SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2017
Watershed Library
to discuss Tidings
Pacific
Lamprey
The Siuslaw Watershed
Council will hold a general
public meeting, Wednesday,
Aug. 30, at 6:30 p.m.
The discussion will be
titled: “Introduction to the
Life
History, Ecological
Importance and Current
Status of the Pacific
Lamprey.”
The meeting will be held
at the Archie Knowles
County Park. Meet in the
large grassy area near the
entrance of the campground.
Parking is limited, so car-
pooling from the SWC
office at Mapleton High
School or from Pop’s
Restaurant parking lot is
suggested.
Biologist John Schaefer
of the Confederated Tribes
of the Coos, Lower Umpqua
and Siuslaw will describe
the life history, ecological
importance and current sta-
tus of the Pacific Lamprey.
Work on a lamprey
restoration project in the
Tenmile Lakes Basin will
also be covered.
As always, the SWC
Board of Directors and
Executive Director will give
project
updates
and
announcements of upcom-
ing activities.
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
AARP
Book Review
“Six Encounters with Lincoln”
By Elizabeth Brown Pryor
In her absorbing book, “Six
Encounters with Lincoln,” histo-
rian Elizabeth Brown Pryor
offers new perspectives on our
sixteenth president by examining
six intriguing, mostly unknown
encounters he had with his con-
stituents.
Taken together, they reveal his
opinions and character in unex-
pected ways, illustrating the dif-
ficulties of managing a republic
and creating a presidency.
While each of these stories
shows Lincoln in all his quirky
greatness, each is also an invita-
tion to rethink our presumptions
about him.
An awkward first meeting
with army officers on the eve of
the Civil War reflects Lincoln’s
unease with military culture, giv-
ing insight into his erratic man-
agement of the Union forces dur-
ing the war.
A conversation between
Lincoln and a fiercely abolition-
ist cavalry sergeant enables
Pryor to probe into how cau-
tiously Lincoln moved on the
emancipating issue; it was his
ability to inch along the narrow
road of consensus that defined
his political skill.
Lincoln’s
meeting
with
Cherokee chief John Ross leads
Pryor to explore how catastroph-
ic the Lincoln administration was
for Native Americans — and
how poignant, given Lincoln’s
reputation as a defender of
human rights.
And a recounting a tense
exchange with a Confederate
businessman in 1865, addresses
Lincoln’s tortured relationship
with the South and the toll it took
with him.
Pryor also provides a fascinat-
ing discussion of Lincoln’s fond-
ness for storytelling and how he
used his skills as a raconteur to
enhance both his political and his
personal power.
Drawing on hundreds of first-
hand accounts from reporters,
diarists and letter writers that
give the narrative great immedia-
cy, “Six Encounters with
Lincoln” provides a fresh portrait
of Lincoln as a beleaguered
politician who was not especially
popular, who had to deal with the
many critics, naysayers, and
dilemmas he faced without
always knowing the right
answer.
What this book shows most
clearly is that greatness was not
simply laid on Lincoln’s shoul-
ders like a mantle but was won in
fits and starts.
be holding a book sale this week-
end, Saturday and Sunday, in the
library’s Bromley Room. The
hours on Saturday are 9 a.m. for
Friends members only (you can
buy a membership at the door)
and 10 a.m. for non-Friends
members, until 4 p.m.
On Sunday, the hours are from
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Books come
from many donations as well as
weeded copies from the library’s
collection.
Don’t miss this great opportu-
nity to get some great books at
bargain prices, and help the
Friends and the library at the
same time!
Free Concert at Library
The library is pleased to pres-
ent Four Shillings Short, a Celtic
and folk music performing duo,
returning to Florence for a con-
cert on Wednesday, Sept. 6, at 6
p.m
Four Shillings Short consists
of husband and wife duo Aodh
Og O’Tuama and Christy Martin,
performing traditional and origi-
nal music from the Celtic lands,
Medieval and Renaissance
Europe, Indiana and the
Americas on a fantastic array of
instruments.
This concert is free and open
to the general public.
Friends Book Sale
The Friends of the Library will
CALLS FOR TAX PREP VOLUNTEERS
AARP has provided free
income tax preparation for the
citizens of Florence and the
surrounding communities for
more than 20 years.
In order to continue this
valuable service, the Florence
site needs additional volunteers
Come and join us at
our Tops meetings.
Join with us, to listen and participate in programs
that help us on our journey to weight loss.
Every Wednesday, Weigh in begins at 7:45 am to 8:45 am.
Meeting starts at 8:50 am to 9:50 am.
Meet us at New Life Lutheran Church, 21st and Spruce street.
Call Tracy at 541-360-1716 or Aurelia at 541-902-7574.
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Those who enjoy working
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Training will be provided
starting the second week of
January, and tax preparation
begins in early February
through April 15.
Those interested should call
David Riordan at 510-468-
1796.
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and Thursdays by noon.
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Florence Food Share
Ask us about volunteer opportunities.
2190 Spruce Street • P.O.Box 2514
Florence, Oregon 97439
(541) 997-9110
info@fl orencefoodshare.org
Florence Senior Center
is in need of Volunteer Receptionists and
Kitchen Helpers
If interested please call or stop by. 1570
Kingwood, Florence
541 997 8844
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Do your part and
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Meals on Wheels are available to people over the age of 60
who cannot get out much due to illness or advanced age and
who are not eating properly, regardless of income. Cafe 60 is
available for those who prefer to make new friends in a dining
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