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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 2017 5 B C ALENDAR OF E VENTS M ARCH 8 — A PRIL 8 O NGOING A CTIVITIES Health & Nutrition 8 9 Toastmasters Tale Spinners noon-1 p.m. SVFR Station 2625 Highway 101 Florence Garden Club 12:30 p.m. Presbyterian Church, 3996 Highway 101 Wine Tasting with Reustle Prayer Rock Vineyards 5-7:30 p.m. Siuslaw Elementary Open to public K-5 Talent Show Mindpower Gallery Siuslaw Elementary K- 6 p.m. 417 Fir Ave. 5 Talent Show Tickets required Reedsport 6 p.m. Florence Events Center Tickets required Florence Events Center Whale W atching W eek — March 25 to April 1 13 Gems of the Ocean Art Quilt Show 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. $5 admission Yachats Commons 441 Highway 101 N “Fish Tales” —Oregon Humanities Program 1 to 3 p.m. Open to public Siuslaw Public Library Florence ORganizes Monthly Meeting 5:30 p.m. Open to public Florence Unitarian Universalist Fellowship 87738 Highway 101 Port of Siuslaw Commission meeting 7 p.m. Port Office “Genetic Genealogy” with Howard Crombie 7-8 p.m. Open to public Siuslaw Public Library 22 23rd Annual Native American Education Program Pow-Wow 1-6 p.m. Open to public Siuslaw Middle School 2525 Oak St. Memory Loss Respite Center every Mon., Wed. & Thurs. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Senior Center Computer Class — Internet Safety 1:30-3 p.m. Open to public Siuslaw Public Library Siuslaw High School Band and Choir Concert 7 p.m. Florence Events Center Author Reading with Tarno Greene 2 to 3 p.m. Open to public Siuslaw Public Library Florence City Council Meeting Open to public 5:30 p.m. Florence City Hall Rhody Society 6:30 p.m. Presbyterian Church 27 Whale Watching Week Yachats Lions Pancake Breakfast 7:30 to 11 a.m. $7 admission Yachats Commons 28 Whale Watching Week Free Community Job Fair 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Open to public Three Rivers Casino Resort Rotary Auction: Dancing for the Stars of Tomorrow 5 p.m. Tickets required Florence Events Center Fanny Rugburn: “Voices in my Head” 8 p.m. $10 admission; 18+ Class Act Theatre 509 Kingwood St. 2017 Yard Debris Disposal Day 9 a.m.-2p.m. Fee required Kingwood and 27th streets Go Wild with Foraging 10 a.m.-2 p.m. $15 registration Lower Sweet Creek Falls 541-997-5916 or jen.nelson.homegrown@ outlook.com Last Resort Players present “Moon Over Buffalo” 7 p.m. Tickets required Florence Events Center 25 Last Resort Players present “Moon Over Buffalo” 7 p.m. Tickets required Florence Events Center Whale Watching Week Yachats Ladies Club's 16th annual Spring Craft Bazaar 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Open to public W. 3rd and Pontiac 47th Annual Original Yachats Arts & Crafts Fair 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Open to public Yachats Commons 441 Highway 101 N Last Resort Players present “Moon Over Buffalo” 7 p.m. Tickets required Florence Events Center 29 Whale Watching Week 30 Whale Watching Week 30 Community Supper 5-7 p.m. Open to public New Life Lutheran Church Whale Watching Week Author Reading with Robert Leo Heilman 6 to 7 p.m. Open to public Siuslaw Public Library SEACoast presents Dallas Brass Pre-Concert Talk at 6:15 p.m. Concert at 7 p.m. Tickets required Florence Events Center 4 Memory Loss Respite Center every Mon., Wed. & Thurs. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Senior Center 31 Whale Watching Week 1 Whale Watching Week Friends of the Yachats Library annual Book Sale 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Open to public Yachats Commons SOLVE Oregon Beach Cleanup 8:15 a.m.-2:15 p.m. Open to public Various locations www.solveoregon.org City Club 12 p.m. Surfside Restaurant at Driftwood Shores Florence Fest 2017 — Wine, Art & Jazz noon to 8 p.m. Tickets required Florence Events Center Florence Fest 2017 — Wine, Art & Jazz 2 to 8 p.m. Tickets required Florence Events Center “Moon Over Buffalo” 2 p.m. Tickets required Florence Events Center 3 Last Resort Players present “Moon Over Buffalo” 7 p.m. Tickets required Florence Events Center Toastmasters Tale Spinners noon-1 p.m. SVFR main station 2625 Highway 101 Yachats Spring Craft Bazaar 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Open to public W. 3rd and Pontiac 2 SHS Blood Drive 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sign up and more info at destiraye@gmail.com Siuslaw High Schol 24 23 Community Supper 5-7 p.m. Open to public St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church Memory Loss Respite Center every Mon., Wed. & Thurs. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Senior Center Yachats Arts & Crafts Fair 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Open to public Yachats Commons Chamber Business After Hours — Shorewood 5 p.m. Open to public Shorewood Senior Living 1451 Spruce St. Second Saturday Gallery Tour 3 to 5 p.m. Open to public 18 17 Toastmasters Tale Spinners 5:30-6:30 p.m. Port of Siuslaw 100 Harbor St. Community Supper 5-7 p.m. Open to public United Methodist Church 21 20 26 16 Financial Planning 11 a.m.-noon Open to public with registration Lane Community College Florence Center Room 130 3149 Oak St. 541-997-8444 19 Last Resort Players present “Moon Over Buffalo” 2 p.m. Tickets required Florence Events Center Master Recycler Meeting 5:30 p.m. Port of Siuslaw meet- ing room 15 14 Memory Loss Respite Center every Mon., Wed. & Thurs. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Senior Center 11 60 Books in 60 Minutes with Kevin Chamber Noon Forum Mittge noon-1 p.m. 1 to 2 p.m. Meeting open to public Open to public Pierpoint Inn Siuslaw Public Library 85625 Highway 101 Community Supper 5-7 p.m. Open to public Presbyterian Church of the Siuslaw 12 10 7 5 6 Community Supper 5-7 p.m. Open to public Presbyterian Church of the Siuslaw Toastmasters Tale Spinners 5:30-6:30 p.m. Port of Siuslaw 100 Harbor St. Lane Blood Bank 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Florence Events Center 8 Community Health Fair noon-5 p.m. Open to public, with some workshops requiring registration Florence Events Center lindasveggies@gmail.com Community Health Fair noon-5 p.m. Open to public, with some workshops requiring registration Florence Events Center lindasveggies@gmail.com OperaBend presents “La Boheme” 7 p.m. Tickets required Florence Events Center Florence City Council Open to public 5:30 p.m. Florence City Hall 250 Highway 101 Better Breathers Club—PeaceHealth Peace Harbor Medical Center, Conference Room C, fourth Wednesday, 2 p.m., 541-902-6300 ext. 5635 Chair Yoga—Shorewood Retirement Residences, 9 a.m., every Friday, $5, 541-997-8202 Disabled American Veterans Vans to Roseburg and Portland Medical Centers— Florence Elks Lodge, 6 a.m., Mondays through Fridays Helping Hands Lunch Program—United Methodist Church, 333 Kingwood St., Monday, Wednesday, Friday of each week, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Senior Meals Program—Senior Center, 11:30 a.m., Monday, Wednesday, Friday, $3 suggested donation with reservations requested, 541-997-5673 Senior Sunday Brunch—Shorewood Retirement Residences, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., every Sunday, $6, 541-997-8202 Singing Pines Café—Senior Center, 11:30 a.m., Tuesday & Thursday, $7 with reserva- tions requested, 541-997-8844 Music Community Chorus—Cross Road Church, 10th & Maple streets, 7 to 8:30 p.m., every Monday, 541-997-3469 Community Concert Band—Siuslaw High School music room, 6:30 p.m., every Monday, Gail Nichols, 541-999-6907 So You Think You Can Sing! Karaoke—Three Rivers Casino Resort, 7-10 p.m., every Wednesday, free, 877-374-8377 Yachats Big Band—Yachats Commons, 7 to 9 p.m., first Thursday, $5 donation with children 12 and younger free, 541-547-4308 Social Bible Study—Shorewood Retirement Residences, 10 a.m., every Monday, 541-997-8202 Bingo—Florence Elks Lodge, 3:45 and 5:45 p.m., every Tuesday Bingo—Shorewood Retirement Residences, 6:30 p.m. every Wednesday; 9:30 a.m. every Saturday, 541-997-8202 Bingo—Senior Center, 1-4 p.m., every Thursday, 541-997-3945 Central Coast Miniatures Club—Senior Center, 6 p.m., second Thursday Chess Club—Siuslaw Public Library, 1 p.m., every Sunday; Spruce Point, 6 p.m., every Monday, Fred Catania, 541-997-5216 Florence Duplicate Bridge—St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 12:30 p.m., every Tuesday and Thursday, 541-997-2677 Line Dancing—Senior Center, 1:30-2:30 p.m., Tuesdays, Pat Wheeler, 541-999-0797 Masonic Lodge of Florence State Communication—84910 Highway 101, first Tuesday, family dinner 6:30 p.m., open lodge 7:30 p.m., 541-997-9728 Pinochle Group—Laurelwood Community Center, 1137 Maple St.; every Thursday, 9:30 a.m. Walk-ins welcome Professionally Retired Ornery Single Seniors (PROSS)—60 years of age and older, Lunches, 12:30 p.m., second and fourth Wednesdays, 541-991-6430 PROSS Social—Senior Center, 5:30 p.m., third Thursdays, 541-991-6430 Senior Party Bridge—Senior Center, 12:30 to 4 p.m., every Wednesday and Friday, 541-997-8827 Support Groups Alzheimer’s Support Group—Regency Florence, 1-2 p.m., first and third Wednesdays of each month, Dee Clymer, 541-997-8436 Caregiver Support Group—Spruce Point, 11 a.m., second and fourth Thursdays of each month, 541-997-6111 or 541-997-4866 Chronic Pain Group—Community Baptist Church, 4590 Highway 101, 5-7 p.m., every first and third Tuesday, 541-991-0037 Cancer Support Group—St. Andrews, 3 p.m., every Thursday, 541-997-3418 Florence Parkinson’s Disease Support Group— Shorewood Senior Living Retire- ment Home, 1451 Spruce St, 1:30 p.m., fourth Wednesday, JoAnne 541-633-3330 Grief and Loss Support Group—St. Andrews Church, 3-4 p.m., every Wednesday, 541-997-3418 GriefShare Support Group—Florence Christian Church, 3 p.m., every Thursday, 541- 997-2961 DivorceCare – Florence Christian Church, 6:30 p.m., every Friday Memory Loss Respite Center—Florence Senior Center, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, $10, 541-902-8539 Multiple Sclerosis Self-Help Group—PeaceHealth Peace Harbor Medical Center, Conference Room C, 6 p.m., second Wednesday, 541-902-1565 or 541-902-7683 Overeaters Anonymous—Coast Village Clubhouse, Rose Room, 131 Rhody Loop (enter east side of Coast Village at 27th and Spruce streets and follow signs to club- house), 7-8 p.m., every Wednesday, 503-775-6927 or 541-590-0738 Siuslaw Diabetic Support Group—Siuslaw Public Library, Bromley Room, 2 p.m., third Tuesdays, 541-997-1295 Support Group for Families, Friends of the Mentally Ill—Hospital cafeteria, 6:30 p.m., fourth Thursday, 541-902-8308 or 541-997-2026 TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly)—New Life Lutheran Church, every Wednesday, 8- 10 a.m., 541-268-4541 Us TOO Evening Prostate Cancer Support Group—5-7 p.m., second Tuesday of every month, Presbyterian Church, Bob at 541-997-6626 Us TOO Lunch Bunch Prostate Cancer Support Group—12-1 p.m., third Tuesday of every month, Ichiban Restaurant, Bob at 541-997-6626 Vision Northwest—Spruce Point, 10 a.m., second Tuesday, 541-902-1426 Veterans Terrace Homes Shorewood 2825 Hwy. 101, Florence Retirement Residences 997-3144 1451 Spruce St. 541-997-8202 SPRUCE POINT B RADLEY B ERG A TTORNEY PC ASSISTED LIVING 375 9th Street • Florence 541-997-6111 Krab Kettle Specializing in Trusts, Wills & Probate 1932 Pine St. • Suite B-3, Florence 541-997-8114 BEST FOR HEARING 2285 Hwy. 101, Florence 541-997-8866 280 Hwy. 101, Florence 541-997-8996 Siuslaw News American Legion Post 59 and American Legion Auxiliary—Florence Elks Lodge, 5 p.m. dinner, 6 p.m. meeting, fourth Tuesday of every month, 541-997-3082 Band of Brothers Koffee Klub—Florence Elks Lodge, 11:30 a.m., every Monday, for- mer military members of all services invited, 541-997-5944 Coastal Women Veterans—place TBA, 11:30 a.m., second Friday, 541-997-4403 Disabled American Veterans and Auxiliary—Disabled American Veterans Building, 2 p.m., first Saturday, 541-997-1562 or 541-997-3720 Pointman Veterans Group—Potter’s Tire & Automotive, 7 p.m., Tuesdays, 541-997-2074 U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary—USCG Siuslaw Station, 7 p.m., second Tuesday, 541- 997-2486 VFW—Florence Elks Lodge, 6 p.m. meeting, second Tuesday, 541-997-5944 Other Free Used Clothing—Better Living Center, 85134 Highway 101, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., every Wednesday, 541-997-2137 Oregon Dunes Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution—12:30 p.m., fourth Friday, September-May, contact E. F. Westphal at 541-517-5333 Toastmasters Siuslaw Tale Spinners—various locations, times weekly, 541-999-0912 Keeping Seniors Informed 541-997-3441 For changes to the Senior Calendar, contact Siuslaw News Features Editor Chantelle Meyer at cmeyer@thesiuslawnews.com.
