4 C • Rods ’n’ Rhodies & Citywide Garage Sale • September 7, 2016
T HIS W EEKEND ’ S S CHEDULE
MULTI-DAY EVENTS
Citywide Garage Sale
All day — Various locations
around Florence (see directory and
map on pages 2-3)
FRIDAY, SEPT. 9
Rods ’n’ Rhodies
12-7 p.m. — Registration at Les
Schwab, 4325 Highway 101
3-5 p.m. — No-host picnic at
Miller Park for show participants
“Deuce of Spades” film
7:30 p.m. — free Rods ’n’ Rhodies
social at City Lights Cinema, 1930
Highway 101
OF
E VENTS
Pinewood Derby
10 a.m.-2 p.m. — Corner of Nopal
and Bay streets
8:30 p.m. free showing of the doc-
umentary, “Against All Odds: The
Making of Deuce of Spades”
“Deuce of Spades” film
7:30 p.m. — Florence premiere of
film, general admission, City Lights
Cinema, 1930 Highway 101
SATURDAY, SEPT. 10
SUNDAY, SEPT. 11
Rods ’n’ Rhodies
9 a.m.-4 p.m. — Show ’n’ Shine in
Old Town Florence
Rods ’n’ Rhodies
9 a.m.-12 p.m. — Show ’n’ Shine
4-5:30 p.m. — Cruise on Bay Street
Noon — Awards & Raffle
Scouts’ Pinewood Derby rolls down Bay Street
ig cars for big kids, Park” televi-
sion episode.
sometimes known
But you
as adults, aren’t the
don’t need to
only attraction in historic
Old Town Florence during go to the
the ninth annual Rods ’n’
movies to
Rhodies Invitational Car
see the real
Show — smaller cars for
deal — just
wander down
smaller kids can also be
to the corner
observed racing down the
of Bay and
track at the annual
Pinewood Derby, produced Nopal streets
in historic
by Boy Scout Troop 721
Old Town
of Florence, from 10 a.m.
Florence and
to 2 p.m. Saturday.
catch the
Everyone is welcome to
participate, not just scouts, action on the
track.
so get your old Pinewood
Derby cars out of moth
Participate in
balls, or create a new car
the
Pinewood
by acquiring a kit; contact
Derby
during
coordinator Vickie
Rods
’n’
Kennedy at 541-991-7397.
Rhodies on
Registration is $5 and
Saturday.
the funds help Troop 721
buy new scouting equip-
ment and pay Scout Camp
fees.
Come on out and sup-
port Troop 721; revisit
your youth; live out your
childhood dreams; race
your heart out: but be
aware — you’re likely to
have a lot of fun!
Registration is from 10
to 11 a.m., with the first
race at 11:30 a.m. The
sponsor race will be at 1
p.m.
Pinewood Derby, a rac-
ing event for the Boy
Scouts of America, began
in 1953 when the creator’s
son was too young to par-
ticipate in the traditional
and popular soap box
derby races of that time.
The miniature version
was based on the same
concept as the full sized
version: a parent helping
their child construct a
vehicle under certain crite-
ria, competing on a track
where gravity provided the
power.
In 1954, Boy Scouts of
America fully endorsed
the program by publicizing
the event in Boys Life
magazine, offering plans
for both car and track.
Each person builds a
vehicle from a block of
pine wood (hence the
name), four wheels and
four nails for axles.
Creativity and innovation
can be applied in an
attempt to decrease the
drag and increase the
speed of the car, just as
done in big kids’ race
cars.
Pinewood Derby has
been recognized by
Hollywood in movies
titled “Pinewood Derby”
and “Down and Derby,”
and even on a “South
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SIUSLAW NEWS FILE PHOTOS
4325 Highway 101, Florence, OR 97439
541-997-7178
Hours- Mon-Fri: 8am-6pm; Saturday: 8am-5pm
www.LesSchwab.com
A note of appreciation to all that
participated in the Rods n’Rhodes
Merchant Award Trophies.
Florence in Bloom
Full Service Flower Shop
541-997-5391
Owners Gary and Sharon Cargill
1234 Rhododendron Dr.
Florence OR
Florence Half Maraon
September 25
Siuslaw News
www.PinkBuffaloRacing.com
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OUT OLIVE
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New oils, balsamics, and olives,
but we now also have
virgin olive oil skin care products,
kitchenware, coasters,
placemats, table runners, aprons,
knives and more!
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1141 Bay St. (Formerly Balcony Gourmet) • Old Town Florence