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SIUSLAW NEWS | WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2019 | 9A CROW takes ‘Flight’ The Children’s Reperto- ry of Oregon Workshop’s (CROW) Flight Dance Team was formed in 2017 and is nearing completion of its second full year. The team is looking forward to two per- formances on Friday, May 10, and Saturday, May 11, at the CROW Spring Dance Show- case at the Florence Events Center (FEC), 715 Quince St. Both performances will be at 7 p.m. Flight will debut three new choreography group pieces, plus many solos and duets. On Saturday, June 15, Flight will be holding auditions for its annual roster. New and re- turning dancers are asked to audition to either win or keep their spot on the team. Flight receives tremendous praise from the local com- munity, and has performed for many organizations and events, as well as each year in the Holly Jolly Follies. Last February, two Flight dancers, Jonathan Olson and Graci Immel, competed at a region- al dance competition in Port- land called Spotlight Dance Cup and scored in the Ruby category. “Being selected for the Flight Dance Team is a huge privilege,” said CROW Artis- tic Director and Flight Direc- tor Melanie Heard. “The team has come a long way in only two short years, but there’s al- ways room for improvement and growth.” Heard plans to push danc- ers to explore new styles and to improve upon dance tech- Church rummage sale helps kids go to camp The Florence Evangeli- cal Church will be holding a rummage sale Saturday, May 11, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Come find items of all kinds or donate items and get some extra space in your garage or closets — all while helping kids go to church camp this summer. The church can use dona- tions of gently used items, such as books, toys, tools, household items and cloth- ing, to sell at the sale. All proceeds from the rummage sale will go toward paying for summer church camp. To donate an item, contact Dave at 541-999-6646 to ar- range a pickup of your dona- tion. The sale will be held at the Florence Evangelical Church, 1318 Rhododendron Drive, one block from Highway 101. The first step to better hearing? I WILL HEAR Getting your hearing tested by the ONLY doctors of audiology in Florence. Call today to start your year off right! BETTER HEARING THIS YEAR of Florence ASSOCIATES 541.991.4475 1901 Hwy 101, Ste A Florence nique, precision and emo- tional expression onstage. The 2019-20 Flight audi- tion will take place at noon at the CROW Center for the Performing Arts, located at 3120 Highway 101. Interested students should wear dance attire and bring ballet or jazz shoes for the au- dition. A dance combination will be taught. Dancers must be 11 years and older and hold some previous dance ex- perience. Flight team requirements, including cost, participation expectations and schedule, can be found at www.crow kids.com under the “Flight Auditions” tab. Questions can be emailed to Melanie Heard at crowtheatrekids@yahoo.com. ‘Local Matters’ education series to begin at Florence Farmers Market on Tuesday Florence Farmers Market is pleased to announce “Lo- cal Matters,” a free education series available at the Market. The educational workshops will be held from 4 to 5 p.m. on the first three market days of the 2019 season: Tuesday May 14, May 21 and May 28. The Florence Farmers Market is located next to the Veteran’s Memorial Park, at the intersection of Bay and Kingwood streets in Historic Old Town Florence. These events are free and open to the public. “Local Matters” offers short workshops on food-re- lated topics of interest to Siuslaw residents. These fun and informal education ses- sions are presented by local instructors and will include plenty of time for Q & A. The first workshop, “Growing in Florence,” will be held Tuesday, May 14. It will feature a panel of local gardeners sharing their ex- perience and tips for growing food in the Florence area. On May 21, Jen Nelson will present “Backyard Wild Edibles.” She will share infor- mation about edible plants commonly found in back- yards. “Plants that we call weeds are often nutritious and deli- cious!” says Nelson. The third and final work- shop is “Basic Backyard Beekeeping” on May 28. Dave Williams will provide information on beekeeping, equipment and varieties of honey. Williams is a Jour- ney level beekeeper with the Oregon Master Beekeeper Program and a member of the Lane County Bee Asso- ciation. All “Local Matters” work- shops will begin at 4 p.m. at the market. Florence Farmers Market, a nonprofit organization, promotes awareness and ac- cess to healthy, local foods for Siuslaw residents. The 2019 season begins May 14 and runs through Oct. 15, every Tuesday from 3 to 6 p.m. The market offers the Double Up Food Bucks pro- gram for SNAP (Supplemen- tal Nutrition Assistance Pro- gram) recipients, allowing SNAP shoppers to redeem up to $10 in matching funds to purchase fresh, local pro- duce. Florence Farmers Market vendors sell only local foods that are grown or produced within 60 miles of Florence. The Market is fiscally spon- sored by the Florence Area Community Coalition and receives funding support for the 2019 season from the Western Lane Community Foundation and the Rose- marie Sweet Fund. Florence Farmers Market is an initia- tive of Siuslaw Vision. For more information about Florence Farmers Mar- ket, email contact@florence- farmersmarket.org or visit RiverCal.org. HearingAssociatesOfFlorence.com | Doctors of Audiology +DVLWEHHQ\HDUVRUPRUHVLQFH\RXU WDQNZDVSXPSHG"7KHQLW¶VWLPH &DOOXVWRWRGD\WRVFKHGXOHDQDSSRLQWPHQW &KHFN6DWXUGD\¶VSDSHUIRUDFRXSRQJRRGRQ\RXUQH[WVHUYLFH Jorah LeFlour (second from right) will return as emcee for ths year’s poetry slam, hosted by FRAA. /RZHVW3ULFHV*XDUDQWHHG²:HZLOOPDWFKDQ\FRPSHWLWRUVSULFH County Transfer & Recycling Th anks for recycling in Florence! Separating recyclables from your trash reduces the amount of waste that ends up in landfi lls, saves energy, and reduces emissions! Th e items that can go into your recycle cart are: • Cardboard (please fl atten) and Paper (magazines, junk mail, newspapers, scrap paper, cereal boxes, egg cartons) • Plastic milk jugs and transparent drinking bottles (please rinse – no lids) • Metal food and drink cans (please rinse – no lids) In Florence recycling is picked up on the same day as your trash. Th anks for letting us serve you! For more information please call us at: 541-997-8233 5078 Coastwood Ln, Florence, OR 97439 Fourth annual ‘Big Wave Poetry Slam’ returns this month Florence’s 4th annual Big Wave Poetry Slam will take place Friday, May 24, be- ginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Florence Event Center, 715 Quince St. Doors will open at 6 p.m. for registration, or register online. Over the past three years, the contest has included po- ets who travel to Florence from all over Oregon and beyond. Slam poet Jorah LeFleur from Eugene will return as emcee. LeFleur is well known as the Slam Maven, adminis- trator and host of the Tsuna- mi Poetry Slam in Eugene since 2006. This year’s Slam DENTURE SERVICES INC. LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED Open 4 days a week! Here to serve your denture needs: Dentures Partial Dentures Immediate Dentures Implant Dentures Relines & Repairs Same Day Monday-Thursday 10am - 2 pm 524 Laurel St. 541-997-6054 William Foster LD Sherry, Offi ce Manager “As a denture wearer myself, I can answer your questions and address your denture concerns.” ~ William Foster, LD Financing: Citi Health Card 12 Month no Interest contest is limited to 20 par- ticipants with a $15 entry fee. First prize is $250, second prize $100 and third prize $50. An Open Mic will pre- cede the Slam contest at 6:30 p.m., with a three-minute time limit per poet. Admission is $10 general, $5 for LCC students and free to those age 18 and under. Slam Poetry is a type of competition where people read their poems without props, costumes or music. After performing, they re- ceive scores (0-10) from five randomly selected judges from our audience. The judges can be anyone: they don’t even need to be poets. Scores are awarded based on how much each judge likes a poem. The rules vary from slam to slam, but the basic rules are: Each poem must be of the poet’s own construction; Each poet gets three minutes (plus a 10-second grace peri- od) to read one poem. If the poet goes over time, points will be deducted from the to- tal score. There will be three appointed time keepers. Florence Big Wave Spoken Word is a group of poetry lovers dedicated to the pro- motion and en-joyment of Poetry in Florence. The group is part of by the Florence Regional Arts Alli- ance (FRAA) and hosts First Tuesday Open Mic plus three competitive events per year: Love Gone Wrong in Febru- ary, Spooky Word in October both of which take place at FRAA, 120 Maple Street in Old Town Florence, and the Annual Poetry Slam in May at the Florence Event Center. Come out to support po- ets and enjoy an entertaining night of Spoken Word poet- ry. Tickets and pre-registra- tion available at FRAA or online at www.bigwavespo- kenword.org. Help “Clean Up Mapleton” Saturday The community is invited for the annual “Clean Up Ma- Highway 126, participants to join the fun on Saturday, pleton Event.” From the main will be picking up trash, May 11, from 9 a.m. to noon bridge to the gas station on weeding and clearing brush. This year, there will be a friendly competition forum. Winners will be determined by two categories: the team with the most trash collect- ed and the team with the greatest number of team members. In addition, there will be team prizes donated by the Gingerbread Village Restaurant. People are asked to bring their own work gloves, gar- den tools, etc. In 2019 we will be celebrating the 80th anniversary Check in will be at the of our business in Florence. It is time to express the Mapleton Food Share. Dis- appreciation and gratitude we feel, and have always felt, for posable vinyl gloves, trash the friendship, trust and loyalty of those who live in this community. It is your confi dence in us and your continued bags and safety vests will be patronage that has made these 80 years such a pleasurable provided. Lunch will also be experience. Th ank you. served afterwards. Johnston Motor Company Students and staff from the Since 1939 Mapleton Middle and High school will be helping along 2150 Hwy. 101 • Florence with community members. (541) 997-3475 • 1-800-348-3475
