SIUSLAW NEWS | WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 2019 | 5A
Drivers needed
People are invited to sign
up with Florence Senior
Connections to drive their
own vehicle to take senior
citizens who otherwise have
no transportation to their
medical appointments in
Florence, Eugene, Spring-
field and the Coos Bay/
North Bend areas.
Mileage is reimbursed at
.405 cents per mile, which is
not taxable and does not in-
terfere with Oregon Health
Plan or Food Stamp deter-
mination.
The hours are typically
weekdays. People who sign
up can decide which days
and hours they are willing to
help. In addition, people can
accept or decline rides any
time and will not be asked to
drive during dangerous road
conditions.
If interested, contact Kris-
tine Sirmans at 541-902-
9430 x7830.
Get to know Van Fans today
The next monthly meet-
ing of the Van Fans will be
Wednesday, July 3, at Shore-
wood Senior Living, 1451
Spruce St., beginning at
noon. Check in is 11:45 a.m.
Everyone is welcome to
bring guests and friends.
The Van Fans is a group
of volunteers who meet
monthly with the goal of
raising money to keep the
Florence Cancer Bus in
operation. This is a free
service for the community
which transports patients
roundtrip to Eugene and
Springfield for radiation
treatment.
For more information,
call Sharon Gelmstedt at
541-991-3209.
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Tidings
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about the
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.
Call today to start your year off right!
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HEARING
THIS YEAR
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Library Tidings by
Kevin Mittge
Book Review
“The Night Tiger”
by Yangsze Choo
Quick-witted, ambitious Ji
Lin is stuck as an apprentice
dressmaker, moonlighting as
a dance-hall girl to help pay
off her mother’s mahjong
debts. But when one of her
dance partners accidentally
leaves behind a gruesome
souvenir, Ji Lin plunges into
a dark adventure: a mirror
world of secrets and super-
stitions.
Eleven-year-old Chinese
houseboy Ren also has a
secret, a promise he must
fulfill to his dead master: to
find his master’s severed fin-
ger and bury it with his body.
Ren has 49 days to do so, or
his master’s soul will wander
the earth forever. As the days
tick relentlessly by, a series
of unexplained deaths racks
the district, along with whis-
pers about men who turn
into tigers.
Ji Lin’s and Ren’s increas-
ingly dangerous paths criss-
cross through lush plan-
tations, hospital storage
rooms, and ghostly dreams-
capes.
Dazzling and propulsive,
The Night Tiger by Yangsze
Choo, a Malaysian writer of
Chinese descent, is the com-
ing-of-age of a child and a
young woman, each search-
ing for their place in a soci-
ety that would rather they
stay invisible.
“The Life and Songs of
Woody Guthrie”
with Adam Miller
In his short life, Woody
Guthrie wrote over 1,000
American folk songs — and
he didn’t use an original mel-
ody for any of them! Please
join Adam Miller on Sunday,
July 14, at 2 p.m., when he
presents The Life and Songs
of Woody Guthrie, on Guth-
rie’s actual birthday.
Since 1995, legendary
folksinger, storyteller and
autoharp virtuoso Miller,
a resident of Drain, Ore.,
has performed live in over
2,000 American libraries in
48 states. One of the premier
autoharpists in the world, he
has distinguished himself as
a master of non-fiction sto-
rytelling and as one of the
great interpreters of Ameri-
can folksongs.
An award-winning en-
tertainer who never fails
to get his audience singing
along, he is that rare per-
former who appeals to au-
diences of all ages. His fam-
ily concerts are as enjoyable
for children as they are for
parents, grandparents, and
great-grandparents. A per-
former who enlightens as
well as entertains, he points
out fascinating connections
between events in history
and the songs that survived
them, emphasizing the im-
portance of history as a sto-
ry well told.
And, in honor of Guthrie’s
birthday, the Friends of the
Library will be providing
birthday cake.
Don’t miss this wonderful
concert, free and open to the
general public at the Siuslaw
Public Library.
Free Lunch for Kids
Free summer lunches
coordinated by the Siu-
slaw School District will be
served weekdays at the Siu-
slaw Public Library in Flor-
ence from 12:20 to 12:40
p.m.
Food Backpacks for Kids
will provide lunches Tues-
day through Saturday at the
Mapleton branch Pickup is
noon to 5 p.m., first come,
first served.
There will be no service
on July 4th or 5th.
Anyone under 18 can get
a bag lunch for free, so don’t
miss out!
HearingAssociatesOfFlorence.com | Doctors of Audiology
Free breakfast, lunch available to children 18 and younger
Open
Monday –Saturday
11am-9pm
Happy 4th of July!
Have a safe and
happy holiday.
Come by for daily specials
Gift Certifi cates
are available too!
We are closed on Sunday. Come early!
2825 Hwy 101, Florence • 541-997-1144
The Siuslaw School District is excited the sites below:
to announce that the federally-funded
Siuslaw Elementary, 2221 Oak St.
Summer Food Service Program will be
Breakfast: 8 to 8:30 a.m.
running again for the summer of 2019.
Lunch: 11:30 to 11:55 a.m.
This program ensures all children have
access to nutritious meals when school
Miller Park, 1651 18th St.
is not in session. The meals will run
Lunch: noon to 12:15 p.m.
Monday to Friday each week from June
17 through Aug. 16, except for July 4
Siuslaw Public Library, 1460 Ninth St.
and 5.
Lunch: 12:20 to 12:40 p.m.
Meals are Available to ALL kids
ages 18 and under.
No application necessary as the Siuslaw High School, 2975 Oak St.
Lunch: 12:45 to 1 p.m.
meals are served at no charge. Peo-
ple can drop in, as there are plenty of
In addition, Mapleton Food Share
meals available.
People should plan on stopping by is providing sack lunches for kids at
Caffeination Station Monday through
Day, Siuslaw Public Library Maple-
ton Branch Tuesday through Sunday,
Mapleton High School picnic table
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and
the Deadwood Store Monday through
Sunday. Pickup is noon to 5 p.m., first
come, first served. Mapleton Food
Share volunteers are also making spe-
cific area drop offs for those in need.
Traveling this summer? Find a sum-
mer site throughout communities with
the Summer Meal Site Finder tool at
www.fns.usda.gov/summerfoodrocks.
You can also text “Summer Meals” to
97779 or call 1-866-348-6479 to find a
nearby site.
(541)997-6000
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