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Veterans Memorial Wall to LEARN A LANGUAGE receive new panel in 2017 AT THE LIBRARY 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 Street in Historic 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 charac- ters and spaces on each line. Inscriptions must pertain to the veteran being honored and must follow the for- mat as used on the paver bricks of the pre- vious panels. Due to limited space, word abbrevia- tions must be used whenever possible. All wording, 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 at the Chamber of Commerce office, located on Highway 101, and must be returned to the VMPC via the U.S. Postal Service. Send applications to: VMPC, P.O. Box 1093, Florence, OR, 97439. Application turn-ins to the Chamber office or to an individual 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 honor- ably 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 comple- tion 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 honoring individual veterans but for paying respects to military groups, units within the different service branches, etc. See samples already in place at the flagpole area for guidance. Adventure is out there Film series continues at Coos Bay Library The “Armchair Film Adventure” series at Coos Bay Public Library continues Tuesday, Jan. 10, at 2 p.m., in the Myrtlewood Meeting Room. An installment in Richard Bangs’ “Adventures with Purpose, Switzerland: Quest for the Sublime” is this month’s feature. Switzerland — a country of great peaks, waterfalls, glaciers and grand scenery — served as the birthplace of adventure tourism, the wellspring of eco- tourism and an inspiration for organized tours into the wild. In “Adventures with Purpose — Switzerland: Quest for the Sublime,” adventurer Richard Bangs explores the origins of adventure travel and searches 2 0 • C OAST for what philosophers and poets of the past called “the sublime.” Bangs’ quest to unearth the true mean- ing of “sublime” begins in the heart of Switzerland: Lucerne. Later, he travels to the chic winter resort of St. Moritz, climbs aboard the famous Glacier Express train and heads to Zermatt and experiences the rapture of the Matterhorn. Everyone is welcome at this program sponsored by The Friends of Coos Bay Public Library. No admission is charged and refresh- ments will be served. Call 541-269-1101 for more informa- tion about this program. The library is located at 525 Anderson Ave. in Coos Bay. C ENTRAL • A r t s & E n t e r t a i n m e n t • J A N U AR Y 2 0 1 7 The Friends of the Siuslaw Public Library invite the public to attend a Mango Languages open house on Saturday, Jan. 7, from 2 to 5 p.m., in the Bromley Room. Refreshments will be provided. This event is free and open to the public. “We are pleased to announce the library now offers the Mango Languages online language-learning system,” said Meg Spencer, Library Director. “To pro- mote this new service, we’ve partnered with the Friends of the Library to host an Open House to show people how they can learn a language with their library card.” The Mango Languages open house will demonstrate six different language stations, with volunteers at each location to help answer questions. International foods to complement the six selected lan- guages will be offered at each station. Mango is free with your Library card and can be accessed at the Library or anywhere there is an internet connection. Each lesson combines real life situa- tions and audio from native speakers with simple, clear instructions. “We’re excited about this event because it’s geared for all ages. Students, little ones, and families — this is a great resource for everyone,” added Spencer. Mango offers access to 60 foreign lan- guage courses and 17 English courses taught completely in the user’s native tongue, as well as specialty mini courses like Pirate and Medical Spanish. Mango also uses foreign films to help users learn. “Some people need to learn a second language for their work or business; oth- ers want to learn for travel or fun. Learning a language with Mango is defi- nitely fun,” said Linda Stent, 2017 President of the Friends. “Start off the New Year by learning a new language at your library!” To learn more about Mango, stop by the library or visit www.SiuslawLibrary. org and log in with your library card. 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