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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2018
Florence Antiques/Coast Jewelers grand opening Thursday Mayor Joe Henry to speak
Florence Antiques, long a chased the business, some of on Bay Street early in January d’oeurves.
at City Club Friday
part of the Antiques District on the furnishings, and the name.
and are in the process of selling
“That will let people know
Highway 101, has changed
locations,
adding
Coast
Jewelers to its name. Florence
Antiques and Coast Jewelers
will have a grand opening and
ribbon cutting on Thursday,
Feb. 1, at 1220 Bay St. No.
100, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Owners Rich Bailey and
Tom Bassett say the change
“keeps history alive,” especial-
ly since the death of previous
Coast Jewelers owner Liz
Breon last summer.
Florence Antiques has been
specializing in estate jewelry in
recent years. According to
Bassett, they had been in talks
with Breon about adding some
of Coast Jewelers’ inventory to
Florence Antiques before she
passed.
“We thought, if we could
somehow acquire her vacant
space, and get the Coast
Jewelers name, that would con-
tinue an almost 70-year pres-
ence in town,” Bassett said.
Bassett and Bailey pur-
Coast Jewelers has been a
local business in Florence since
1948. It has been at its current
location near the Siuslaw River
Bridge in Historic Old Town
Florence since 2009.
“It’s that many years of his-
tory, with several generations
using Coast Jewelers for wed-
ding rings, Christmas presents
and birthdays,” Bassett said.
The store will continue to
feature jewelry while showcas-
ing high-end antiques, and will
keep a similar setup to Breon’s
design.
“It was so important for us to
keep her name involved,”
Bassett said. “We honor Liz by
doing this, plus we keep that
connection. There are enough
people in town who knew her.
You knew where you stood
with her, and there was no BS.
She was a caring soul. She was
a character, and one of the
characters in the book of
Florence, Ore.”
Bassett and Bailey opened
their remaining inventory in a
liquidation sale at the location
on Highway 101.
“One of the things I’m con-
cerned about is getting people
under the bridge,” Bassett said.
“Being on the chamber’s
Downtown
Revitalization
Team, we spend hours talking
about how to get people to
come further down Bay Street.
I think with what’s going on up
on Highway 101 (with
ReVision Florence) and the
Public Art Committee’s stair
project, that’s going to help.”
In addition, the City of
Florence and the Florence Area
Chamber of Commerce are
working on ways to add new
businesses or even a small
“parklet” to the far end of Bay
Street.
On Feb. 1, Chamber
Ambassadors will cut a red rib-
bon to officially open the
Florence Antiques and Coast
Jewelers before a Business
After Hours event with hors
that ‘under the bridge’ is now
an ongoing effort,” Bassett
said. “They’ll get the chance to
see that the chamber’s focus
extends beyond just the parts
people first see on Bay Street.
Whether you shop with us or
not, we want to get people used
to coming under the bridge.”
Chamber Executive Director
Bettina Hannigan said, “As
Florence Antiques and Coast
Jewelers combine, they are the
newest members of the already
thriving Bay Street corridor. As
the westward movement con-
tinues, they will represent a
cornerstone retail outlet.
Florence is growing and
improving each and every year
and our newest addition can
only continue that trend.”
“The fun thing is that people
are getting excited,” Bassett
said. “This town is alive, and
isn’t stagnating.”
On Friday, Feb. 2, the City
Club of Florence will host
Mayor Joe Henry, who will
give a State of the City
Address, discuss the accom-
plishments of the City of
Florence over the last year and
explain what is next for 2018.
During his three years in
office, Mayor Henry says he
has been working to build the
foundation for a change in
leadership and culture at the
City, allowing Florence to
form a ‘can-do’ attitude that
has permeated through the
organization.
City Club’s program, which
is open to the public, will be
held in the Bromley Room at
the Siuslaw Public Library in
Florernce from noon to 1 p.m.,
followed by a short period for
questions.
Open House at LCC today
The Lane Community
College Florence Center will
host a Spring Continuing
Education Open House on
Wednesday, Jan. 31 at 1 p.m.
The college will be sharing
information on upcoming non-
credit
classes,
Outward
Ventures and offering a sneak
peek at its planned fall trip to
Ireland.
Attendees will have a
chance to win a $50 credit for
a spring offering.
For more information, call
541-997-8444.
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Siuslaw senior Isaac Griffes earns Eagle Scout honors
Isaac Griffes earned his
Eagle Scout rank on Tuesday,
Nov. 16, by passing his Eagle
Board of Review, the final
requirement for the rank.
Griffes, son of Rob and
Annette Griffes, began his
scouting career in first grade,
as a Tiger Cub in Cub Scout
Pack 777. There, he completed
Tiger, Wolf, Bear, Webelos
ranks, and earned his Arrow of
Light, before crossing over to
Boy Scout Troop 777.
Over seven years in the
troop, he accomplished all
seven scouting ranks, from
Scout to Eagle, and earned 24
merit badges. Griffes served
the troop as Assistant Senior
Patrol Leader, and Senior
Patrol Leader, participated in
numerous service projects, and
planned and led his Eagle
Scout project.
For his Eagle Scout project,
he worked with Honeyman
State Park to design and install
a Life Jacket Loaner Station,
near the lodge at Cleawox
Lake. Griffes planned and
gained the park's approval for
Chorus
registration
tomorrow
Register to sing with the
Community Chorus on
Thursday, Jan. 25, beginning
at 6:30 p.m. at the
Presbyterian Church of the
Siuslaw, 3996 Highway 101.
Auditions are not required.
David Aakre will conduct
the chorus. Rehearsal will
follow immediately after reg-
istration until 8:30 p.m. All
singers from high school age
and older are welcome.
There is a registration fee
of $60 to cover the cost of
music and other expenses.
Several fee waivers are avail-
able and may be applied for
at registration.
High school students will
automatically
receive
waivers.
The chorus rehearses
Thursday evenings from 7 to
8:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian
Church.
For more information, call
541 997-3469.
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the project. He then led volun-
teers, including scouts, and
parents, in constructing and
installing the station.
Griffes joins past presidents,
astronauts, and other prominent
people, who are numbered
among the four percent of Boy
Scouts who obtain the eagle
rank. He is a member of
Florence Evangelical Church,
and a senior at Siuslaw High
School.
Griffes will receive rank
insignias and recognitions at
his Eagle Scout Court of
Honor, on Saturday, Feb. 3 at 7
p.m.
at
the
Florence
Evangelical Church, located at
1318 Rhododendron Drive.
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Isaac Griffes earns the Eagle Scout desgination, an honor to attend.
that only four percent of Boy Scouts receive.
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