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Habitat making most of
Library
donated left-over paint
Florence Habitat for Hu-
manity is taking donated
left-over paint that can ei-
ther be used, resold or re-
cycled.
A drive-through drop-
off point was set up this
past Saturday in the Flor-
ence Habitat ReStore park-
ing lot.
For more information,
call 541-997-5834, email
restore@florencehabitat.
org or visit the ReStore.
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Library Tidings,
a regular feature
of the Siuslaw News,
features news about
upcoming Siuslaw
Public Library
programs for adults
and children, new
books and videos,
and other library
news of interest to
the community.
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Book Review:
“Tiger Girl and the Candy
Kid”
By Glenn Stout
Before Bonnie and Clyde,
there were Tiger Girl and
the Candy Kid. In the wake
of world war, a pandemic
and an economic depres-
sion, Margaret and Richard
Whittemore, two love-struck
working-class kids from
Baltimore, reached for the
dream of a better life.
The couple headed up a
gang that in less than a year
stole over $1 million worth of
diamonds and precious gems
— a value of over $10 million
dollars today.
Margaret was a chic flap-
per, the archetypal gun
moll, a partner to her hus-
band’s crimes. Richard was
the quintessential bad boy,
whose cunning and violent
ambition allowed the Whit-
temores to live the kind of
lives they’d only seen in the
movies.
Along the way he killed at
least three men, until prose-
cutors managed a conviction.
As tabloids across the
country blared the details of
the couple’s star-crossed ro-
mance, they became heroes
to a new generation of young
Americans who sought their
own version of freedom.
Against the backdrop of
the Roaring 1920s’ excess-
es, acclaimed author Glenn
Stout takes us from the jail-
house to the speakeasy, from
the cabarets where the couple
celebrated good times to the
gallows where their story fi-
nally came to an end — leav-
ing Tiger Girl pining for a
final kiss.
“Tiger Girl and the Candy
Kid” is a thrilling tale of rags
to riches, tragedy and infamy.
Federal Tax Forms
This year the Internal
Revenue Service extended
the date for filing your taxes
from April 15 to May 17.
The library still has plenty
of basic federal IRS tax forms
and instruction booklets. We
can usually print any addi-
tional forms you may need.
While the state of Oregon
hasn’t provided libraries with
state tax booklets in about a
decade, we can print out the
basic Oregon tax forms for
you.
Changes to Computer
The forms and instructions
Appointments
are
available just inside the
Due to Lane County en-
lobby,
but be sure to wear a
tering the COVID-19 “high
mask.
risk” category once again, the
library will be making chang-
es to internet computer occu- Borrowing Material from
pancy.
Other Libraries
While at this time comput-
Do you ever need a book
ers will continue to be avail- or other material which we
able, the number of patrons don’t have here at the Siuslaw
able to utilize them at one Public Library? You can al-
time will decrease.
ways ask if we can order it on
The library is trying to be “interlibrary loan,” whereby
flexible in quickly increasing we search for the material at
or decreasing access as al- other libraries and request to
lowed by state guidelines, so borrow it for you.
please contact the library di-
There are many libraries
rectly, either in person during which still haven’t reopened
browsing hours, or by phone, or reestablished full services
541-997-3132, to check on yet, so patience is required,
the current status.
but we are happy to try to
We’ll try to get you an ap- find any materials our pa-
pointment as soon as possi- trons might need.
ble.
Local kids serve up a refreshing fundraiser for OCHS
What began as an exper-
iment in entrepreneurial-
ism ended in a self-taught
lesson in philanthropy. Two
big multisyllabic words not
found in the typical second
grader’s vocabulary, but con-
cepts that course within their
hearts and imaginations.
As a result, Bella Graybill
and Gia Flosi of Florence
can also add “hero” to their
résumé.
“We had two young ladies
come to the shelter to donate
$73.08 last Monday from a
Kool-Aid stand they held
over the previous weekend,”
said Oregon Coast Humane
Society (OCHS) Executive
Director Elizabeth Thomp-
son. “We were as humbled as
we were delighted and sur-
prised.”
The 8-year-old second
graders from Siuslaw El-
ementary are long-time
friends who love hanging out
together.
Bella wanted to try a Kool-
Aid stand and see how it
went. Gia, who lives a few
COURTESY PHOTO
(From left) Eight-year-olds Bella Graybill, holding
her dog Kelso, and Gia Flosi decided to sell punch to
benefit the Oregon Coast Humane Society
blocks away, came over and
helped out and, over the
course of a couple of days,
they sold a lot of punch to
passersby. Black cherry may
have been their biggest seller.
“There were lots of gener-
ous people,” said Bella. “One
person gave us $5 and didn’t
even buy a drink. Another
person only bought a half a
cup and gave us $20.”
“Lots of people came by,”
added Gia. “Most of them
were thirsty, but some just
gave us money and said,
‘good luck.’”
Bella estimated more than
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
50 people stopped by during
the sale.
Both girls are animal lov-
ers. Bella lost her kitty during
last year’s fire crisis when
smoke filled their neighbor-
hood and has a dog named
Kelso; Gia has a dog named
Yoshi.
The girls said, very specif-
ically, that they want OCHS
to “buy cat food, cat treats,
dog food and dog toys” be-
cause life can be lonely in an
animal shelter.
Thompson gladly agreed
to the terms.
Bella’s mom, Valerie Gray-
bill, said the girls were do-
ing so well that they came
running to the house saying
they wanted to give all their
proceeds to OCHS’s shelter
animals.
“They were so giddy. I
asked, ‘All of it?’ and they
said ‘Yes, all of it!’ They were
super excited,” she said.
Gia’s mom, Vanessa Flosi,
said, “We’re so proud of both
girls. Initially it was all for
fun, but the donation hap-
pened organically. It blew
me away and brought me to
tears.”
Graybill posted on Face-
book, “These two girls
are amazing, unselfish,
kind-hearted angels! They
sold Kool-Aid this weekend
for fun and wound up mak-
ing a lot of money and de-
cided they wanted to donate
it to the humane society. We
want to thank everyone who
helped support them this
weekend!”
The moms agreed, “We
need more heartwarming
stories like this these days.”
OCHS is a local nonprof-
it, no-kill community that
promotes a lifetime commit-
ment to pets. To learn more
or how to support its on-
going work in the Florence
area, call OCHS at 541-997-
4277 or visit OregonCoast-
HumaneSociety.org.
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