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8 A SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 2017 THESIUSLAWNEWS . COM THIS WEEK ON THE ❘ / SIUSLAWNEWS ❘ @ SIUSLAWNEWS COAST A W EEKLY L ISTING OF C OMMUNITY E VENTS IN THE F LORENCE A REA S UBMIT ALL E VENTS I NFORMATION VIA E MAIL TO P RESS R ELEASES @T HE S IUSLAW N EWS . COM The Siuslaw Soil and Water Conservation District (SSWCD) will hold its rescheduled January board PEO BUNCO PARTY The Ladies PEO Chapter DY will meeting at the district office, 1775 host a Bunco party at the Ocean Laurel Place, Ste #4, in Florence, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Dunes Club House. For more information, contact the Bunco will be played from 1 to 4 district office at siuswcd@gmail. p.m. com or call 541-997-1272. Cost is $15. To reserve a seat, call Maryann I MPROVE YOUR DRIVING SKILLS Rood at 541-590-3053. A Smart Driver Safety class is being offered by Lane Community Sunday, Jan. 15 College in Florence on Thursday, D EMS TO DISCUSS ACA Jan. 17, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at Beginning at 1 p.m. at the Senior the Shorewood Retirement Center, the Florence community is Residences. invited to participate in a conversa- This course offers an opportunity to tion about what the repeal of the learn how to drive more efficiently Affordable Care Act could mean to and safely. the Florence area, as well as the The course contains up-to-date nation. information about changes over time The event is sponsored by Florence related to aging, vehicles and roads. Area Democrats and is free and open The course is open to all ages. to the public. Pre-registration is required and can People of all ages are invited to be made by calling the LCC-Florence attend. at 541-997-8444. The Senior Center is located at The course fee is $20 with a $5 dis- 1570 Kingwood St. count for current AARP-members, the fee includes a workbook and other materials, and is payable to Monday, Jan. 16 AARP at the class. PEO BUNCO PARTY Lane Community College will be D IABETES SUPPRT closed to the public for the Martin The Siuslaw Diabetes/Pre-diabetes Luther King Jr. holiday. Support Group will meet at 2 p.m. in No classes will be held and no serv- the Conference Room at theSiuslaw ices will be available, unless other- Public Library. wise announced by a department or Bring a friend and learn valuable program. information to help manage your health. For more information, call 541- Tuesday, Jan. 17 902-6059. SSWCD RESCHEDULED MEETING Saturday, Jan. 14 CUSTOM ENGRAVING & CUTTING lowed by hors d’oeuvres, refresh- The Us TOO Florence Prostate ments and tours of the newly remod- Cancer Education/Support Lunch eled facility. Bunch will meet at Ichiban T OASTMASTERS TO DISCUSS Restaurant from noon to 1 p.m. WELLNESS This is an excellent source of The Siuslaw Tale Spinners prostate cancer information directly Toastmasters club will host a well- from Dr. Roger McKimmy and the ness panel with local experts on prostate cancer survivors in atten- Saturday, Jan. 28, from 10 a.m. to dance. noon. Bring questions and get answers, or Come to the Bromley Room at the just come to enjoy lunch, listen and Siuslaw Public Library in Florence. Topics will include palliative care, learn. Call Bob Horney at 541-999-4239 acupuncture, yoga, nutrition, and fit- ness. for more information. This event is free and open to the public. Upcoming events For more information contact Irma Geller at 541-999-0912. R EPUBLICAN C LUB PIZZA MEET - ING W RITERS B OOT C AMP The chairman and secretary of the The annual Creative Writing Boot Lane County Republican Party will Camp for all writing levels and gen- be the guest speakers for the first res will be held at the FRAA Art meeting of the new year. Center, 120 Maple St., from 10 a.m. Input will be sought on next steps to noon. for the club to secure positive out- Cost is $20 for FRAA members or $25 for nonmembers, payable at the comes. The meeting will be Saturday, Jan. door. To reserve a spot, call 541-708- 25, beginning at 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the 2120 or email CJReditor@gmail. Bromley Room of the Siuslaw Public com. Library. There will be pizza and drinks. R HODY C LUB TO MEET For more information, call Sherry Mike Bones will give a presenta- Harvey at 509-540-4880, or get the latest meeting location and times by tion on Rhododendrons Year Around on Feb. 21. This will be an informa- calling 541-590-5435. tive talk on selecting the plant that best fits your needs. S HOREWOOD OPEN HOUSE The meeting starts at 6.30 p.m. for Shorewood Senior Living, 1451 Spruce St., will celebrate its Grand refreshments, followed by the pro- Open House on Thursday, Jan. 26, gram at 7 p.m. The public is invited to come to the from 3 to 6 p.m. A special public ribbon-cutting cer- Presbyterian Church of the Siuslaw, emony will begin at 3:15 p.m., fol- 3996 Highway 101. G ET PROSTATE CANCER INFO ESTATE JEWELRY AND ANTIQUE FURNITURE!!! Awards • Plaques • Name Badges Gifts • Signage • Glassware Commerical • Residential Weekly, Bi-Weekly, Monthly, One Time Pick-Up. We buy, sell and consign quality estate/heirloom jewelry & furniture. Gold, silver, platinum jewelry with precious & semi precious stones. 541-997-5691 541-361-9080 Easy curb side recycling program- No additional costs to our customers. 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