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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 2018
Florence Garden Club Heceta Head Lightstation throws party March 30
works with succulents H
The Florence
Garden Club is
excited to wel-
come neighboring
Coos Bay Garden
Club members,
C h e r y l
Drumheller and
Mary Kerr, to the
April meeting.
The club will
meet on April 11
at 1 p.m., at the
Presbyterian
Church of the
Siuslaw,
3996
Highway 101.
The public is
invited.
The pair will
COURTESY PHOTOS
demonstrate how
to make garden Succulents are an
wreaths using a exciting new trend
variety of color in gardening
and texture of
succulents. Attendees will and lack of
also learn how to care for s e r i o u s
root sys-
them.
One of the biggest trends tems allows them to be
in home décor and gardening sculpted into a variety of
are succulent plants. Once things.
Vertical gardens made from
relegated to a lonely pot or
cracks in stone, these hearty succulents have been one of
plants are now the shining the more fascinating ways to
grow this artful plant.
star of the garden world.
Featured in wedding mag-
azines, high end stores, and
even spilling out of an old
cowboy boot, these plants
have a new audience with
home decorators and in even
the most novice of gardens.
Their ease in maintenance
eceta Head Lightstation
is celebrating 124 years
of its First Order Fresnel Lens
shining light on the Oregon
coast on Friday, March 30,
from 4 to 7 p.m.
Birthday Party sponsors,
Oregon Dunes Restoration
Collaborative, will be provid-
ing warm drinks and cup-
cakes.
Taylor Sausages will be
serving hot dogs, and
Destination Events has donat-
ed a popcorn machine.
Local musicians, such as
Milo Graamans, will perform
at the historic Keeper’s
House.
The State Park will have the
lighthouse open, U.S. Forest
Service interpretive docents
will be sharing information,
and information about the
marine reserve will be avail-
able.
Community members are
encouraged to bring their
cameras to commemorate this
fun
community-supported
family event.
The Gift Shop will also be
open and newly stocked with
souvenirs and informative
books and videos.
People can also bring their
lighthouse passports to be
stamped.
PHOTO BY CURT PETERS/DIGITAL DUNES PHOTOGRAPHY
Heceta Head Lightstation and the Lighthouse
Entry to the Keeper’s right to the front door.
House is free but donations
People can also enjoy the
are accepted.
beautiful spring walk up from
Parking is available for $5 the beach to the festivities at
at
the
Heceta
Head the Keeper’s House.
Lighthouse State Scenic
The
community
can
View Point, just below the support the Restoration of
Keeper’s House, and NW the Lightstation and the
Adventures
Quest
will Birthday Party events by
shuttle visitors from the park entering a raffle to win a
Keeper’s House
free night’s stay at the Heceta
Bed and Breakfast, as
well as great prizes from local
artists and businesses.
For more information,
contact the Heceta Lighthouse
Bed and Breakfast at 866-
547-3696, keepers@ hecetal-
ighthouse.com or www.hec-
etalighthouse.com.
Travel
safely over
Oregon’s
Spring
Break
Oregon State Police
(OSP) troopers are just as
excited about Spring Break
as you are, but their priori-
ty is that everyone arrives
at their destinations safely.
OSP plans on doing satu-
ration patrols along certain
highways “from the
California border to the
Washington border,” advis-
es Sergeant First Class
Randall Hand of the
Klamath Falls Patrol
Office.
This enforcement effort
is aimed at increasing high-
way safety by providing a
high visibility law enforce-
ment presence.
Spring Break is the typi-
cal beginning of vacation
travel in Oregon and across
the United States.
All travelers, anxious to
get to their destinations,
often exceed the speed
limit, make bad passes and
may become fatigued by
excessively long drives. In
addition, late season
inclement weather can
exacerbate any travel relat-
ed issues.
OSP Troopers will be
particularly vigilant for
those infractions dubbed
the “Fatal Five,” or viola-
tions related to speed,
occupant safety, lane viola-
tions, impaired driving and
distracted driving.
For more information
about the state of Oregon’s
roads, visit tripcheck.com.
WEATHER DATA
D ATE
March
March
March
March
March
March
March
H IGH
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
58
53
44
51
48
51
54
Rainfall
Month: 4.43”
L OW R AIN
43
35
36
34
33
36
34
0.28
0.03
0.32
0.04
0.60
0.08
0.00
Week: 1.35”
Year: 23.88”
Courtesy of Roger Cunningham
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