SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2015
Rhody court speaks out
Rhododendrons to bloom at
ARS Early Flower Show
The Early Rhododendron
Flower Show will take place
April 11 and 12. The flower
show is sponsored by the
Siuslaw Chapter of the
American
Rhododendron
Society. Both flower shows
are held at the Florence Events
Center and are judged. The
show is open to the public —
3 A
without charge — as soon as
judging is completed.
The Siuslaw Chapter also
has an outdoor plant sale dur-
ing both shows. Doors open at
noon to the public on Saturday
and remain open until 5 p.m.
On Sunday, viewing will be
available from 10 a.m. to 5
p.m.
Community
Easter Egg Hunt
at Miller Park Field Area
18th and Oak Streets
Saturday
April 4th
10:00 A.M.
PHOTO BY CHANTELLE MEYER/SIUSLAW NEWS
Rhody Court Princesses Natalie Madden, Trista Lane and Courtney King, (front, holding banner), join Soroptimist
International of Florence for their first speaking engagement featuring their platforms. The Senior Court will contin-
ue to present on topics like the arts, social responsibility, mentorship, self esteem and abuse at events leading up
the Rhododendron Court Scholarship Showcase at Florence Events Center on Wednesday, May 6, at 6:30 p.m.
SOLVE beach cleanup nets 62,500 pounds of debris
Ages 1-10
Come and
enjoy the fun!
Co-hosted by
Siuslaw High School
Interact Club, & The
Rotary Club of
Florence.
Oregon beaches are ready
for summer after shedding
close to 63,000 pounds on
Saturday, March 28. That’s
when more than 5,000 volun-
teers helped clear the entire
Oregon coast of trash at the
annual SOLVE Spring Oregon
Beach Cleanup.
An Oregon tradition for 30
years, the twice-annual coast-
wide beach cleanups have seen
nearly 240,000 SOLVE volun-
teers remove an estimated 3.2
million pounds of trash from
our beaches since 1984.
“Oregon’s beaches are a big
part of who we are as
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Let’s Get Hoppin’!
11th Annual
EASTER
EGG HUNT!
April 3-5
Oregonians,” said Lisa Van
Lannen,
Oregon
Parks
Recreation Director. “The
beach is for all of us, and car-
ing for it has become a wonder-
ful public tradition. We are
grateful to SOLVE and to the
thousands of citizens who give
their time and energy to keep-
ing our beaches clean.”
The most common items
found during the event were
tiny bits of plastic, cigarette
butts, fishing rope, glass bottles
and plastic bottles.
Interesting items found by
volunteers included a large
dock washed up near Battle
Rock, a discarded baby stroller
in Seaside, 200 feet of fishing
rope in Cannon Beach, a bro-
ken mailbox near Cape
Lookout State Park, and a bay-
onet at Sunset Beach.
There were also many
inspiring stories from across
the coast. In Gold Beach, the
Visitor Center partnered with
the U.S. Forest Service for
their first-ever community-led
Spring Oregon Beach Cleanup
event. A crew of 43 volunteers
cleared nearly 1,500 pounds of
litter off of five miles of beach,
and a lucky few even collected
prized glass blown floats.
At the Sand Lake Recreation
Area, more than 100 members
of the Sand Lake Duners led
the cleanup effort, helping to
give back to the beaches they
love.
Serving as beach captains
since the 1980s, the Rockaway
Beach Lions Club welcomed
140 volunteers with free lunch,
including hot dogs and dona-
tions from the Metro Korean
Lions Club. They cleared more
than 3,500 pounds off the
beach and road.
At Short Beach, a few brave
volunteers hiked up and down
hundreds of steps to pick up lit-
ter, while Netarts Oceanside
Fire and Rescue hauled debris
off nearby Bayocean Spit.
Many of the event’s spon-
sors also joined in the effort.
The Oregon Parks and
Recreation Department coordi-
nated over half of the 45 check-
in sites, and helped haul thou-
sands of pounds of trash. Local
transfer stations and coastal
counties once again generously
donated their services up and
down the coast.
Major Sponsor, Fred Meyer,
brought more than 100 volun-
teers out to the Seaside cleanup
and joined Media Sponsors
K103fm and KOIN 6.
Fifty volunteers from The
Standard,
the
event’s
Supporting Sponsor, joined the
New WLCF scholarship deadline is April 15
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A new Roger and Sherrie
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Western Lane Community
THANK YOU for making Free Potting Day a big success! We
had a great response and will be able to make a donation of
our custom blended potting soil to Siuslaw elementary school’s
garden project!
JUST IN! NEW SPRING COLOR
FOR YOUR GARDEN!
Perennials and annuals throughout the nursery, and gorgeous
spring home décor in our gift shop.
Lisa’s Avant Gardener Tip of the Week
Cut branches of spring blooming shrubs such as bridal wreath spirea and
forsythia for indoor blooms.
WEDNESDAY THUIRSDAY
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be awarded this spring.
The scholarship program is
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Siuslaw high schools. The
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Pelican Pub cleanup in Pacific
City.
In addition, the nonprofit,
Washed Ashore, took debris
from several check-in sites.
Due to their efforts, over 1,000
pounds of debris will be re-pur-
posed and turned into educa-
tional art sculptures at their
Bandon facility.
“The combined effort of all
these partners has a tremen-
dously positive impact on our
beaches and coastal communi-
ties,” said Maureen Fisher,
CEO of SOLVE.
“Today, Oregonians from
across the state chose to spend
their Saturday protecting the
health of our wildlife and
beaches, and that is truly
inspiring,” she concluded.
The Spring Oregon Beach
Cleanup is made possible by
coordinating sponsors: Oregon
Parks
and
Recreation
Department, and Local Coast
Garbage
and
Recycling
Haulers.
Major Sponsors included:
Fred Meyer, and the Oregon
Department of Transportation.
Supporting sponsors were:
Howard S. Wright — a Balfour
Beatty Company, Northwest
Natural, and The Standard.
Media
Sponsors
were
K103fm and KOIN 6.