SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, MAY 14, 2016 7 A Learn how to make fairy Local Coast Guard begins ‘Life Jacket’ campaign The local U.S. Coast Guard garden at herbalist meeting Station Siuslaw River On Thursday, May 19, at the meeting of the Florence Herb Enthusiasts, meet Kermit Houghtaling, a local horticul- turist and Laurel Bay Gardens employee. He will be showing how fun and easy it can be to make a fairy garden. Houghtaling has been a hor- ticulturist for 27 years and has worked for and managed sev- eral nurseries in Oregon and California, including Gray's in Springfield. He now lives in what he calls the postcard perfect land- scape of Swiss Home. Plants are not only his area of expertise, they are truly his passion. “All the staff at Laurel Bay Gardens share that same pas- sion, and that’s why it's such a great place to work and shop,” said Houghtaling, who plans to build an herb-based fairy garden during the meeting. He will also be bringing some supplies attendees can purchase, along with a wealth of ideas and information. This will be an open discus- sion and interactive presenta- tion on a popular topic. At the end of the meeting, there will be a raffle for the fairy garden. The Florence Herb Enthusiasts meet each third Thursday of the month at the First Lutheran Church, 2100 Spruce St. (behind Grocery Outlet). The meeting begins at 11 a.m. and includes refresh- ments and tea. Visitors are welcome to attend their first meeting free; annual dues for membership are $10. Through monthly meetings and special events, the Florence Herb Enthusiasts explore, experience and learn about culinary, craft, folklore, and medicinal use of herbs. Spring has Sprung at Silver Sand Dollar Sterling Silver Jewelry at a fraction of the price that other stores charge • Engraving • Sterling Silver Jewelry • Cremation "Urn" Pendants • Collectible Hand Carved Eggs • Gallery Pieces • Turquoise Jewelry • Glass Art • Earrings • Pendants • Git items and MORE ON SALE! On-Site Parking Silver Sand Dollar Gallery Jewelry and Gifts 1499 Bay Street (Old Port Building) 541-997-0111 Closed Sunday and Monday announced its campaign of “Wear Your Life Jacket to Work Day” set for on Friday, May 20. The USCG and Auxiliary, the Port of Siuslaw and Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue join boating professionals and boating enthusiasts to heighten awareness of different life jack- et types that are available, including inflatable life jackets, and demonstrate their comfort and versatility by wearing them to work. The annual event, hosted by the National Safe Boating Council (NSBC), serves as a fun educational element just prior to National Safe Boating Week, May 21-27, the official launch of the 2016 North American Safe Boating Campaign. Educating the boating public about the safety and comfort of life jackets has been a main focus of the NSBC. U.S. Coast Guard statistics show that drowning was the reported cause of death in approximately 78 percent of recreational boating fatalities in 2014, and approximately 84 percent of those who drowned were not wearing life jackets. Operator inattention, im- proper lookout, operator inex- perience, excessive speed, and alcohol use rank as the top five primary contributing factors in accidents. PHOTO BY DEBORAH HELDT CORDONE Members of the local Coast Guard demonstrate the ease of wearing life jackets. Station Siuslaw River Senior Chief Tregoning said, “Time and time again, the wearing of life jackets proves to significantly increase chance of survival and detec- tion when the unthinkable happens. With the many vari- ables that can affect the out- come of a voyage, life jackets are cheap insurance to help mariners return to their loved ones after a day on the water.” The U.S. Coast Guard Station Siuslaw River encour- ages others including mem- bers of the boating public, community leaders, and those interested in showing the wearability of life jackets to participate in “Wear Your Life Jacket to Work” on May 20. Station Siuslaw River is asking all participants to take a picture of themselves in their life jacket while at work and post it to station’s Facebook page at facebook. com/USCoastGuardStaSiusl aw River, or email a photo to webdeb1@ hotmail.com and the Coast Guard will post it for you. Stay tuned for information on other events and campaigns occurring in May for National Safe Boating Week, including Life Jacket World Record Day on May 21 and the City of Florence proclamation for Safe Boating Week. To receive an event poster for your workplace or to have your photo taken at work wearing a life jacket, contact Deborah Heldt Cordone, USCG Auxiliary Public Affairs Officer, at 541-991- 9300. —Submitted by Deborah Heldt Cordone Volunteers spend Mother’s Day cleaning up the past Mother’s Day saw a group of volunteers coordinated by Jamie Gorder take the first step in a major cleanup of the Haring Pioneer Cemetery up the North Fork Road. The cemetery, owned by the Siuslaw Pioneer Museum, had become overgrown and filled with windblown branches, blackberries and other noxious weeds. Armed with chain saws, From Baby to Graduate (it seemed like just a few short years) 8th Grade, High School or College COURTESY PHOTO Volunteers performed a major clean up of historic Haring Cemetery on Mother’s Day. ~ Grad’s Name ~ School Birth Date: Parents: Grandparents: weedeaters, rakes, pruners and other tools, the group went to work cleaning up the historic spot. The project is the the first phase of what is envisioned to take at least three more trips to get the cemetery in good shape. The Haring Pioneer Cemetery was established on the Amos Haring Farm in 1890. Previously, two of the Herrings’ young children, Benny, who died in 1890 at age 7, and Rachel, who died in 1883 at age 19 months, had been buried in bottomland that frequently flooded. Amos then moved the chil- dren’s remains to the newly sited cemetery. For more information on the pioneer museum, the cemetery or to volunteer, stop in at the Siuslaw Pioneer Museum, 278 Maple St., between noon and 4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, or call 541-997-7884 —Submitted by Nancy Sobottka, Siuslaw Pioneer Museum board member T HE F LORENCE G ARDEN C LUB Coming Saturday, June 4th Extends a grateful THANK YOU to the following contributors for their generous donations to our ANNUAL RAFFLE &PLANT SALE “Baby to Graduate Review” Abbys On Your Feet with a Splash Bay Street Grill Periwinkle & Winkles Premier Landscaping Sticks and Stones Bones Nursery Mo’s Laurel Bay Gardens Raining Cats and Dogs Bridgewater Restaurant Chen’s Family Dish Cheveux Salon City Lights Cinema Coast Jewelers Coastal Fitness Florence In Bloom Sandmaster Park Sandland Adventures Greenman/Endor Nursery Deadline is Wednesday, June 1st Now is the time to reserve your graduates a spot in this special section just for them. Just bring in or mail, with the coupon below, your graduate’s favorite baby picture along with a current picture to be published side by side on June 4th. What a special way to show off that graduate that you are so proud of! Please attach a self-addressed envelope for picture return. Enclose Check for $35.00 and mail to “Baby to Graduate Review” Siuslaw News P.O. 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