SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 2017
Free shuttle service to Library
Tidings
Wings and Wheels
Those planning to attend
Wings and Wheels at the
Florence Municipal Airport
can use the free park-and-ride
service provided by the Rhody
Express.
A shuttle will be making
regular trips starting at 9:45
a.m. servicing the Oregon
Coast Military Heritage
Museum and the Wings and
Wheels Fly In & Car Show.
Park at the Siuslaw Middle
School parking lot or Florence
Senior Center, board the
Rhody Express and catch a
free ride to the events. Retrun
trips to the Senior Center and
middle school will be made
regularly throughout the day.
The Rhody Express will
operate from 9:45 a.m. to noon
and 12:30 to 3:15 p.m.
For more information, call
Rhody Express at 541-902-
2067. The shuttle is provided
by the City of Florence and
Rhody Express.
240
HOURS
Is your family prepared?
If an emergency happens in our community,
it may take emergency workers some time to reach you.
You should be prepared to take care of yourself and
your family for a minimum of 240 hours.
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
Book Review
“To Be A Machine”
By Mark O’Connell
Transhumanism is a move-
ment pushing the limits of our
biology — of our senses, intelli-
gence and life spans.
It has been quietly exerting its
influence on technology for
decades, but in the last few years
it has achieved critical mass,
finding support among some of
the biggest names in Silicon
Valley and beyond.
In “To Be A Machine,” jour-
nalist Mark O’Connell explores
the staggering possibilities that
present themselves when readers
think of the body as an outmoded
device.
O’Connell visits the world’s
foremost cryonics facility to wit-
ness how some have chosen to
forestall death. Then O’Connell
discovers an underground collec-
tive of biohackers enhancing the
senses by implanting electronics
under the skin and then meets
with members of the Machine
Intelligence Research Institute, a
team urgently investigating how
to protect mankind from falling
victim to artificial superintelli-
gence.
Through
this
journey,
O’Connell presents a singular,
entertaining look at a growing
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NON-PROFIT SPOTLIGHT
(CHILDREN’S REPERTORY OF OR WORKSHOPS)
Q: Describe your organization.
A: C.R.O.W. is a 501 (c) 3 organization dedicated to building
character, providing safe and constructive educational activities,
and shaping responsible young adults by providing youth with
professional caliber performing arts opportunities.
C.R.O.W. strives to help children and young adults tap into
their individual creative potential in surprising new ways, and
to improve basic singing, dancing, acting, and communication
skills.
Q: What are your greatest accomplishments so far, this year?
A: C.R.O.W. recently awarded $4000 to local youth who could
not attend summer theatre camps through scholarship funding
provided by donors and grants. C.R.O.W. recently mounted a
highly successful mainstage musical version of “Th e Addams
Family,” which received rave reviews.
Q: Do you have a personal story, that describes the impact
your organization has had in the community?
A: Wow! Th ere are far too many to list! But one of the best
moments occurred just a few days ago when I was making phone
calls to let families know that they had received scholarship funds
for C.R.O.W.’s 2017 summer camp program. One particular
family submitted a heartbreaking application, detailing the
numerous struggles that they had endured, and what really
stuck out was that this was a one income home, and the parent
was on disability. Th e
child had a propensity
and love for the arts,
but would not have
been able to aff ord the
tuition for camp. So,
when I called to share
the good news, the
parent burst into happy tears and said, “You have made such a
diff erence in my child’s life. Th ank you, thank you, thank you.”
Just knowing that we can provide these kinds of opportunities for
our local kids, who need and deserve high-quality arts education,
makes all of the hard work and struggle worthwhile. It was a
warm-fuzzy kind of moment, and I felt blessed to be able to add
some light to that particular family’s sadness.
Q: What is your current greatest need? (Choose one)
A: We desperately need to fi nalize the renovations on the
back of our building. Th ere is a misconception that because
our doors are open, we are done and don’t need any more help.
But that couldn’t be more wrong! Although we are utilizing our
building, we only have access to the front portion. Th e back
portion (which is where we will put a dressing room for boys and
girls, green room, storage and workshop space, and small cast
member restroom) is currently bare cement fl oors and spider
webs. Simply put, we desperately need donations and funding
to make the building operate eff ectively for the kids. We have
about $25,000 yet to raise, and I hope the generous community
of Florence who has believed in us and helped us achieve such an
amazing feat can help us get the rest of the way there for our local
kids. “We’ve come a long way, baby! But we still need Florence’s
help!”
Q: Describe your organizations personality in three words.
A: Innovative. Whimsical. Crucial.
C.R.O.W.
PO Box 184, Florence, OR 97439
541-999-8641
All Creation’s Construction
Florence Pharmacy
Chad Clement, D.D.S., P.C
County Transfer & Recycling
First Baptist Church
SPONSORED
BY:
Jack Mobley Construction Inc.
Oregon Pacifi c Bank
Swanson Pest Management
Florence Heating & Sheet Metal, Inc
Pete Seeger:
The Man and the Music
On Thursday, July 29, at 6
p.m., the library will present
“Pete Seeger: the Man and The
Music.” Musical duo Hank &
Claire take listeners back in time
with banjo and 12-string guitar
as they sketch the line from folk
legend Pete Seeger’s passion for
social justice issues — labor,
war, civil rights and the environ-
ment — to the music Seeger
inspired.
Learn the back stories and sing
along with songs like “Where
Have All the Flowers Gone?”
and “Turn, Turn, Turn.”
Pacific Northwest duo Hank
Payne and Claire Favro — with
their guitars, psalteries, banjo
and dulcimer — celebrate the
legacy of live acoustic music-
making. Interpreting a contem-
porary or standard song, digging
into traditional or composed
mountain music, or sharing
Hank’s award-winning original
tunes, they sing terrific stories
with rich harmonies.
This program is free and open
to the general public.
Wildlife of the Dunes
The library will present local
author and Oregon Dunes enthu-
siast Dina Pavlis to discuss
wildlife of the dunes at 1 p.m.,
Saturday, July 8, in the library’s
Bromley Room.
Spanning more than 40 miles,
the Oregon Dunes boast over 400
species of wildlife, according to
Pavlis. Attendees will learn about
the birds and animals of the
dunes and how volunteers are
partnering with the U.S. Forest
Service to save the landscape.
Participants will receive infor-
mation about how to volunteer
for dunes restoration projects and
threatened species protection
efforts in the Siuslaw Region.
This program will be followed
at 3 p.m. by a workshop of the
Oregon Dunes Cooperative
Weed Management Area, teach-
ing attendees how to identify,
report and control non-native
invasive weeds in or near the
dunes.
Both programs are free and
open to the general public.
Florence WLCF seeks education
Municipal scholarship candidates
Airport
Get your emergency kit started with these essentials:
❑ Battery powered radio
❑ First aid kit an manual
❑ Sleeping bags and blankets (wool or thermal)
❑ Manual can opener
❑ Waterproof/windproof matches
❑ Water storage (1 gallon/person/day)
❑ Water purifi cation tablets
❑ Non-Perishable Food
❑ Utility knife
❑ Emergency candles
❑ Extra eyeglasses and contact lenses
❑ Essential medications
C.R.O.W.
movement, and an exploration of
the ancient yearning to transcend
our animal condition — a desire
as primal as the oldest religions,
as elemental as the ancient
myths.
In investigating what it means
to be a machine, he offers a sur-
prising meditation on what it
means to be human.
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Western Lane Community
Foundation (WLCF) has
announced that its third-annual
Continuing
Education
Scholarships program for
2017 includes eight scholar-
ships totaling $10,500.
These scholarships are
awarded annually and are
designed for students who use
permanent home addresses
within the Florence/Mapleton
school district, have graduated
from high school in a prior
year, have obtained their GED,
and/or other nontraditional
students, such as those who
were home schooled and are
eligible to enter higher educa-
tion or trade schools.
Applicants such as second,
third, and fourth-year college
students, students entering
post-graduate programs, or
adults returning to higher edu-
cation, trade schools or special
arts programs after career or
family changes are also
encouraged to apply.
Scholarships are available
for traditional four-year uni-
versities, colleges, community
colleges and approved trade
schools.
One of the scholarships is in
the amount of $3,000 and is
designed for a student major-
ing in a Lane Community
College (LCC) nursing pro-
gram or taking credits for
admission to the Nursing
Program either in Eugene or
Florence.
Those who meet the mini-
mum
qualifications
are
encouraged to complete an
application, accompanied by a
copy of their transcript of
grades through senior year of
high school or any completed
post high school education,
two letters of recommenda-
tion, and a resume including
honors and awards, clubs,
community service and work
history for the last five years.
Applications
can
be
obtained online or at LCC and
application packets can be
submitted online at wlcf@wlc-
fonline.org, or mail to P.O.
Box 1589, Florence, OR
97439.
The postmark deadline is
June 30.
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