SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2017
Genealogy Society to discuss DNA test result options
After receiving the results
from one of the several DNA
testing options now available,
many people are unsure of that
to do next or how to use those
results to learn more about
their genealogy.
To explore answers to these
and other questions, the
Siuslaw Genealogy Society is
hosting a one-day seminar
Saturday, April 14, from 8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Florence
Events Center with interna-
tionally renowned speaker
Emily Aulicino.
Pre-registration is required
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Emily Aulicino
and is available on the Siuslaw
Genealogy Society blog at
www.siuslawgenealogy.org.
The seminar is $20 for mem-
bers, $25 for non-members,
plus $10 for a box lunch.
Aulicino, a retired teacher,
is the regional coordinator and
speaker for the International
Society
of
Genetic
Genealogists (ISOGG) for
Oregon, Washington and
Idaho, and is the administrator
of several DNA projects.
She is also the author of
“Genetic Genealogy: The
Basics and Beyond” and
“Memoing My Memories.
Her blog can be found at:
Burning Bowl, White Stone ceremony Monday
On Monday, Jan. 1, Spirituali-Tea will host a
Burning Bowl and White Stone Ceremony. In a
guided meditation, the group will reflect on the
past year and consider the thoughts, emotions
and behaviors that did not and do not serve the
highest good.
Attendees will then release them by writing
them down on paper and ceremoniously burning
them in an appropriate receptacle.
Next, the group will set a new intention for
the coming year, which will be written on a
small white stone that serves as a remider.
This ceremony is an adaptation of two ancient
practices that have become widely used in many
New Thought churches.
The evening will be led by New Thought min-
ister, Eleanor Ross.
The gathering will end with prayers for the
requests left in the Prayer Pole in the garden of
the Florence Playhouse and those shared by the
group.
For more information, call Suzanne Mann-
Heintz at 541-590-0779.
FUUF to ‘Go Down Memory Lane’ on Sunday
At the Sunday, Dec. 31,
meeting of the Florence
Unitarian Universalist
Fellowship, member Sally
Wantz will lead the worship
service titled: Going Down
Memory Lane.
“We’ll celebrate our won-
derful year, going down mem-
ory lane,” Wantz said. “This
will be a time of sharing our
experiences of being a part of
our spiritual home. We’ll also
take part in a look-back exer-
cise that will help create the
2018 that we desire.”
The meeting will be from 10
to 11 a.m.
FUUF is located at 87738
Highway 101, at Heceta Beach
Road, and is wheelchair acces-
sible. Come enjoy chili and
share in a dialogue circle to
explore the questions that
come up during the service.
For more information, visit
www.florenceuuf.org.
www.genealem-geneticgeneal
ogy.blogspot.com.
Topics of the seminar will
include: Getting the Most from
Your Autosomal DNA test;
You Have a DNA Match, Now
W h a t ? ; W r i t i n g Yo u r
Childhood and Family
Memories; and DNA Success
Stories.
Aulicino spoke at “Who Do
You Think You Are? Live in
Birmingham” in England;
Back To Our Past conference
in Dublin, Ireland; Frankfurt,
Germany; Southern California
G e n e a l o g i c a l S o c i e t y ’s
Jamboree; RootsTech; and
attends Who Do You Think
You Are? Live yearly.
This is the place to start for
anyone who has been wonder-
ing how to proceed after
receiving their own DNA
results.
Siuslaw Genealogy Society
has monthly meetings on the
third Wednesday at 7 p.m. in
the Bromley Room at Siuslaw
Public Library.
All are welcome to attend.
For more information, visit
www.siuslawgenealogy.org.
Public invited to film,
panel on plastics polution
With new restrictions
placed on the recycling of
plastics, the topic has raised
awareness as well as concerns
about the future impact and
possible consequences.
With that in mind, the
Siuslaw
News
and
KCST/KCFM Coast Radio is
inviting the community to a
free screening of “A Plastic
Ocean” on Wednesday, Jan.
10, at City Lights Cinemas.
There will be two showings, at
12:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
A Plastic Ocean is an adven-
ture documentary shot on
more than 20 locations over
the past four years. It features
explorers Craig Leeson and
Tanya Streeter along with a
team of international scientists
who reveal the causes and con-
sequences of plastic pollution,
as well as share solutions.
Tickets are free, but there
are only 230 available on a
first come, first served basis.
There is a limit of two per per-
son, available at the Siuslaw
News, 148 Maple St. in Old
Town, and City Lights
Cinemas, 1920 Highway 101.
There will be a short Q&A
panel for community members
after each showing.
This community event is
sponsored by Central Coast
Disposal, the City of Florence,
County Transfer & Recycling
and Lane County Waste
Management.
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