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THESIUSLAWNEWS . COM ❘ / SIUSLAWNEWS ❘ @ SIUSLAWNEWS WEDNESDAY EDITION HALL OF FAME ❘ AUGUST 23, 2017 ❘ $1.00 Youth and the arts INSIDE — A3 SPORTS — B 127TH YEAR ❘ ISSUE NO. 67 SERVING WESTERN LANE COUNTY SINCE 1890 FLORENCE, OREGON Are the kids still alright? Boardwalk Market creates it’s own identity Part one of a three- part series examin- ing teen alcohol use in Florence. Open most week- ends, the market continues to grow and draw more customers B Y J ARED A NDERSON Siuslaw News B Y M ARK B RENNAN Siuslaw News Drinking was her claim to fame. Nicole, as she prefers to be called, was terrified of drugs. It was just after the Nancy Reagan era and her “just say no” cam- paign. Pee Wee Herman held up a vial of crack cocaine on Saturday morning television commercials, saying, “Doing crack isn’t just wrong, you could be dead wrong.” The Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program was in full swing when Nicole was in high school. It was in 80 percent of grade schools, but the results were mixed. A 2004 National Institute of Health meta-analysis concluded, “Our study supports previous findings indicating that D.A.R.E. is inef- fective.” Nicole was in the D.A.R.E. program. It certainly made ille- gal drugs unappealing, not to mention she had personal expe- rience to turn her off ; her father manufactured illicit drugs. But alcohol? “We had D.A.R.E. when I was in high school, but it focused on drugs,” Nicole said. “Because alcohol is legal. It was always ‘when you drink,’ not ‘if,’ but when’you drink, just don’t get into a car with some- one else that is drinking. It was normal.” So, when Nicole was 15, she started drinking. “I had a really good friend who was going into a sorority. We went to a party and that’s what everybody was doing.” A party like that is usual- ly uncharted waters for a 15- year-old, and Nicole didn’t want to get busted and kicked out of the party. “I didn’t want them to see that I wasn’t drinking,” she said. “I never had peer pressure, it just seemed to be the social norm. And I didn’t have somebody saying ‘you shouldn’t drink.’” And so she drank that night, and the next. “I always drank more than anyone else, and faster than everyone else,” Nicole said. “And I used to pride myself with the fact that I could See Totality Cool (almost) COURTESY PHOTO/OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY Florence didn’t experience a total eclipse, but the 97.3-percent experience was still exciting for most. Different generations ruminate on the science, philosophy of Monday’s eclipse F DRINKING 7A 1. “When is it going to 100 lorence residents percent?” Avie and Janice 2. “What made this eclipse Welsh sat side by happen?” side on the Florence 3. “When did the first eclipse pier, eclipse glasses ever happen?” in hand, periodically gazing at Answers: the heavens. Waiting. 1. 10:15 a.m., though it was Avie, age 8, had a notebook only 97.3 percent totality. open in her lap. The front page 2. It happens when the moon was filled with time stamped passes between the Earth’s view drawings of the sun: 9:30, 9:45, of the sun. 10:00, etc. At B Y J ARED 3. The moon is 4.53 billion each time, Avie A NDERSON years old, so the first eclipse penciled in the Siuslaw News phases of the probably happened around that time, give or take. eclipse. The scientific questions were “We’re doing some observa- fairly easy to answer, but the tions,” Avie said. “Which way broader philosophical questions it’s going to be coming from and the eclipse posed were more elu- how it looks. It’s going to sive. change from each direction like Specifically, why is the eclipse MARK BRENNAN/SIUSLAW NEWS the moon does. Except it’s going to be the sun. And I’m writing Four-year-old Zed Clark (left) and his sister Jade, 5, such an important event to humanity? the times.” watch Monday’s eclipse from the Boardwalk. For David Rick, who was trav- Avie said that she was here eling from San Diego, this was with her grandmother, Janice, to his third eclipse in his life. He discover the science of the solar system, but al experience.” “Avie loves science,” she continued. sees the eclipse as a moment of reflection. also create a journal for the ages. “It’s always a special feeling in the air “I can have this for the rest of my life. “We’re interested in nature and how the And when I want to know about the solar world works. This is a perfect time for us to when they come by,” he said. “The energy eclipse another time, I can just look in my enjoy nature and how the solar system changes, the lights changes. It makes you book,” she said, and smiled at her drawings works and discover how it really happens.” think about how small we are in the overall Avie wasn’t the only young science lover scheme of things and how small we are in as Janice looked on. “The eclipse is really special to Avie and on the boardwalk on the morning of Aug. the universe. “Kids get involved and new generations I because this is the first in the lifetime for 21. Just a few feet away from her was me, and the first in the lifetime for Avie,” Ryder Yell, a young boy about the same age get to enjoy the planetary systems and learn new things,” he continued. “It’s cyclical. Janice said. “We’re sharing that together, as Avie. When asked about the eclipse, Yell said, our first in a lifetime solar eclipse. I’ve See ECLIPSE 7A heard it can be a wonderful, almost spiritu- “I have a lot of questions.” C O O L P L A C ES Cottage Grove’s many covered bridges TO VISIT THIS SUMMER Cottage Grove, Ore. ❘ www.cottagegrove.org A T A GLANCE : Cottage Grove is known as the “Covered Bridge Capital of Oregon,” with six of Lane County's covered bridges nearby. Tour the bridges via the Covered Bridge Tour Route and the Covered Bridges Scenic Bikeway, which follows the Row River Trail. In addition, Cottage Grove hosts the annual free Oregon Covered Bridge Festival on Oct. 5 INSIDE S PECIAL F EATURE : This summer we are highlighting unique spots that make the central Oregon coast one of the coolest places to live and play. New locations will be featured each month. Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kid Scoop . . . . . . . . . . . . . Library Tidings . . . . . . . . . . . B6 A3 B5 A5 Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A4 Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A2 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B Weather Data . . . . . . . . . . . A2 at Bohemia Park. The festival, started by the Oregon Covered Bridge Society, features guided cov- ered bridge tours, an art and craft show, food, a beer gar- den, quilts, a pumpkin-tossing contest, kids activities, bike rides and music. This festival makes a per- fect day trip to learn Lane County history and have fun. SIUSLAW NEWS FILE PHOTO Currin Bridge THIS WEEK ’ S TODAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 69 53 67 49 70 52 71 54 WEATHER Full Forecast, A3 S IUSLAW N EWS 2 S ECTIONS ❘ 20 P AGES C OPYRIGHT 2017 This summer has been a busy one for Florence merchants as visitors flock to the Oregon Coast for everything from eclipse viewing, to escaping the heat of the Willamette Valley or the crowds in Portland. The steady stream of tourists has also been one of the factors that has led to a strong season for the Boardwalk Weekend Market. Located along the boardwalk, facing the south bank of the Siuslaw River, the market pro- vides an outdoor shopping expe- rience for residents and tourists from May to October. The choic- es available to shoppers vary each week, depending on the individuals that show up to vend. According to market manager Linda Molina Fillman, the mar- ket has experienced it’s best sea- son in years. “Things are going excellently this season. We have more ven- dors than we have ever had before and there are some changes this year. We have some food vendors, new booths and we will have music during the day, on some of the busy week- ends.” Fillman has been managing the market for the past three sea- sons. Adding food and music to the mix is part of the market’s overall approach to increase gift options for visitors and tourists. The hope is the increase will provide more opportunities for local artists and craftspeople. “Every weekend we have new vendors signing up with differ- ent items. In the past, the food vendors were not allowed,” said Fillman. This year, people can come and sell food as long as they have a temporary restaurant license from the Health Department. If they make the food at home, it has to be done in a certified kitchen. Food trucks can also participate but need to be patient. “Just until we can find a spot for them to set up,” Fillman said. See MARKET 7A