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MARCH 6–8 WEDNESDAY S PECIAL S ECTION — C WWW.THESIUSLAWNEWS.COM SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF FLORENCE • DUNES CITY • WESTLAKE • MAPLETON • SWISSHOME • DEADWOOD • YACHATS AND ALL POINTS BETWEEN 125 Y T H E A R • I N S S U E O . 18 MARCH 4 • 2015 $1.00 Home and Garden Show this weekend ook for signs of spring at the 19th Annual Florence Home and Garden Show this weekend, March 6 through 8, at Florence Events Center. L and details for this year’s Home and Garden Show, presented by Coast Radio and Siuslaw News and sponsored by Three Rivers Casino and Resort, Bi-Mart and Central Lincoln PUD. Laurel Bay Gardens will be front and center in this year’s show with its large landscape exhibits. SIUSLAW NEWS FILE PHOTO PREMIUM ENTERTAINMENT LCC Florence welcomes new director Pierson begins interim position March 9 F RAUD -V ILLE ACTS HIT THE STAGE FOR GOOD CAUSE B Y J ACK D AVIS Siuslaw News Russ Pierson, 57, has been named the new interim director of Lane Community College (LCC) Florence Center, begin- ning March 9. Pierson replaces Mary Jeanne Kuhar, who was promoted to inter- im executive dean of academic affairs for Career Techni- cal, at the college’s main campus in Eugene. Russ Pierson Pierson joined Lane Community College in 2010, as a project coordinator. He was involved in the construction of the new science lab at the Florence Center. Pierson has a master’s degree in lead- ership and a doctoral degree in global leadership from George Fox University. See LCC 7A OPB-52s MCKENZIE PRIMARY CARE CLINIC MOVES, EXPANDS PHOTOS BY CHANTELLE MEYER/SIUSLAW NEWS Clinic adds two doctors, more than doubles size in just over 12 months B Y J ACK D AVIS Siuslaw News Since Dr. Phillip Taggart first opened his practice in Florence with McKenzie Primary Care Associates (MPCA) Dec. 13, 2013, the clinic has added two doc- tors, Dr. John Egar and Dr. Mildred Rowley, and grown from 1,360 square feet to 3,600 square feet. The clinic’s new location is in the for- mer U.S. Forest Service building, located at 4480 Highway 101 North, across from Les Schwab Tires. The primary care clin- ic focuses on patients 16 years and older. In addition to adding two doctors, the clinic support staff has grown to five. See Police Scoreboard Sports Tides Weather Siuslaw News S ix bands sponsored by Florence-area businesses entertained audiences Feb. 28 with a variety of classic hits and new favorites during Fraud-Ville at Three Rivers Casino and Resort’s event center. Your A2 B2 B B1 A2 The Grease Monkeys B Y C HANTELLE M EYER CLINIC 7A INSIDE W E D N E S D AY Classifieds B5 H&G Show C In Brief A12 Library Tidings A5 Opinion A4 The Premiums The fifth annual lip-sync contest, hosted by the Boys and Girls Club of Western Lane County, generated $22,000 for the club, up $5,000 from last year. Coast Insurance sponsored the winning band, The Premiums, who “funked it up” with “Uptown Funk.” Oregon Pacific Bank’s OPB-52s tied for first place but ultimately placed second after tallying “buyable” points for their stage-rocking perform- ance of “Love Shack.” The Grease Monkeys, sponsored by Tony’s Weather T ODAY T HURSDAY F RIDAY S ATURDAY Sunny Sunny Sunny 56 39 58 42 Partly sunny 59 43 60 44 Sports—B Garage, won the “Buy a Vote” Award for their ghost-fighting skills in “Ghostbusters.” Performers throughout the night wore big hair, sequins, go-go boots, overalls, robes, grass skirts and towels while they wooed the judges with Twinkies, gift baskets, beach balls, confetti and Silly String. More photos will be posted soon in the Photo Gallery online at www.TheSiuslawNews.com. CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK There will be exhibits, indoor and outdoor booths, demonstrations, samples, giveaways and prizes. Show hours are 2 to 6 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $2 for adults and $1 for chil- dren ages 12 and under. Admission is free from 4 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, and half-price admis- sion coupons are available at Bi-Mart. Readers can find a special section inside today’s paper that includes a full list of vendors See special section for full list of vendors, details