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6 A SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2017 New brand of classic musicians to play The Joe Trio will kick off the new year for Seacoast Entertainment Association on Saturday, Jan. 21, at the Florence Events Center. The Joe Trio is almost impossible to categorize, as the cello, violin and piano three- some are classically trained and imbued with humor, unpredictability, intense musi- cality and a fierce determina- tion to ensure that their audi- ences share the fun and energy emanating from the stage. The trio’s repertoire consists of classics, new works by con- temporary composers and original arrangements of popu- lar, jazz and rock tunes. “These fantastic performers engage the audience in a way few classical musicians do,” said Karen Smales, vice presi- dent of Seacoast. “We heard them perform and were taken by their ability to successfully meld so many musical styles, as well as their personable and engaging stage presence.” Their playlist includes the 1949 hit, “Sweet Georgia Brown,” Leonard Bernstein’s “West Side Story Suite,” clas- sical pieces from Haydn and Mendelssohn and the Beach Boys and Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody.” “The Seacoast Board mem- bers are excited to bring such a versatile program to Florence,” Incidents from 1A Police arrested Florence res- ident Drew William Smith, 31, and charged him with 12 counts of unlawful use of a firearm, menacing, disorderly conduct and 12 counts of reck- less endangering. “He was upset with some- one and possibly impaired,” Pitcher said. Smith was first transported said Smales. “It’s fun to hear their arrange- ments of con- temporary pieces per- formed with wit and charm. ‘Joe,’ as they are known familiar- ly, provides a new perspective on how tradi- tional, classical instruments and musicians can interpret music.” On Jan. 21st, in addition to its 6:15 p.m. pre-concert talk and 7 p.m. performance at the FEC, Joe Trio will be perform- ing for residents at Spruce Point on Saturday afternoon. “Providing music to com- munity members who cannot travel to the FEC is a big part of our mission,” said Rachel Pearson, community enrich- ment coordinator for Seacoast. “Earlier this season, we had Cantus perform for military veterans in partnership with the Elks Lodge, and Pink Martini invited Siuslaw High School Band students to audi- tion and perform on stage in November. “In the 2015-16 season, our outreach included Siuslaw Middle and High School stu- dents and performances at the Siuslaw Public Library’s COURTESY PHOTO Joe Trio Bromley Room.” Tickets for Joe Trio and other upcoming Seacoast sea- son are available at the FEC box office during regular busi- ness hours, or online at www.eventcenter.org. Single performance tickets are $32. More details on upcoming Seacoast performances are available at www.seacoastea .org. Seacoast Entertainment Association is a nonprofit, all- volunteer organization now in its 36th year of bringing top quality professional perform- ances to the greater Florence area through the generosity of sponsors, donors, grants and ticket sales. For additional information on SEA, contact Sandy Kuhlman, Seacoast board member, at skuhlcat@ gmail.com. to the Florence Municipal Jail and then transferred to Lane County Jail. More cold weather is fore- cast for the next few days and drivers are urged to be cau- tious. House said, “Over the weekend, we had lots of minor accidents due to ice. When we have these freezing weather incidents people need to drive slower and be more cautious and patient.” Visit us online: www.TheSiuslawNews.com. Tree farm from 1A at that time had no value. It doesn’t really have much value now.” The Rankins took a four- year hiatus in 1993 when they circumnavigated the world in their 38-foot ketch-rigged sail- boat Ingrid Princess. After returning home, Dave took an Oregon State Extension Service course called Master Woodlands Manager in 1999. Diane said, “You’ve heard of Master Gardeners and Master Recyclers, well the extension also has the Master Woodlands Manager course. He took that class on weekends for almost a year. “At the end of the coarse, you have a plan for your prop- erty and you are committed to giving back to the community.” In 2014, the Rankins har- vested the first 20 acres of trees. According to Diane, ring counting placed some of the trees at 150 years old. “But,” said Dave, “When we harvested, we found that many of the big hemlock and spruce had root rot and rotten hearts. You couldn’t tell until you cut them down. “Finding a market for those kinds of trees was difficult. Domestically it’s difficult. They are too big for most of the mills now. So we sold what we could, called ‘white woods,’ Sitka spruce and hemlock to a company that exports these logs to China. We were able to sell a majority of our logs to the export trade.” Anyone traveling down to North Bend has seen the stacks of logs waiting to be loaded onto ships for transport to China. The majority of those logs are either hemlock, Sitka spruce or low grade Douglas fir. Dave said those logs are not acceptable to local sawmills. The large mills, like Georgia Pacific can’t get enough local logs right now. “Georgia Pacific in Coos Bay just brought a barge load of logs in from British Columbia because they can’t get enough logs locally,” Dave said. He added, “I think the lum- ber industry in Oregon is doing very good right now. New home construction is ratcheting up around the coun- try. We see the railroad that goes right by here usually has 40 to 60 cars of lumber on it going back to Eugene. It’s basically two-by-fours and two-by-sixes. They are build- ing houses somewhere.” In addition to the 20 acres logged off in 2014, the Rankins have another 25 to 28 acres they plan on logging in the near future. “At the time we logged in 2014, we thought we would be logging the rest in 2016. But we weren’t ready and the mar- ket fell. The market is coming back now, so maybe in 2018 we might be able to,” Diane said. At 79 and 77, Dave and Diane do not seem like your average retirees. “I’m pushing 80,” Dave said. “I don’t know how I am sup- posed to feel at 80, but I feel pretty good. I tell people that 80 is the new 40.” Diane added, “We love doing this. This is our retire- ment.” Having circumnavigated the globe, the Rankins have seen more of this world than most people and they have some advice for others. “You can live anywhere in the world, but I sincerely believe that the U.S. is the best place in the world to live and that Oregon is the best state to live in. 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