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holiday music
Jazz Kings to perform holiday favorites
A night of Christmas
song favorites will take
place Dec. 14 at the
Florence Events Center
when Jesse Cloninger and
the Emerald City Jazz
Kings perform their ninth
annual Christmas con-
cert.
Cloninger promises to
bring back all our holiday
favorites, from “White
Christmas,”
“The
Christmas Song,” “I’ll Be
Home For Christmas”
and “Have Yourself A
Merry Little Christmas.”
to “Button Up Your
Overcoat,” and “Mele
Kalikimaka,” along with a
fine selection of sacred
and traditional songs,
including “O’ Holy
Night”
and
“Silent
Night.”
As usual, make sure
you’ve spruced up your
singing chops to join in
on some good old-fash-
ioned carol sing-alongs.
An evening for the
entire family not to be
missed.
The Wednesday, Dec
14 concert, will begin at
7:30 p.m.
Tickets can be reserved
for $30 (or $15 for youth
high school age and
younger) by calling the
FEC at 541-997-1994 or
online at www.eventcen
ter.org.
special event
‘Light Up a Life’ to shine for loved ones
PeaceHealth
Peace
Harbor Hospice is seeking
photos of community
members’ loved ones who
have passed away.
These memories will be
featured at the 21st annu-
al Light Up A Life
Ceremony in a memorial
slide show.
This annual ceremony
will be held from 2 to
3:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec.
10, at the Florence Events
Center.
The event will include
an opening prayer, intro-
duction of the Peace
Harbor Hospice team,
ceremonial reading of the
names of those who have
passed and music per-
formed by Strings of
Compassion.
The evening will con-
clude with the lighting of
the holiday tree and
Menorah.
There is no cost to
attend and refreshments
will be served after the
ceremony.
Family and friends are
all invited to share in
remembrance and com-
passion for those who
have passed.
All contributions to
Light Up A Life remain
in Florence to benefit
programs and services
offered through Peace
Harbor Hospice and the
community it serves.
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community
PeaceHealth to host
town hall meeting
The City of Florence and PeaceHealth are host-
ing a second health care Town Hall as a follow-up
to the inaugural forum in August.
The public is invited and encouraged to partic-
ipate in this free event, which will occur from
12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9, at the Florence
Events Center.
During this second town hall, PeaceHealth
leaders will provide an update on the recruitment
of providers, and also discuss the importance of
Team Medicine and full integration of physician
assistants and nurse practitioners to improve
access to care.
Community members also will have the oppor-
tunity to ask questions during the forum.
The provider shortage is not unique to
Florence. Nationally, rural communities are strug-
gling to recruit and retain providers. Nationwide,
physician shortages are expected to balloon in the
next five years, estimating that by 2020 there will
be 90,000 fewer physicians than needed.
In Florence specifically, many factors are influ-
encing this trend: Most physicians prefer to live
and work in major cities; one-in-three practicing
physicians in the U.S. is over the age of 55 and
close to retirement; Florence has an increasingly
older local population.
Visit facebook.com/peaceharbor to share your
questions and concerns leading up to the event.
For the latest information about the event and
PeaceHealth’s provider recruiting efforts, visit
peacehealth.org/WeCare.
FRAA art
Annual Holiday Arts
Festival Dec 2 and 3
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T HE G RINCH (M IKE J ACOBSON )
KIDNAPS
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Proceeds will go toward future
arts programming for youth, and a
new graduating senior scholarship
S ANTA (D ORLAND N EALE ) as part of his plan to make it big in Hollywood.
fund that CROW has created.
In addition, See’s Candy will be
sold in the lobby, and those who
bring two non-perishable food
items to any performance for
Florence Food Share will receive a
free See’s Candy lollipop.
Tickets can be purchased by call-
ing 541-997-1994 or by visiting
www.eventcenter.org.
Holiday Arts Festival 2016 is the perfect place
to shop for unique gifts for the coming holiday
season.
This show is presented by Florence Regional
Arts Alliance (FRAA) and opens Friday, Dec 2,
and runs from 1 to 7 p.m., and from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3 at the Florence Events
Center.
Meet craftsmen and artisans offering their lat-
est creative designs and unique works of art in
many genres.
This year’s participants include: Annette
Bignami (wood vases); Peggy Goodrow (stained
glass); Patti Land (pottery); Julie Ellington
(scarves);
Kristin Anderson (fused glass);
Pam Parker (watercolor and pyrography); Ken
McDougal (photography); Carol Strenkoski
(knitted dog sweaters); Debbie Kiturkes (hand
painted pottery); Janette and Kevin Square
(intarsia and fractal art); Ralph and Vicki Martin
(scrollsaw wood art); Cindy Covert (crocheted
art); Tina Shoys (mosaics); Karen Skulley (knits
and quits); Norma Burkett (dolls and fabric art);
Kat Cunningham (painted clothing); Maggie
Bagon (fiber art); Bonnie Wilson (fairy houses);
Jeanne Ternahan (fabric creations); Patti
Williams (paintings and lampwork beads); Pat
Tellez (beadwork); Foggy Bay Studios (wood
items and felted scarves); Lisa Evans (miniature
paintings); Rich Huckins (wood creations); and
Claudia Brown (bead and wirework.)
Ten percent of sales goes to the FRAA Art
Center.
Admission is free.
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