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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2017 LCC Florence seeks Library spring course proposals Tidings Got an idea for a class and want to share your expertise with your neighbors? Lane Community College Florence Center’s Continuing Education program is current- ly accepting spring term course proposals from interest- ed instructors through Feb. 1. The Continuing Education program provides courses and field trips to encourage life- long learning in the communi- ty. LCC’s spring term begins April 3 and concludes June 16. The program currently offers a variety of courses on technolo- gy, health and fitness, energy medicine, cinema studies and the arts. Students have specifically requested new courses on for- eign language, culinary skills, painting or drawing and music classes. However, all proposals will be considered. To submit a course proposal contact Marsha Sills, program coordinator, at sillsm@lanecc .edu or at 541-463-4825. 3UH683(5%2:/, Feb 4 th 2017 7 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! 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 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 Safeway Shopping Spree Golf Membership & Much More! Th ank you to these donors and many others! Doggie Day Care • Bob Rannow • Les Schwab Kathryn Rannow Pampered Chef • Lucy’s Nails OPB • Banner Bank • Chen’s • Rosa’s • Gigi Lassan Book review “On Trails: An Exploration” By Robert Moor The just recently announced winner of the Pacific Northwest Book Award for non-fiction, is “On Trails: An Exploration” by Robert Moor, who hails from Halfmoon Bay, B.C. This debut author has been compared to Annie Dillard, Edward Abbey and Jared Diamond. “On Trails” is a won- drous exploration of how trails help us understand the world — from invisible ant trails to hiking paths that span continents, from interstate highways to the Internet. In 2009, while thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail, Moor began to wonder about the paths that lie beneath our feet: How do they form? Why do some improve over time while others fade? What makes us follow or strike off on our own? Over the course of the next seven years, Moor traveled the globe, exploring trails of all kinds, from the miniscule to the massive. He learned the tricks of master trail-builders, hunted down long-lost Cherokee trails and traced the origins of our road networks and the Internet. In each chapter, Moor inter- weaves his adventures with find- ings from science, history, phi- losophy and nature writing. Throughout, Moor reveals how this single topic — the oft- overlooked trail — sheds new light on a wealth of age-old questions: How does order emerge out of chaos? How did animals first crawl forth from the seas and spread across conti- nents? How has humanity’s rela- tionship with nature and technol- ogy shaped world around us? And, ultimately, how does each of us pick a path through life? Moor has the essayist’s gift for making new connections, the adventurer’s love for paths untaken and the philosopher’s knack for asking big questions. With a breathtaking arc that spans from the dawn of animal life to the digital era, “On Trails” is a book that makes us see our world, our history, our species and our ways of life anew. For another, more local per- spective on hiking, you might enjoy “On the Trail: A History of American Hiking” by Silas Chamberlin. This is the first history of the American hiking community 5 A and its contributions to the nation’s vast network of trails. Blind Date with a Book Are you ready to take part in the library’s fouth-annual Blind Date with a Book program? For the adventurous reader this program offers the opportu- nity to let fate take a hand in selecting what you read. The program works like this. Select a plainly wrapped book from a selection of books at the library. Read the book — or at least make an honest and fair attempt at doing so — then return the book with a “blind date” evaluation form. The forms, besides being used to recommend new and wonder- ful books to readers, will also be used for prize drawings. The point is to take a risk and expand your reading interests. Sound fun The program starts Feb. 1. Friends of the Library to meet The Friends of the Library will hold its monthly board meeting tomorrow, at 11 a.m. This will be your opportunity to meet the new officers for the year. PeaceHealth, Providence join for neonatal program PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend has announced plans to expand their current neonatal therapy program as part of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the hospital. The program, which will pro- vide additional services to infants and families in the com- munity, will be developed through an ongoing alliance with Providence Health and Services through Providence Children’s Development Institute. www.TheSiuslawNews.com “Providence Children’s Development Institute currently has an excellent neonatal thera- py program,” said Katie Vendrasco, Director of Rehabilitation Services at Sacred Heart Medical Center, University District. “We are eager to work with them to expand our own pro- gram, which will support infants and families in every- thing from musculoskeletal development to neurologic mat- uration, successful breast-feed- ing techniques and managing aspects of parent education,” Vedrasco said. A neonatal therapist residen- cy program has been designed to pass on learnings from Providence to PeaceHealth caregivers. “The vision we share in our alliance with PeaceHealth is to improve the health of any child in our communities,” said JoAnn Vance, Executive Director for Providence Children’s Developmental Health in Oregon. Beginning in February, “PeaceHealth therapists dedi- cated to the new program will spend one day per week for three to six months with an experienced Providence neona- tal therapist at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center,” said Vance. On the strategic alliance with Providence, Vendrasco said, “This is a powerful alliance between healthcare industry leaders with common values and heritage who share the same priority, the health of our com- munities. “We believe this spirit of cooperation is the future of healthcare.” The program’s anticipated implementation date at RiverBend is July 2017. ACA discussion continues at library to explore health care options Jan. 29 Oregon Department of Transportation PUBLIC HEARING/OPEN HOUSE Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) - Draft 2018 to 2021 STIP for Public Review The open house will feature maps to view and handouts about selected projects. ODOT staff will be on hand to answer questions and take comments. There will be comment cards available to leave comments regarding specifi c projects. Wednesday, February 8, 2017 Lane County Area Commission on Transportation (Lane County ACT) Lane County ACT Open House 4:30-5:15PM; followed by Lane County ACT Meeting 5:30-7:00PM Lane County Public Works Complex 3040 N. Delta Hwy. Eugene, OR Goodson Conference Room The meeting is open to the public for comment. To view or comment on this document, please visit: http://www.oregon.gov/ ODOT/TD/STIP/DRAFT_STIP_18-21.pdf You can also contact the Region 2 STIP and Financial Plan Manager John Maher at Ph. 503-986-2674 or his email address: John.D.MAHER@odot.state.or.us Accomodations: Accomodations will be provided to persons with disabilities. To request an accomodation, please call John Maher the Region 2 STIP and Financial Plan Manager. Approximately 45 members of the community came togeth- er at the Senior Center on Sunday, Jan. 15, to participate in a conversation about what the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, (ACA) could mean to the Florence area, as well as the nation. The new congress is moving quickly to make changes, and a group of concerned area Democrats felt it was impor- tant that the community under- stand the impact of those changes and what you can do about your concerns. The meeting facilitator, Pat Reno stated, “Having designed employee benefit plans for over 20 years, I know how complicated it is to navigate the system.” The group held open discus- sions on such issues as exclu- sions for pre-existing condi- tions, minimum levels of cov- erage, health savings accounts, as well as numerous areas of Medicare that could be affect- ed. Because there is still so much uncertainty surrounding these issues, the group decided to hold another meeting on Sunday, Jan. 29, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., in the Bromley Room at the Siuslaw Public Library, 1460 Ninth St. HUGE INDOOR YARD SALE THE LARGEST YARD SALE UNDER ONE ROOF! OVER 35 BOOTHS INDIVIDUALS , FAMILIES AND NON PROFIT GROUPS Saturday January 28 8 a.m. — 2 p.m. Florence Events Center 715 Quince Street Florence, Oregon 541-997-1994 $1.00 Admission
