the FEC, hosted rollicking twin
nights of unparalleled energy at
the Florence Events Center.
Pink Martini has achieved
worldwide acclaim, but that
doesn’t mean its musicians
have forgotten their musical
beginnings.
According
to
Claire
Dennerlein, Pink Martini’s
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sales and marketing director,
the band members are always
eager to help young musicians.
Dennerlein has been coordi-
nating a student outreach with
Chris Rowbotham (SHS direc-
tor of bands), SEAcoast
Producer Sandy Kuhlman and
SEAcoast
Outreach
Coordinator Rachel Pearson, to
select two students to perform
“Hang On Little Tomato” with
the orchestra.
All SHS band students were
encouraged to learn the music
and create a video audition,
produced by Rowbotham, and
reviewed
by
bandleader
Thomas Lauderdale.
Five students completed the
videos: Chandler Call on stand-
up bass; Jessy Keppol on bass
clarinet; Logan Lindner on
tenor sax; Blake Morrow on
vibraphone; and Nic Wilkinson
on trumpet.
The selection decision was
not an easy one, but Lauderdale
chose Wilkinson and Morrow
as best fitting the Pink Martini
sound.
Both students have learned
the music thoroughly and
attended rehearsal and sound
checks on their show days in
anticipation of the evening per-
formances.
The other three students
received a complementary tick-
et to one performance.
Wilkinson and Morrow also
received a pair of tickets and a
bit of Pink Martini memorabil-
ia.
In addition, Pink Martini
donated $200 to the SHS band
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Thank you to
all my Patients
and Friends
I want to thank all my patients from
Coastal Denture Clinic and Natural
Dentures. I have had the pleasure
of serving you for the last 26 years.
You all have been a delight and
have enriched my life. The office
sadly closed in October and I now
will be training future Denturists
as an instructor at the American
Denturist College. This will allow
me to impart the knowledge I have
to future Denturists. I will share
experiences and stories you have
brought me while helping you with
your oral health. It has been my
pleasure to be of assistance to each
and every one of you.
Shawn M. Murray CDT, LD
www.TheSiuslawNews.com
program in support of instru-
mental music education.
“We were excited to involve
Siuslaw High School’s best and
brightest young instrumental
musicians with Pink Martini on
stage,”
said
Dennerlein,
“Hopefully, this will help
encourage them to pursue
music beyond high school.
Most of the musicians in our
band are classically trained and
started playing at a young age,
and we all feel fortunate to
make a living in music.
“We are excited to encour-
age young musicians in your
community to do the same!”
Tickets for both performanc-
es of Pink Martini in Florence
sold out within a days.
However, there are five great
concerts still to come in the
SEAcoast Entertainment 2016-
17 season.
For information, visit www.
seacoastea.org or call the
Florence Events Center at 541-
997-1994.
Christmas store
seeks donations
Christmas Store donations
such as Christmas trees and
other items are welcome and
appreciated. Donations may
be made during business
hours directly to the
Christmas Store located
south of the bridge at 85365
Highway 101 directly across
the street from Sandland
Adventures.
Watch for red and blue
flags at the driveway
entrance.
The Christmas Store is
open daily 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
and Sundays noon to 4 p.m.,
and is closed Thanksgiving
Day.
Florence
Christian
Church, Fred
Meyer hold
food drive
The Florence Christian
Church and Fred Meyer are
teaming up for thre third
annual Holiday Food Drive.
Food will be collected
Saturday, Dec. 10, from noon
to 4 p.m. at Fred Meyer.
Most needed items are
peanut butter, tuna, beef
stew, maccaroni and cheese,
spaghetti sauce, canned fruit,
diced tomatoes, sugar, coffee,
baby formula, chili, milk and
eggs.
All food purchased and
donated will go to Florence
Food Share.