SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2017
PTA hosts multi-cultural
event at Middle School
Florence, OR - Florence
Community PTA is extending
an invitation for Siuslaw stu-
dents, parents and community
members to join them and go
“Around the World in a Day”
during the PTA’s first multi-
cultural event. The free event
will take place on Saturday
Feb. 25 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
at Siuslaw Middle School and
is open to the public.
“Our goal is to bring stu-
dents, parents, and community
members together to provide
education on cultures from
around the world while build-
ing social connections with the
schools and our community,”
said event chair, Diane
McCalmont.“Through food,
music, arts and dance we hope
to introduce our community to
the world and cultures that lie
beyond our coast - and have
Library
Tidings
fun while doing it!”
The event will feature finger
foods from Mexican, Asian,
German,
Italian
and
Americana-style cuisines as
well as a variety of entertain-
ment including belly dancers,
Native Education drum and
dancers, and Tribal flutist
Nathalie Picard.
Artistic demonstrations and
displays will cover basket
weaving, beading, origami,
Scandinavian and belly dance
instruction and much more.
All attendees will be entered
in a door prize drawing, as
well as have the opportunity to
hear, taste, feel and see cul-
tures from around the world at
no cost. For more informa-
tion, like the Florence
Community
PTA
on
Facebook, or call Diane
McCalmont at 541 999-9692.
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
Humane Society to host
Volunteer Appreciation day
The Oregon Coast Humane
Society is hosting a Volunteer
Appreciation Day on Sunday,
Feb. 19, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the
Florence Events Center to
acknowledge and honor all
OCHS volunteers.
This event will honor both
present and past volunteers
who have given of their time
and dedication over the years.
Working towards our shared
goal, ensuring that each of the
many dogs and cats in our
care, are well cared for as per-
manent and loving homes are
being sought.
All past and present volun-
teers are invited to attend!
Please RSVP prior to Feb.17
by calling Danielle Dickson at
541-999-5702.
Voice your opinion! Submit letters to:
Editor@TheSiuslawNews.com.
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Book Review
“The Wonder” by Emma
Donoghue
Emma Donoghue, the author
of the acclaimed “Room”,
which later was made into a
movie, this year published a
new novel, The Wonder. In this
book, Lib Wright, a young
English nurse trained by the
legendary Florence Nightingale,
arrives in an impoverished Irish
village with a strange mission.
11 year-old Anna O’Donnell is
said to have eaten nothing for
four months.
With tourists thronging to see
the child, and the press sowing
doubt, the baffled community
looks to an outsider to bring the
truth to light. Lib’s job is sim-
ple: stay in the girl’s bare room
at all hours, watching her.
An educated skeptic repelled by
what she sees as ignorance and
superstition, Lib expects to
expose the fast as a hoax within
days.
But the long hours she spends
with Anna begin to erode all her
assumptions about the child, the
Irish, and herself.
Is Anna a fraud or a “living
wonder”? Or is something more
sinister unfolding right before
Lib’s eyes?
Haunting, sparse and written
with all the propulsive tension
Florence Police
Feb. 6
Tresspass was reported in
the 4400 block of Highway
101.
Dispute was reported in the
11000 block of East Mapleton
road.
Harassment was reported in
the 1500 block of 10th Street.
Shots fired was reported in
the 1600 block of 38th Loop.
Feb. 7
Theft was reported in the
1500 block of Ninth street.
Theft of motor vehicle was
reported in the 4300 block of
Highway 101.
Arrest, with warrant was
reported in the 2000 block of
Highway 101.
Theft of motor vehicle was
reported in the 1100 block of
Eighth street.
Dispute was reported in the
1400 block of Rhododendron
Drive.
Theft was reported in the
4700 block of Highway 101.
Feb. 8
Theft was reported in the
1500 block of 12th Street.
Fire was reported in the
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Correction
In the Feb. 11, issue of the
Siuslaw News, the dates
given for Chris Landau’s
Magnetic Field Dowsing
Workshops at LCC were
incorrect. The first workshop
was held on Feb.14 and the
second of Landau’s work-
shops is Feb.16 at LCC from
10 to 11 a.m. Siuslaw News
regrets the error.
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Read the book - or at least
make an honest and fair attempt
at doing so - then return the
book with a “blind date” evalu-
ation form. The forms, besides
being used to recommend new
and wonderful books to readers,
will also be used for prize draw-
ings.
The point is to take a risk and
expand your reading interests.
Sound fun? Be sure to try it
out!
Reporting Damaged Materials
If you notice that a book is
damaged once you’ve begun to
read it or if you’re listening to
an audiobook and a disc won’t
play or you’re watching a DVD
that is having problems, be sure
to let library staff know when
you return the item.
We can’t fix the problem unless
we know about it. It also helps
us to determine if it’s a problem
with a particular supplier or just
with that one item.
And our volunteer repairmen
are wizards at repairing dam-
aged books, DVDs, and CDs!
So, don’t hesitate to let us know
if there is a problem with any
materials you check out.
Holiday Closure
In honor of President’s Day,
the library will be closed on
Monday, Feb. 20. Regular
hours resume on Tuesday, Feb.
21, at 10 a.m.
Lego Club
The Lego Club meets this
Friday, at 2:20 p.m. in the
library’s Bromley Room. This
activity is open to children old
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Accident, with unknown
injury was reported at the inter-
section of Highway 101 and
Highway 126.
Dispute was reported in the
6500 block of Highway 101.
Prowler was reported in the
100 block of Huckleberry
Lane.
Feb. 9
Accident, without injury
was reported at milepost 1.2 of
Highway 126.
Theft from vehicle was
reported in the 1400 block of
12th Street.
Dispute was reported in the
1500 block of 12th Street.
Arrest, with warrant was
reported in the 1500 block of
Ninth Street.
theft was reported in the
4700 block of Highway 101.
Child endangerment was
reported in the 2200 block of
Highway 101.
Theft was reported in the
1500 block of Airport Road.
Trespass was reported in the
1500 block of Ninth street.
Fraud was reported in the
Florence area.
Criminal mischief was
reported in the 300 block of
Kingwood street.
Menacing was reported in
the 3200 block of Munsel
Lake Road.
Fraud was reported in the
900 block of Highway 101.
Feb. 10
Dispute was reported in the
5600 block of Highway 101.
Criminal mischief was
reported in the 1200 block of
Rhododendron Drive.
Dispute was reported in the
82000 block of Hemlock
street.
Hit-and-run accident was
reported in the 2300 block of
19th Street.
Hit-and-run-accident was
reported in the 4300 block of
Highway 101.
Fraud was reported in the
100 block of Huckleberry
Lane.
Arrest, with warrant was
reported in the 1300 block of
Highway 101.
Arrest, with warrant was
reported in the 4700 block of
Highway 101.
Dispute was reported in the
1600 block of 17th Street.
Theft was reported in the
300 block of Ninth Street.
theft of services was report-
ed in the 900 block of
Highway 101.
Theft was reported in the
1500 block of Ninth street.
Feb. 11
Trespass was reported in the
5600 block of Highway 126.
Theft from vehicle was
reported in the 1600 block of
37th street.
Criminal mischief was
reported in the 3000 block of
Oak Street.
Accident, without injury
was reported in the 12300
block of Highway 126.
Fight was reported in the
1700 block of Highway 101.
Feb. 12
Murder was reported in the
first block of Wild Winds
Street.
Dispute was reported in the
1000 block of Spruce Street.
Arrest, with warrant was
reported in the 1800 block of
37th street.
Death investigation was
conducted in the first block of
Park Village Drive.
Criminal mischief was
reported in the 1400 block of
Spruce Street.
Accident, without injury
was reported at milepost 22 on
Highway 126.
Acccident, without injury
was reported in the 200 block
of Chestnut Street.
Criminal mischief was
reported in the 1200 block of
Rhododendron Drive.
Dispute was reported in the
85000 block of Highway 101.
Theft from vehicle was
reported at milepost 171 on
Highway 101.
Criminal mischief was
reported at Ivy Street.
Feb. 13
Trespass was reported in the
first block block of Village
Street.
Theft of motor vehicle was
reported in the 1500 block of
Ninth street.
Theft from vehicle was
reported in the 3100 block of
Oak street.
Theft was reported in the
900 block of spruce street.
Dispute was reported in the
800 block of Munsel Creek
Loop.
Theft was reported in the
2000 block of willow street.
Burglary was reported in the
3300 block of Highway 101.
Death investigation was
conducted in the 300 block of
Ninth street.
Theft was reported in the
4700 block of Highway 101.
Fight was reported in the
88000 block of Highway 101.
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Blind Date with a Book
Don’t forget the library’s
fourth annual Blind Date with a
Book program is underway. For
the adventurous reader this pro-
gram offers the opportunity 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.
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