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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2015 Scam from 1A OPB and LCSO offer the following tips to help residents avoid scams: • Don’t give out any per- sonal information over the phone, Internet or mail unless you know exactly who you are talking to and what the infor- mation will be used for. • Never give out personal information to an individual or company that you did not initi- ate contact with. • Shred all documents and paperwork containing person- al information. • Don’t carry your social security number with you and only give it out if absolutely necessary, or ask for another form of identification. • Don’t use obvious pass- words like your birthday, fam- ily or pet’s names, or any cor- responding letters/numbers on the keyboard. • Never open or click on links from email sources you don’t recognize or that seem suspicious. • Be aware of callers who are unprofessional, pushy or use scare tactics, such as threatening arrest if payment is not made. • Callers asking for pay- ment through wire transfer, cash cards, such as green dot cards, or other non-traceable methods are signs of a scam. Legitimate government agen- cies will not ask you to pro- vide payment using these methods. • Never wire money to someone you don’t know. • Never wire money because someone contacted you, even if you think you know the person. If the request is coming from a relative or close acquaintance, contact them directly using an alterna- tive method of communication than the one you received to confirm the request. • Check the caller’s infor- mation. If they claim to be from a law enforcement agency or other governmental agency, call the publicly listed phone number for that agency to verify the caller’s authentic- ity. • Report all scams immedi- ately to the Federal Trade Commission by calling 1-877- 382-4357 or filling out a report online at ftc.gov/complaint. Residents can also report fraud to the Oregon Attorney General’s Consumer Hotline at 1-877-877-9392. Festival from 1A “We wanted to create a fun idea based on the fact that, as you get older, you don’t have the same kind of creative notions that little kids do,” Matt Hawk said. “Our job as Lost Boys or airship pirates is to pick up adults, help them find their own pieces of Neverland, so that hopefully when they come in here they can find their own creative spark.” The Second Star Festival’s motto is “Always create, always encourage, never land!” Many of the vendors at this year’s show included whimsi- cal and fantastical elements in their products. This included digital art, illustrations, chil- dren’s books, graphic novels, jewelry, textiles. gemstones and steampunk-styled contrap- tions. “We wanted to try a wide range of things for people to look at and pique their inter- est,” Matt said. Kesha added, “And be inspired, so that when you leave, you’re thinking, ‘Hey, what am I going to do? If all these other people are doing all this amazing stuff, I can do something too.’” The Hawks have been part of the creative festival circuit, which includes events like Eugene’s Faerie Worlds and Veneta’s Oregon Country Fair, for the past five years. Kesha said, “We wanted more fun, interactive areas. We had all this creative spirit and ideas, so we wanted to do it for ourselves. It was time.” They also knew other artists, artisans and musicians who would fit in well at a cre- ative, collaborative festival. “We wanted to find a way The Grill & Lounge at Sandpines August Friday Night Dinner Special 8 oz. 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This approach is based on the work and experience of our memory care consultant, David Troxel. Learn about this practical philosophy for anyone caring for loved ones with dementia. Making the Day Meaningful: Why are Activities so Important? Wednesday, October 21st, 2:00pm Activities are essential to reducing challenging behaviors, providing a sense of purpose, preserving and strengthening skills, facilitating social connections and promoting quality of life. Learn how to create meaningful, appropriate and failure-free activities for individuals with dementia. Space is limited for these FREE educational events. For more information and to reserve your seat please call (541) 997-6111 or visit us today! WORD ON THE STREET 7 A Filmmaker and puppeteer Toby Froud entertains children with one of his puppets. to support all these other cre- ative people and uplift them,” Kesha said. Based in Eugene, the couple chose Florence because they love the coast. At only an hour away, it made sense to start their festival in a location that they loved. “We heard they were look- ing for a new idea for an event at the Florence Events Center,” Matt said. “The FEC has been a tremendous help in putting this thing together. They’ve worked with us to try to get something different going in Florence.” “Something different” involved filling the FEC with people wearing fairy wings, brass and leather goggles, top hats and colorful layers, even dressing as a pirate — and sometimes, all of the above. “We just want people to have fun. People need to have more fun in their lives and allow themselves to find their own creativity,” Matt said. The Hawks are part of an artistic family. Matt is an artist and Kesha is a photographer, among other things, and they include their family in the fes- tival. “All of our ventures are based out of our home. We work from home and found ways to work from home because it’s important for us to be with our family and be cre- ative with them,” Kesha said. This means that the Second Star Festival is family-friendly. It was at a festival that the Hawks met Wendy and Brian Froud, artists and puppeteers who worked on the films “Labyrinth” (1986) and “The Dark Crystal” (1982). Through them, the Hawks met their son Toby Froud, a filmmaker, pup- peteer and artist who lives in Hillsboro, Ore. Froud said that the Hawks’ passion for the their new festi- val “was just fantastic. They asked if I was interested and I said, ‘yes, absolutely.’” Froud’s recent puppet cre- ations greeted festival-goers as they entered the FEC, includ- ing Boy, Digby and Grandfather from his newest film, “Lessons Learned,” which premiered Saturday night. “It’s a short film about the beginnings of an adventure Boy is about to go on. Sort of an opening to another world,” Froud said. He said the film is a reflec- tion of his family’s previous works. “I wanted to do something like that again and prove to an audience that live-action pup- petry is viable still. People respond to something real and physical,” he said. He and his team of 40 peo- ple took three months to build sets, make the puppets and prepare. They finished shoot- ing in nine days. Besides working on his own films, Froud also works at LAIKA animation studio doing stop-motion puppetry on such films as “ParaNorman” (2012) and “The Boxtrolls” (2014). “There’s such a wonderful community of fantasy people in Oregon and also on the West Coast,” Froud said. “It makes it easy to come out and be a part of it.” Events throughout the two- day festival included a book reading, dancing, special taiko drumming, concerts and the premiere of Froud’s “Lessons Learned.” The whole festival was ded- icated to Mark Lewis of Eugene, a storyteller and actor who died in 2014. Matt referred to Lewis as the “Laughing Moon” and led the concert audience in a chant: “The Laughing Moon will never land.” The Hawks said that Second Star will return to the FEC in August 2016. “We love Florence and we’ll come back next year. The date is set for the second week in August,” Kesha said. She added that they want the festival to grow each year. Matt said, “We want to have more workshops and give peo- ple a hands-on experience — whether it’s making puppets or tie-dye, whatever — as long as it gets people’s hands dirty. That’s always a fun thing. That’s our goal to facilitate.” For more information on the Second Star Festival, go to www.2ndStarFestival.com. City Hilden, this has real potential.” Although the vehicle is “tired,” said Turner, “it still looks exactly like a police car. Because it is.” He said that the car is still mobile and will look official, especially after Johnston Motors “buffs it up.” “You’ll be shocked ... the way it can slow traffic,” Turner said. The City of Florence is working on building a partner- ship with Dunes City. The FPD has responded to incidents in that area already. Turner said that Hilden was willing to work together. All it will take is for the City of Florence to transfer the vehicle to Dunes City. “We feel that it will be col- laborative in the fact that we’re trying to reduce the traffic inci- dents that we’ve had across (the Siuslaw River) Bridge,” Turner said. “There have been a lot of conversations about what we can do to partner,” Reynolds said. “This was Chief Turner’s idea, and I appreciate that.” Hilden stepped forward to thank the city council. “This is a sign of the rapport that’s developing between Florence and Dunes City. I thank you for all the outreach that’s going on,” Hilden said. from 1A “Chief Turner is here to talk about a program to highlight how we’re trying to partner with our local agencies,” she said. Turner proposed giving one of the FPD’s “well-worn vehi- cles,” which would normally go to auction and garner $200 to $2,000, to Dunes City for use as a speed and crime deter- rent. “This is a unique opportuni- ty,” Turner said. “In talking with Dunes City Manager Fred HAVE A QUESTION WE SHOULD ASK? E MAIL : E DITOR @T HE S IUSLAW N EWS . COM If you could choose the President, who would it be? VISIT THE GREENMAN For your “growing needs” Experienced Grower/Consultant on staff. Proud to offer organic and biological gardening solutions. Every Tuesday is “Tie dye Tuesday” - Wear tie dye to the store and get 10% off all purchases. “My dad.” —A USTIN N., 7 F LORENCE “‘The Flash,’ because he’s fast and can do a lot of stuff.” —N ICOLE S., 8 F LORENCE “I think it would be George Washington because when he was President, he was really good. 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