SIUSLAW NEWS | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2019 | 5A
Library
Tidings
541-997-2422
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Thinking of Selling or Buying Real Estate?
Do you have the following questions:
How much is your property worth?
What kinds of homes are in my price range?
How much can I borrow?
What happens in escrow?
Annette Prater
Broker- Licensed in Oregon with
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices
Northwest Real Estate
is sponsoring a:
Meet & Greet
Come and meet some of us
that can help you understand
what may be a few of the
things involved when you
want to buy or sell real Estate.
Annette Prater - Broker with Berkshire Hathaway
Maree Beers - Residential Loan Offi cer with Oregon Pacifi c Bank
Sandi Page - Escrow Offi cer with First American Title
Date: January 25th
Time: 1 pm - 4pm
Place: Florence Senior Center
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices
Northwest Real Estate
1875 Hwy 101, Florence, OR 541-997-6000
Cell: 541-999-0179
aprater@bhhsnw.com
An Independently owned and operated franchisee of BHH Affi liates, LLC.
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Siuslaw
Public
Library
Library Tidings,
a regular feature
of the Siuslaw News,
features news about
upcoming Siuslaw
Public Library
programs for adults
and children, new
books and videos,
and other library
news of interest to
the community.
Library Tidings by
Kevin Mittge
Book Review
“Fruit of the Drunken Tree”
By Ingrid Rojas Contreras
“The Fruit of the Drunken
Tree” by Ingrid Rojas Contre-
ras a wonderful debut novel
set in Colombia at the height
of Pablo Escobar’s violent
reign, about a sheltered young
girl and a teenage maid who
forge an unlikely friendship
that threatens to undo them
both.
Seven-year-old Chula and
her older sister Cassandra
enjoy carefree lives thanks
to their gated community
in Bogota, but the threats of
kidnappings, car bombs and
assassinations hover just out-
side the neighborhood walls,
where the godlike drug lord
Pablo Escobar continues to
elude authorities and capture
the attention of the nation.
When their mother hires
Petrona, a live-in maid from
the city’s guerilla-occupied
slum, Chula makes it her
mission to befriend the aloof
teenager.
But Petrona’s mysterious
behavior conceals a power-
ful yearning. She is a young
woman crumbling under the
burden providing for her fam-
ily as the riptide of first love
pulls her in the opposite di-
rection.
As both girls’ families
scramble to maintain stabili-
ty amid the rapidly escalating
conflict, Petrona and Chula
find themselves entangled in a
web of secrecy that will force
them to both choose between
sacrifice and betrayal.
Inspired by the author’s
own life, and told through the
alternating perspectives of the
willful Chula and the achingly
hopeful Petrona, “Fruit of the
Drunken Tree” portrays two
very different but inextricably
linked coming-of-age stories.
In lush prose, Rojas Con-
treras has written a pow-erful
testament to the impossible
choices women and girls are
often forced to make in the
face of violence and to the un-
expected connections that can
blossom out of desperation.
Holiday Closure
In honor of Martin Luther
King Day, the library will be
closed on Monday, Jan. 21.
Regular hours resume the
next day, Tuesday, Jan. 22.
“Irish Wake” for
Mary Colgan-Bennetts
The Siuslaw Public Library
will be hosting an Irish wake
on Sunday, Jan. 27, from 1 to
4 p.m., in honor of Mary Col-
gan-Bennetts, our long-time
Circulation Supervisor, who
passed away in November.
The library will be closed
that day and the entire com-
munity is invited to come
cele-brate Mary, who was
such an integral part of the li-
brary and the community.
More information will be
available closer to the date.
This event is open to every-
one.
Living Voices Program
The library is pleased to
co-sponsor, along with the
Siuslaw Genealogical Society,
a return of Living Voices on
Sunday, Feb. 3, at 1 p.m.
This year the presentation
will be “Hear My Voice: The
Women’s Suffrage Movement”
with re-enactor Rachel Atkins
playing the role of “Jessie,” the
daughter of political colum-
nist from Tennessee, grow-
ing up in Washington, DC,
during the early 1900s.
When her great-aunt, a
longtime suffragette comes
to town, she introduces Jessie
to the movement and she be-
gins to learn about the histo-
ry of women who started the
movement.
Living Voices combines
dynamic solo performances,
with archival film and sound,
turning history into a moving
and personal journey.
Tickets available for Yachats Lions Club Crab Feed
The Yachats Lions Club
annual Crab Feed will fea-
ture “all the crab you can
eat” on Saturday, Jan. 26.
The trek to Yachats to eat
Dungeness crab is a tradi-
tion for many families and
groups. For many years, the
Yachats Lions have served
more than 1,500 pounds
of fresh crab to an average
of 500 people at afternoon
seatings at the Yachats Com-
mons and the Yachats Lions
Hall. The Commons is lo-
cated at 441 Highway 101
N, and the Lions Hall is one
block west of there at 344
Fourth St.
The $40 per person tickets
may be purchased locally, or
they may be ordered by mail,
email, or phone, indicating
time and venue. To order
by mail, send to Yachats Li-
ons Crab Feed, P.O. Box 66,
Yachats, OR 97498; by email,
send to lionscrabfeed2019@
gmail.com; by phone, call
Kevin or Peggy, 541-563-
5629. People may purchase
tickets at Judith’s Kitchen
Tools or the Lions Thrift
Store in downtown Yachats.
Seating is available at the
Yachats Commons on Jan.
26 at 12:30 p.m. and 4 p.m.
(reserved seating only —
groups of 6 or more), and at
the Yachats Lions Hall at 4
p.m. The 12:30 p.m. seating
is for anyone who may wish
to eat early and does not
have reserved seating. The
4 p.m. seating at the Lions
Hall is open to first come,
first served cafeteria style
seating. Some people prefer
the Lions Hall venue, as they
get a chance to meet new
people there.
All proceeds from the
Crab Feed support the Lions
Club’s community service
projects.
(541)997-6000
www.RealEstateFlorence.com
Thinking about downsizing?
Moving to a smaller home can mean more money
in the bank. In addition to income from the sale
of your previous home, savings on property taxes,
insurance, and utility bills can add up to significant
savings.
In addition to saving money, a smaller home can
simplify your life and allow you to focus on the
things or people you love the most.
Contact your Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices
Northwest Real Estate broker to discuss your
options. We can help.
1875 Hwy 101 | Florence, OR | (541) 997-6000 | www.RealEstateFlorence.com
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