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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, MAY 20, 2017
110th annual Rhododendron Festival schedule of events
WEEKEND EVENTS
Rhody Queen & Court Display
Open daily – 12-4 p.m.
Half-price admission on May 22
Siuslaw Pioneer Museum
Contact: 997-7884
Davis Carnival
May 20-21 – All day
Port of Siuslaw parking lot
Contact: 997-3128
Let It Ride Vendor Fair
May 20 – 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Three Rivers Casino Resort
Contact: 997-7529
Maple Street Vendor Fair
May 20 – 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
May 21 – 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Maple Street in Old Town
Contact: 997-3128
Elks Barbecue and Pie Sale
May 20-21 – 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Elks Lodge, 1686 12th St.
Contact: 997-2610
American Rhododendron
Society’s Festival Flower
Show & Plant Sale
May 20 – 1-5 p.m.
May 21 – 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Florence Events Center
Contact: 997-3082
www.eclecticedgeracing.com
25th annual Rhody Days
Car Show ’n’ Shine
Presented by Beachkomber’s
Car Club
10 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Grocery Outlet parking lot
Contact: 902-0916
Show ’n’ Shine Food Court
10 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Grocery Outlet parking lot
SATURDAY, MAY 2 0
Let it Ride Poker Run
8 a.m. to noon
Three Rivers Casino Resort
Register at www.rebel-rally.com
Contact: 997-7529
39th Annual Rhody Run
Race starts at 9 a.m.
Florence Events Center
The 2017 Rhododendron Court
Wendy Krause
and the
Rhododendron
Junior Court
Kiwanis Kids Games
Right after Junior Parade
JV Baseball Field
Siuslaw High School
Contact: 999-7083
Student STEAM Fair
11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Siuslaw Middle School
Contact: 977-8241 ext. 7455
Arts Festival 2017
May 20 – 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Florence Events Center
Florence Regional Arts Alliance
Contact: 902-1933
Let it Ride Motorcycle Show
1-3 p.m., with awards after
Three Rivers Casino Resort
Contact: 997-7529
Rhody Junior Parade
Staging at 11 a.m., parade
starts at noon
Miller Park and Oak Street
Emerald City Jazz Kings
2 p.m.
Florence Events Center
Contact: 997-1994
Rhody
PHOTOS BY CHANTELLE MEYER/SIUSLAW NEWS
Presented by Siuslaw Valley
Fire and Rescue
Contact: 999-0600
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a painting of his own and offered
to sell it after the Coronation
ended. During the interview with
Krause, he said he saw himself
owning a brewery in 15 years.
Waggoner, who represented the
third generation of women in her
family to be on the Rhododendron
Court, sang a patriotic song about
being “Proud to be an American”
while she showed a slideshow of
her interactions with veterans.
When asked where she would like
to travel, Waggoner said she would
go to Austria, where her favorite
movie was filmed and where “the
hills are alive with the sound of
music.”
Princess Eyza Abbas was the
first runner-up. She danced a
fusion of flamenco and belly danc-
ing. In her interview, she said she
would travel back in time to the
1960s, since “I was born in the
wrong era.”
Princess Jewel Roby stepped
out as the first Rhododendron
princess to throw knives for her
talent. In her dramatic perform-
ance, she showed each knife to the
audience before throwing each
blade into a large straw target. She
said a lot of people like her long,
natural blonde hair, and said it was
one thing that makes her unique.
Princess Chehalis Stinger spoke
about the loss of her mother at a
young age, and all the things she
wished she could experience with
her. When asked what she would
do with a million dollars, Stinger
said she would buy a new
Chevrolet truck and various out-
door gear to take her friends and
family on the dunes and out shoot-
ing clay pigeons.
Princess Abby Watkins spoke
briefly about the bullying she has
experienced before dancing an
interpretive dance to a spoken
word poem about how bullying
prevents people from being “true
to you.” During her interview, she
said the celebrity she would most
like to meet would be singer Carrie
Underwood, whose journey
Watkins admires.
During the formal wear portion
of the evening, mentors and
parental figures escorted the
Senior Court across the stage. The
young men wore matching fitted
suits with velvet jackets, each with
a unique tie, while the young
women wore long gowns and high
heels in a variety of styles.
The
2017
Rhododendron
Festival theme is “Always Ready
to Rhody” in honor of U.S. Coast
Guard Station Siuslaw River. The
Coast Guard presented the colors
at the start of the evening, and
Master Chief Tim Tregoning
assisted 2016 Queen Rhododendra
Hanna Anderson as they crowned
Cahoon and Waggoner as the
reigning rhody royalty.
Along with their titles, which
they will hold for the next year,
Cahoon and Waggoner won the
Rhody Court Scholarship.
All 13 members of the 2017
Rhody Court will make appear-
ances during Rhody Days.
On Saturday, May 20, members
will appear in Siuslaw Valley Fire
and Rescue’s Junior Parade, and
some might appear in the Rhody
Run earlier in the day.
On Sunday, May 21, they will
be “ready to rhody” on a float
Coast Radio Classic Car Cruise
5:30 p.m. Live broadcast
at KCST 106.9 FM
Cruise starts at 6:30 p.m.
Old Town and Bay Street
Contact: 997-9136
SUNDAY, MAY 2 1
Elks Past Exalted Rulers
Breakfast
7-11 a.m.
Florence Elks Lodge, 1686 12th
St.
Contact: 997-2610
110th annual Grand Floral
Parade featuring U.S. Coast
Guard Station Siuslaw River as
grand marshals
Staging at 10 a.m.;
Parade begins at noon
Starts at Highway 101 and 27th
Street and ends in Old Town
Contact: 997-3128 or flo-
rencechamber.com
For more information, go to
Florence Area Chamber of
Commerce Visitor’s Center
at 290 Highway 101 or visit
www.florencechamber.com.
sponsored by Banner Bank during
the Rhododendron Festival Grand
Floral Parade, starting at noon.
This year’s Rhododendron
Court Committee included Sapp,
Krause, Brynne Sapp, Jenna
Bartlett, Katie Libby, Dee Osborne
and Holly O’Connor.
Judges were Florence Mayor
Joe Henry, Melanie Heard, George
Henry, Buss and Mister Ooh-La-
La,
The Rhododendron Festival is
sponsored by the Florence Area
Chamber of Commerce, its under-
writers Three Rivers Casino
Resort, TR Hunter and Driftwood
Shores Resorts, its distinguished
sponsors and the community spon-
sors of the Junior and Senior
Courts.
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Flooring
For Rhody
Weekend
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Florence Garden Club says Thank You
Generous donations from these merchants for our raffl e helped make the
2017 Plant Sale and Marketplace a huge success! Our biggest year EVER!
Abby’s Pizza
Amy Yelk~Refl exology
Bay Street Grille
Blue Heron Gallery
Beth Bolerjack~Glass Artist
Bones Nursery
Books n Bears
Bon Jour Boutique
Car Wash n Shine
Central Coast Bee Keepers
Chen’s Family Dish
City Lights Cinema
Coastal Fitness
Coast Radio KCST
Domino’s
Florence Senior Center
Frames of Florence
F.R.A.A.
Funky Monkey
Grocery Outlet
Glo Tanning
Home Grown Public House
Marsha Horner~Artist
Kitchen Klutter
Krab Kettle
Kreations
Owen & Evelyn Marsh
Mo’s
Lane County Master Gardeners
Nails by Lucy Lu
On You Feet with a Splash
Papa Murphy’s
Periwinkle & Winkles
Phil’s Saw Shop
Red’s Barber Shop
Renu Hair Sudio
Raining Cats & Dogs
Rosa’s Mexican Restaurant
Sandland Adventures
Sandpines Golf Course
Sea Lion Caves
Serenity Cove Massage
Shilo Inn
Shippin Shack
Siuslaw News
Th ompson’s Nursery
Th ree River Casino/Ocean Dunes
Betty Townsend~Quilter
TruValue
Water Lily Studio Jewelry & Beads
Woahink RV Resort
Th anks to community members for purchasing raffl e tickets, plants and goods.
You’re enthusiasm for gardening generates beauty for Florence and scholarships
for local students seeking higher education.
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!