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.
Florence Area
D INING
1. 1285 RESTOBAR
1285 Bay Street
Florence, OR
(541) 902-8338
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4. INTERNATIONAL
C-FOOD MARKET
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Old Town Florence
(541) 997-9646
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17th & Hwy. 101
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(541) 997-8124
5. The Grill & Lounge
a t S a n d p i n e s
1201 35th Street at
Kingwood, Florence
01 & 35 St.
Highway 101
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541-997-4623
6. Bridgewater Fish House
and Zebra Bar
1297 Bay Street
Old Town Florence
541-997-1133
bridgewaterfi shhouse.com
3. SURFSIDE RESTAURANT
AT DRIFTWOOD SHORES
RESORT & CONFERENCE
CENTER
88416 1st Avenue
Florence, OR
(541) 997-8263
1-800-422-5091
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A. DRIFTWOOD SHORES RESORT & CONFERENCE
CENTER
88416 1ST AVENUE
FLORENCE, OR.
541-997-8263
1-800-422-5091
B. OLD TOWN INN
170 HWY. 101
FLORENCE, OR
800 587-5879
www.old-town-inn.com
C. RIVERHOUSE INN
1202 BAY STREET
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888 824-2752
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