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6A | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2019 | SIUSLAW NEWS Kiwanis sponsors Winter Music Festival Kids Koncert For the 2nd year in a row, the Kiwanis Club of Flor- ence donated $2,500 to the Florence Winter Music Fes- tival. The money goes to- ward the children’s segment of the music festival, now known as The Kiwanis Kids Concert. Florence Kiwanis’ pri- mary mission is to support children’s programs that benefit health, welfare and education for the children in the local community. Other recent beneficiaries of the Florence Kiwanis Club in- clude: Kiwanis Doernbech- er Children’s Cancer pro- gram (KDCCP); Siuslaw and Mapleton School Pan- tries, which supply cloth- ing and basic necessities for children in need; Food backpack For Kids; the Siu- slaw and Mapleton Mobile Dental Van conducted by doctors Brian Holmes and Justin Linton; Florence and Mapleton Food Share; and many others. 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 “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 Kiwanis President Dick Shores (center) presents a check from the Kiwanis Club of Florence to the Friends of the Florence Events Center board mem- bers Kirk Mlinek and Rachel Pearson. The funds to support these programs come from the annual golf tournament held each year in June at Ocean Dunes Golf links and The Kiwanis Flag Program, which has expanded to over 500 flags put out on 10 ma- jor holidays of the year. The flags are supported by individuals and businesses that donate $30 per year to sponsor a flag. More information on any of these programs can be found at www.florence kiwanis.org or by send- ing an email to florence kiwanis@msn.com. pie fundraiser has become very popular with the com- munity, especially the mini- pie variety packs, which are only available during the fundraiser. The handmade pies are provided by Willa- mette Valley Pie Company in Salem. The pies use non- GMO ingredients, contain less sugar and the crusts are trans-fat free. From freezer to oven, some of the favorite flavors include American apple, cherry crunch, marionber- ry, raspberry/rhubarb, car- amel apple and peach-rasp- berry streusel. Cobblers and quick-frozen fruit were offered last year and will be available once more. “I am absolutely blown away by how many pies our kids sell,” said Boys and Girls Club Executive Di- rector Chuck Trent. “The winners of the challenge who sell the most pies get to pick who gets a pie in the face, and 99.9 percent of the time, it’s a staff member. It’s priceless.” Florence-area residents who know of someone who has a child or teen enrolled at the Boys & Girls Club, let them know you would like to support the club and pre-order your holiday pie. In addition, the club is taking orders by phone at 541-902-0304. Pre-orders will be taken until Monday, Sept. 30, and product pick up will be on Monday, Oct. 21, from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Florence Events Center, 715 Quince St. Nancy Pearson, the club’s “Pie Lady,” said, “Last year we had quite a number of folks who forgot to pick up their orders, so this year we will contact them a few days prior to remind them.” For more information about pre-ordering, product information, etc., contact Pearson at 541-350-4852 or email nancy@nancypear. com. Siuslaw Watershed to saunter at Sutton Creek Saturday Join the Siuslaw Water- shed Council on Saturday, Sept. 21, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for “Siuslaw Sauntering at Sutton Creek,” a one-mile walk. The hike begins at the Holman Vista Overlook, six miles north of Florence in the Sutton Recreation Area. Designed as a self-guid- ed hike with a fact sheet aligned with numbered markers along the trail, peo- ple may walk alone or with a volunteer familiar with the trail. At five different locations, people will learn about this creek that salmon pass through on their way to spawning creeks above Sut- ton and Mercer Lakes. At- tendees will also hear about William Foster LD Sherry, Offi ce Manager 524 Laurel St. 541-997-6054 SAT, SEPT 28 10AM TO 4PM Boys & Girls Club holds pie fundraiser The Boys and Girls Club of Western Lane Coun- ty students are going back to school and that means it’s time for them to take holiday pre-orders for the club’s holiday pie fundrais- er. Each and every pie sold helps support much-needed resources for after-school programs. As a youth development organization, Boys and Girls Club members are engaged and learning real-life skills — employment, balancing a checkbook, savings, getting ready for college and learn- ing to make quality lifestyle decisions. With so many distractions in modern life, including social media, peer pressure, challenges at home and working parents, the Boys & Girls Club provides a safe, caring and quality atmosphere after school for kids to flourish, gain self-re- spect and learn self-reliance. Now in its third year, the Boys and Girls Club holiday DENTURE SERVICES INC. Snowy Plovers and the area’s ever-changing dunes. People will then head upstream, where they will look at debris jams and di- versity of species along the way. There will also be the chance to see some of the common invasive plants in the meadow, where, if peo- ple choose, they can help with removal. This marks the end of the walk, and provides a perfect spot for a picnic, a sandy beach to wade in the creek and cool toes, or to return to the parking lot. Most people can then complete the Loop Trail, another half mile, or allow a volunteer to shuttle people back. There is no cost for this walk. Donations to the Siu- slaw Watershed Council, www.siuslaw.org, or to ECO (Ecology in Classrooms and Outdoors), www.ecolog- peopletdoors.org, are ap- preciated and welcomed to support watershed educa- tion for our local youth. Sutton Recreation Area – Holman Vista is a U.S. For- est Service fee site, though multiple interagency pass- es, including the Oregon Pacific Coast Passport, are accepted. For more information contact “Educational Saun- terers” Jim Grano at 541- 268-9954 or Dennis King at 541-999-9213. FLORENCE FESTIVAL OF BOOKS an Popular h t e Oreg or s and Bob on A m e Welc utho Se uthor ! r h a $8 ad s r 0 7 lishe vanc e, $10 b F riday at do pu , Se or pt 27 at 7 p .m. 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