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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 2017
B ACKSTREET
Backstreet Gallery features
four outstanding authors next
month.There will be a recep-
tion in their honor on Feb. 11,
from 3-5 p.m. at the gallery.
“Dogs, Crows and the Corn
Chip Dance,” by Kathryn
Damon-Dawson,
Darby
McCann and Riley McCann,
is a children’s book which
teaches backwards-counting
through rhyme.
The text is whimsical,
engaging and fast-paced.
Watercolor illustrations are by
Damon-Dawson, who incorpo-
FEATURES AUTHORS , ARTISTS IN
rated digital images and draw-
ings of dogs, crows and cars
gathered by granddaughters
Riley and Darby.
The book was conceived one
afternoon while they traveled
by car from Beaverton to
Florence. Damon-Dawson
wanted her granddaughters to
understand how, with diligence
and effort, an idea can be taken
to completion.
Judy Fleagle worked as edi-
tor and staff writer for Oregon
Coast and Northwest Travel
magazines for 21 years. Prior to
that, she taught first and second
grades in California for 22
years. In 2009, she retired to
write her first book.
In 2011, she co-founded the
Florence Festival of Books.
Fleagle’s books include
“Crossings:
McCullough’s
Coastal
Bridges,”
“The
Crossings Guide to Oregon’s
Coastal Spans,” “Around
Florence” and “Devil Cat and
Other Colorful Animals I Have
Known.”
A fifth book is in the works
that will be another guide to the
Oregon Coast and available late
in 2017.
Pattie Brooks Anderson is
first a painter and printmaker,
but most recently she has
become an author of books for
children, she says, “from eight
to eighty.”
She has always loved illus-
trations in children’s stories and
her work is evidence of that
inclination. Though she has
always loved writing, she has
found her paintings are the
inspiration for the stories she
writes.
F EBRUARY
She said she hopes to use her
children’s books as a message
to children of all ages to respect
the earth and all its creatures
and the importance of our role
as human beings in preserving
our environment.
Karen Nichols, an artist, is
also author of five books. All
her novels are set in Florence.
Her books: “Triumph Over
Fear: An inspirational novel of
wilderness survival;” “Second
Chance Heart: How often does
one witness a miracle?;” “The
Unexpected Gift: A novel of
Inspiration” — a Marine
returns from Afghanistan to
reclaim purpose and trust
through love and redemption;
“Thornton House” — mysteri-
ous love transcends time and
opens death’s door.
The latest, “The Moral of the
Story,” is a collection of short
stories from the poignant to the
hilarious.
Join the authors on Saturday,
Feb. 11, for a book signing at
Backstreet Galleries and they
will tell you about their many
adventures.
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R EPUBLICAN PIZZA MEETING
Saturday, Jan. 21
A DA G RANGE BINGO
Ada Grange is having a bingo
fundraiser. The public is invited to
come for dinner and play bingo
with proceeds benefitting the
Siuslaw High School bowling
teams.
The kitchen opens at 5 p.m. and
will serve tacos along with its reg-
ular menu. Bingo starts at 6 p.m.
Ada Grange is located 10 miles
out Canary Road.
For more information, call 541-
997-2380.
WLT ANNUAL MEETING
West Lane Translator, a not-for-
profit organization providing free
television and radio re-transmis-
sion to the Florence area, will hold
its annual meeting, including elec-
tion of officers, beginning at 6 p.m.
in the Conference Room of the
Siuslaw Public Library.
WLT is also license holder for
local non-commercial community
radio, KXCR, 90.7 FM.
WLT’s website is westlanetv.org.
Wednesday, Jan. 25
Boot Camp for all writing levels
and genres will be held at the
FRAA Art Center, 120 Maple St.,
from 10 a.m. to noon.
Cost is $20 for FRAA members
or $25 for nonmembers, payable at
the door.
To reserve a spot, call 541-708-
2120 or email CJReditor@gmail
.com.
The chairman and secretary of
the Lane County Republican Party
will be the guest speakers for the
first meeting of the new year.
Input will be sought on next
steps for the club to secure positive
outcomes.
The meeting will be from 6 to
7:30 p.m. in the Bromley Room of
the Siuslaw Public Library.
T OASTMASTERS TO DISCUSS
There will be pizza and drinks.
For more information, call WELLNESS
Sherry Harvey at 509-540-4880, or
The Siuslaw Tale Spinners
get the latest meeting location and Toastmasters club will host a well-
times by calling 541-590-5435.
ness panel with local experts on
Saturday, Jan. 28, from 10 a.m. to
Thursday, Jan. 26 noon in the Bromley Room at the
Siuslaw Public Library in
S HOREWOOD OPEN HOUSE
Florence.
Shorewood Senior Living, 1451
Topics will include palliative
Spruce St., will celebrate its Grand care, acupuncture, yoga, nutrition
Open House from 3 to 6 p.m.
and fitness.
A special public ribbon-cutting
This event is free and open to the
ceremony will begin at 3:15 p.m., public.
followed by hors d’oeuvres,
For more information, contact
refreshments and tours of the Irma Geller at 541-999-0912.
newly remodeled facility.
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We buy, sell and consign quality
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Gold, silver, platinum jewelry with
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Call us at 541-997-8233
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R HODY C LUB TO MEET
ESTATE JEWELRY AND
ANTIQUE FURNITURE!!!
Awards • Plaques • Name Badges
Gifts • Signage • Glassware
Upcoming events
Mike Bones will give a presenta-
tion titled “Rhododendrons Year
Around” on Feb. 21. This will be
an informative talk on selecting the
plant that best fits your needs.
Topics will range from plant size
(6 inches to 90 feet), color, fra-
grance of the flowers and foliage,
timing of blooming, color of the
leaves, shape of the leaves and col-
orful new growth.
The meeting starts at 6.30 p.m.
for refreshments, followed by the
program at 7 p.m.
The public is invited to come to
the Presbyterian Church of the
N EW BUSINESS GRAND OPENING Siuslaw, 3996 Highway 101.
Saturday, Jan. 28
For more information, call 541-
Northwest Reflections memory
care services, 5292 Harvard Ave., 997-3082 or visit www.siuslawars
W RITERS B OOT C AMP
will host a grand opening and rib- .org.
The annual Creative Writing
bon-cutting ceremony on Saturday,
CUSTOM ENGRAVING
& CUTTING
Jan. 28, beginning at noon.
The ribbon-cutting will be held
by the Florence Area Chamber of
Commerce Ambassadors.
A raffle and refreshments will be
provided included. Come see the
newest memory care facility in
town.
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