SIUSLAW NEWS | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2018 | 3A
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Tickets now on sale for annual ‘Home for the Holidays’ Christmas tour of homes
The first annual "Home for the Hol-
idays" Christmas Tour of Homes has
announced its event sponsors as ticket
sales ramp up for the event.
Sponsors include: Florence Dental
Clinic, Nails Uncorked, Worldwide
Granite, Goodman's Floor Covering,
The Siuslaw News, State Farm Insur-
ance, Pro Lumber, Cindy Wobbe Estate
Sales, R&R King Logging, Inc., and
Brian LaCouture Building, LLC
There are additional unique spon-
sorship opportunities available. Inter-
ested sponsors can call 541-520-1255.
Home for the Holidays is scheduled
for Dec. 14, 15 and 16.
The Community Christmas Tour of
Homes is an exclusive holiday experi-
ence filled with the sights, sounds and
savors of Christmas as participants
take a tour of four Florence homes dec-
orated for the season.
Each tour group will board a special
bus and be whisked away to tour the
homes while enjoying a special bev-
erage or treat, as well as enjoy unique
musical entertainment to celebrate the
season.
Tickets are available for $50 each and
are in limited supply with only 80 avail-
able per showing. One ticket will se-
cure a spot in a showing of your choice:
Friday or Saturday night, 5 to 9 p.m., or
Sunday afternoon from 2 to 6 p.m.
All proceeds from this event will be
generously donated to CROW, the lo-
cal children’s performing arts organiza-
tion (www.crowkids.com).
Specifically, funds raised from this
event will benefit the Spring produc-
tion of the musical, “The Wiz.”
Visit the event Facebook Page,
Home for the Holidays: A Community
Christmas Tour of Homes or call 541-
520-1255 for more information.
Tickets can be purchased online at
www.crowkids.com/holiday-home
-tour.
Outdoor burning season further delayed until Oct. 20 in Lane County
The fall outdoor burning sea-
son will open on Saturday, Oct.
20 for many Lane County res-
idents. The season, originally
set to start Oct. 1, was delayed
until Oct. 13 then pushed back
further due to continued fire
danger.
The Lane County Fire De-
fense Board and Oregon De-
partment of Forestry decided
to postpone the opening of the
season in Lane County since
weather conditions have been
too dry.
The small amounts of precip-
itation the county has seen this
week has not been enough to
reduce fire risks and allow res-
idential outdoor burning.
Outdoor burning, also known
as open or backyard burning,
allows some Lane County res-
idents to burn dry woody yard
debris that was generated on
their own residential proper-
ty. Rules concerning outdoor
burning differ throughout the
county, with some cities ban-
ning burning within city limits
all together.
Before starting a fire, all res-
idents must check the daily
burning advisory, which indi-
cates to the community if burn-
ing is prohibited on a given day.
The advisory also tells residents
when all fires must be extin-
guished by. The daily burning
advisory can be found by calling
Lane Regional Air Protection
Agency’s advisory line at 541-
726-3976 or by visiting www.
lrapa.org.
To prevent any uncontrolled
fires, the Fire Defense Board re-
minds all residents that all out-
door burning must be constant-
ly attended until extinguished
with water nearby.
Due to the heavy wildfire
smoke intrusions this summer,
LRAPA encourages residents to
explore alternatives to burning.
Residents can dispose of woody
yard debris for a minimal charge
at one of Lane County’s various
collection depots or with Rexius
and Lane Forest Products.
Tickets to become available Dec. 1 for Crab Crack annual fundraiser to benefit Food Share
Enjoy great food and compa-
ny while aiding the less fortu-
nate in this area during the 8th
annual Florence Crab Crack
The event will be held at the
Florence Events Center (FEC)
on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019, from
4 to 7 p.m.
Oregon coast Dungeness
crab, along with pasta, coleslaw,
garlic bread, sodas, coffee and
dessert will be served by volun-
teers.
A no-host bar will also be
available.
While enjoying the wonderful
crab and side dishes, attendees
will also have the opportunity
to purchase one or many of the
special silent auction items.
All the proceeds from this
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Tickets to this event are $45,
2190 Spruce St., open Monday with only 400 tickets available.
through Friday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The deadline for ticket pur-
Group seating or more infor- chases is Friday, Jan. 25, and will
mation is also available on the not be available at the door.
website, florencefoodshare.org,
or by calling 541-997-9110.
Information rally for School Bond
Measure to be held Sunday at SHS
FOR A
CAUSE
Soroptimist of Florence
Fundraiser
CAU S E
O NE M ISSION ...
... C OUNTLESS D REAMS
$
50
Come and join us for an evening of FUN!
Tickets Available NOW
event will benefit Florence Food
Share, a local food pantry that
provides resources to those fac-
ing hunger in West Lane Coun-
ty.
Tickets will be available after
Saturday, Dec. 1, at the Flor-
OCTOBER 20, 2018, 6:00 P.M.
Florence Events Center, 715 Quince St., Florence
Contact: Frankie Jorgensen 541-902-7948
Shasta McMullen 541-991-2353
Sponsored by:
Banner Bank • BeauxArts • Bill & Katie Prosser • Frankie & Harry Jorgensen
Hine Investments • Hoberg’s Auto Repair • Oregon Pacifi c Bank
R & R King Logging • Rodger & Carol Bennett • Rotary Club of Florence
Siuslaw News • Spruce Point Assisted Living & Memory Care
A rally in support of Siuslaw
Schools and the Siuslaw School
Bond Measure 20-291 will be
held on Sunday, Oct. 14, begin-
ning at 1:30 p.m. in the Siuslaw
High School parking lot (Oak
Street at 30th strets).
All members of the com-
munity are invited to join in
the celebration. Information
will be available for those who
would like to learn more about
school bond measure 20-291
that will fund new construc-
tion, maintenance and repairs
at all three Siuslaw schools.
There will be a poster contest
with certificates for winning
posters in support of Siuslaw
schools and/or the school bond
measure.
Those who wish to enter
should make posters in ad-
vance and bring them to the
rally.
Individual and team efforts
are encouraged.
Judging will take place be-
tween 1:30 to 2 p.m. with rec-
ognition of winners at 2:15
p.m.
The rally is sponsored by
Citizens for Siuslaw Schools.
For more information, visit
www.siuslawbonds.org.
City Lights to host ‘Wandering Reel’ film festival
Wandering Reel is a traveling
short film festival with a focus
on bringing meaningful films
to communities with limited
or no access to compassionate,
thought-provoking cinema.
Now in its 4th season of
bringing important cinema to
small towns and rural commu-
nities all over North America,
Wandering Reel Traveling Film
Festival is back in Florence for
another afternoon of power-
ful, award winning short films
from around the world.
This year’s festival will take
place at City Lights Cinema
(1930 Highway 101 Florence,
OR 97439) on Sunday, Nov.
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
4, at 2:30 p.m. The program
showing is called “Our Basic
Assumptions.”
What happens when we
leave our assumptions at the
door? These seven shorts chal-
lenge stereotypes around pov-
erty, race, integrity, sexuality,
gender, age and more.
This year, the festival features
25 short films divided into four
different themed programs
that explore topics ranging
from gender and equality, to
overcoming obstacles and re-
membering the little moments
that make a life whole.
For the first time in the festi-
val’s short history, the majority
of films featured this year are
directed by women, a fact that
according to festival director,
Michael Harrington, was “not
intentional but a wonderful
surprise once the final films
were chosen.”
Harrington will lead a Q&A
discussion after each screening
to deepen the experience and
provide information about how
and why the films were made.
“Short films don’t necessari-
ly answer all the questions for
the viewer and often times are
made to inspire questions,”
says Harrington. “I’m more of
a facilitator of these conversa-
tions.”
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