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THESIUSLAWNEWS . COM | SIUSLAWNEWS | WEDNESDAY EDITION | NOVEMBER 28, 2018 | $1.00 @ SIUSLAWNEWS December Arts & Entertainment SCHOOL ZONE INSIDE NOVEMBER EDITION INSIDE 128TH YEAR | ISSUE NO. 95 FLORENCE, OREGON SERVING WESTERN LANE COUNTY SINCE 1890 Beginning to see the lights Florence Holiday Festival lights up Historic Old Town & Port of Siuslaw Marina Story & Photos By Jared Anderson Siuslaw News F lorence greeted the holiday season with open arms this weekend as hundreds poured into Historic Old Town on Saturday to shop, listen to music, visit with Santa and see the thousands of lights that had bedecked the town. “I think it went phenomenal,” said Bettina Hannigan, Execu- tive Director of the Florence Area Chamber of Commerce, which helped sponsor many of Saturday’s Soroptimist prepares for Community Christmas Basket Giveaway INSIDE Soroptimist International of Florence will be hold- ing its annual Florence Community Christmas Bas- ket project on Saturday, Dec. 15, which gives away free toys and food baskets By Jared Anderson to families in need across Siuslaw News the Siuslaw region. “We’re truly blessed and honored that we’re able to do this, and it’s all be- cause of the fantastic community support we have,” said Soroptimist member Michelle Fraley. She is heading up the toy giveaway portion of the event, which has been an annual tradition for more than 30 years. Soroptimist’s event is broken up into two por- tions, the first being the toy giveaway. “I honestly couldn’t imagine a child’s Christmas without toys,” Fraley said. “For us, that’s a big thing — to make sure those kids have that smile on their face Christmas morning. It’s just a way for families that are unable to provide presents for whatever See BASKETS page 10A Classifieds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . B6 Community. . . . . . . . . . . . . A3 Kid Scoop . . . In School Zone Library Tidings . . . . . . . . . . . A5 events. “Everything was decorated beautifully, and a good time was had by all. From what I saw, we had more people than we’ve had in the past. We had great weather, and each year just keeps getting a little bit bet- ter, and people are putting it on their radar.” A few highlights of the Saturday event included a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus at the Old Town Ga- zebo and tractor rides provided by Gary Foglio up and down the street. “It was fun having Gary’s antique tractor,” Hannigan said. “The sound of it was great.” Shopping was the name of the game Saturday for Small Business Saturday. Patrons from in and out of town “shopped small” at the busi- nesses in Old Town and the Uptown 101 districts. See HOLIDAY page 10A Festive event, somber remembrance Military museum wraps up Festival of Trees, prepares for memorial wall By Mark Brennan Siuslaw News The Oregon Coast Military Museum (OCMM) opened in 2015 as a tribute to coastal vet- erans who have served Amer- ica as members of the Unit- ed States Armed Forces. The 3,000-foot facility took many years to go from idea to func- tioning museum, from fund- ing and construction through opening and becoming the pre- mier tribute to veterans on the Oregon Coast. None of the workshops, guest speakers or military re- lated presentations offered by OCCM would be possible without the financial support of the Florence community. To that end, the museum Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A4 Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A2 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B Weather Data . . . . . . . . . . . A2 THIS WEEK ’ S held one of its most important yearly fundraisers, the Festival of Trees, this weekend at the Florence Events Center. According to OCMM Exec- utive Director Cal Applebee, Attendance was high for the two-part event, with the pur- chase of pre-decorated trees and wreaths strong. “We had a great weekend. Saturday was a big hit with the face painting, rock painting and Santa and Mrs. Claus for kids,” he said. “We sold sever- al wreaths and table-top trees, and this year also had the pub- lic vote for their favorite tree. Nearly 600 votes were turned in.” Applebee has been involved with the Festival of Trees since it began six years ago. He said he is greatly appreciative of the support the community provides, on an ongoing ba- sis, to the museum, especially through its large-scale fund- raisers. The Festival of Trees has two major elements. The first is the auction and sale of spectacular trees and wreaths — all donat- ed, designed and assembled by numerous businesses and individuals that want to share something they made with oth- er community members. The second component of the fundraiser is an upscale dinner with tables purchased for the event by local sponsors and businesses. Both of these elements generate money and contributions that are com- bined to determine the total TODAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 52 43 53 42 48 40 50 36 WEATHER Full Forecast, A3 raised for the event. “Sunday’s gala event was huge success. We enjoyed a more personal touch this year with a speaker from Sand- point, Idaho, touching on his two cross-country marathons, where he placed ‘One Flag — One Mile — One Life’ in honor of our fallen soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan,” Applebee said. “Dust hasn’t settled on revenues and expenses, but it was definitely one of our more successful events. Folks are al- ready talking about next year.” OCCM is open year-round for people to view the extensive collection of artifacts from the Civil War forward, with addi- tional materials, letters, official papers and newspaper accounts See MUSEUM page 9A S IUSLAW N EWS 3 S ECTIONS | 22 P AGES C OPYRIGHT 2018 Florence Nativity Festival November 30 - December 2 • 1pm to 5pm Hundreds of nativities of all varieties displayed by members of our community. Homemade cookies and a nativity scavenger hunt included! Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 2705 Munsel Lake Rd. Florence
