SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2017
Military Museum opens
new lending library
The Oregon Coast Military
Museum has recently complet-
ed the lending library in the
Museum's display area, pro-
viding books on military her-
itage to the public with a sim-
ple check-out process.
“Volunteer Bond Hansen
has done an amazing job as
our ‘librarian’ with his passion
for books combined with his
passion for military history.
He has arranged the numerous
books donated to us over the
years into sections dealing
with eras of military history, as
well as disciplines,” stated
Executive
Director
Cal
Applebee.
“Supporters can peruse the
shelves and find a selection,
then check it out for two
weeks to read and enjoy,” he
added.
In addition, the Museum's
gift shop book offerings have
been growing as well. Some
of the donated books which
are duplicates, can be pur-
chased at very reasonable
prices. Plus, several books on
various aspects of military her-
itage are also available for pur-
chase, some from local authors
and some on local experi-
ences.
The Museum is located at
2145 Kingwood Street in
Florence, and open to the pub-
lic Thursday through Saturday,
from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
You can learn more by visit-
ing the website at www.oregon
coastmilitarymuseum.com or
by calling 541-902-51
AARP to provide tax help
at Library beginning Feb.1
Beginning Wednesday, Feb.
1, the AARP Foundation will
provide free tax help and
preparation for both federal
and state taxes.
This service is provided for
those of all ages with low to
moderate income.
Assistance in Florence will
be offered at the Siuslaw
Public Library, 1460 9th St.
Monday and Thursday, 9:30
a.m. to 2 p.m. through April
15.
Those interested in the serv-
ice will need to bring photo
ID, Social Security Card for
the taxpayer and each depend-
ent claimed, 2015 tax returns,
and 2016 tax information.
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Tickets avail
able at
Casino Cage
(Cash Only)
All proceeds support Siuslaw 2017 Project Graduation!
Chance to win over $5,000.00 worth of Gift s & Prizes!
Location & Time: Th ree Rivers Events Center, doors open at 5 p.m.
First game starts at 5:30 p.m.
Price: $25.00 includes 2 bingo cards; extra cards available to purchase!
Beverages available for purchase! Dinner from Hole in the Wall BBQ only $5.
Open to all ages!
Date: Saturday, February 4 th , 2017
Contact:
Michelle Rose at 541-999-0401
Kay King at 541-997-2248
For details, purchase advanced tickets or reserve a special table for groups of
8 or more!!
All Sponsorships and Donations are tax deductible - EIN #93-0962789, Credit
cards will be accepted, excluding the Casino Cage. In the case of multiple bingo
winners on any single game a play off game will determine a single winner.
Top Prizes • Las Vegas Trip
Beavers Tickets • Apple Watch
Safeway Shopping Spree & Much More!
Th ank you to these donors and many others!
Big Dog Donuts • Drift wood Shores • Th ree Rivers Casino Resort
Florence Eye Clinic • Safeway • Fred Meyer • Rick Barrow
R&R King Logging, Inc. • Copeland’s • and many others
Library
Tidings
News about
the Siuslaw
Public Library
Library Tidings,
a regular feature
of the Siuslaw News,
features news about
upcoming Siuslaw
Public Library pro-
grams for adults and
children, new books
and videos, and
other library news of
interest to the com-
munity.
Library Tidings by
Kevin Mittge
Adult Services
Librarian
Siuslaw Public Library
(541) 997-3134
Book Review
“A Hundred Thousand
Worlds”
By Bob Proehl
In the book “A Hundred
Thousand Worlds,” Valerie
Torrey took her son Alex, and
fled Los Angeles six years prior
— leaving both her role on a
cult sci-fi TV show and her
costar husband after a tragedy
blew their small family apart.
Now Val must reunite nine-
year-old Alex with his estranged
father, so they set out on a road
trip from New York, Val making
appearances at comic book con-
ventions along the way.
As they travel west, encoun-
tering superheroes, monsters,
time travelers and robots, Val
and Alex are drawn into the
orbit of the comic-con regulars,
from a hapless 20-something
indie illustrator to a brilliant
corporate comics writer strug-
gling with her industry’s old-
school ways, to a group of cos-
play women who provide a cho-
rus of knowing commentary.
For Alex, this world is a mag-
ical place where fiction
becomes reality. But as they get
closer to their destination, he
begins to realize that the story
his mother is telling him about
their journey might have a very
different ending than he imag-
ined.
A knowing and affectionate
portrait of the geeky pleasures
of fandom, “A Hundred
Thousand Worlds” is also a trib-
ute to the fierce and complicat-
ed love between a mother and a
son — and to the way stories we
create come to shape us.
Tax Forms
Federal tax forms have not
yet arrived at the library, but
according to the IRS they have
shipped the basic 1040 forms,
and the library will put them
once they arrive.
And again, the state of
Oregon will not be supplying
libraries with tax forms. In the
meantime, we do have “repro-
ducible” forms that can be pho-
tocopied or you can go online to
find and print the needed forms.
Also, beginning in February,
AARP will be offering their tax
service at the library. Look for
more information in future
Tidings.
Requesting New Books
Are you anxious to be the
first to read the next Lee Child
book? Have you noticed that
the library seems to be missing
a particular book in a young
adult series? Is there a new
movie you would like to see?
“Florence is a special coastal
town but what really makes
Florence so special is the peo-
ple who live here,” said Tanya
Garrett, Oregon Coast Humane
Society (ORHS) shelter man-
ager.
An example of what Garrett
said makes Florence so special
was demonstrated recently
when OCHS placed an ad in
Siuslaw News last month,
alerting the community to
badly needed items at the ani-
mal shelter, including dog and
cat food, cleaning products,
and office supplies.
“The
overwhelming
response to that ad left volun-
teers amazed, touched and
humbled by the outpouring of
support,” Garret said. “Each
day was like Christmas.
“The entire staff was thrilled
by the overwhelming generosi-
ty of so many.”
Dry dog and cat food began
arriving in mid December,
along with cleaning and office
supplies. Carload after carload
of individual donations arrived
daily and continued through
the month of December and
early January.
“It was truly uplifting and
exciting for our volunteers to
see the response from the com-
munity for our shelter ani-
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120 Maple Street
Phone: 541-997-4435
Hours Open: Wed-Fri noon-5pm,
Sat 10am-5pm, Sun. noon-5pm
Classes and Workshops
NEW! Palette Knife Painting
with Patricia Williams
Mondays starting Feb 6, 11 am - 2 pm
Contact Patti at 916-296-0485 or
artjewelrybypatti@gmail.com for details,
fees and to register.
Ceramics for Kids w/ Ben Cahoon/
Alissa Clark
Thursdays, 4-5 pm, $10/member/class,
$15/non-FRAA member/class.
Hand Building Ceramics w/ Alissa
Wed, 3-5 pm and Thurs, 6-8 pm
$10/member/class, $15/non-FRAA
member/class, Clay/Firing extra.
Open Lab on Saturdays
Drop in, work at own pace. Sat 12-5 pm
$7/hour/member $12/hour/non-FRAA
member, Clay/Firing extra.
Ceramics classes held at Alissa’s Studio.
180 Laurel Street.
Oil Painting with Michael Wood
Wednesdays 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Contact: fmwood@msn.com for fees
and more information.
Or is there a wonderful new
author you want the library to
know about?
Many of our patrons request
that the library purchase books,
DVDs, audiobooks, and other
materials.
We receive requests in per-
son, on the phone, and through
our website.
Each request is assigned to
the appropriate staff member
who purchases for that area of
the collection.
A couple of things we look at:
is the book fairly new or was it
published long ago? Does the
material fit within our collec-
tion?
Sometimes it is determined
that the item is more easily
available through interlibrary
loan (more on that next week),
though the majority of requests
are purchased.
Books are usually ordered
twice monthly, while audio-
books are ordered more on a
quarterly schedule.
Due to the quantity of
requests we can’t respond indi-
vidually to every request, but
we will notify patrons once the
item is available (either through
purchase or interlibrary loan) or
if we are ultimately unable to
obtain the item.
Community rallies with donations for local shelter
COURTESY PHOTO
OCHS volunteers (front row): Tanya Garrett, Jennie Rankin,
Leslie Mcclintock, shelter animal “Jada” and Nina Gayford;
back row: Kip Foster, Laura Livingston, Heather Dollman and
Kim Nelson; Just some of the donations made to OCHS (far
right).
mals,” Garrett said.
Donations totaled nearly 3/4
of a ton of dry dog and cat
food, 554 cans of canned dog
and cat food, 75 boxes of toys
and treats for the dogs and cats
and cases of cleaning and
office supplies, such as com-
puter paper, soap, alcohol and
Clorox.
Garrett said that the shelter
now has enough food to feed
the animals for approximately
five months.
Winter Luncheon and Speaker
NEW! Watercolor Painting with
Mary Bennett All levels welcome.
Thurs, 12 - 3 pm, Jan 12th - Mar 2nd
Space is limited. Call to reserve your
spot- 209-986-0366 or 541-997-4435.
5 A
Honeyman Meeting Hall (Yurt)
January 22, 1 to 3 p.m.
open to all who share our
interest in the
Woahink Watershed
RSVP by January 20:
lindayoder@hotmail.com
or 541-590-0944
Our goal is to promote the understanding,
preservation and thoughtful management of
Woahink Lake, its watershed and its ecosystem.
NEW! Porcelain Painting with
Pat Tellez
Paint flowers on a porcelain plate adding
details each week after firing.
3 sessions, Jan 17, 24, 31, 12 - 4 pm
Pre-registration required at FRAA and
stop in to view a sample of the project.
NEW! Cellini Spiral Stitch
Jewelry with Pat Tellez
Stitch with beads to make a beautiful
necklace or bracelet.
Fri, Feb 10th, 1 - 4 pm
$30/member, $35/non-FRAA member
Pre-registration required at FRAA and
stop in to view a sample of the project
and get a material list.
Writers on the River -
Creative Writing Workshop w/
Catherine Rourke
Sat Jan 28th, 10 am to noon
All writing levels and genres.
$20/member, $25/non-FRAA member
To register, call 541-708-2120 or email
CJReditor@gmail.com
Painting with John Leasure
Saturdays 9 am - 12 pm
Jan 14th and 28th, Feb 4th, 11th, 25th
Contact: jnleasure@hotmail.com or
541-991-2754 for details and fees.
For more information about classes, visit fraaoregon.org. To register for
these classes, please call or visit FRAA at our art center on Maple Street.
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“Words can not express the
shelter volunteers’ and staff’s
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said.For those who’d like to
continue supporting the shelter,
new OCHS T-shirts like those
worn by volunteers are now
available for $15 at the OCHS
office, 2840 Rhododendron Dr.
Volunteers
needed to
help with
homeless count
Volunteers are needed for
Lane County‘s annual home-
less, Point in Time Count
(PIT).
On Wednesday, Jan. 25,
Lane
County
Human
Services, along with its non-
profit partners, will conduct a
PIT count of people who are
homeless in Lane County.
The annual homeless
count reaches throughout the
community to people sleep-
ing on the streets, vehicles,
parks, camps, and other
places not designed for
human habitation.
For more information con-
tact Pearl Wolfe, supervisor,
Lane
County
Human
Services Division, at 541-
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