SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 2017
LCC offers driver safety
class on May 18
A Driver Safety class is
being offered by Lane
Community College and is
scheduled for Thursday, May
18, from 10 a.m to 4:30 p.m.
at the Shorewood Retirement
Residences.
This course offers an oppor-
tunity to learn how to drive
more efficiently and safely.
Pre-registration is required
and can be made by calling
541-997-8444.
Library
Tidings
Completion of this six-hour
refresher course can yield dis-
counted auto insurance premi-
ums for safe driving individu-
als 55 and older.
The course fee is $20 with a
$5 discount for current AARP
members and includes a work-
book and other course materi-
als and is payable to AARP at
the time of the class.
For more information call
Laura Merz at 541-997-8444.
The Florence Organic Farmers’ Market
will start its 21st season on May 20
and continuing through October 28.
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
The market is open SATURDAYS, 10am – 2pm
at 310 Highway 101 (Pro Lumber)
The market accepts WIC
and Farm Direct Nutrition vouchers.
For more information, call Maria at 541-902-8815.
Book Review
“Never Caught”
by Erica Armstrong Dunbar
“Never Caught,” by Erica
Armstrong Dunbar, is subtitled
The Washingtons’ Relentless
Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave,
Ona Judge — which just about
says it all.
When George and Martha
Washington moved from their
beloved Mount Vernon in
Virginia to Philadelphia, then the
seat of the nation’s capital, they
took nine enslaved people with
them. They would serve as cooks
and horsemen, as house servants
and personal attendants.
The North was different for
the entire household, free and
enslaved, white and black.
There was a new climate to
adjust to, and new mores as well.
Slavery, in Philadelphia at least,
was looked down upon.
Indeed, there was even a law
requiring slaveholders to free
their slaves after six months.
Yet George Washington
thought he could outwit and cir-
cumvent the law by sending his
slaves south every six months,
thereby resetting the clock.
Among the slaves to figure out
this subterfuge was Ona Judge,
Martha Washington’s chief
attendant.
Having
interacted
with
Philadelphia’s sizable free black
community, Ona Judge observed
and soon longed for liberation.
And, risking everything she
knew, leaving behind everyone
she loved and had known her
entire life, she fled.
Here, then, is the story not
only of the powerful lure of free-
dom
but
also
George
Washington’s determination to
recapture his property by what-
ever means necessary.
“Never Caught” is the only
book that examines the life of an
18-century fugitive woman in
intricate detail, and it provides a
new
look
at
George
Washington’s relationship to
slavery.
An important new work on
one of the world’s most celebrat-
ed families, “Never Caught’ is a
must-read for anyone interested
in American history.
Endowment Books
presentation
In the first program of Adult
Summer Reading, on Friday,
June 9, at 1 p.m., Librarian
Kevin Mittge will be presenting
a selection of this year’s endow-
ment books. The purchase of
these books is made possible by
the contributions to the Siuslaw
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Public Library’s Endowment
Fund, which is administered by
Western Lane Community
Foundation.
The Endowment Fund was
established in the early 1990s
with a contribution from the
Friends of the Library, who have
made successive contributions
since then, as well as have
numerous individual donors.
Each year the book purchases
increase and so this year only a
selection of the books will be
displayed. Attendees will get the
first chance to view and check
out some wonderful new library
books.
Repairing 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 or 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.
Our volunteer repairmen are
wizards at repairing damaged
books, DVDs and CDs, so don’t
hesitate to let us know if there is
a problem with any materials
you check out.
Alternative Radio host Barsamian to speak at library
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Local radio station, KXCR,
will present David Barsamian
at the Siuslaw Public Library
on Friday, May 19, at 7 p.m. in
the Bromley Room.
Barsamian’s 2016 tour was
unexpectedly canceled last
year due to his ill health.
The good news is Barsamian
has regained his health and is
coming to Florence for a spe-
cial event in which he’ll exam-
ine the broad coalition of oppo-
sition to current Trump admin-
istration policies.
Interested individuals are
encouraged to attend to listen
to an informative discussion
COURTESY PHOTO
David Barsamian
that addresses concerns about
the nation’s ability to cope with
the challenges it faces.
Barsamian will also speak
about the efforts to protect fed-
eral programs that may be in
danger of significant cuts to
popular programs including;
medicare, social security and
the environment during the
Trump administration.
Barsamian is the award-win-
ning founder and director of
Alternative Radio, the inde-
pendent weekly audio series
based in Boulder, Colo.
Alternative Radio is broad-
cast locally on non-profit radio
station, KXCR.
Barsamian is one of
America’s most wide-ranging
and respected independent
journalists.
He has has altered the media
landscape with his on air inter-
views with Noam Chomsky,
Tariq Ali, Howard Zinn,
Edward Said, Arundhati Roy
and others.
There is no admission fee for
this event, but donations to
KXCR will support the pro-
gramming the station is cur-
rently broadcasting.
This program is neither
sponsored nor endorsed by the
Siuslaw Public Library.
Beauty Culture pop-up boutique comes
to ‘The Studios at Jane Smoley Design’
Join us as we celebrate the
Grand Re-Opening of the
Florence Area Chamber Visitors Center.
Th e Remodeling is complete and we have
two artists (Digital Dunes Photography
& Lakeshore Myrtlewood) currently
exhibiting their work in the Visitors lobby.
Come see how we’re greeting our visitors
and locals to promote the
Florence Community.
Wednesday May 17th from 4:30 – 6:30.
Refreshments and beverages will be
available to enjoy as you peruse our newly
remodeled gateway to Florence.
Everyone is welcome!
The Studios at Jayne Smoley
Design presents a pop-up spa
and beauty boutique during
Rhody Days on Saturday, May
20, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Beauty Culture Night is
Eugene’s premier self-care
event and it is coming to
Florence for one day only.
The ‘Pop-up’ spa will fea-
ture hourly essential oil class-
es, jewelry, makeup, skincare
techniques and clothing, along
with hourly raffles.
Beauty Culture organizer
Amy Van Dyke said,
“I am thrilled to be part of
bringing Beauty Culture to
Florence for the first time. I’ll
be teaching hourly classes
throughout the day, so be sure
to stop in.”
There will also be facial
waxing and chair massage.
Beauty Culture hopes to cre-
ate a culture and movement of
self care through health and
wellness, education and con-
nections.
“We want to support and
empower a culture of self care,
education, entrepreneurship
and overall health and well-
ness,”saidVan Dyke.“ Seasonal
gatheringsallow women to be
pampered and learn about
wellness education.”
This event is free to the pub-
lic and will be held at The
Studios at Jayne Smoley
Design, 1458 First St. in
Florence.
