2 A
SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, MAY 6, 2017
Carriers to collect canned goods
SVFR Burning and learning
Join with neighbors and the
local community on Saturday,
May 13, during the annual
Letter Carrier’s Food Drive.
To participate, leave non-
perishable food at your mail-
box that morning.
Food Share needs: Beef
stew, tuna, diced and stewed
tomatoes, spaghetti sauce,
refried beans, black beans,
green beans, fruit, breakfast
cereal, chicken noodle soup
and fresh carrots.
Introducing
Siuslaw High School Senior
P rincess Eyza
COURTESY PHOTOS BY JUDY YEAGER MARSALL
Members of Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue had their own kind of Sunday cookout during a burn-to-learn exercise on
17th street, near Miller Park on April 30. The controlled blaze allowed the department’s volunteers, including new
recruits, to practice hands-on procedural, fire supression and safety skills.
Rhody Festival parade entry deadline extended
Give Her Flowers
All Summer Long
Hanging Baskets
Fuchsia
Million Bells
Begonia
Geranium
Decluttering, Spring Cleaning and Recycling
Avoid Waste: When doing your spring
cleaning, aim for zero waste. For instance,
instead of using paper towels to clean your
windows, use old or washable towels or even
newspaper. Instead of buying plastic bags
for your trash, utilize any leftover plastic bags
from the grocery or discount store.
Q uiz
Just for Mom!
Just
Arrived!
T ip
Colorful & Healthy
$5.00 off
Good through 5/14/2017
A) reducing. B) reusing. C) recycling.
D id you Know?
Award-winning Landscaping Service
L
SA
PO
COAST DIS
AL
NURSERY • LANDSCAPING • GARDEN CENTER
4
IC
E W I TH A S
Now through 5/14/2017
“We’re glad to get you growing!”
People in the U.S. make up 5% of the world’s
population but use 25% of the world’s
resources and generate 30% of its garbage.*
02-7
1) 9 55
Buy your pot
or hanging
basket
liner and
plants
from us.
We’ll pot
them up for free!
Bark • Royal Soil
Compost • Plants
Answer to Previous Quiz: C: Recycling
If you have a garage sale you are…
RV
Florence Food Share, 2190 Spruce
St., P.O. Box 2514, Florence, OR
97439
Most people have heard of the
3Rs of environmentally
friendly behavior-
REDUCE is to use less of something.
Use less water, turn off lights,
use both sides of a paper.
REUSE is to use an item again. Refi ll a water bottle, reuse a
container and buy reusable bags.
RECYCLE is to make new items from old ones; recycle
bottles, glass, paper, cans, plastic, cardboard & more.
SE
Households served . . . . . 543
Ages served
Infants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Children 3-12 . . . . . . . . . 178
Teens 13-17 . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Adults 18-54 . . . . . . . . . . 628
Seniors 55+ . . . . . . . . . . . 418
Total served . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,370
LAUREL BAY GARDENS!
LCB#6718
April 2017
Life‛s Short.
Get Dirty.
R E-CORNER
IL E
Florence Food Share
Monthly Statistics
is 9 a.m. Saturday, May 20, at
the FEC.
Also on Saturday, the 25th
annual Rhody Classic Car
Show 'n' Shine runs from 10
a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Grocery
Outlet, with the Coast Radio
Classic Car Cruise taking
place from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
through Historic Old Town.
The Rhododendron Festival
is May 19 to 21.
Time for Spring Planting at
M
CHATHAM—Maleficent
McKenna Grace Chatham, a
girl weighing 6 lbs., 9 ozs.,
was born to Shealynne Alleen
Johnson and Jeffrey Scott
Chatham of Florence on
April 29, 2017, at 8:37 p.m.,
at PeaceHealth Peace Harbor
Medical Center.
Rivers Casino and Resort will
host its annual “Let It Ride”
motorcycle show and vendor
fair, and the Reel Rally Poker
Run.
At the Florence Events
Center (FEC), Queen Rhodo-
dendra and the King of the
Coast, and their court, will be
installed at 7 p.m. Thursday,
May 18.
Tickets are $10, and $6 for
ages 18 and under.
The American Rhododen-
dron Society flower show, the
Florence Regional Arts Alli-
ance fine art and crafts show
and sale, and the Jazz Kings
concert all take place at the
FEC throughout the weekend.
The 39th annual Rhody Run
Dave’s
CEN
TR
BIRTH
‘Always Ready,’ and they will
be our grand marshal for the
big parade.”
The Davis Shows Carnival
runs from 4 p.m. on
Wednesday, May 17, through
Sunday, May 21, at 8 p.m., on
the Port of Siuslaw grounds.
Discount tickets are available
now through Wednesday, May
17, at 1 p.m., at Florence
Chamber.com.
Pre-purchasing saves buy-
ers $6 on Wednesday's and
Thursday's admission, and $7
on Friday through Sunday
admission prices.
Saturday and Sunday bring
the Maple Street vendor fair to
Historic Old Town from 10
a.m. to 6 p.m. Also, Three
(54
Florence Area Chamber of
Commerce has extended the
deadline for parade applica-
tions through May 10.
Applications are available at
FlorenceChamber.com/rhody-
festival, at the Chamber's
Visitors Center, 290 Highway
101, or can be emailed to
events@FlorenceChamber.co
m.
The entry fee is $20.
“This is our 110th Grand
Floral Parade,” said Chamber
executive director Bettina
Hannigan. “We're looking to
entrants to really step up this
year and rock the rhodies,
even with artificial, paper, or
painted on their floats.”
The parade, one of the
longest-running on the West
Coast, begins at noon on
Sunday, May 21, at 27th Street
and Highway 101.
The Chamber is also
recruiting volunteer banner
carriers, ages 9 to 17, for the
parade. Volunteer will receive
a ticket to the Davis Shows
Carnival.
Volunteer applications and
official
Rhododendron
Festival posters and schedule
of events, are available at
F l o r e n c e - C h a m b e r. c o m /
rhody-festival.
“Florence is ‘Always Ready
to Rhody,’” said Hannigan.
“The Siuslaw River Coast
Guard Station is celebrating its
centennial year of service in
Florence, and they are our
inspiration for this year's slo-
gan.
“The Coast Guard’s slogan
is ‘Semper Paratus,’ or
Sponsored by:
88493 Hwy. 101 Florence
Open 7 days
Just 2 min. N. of Fred Meyer
Patios • Pathways • Fire Pits
Outdoor Lighting • Irrigation Systems
Home & Garden Décor
10% Senior Discount Every Tuesday
997-5973
www.LaurelBayGardens.com
Find us on Facebook