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6A | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2019 | SIUSLAW NEWS Don’t miss the boat to see LRP’s ‘Mamma Mia!’ The arrival of three men to the (mythical) Greek island of Kalokairi for a wedding is the event that launches the Last Resort Players’ fall musical “Mam- ma Mia!,” opening this Fri- day at the Florence Events Center. On the eve of her wed- ding, a young woman’s quest to discover the iden- tity of her father brings the three men from her moth- er’s past back to the island they last visited 20 years ago. The potential fathers, three very different char- acters, are played by James McKinney, Matt Korso and Jason Wood. McKinney is relatively new to Florence theatre but Wood and Korso are familiar local talent and have been in several LRP productions. Over the years, McKinney has developed the ability to use over 20 dialects, one of which he will use in his role as Australian Bill Austin. McKinney is enjoying his character and says he loves every line in the show. He McKinney, who plays an comments, “I truly feel that intrepid adventurer, has the entire cast is going to been performing since high blow away the audience.” school. In one of his roles he played the dentist in “Little Korso, who is no stranger Shop of Horrors,” which is to the Florence stage, began to date his favorite role. He performing in the second appeared in “A Christmas grade, where he debuted as Carol” at the Florence Play- Dancing Camel No. 3 in his house 12 years ago as the school Christmas pageant. Ghost of Christmas Present. He is playing Harry Bright, His dream role is Meat- a former headbanger turned loaf ’s character, Eddie, in London banker. It may be “Rocky Horror Picture surprising to some that Kor- Show.” so is a huge fan of the Bee Gees and he loves disco. Mat’s favorite stage show — besides “Mamma Mia!” — is “Hairspray,” but if he had a magic wand, the next show he would like to do is “Swee- ney Todd.” Sam Carmichael is played by Wood, who started his acting career in his third- grade production of “Cin- derella,” where he played Fairy Godmother. He says, “I still dress up as Fairy Godmother, I’m just better at it now.” When asked what he does when not doing theatre Wood replied, “I’m never not doing theatre.” His advice to the audi- ence is to “Keep your eyes on that ensemble! Every one of them has a fully realized character. They bring ener- gy and enthusiasm to every rehearsal and they do an amazing job with the chore- ography. I’m working hard to keep up!” Last Resort Players’ “Mam- ma Mia!” will play at the Florence Events Center, 715 Quince St., Nov. 1 to 3 and 7 to 10. Thursday, Friday and Saturday shows are at 7 p.m. and Sunday matinees are at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20 for gen- eral admission and student tickets, with ID at the box of- fice, are $15. Get your tickets now at 541-997-1994, www. eventcenter.org or the box of- fice at 715 Quince St. Confirmed measles cases in Lane County Testing has confirmed two new measles cases in Oregon, one of whom re- sides in Lane County. Both patients traveled on the same flight into Portland International Airport as a confirmed measles case on Saturday, Oct. 12. The Lane County patient was partially vaccinated. In response, Lane County Public Health has activated its incident command sys- tem and is currently inves- tigating potential exposure. At this time, there are four identified sites of possible exposure during the pa- tient’s infectious period. Monday, Oct. 21: • 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Creswell Bakery, 182 S. Sec- ond St., Creswell • Noon to 4 p.m., Bier Stein, 1591 Willamette St. in Eugene Wednesday, Oct. 23: • 4 to 7:30 p.m., Blu Mist, 1400 Valley River Dr., Suite 130 in Eugene • 6 to 9:30 p.m., North Fork Public House, 2805 Shadowview Dr. in Eugene Additional sites may be added as the investigation continues. Measles exposure is possi- ble for up to 2 hours after an infected person leaves the location. None of the iden- tified locations above are considered ongoing expow- wsure risks. Measles, also known as rubeola, is a potentially se- vere viral infection. Measles symptoms appear 7 to 18 days after contact with the virus and typically include high fever, cough, runny nose, and wa-tery eyes. Measles rash appears 3 to 5 days after the first symp- toms. It usually begins as flat red spots that appear on the face at the hairline and spread downward to the neck, trunk, arms, legs and feet. • Small raised bumps may also appear on top of the flat red spots. • The spots may become joined together as they spread from the head to the rest of the body. • When the rash appears, a person’s fever may spike to more than 104° Fahrenheit Additionally, tiny white spots (Koplik spots) may ap- pear inside the mouth two to three days after symp- toms begin. Measles isn’t just a little rash. Measles can be dan- gerous, especially for ba- bies and young children, as well as for pregnant women and those who have com- promised immune systems (e.g., cancer and transplant patients, etc.). Measles is very contagious. Measles spreads through the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes. It is so contagious that if one person has it, up to 9 out of 10 people around him or her will also become infected if they are not pro- tected. A child can get measles just by being in a room where a person with mea- sles has been, even up to two hours after that person has left. An infected person can spread measles to others even before knowing they have the disease — from four days before developing the measles rash through four days after the rash sub- sides. If someone believes they have been exposed to mea- sles, they should contact their healthcare pro-vider by phone before traveling to their provider’s office. Measles spreads quickly through the air. People who may have been exposed and who are showing symptoms should limit their contact with other people and pub- lic places until they can see their healthcare provider. The measles vaccine is very effective. Two doses of measles vaccine are about 97 percent effective at prevent- ing measles if exposed to the virus. One dose is about 93 percent effective. If someone has not been vaccinated, or may only be partially vaccinated, they should contact their health- care provider and arrange to be vaccinated. Get colorful with Siuslaw Color-a-Thon Siuslaw School District is putting on the third annual Color-a-Thon Fun Run on Saturday, Nov. 2. Starting from Siuslaw Middle School, the Color-a-Thon will fea- ture a 5K run/walk. “The whole community is invited to come out a get colorful with us,” said orga- nizer Crystal Osburn. “Rain or shine, we’re going to have a color blast!” As participants of the event wind their way through the course, they will be doused in non-toxic color powder, and finish the course looking as if they’ve just run through a rainbow. Funds raised from the Color-a-Thon will help pro- vide resources not funded through the school budget. This year’s event is sup- ported by a number of local business sponsors. In ad- dition, donations are being collected by Siuslaw stu- dents. 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