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SIUSLAW NEWS | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 2019 | 3A Community News Yachats River Valley Farm Tour set for Saturday S even Yachats Riv- er Valley farms will open their gates from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, to the public for tours and sale of locally produced farm products. Tour takers can expect to see cattle — including the famous Oreo Cows — *PSVIRXMRI)WXEXIW 'SQQYRMX]+EVEKI7EPI 7EXYVHE]%YKYWXXL EQXSTQ )RXVERGI+EXIW 35th Street Gate Only XL 7TVYGI7XSV1YRWIP0EOI 6H ΎΎEKZsΖ^͕>Z'dZh<^͕Wd^ΎΎ ΎΎŽŵƉůLJǁŝƚŚ>>ŝƚLJKƌĚŝŶĂŶĐĞƐΎΎ ΎΎŽŵƉůLJǁŝƚŚEĞŝŐŚďŽƌŚŽŽĚtĂƚĐŚWĞƌƐŽŶŶĞůΎΎ llamas, alpacas, peacocks, horses, chickens and geese among the livestock. For sale there will be grass-fed beef, plants, peacock feathers, home- baked goods, jams, gar- den produce and berries. Be sure to visit the many cactus greenhouses with their amazing varieties of cacti — one of the best collections in the coun- try. To reach these farms, turn off Highway 101 onto the Yachats River Road near the south end of Yachats and watch for signs indicating which farms are participating. The first farm will be near milepost 1 and the last Visitors to the Yachats River Valley Farm Tour will get to view livestock, gardens, greenhouses and barns on an 11-mile stretch of Yachats River Road. People are farm at milepost 11. Visitors are invited to invited to bring picnics and relax for a while. bring a picnic lunch and An added feature at cert by the Oregon Coast the pre-Baroque to mod- stay awhile. Refreshments The Ranch, 10740 Yachats Recorder Society begin- ern and will be played on will be available at several River Road, the last stop ning at 11 a.m. recorders, gemshorns and sites. Music will range from guitar. on the tour, will be a con- Do you know your CBD’s? Scholarship benefit concert features Pat Knipe art Aug. 13 The Siuslaw Middle School will hold a benefit concert on Saturday, Aug. 17, at 7 p.m., featuring sing- er-song writer Megan Slan- kard. All proceeds will go to- wards the Pat Knipe Art scholarship fund. Donations of a minimum of $20 are requested at the door. Donations can also be made at Banner Bank. During the event, pieces of Knipe’s artwork will be auctioned. Prints of her last painting can be purchased online www.mallaryol- sonphotography.com/pat- knipe-painting. Live Healthy Lane to be part of Coalition meeting A re you ready for a healthier you? For this month’s meeting of the Florence Area Com- munity Coalition, guests Kayla Watford and Sen- na Towner from United Way are taking attendees through a “Live Healthy Lane: Community Health Needs Assessment” feed- back session. The public is invited to Visit us on Come listen to Dr. Debbie share her knowledge on the truth about CBD & whole food plant medicine. Sunday August 11, 2019 • 4:30 PM Driftwood Shores Resort Cascadia North Conference Room the web T HE S IUSLAW N EWS . COM 88416 1st Ave., Florence, OR. 97439 RSVP Bertha 503-569-9468 Dr. Debbie Martin-Belleville ND First female Naturopath in Lane County. Current practicing physician for 35 years. FR EE Adm ission FREE Raffl e S IUSLAW N EWS participate on Wednesday, Aug. 7, from 9 to 10:30 a.m. in the Bromley Room at the Siuslaw Public Li- brary, 1460 Ninth St. Live Healthy is gather- ing feedback throughout Lane County to determine health services priorities for residents. This commu- nity feedback opportunity will help inform strategies to improve the health of all who live, learn, work and play in Lane County. The project is in collab- oration with PeaceHealth, Trillium and Siuslaw Vi- sion. All are welcome and refreshments will be served. The Florence Area Com- munity Coalition member- ship year runs from July 1 to June 30, so it is time for current members to renew their memberships and new members to join to get a full year of benefits. Memberships can be indi- vidual ($25 per year) or or- ganization ($50 per year). To download a mem- bership application, visit florenceareacc.org or call 541-999-2927. KXCR Radio seeks community volunteers KXCR, Florence’s local nonprofit radio station, welcomes volunteers of all ages to learn about the exciting world of public broadcast. Come be a part of your local public radio station. Get your feet wet and even start a new career or do it just for fun — no experi- ence necessary. KXCR streams live over the internet to thousands of listeners around the na- tion. Now you can launch a new show or announce news and information to communities across West- ern Lane County and even ships at sea. The station is at 90.7 FM and kxcr.net. Call KXCR at 541-997- 5252 for more information or stop by the station to learn about volunteer op- portunities. Celebrate Reedsport’s 100th anniversary The City of Reedsport will celebrate its 100th birthday on Saturday, Aug. 10, with a day of activities. Free admission will be offered to the Umpqua WEDNESDAY THURSDAY Discovery Center; the Reedsport Centennial Car Show will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Rain- bow Plaza; a carnival will also be held at Rainbow Plaza from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and an outdoor con- cert featuring The Stillwa- ter Band will be held at the Umpqua Discovery Center from 6 to 7:30 p.m. FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY AUGUST 7 AUGUST 8 AUGUST 9 AUGUST 10 AUGUST 11 AUGUST 12 AUGUST 13 Mostly Cloudy AM Clouds PM Sun Partly Cloudy AM Clouds PM Showers Mostly Sunny Sunny Partly Cloudy 65°F 58°F 69°F 55°F 70°F 56°F 68°F 58°F 73°F 56°F 75°F 57°F 74°F 57°F Receive $5 off when you spend $100! 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