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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2018 County to host blood drive at FEC The Lane County Blood Bank invites you to give back- at the Florence Events Center, 715 Quince St., on Tuesday, Feb. 13, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Has there ever been a time when you or a loved one was in need of an emergency blood donation? This is an opportuni- ty to give back that very essen- tial gift of life. The Lane County Blood Bank will be at the Florence Events Center to accept blood donations from all eligible donors. Anyone, 18 years or older, who is in good health, without restrictive medical conditions and weighs at least 110 pounds may be a blood donor. Potential donors are encour- aged to call in advance for an appointment at 541-484-9111. Military Museum announces new board member At its January Board meet- ing, the Oregon Coast Military Museum (OCMM) elected Dee Osborne to its position vacated by the expired term of long- time former board member Tom Benedict. “Dee brings not just a lot of business sense to our board, but also a great deal of com- munity sense,” said Executive Director Cal Applebee. “I have worked with her in both pro- fessional and community serv- ice roles and look forward to working with her again.” Osborne, a native of Florence, has been with Banner Bank since 1987 and currently serves as Vice President and Branch Manager of both Florence and Mapleton branches. She has served the nonprofit community in the past with organizations such as Rotary, Soroptimist, Home Builders Association and Western Lane Community Foundation. She currently serves on the boards of both the Florence Area Chamber of Commerce as well as the Peace Harbor Peace Health Foundation. “My father was in the Navy during Korean war and I have a son that was in the Marines,” said Osborne. “Two of my nephews have served overseas in the military in recent years. “I feel the mission of the Oregon Coast Military Museum is important to our community, and I want to be sure it is sustained.” The museum is located at 2145 Kingwood St. in Florence and is open Thursday through Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, visit www.oregoncoastmilitary musem.com. Film screening to raise funds for local immigrants Florence ORganizes (FOR) Human Rights Team will be hosting a fundraising event for local DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) immi- grant youth at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 10, at City Lights Cinemas. The event will be held in conjunction with the showing of “Dolores,” an inspiring doc- umentary about Dolores Huerta, United Farm Workers organizer and women’s rights advocate. Food from Rosa’s Restaurant, Ixtapa, Los Compadres and Traveler’s Cove will be served with a sug- gested $5 to $10 donation. The funds will be used for citizenship filing and applica- tion fees. Florence’s local DACA advocate, Karla Sanders, will give a short presentation before the film. The event begins at 2 p.m. and the film shows at 3 p.m. The film price is separate from the DACA donations. If you cannot attend the event, but would still like to donate, contact florenceorga- nizesemail@gmail.com or send donations to the “Coastal Dreamers” at Oregon Pacific Bank. Checks can be made out to “Coastal Dreamers.” For more information, con- tact FOR member Leonora Kent at 541-515-8191. theshedd.org/JazzKings Free Jazz Tickets for Students program The Emerald City Jazz Kings A Pocketful of Dreams! Bing Crosby & The Classic Songbook Sunday, February 11, 2 pm matinee Florence Events Center 541.997.1994 $9.50 | $8.50 Sen/Student/Military | $8 Matinees Before 2 | $7.50 Child | $6.50 Members | Performing Arts: $19/$15/$10 FEBRUARY 2 - 8 FRI 2 12:50 PM R 130 MIN – “They’re strangers in a strange 3:20 PM 6:10 PM land: American Green Berets infiltrated into Afghanistan a few weeks after 9/11 to strike back 8:55 PM at the Taliban in retaliation for the attack on the twin towers. It’s a remarkable true tale of great heroism. It’s also an account of a clash of cultures.” 3 out of 4 Stars - Seattle Times 12 STRONG COCO – Nominee for Best Animated Film PG 106 MIN SAT 3 SUN 4 MON 5 TUE 6 WED 7 THU 8 3 A S IUSLAW V ISION ANNOUNCES NEW TEAM The Siuslaw Vision is a community-led, regional effort to improve the quality of life for local residents, and while it remains an effort conceived and driven by volunteers, a recent grant award has enabled them to hire part-time assistance. The newly announced vision coordinator is Stephanie Sarles. Sarles and her husband relocated to Florence in 2009 from Dallas, Texas. “We came to the Oregon Coast for the ocean, the trees and the beautiful cool sum- mer weather,” Stephanie said. “We’ve stayed in Florence because we quickly fell in love with the people and the community.” Sarles has more than 20 years experience in communications, publications produc- tion, marketing and public relations. She has worked in higher education, as a retreat center assistant here on the coast, and most recently as a freelance editor and project manager. The administrative assistant is Russ Pierson, better known as Dean at the LCC Florence Center. “As a fan of the Vision and a founding Vision Keeper volunteer, I am happy to offer my experience, and my predilection as a chronic note-taker and researcher, to help move the Vision forward,” Pierson said. The IT support tech is Daniel Okonski. Okonski and his fiancée, Jo Beaudreau, moved from Chicago to Florence in 2014 to run the art supply store, BeauxArts Fine Art Materials. There they are involved with the needs of the community every day. “I’m glad to be helping the Vision in any way I can,” Okonski said. “There are so many great things happening in the commu- nity, and it’s refreshing to see so many peo- ple talk about the future and be excited about it.” Okonski’s work will include oversight of RiverCal.org, the recently introduced com- munity calendar launched by the Vision and available to everyone in the area. The Vision is our region’s roadmap to a bright and common future, an effort “of the people, by the people, for the people,” and it represents literally thousands of hours of conversation with hundreds and hundreds of interested and engaged community mem- bers from Florence, Dunes City, Mapleton, Swisshome, Deadwood-and all parts in between. The Vision imagines a better life in the near future, with a focus on the people in our region-working people, happy people, connected people, active people, educated people and creative people. The Vision helps to connects the dots-the bright lights of visionary people, good work and great ideas in these areas throughout the region-and supports the hopes and dreams of our residents living all along the Siuslaw River and its environs. Multiple projects are underway within each of these spheres that connect volun- teers, businesses and organizations of every kind for our common good. Call to businesses given for free annual Community Job Fair Plans are underway for the 3rd Annual Community Job Fair on Thursday, March 8, 2018 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., hosted by Three Rivers Casino Resort. This fair will be free to both attendees and to businesses/community partners. Last year’s event was well received with over 30 vendors representing and an estimated 300 participants attending. Local businesses and appli- cants each know the chal- lenges when applying for jobs and locating resources as well. Three Rivers Casino Resort hopes to bring all those parties and resources together to form a network in our local com- munity in hopes of making this an annual event. It will utilize its marketing experi- ence and contacts to publicize WEDNESDAY THURSDAY this event so that there is a great pool of attendees. Currently, it has commit- ment from the following busi- nesses to participate: Three R i v e r s C a s i n o Resort/Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians; City of Florence; Heceta Lighthouse Bed & Breakfast/Ona Restaurant & Lounge; IITR Truck School; Lane County Government; New Horizons In Home Care; Oregon Coast Community Action; Oregon Coast Culinary Institute; Oregon Home Care Commission; Shorewood Senior Living; Siuslaw Fire District; Siuslaw Public Library District; Siuslaw School District; Southwestern Oregon Community College; VACASA; Worksource Lane; Fred Meyer; Peace Health Peace Harbor Medical Center; Lane Community College Florence Center; NW Youth Corps; Oregon Army National Guard; U.S. Coast Guard; Northwest Reflections Memory Care Shangri-La, and more added daily. We are looking for addi- tional interested businesses and community partners who would like to participate in the free event. This is an ideal opportunity to reach out to interested applicants and talk with them in person before the peak busy season. For additional information or to sign up to participate as a vendor by Thursday, Feb. 15, contact Pam Hickson at 541- 902-3821. FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY JANUARY 31 FEBRUARY 1 FEBRUARY 2 FEBRUARY 3 FEBRUARY 4 FEBRUARY 5 FEBRUARY 6 Mostly Cloudy Showers Showers Cloudy AM Fog/ PM Clouds AM Clouds PM Sun Partly Cloudy 51°F 43°F 53°F 48°F 55°F 47°F 57°F 47°F 58°F 47°F 57°F 45°F 56°F 47°F 12:50 PM 12:30 PM 12:50 PM 12:50 PM 12:50 PM 12:50 PM 3:20 PM 3:30 PM 3:30 PM 3:30 PM 3:30 PM 3:30 PM 6:10 PM 6:40 PM 6:40 PM 6:40 PM 6:40 PM 6:40 PM 8:55 PM 1:20 PM 1:20 PM 12:20 PM 2:40 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 4:50 PM 7:10 PM 12:30 PM 2:40 PM 5:00 PM 7:10 PM 2:40 PM 7:10 PM LADY BIRD – Nominated for 5 Academy Awards 3:40 PM 3:40 PM 2:40 PM 12:30 PM 2:50 PM 12:30 PM 12:30 PM including Best Picture, Best Director R 93 MIN 8:20 PM 8:20 PM 7:10 PM 12:40 PM 3:40 PM R 123 MIN – Winner, 2 Golden Globes; Nominated for 13 Academy Awards including 6:20 PM Best Picture, Actress, Director, Supporting Actor 9:05 PM “A wonder to behold. Magical, thrilling and romantic to the core, a sensual and fantastical fairy tale with moral overtones, it’s a film that plays by all the rules and none of them, going its own way with fierce abandon.” LA Times THE SHAPE OF WATER THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI R 115 MIN – Winner, 4 Golden Globes; Nominated for 9 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Actress, 2 Supporting Actors “Funny, brutal and breathtakingly beautiful. Two exceptionally raw lead performances, supercharged by a bold script from Martin McDonagh.” Empire Events & Performing Arts: ROYAL OPERA HOUSE: VERDI RIGOLETTO 165 MIN 1:30 PM 4:00 PM 6:30 PM 9:10 PM 5:00 PM 7:20 PM 5:00 PM 5:00 PM 12:40 PM 12:40 PM 12:40 PM 12:40 PM 12:40 PM 12:40 PM 3:40 PM 3:40 PM 3:50 PM 3:50 PM 3:50 PM 3:50 PM 6:50 PM 6:20 PM 7:00 PM 6:50 PM 6:50 PM 9:05 PM We are now offering CAR WASHES. We will hand wash your car and vacuum the inside. It’s not considered a “detail” but it is a nice, quick spruce up for your car all for $59.95. 1:30 PM 12:50 PM 12:50 PM 12:50 PM 12:50 PM 12:50 PM 4:00 PM 3:50 PM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM 3:30 PM 4:00 PM 6:30 PM 6:50 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 6:50 PM 7:00 PM 9:10 PM Bring your car in with this weather ad and we will give you $5 off your fi rst wash! Gift cards make the perfect present! We offer shrinkwrap as well! We are your ONE STOP Auto Care Center Locally owned and community minded! FRI 2 SAT 3 SUN 4 MON 5 TUE 6 WED 7 THU 8 4515 Hwy. 101 N., Florence • 541-997-5049 AJ and Megan Shervin, Owners Open Monday - Friday 8am-5pm 6:00 PM Box Office opens 30 min. prior to 1 st Film | 1930 HWY 101 | www.citylightscinemas.com | Times: 541-305-0014 Visit the Siuslaw News online at WWW.THESIUSLAWNEWS.COM
