SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 2017
‘I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change’ opens June 16
Public invited to retirement
party for longtime librarian
Friends of the Siuslaw
Library invite the public to
attend a retirement party in
honor of longtime librarian,
Linda Weight, on Saturday,
June 24, from 3:30 to 5:30
p.m., in the Bromley Room.
Refreshments will be pro-
vided.
During her tenure, Weight
has has served as LAN
A d m i n i s t r a t o r, Vo l u n t e e r
C o o r- d i n a t o r, C o l l e c t i o n
Developer, Cataloger and
Reference Librarian.
“Many of these vital skills
were acquired out of necessity,
and in response to the needs of
the district,” said Library
Director Meg Spencer.
In 2003, the Oregon Library
Association recognized
Weight with the Library
Employee of the Year award.
Over her 31 years at the
library, Weight has seen the
formation of the Siuslaw
Public Library District and the
7 A
addition of the Mapleton
branch and its service area.
Weight is active in the com-
munity and is a current board
member and long term volun-
teer with the Florence Area
Community Coalition.
“We hope that all communi-
ty members who know Linda
will stop in to say goodbye,”
said Spencer. “She will be
missed by staff, patrons, vol-
unteers and everyone else
involved with the library.”
A Memory Jar is available
at the library circulation desk
and everyone is encouraged to
write a special memory or
retirement wish for Weight.
The Friends of the Siuslaw
Public Library is a nonprofit
organization whose mission is
to partner with the library
through advocacy and fund-
raising.
For more information, con-
tact SiuslawLibraryFriends@
gmail.com.
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In the Hospital lobby at 400 Ninth Street, Florence
Class Act Theatre opens its
2017 theatrical season June
16th with the fast paced musi-
cal comedy “I Love You,
You’re Perfect, Now Change,”
written by Joe DiPietro, music
by Jimmy Roberts and directed
by David Lauria. The script
and lyrics are not only funny,
witty and a bit wicked, but
often touching.
The cast is made up of local
favorites Maree Beers, Melanie
Heard, Jacob Ternyik, Wendy
Krause and Jake Molano. Each
actor plays multiple roles in a
series of short vignettes.
This is a celebration of the
mating game which takes on
the truths and myths behind
that contemporary conundrum
known as “the relationship”.
Trust us when we tell you that
somewhere in these characters
you will see yourself, your sib-
ling, your best friend, your
spouse and or your parents.
The play takes us from when
the first man meets the first
woman all the way through
pick-up techniques of the geri-
atric set. Did you ever dream of
being a stud or a babe? Have
you ever had a different con-
versation going on in your
brain from the one coming out
of your mouth? Ever met a
macho man that is actually a
teddy bear at heart? Ever been
a bridesmaid? Ever waited for
that phone call from a special
him or her? Ever taken a fami-
ly road trip? All of this — and
more — is provided via a witty
script and lyrics and first-rate
acting and singing talent.
Lauria has entertained audi-
ences in Florence for years
COURTESY PHOTO
Class Act Theatre and the cast of “I Love You, You’re
Perfect, Now Change,” (from left) Melanie Heard, Jacob
Ternyik, Wendy Krause, Jake Molano and Maree Beers,
welcome the community to play June 16 to 18 and 23 to 25.
with plays such as “Li’l
Abner,” “Sugar,” “Angry
Housewives,”
“Cabaret,”
“Sound of Music,” “Chicago”
and “The 25th Annual Putnam
County Spelling Bee”. He has
also acted in productions that
include “Proof,” “One Flew
Over the Cuckoos Nest,” “Li’l
Abner” and several Poison
Pen Players murder mystery
dinner theaters.
Lauria says he is excited
about this show, not only
because of the fabulous script
and lyrics, but because of the
talent he was able to assemble.
Beers not only acts and
sings in this show but she also
is its musical director. Maybe
you have seen her singing with
the local jazz quartet Miles to
Go, or perhaps you saw her in
“Chicago,” “Les Miserables,”
“Cabaret,” “Joseph & The
Technicolor Dream Coat” or
witnessed the magic she helps
happen as musical director for
CROW (Children’s Repertory
of Oregon Workshops).
For the past several years,
Heard (who is choreographer
as well as actor in this show)
has put her energy and talent
into being the creator and
Artistic Director of CROW,
and now she is bringing her
own singing and acting talent
back on stage. Audiences may
recall Melanie’s unforgettable
performance as Sally Bowles
in “Cabaret.”
Ternyik was bitten by the
acting bug as a CROW kid. He
was most recently seen in
“The Addams Family” and,
before that, “The 25th Annual
Putnam County Spelling Bee,”
“Shrek,” “Beauty & the
Beast,”
“Cabaret”
and
“Chicago,” as well as being an
actor for Poison Pen Players.
Krause has previously
starred in local musical pro-
ductions of “Li’l Abner,”
“Sugar” and “Holly Jolly
Follies,” and is now returning
to the stage after taking a few
years off.
This is only Jake Molano’s
second venture onstage, but he
wowed audiences with his act-
ing and singing talents as
Gomez in CROW’s “The
Addams Family.” You will
likely see more of him in com-
ing years.
This play is the first of four
plays that will make up Class
Act Theatre’s 2017 theatrical
season. The other plays in the
season include the Pulitzer
Prize winning drama “Proof,”
the hilarious comedy “Vanya
& Sonia & Masha & Spike”
and the funny and irreverent
comedy “Greater Tuna.”
Season tickets to see all four
productions are $60 or you can
buy tickets for individual
shows at a cost of $18 General
Admission or $16 Seniors and
Military.
Show dates for “I Love You,
You’re Perfect, Now Change”
are June 16, 17, 18, 23, 24 and
25. Individual tickets can be
purchased online at catproduc-
tions.org, by calling 1-866-
967-8167, at the box office
Mondays and Wednesdays
between noon and 5:30 p.m.
and one hour before showtime.
Shows start at 7 p.m. on
Fridays and Saturdays and 2
p.m. on Sundays.
Season tickets must be pur-
chased through the box office
or by calling 541-991-3773
before June 16.
More information, includ-
ing a season ticket order form,
is available at catproduc-
tions.org.
Linda Lauck named Volunteer of the Month by OCHS
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inda Lauck and her husband ini-
tially visited Florence because
he was an avid bass fisherman.
But they found that they enjoyed the
Florence area so much that in 1990
they moved to nearby Dunes City.’
Employed in the pharmaceutical
business, her husband accepted a posi-
tion in England where they lived from
1992 until returning in 1994. Since that
time, Lauck has been a very active vol-
unteer in the community serving on
various boards of directors including
Options Counseling, Hope House,
Aidan Health Care of Florence, Dunes
City Park and Recreation Commission,
Food Backpack for Kids and many,
many others.
Lauck began volunteering at the
OCHS Thrift Store two years ago,
greeting the public with her usual
COURTESY PHOTO
Linda Lauck
friendly and welcoming smile while
accepting, sorting and organizing
incoming donations. With a positive
attitude, friendly smile and great work
ethic, she is an important and highly
valued volunteer at OCHS.
Lauck will tell you that “We have
the best customers,” many coming
from Eugene and Yachats to shop. She
added that returning customers com-
ment to her on a daily basis about the
stores fresh new look, and that “it
looks fabulous.”
Lauck says she enjoys the work and
making new friends, as well as greeting
old ones.
“We have a very generous communi-
ty, and it’s a fun place to work,” says
Lauck. “Anyone who wants to support
the animals, we can use the help.”
Anyone interested in information
regarding volunteering may call
Danielson Dickson, Director of
Development, at 541-999-5702.
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L OOKING
FOR
Soroptimists
offer financial
support to
SOS
Bob Teter, director of
Siuslaw Outreach Services,
and SOS volunteer coordina-
tor Lori Oltman, were the
guest speakers for the
Soroptimist
International
Club of Florence meeting
May 24.
They presented the many
programs and services at
SOS, and how it depends on
fundraisers, grants and dona-
tions for its operations.
Its
“The
Outreach”
newsletter lists the activities
and statistics for their servic-
es and how one can help.
They have continued the
Crisis Line, which SOF start-
ed many years ago.
SOS assists many people
in need and also has a special
program for struggling fami-
lies of women and children.
This program fits in with
the mission of Soroptimist.
SOF treasurer Michelle
Fraley said the organization
was excited to be able to
present a check to Teter in
support of its “Over the
Rainbow Program.”
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