SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 2017
Siuslaw Friendship Club to
elect new officers at meeting
On Sunday, April 9, the
Siuslaw Friendship Club will
elect new officers for the
2017-18 year at its general
meeting, at beginning at 11
a.m., at The Shorewood, 1451
Spruce St.
Nominations are: Betty
Blake, president; Pam Thom-
Raffle winners receive Hildenbrand painting
pson, vice-president; Jeanette
Bratcher, secretary; Dee
Darrow, treasurer.
A primary goal of the
Friendship Club is raising
funds to support local chari-
ties. For more information call
Mary Danforth at 541-590-
5012.
$500 REWARD FOR SAFE RETURN.
MOLLY is Missing
3 A
Blonde long-haired
dachshund, white on face.
She’s deaf and usually
responds to clapping hands. She
has on a red collar with ID tag.
We live on Davis Way just off
Clear Lake Rd. in Dunes City.
Missing since Fri., 2/10.
If you find her please call
541-997-3134(hm)
or 541-999-5885(cell).
As part of the “For the Love
of Animals” exhibit and recep-
tion at the Florence Events
Center benefiting the Oregon
Coast
Humane
Society
(OCHS), a raffle was held for
an original oil painting of the
winner’s pet.
It was to be painted by artist
Ronald Hildenbrand, well-
known in Florence for his ani-
mal portraits. Rhoda Ream
was the lucky winner, and she
asked that the portrait be done
of
her
daughter
Julia
Sansome’s dog, “Brunswick.”
“Brunswick is a family dog,
and we all share his love,” said
Ream.
The portrait was recently
completed and The Ream and
Sansome families said they
were thrilled with the results.
Thanks to the raffle and pet
photos, more than $300 was
donated to the OCHS, as well
as more than 200 pounds of
pet food.
The “For the Love of
Animals” is an annual event
sponsored by the Friends of
the FEC and its Gallery
Committee.
COURTESY PHOTO
Ronald Hildenbrand (left) presents an original oil painting to Rhoda and Merrill Ream
of family dog “Brunswick.”
As Gallery Committee
chairperson Claudia Ignatieff
said, “The Friends of FEC
always need and welcome new
volunteers, and there are so
many ways to serve.”
For more information on
volunteering, contact the FEC
office at 541-997-1994.
“Come be a part of this
exciting nonprofit organiza-
tion,” said Ignatieff.
City Lights to present 43rd NW Film Festival
Join LCC Florence and City
Lights Cinemas as they present
the best of the 43rd annual NW
Film Festival on Tuesday,
April 11, at noon and 6 p.m.
The
festival
is
the
Northwest’s premiere show-
case of new work by leading
regional filmmakers. The
annual event brings artists and
audiences together for a com-
munity celebration including
current Northwest film exhibi-
tion and opportunities for film-
makers to learn from and con-
nect with each other.
Annually, Northwest Fest
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Jumpstart
Your Health!
Annual Community Health Fair
TODAY & TOMORROW
FLORENCE EVENTS CENTER
Meet and talk with experts!
SATURDAY, APRIL 8, NOON-5 P.M.
FREE SEMINARS—MEET THE EXPERTS!
Choose from a wide variety of free, insightful
30-minute seminars beginning at 1:00 with
relevant, easy-to-use tips for a healthy new you!
Topics include diet, nutrition, exercise, mental
health and battling disease. Also, Dr. Betlinski
will lead a mental health fi rst aid certifi cation
class from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Saturday & Sunday.
Requires $20 materials fee.
SUNDAY, APRIL 9
5K (3.1 mi.) FUN RUN/WALK 9:00 A.M
On-site registration begins at 8:00 a.m.
$15 entry fee supports SAPPSA—Siuslaw Area
Partnership To Prevent Substance Abuse.
JUMPSTART KIDS’ HEALTH FAIR!
NOON-5:00 P.M.
Obstacle course, bouncy house, interactive
learning games, and tips to live healthfully to
100! Explore the Western Lane Ambulance
District ambulance and Siuslaw Valley Fire
District fi retruck!
draws more than 400 entries
from
Alaska,
British
Columbia, Idaho, Montana,
Oregon and Washington.
Presented in this showcase
will be the best shorts submit-
ted in the 43rd festival.
Films include:
• “Modern Dark,” about a
young man living in the inner
city who attempts to view the
universe through his childhood
telescope
• “Me is Being Great,” a
film about relationships ending
and reconnection to personal
identity.
• “Ranger,” a portrait of the
Canadian
vessel
M.V.
Northern Ranger.
• “Primal Flux,” an animat-
ed film the plays on the nature
of conscious and unconscious
communication.
• “Here Nor There,” a film
about a private investigator at a
funeral for a body he suppos-
edly found.
• “Antipodes Rising,” a film
about traveling through a tun-
nel on a mountain road in
Alaska.
• “Censored,” a film about a
man whose roommate intro-
duces to a product he never
knew existed or even needed.
• “Canned Fit,” directed by
Woodruff Laputka about inter-
nationally renowned sound
artist Christine Shorkhuber.
Attending the showcase will
be Portland director Woodruff
Laputka, director of Laputka
Films, whose focus is on docu-
mentary and narrative fiction
that shares new and enlighten-
ing perspectives that bring
people together.
Director of “Canned Fit,”
he’ll be speaking about his
newest film and the art of film-
making.
This is the second year that
LCC Florence and City Lights
have partnered to bring a visit-
ing filmmaker to Florence as
part of the NW Filmmakers
Festival Screening tour.
City Lights Cinemas is
offering special discount tick-
ets to LCC Florence students
as a way to support lifelong
learning in the community.
Students can pick up a
voucher on campus to redeem
their $5 admission ticket.
General tickets for the NW
Film Festival are currently
available at City Lights
Cinemas or online at city-
lightscinemas.com.
Tickets are $9 for adults, $8
for seniors and students, and
$7 for children.
PeaceHealth announces new wait time updates
PeaceHealth Peace Harbor
Medical Center patients can
now view approximate wait
times, in minutes, of the
Peace Harbor walk-in clinic.
The new feature was recently
launched on several pages of
the Peace Harbor website.
“We heard loud and clear
during our Town Hall meet-
ing in December that wait
times in our walk-in clinic
were a pain point for our
patients,” said Nena Harvey,
director of PeaceHealth
Medical Group Operations,
Peace Harbor. “While we
continue to place community
members with new providers,
we also wanted to make
accessing care in our walk-in
clinic much easier to navi-
gate.”
Harvey says the wait times
are updated at least once per
hour by caregivers in the clin-
ic.
The wait-time display can
be found on the PeaceHealth
Medical Group Florence page
the WeCare page and the
Florence walk-in clinic page
“Now, community mem-
bers can make informed deci-
sions about when to come in
for care,” says Harvey.
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Join Jonathan
Betlinski, M.D.,
of the Department of Psychiatry
at Oregon Health and Science
University from 1:00 to 5:00 Sat. &
Sun. for this workshop leading to a
national certifi cation. Topics include
what to look for and how to respond
in a mental health emergency,
plus fi rst aid for mental health,
depression, substance abuse, anxiety,
and psychosis. There is a $20 fee for
books and materials. Pre-registration
is recommended by e-mailing
lindasveggies@gmail.com
Lane Bloodmobile Blood Drive NOON-5:00 P.M.
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