SIUSLAW NEWS | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2018 | 3A
G ENERAL N EWS
Free community dinner
returns to tree lot tonight
Once again, the Christmas
Spirit will be at the tree lot
on 37th Street and Highway
101 in Florence. Linda Wil-
cox, along with her family and
crew, will put on the third an-
nual free community dinner
tonight, Dec. 8, from 4 to 8
p.m.
All are invited to come and
join the fun.
Families are invited to bring
the kids to see Santa Claus,
sit by the campfire and enjoy
Community Chorus to ‘Sing We Noel’ tonight, tomorrow
music, holiday lights and the
decorative displays.
Dinner will be a bowl of
soup or chili, burgers and hot
dogs, cookies and cocoa.
In addition, people are en-
couraged to bring nonperish-
able food to donate to Flor-
ence Food Share.
“Come on out and join your
neighbors for an evening of
joy and fun in the spirit of the
season,” Wilcox said.
Community Chorus of Florence, Oregon
Presents
“Sing We Noel”
Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018 at 7pm
Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018 at 2pm
Directed by David Gakre
SPECIAL PERFORMANCES BY
Siuslaw Viking Gold Chorus
Flo Tones
Prebyterian Church of the Siuslaw
3996 US-101
Florence, Oregon
Free Admission
Donations Gratefully Appreciated
to support CCFO and SHS Choral Program
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COURTESY PHOTO
Community Chorus director David Aakre (right) will be among those performing tonight and tomorrow at the “Sing
We Noel” concert.
Don’t miss the Community Chorus’
“Sing Me Noel” concert on Saturday,
Dec. 8, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 9, at
2 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church of the
Siuslaw, 3996 Highway 101 in Florence.
During the Saturday concert, Bruce
Morganti will direct the Siuslaw High
School Gold Viking Chorus, which will
appear only at the Saturday concert.
The Flotones will appear both Satur-
day and Sunday, as will the extraordinary
Maree Beers, who will join the chorus for
the rousing spiritual, “Jesus, Oh What A
Wonderful Child.”
On Sunday, Community Chorus di-
rector David Aakre and his daughter,
Kallie Mill, will sing a duet and Rhianna
Haines will perform a piano solo.
Both performances are free and open
to the public, but donations are appre-
ciated for support of the Siuslaw High
School Choral Music Program and the
Community Chorus.
Refreshments will be served after each
concert.
For more information, call 541-997-
3469 or visit www.communitychorus
florence-oregon.org.
City of Florence recruiting volunteers for openings on EMAC
Several of Florence’s com-
mittees and commissions have
open positions for area volun-
teers.
Sustaining and improving
the City of Florence’s livabili-
ty and quality of life is Goal 2
of the City of Florence Work
Plan. The Environmental Man-
agement Advisory Committee
(EMAC) realizes Goal 2 by de-
veloping local strategies and ad-
vising Florence City Council on
protecting the city’s health and
environment and conserving its
energy and natural resources.
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the web
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The committee is responsible
for regulating the solid waste
code, ensuring compliance
with DEQ recycling education
requirement and serving as the
city’s Tree Board.
EMAC is comprised of 11
citizen members and additional
ex-officio non-voting members.
The city is recruiting applicants
to fill five openings for voting
positions on the committee.
EMAC generally meets once
per month as a group. Persons
interested should expect to at-
tend recurring meetings and
devote time for study of issues
and performance above and be-
yond meeting attendance. Vol-
unteer time is vital in working
towards solutions to local gov-
ernment issues.
If you are interested in serv-
ing the Florence community
and getting involved, consider
applying for one of the open
positions on EMAC. The dead-
line for applications is Dec. 31,
so apply today. Positions are set
to begin on Feb. 1, 2019.
Applying for a position is
easy. Applications can be down-
loaded from the City’s website
at www.ci.florence.or.us and are
available at the Florence Public
Works Facility, 2675 Kingwood
St., during regular business
hours.
For details regarding the
duties and responsibilities of
EMAC, residency requirements
of applicants, term lengths or
any other questions, contact
City Recorder/Economic De-
velopment Coordinator Kelli
Weese at 541-997-3437 or kelli.
weese@ci.florence.or.us.
‘White Elephant’ exchange at next PFLAG meeting
PFLAG Florence will add
some frivolity at its regular
meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 11
with a “White Elephant” gift
exchange.
The celebration will begin at
6:30 p.m. in the Bromley Room
of the Siuslaw Public Library in
Florence, located at 1460 Ninth
St.
“White elephants,” loose-
ly defined, are silly, useless or
surprisingly good things peo-
ple have in their “I’ll-never-
use-this” drawer. Craft items,
canned goods, or fun-but-not
expensive items (not to exceed
$5 in price) can also be in the
mix.
Simply wrap the “white ele-
phant” and have fun as selec-
tions are made – and “trading”
takes place. Can’t bring an
item? No problem. A few “ex-
tras” will be on hand.
The public is invited, and re-
freshments will be served.
There will be a special prize
for the person who brings the
greatest number of guests. '
Hint: the prize is paper and
it’s sponsored by a government
entity.
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