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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.
Saturday, Jan. 28
W RITERS B OOT C AMP
The annual Creative Writing
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.
Y ACHATS L IONS C RAB F EED
The Yachats Lions Club will fea-
ture all the crab you can eat at its
annual “Crab Feed.” There will be
two seatings at The Yachats
Commons, the first at 12:30 p.m.
and the second at 4 p.m. There will
also be a 4 p.m. seating at Yachats
Lions Hall.
The Commons is located on
Highway 101 at the intersection of
101 and Fourth Street.
The Lions Hall is one block west
of Highway 101 on Fourth Street.
For more information, call 541-
563-5629.
T OASTMASTERS TO DISCUSS
WELLNESS
The Siuslaw Tale Spinners
Toastmasters club will host a
wellness panel with local experts
from 10 a.m. to noon in the
Bromley Room at the Siuslaw
Public Library in Florence.
Topics will include palliative
care, acupuncture, yoga, nutrition
and fitness.
This event is free and open to
the public.
For more information, contact
Irma Geller at 541-999-0912.
Sunday, Jan. 29
W HAT REPEAL OF ACA MEANS
N EW BUSINESS GRAND OPENING
Northwest Reflections memory
care services, 5292 Harvard Ave.,
will host a grand opening and rib-
bon-cutting ceremony beginning
at noon.
The ribbon-cutting will be held
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 meet, facilitated by Pat Reno,
will discuss issues such as exclu-
sions for pre-existing conditions,
mandated coverage, minimum levels
of coverage, health savings accounts,
as well as numerous areas of
Medicare that could be affected.
The meeting will take from 1 p.m.
to 3 p.m., in the Bromley Room at
the Siuslaw Public Library.
CUSTOM ENGRAVING
& CUTTING
local public radio station KXCR will
present “Hearts & Roses,” a special
dance at the Elks Lodge.
I NFO ABOUT SPRING BASEBALL Valentine
All are invited to hold their honey
The Siuslaw Baseball Association
close and glide to the mellow music
will host two early registration and
of times past.
informational meetings, Tueday, Jan.
There will be a great selection of
31 and Tuesday, Feb. 7, in the
romantic American dance music of
Siuslaw High School mall area.
the last half century, from Glenn
Both meetings will take place at 6 Miller’s “Moonlight Serenade” to
p.m.
Patti Page’s “Tennessee Waltz.”
Register and pay fees early, or
Raffle prizes, free snack buffet,
come learn about financial assistance and the Elks Lodge no host bar will
and ssk questions. Also, come learn
round out the evening’s activities.
about volunteer opportunities and
Admission is $5. All are welcome
meet other parents of baseball play-
in support of KXCR’s efforts to pro-
ers this season.
vide non-commercial, community
Tuesday, Jan. 31
L EARN ABOUT J ESUS
A weekly New Testament seminar
continues each Thursday until March
9. Classes will include The Life of
Jesus the Messiah as a Jew, both his
ministry and early life.
Bibles will be provided and class
discussion will be encouraged.
The public is invited to this free
course.
Classes are held at the LDS
Church at corner of of Munsel Lake
and North Fork roads, from 6:30 to 8
p.m. each Thursday.
For more information, call Joel
Marks at 541-840-0620.
Upcoming events
V ALENTINE ’ S D ANCE
On Saturday, Feb. 11, at 7 p.m.,
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.
Call 541-997-8104,
jmirvis@charter.net
Florence, Oregon
Call us at 541-997-8233
Florence Antiques
R HODY C LUB TO MEET
Mike Bones will give a presen-
tation 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,
fragrance of the flowers and
foliage, timing of blooming, color
of the leaves, shape of the leaves
and colorful 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
Siuslaw, 3996 Highway 101.
For more information, call 541-
997-3082 or visit www.siuslawars
.org.
ESTATE JEWELRY AND
ANTIQUE FURNITURE!!!
Awards • Plaques • Name Badges
Gifts • Signage • Glassware
radio to central coast listeners.
Thursday, Feb. 2
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