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Community News
Coastal Women Veterans to
meet June 12 in Florence
The Coastal Women Vet-
erans will have its monthly
luncheon on Wednesday,
June 12, which has offi-
cially been designated as
Women Veterans Day.
The meeting will be held
at 1285 Restobar restau-
rant on Bay Street in Old
Town of Florence, begin-
Memory Care Respite awards scholarship
ning at 11:30 a.m.
All women who have
served in any branch of
the military are invited
to attend as well as their
caregivers or companions.
Space is limited so RSVP
to Ardie Edwards at 541-
590-3346 or email Ardel-
laedwards@outlook.com.
Lift installation nearly complete
at Pioneer Museum
On Tuesday, June 4,
from 5 to 7 p.m., the Siu-
slaw Pioneer Museum will
celebrate the long-awaited
lift connecting the first and
second floors, allowing
easy access to the upstairs
displays for visitors who
are unable to climb stairs.
The afternoon program
will also celebrate Bob
Friedman’s gift to the mu-
seum of David Thimgan’s
Florence Schooner, and
formal acknowledgement
of the addition to the per-
manent collection of Mary
Colgan Bennetts’ Covered
Bridges of Lane County
with commentary by Kev-
in Mittge.
The addition of the lift
to the museum has been
in the planning stages for
several years and now is
a reality thanks to careful
planning and generous do-
nations from a few mem-
bers of the Florence com-
munity.
According to Nancy
Sobottka, President of the
Board of Trustees, the lift
will provide easy access to
the many collections on
the second floor and all of
the events that take place
there, including monthly
Storytimes.
Refreshments will be
served during the June 4
event.
For more information
contact Harry Zinn at 541-
997-7884.
COURTESY PHOTO
Naomi Shoji, graduating Siuslaw High School senior, recently received a $1,000 scholarship from
Memory Care Respite of Florence President Juels Larson. Shoji volunteered at Coffee Club, an adult
day program for forgetful seniors during both her junior and senior years. She also spent the summer
in between her last two school years working at the Respite Care center two days a week. Funding for
the scholarship was a joint effort between the Florence Elks Club and Memory Care Respite of
Florence.
FACC to elect new board members at June 5 meeting
The Florence Area Com-
munity Coalition (FACC)
will hold its annual meet-
ing Wednesday, June 5,
from 9 to 10:30 a.m., in
the Bromley Room of the
Siuslaw Public Library. In
addition to annual reports,
new board members will be
elected.
There are several vacan-
cies on the FACC board;
anyone interested in join-
ing the board should attend
the meeting to be consid-
ered for a position.
Nominations will be tak-
en from the floor before
the election. The board will
also be hearing suggestions
from the community about
future speakers or top-
ics for the monthly FACC
meetings. The mission of
the FACC is to improve
the quality of life in West-
ern Lane County through
partnerships, networking,
volunteerism, communi-
ty involvement, education
and awareness.
All are welcome to at-
tend.
Membership in the Flor-
ence Area Community Co-
alition runs from July 1 to
June 30 each year. Those
who join in June get an ex-
tra month of membership.
Dues are $25 per year
for individuals and $50 per
year for organizations.
For more information,
visit FACC’s website at
www.florenceareacc.org or
call 541-999-2927.
FRAA to host three-day Pocket Sketching watercolor workshop
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Florence Regional Arts
Alliance (FRAA) has an-
nounced an upcoming
3-day workshop, “Pocket
Sketching for Fun and Trav-
el” by critically-acclaimed
traveling artist Kath Ma-
caulay. Pocket Sketching is
the perfect technique for
travel journaling, hiking,
biking, sauntering, sitting
in a café or the airport.
Participants will learn to
capture what they see in 25
minutes or less using a wa-
ter soluble pen, a 4 x 6-inch
pad of paper and a small
paint set.
As, Macaulay explains,
“This class is ideal for the
timid beginner to paint
fearlessly in public, and the
advanced artist who wants
minimal equipment, total
portability, speed, no inter-
ruptions and no clean-up.
Learn enough to play for a
lifetime.”
Nationally known and
based in Tucson, Ariz., Ma-
caulay travels the country
teaching her technique. Her
workshops are attended by
both professional artists
and those who have had
no experience since grade
school.
“The workshop format
is very hands on — almost
like an army boot camp,”
says Macaulay.
Day one will include
basic technique and land-
scape; day two will be still
life and people; and day
three will be on location,
plein air, “using the tech-
nique fearlessly anywhere,”
Macaulay says.
COURTESY PHOTO
“Santa Barbara” pocket sketch watercolor by Kath
Macaulay.
Classes will be held June
9, 10 and 11, from 9:30 a.m.
to 4 p.m., at FRAA’s Art
Center, 120 Maple St. in
Old Town.
Cost for the three-day
class is $275 for FRAA
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