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126TH YEAR ❘ ISSUE NO. 49
SERVING WESTERN LANE COUNTY SINCE 1890
FLORENCE, OREGON
Passing the H
Santa hat
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Holly Jolly Follies founder Pat Sapp chose CROW’s
Melanie Heard to take over the annual December show.
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Real Food
Co-op may
close doors
for good
FOLLIES 7A
GUIDING LIGHT
Lack of customers
could force organic food
store to shut down
B Y J ACK D AVIS
Siuslaw News
Real Food Co-op, located at 1379 B
Rhododendron Drive, temporarily
closed its doors last week, but its long-
term fate and viability remains shroud-
ed in uncertainty.
According to General Manager
Karen Hazelwood, the organic food
store hopes to reopen Monday, June 20.
But, the question is, for how long?
“We closed because we were putting
out more money for product and people
weren’t coming in to buy it,” Hazelwood
said. “We have completely revamped the
inside of the co-op. We have brought in
all these new products and we have done
a lot of advertising.”
In addition, the co-operative, which
was founded in 2007, has recently
applied for an Oregon Liquor Control
Commission license to sell beer and
wine like grocery stores. Whether that
license will ever become a reality is as
uncertain as the store’s future.
Hazelwood said the biggest problem
facing the co-op is a lack of regular
customers and cash flow.
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t. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, members of the Florence Jewish community and representatives of PFLAG join together with
approximately 60 community members at a candlelight vigil Thursday evening for the victims of the deadly shooting at an
Orlando nightclub last Sunday. St. Andrew’s labyrinth provided the setting for the unified, interfaith service, during which
grieving people could speak, sing, pray and hold moments of silence in solidarity.
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BARK FOR LIFE 2016
Fire board
approves budget
of $2.5M
Who let the
dogs out?
B Y C HANTELLE M EYER
Siuslaw News
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Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue
Board of Directors voted to approve
fiscal year 2016-17’s budget of
$2,518,391 in a 4-to-1 vote at its
June 15 board meeting.
Fire Chief Jim Langborg present-
ed the budget committee’s work.
The budget includes a general
fund of $2,220,003, consisting of
$1.22 million in personnel services,
$451,863 in materials and services
and $418,209 in debt service, with
the remainder in capital outlay, con-
tingency and special payments.
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ore than 60 dogs and their families attended the
third annual Bark for Life at Miller Park last
Saturday. Dogs circled the park’s track; watched as
Surf City Dog trainer Dina Pavlis and Cheryl Pinnock led Tru,
the champion trick dog, in obedience
and trick-training; participated in an
obstacle course; had their nails painted
and won contests for best costume and
more. Oregon Coast Humane Society
provided concessions. In all, Bark for Life
raised $5,700 for American Cancer
Society’s Relay for Life through registra-
tion fees and a silent auction, about
$1,300 more than last year’s record.
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CROW to take over annual holiday
variety show, Holly Jolly Follies
olly Jolly Follies has been a holiday tradition in
Florence since 2009. After a year without the
variety show last December, founder Pat Sapp
knew it was time to hang up the Santa hat — or pass it on.
Sapp said in a news release that she recognized that
her love of the show wasn’t enough to carry her into
another production.
“I’m tired. Not enough oomph,” she said.
One group in town, Children’s Repertory of Oregon
Workshops (CROW), has plenty of “oomph,” energy and
creativity under Artistic Director Melanie Heard and an
efficient board of directors.
“I knew that Melanie was very busy with her own pro-
ductions and with fundraising for their new building,