8A | WEDNESDAY, O CTOBER 3, 2018 | SIUSLAW NEWS
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 inter-
est to the community.
Library Tidings by
Kevin Mittge
Book Review
“The Strange Case
of Dr. Couney”
by Dawn Raffel
In “The Strange Case of Dr.
Couney: How A Mysterious
European Showman Saved
Thousands of American Ba-
bies,” author Dawn Raffel
tells the spellbinding tale of a
mysterious doctor who revo-
lutionized neonatal care more
than 100 years ago and 7,000
babies.
Dr. Martin Couney’s story is
a kaleidoscopic ride through
the intersection of ebullient
entrepreneurship, enlightened
pediatric care and the wild
culture of world’s fairs at the
beginning of the American
Century.
As Raffel recounts, Couney
used incubators and careful
nursing to keep previously
doomed infants alive, while
displaying these babies along-
side sword swallowers, beard-
ed ladies and burlesque shows
at Coney Island, Atlantic City
and venues across the nation.
How this turn-of-the-20th-
century émigré became the
savior to families with prema-
ture infants — known then as
“weaklings” — as he ignored
the scorn of the medical estab-
lishment and fought the rising
popularity of eugenics is one
of the most astounding stories
of modern medicine.
Couney, for all his opportu-
nistic entrepreneurial gusto, is
a surprisingly appealing char-
acter, someone who genuine-
ly cared for the well-being of
his tiny patients. But he had
something to hide…
Drawing on historical doc-
uments, original reportage
and interviews with surviv-
ing patients, Raffel tells the
marvelously eccentric story of
Couney’s mysterious carnival
career, his larger-than-life per-
sonality and his unprecedent-
ed success as the savior of the
fragile wonders that are tiny,
tiny babies.
demARTS
The fourth annual demARTS
will be held on Saturday, Oct.
6, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at
the library. This free celebra-
tion of art and creativity for all
ages will include dozens of art-
ist demonstrations and how-to
sessions, where you can learn
about everything from cop-
persmithing, calligraphy and
beading, to origami, photogra-
phy and more. Drop in or stay
for the whole day.
At noon, a special dedica-
tion will be held in the lobby
for the newly-named Mary
Colgan-Bennetts Gallery. At
2:15 p.m. there will be a pre-
view performance from Last
Resort Players’ upcoming
show, “Grey Gardens: The Mu-
sical.” There will also be make-
and-take crafts, a community
art project, great door prizes
and more.
The first 50 attendees will
receive a special gift. For the
full schedule of artists and
activities, visit www.siuslawli-
brary.org.
Upper Siuslaw Library
Committee Seeks Members
If you live in the upper Siu-
slaw region, such as Mapleton,
Deadwood, Swisshome and
other communities, and you
are a library user and sup-
porter, we invite you to apply
to serve on the Upper Siuslaw
Library Committee. The group
serves as an advisory com-
mittee about upriver library
needs, providing feedback to
the library board and staff.
The committee also helps plan
events, such as the Mapleton
Branch Library Open House.
People can pick up applica-
tions to join the committee at
the Mapleton Branch, 88148
Riverview Ave., during regular
business hours, noon to 5 p.m.,
Tuesday through Saturday. We
look forward to having some
community members join us
in helping provide library ser-
vice to the upper Siuslaw re-
gion.
ONE DAY SEMINAR
Basics of Selling on Amazon.com
October 27th, 8-5pm • Florence Events Center
Register with required deposit* at: www.LearningToSellOnAmazon.com
Presented by Florence resident Phillip Ebner
20 years selling online and masters degrees in business and organizational psychology.
Topics include: 1. How to startup a business online
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3. Costly mistakes to avoid (This alone is worth many times the cost of the seminar)
4. How to get started for $500 or less.
Bring notebook computer or tablet and basic computer operations is pre-requisite.
Smartphone highly recommended. For more info. 541-997-1964
*$99 non-refundable deposit required to register,
$100 balance is due by Oct. 12th.Total payment $199 required after Oct 12th , space availability.
Western Lane Community Foundation grant applications open
Western Lane Community
Foundation (WLCF) has an-
nounced the beginning of its
2019 grant cycle with the avail-
ability of the Grant Application.
The application can be found on
its website located at www.wlc-
fonline.org.
Each year, WLCF awards sev-
eral grants to local non-prof-
it organizations for projects/
programs in its target area of
western Lane County. Grants
are awarded in the areas of ed-
ucation, medicine and science,
the arts, and social and civic
services. In 2018, more than
$73,000 was awarded to sever-
al of these worthy causes. The
annual amount to be awarded is
determined by the performance
of the invested portfolio of dis-
cretionary funds during the cur-
rent year.
Grant requests for the 2019
grant cycle will be accepted be-
tween Oct. 1 and Jan. 15, 2019.
The application may be down-
loaded at WLCF’s website and
it is highly recommended that
applicants review the Grant
Guidelines included there.
Submit applications to West-
ern Lane Community Founda-
tion, P.O. Box 1589, Florence,
OR, 97439 or by email to wlcf@
wlcfonline.org in PDF format.
Completed applications must
be postmarked or received no
later than close of business on
Jan. 15, 2019. Applications will
be reviewed by the Board of Di-
rectors and each applicant will
be contacted by a Board Mem-
ber for an interview regarding
the request for funds.
Grants will be selected in Feb-
ruary and then awarded in late
March. Selected grant recipi-
ents will be required to submit
a grant report by Aug. 31, 2019.
Grant requests and awards
Education Foundation seeks
part-time development specialist
The Siuslaw Education
Foundation has received a
grant from the Oregon Com-
munity Foundation to hire a
part-time development spe-
cialist. This contracted posi-
tion is for one year.
The development specialist
will work to create a blueprint
for sustainable fundraising,
grants acquisition, publicity,
and financial management.
The development specialist
will work with the board to
plan fundraisers, both passive
and active, so watch for news
of these.
The request for proposals
for the development specialist
position will be available Oct.
1 with an anticipated start date
of Nov. 1. If you would like to
St. Mary’s holds
St. Francis
Blessing of The
Animals today
During this Season of Cre-
ation, all are invited to join
together to bless their pets
and pray for creation on
Wednesday, Oct. 3, at 6 p.m.
at St. Mary, Our Lady of the
Dunes, Church, 85060 High-
way 101.
Let us come together to
celebrate the Feast of St.
Francis of Assisi and reflect
on his life of simplicity and
connection.
Attendees will gather in
the courtyard at St. Mary’s,
and all are welcome — in-
cluding our four-legged
friends.
be sent the RFP, please call or
email Foundation President
Suzanne Mann-Heintz at 541-
590-0779 or Suzanne@siu-
slaweducation foundation.org.
will be selected based on merit,
need, and benefit to the com-
munity at large. Grant requests
and award amounts vary great-
ly, but are usually between $100
and $5,000, depending on the
nature of the grant project and
funds available for distribution.
For more information, con-
tact the WLCF at the address
above, or by calling 541-997-
1274.
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CABARET OF THE DEAD
October 19th - 7:00 pm.
SOROPTIMIST BRAS FOR A CAUSE DINNER & AUCTION
October 20th 6:00 p.m
SEA COAST ENTERTAINMENT presents DOO-WAH RIDERS
October 24th 7:00 p.m
Last Resort Players presents GREY GARDENS
November 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th
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