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SIUSLAW NEWS | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2020 | 3A Open Monday –Saturday 11am-9pm Come join us for Valentines Day! All your favorite Mexican dishes made fresh daily. Award winning salsa, Beer, Wine, Cocktails. We all our customers. Thank you for your support. 2825 H wy 541-997 101 -1144 Florence In Bloom Valentine Package Special $125.00 One Dozen Roses One Bottle of Wine One 9pc Moonstruck Chocolate Truffl es Two Passes to City Lights Cinemas $136.00 Value Delivery Not Included 541-997-5391 1234 Rhododendron Dr. Valentine’s Day Dinner Special Appetizer Bacon Wrapped Scallops • Crab Artichoke Heart Dip Entrée Flat Iron Steak served with Basmati Rice and Asparagus Baked Duck Breast served with Passion Fruit Sauce with Basmati Rice and Asparagus Dessert Raspberry Cheese Cake or Chocolate Cheese Cake Reserve your table for February 14th 2:00pm, 4:00pm or 6:00pm $35 per person Community News Bettman, Halpin concert says “It All Comes Back to Love’ Was it a concert interspersed with stories or was it the stories of their lives augmented by original music composed by Bettman and Halpin? Either way, this was Seacoast Entertainment Association’s fourth concert in the 2019-20 Coastal Concert Series which re- ceived rave reviews by members of the audience. Stephanie Bettman from Al- buquerque, NM, and Luke Hal- pin from Pasadena, Calif., met in Los Angeles and now call Denver, Colo., their home. Bettman attended Oberlin Col- lege in Ohio with a focus on op- eratic singing. She then moved to Los Angeles to become a movie star. To earn money, she perfected her trapeze artist skills. Fortunately for us, she decided to start a blue grass band. During this time, she met Halpin, who started playing mandolin when he was eight years old and now plays the guitar, banjo and fiddle, in addition to any instrument he puts his hands on. Both Bettman and Halpin are singers and songwriters. They have made a name for themselves by playing and writing Ameri- cana music; a blend of bluegrass, folk and mountain music, along with ballads and pop. The first selection from their Florence performance, “Moonlit Night,” was a peaceful love song with equal musicality by Bettman on violin and Halpin on guitar. The impressive part was their ability to hold a note for over 12 beats. REVIEW By Vickie Kennedy Then the stories started. They traveled to Hugo, Okla., where they saw a sign that read “Wel- come to Hugo — Circus City, USA.” They discovered that Hugo is a winter home for some cir- cuses. There is a part of the local cemetery that has been set aside for circus personnel who have passed away. Hugo inspired the song “Flow- ers and Stone,” a tribute to the circus performers. The peaceful three-quarter timing of the song made it sound like a lullaby. Not only do Bettman and Hal- pin make music, they also partic- ipate in acts of service. Two songs performed at the concert, “A Mil- lion Hearts” and “Diamond,” were inspired by the youth they worked with at The Tennyson Center for Children in Denver, Colo. Another song was inspired by a conversation with a Choctaw woman who told Bettman that she had another song in her to highlight the agony of the Native Americans who walked thou- sands of miles for forced reloca- tion. Bettman did have that song in her and they shared the legend of ‘The Cherokee Rose.” The duo’s great harmony and musical spirituality were especial- ly notable in “The Sound of Time,” which was inspired by a man who had lost his wife. He taught them that, when they found out she was dying, they learned to treat every day as a Thanksgiving Day — us- ing the good silver and drinking the good wine, something that ev- eryone should practice. The next presentation in SEA- Coast’s concert series will be Wednesday, March 4, when the Neave Trio will entertain at the Florence Event Center. Tickets are available at the tick- et office or by calling the FEC at 541-997-1994. Presbyterian Church to host discussion on fossil fuels, climate “Fossil Fuels and Forests, Climate Crisis and Climate Solutions” explores local threats and solutions to the growing climate crisis on the central coast. This Saturday, Feb. 15, beginning at 1:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church of the Siuslaw, speakers and panelists will address how fossil fuel development threatens the local coastline and climate and the special role backyard forests can play in water quality and sequestering carbon. Panelists will then dis- cuss actions the city, county and local schools can take to support a resilient future. Featured speakers will in- clude Maia Stout, a Central Coast high school student, who will discuss her per- sonal actions; Ashley Aduy- cki and Maria Farinacci with Rogue Climate, will address the Jordan Cove facility; Linda Perrine with 350 Eugene’s Environmen- tal Literacy program will address ways to increase climate education and liter- acy in Oregon schools; Ja- son Gonzales with Oregon Wild will discuss forestry practices and how Oregon can sequester more carbon in forests. The free event is open to the public and light refresh- ments will be provided. ‘After Parkland’ to be screened at City Lights Thursday For two showings only on Thursday, Feb. 13, City Lights Cinemas will pres- ent the documentary “After Parkland,” which offers a rare and intimate portrait of the private journeys of some working to end gun violence. The filmmakers fol- lowed students and fami- lies directly affected by the Parkland shooting from its immediate aftermath to the beginning of the next school year. For much of the country, school shootings remain distant concepts seen as tragedies that plague far- away towns. The families of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School were no differ- ent — until the afternoon of Valentine’s Day last year, when a gunman walked into the freshman building and opened fire. Filmmakers Emily Tagu- chi and Jake Lefferman weave together candid, in- depth interviews with fam- ilies and students in “After Parkland,” chronicling mo- ments both intimate and defining. The film screens Thurs- day at 12:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Regular admis- sion prices apply: $9.50 adult/$8.50 senior, stu- dent, military and $8 mat- inee/$7.50 kids 12 & un- der/$6.50 member. 1277 Bay Street Mari’s Kitchen 503-305-2041 KXCR hosting fundraiser, open house Friday KXCR, a non-profit com- be broadcasting live Friday, munity radio station, will Feb. 14, as part of its Fund- raising February program. This year, a generous do- nor will match funds raised up to $1,000. During Friday’s fundrais- ing event, there will be an open house between 4 and 7 p.m., during which time WEDNESDAY THURSDAY the public is invited to tour the station and see how KXCR puts its programs together and learn how it records and edits programs it airs. The station is looking for more community involve- ment because, as its station manager says, “We are only as good as our participation and community involve- ment.” KXCR is located at 1509 Ninth St., across from the Siuslaw Public Library. 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