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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2016 7 B C ALENDAR OF E VENTS D ECEMBER 14 – J ANUARY 14 O NGOING A CTIVITIES Health & Nutrition 14 15 Toastmasters Tale Spinners noon-1 p.m. SVFR station 2625 Highway 101 Florence Garden Club 12:30 p.m. Presbyterian Church, 3996 Highway 101 Sunny Sundstrom plays Riverside Open to public — dine-in or drink purchase suggested 5:30-8 p.m. Siuslaw Riverside 1252 Bay St. Emerald City Jazz Kings Christmas Concert Tickets Required 7:30 p.m. Florence Events Center 715 Quince St. Happy Holidays Friends of the Library Meeting & Potluck 11 a.m. Bromley Room, 1460 Ninth St. 19 “Moon Over Buffalo” Auditions for LRP 1-4 p.m. Florence Events Center 715 Quince St. 21st annual Heceta Lightstation Victorian Christmas Open House Open to public, $5 parking fee 4-7 p.m. Heceta Head Lighthouse 725 Summer St., North of Florence off of Highway 101 Florence City Council – Tentative Open to public 6 p.m. Florence City Hall 250 Highway 101 1 8 PeaceHealth - Health Care Town Hall 12:30 p.m. Florence Events Center SantaLand Diaries Tickets required, PG-13 audiences only 7 p.m. Class Act Theatre 509 Kingwood St. 541-991-3773 Siuslaw Middle School PeaceHealth Light Up a Life 2 p.m., FEC 715 Quince St. “Moon Over Buffalo” Auditions for LRP 1-4 p.m., FEC Heceta Lightstation Open House $5 parking fee 4-7 p.m. 725 Summer St., North of Florence SantaLand Diaries Tickets required 7 p.m. Class Act Theatre 509 Kingwood St. 24 23 Toastmasters Tale Spinners 5:30-6:30 p.m. Port of Siuslaw 100 Harbor St. Bingo every Tues. 3:45 & 5:45 p.m. Florence Elks Lodge An Evening of Holiday Readings Open to public 7 p.m. Port Hole Books & Publishing 179 Laurel St., Suite D 27 28 Christmas Eve Candlelight Service Florence First Baptist Church 1935 E. 25th St. 30 29 Bingo every Tues. 3:45 & 5:45 p.m. Florence Elks Lodge 31 Toastmasters Tale Spinners noon-1 p.m. SVFR main station 2625 Highway 101 New Year's Eve with Curtis Salgado and the Hank Shreve Band Tickets required 9 p.m. to after midnight Florence Events Center 715 Quince St. Memory Loss Respite Center every Mon., Wed. & Thurs. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Senior Center 2 3 Memory Loss Respite Center every Mon., Wed. & Thurs. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Senior Center Bingo every Tues. 3:45 & 5:45 p.m. Florence Elks Lodge 10 9 Memory Loss Respite Center every Mon., Wed. & Thurs. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Senior Center 6 4 5 For the Love of Animals Art Exhibit Open to public through February 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Florence Events Center Toastmasters Tale Spinners 5:30-6:30 p.m. Port of Siuslaw 100 Harbor St. 30 11 Bingo every Tues. 3:45 & 5:45 p.m. Florence Elks Lodge 7 City Club 12 p.m. Surfside Restaurant at Driftwood Shores 13 12 14 Winter Music Festival All day Tickets required Florence Events Center 715 Quince St. Toastmasters Tale Spinners noon-1 p.m. SVFR main station 2625 Highway 101 Winter Artisan Fair All day Open to public Florence Events Center Florence City Council Open to public 6 p.m. Florence City Hall 250 Highway 101 Headliner Concert with Haley Johnson and Danny O’Keefe 7 p.m.-9:20 p.m. Tickets required Florence Events Center Terrace Homes Shorewood 2825 Hwy. 101, Florence Retirement Residences 997-3144 1451 Spruce St. 541-997-8202 SPRUCE POINT B RADLEY B ERG A TTORNEY PC ASSISTED LIVING 375 9th Street • Florence 541-997-6111 Krab Kettle 541-997-8866 Community Chorus—Cross Road Church, 10th & Maple streets, 7 to 8:30 p.m., every Monday, Sandy Vaccaro, 970-618-6307 Community Concert Band—Siuslaw High School music room, 6:30 p.m., every Monday, Gail Nichols, 541-999-6907 Yachats Big Band—Yachats Commons, 7 to 9 p.m., first Thursday, $5 donation with children 12 and younger free, 541-547-4308 Bible Study—Shorewood Retirement Residences, 10 a.m., every Monday, with Marty Adams, 541-997-8202 Bingo—Shorewood Retirement Residences, 6:30 p.m. every Wednesday; 9:30 a.m. every Saturday, 541-997-8202 Bingo—Senior Center, 1-4 p.m., every Thursday, 541-997-3945 Central Coast Miniatures Club—Senior Center, 6 p.m., second Thursday Chess Club—Siuslaw Public Library, 1 p.m., every Sunday; Spruce Point, 6 p.m., every Monday, Fred Catania, 541-997-5216 Florence Duplicate Bridge—St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 12:30 p.m., every Tuesday and Thursday, 541-997-2677 Line Dancing—Senior Center, 1:30-2:30 p.m., Tuesdays, Pat Wheeler, 541-999-0797 Masonic Lodge of Florence State Communication—84910 Highway 101, first Tuesday, family dinner 6:30 p.m., open lodge 7:30 p.m., 541-997-9728 Pinochle Group—Laurelwood Community Center, 1137 Maple St.; every Thursday, 9:30 a.m. Walk-ins welcome Professionally Retired Ornery Single Seniors (PROSS)—60 years of age and older, Lunches, 12:30 p.m., second and fourth Wednesdays, 541-991-6430 PROSS Social—Senior Center, 5:30 p.m., third Thursdays, 541-991-6430 Senior Party Bridge—Senior Center, 12:30 to 4 p.m., every Wednesday and Friday, 541-997-8827 Support Groups Alzheimer’s Support Group—Regency Florence, 1-2 p.m., first and third Wednesdays of each month, Dee Clymer, 541-997-8436 Caregiver Support Group—Spruce Point, 11 a.m., second and fourth Thursdays of each month, 541-997-6111 or 541-997-4866 Chronic Pain Group—Community Baptist Church, 4590 Highway 101, 5-7 p.m., every first and third Tuesday, 541-991-0037 Cancer Support Group—St. Andrews, 3 p.m., every Thursday, 541-997-3418 Florence Parkinson’s Disease Support Group— Shorewood Senior Living Retire- ment Home, 1451 Spruce St, 1:30 p.m., fourth Wednesday, JoAnne 541-633-3330 Grief and Loss Support Group—St. Andrews Church, 3-4 p.m., every Wednesday, 541-997-3418 GriefShare Support Group—Florence Christian Church, 3 p.m., every Thursday, 541-997-2961 DivorceCare – Florence Christian Church, 6:30 p.m., every Friday Memory Loss Respite Center—Florence Senior Center, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, $10, 541-902-8539 Multiple Sclerosis Self-Help Group—PeaceHealth Peace Harbor Medical Center, Conference Room C, 6 p.m., second Wednesday, 541-902-1565 or 541-902-7683 Overeaters Anonymous—Coast Village Clubhouse, Rose Room, 131 Rhody Loop (enter east side of Coast Village at 27th and Spruce streets and follow signs to club- house), 7-8 p.m., every Wednesday, 503-775-6927 or 541-590-0738 Siuslaw Diabetic Support Group—Siuslaw Public Library, Bromley Room, 2 p.m., third Tuesdays, 541-997-1295 Support Group for Families, Friends of the Mentally Ill—Hospital cafeteria, 6:30 p.m., fourth Thursday, 541-902-8308 or 541-997-2026 TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly)—New Life Lutheran Church, every Wednesday, 8-10 a.m., 541-268-4541 Us TOO Evening Prostate Cancer Support Group—5-7 p.m., second Tuesday of every month, Presbyterian Church, Bob at 541-997-6626 Us TOO Lunch Bunch Prostate Cancer Support Group—12-1 p.m., third Tuesday of every month, Ichiban Restaurant, Bob at 541-997-6626 Vision Northwest—Spruce Point, 10 a.m., second Tuesday, 541-902-1426 Veterans American Legion Post 59 and American Legion Auxiliary—Florence Elks Lodge, 1686 12th St., 5 p.m. dinner, 6 p.m. meeting, fourth Tuesday of every month, 541-997- 3082 Band of Brothers Koffee Klub—Florence Elks Lodge, 11:30 a.m., every Monday, former military members of all services invited, 541-997-5944 Coastal Women Veterans—place TBA, 11:30 a.m., second Friday, 541-997-4403 Disabled American Veterans and Auxiliary—Disabled American Veterans Building, 2 p.m., first Saturday, 541-997-1562 or 541-997-3720 Pointman Veterans Group—Potter’s Tire and Automotive, 7 p.m., every Tuesday, 541-997-2074 U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary—USCG Siuslaw Station, Coast Guard Road, 7 p.m., second Tuesday, 541-997-2486 VFW—Florence Elks Lodge, 6 p.m. meeting, second Tuesday, 541-997-5944 Other Siuslaw News Keeping Seniors Informed For changes to the Senior Calendar, 1932 Pine St. • Suite B-3, Florence 541-997-8114 2285 Hwy. 101, Florence Music Free Used Clothing—Better Living Center, 85134 Highway 101, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., every Wednesday, 541-997-2137 Oregon Dunes Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution—12:30 p.m., fourth Friday, September-May, contact E. F. Westphal at 541-517-5333 Toastmasters Siuslaw Tale Spinners—SVFR main station, 2625 Highway 101, 5:30- 6:30 p.m., second and fourth Wednesday, Irma Geller at 541-999-0912 Specializing in Trusts, Wills & Probate BEST FOR HEARING Better Breathers Club—PeaceHealth Peace Harbor Medical Center, Conference Room C, fourth Wednesday, 2 p.m., 541-902-6300 ext. 5635 Chair Yoga—Shorewood Retirement Residences, 9 a.m., every Friday, $5, 541-997- 8202 Disabled American Veterans Vans to Roseburg and Portland Medical Centers— Florence Elks Lodge, 6 a.m., Mondays through Fridays Senior Meals Program—Senior Center, 11:30 a.m., Monday, Wednesday, Friday, $3 suggested donation with reservations requested, 541-997-5673 Senior Sunday Brunch—Shorewood Retirement Residences, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., every Sunday, $6, 541-997-8202 Singing Pines Café—Senior Center, 11:30 a.m., Tuesday & Thursday, $7 with reser- vations requested, 541-997-8844 Social Port of Siuslaw Commission meeting 7 p.m. Port Office Rhody Society 6:30 p.m. Presbyterian Church Community Christmas Dinner noon-3 p.m. Florence Elks Lodge Christmas Dinner Meal prices vary noon-7 p.m. Surfside Restaurant 88416 First St. www.driftwoodshores .com/dining/ 22 Us TOO Lunch Bunch 12-1 p.m. Ichiban Restaurant 26 25 21 20 Memory Loss Respite Center every Mon., Wed. & Thurs. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Senior Center 17 Vocal Students Winter Showcase 7 p.m. Class Act Theatre 509 Kingwood St. Ring in the New Y ear — Dec. 31 18 16 Community Christmas Baskets 10 a.m.-1 p.m. 541-997-3441 280 Hwy. 101, Florence 541-997-8996 contact Siuslaw News Features Editor Chantelle Meyer at cmeyer@thesiuslawnews.com.
