SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2017
Deadwood Resist to hold
Democratic Fundraiser
Deadwood Resist is hosting
a fundraiser for Congressman
Peter DeFazio and Sister
District Democratic candi-
dates
Manka
Dhingra,
Washington State Senate, and
Mike Mullin, Virginia State
House on Sept. 23 from 5 to
9p.m.
“This
benefit
for
Democratic candidates is a
great excuse to visit our rural
community of progressive
activists in the Coast Range,”
said Deadwood Resist member
Kaki Burruss.
A homemade dinner of
chili, cornbread and salad
begins at 5 p.m. Vegetarian
options will be available.
An auction offering a wide
variety of items, followed by
square dancing with live music
and instruction, will also take
place.
Come and enjoy a special
evening and help elect
Democrats. Donations will be
gratefully accepted.
The event will be held at the
Deadwood
Community
Center,
4.2
miles
up
Deadwood Creek Rd.
For more information call:
541-964-3555.
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FRAA members featured at Chamber exhibit
The Florence Area Chamber
of Commerce’s Visitor Center,
290 Highway 101, features a
different local art exhibit each
month. Its September display
of local artistry features a vari-
ety of pieces from members of
the Florence Regional Arts
Alliance (FRAA).
The artists exhibiting at the
Chamber in September repre-
sent more than 100 members
and sponsors, all who share in
FRAA’s mission of supporting
all the arts, and making
Florence an arts destination.
FRAA is a nonprofit art cen-
ter and gallery at 120 Maple St.
in Florence.
“FRAA’s display features
some amazing local work and
we're honored to have it this
month,” said Chamber execu-
tive director Bettina Hannigan.
“The Chamber’s visitor center
should be on everyone’s list of
shops and galleries if they're
interested in viewing great
local art, and we change it
monthly.”
The September-only exhibit
includes Florence and coastal-
themed pieces such as water-
color paintings by Kim D.
Miller and Marsha Horner; col-
ored pencil works by Jane
Connelley; oil paintings by
Claudia
Ignatieff,
John
Leasure, Ron Hildenbrand and
Patti Williams; acrylic painting
by Bob Hefty; photography by
Charles Draper and Ken
McDougal; stained glass by
Tina Shoys; fused glass by
Kristin Anderson; and drift-
wood art by Andy Nedder and
COURTESY PHOTO
Art from members of the Florence Regional Art Alliance will be on display at the
Florence Chamber’s Visitor Center through September.
Edie Carhart.
“We want to commend the
Chamber for offering the many
galleries and studios in
Florence the opportunity to
give visitors an artistic glance
of all that Florence has to
offer,” said FRAA board presi-
dent Kristin Anderson.
“Members join FRAA with a
wide range of interests and tal-
ents, including painting, pho-
tography, jewelry, mosaics,
stained and fused glass, wood-
working, writing, ocean art,
knitting, textile arts, and pot-
tery, to name a few,” said
Anderson. “We also have
excellent teachers who offer
classes to the community in
such subjects as painting, writ-
ing, jewelry making, and cro-
cheting.
“FRAA is also proud to offer
local youth an opportunity to
exhibit their artwork on a des-
ignated youth art wall at their
gallery.”
Anderson added that mem-
bers join FRAA to support the
many community events
FRAA is involved in, such as
literary salons, writing classes,
poetry events, Second Saturday
Art Tours and special events,
such as FlorenceFest ’18 (the
wine, jazz, and art event April
30 and May 1 at the Florence
Events Center), the Christmas
Festival, Winter Music Festival
(January 12-14, 2018 at the
FEC), and Rhody Days.
In September, the Chamber
Visitors Center is open
Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m., and Saturdays from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Each month, the Chamber
features new two- and three-
dimensional exhibits by local
artists and galleries.
For more information about
the Florence Area Chamber of
Commerce, and how to join or
volunteer, visit Florence
Chamber.com or call 541-997-
3128.
U.S. Coast Guard Lands at Oregon Coast Military Museum
541-997-3160 • 351 LAUREL STREET
In conjunction with the City
of Florence recently being des-
ignated as a Coast Guard City,
the Oregon Coast Military
Museum
(OCMM)
has
announced an increased Coast
Guard presence at the museum
as well.
“We have always sought to
have a greater display for our
Coast Guard since we enjoy
having a station of our own in
Florence,” said Chief of Staff
Geoff Cannon. “And after an
appeal to our supporters and
the community earlier this
summer, we were rewarded
with the donation of multiple
items to actually create that
display.”
While the museum had some
Coast Guard items, Cannon
said it lacked some more sig-
nificant artifacts to build it
around.
“Thanks to Master Chief
Tim Tregoning and his wife
Amy, we now have two of their
former uniforms on display,”
said Cannon. The display also
includes photos, literature and
a video of Florence area Coast
Guard members in action, pro-
duced by Auxiliary member
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Deborah Cordone.
In addition to the expanded
display, the museum also now
offers the new Challenge Coin
created specifically for the
Coast Guard City designation.
With the concept designed
by Chief Ben Snider of Station
Siuslaw River, the graphics
were created by Ginger Jones
of TR Hunter Real Estate, with
the Florence Band of Brothers
donateing the cost of producing
the coins. The City of Florence
awarded coins to local Coast
Guard members as well as vis-
iting dignitaries, and the public
can purchase their own at the
museum’s gift shop.
The museum, 2145
Kingwood St., is open to the
public Thursday through
Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. Learn more by visiting
w w w. o r e g o n c o a s t m i l i t a r y
museum.com.