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SIUSLAW NEWS | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2019 | 3A Community News PeaceHealth volunteer luncheon tomorrow at FEC The next general busi- ness and luncheon meeting of the PHPHMC Volun- teers is scheduled for to- morrow, Jan. 17, at 11:30 a.m., at the Florence Events Center. At this month’s meeting, volunteers will receive their Hours and Bars awards. These awards are pre- sented to volunteers as acknowledgement of their dedicated service to the hospital. Hours and Bars Chair- person Pam Thompson Acoustic jam sessions set for Jan. 25-26 keeps records all year of the hours spent in the various departments. Discussion regarding by- laws and standing rules will pre-empt voting on these items. The menu will include chicken in white wine sauce, scalloped potatoes, mixed buttered vegetables, broccoli, bacon, raisin sal- ad and carrot cake for des- sert. RSVP by contacting Rosalie Johnson by email at womangolfer7@gmail.com or call 541-902-1368. Volunteers needed for local tax preparation help AARP has provided free income tax preparation for the residents of Florence and the surrounding com- munities for more than 20 years. In order to continue this valuable service, the Flor- ence site needs additional volunteers to prepare in- come tax returns. Training will be provided starting the third week of January and tax preparation begins in early February through April 15. Those interested should contact Dave Riordan at 510-468-1796. Raising funds for Chron’s, Colitis research Florence resident and patients advocate Hope Sneddon is actively raising funds for her participation in the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation Team Chal- lenge next month in Aus- tin, Texas. She has put together a gift package valued at near- ly $500 that will be given away on Feb. 5, 2019. Tickets for the drawing are $10 each and are avail- able at at Roby’s Furniture and Appliance & The Mat- tress Shoppe, 1870 High- way 101 in Florence. The gift package in- cludes: $50 gift certificate to Nosh Eatery; bag of coffee plus $10 at Green Salmon Coffee in Yachats; $15 gift certificate for Los Amigos; two handmade pottery items from artist Kim Pickell; 5' by 8" area rug from Roby’s Furniture. Burns’s Riverside Chapel Florence Funeral Home Final Arrangements I QWLPHVRIJULHIPDNLQJGLI¿FXOWGHFLVLRQVDERXW KRZEHVWWRKRQRUWKHPHPRU\RIVRPHRQHVR LPSRUWDQWFDQEHRYHUZKHOPLQJWe are here to help with complete, professional and compassionate IXQHUDOSODQQLQJVHUYLFHVWRPHHW\RXUQHHGVDQG UHVSHFWIXOO\ FHOHEUDWH WKH OLIH DQG OHJDF\ RI \RXU ORYHGRQH 2765 Kingwood St. 541-997-3416 Florence, OR 24 Hours burnsriversidechapel.com COURTESY PHOTO/FRIENDS OF THE FORENCE EVENTS CENTER Participants take part in last year’s Jam Sessions, which included musicians and singers. Three jam sessions will be part of the Friends of the Florence Events Center's Winter Music Festival 2019 on Friday, Jan. 25, and Saturday, Jan. 26. All musicians — instrumental and vocal — and any curious newcomers and spectators are invit-ed to play and sing together. Or just listen and enjoy. The Friday afternoon gathering is from noon to 5 p.m. at the Siuslaw Public Library’s Bromley Room, 1460 Ninth Str., one block west of the intersection of Highways 101 and 126. On Friday and Saturday evenings, the ICM Sea- food Restaurant hosts the evening jam sessions from 8 p.m. to midnight at 1498 Bay Street. ICM is near the Florence Events Center and will offer snacks and soft drinks, plus sales of a light appetizer/dinner menu and full bar until 11:30 p.m. All three venues (the library, the Florence Events Center, and the ICM Restaurant) are ADA friendly with free parking within steps of the front door. So, what’s a Jam? Musicians share a round-robin song circle and perform while attendees play along, sing along, swap solo breaks and add in their own musical interpretations. All acoustic in-struments are welcome. All jams are open to the public and attendees can drop in and out during the set Jam times. For more information on the jam sessions, email Jan- et Wellington, janetlwellington@gmail.com. For information on the FFEC Winter Music Festival or to purchase show tickets, go to WinterMusicFestival. org or call 541-997-1994. Annual Agate Festival returns to Yachats this weekend The picturesque coastal town of Yachats, Oregon is gearing up for its “Eighth Ever” Agate Festival, to be held Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 19 and 20 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the weekend of the Martin Luther King three- day holiday. The event is free. Vendors from through- out the state as well as from Washington and Northern California will be on hand to display and sell rough spec- imens and finished artistic creations of minerals, gems, crystals and fossils. The show will take place at the Yachats Commons, located at Highway 101 and West Fourth St. in the heart of town. In addition, there will be speakers, demonstra- tions and fun things to do for all ages. On Saturday, Jan. 19 at 11 a.m., the featured speak- er will be Marli Miller, a geological sciences faculty member at the University of Oregon since 1997. She is a geologist, photographer and author of the new second edition of Roadside Geology of Oregon. Saturday, at 1:30 p.m., Cameron Rauenhorst (also known as Captain Clam- eron because of his knowl- edge of clam digging in this area) will speak about the variety of treasures that can be found on local beaches. Rauenhorst has been an enthusiast of beach rock-hounding for many years. He has been a part- time Oregon Park Ranger and has given many talks for WEDNESDAY THURSDAY kids of all ages on what you can discover on the beach — agates and much more. The speaker on Sunday, Jan. 20, at 11 a.m., will be K. Myers, who has served as the Yachats Agate Festival’s “Rock Doc” for a number of years. Myers is the author of Agates of the Oregon Coast, a handy guide to finding ag- ates, jaspers and other natu- ral treasures on the Oregon Coast. Other attractions will in- clude demonstrations in the art of making cabochons and the age-old art of flint knapping. Once again, the Yachats Area Presbyterian Church, also known as the “church of the agate windows,” will offer access to the sanctu- ary where the six large agate panels are displayed in their glory. A volunteer will be available at the church from 1 to 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 20. The festival will be offer- ing three separate drawings for valuable baskets of fine prizes from many local mer- chants. This year, all pro- ceeds from the raffle will be donated to Lincoln County Sheriff ’s Office Search and Rescue (SAR), which pro- vides a well-trained and equipped professional team of volunteers who are pre- pared to respond rapidly, ef- fectively, and safely to serve as an additional resource in the search and rescue of lost, missing, and overdue persons. Currently there are 28 trained volunteers in the non-profit organization. More information can be obtained by visiting the Yachats Agate Festival Face- book page, the festival’s web- site at www.yachatsagatefes- tival.com, or by contacting the Yachats Visitor Center at 800-929-0477. FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY JANUARY 21 JANUARY 22 JANUARY 16 JANUARY 17 JANUARY 18 JANUARY 19 JANUARY 20 Showers Rain/Wind Rain Rain Rain 54°F 47°F 52°F 46°F 53°F 46°F 56°F 45°F 51°F 43°F Partly Cloudy Mostly Cloudy 53°F 42°F 55°F 43°F Receive $5 off when you spend $100! 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