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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2017
Library
Tidings
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
“ Spoonbenders”
By Daryl Gregory
Book Review
Teddy Telemachus is a charm-
ing con man with a gift for sleight
of hand.
Short on cash, he volunteers for
a study on ESP that’s secretly
backed by the CIA. There he
meets Maureen McKinnon.
It’s not just her piercing blue
eyes that leave Teddy forever
charmed, but her mind - Maureen
is a genuine psychic of immense
and mysterious power.
After a whirlwind courtship,
they marry, have three gifted chil-
dren, and become the Amazing
Telemachus Family, performing
astounding feats across the coun-
try.
Irene is a human lie detector.
Frankie can move objects with his
mind. And Buddy, the youngest,
can see the future. Then one night
tragedy leaves the family shat-
tered.
Decades
later,
the
Telemachuses are not so amazing.
Irene is a single mom whose ear
for truth makes it hard to hold
down a job, much less hold
together a relationship. Frankie’s
in serious debt to his dad’s old
mob associates. Buddy has com-
pletely withdrawn into himself
and inexplicably begun digging a
hole in the backyard.
To make matters worse, the
CIA has come knocking, looking
to see if there’s any magic left in
the Telemachus clan. And there
is: Irene’s son Matty has just had
his first out-of-body experience.
But he hasn’t told anyone, even
though his newfound talent might
be just what the family needs to
save themselves - if it doesn’t tear
them apart in the process.
Harnessing the imaginative
powers that have made him a
renowned master storyteller,
Daryl Gregory in Spoonbenders
delivers a stunning, laugh-out-
loud new novel about a family of
gifted dreamers and the invisible
forces that bind us all.
Donations for Book Sale
Needed
The Friends of the Library will
be holding their next book sale on
Labor Day weekend and they are
seeking donations! Please bring
any unwanted books or other
materials to the library’s circula-
tion desk.
The Friends sales help support
the library in many ways, from
helping with the costs of putting
on programs to helping purchase
new furniture and equipment.
Your donation to the Friends goes
a long way towards helping the
library continue to provide excel-
lent service to district residents
and visitors.
Solar Eclipse Program
Don’t forget that this Saturday.,
August 5, at 1 p.m., Dr. James
Brau, from the Department of
Physics at the University of
Oregon, will be speaking on the
Total Solar Eclipse 2017: When?
Where? Why? and Safety
Precautions.
The greatly anticipated event is
occurring on Monday, August 21,
and Dr. Brau will provide all the
information necessary to view and
understand the eclipse.
The library will have special
eclipse viewing glasses available
for attendees of the program, and
then will begin distributing them
to non-attendees on August 14.
This program is co-sponsored
by the Adult Continuing
Education Series at Lane
Community College in Florence.
Summer Reading Grand
Finales
The summer reading grand
finale for kids in Mapleton will be
today, beginning at 1 p.m. at the
Mapleton Branch. In Florence the
event will take place tomorrow,
beginning at 10 a.m.. Don’t miss
this exciting conclusion to a fan-
tastic summer reading program!
SOS receives donation
from Florence Unitarians
On Thursday, July 20,
Siuslaw Outreach Services
(SOS) was presented a dona-
tion check of $3,632 by
Florence
Unitarian
Universalist
Fellowship
(FUUF) members David
Dumas and Jennifer French.
Bob Teter, the new Executive
Director for SOS, accepted the
check.
At the beginning of each fis-
cal year, the FUUF congrega-
tion selects four quarterly local
groups in which they want to
support through monetary
donation.
The next quarterly offering
is set up to support Backpacks
for Kids in Florence.
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WLCF awards $10,500 in continuing ed scholarships
Western Lane Community
Foundation (WLCF) will host
its third annual Continuing
Education Scholarships pro-
gram for 2017 included eight
scholarships totaling $10,500.
These scholarships
are
awarded to 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 stu-
dents.
Applicants such as seocnd-,
third- and fourth-year college
students; students entering post
graduate programs; and adults
returning to higher education,
trade schools, special arts pro-
grams, after career or family
changes, etc., were encouraged
to apply.
While academic achieve-
ment is one criteria used in
determining recipients, other
qualifying
characteristics
include financial need, outside
activities, work history and
volunteerism, to name a few.
WLCF is proud to present
the following students with
these scholarships and congrat-
ulations to each:
The
Arlis
Ulman
Scholarship is in the amount of
$3,000 and is designated for a
student majoring in a LCC
nursing program or taking
credits for admission to the
Nursing Program either in
Eugene or Florence.
Stacy Dixon is a full time
CNA at Peace Harbor Hospital,
a single mom raising her three
children as well as a niece and
she maintains a 3.37 GPA.
Jennifer Connor was select-
ed to receive the Don Tiegen
Scholarship in the amount of
$1,500, which will assist her as
she plans to attend the
University of Oregon and
major in Theater Arts. She cur-
rently is employed at Florence
Events Center.Her last GPA
was 3.13.
The following four students
received $1,000 scholarships
from WLCF directly and two
from the Beachcomber Pub as
a result of their annual
Beachcomber
Community
Education
Scholarship
fundraiser:
Annalee Bour is planning to
attend
Southern
Oregon
Community College in its pre-
Nursing Program and her last
GPA was 2.78. She is a CNA at
Regency
and
a
single
mom.Cody Burkhart is attend-
ing Pacific University majoring
in Environmental Biology with
a GPA of 3.91. He has been a
self employed maintenance
worker at Oregon Pacific Bank
and has volunteered at the
Three of the seven princi-
ples
that
Unitarian
Universalists affirm and pro-
mote are the inherent worth &
dignity of every person, a free
and responsible search for
truth and meaning and respect
for the interdependent web of
all existence- of which we are
all a part.
The mission of SOS is to
provide
compassionate,
respectful and confidential
support to people in need.
You can find more informa-
tion on SOS at www.florence-
sos.org.
More information on FUUF
can be found at www.flo-
renceuuf.org
1749 Highway 101 • 541-997-1200
Elks Club Share Shop.
Holly Hicks attends George
Fox University while majoring
in Global Business and main-
tains a 3.88 GPA.Christine
Newlan has a GPA of 3.67 and
is attending Southern Oregon
Community College with the
goal of attaining an AAS in
Elementary Education.Paige
Roe attends Lane Community
College, majors in Nursing,
and has a GPA of3.48.
Elizabeth Wartnik majors in
Musical Composition and
Vocals at George Fox
University, earning a GPA of
3.84.
Stocks.
Bonds. CDs.
IRAs. Mutual
funds.
Andy Baber, AAMS®
Financial Advisor
.
1010 Highway 101
Florence, OR 97439
541-997-8755
www.edwardjones.com
Member SIPC
NO N-PROFIT SPOTLIGHT
Kiwanis Club of Florence
Florence, OR CCB#195304
Q: Describe your organization.
A: Kiwanis helps kids around the world. Our local club looks out for
our community and the international organization takes on large-scale
challenges, such as fi ghting disease and poverty. We are generous with our
time. We are creative with our ideas. We are passionate about making a
diff erence. And we have fun along the way.
Q: What are your greatest accomplishments so far, this year?
A: Continuing to support local children of all ages. Kiwanis
grants were awarded to the Backpack Program, Mapleton 4H, Siuslaw
Elementary Science Program and more.
Q: Do you have a personal story that describes the impact your
organization has had in the community?
A: Supporting the local Boys & Girls Club. It is a positive ongoing
program that touches so many children of all ages.
Q: What is your current greatest need?
A: Membership! We are looking for more members that want to give
back to the
kids in their
community!
Q:
Describe your
organizations
personality in
three words.
A: Giving,
Driven, and Fun
loving
SPONSORED BY:
All Creation’s Construction
Florence Pharmacy
Chad Clement, D.D.S., P.C
Jack Mobley Construction Inc.
County Transfer & Recycling
Oregon Pacifi c Bank
First Baptist Church
Swanson Pest Management
Florence Heating & Sheet Metal, Inc