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SIUSLAW NEWS | SATURDAY, JULY 27, 2019 | 3A Community News True film pioneer makes her debut at City Lights Narrated by Jodie Foster, “Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché” is a documentary about the first female filmmaker, Alice Guy-Blaché, which explores the heights of fame and financial success she achieved before she was shut out from the very industry she helped create. Guy-Blaché start- Beginning in 1896, filmmaker ed her career as a Alice Guy-Blaché created 1,000 secretary to Léon films. People can learn more Gaumont and, at 23, about her through “Be Natural,” was inspired to make playing this week at City Lights her own film called Cinemas. “La Fée aux Choux” (“The Cabbage Fairy”), one ry of Guy-Blaché, who lived of the first narrative films from 1873 to 1968 — not ever made. After her film- only highlighting her pio- making career at Gaumont neering contributions to the from 1896 to 1907, she had birth of cinema but also her a second decade-long career acclaim as a creative force in the U.S., where she built and entrepreneur in the ear- and ran her own studio in liest years of movie-making. Green interviewed Patty Fort Lee, N.J. Jenkins, Diablo Cody, Ben Over the span of her ca- Kingsley, Geena Davis, Ava reer, she wrote, produced DuVernay, Michel Haza- or directed 1,000 films, in- navicius and Julie Delpy cluding 150 with synchro- — to name a few — who nized sound during the “si- comment on Guy-Blaché’s lent” era. Her work includes comedies, westerns and innovations. Green discovered rare dramas, as well as films with footage of televised inter- groundbreaking subject views and long-archived matter such as child abuse, audio interviews, which can immigration, Planned Par- be heard for the first time in enthood and female em- “Be Natural, ” which affords powerment. Guy-Blaché the chance to Guy-Blaché also etched a tell her own story. place in history by making “Be Natural” plays Sun- the earliest known surviv- day, July 28, at 12:30 p.m. ing narrative film with an and Tuesday, July 30, at all-black cast. 12:30 and 4:50 p.m. at City Director Pamela B. Green Lights Cinemas, 1930 High- has dedicated more than way 101. For more info, visit eight years of research in or- citylightscinemas.com. der to discover the real sto- Cel 70 ebrat + Y ing ear s! 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The bus was delivered to River City Taxi in Florence, which oper- ates the connector service, earlier this week and started runs on Monday. The Florence-Yachats Connector ser- vice buses leave the Florence Grocery Outlet Monday through Friday at 8 and 11 a.m. and later in the day at 2 and 5:45 p.m. For more information, visit www.ltd.org/florence-yachats-connector. Local youth earns Eagle Scout Award Brenden Jensen, son of Kaleena and Bobby Jensen, recently completed the re- quirements for achieving the Boy Scouts’ highest award with the rank of Eagle Scout on July 12. Jensen began his scout- ing career as a Cub Scout in Nibley, Utah, where he earned the Arrow of Light, Cub Scouting’s highest award. He then entered Boy Scouts in Troop 379 in Nib- ley before moving with his family to Florence and join- ing Boy Scout Troop 721. Jensen said he has enjoyed earning rank advancements and merit badges since he first joined. “Scouting has always been a great way to have a good time with friends while learning cool and important things,” he said. “With some certain scouting friends, I’d have friendly competitions where we try to advance the quickest or earn the most merit badges. I didn’t always win, but we had fun and made progress.” Jensen admits that some merit badges were more fun than others, and some were a bit harder to earn, but he always found a way to make it happen. Earning the Eagle Scout Award requires a Scout to earn a minimum of 21 merit badges, serve in a leadership position within the Troop and then plan and complete a project benefitting his community. In Troop 721, Jensen served in a number of leadership positions, the last one being the troop Ju- nior Assistant Scoutmaster. As a scout, he earned more than the required 21 merit badges, and then he planned and organized his Eagle Project, where he and 47 assistants spent a total of 149 hours in cleaning the headstone and placing Hon- or Medallions on the graves for the 500 veterans at the Pacific Sunset Cemetery in Florence. “Being in scouts has taught me some pretty im- portant life lessons,” Jensen said. “Being involved in so many things including school clubs, track, cross country, having a job, family life, hobbies — and of course scouts — I have learned a lot about scheduling and prior- itizing my time.” Jensen added that he also learned a little extra about managing his time while working on the personal management merit badge. “Being the oldest of a small troop, I have been thrown headlong into lead- ership positions,” he said. “The majority of my scout- ing time, I was the senior patrol leader until my scout- master decided to make me the junior assistant scout- master. With leadership meetings, planning and leading activities, I learned Brenden Jensen achieved the rank of Eagle Scout with Boy Scout Troop 721 on July 12. a good amount of leadership Church of Jesus Christ of skills.” the Latter-Day Saints. On All of those skills came completing the mission, into play while working on he plans on earning a de- his Eagle Scout project. gree from Brigham Young “There’s not many places University. In high school you can learn how to use a he has been a member of compass, tie some knots, several clubs including the set up a campground, start National Honor Society, a good fire, learn leader- and also a member of the ship skills, build dedica- track and cross country tion, practice first aid and teams while maintaining a lifesaving, learn personal 4.0 grade point average. management, etc., and have Of earning his Eagle a good time doing it,” says Scout Award, Jensen said, Jensen. “I’m glad I could “I’m honored to be a part learn all these things and of something great and more while having fun with to have the opportuni- friends.” ty to earn the Eagle Scout Jensen will be a se- Award. A long time ago, I nior in high school this promised my grandmother fall. 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