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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2017
Winter storms can mean rise is stranded sea turtles along coast
NEWPORT — If you’re out
walking the beach this winter,
keep an eye open for stranded
sea turtles. Winter storms along
the Pacific can push sea turtles
northward into colder waters,
where they quickly grow weak
and end up stranded on
Northwest beaches.
Pacific green sea turtles
(Chelonia mydas) and olive rid-
ley sea turtles (Lepidochelys
olivacea) are the two most
commonly encountered species
that strand on Oregon beaches,
and both are classified as
endangered.
Green and olive ridley turtles
have extensive global ranges
and breed in warm waters,
including along the Pacific
coast of Mexico.
Most of the sea turtles
recorded in Oregon likely orig-
inate from this coastal Mexico
population.
“Sea turtles do not reach
Mapleton
offering free
basketball
camp
Mapleton girls basketball
coach Mike Murray will be
hosting a free basketball
skills camp for girls ages 9 to
14.
The camp will be held at
Mapleton High School on
Saturday, Jan. 21, from 1 to 4
p.m.
Players will learn basic
fundamentals in a fun envi-
ronment of learning and
hands-on practice.
Come dressed with shorts,
sweats and court shoes.
Parent or guardian must
register players before partic-
ipating and show proof of
insurance.
RSVP by calling Murray at
541-359-9166.
12th Street Alano Club Hope Meets 1525 12th
Street (Old hospital, back annex). Meeting site for
“Open to All” recovery groups: AA, DDA, Al-
Anon, Native American AA, GA, Kids caught in
the crossfi re, Alanohope.org Meetings. Seven Days
a week, Call for times & meeting agenda. Contact:
541-9917-9558 or 612-462-1481. Friday 5:30pm.
1525 12th St. (Old hospital, back annex) Contact:
541-999-1243 or 541-991-9588.
55 ALIVE/MATURE DRIVING. Contact Lane
Community College, 541-997-8444.
AA Candlelight Meditation Meeting meets
Sat., 7pm., 1525 12th St. (rear). Contact: 310-210-
3324.
A. C. A. Adult Children of Alcoholics (and Ad-
dicts). Meets every Monday at 3pm St. Andrews
Episcopal Church, 19th & Tamarack. Contact: Loyd
or Kyle (612) 462-1481.
Ada Grange #570 meets second Saturday of
each month. Potluck at 5pm. Meeting at 6pm. En-
joy getting together with people involved in helping
the community. Ada Grange is 10 miles out Canary
Road. Contact: Linda Pugh 541-997-4254, or PO
Box 674, Florence, OR 97439.
Aglow International meets fi rst Saturday,
10am–Noon., at Florence Vineyard Fellowship,
2610 Kingwood St., Contact: Judy Murphy 541-
997-5849.
Al-Anon Family Group meets every Thursday
at noon, at St. Andrews Episcopal Church, Library
Room, 19th & Tamarack. Contact: 541-997-3788
Al-Anon Family Hope Group 1525 12th St. (old
hospital back annex). Meets Fridays 5:30pm to 6:30
pm. Contact: 541-999-1243.
Al-Anon Siuslaw Family Group meets every
Tuesday at 7pm., at Cross Roads Assembly of God,
10th & Maple St., Rm 14. Contact: 541-997-1209
or 999-0271.
Al-Anon Mapleton Family Group meets ev-
ery Monday at 7pm, at the Mapleton Evangelical
Church, Riverview Ave., Mapleton. Access door off
rear parking lot. Contact: 541-999-5223.
Alano Club Hope meets Mon.-Sun. daily. 1525
12th St., Florence (rear). 7-8pm Contact: 310-210-
3324.
Alcoholics Anonymous 12 Step Study meets
Tues., 6:00pm. Alano Club Hope (rear). Contact:
310-210-3324.
Alcoholics Anonymous meets Mon., Wed. &
Thurs., 7pm., Episcopal Church, 19th & Tamarack.
Contact: 541-902-0152.
Alcoholics Anonymous meets Mon. & Fri.,
10am., New Life Lutheran Church, 21st & Spruce
Streets. Contact: 541-902-0152.
Alcoholics Anonymous meets Tues (closed),
Thurs and Sat (open), 7pm., Mapleton Lions Club
Annex on River Ave., Mapleton. Contact: 541-902-
0152.
Alcoholics Anonymous Open meetings Sunday,
10-11am. 1525 12th St. (Old hospital, back annex).
Contact: 541-991-7870 or 541-999-7300.
Alcoholics Anonymous Brown Baggers Bunch
1525 12th St., Florence, OR 97439. Meets Daily at
noon Contact: Pat Duncan 310-210-3325.
Alcoholics Anonymous Men’s Meeting. Meets
Tuesdays, from 5-6pm. at the Methodist Church on
the corner of Kingwood & 2nd St. Contact: 541-
902-0152.
Alcoholics Anonymous New Beginnings Men’s
stag. Meets 11:30 am-12:30pm. (Closed) Method-
ist Church @ Kingwood & 2nd St. Contact: 541-
902-0152
Alcoholics Anonymous Serenity Meeting 1525
12th St., Florence, OR 97439. Meets Sunday 10-
11am.
Alcoholics Anonymous Uptown Group meets
Sin., Wed., thurs., Fri., 5:30-6:30pm., 1525 12th
St., Alano Club, Florence (rear). Contact: 310-210-
3324.
Alcoholics Anonymous Sisters (SIS) Sisters in
Sobriety Women’s meeting. Meets Saturday at 10-
11:30am, at Alano Club Hope, 1525 12th St., rear
entrance. Contact: 310-210-3324.
Alzheimer’s Support Group meets the 1st &
3rd Wednesdays of every month, 1-2:30pm., Regen-
cy Florence. 1951 E. 21st Street, Florence. Contact:
Paulette Volkoff 541-997-8436.
American Red Cross Oregon Pacifi c Chapter.
meets 3rd Monday of each month. Contact Tom
541-997-1123. Great opportunity to help locally.
American Legion & Aux., Francis M. Yost Post
No. 59 meets the 4th Tuesday of every month, 5pm
for dinner and 6pm for general membership meet-
ing, at Elks Lodge of Florence, 1686 12th Street.
Contact: 541-997-3082
Anger Management for Men, Meets weekly
every Tuesday from 6pm to 8pm. Location: 1710
Laurel Way, Unit B (upstairs), Florence. For infor-
mation contact: Deborah Grigsby, LPCi, MMHC,
541-999-1913, no cost group sessions.
Anger Management for Women, Meets weekly
Oregon beaches unless injured
or sick, and once stranded, they
require immediate specialized
care to survive,” said Jim
Burke, Director of Animal
Husbandry at the Oregon Coast
Aquarium. “Last winter, four
hypothermic turtles were
recovered
from
Pacific
Northwest beaches — a record
for the region.”
If ocean conditions and
weather patterns continue as
they have over the last couple
of years, more turtles are
expected to arrive in the future.
The Oregon Coast Aquarium
and Seattle Aquarium are the
only rehabilitation facilities in
the northwest United States
authorized by the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service) to
provide the specialized care sea
turtles require. These care facil-
ities were at their maximum
capacity with four turtles last
year, so the service is examin-
ing ways to increase rehabilita-
tion capabilities should more
Aquarium, the U.S. Coast
Guard, and SeaWorld.”
Anyone who finds a sea turtle
on the beach is urged to call the
Marine Mammal Stranding Network
(MMSN) at 1-866-767-6114
turtles arrive.
“The recovery of stranded
turtles is always a group
effort,” said Laura Todd,
Newport
Field
Office
Supervisor for the Service.
“Reports from the public,
emergency transport from the
beach, intensive care at the
treatment facilities, return to
warmer waters, and eventual
release are all crucial steps in
the process. This work couldn’t
be done without highly capable
partners like the Oregon Coast
Such teamwork is the corner-
stone of recovering any threat-
ened or endangered species.
Cooperation between the pub-
lic, federal and state agencies
and partner organizations are
the hallmark of a successful
conservation program and key
to halting the decline of our sea
turtle populations.
“Rehabilitation
returns
reproductively viable individu-
als to the wild breeding popula-
tion that otherwise would not
have survived, which con-
tributes to species recovery,”
said Todd. “Rehabilitation
efforts also help us prepare for
catastrophic events such as oil
spills or disease by establishing
clinical familiarity with listed
species,”
The Service urges anyone
who finds a sea turtle on the
beach to immediately note its
location, remain nearby to
observe it if possible and con-
tact the Oregon State Police
Tipline at 800-452-7888 or the
Marine Mammal Stranding
Network (MMSN) at 1-866-
767-6114.
The MMSN and its partner
organizations,
including
Seaside Aquarium, have proved
invaluable in reaching stranded
turtles quickly and transporting
them to authorized care facili-
ties.
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every Tuesday from 12 to 2pm. Location: 1710
Laurel Way, Unit B (upstairs), Florence. For infor-
mation contact: Deborah Grigsby, LPCi, MMHC,
541-999-1913, no cost group sessions.
Argentine Tango in Newport meets every Mon-
day night at 7-9pm. (7:30pm on second Monday)
at South Beach Community Center located east of
LaQuinta motel on 3024 SE Ferryslip Rd. First 1/2
hour is a lesson-then dancing. No partner needed.
All ages welcome. Wear leather bottom shoes, for
info contact: 541-563-2705 or http://www.geocities.
com/yesnewporttango/.
Baha’i Faith of Florence discussion meetings
every Monday evening @ 875 7th Street, 6:30pm.
Soup’s on supper and interfaith devotional discus-
sion. No Charge. Contact: Suzanne Mann-Heintz
541-590-0779 or James Heintz 541-590-0616.
Beloved Community of Florence, Healing Cir-
cles, Meditation, Spiritual Coaching. Meets every
Saturday, 10:30am., Private Home. Contact: Elea-
nor 541-999-9870 Cell.
Better Breathers Club, meets 4th Wednesday of
each month, Peace Harbor Medical Center in Con-
ference room C. 2-3:30pm. Contact: Karl 541-902-
6300 Ext 5635.
Breastfeeding Support Group, second Thurs-
day, 6:30-7:30pm., Siuslaw Area Women’s Center,
12th St., Florence. Contact: 541-997-1794.
Cancer Education Group Everyone Welcome.
Meets every other Tuesday at 1:30pm @ 1525 12th
St., Ste. 4A, Florence, 97439. For further informa-
tion please Contact: 541-999-6809 or 541-999-
8624. Fee: No fee.
CaregiverSupport Group Bimonthly meeting is
held at SprucePoint on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays
of each month starting at 11 AM. Spruce Point has
supported this group by providing a complimen-
tary lunch for the participants on those meeting
times. It is facilitated by Mary Ann Earl RN BSN
retired. Contacts are Annette Poston 541-997-6111
or Mary Ann Earl 541-997-4866. Anyone needing
support caring or assisting another person with their
responsibilities for health, welfare, fi nances or de-
cision making can be supported in that process in
this group.
Celebrate Recovery for hurts, habits and hang-
ups Starting Nov. 29th. Meets every Friday. 6
PM for a meal, following by meetings at 6:30.PM
Meeting. 1st qtr. at Cross Road Church,, 2nd quar-
ter at Florence Christian Church, 3rd qtr. at Florence
Evangelical church and 4th qtr at Florence Church
of the Nazarene. For more information call Chick
541-997-3370.
Central Coast Miniatures Club of Florence, 1st
Thursday of month, 6pm., Siuslaw Public Library,
Bromley Room, Florence.
Central Oregon Coast Amateur Radio Club
meets every Wed. 7-8:30am. at Koffee Klatch @
Clawson’s Wheelhouse. Wed net @ 7 pm. 146.80(-)
100hz tone.
Chronic Pain Group People with chronic pain
helping people with chronic pain, meets 1st & 3rd
Tuesday, 5:30 to 7:00pm at Community Baptist
Church, 4590 Hwy. 101, Florence. Contact: 541-
991-0037.
Circle 4 Oneness community meets two times a
month, the 11th and 22nd, 6:30-8pm. Contact 541-
902-7912 for directions.
Citizens Democracy Watch, meets at 1pm., the
last Sunday of the month at the Women’s Center.
Contact: 541-997-3950.
City Club of Florence, Meets 1st Friday of each
month. 11:00am order off the lunch menu., Speak-
er: 12-1 pm. Driftwood Shores Surfside Restaurant
upstairs, 88416 1st Ave. For information, call 541-
902-5135.
Coast Chamber Ensemble, meets every Thurs-
day, 3-5pm., Coast Village Clubhouse. All musical
levels welcome. Contact: 541-870-4346.
Coastal Celtic Society, Meets the third Wednes-
day of each month. Contact: Carolyn McCord 541-
997-9142 for different locations and time.
Coastal Women Veterans, 2nd Friday, 11:30am.
Place to be announced. Contact: 541-902-8623.
Coastal Writers, 1st and 3rd Thursday,
7-8:30pm. at The Shorewood, 1451 Spruce St. Con-
tact: 541-902-8575.
Community Chorus of Florence meets Mon.
7-8:30pm. at Cross Road Church, 10th & Maple Sts.
Florence. Contact: Sandy Vaccaro 970-618-6307.
Diabetes Health & Wellness Group, Meets
twice a Week every Wednesday from 9am to 11am
AND 8pm to 9:30pm. Location: 1710 Laurel Way,
Unit B (upstairs), Florence. For information con-
tact: Deborah Grigsby, LPCi, MMHC, 541-999-
1913, no cost group sessions.
Disabled American Veterans and Auxiliary
meet fi rst Saturday each month at 2pm., 1715 W.
21st St. Contact: DAV Skip Stitt 541-997-1562.
Family Caregiver, Support Group, Spruce
Point Assisted Living, 9th Street, Florence. Meets
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MEETING PLACE
2nd & 4th Thursdays 10:30 am. to 11:30/12:00 in
the Community Room. Contact Annette at SP 541-
997-6111. Facilitator: Mary Ann Earl RN, BSN
Family Support Group for family members of
chronically mentally ill, meets the 4th Wednesday
of each month, 6:30-8pm., PeaceHealth counseling
Serv., Florence Business Center.
Fibromyalgia Support Group of Central Or-
egon Coast, 1st Saturday, 1pm., Pacifi c Community
Hospital, Newport. Contact: 541-563-5240.
Fibromyalgia Support Group of Reedsport
meets 3rd Wednesday of every other month at the
Reedsport Public Library.
Florence Area Chamber of Commerce Noon
forum 2nd. Thursday of each month, noon, at Best
Western Pier Point Inn. Open to the public. Contact:
541-997-3128.
Florence Area Coordinating Council meets the
fi rst Wednesday of the month at the Siuslaw Valley
Fire and Rescue Hall on Hwy. 101, 9am.
Florence Area Democratic Club meets at 11am
the 1st Saturday of every month. Contact: www.
fl orenceareademocrats.org.
Florence Area Humane Society, Low Cost
Spay/Neuter, Wednesdays, Please call the Shelter
for an appointment. 541-997-4277.
Florence Caring Pregnancy Center open Mon.,
Tues & Thurs., 11:00am.-4pm. FREE. 1525 West
12th Street (Florence Business Center). Margaret
Getchell, Executive Director, 541-902-2273.
Florence Chapter-Oregon Right to Life Con-
tact: Mona Dick 541-997-2065.
Florence Community PTA meets 2nd Tuesday
of the month, 4pm. Siuslaw Elementary School Li-
brary. Contact Diane McCalmont, 541-997-1854.
Email: fl orencecommunitypta@yahoo.com. Web-
site: fl orencepta.org, Facebook: Florence Commu-
nity PTA.
Florence Dance Guild, meets monthly. Contact:
Angela Palmer 541-997-6839.
Florence Duplicate Bridge (non-smoking), Ev-
ery Thursday afternoon starting @ 12:30pm. St. An-
drews Episcopal Church, 19th & Tamarack, Flor-
ence. Contact: John Weatherwax 541-997-2677.
(American contract bridge league (ACBL) sanc-
tioned games (Master points awarded) Open to all.
Florence Elks Lodge 1858 meets every Thurs-
day at 7:00pm., 1686 12th Street.
Florence Garden Club, 2nd Wed., Sept.-June,
1:00pm., Presbyterian Church of the Siuslaw, 3996
Hwy 101. Contact: www.facebook.com/FGCOR.
Florence Kiwanis meets each Wednesday, noon,
Florence Elks Lodge, 1686 W. 12th St., Florence.
Florence Memory Loss Respite Center meets
Mon., Wed., Thur. from 10am.-2pm., Florence Se-
nior Center, 1570 Kingwood Street, $10 includes
lunch. 541-902-8539.
Florence Parkinson’s Disease Support Group,
Meets 4th Wednesday of every month, 1:30pm.,
Shorewood Apartments meeting room. Contact:
Carole 805-587-3394
Florence Performing Arts Association Board
meeting, 2nd Thursday of each month, 3:15pm.
FEC. www.fl orenceperformingarts.com
Friends of Poetry, Meets every Wednesday,
3-5pm., in the activity room at Shorewood Retire-
ment Center, 15th & Spruce. All welcome. Contact:
Shirley Nelson 541-373-0065.
Florence Rotary Club, Tuesdays, noon, at Flor-
ence Events Center, 715 Quince St., Florence. Con-
tact: Ron Caputo, 541-997-4961.
Florence Salmon/Trout Enhancement Pro-
gram, 1st Wed., 7pm, Florence Elks Lodge. Contact
Ron Caputo 541-997-4961.
Florence Senior Travel Club, Meets Monday,
Wednesday & Friday, Noon-3, at Jerry’s Hot Rod
Grille, 1179 Hwy. 101. 541-999-9700.
Florence Siuslaw Lions Club, 1st & 3rd Tues-
days, 6:30pm., Pacifi c Pines RV Park meeting room,
4044 Hwy. 101. (entrance on 42nd St.) Contact:
541-991-3161.
Florence Unitarian Universalist Fellowship,
Sundays, 10am. at the Fellowship Hall located at
the NW corner of Heceta Beach Rd. & Hwy 101.
Contact: Sally Wantz 541-902-9505.
Flying Needles & Hooks of the Siuslaw, This
group does charitable knitting & crocheting for
schools, SOS, & Helping Hands. All are welcom.
Meets 2nd Tuesday in Bromley room Siuslaw Pub-
lic Library from 3pm-5pm. 4th Tuesday – at Green-
trees Community Room from 3pm-5pm. Contact:
Suzanne Mann-Heintz, 541-590-0779.
Friends of Florence Events Center meets on
the last Tuesday of every month, 3pm. at Florence
Events Center. Contact: FEC 541-997-1994.
Friends of Honeyman State Park, Meets 3rd
Monday of each month at 11:15am. recreational
meeting hall at Honeyman, on Canary Rd. A group
of volunteers who support projects at Honeyman –
activities include park upkeep, planting & clearing,
interpretive programs and special events. Everyone
Welcome! Contact: Suzanne Mann-Heintz 541-
590-1779, or honeymanfriends@aol.com
Friends of the Library meeting, 4th Thursday of
each month, 11am., Bromley Room Siuslaw Public
Library. Contact: Susy Lacer, 541-997-8663.
Grief & Loss for Adults, Meets weekly every
Thursday from 9am, to 11am. Location: 1710 Lau-
rel Way, Unit B (upstairs), Florence. For informa-
tion contact: Deborah Grigsby, LPCi, MMHC, 541-
999-1913, no cost group sessions.
Grief & loss for Students, ages 12-18, Meets
weekly every Thursday from 3:30pm to 5:00pm.
Location: 1710 Laurel Way, Unit B (upstairs), Flor-
ence. For information contact: Deborah Grigsby,
LPCi, MMHC, 541-999-1913, no cost group ses-
sions.
Grief & Loss Support Group sponsored by
Hospice. Please contact facilitator for information.
Contact Norma Wood, LCSW. 541-997-3418.
Grief Share Meets at the Florence Christian
Church, Thursdays, 3-4pm., 2nd and Ivy streets.
Contact: 541-997-2961.
Health Associates, a parenting support group,
3rd Wednesday, 7pm., 340 9th St. Contact: 541-
997-1877 or 541-997-7134.
Helping Hands Coalition, is an all-volunteer
community organization dedicated to providing ser-
vices, food, clothing, and a daytime center for the
homeless and others with unmet needs. Our small
but friendly facility provides warmth, comfort, and
basic services for those in our community. Meets
every Mon., Wed., & Fri, from 11am-2pm, 1339
Rhododendron Dr. Contact: 541-997-5057.
Ladies of Elks, second Monday, 7pm., Florence
Elks Lodge. Contact: Linda Tank, secretary, 541-
997-3352.
Lower Umpqua Gem & Lapidary Society
Meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month @ 2pm. Win-
chester Bay Community Center, 451 Winchester
Ave. Contact: Bill Hendrickson, 541-271-6816
Reedsport. or Cam Grow, 541-997-8089 Florence.
Managing Chronic Pain Support Group Form-
ing Starting March 2, 2015. Meets 1st & 3rd Tues-
day of each month from 5:30-7pm, at Community
Baptist Church, 4590 Highway 101. for informa-
tion: 541-590-0591.
Mapleton Advisory Committee meets the sec-
ond Wednesday of each month, Siuslaw Valley
Bank in Mapleton, 4pm.
Mapleton Booster Club, Meets 3rd Wednesday.
of each month @ 6pm. Siuslaw Bank in Mapleton.
Contact: Krystal Wolford 541-268-6951.
Mapleton Grange #584, Meets 2nd Tuesday of
each month, potluck @ 4pm, meeting @ 5pm. Bar-
bara Reeder, Master: 541-268-1061.
Mapleton Lions Club meets 1st and 3rd Mon-
days of every month.
Masonic Lodge of Florence Stated Communi-
cation, 1st Tuesday. Family dinner 6:30pm. Open
Lodge 7:30pm. 84910 Hwy. 101 S. Contact: 541-
997-9728 (bus.)
Masonic Widows Social Club, last Wednesday,
12 Noon, at the Masonic Temple, 84910 Highway
101 South (1.5 miles south of the bridge). Contact:
Phyllis Williams 541-997-7965.
Meditation held Thursdays, 5:30pm. at United
Methodist Church, 2nd & Kingwood. Contact: Pip
Cole, 541-971-1173.
Mid Coast Soldiers, Come ride with us, Chris-
tian Motorcycle Association (CMA) Florence, OR.
Breakfast meeting/ride, 1st Saturday @ Kathleen &
Ninas, 8:30am. Business meeting, 3rd Tuesday @
Chen’s Family Dish, 6:00pm. Contact: Rob 541-
999-7605
NAMI (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill)
of West Lane County, meets on the 4th Thursday
of each month. 6:30pm.-8pm. Hospital Cafeteria.
Contact Monica: 541-902-8308.
Narcotics Anonymous meets every Mondays:
5:30-6:30pm, Wednesdays: 7pm-8pm & Fridays,
7pm-8:30pm at Alano Club Hope, 1525 12th Street,
East end of building. Contact: Carol K:541-268-
4769.
National Assn. of Retired Federal Employees
(NARFE) Contact: Jim Parrish, 541-997-1427.
Ocean Dunes Women’s Golf Assoc. meets fi rst
Tuesday of every month, 8am., at Ocean Dunes
Golf Links. Contact: 541-997-3232.
Oregon Central Coast Veterans, each Tuesday,
12:30pm., Old Town Coffee Roasters, 125 1/2 No-
pal St., Florence. Any veteran or active duty mem-
ber of the Armed Forces welcome. Contact: Dennis
Marsh, 541-997-5169
Oregon Coast International Dancers, meet ev-
ery Wednesday evening 6:30 pm.-7:30pm., Come
join the fun! at LCC. Contact: 541-870-4346 for
info and directions.
Oregon Dunes Chapter Daughters of the Amer-
ican Revolution meets monthly September–May.
For more information, contact: E. F. Westphal - Re-
gent 541-517-5333.
Oregon Right to Life please contact Mona Dick
at 541-997-2065.
Overeaters Anonymous, meets every Wednes-
day at 7 p.m. at the Rose Room in the Coast Village
Clubhouse, at 131 Rhody Loop (enter east side of
Coast Village at 27th and Spruce and follow signs
to offi ce/clubhouse). Contact: (503) 775-6927 or
(541) 590-0738.
Pacifi c Coast Wind Ensemble meets Monday
6:30-8:30 pm., alternates btw SHS & Waldport HS
music rooms. Amateur thru professional welcome.
Contact: Gail Nichols 541-999-6907.
Pacifi c Dunes Shrine Club meets for Dinner So-
cials at Driftwood Shores, for Business Meetings at
Bliss’ 101. For details, call 541-997-4082.
Parkinson Support Group meets fi rst Tues-
day of each month at Ocean Unity, 834 SW Lee,
Newport. Call 574-6560 for more information. Jeff
Geiger, Facilitator.
Peace Harbor Hospital Auxiliary meeting, 3rd
Thursday, except July/August, luncheon at 11:30,
Florence Events Center. Contact: 541-902-9669 or
541-902-1970.
Points of Grace - Community Acupuncture. Re-
lieve pain • balance your nervous system • intergrate
body, mind & spirit ~ Live life more fully. Meets
Wednesdays: 12noon ~ 3 pm @ Wellspeing Clinic,
1845 Hwy. 126, Park Place, Suite H. Cost is by do-
nation. 541-902-8860.
Pointman Veterans Ministries - Support for vet-
erans and their families. Especially wartime stress.
Contact: Bond Hanson, 541-997-2074; Dan Hack-
ett, 541-902-0688
Professionally Retired Ornery Single Seniors,
(PROSS). For information, contact Damie, 991-
6430, or write P.O. Box 572, Florence.
Quilt Guild (Rhododendron), 2nd and 4th
Wednesdays, 10am., Florence Christian Church.
Contact: Cyndie Wenz, President.
RAPP Committee meets 3rd Wednesday of
month at B&G conference room, 1234 Rhododen-
dron Drive, noon-1:30pm.
Rainbow Girls, Meet 1st & 3rd Wednesdays,
6pm, Masonic Lodge 84910 Highway 101 South
(1.5 miles south of the bridge). Contact: Sherry,
541-915-9382.
Reiki Gathering All Reiki students 1st, 2nd,
3rd degree. Time to work on each other. No cost.
Meets 2nd Wednesday of the month 6:30-8:30pm in
Private Home - call for directions. Contact: Lynette
Kristine 541-997-2154.
Retreads Motorcycle Club, Florence Chapter,
meets second Saturday of the month at 9am @
Kathleen & Ninas for breakfast & a ride. Contact:
Bill Trapp 541-997-5063.
Rhododendron Society, Siuslaw Chapter, meets
3rd Tuesday of every month, 7pm., Presbyterian
Church of the Siuslaw, 3996 Hwy. 101. Contact:
Mike Bones, 541-997-3082. Sept-May only.
SAR (Sons of the American Revolution) Cen-
tral Coast Chapter, meets 3rd Saturday of each
month, at Reedsport Methodist Church at 11am.
For information call 541-271-3771 or James Ives -
President 541-271-4212.
S.C.O.R.E. (Service Corps Of Retired Execu-
tives), free personal consultations with people in
or interested in business. Contact: LCC, 541-997-
8444.
SHIBA, (Senior Health Insurance Benefi ts As-
sistants) Meets in Florence @ DHS & LCC 1st
Tuesday & 3rd Friday. Call for an appointment for
Medicare help. Contact: 800-722-4134.
Siuslaw Area React meets third Tuesday each
month, 7pm. Contact: 541-997-4297.
Siuslaw Diabetic Support Group meets third
Tuesday each month, 2pm., Siuslaw Public Library,
The Bromley Room. Contact: 541-997-7134 Ju-
lianne or Joan. No meetings June, July or August.
Start September 20, 2011
Siuslaw Fiber Arts Guild meets the third
Wednesday of each month from 10am-Noon at
Bromley Room at the Library. Contact: Margaret
Keith 541-997-4558. Anyone interested in joining
in the knitting, hand-spinning, felting, rug-hooking
is welcome.
Siuslaw Fisherman’s Association, Meets 3rd
Monday of each Month at 1536 12th St. Church
of the Nazarene, 2nd fl oor, 6pm. Contact: Annette
Smith 541-902-2345.
Siuslaw Friendship Club meets the second
Thursday of each month at 11am. Contact: Mary
Danforth 541-590-5012.
Siuslaw Genealogical Society meeting, 3rd
Wednesday of each month, 7pm. Public Library,
Bromley room. Contact: Kevin Mittge 541-902-
2376.
Siuslaw Outreach Services. Women’s Em-
powerment Support Group meets every Tuesday,
4-6pm., 1576 West 12th St. Contact: 541-997-2816.
Siuslaw Pioneer Museum meeting, second
Monday of each month, 10am., 2nd & Maple St.
541-997-7884.
Siuslaw Public Library’s Art Display Com-
mittee meets the second Tuesday of each month at
8:30am., Bromley Room of the library.
Siuslaw Rod & Gun Club meets third Thursday
of every other month, 7pm., Gun Club, Munsel
Lake Road. Contact: Jerry Harpole, 935-5224
Siuslaw Soil & Water Conservation Dist., fi rst
Monday, 6:30pm., 1525 12th Street, Suite 10A.
Contact: Seth Mead, 541-997-1272.
Siuslaw Viewfi nders Photography Club, meet-
ings 1st Monday of the month at the Siuslaw Public
Library, Bromley room, 6pm. Contact: Curt Peters,
Digital Dunes Photography 541-902-8748.
Siuslaw Watershed Council meets the last
Wednesday of every month, 6:30pm., Contact: 541-
268-3044 (Open to public.)
Soroptimist International of Florence, Meets
2nd & 4th Wednesday, 12:00 noon at Chen’s Family
Dish, 3620 Hwy. 101. Contact: Pres. Jo Hine 541-
997-2233.
Support Group for Families & Friends with
Mental Illness, Meets every 4th Thursday of the
month from 6:30-8pm., at the Peace Harbor Hos-
pital cafeteria, 400 Ninth St. Mental illness is a
very stressful and devastating experience for all
involved. Everyone is welcome to come and share
with others who are going through the same experi-
ences. Contact: Monica 541-902-8308 or Julia 541-
997-2026.
SWING (Siuslaw Womens Investment Group),
Meets every third Tuesday, 12:30pm., New Life
Lutheran Church, spruce & 21st St. Contact: Joyce
541-999-9876 or Karen 541-999-7906.
T.O.P.S. - OR #890, Meets Every Wednesday,
8:45-10am., The New Life Lutheran Church, 2100
Spruce St., Florence, OR. Contact: 541-902-7574.
Toastmasters International, Siuslaw Talespin-
ners, meets every Wednesday at the Siuslaw Valley
Fire & Rescue Station on 2625 HWY 101, from
5:30pm to 6:30pm. Contact: Irma Geller 541-999-
0921 or Jim 541-999-5766.
Us Too Prostate Cancer Education and Sup-
port Group – Evening Group, meets 2nd Tuesday of
each month, 5pm. at Presbyterian Church. Spouses,
loved ones and families are welcome. Contact: Bob
Horney 541-997-6626.
Us Too Prostate Cancer Education and Support
Group – Lunch Group, meets 3rd Tuesday of each
month, 12 Noon at Ichiban Restaurant. Spouses,
loved ones and families are welcome. Contact: Bob
Horney 541-997-6626.
Van Fans – Meets the 1st Wednesday of each
month, 11:45am., at Shorewood for meeting &
lunch. Cost $8.50. Contact: Lea Rudd 541-999-
0779.
Veterans of Foreign Wars – Post 3232 meets
the 2nd Tuesday of each month, 6:00 pm., Florence
Elks Lodge, 1686 12th Street. Contact: 541-997-
5944.
Veterans of the Florence Area meet every Mon-
day at 11:30am. at Elks Lodge of Florence, 1686
12th Street. Contact: Band of Brothers 541-997-
5944.
VFW Auxiliary, Meets 2nd Tuesday, 1pm., 2216
Willow Loop, Florence. Contact: Beryl Foreman -
541-902-8327 Call for information or applications.
Weight Loss Surgery Support Group meets the
4th Wednesday of each month, 7 pm., Conference
Room “C” - Peace Harbor Hosp. Contact Ron 541-
902-8081 or Marlene 541-997-8801.
Weight Watchers meets Thursday evenings at
5:30 pm. (Meeting weigh-in 5 pm.) at the 1380 10th
Street at Cross Road Assembly of God. Contact:
1-800-651-6000
Women’s Fellowship Circle, Wednesdays,
10am.-noon, Cross Road Assembly of God, 1380
10th Street. Contact: 541-902-8928.
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