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126TH YEAR ❘ ISSUE NO. 18
SERVING WESTERN LANE COUNTY SINCE 1890
FLORENCE, OREGON
20 TH ANNIVERSARY
See special section in
today’s paper for details
about March 4-6 event
B Y C HANTELLE M EYER
Siuslaw News
T
he 20th annual Florence Home and
Garden Show returns to the Florence
Events Center (FEC), 715 Quince St.,
this Friday to Sunday. This year will be a cele-
bration of the 20th show and its relationship to
the community of Florence.
Jon Thompson, owner of Coast Radio and
founder of the Home and Garden Show, said,
“I wanted to do a home and garden show prior
to the event center being built. That’s when the
seed was first planted
out that first year. The
— in the planning of
place was just
the FEC. We’ve been
packed,” Walter-
doing it every year
Sedlacek said.
since it has been
More than 3,500
open.”
people attended the
This year’s Home
first show, and
and Garden Show,
Thompson said an
presented by Coast
average of 3,000 peo-
Radio and the Siuslaw
ple continue to attend.
News, is sponsored by
“When I look back
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Three Rivers Casino
at attendance over the
Resort, Bi-Mart and Central Lincoln PUD.
past 20 years, our attendance has held pretty
Lisa Walter-Sedlacek, co-owner of Laurel Bay
steady,” Thompson said. “A third of the com-
Gardens, has been a vendor at the Home and
munity turns out for each year for the home
Garden Show since the event opened in 1997.
show. That’s a pretty significant part of the
“When the home show started, the events
community.”
center was brand new. It was a true celebration
The Home and Garden Show focuses on
of our community that so many people came
local vendors and products while bringing in
goods and services that may not yet be avail-
able locally.
“We try to bring a fresh look and lineup to
the show every year,” Thompson said. “We
bring back some of the favorites, and then
bring in a lot of new stuff and fresh vendors
with good products.”
Some vendors keep returning year after
year. Both Kitchen Craft and Laurel Bay
Gardens have exhibited since the beginning.
“Laurel Bay Gardens has always been our
signature vendor. Lisa has been a wonderful
partner all 20 years. She has taken a lead role
and invested a lot of time, effort and staff into
making the show happen,” Thompson said.
Kitchen Craft’s participation, he said, was a
sign of the event’s success early on.
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H&G SHOW 6A
Highway 101
reopens after
landslide
FRAUDVILLE KEEPS ON ROLLIN’
No one injured, but travel
was suspended for a day
B Y C HANTELLE M EYER
Siuslaw News
Oregon Department of Transportation
(ODOT) announced Sunday that a landslide
north of Florence at Heceta Head on Highway
101 blocked both lanes of travel. The slide was
cleared by Monday night.
The landslide occurred at milepost 178
around noon on Feb. 28 near Heceta Head
Lighthouse State Park, north of Sea Lion Caves
and 11 miles north of Florence.
According to ODOT, part of the cliff gave
way, which sent boulders, trees and debris onto
the highway. Travelers were urged to take alter-
nate routes to get to their destinations.
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POLICE
High Voltage: Unplugged —
sponsored by Hal’s Electric
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Annual Boys and Girls Club fundraiser brings in record $25K
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Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A4
Police . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A2
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igh Voltage: Unplugged,
sponsored by Hal’s Electric of
Florence, won the sixth annual
Fraudville lip-sync contest with
its rendition of Ike and Tina Turner’s “Proud
Mary.” Seven teams, sponsors, games, auc-
tions and the “Buy a Vote” contest raised
$25,857 for the Boys and Girls Club of
Western Lane County at Three Rivers Casino
Resort Saturday night. “We broke every
record we’ve had for donations and atten-
dance,” said club director Chuck Trent. “We
had an amazing night with the performances
and everyone there. We’re so thankful.”
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Full Forecast, A3
Former police
sergeant dies
in Eugene
B Y C HANTELLE M EYER
Siuslaw News
Eugene Police Department confirmed that
a man found dead in a storage unit on Sunday
in Eugene was former Florence Police Sgt.
Shawn Morgan, 48, of Florence.
According to a Eugene Police spokesman,
Morgan took his own life around noon Feb.
28 in a storage unit in the 4000 block of West
11th Avenue. Police and first responders
arrived at the scene shortly after a report of a
gunshot wound came in at 12:20 p.m. He was
pronounced dead at the scene.
In a statement released to the media on
Monday, Florence Police Chief Tom Turner
said the City of Florence was saddened to
learn of Morgan’s death.
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Home and Garden Show turns 20