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Master Recyclers to
hold member meeting
The Master Recyclers
will be having a closed
meeting (members only)
and potluck in the Siuslaw
Pubic Library’s Bromley
Room on Thursday, April
11, from 5:30 to 8 p.m.
Florence DAR chapter welcomes new members
The meeting discussion
will concentrate on listing
projects, tasks and events
for the coming year, as well
as who will step in to fill
the roles in coordinating
those events.
Library Friends to celebrate
‘Library Week’ April 7-13
The Friends of the Siu-
slaw Public Library is cel-
ebrating National Library
Week next week, April 7 to
13.
The library, which has
two locations, 1460 Ninth
St. in Florence and 88148
Riverview Ave. in Ma-
pleton, offers a variety of
books and materials, as
well as free Wi-Fi, a bank
of computers, meeting
space and more, all for the
free use of the public.
The Friends of the Siu-
slaw Public Library is cele-
brating the library on Fri-
day, April 12, from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. in the lobby of the
Florence branch.
People are encouraged
to stop by for cookies and
punch — and get a free
book.
Although the communi-
ty is welcome to celebrate
the library all week, the
Florence branch will be
closed on Tuesday, April
9, while new windows are
installed.
The Mapleton branch
will be open its regular
hours, noon to 5 p.m. from
Tuesday to Saturday.
For more information
about the library, visit
www.siuslawlibrary.info.
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From left: Karen Childs, Registrar; Carol Dowty, Joan Gualco and Chaplain Jacquie Beveridge
DAR Oregon Dunes Chap-
ter welcomes new members
Carol Dowty and Joan
Gualco were welcomed as
new members of the Oregon
Dunes Chapter Daughters
of the American Revolution
(DAR) at the March 22 meet-
ing.
Dowty shared that sev-
eral years ago a previously
unknown second cousin
contacted her wanting infor-
mation about her immediate
family as she put together a
Sikes/Sykes family album.
Her grandmother, Car-
rie, was a sister to Dowty’s
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great-grandmother, Mary,
both of whom descended
from Jacob Sykes III.
His ancestor was Richard
Sikes, who emigrated from
England around 1636. Sikes’
descendants included six
who served in the American
Revolution.
“The love of God, country
and American history are
close to my heart and closely
align with DAR Creed,” said
Dowty. “I joined not only be-
cause we all share a common
ancestry, but I hope to learn
even more about my history
and that of my DAR sisters.”
Gualco explained that her
grandsons, who have served
in the military, asked her to
join because they were in-
terested in family members
who had fought in the Revo-
lutionary War.
“As I researched the ge-
nealogy for membership, I
found it interesting to see
how many had served,” said
Gualco. “Our direct line
was a diverse group living
throughout the Boston area”.
Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution was founded
in 1890 and established in
Oregon in 1896. The Oregon
Dunes chapter celebrates its
11th birthday this month.
As a non-political, lineage
organization, DAR’s mission
is to promote historic preser-
vation through three Oregon
museums, encourage educa-
tion through youth programs
and to celebrate patriotism
through service to veterans
and active-duty military per-
sonnel.
Any woman age 18 or old-
er, regardless of race, reli-
gion or ethnic background,
who can prove lineal descent
from a patriot of the Ameri-
can Revolution is eligible for
DAR membership.
Women interested in
membership can contact
Karen Childs at 541-997-
7154 to attend a meeting as
a guest.
To learn more about the
Daughters of the American
Revolution, visit the nation-
al website at www.dar.org, or
our chapter website at www.
OregonDunesChapter.org.
Soroptimists accepting scholarship applications
The Florence chapter of
Soroptimist International
is offering several scholar-
ships to graduating seniors
in the Florence and Ma-
pleton areas. Scholarships
available include:
• $3,000 Eugene and
Thora Chin Scholarship
Award
Available to Western
Lane or Douglas County
residents planning to at-
tend a college or universi-
ty.
• $1,000 Chigasaki
Scholarship Award.
Available to women who
plan to attend a college or
university with the goal of
obtaining a degree or cer-
tificate in a medically re-
lated field.
• $1,000 Professional
Technical Award
Available to anyone en-
rolled in a professional or
technical certificate pro-
gram.
“We encourage all se-
niors to apply, even if
they’re not sure what they
want to go to school for
fits into one of our schol-
arship categories,” said Kat
Rannow, Education Chair
for Soroptimist of Flor-
ence. “We understand that
many students change vo-
cations,”
Applicants must have
an accumulative GPA of
3.0 or better. Applications
are available from school
counselors at Siuslaw and
Mapleton high schools.
and are due by April 15.
Submit all items together
in one package and mail
to:
Soroptimist
Interna-
tional of Florence, P.O.
Box 1209, Florence, Ore.,
97439.
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