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SATURDAY EDITION | MAY 2, 2020 | $1.00 THESIUSLAWNEWS.COM Community & Lifestyle T IME O UT By Lloyd Little Retired teacher, coach and game offi cial With more than 55 years as an athlete, coach, parent and spectator, Lloyd Little has gained some insights and perspectives regarding athletics. Each week, he shares what he's learned about sports from his multiple points of view. COURTESY PHOTOS Fresh produce, baked goods and more from local vendors will be available for pick-up beginning May 12. Seasons Lost F ARMER ’ S M ARKET RETURNS WITH ‘ SO MUCH MORE FOOD ’ Part 3 New online ordering and drive-thru pickup allow shoppers to access local food producers A thletes and coaches are di- rectly aff ected by the cancel- lation of an entire season. But so are the parents of those athletes. It is especially disappointing for the parents of senior athletes. If their son or daughter is a senior in high school the season may determine whether they will be off ered a college scholarship. Most high school athletes will not play at the college level. Th e college senior athlete may lose an opportunity to play See LITTLE 2B Tide Tables Entrance Siuslaw River High Tide Low Tide May 2 7:55am / 6.0 9:25pm / 6.4 2:20am / 2.9 2:46pm / 0.2 May 3 9:11am / 6.2 10:09pm / 7.0 3:28am / 2.0 3:41pm / 0.2 May 4 10:19am / 6.4 10:49pm / 7.6 4:25am / 1.0 4:32pm / 0.4 May 5 11:20am / 6.7 11:29pm / 8.1 5:17am / 0.0 5:19pm / 0.6 “I guess it takes a pandemic for people to really appreci- ate their local food sources,” said Mary Shaw, president of the Flor- ence Farmers Market. The seasonal market resumes on Tuesday, May 12, with a new online ordering format and a drive-through pickup for fresh produce, baked goods and canned delicacies. Starting on May 5, people will be able to go to florence- farmersmarket.org to shop individual vendors and place orders. The Florence Farmers Market joins 60 markets across the state in convert- ing to this new method under guidance from the Oregon Farmers Market As- sociation. “Ever since the governor said, ‘You know what, it’s time for a stay-at-home order,’ our wonderful statewide market association brought us together on a call to try to figure out what we’re go- ing to do,” Shaw said. “There were a lot of deer in the headlights back then, but we all muddled out way through it. We came out with our unique solution that works for our communities.” Shaw, market manager Lia Rousset and the rest of the market team have been working to follow state and local guidelines as they map out what an on- line market will look like. They selected What’s Good as an ordering platform, and the link to preview options will be available soon. “A pretty big number of markets around the state are doing an online platform now,” Shaw said. “We’re all on the same page with What’s Good, which means we have a good support system.” “Also, it has a good track record,” Rousset added. “Some of those markets are having real success.” In fact, Shaw said that some Oregon markets have been using online or- dering as an alternative or addition to walk-in markets for several years. “It’s reasonably simple for the vendors to get set up and it works well for the customer,” she said. “And the price is right. So we’re going to try it.” To order online through What’s Good, customers will select items from each vendor’s menu and pay for their purchases. Then, they will be scheduled between 4 and 6 p.m. each Tuesday to pick up their orders. On market days, customers will drive into the parking lot on the west side of the Market site, located right next to Veterans Memorial Park on Bay Street, pass the Lotus building, and pick up their purchases at each vendor’s vehicle on the east side of the parking lot. No one will need to get out of their car as vendors or volunteers will place the customer’s pre-labeled order in their car for them. There will be no on- site cash or credit card sales, and all or- ders must be made the Sunday before each market day. People planning to use their SNAP benefits to purchase food are advised to See MARKET 3B May 6 12:17pm / 6.8 6:06am / -0.9 6:05pm / 1.0 May 7 12:09am / 8.4 1:11pm/ 6.9 6:53am/ -1.5 6:50pm/ 1.3 May 8 12:49am / 8.5 2:04pm / 6.8 7:40am / -1.8 7:35pm / 1.8 Oregon Marine Board urges boaters to be safe, practice distancing As boaters gear up to hit the water, they need to keep in mind tips for being safe on cold water as well as their re- sponsibility for staying close to home and practicing phys- ical distancing under Gover- nor Brown’s “Stay Home, Save Lives” executive order. “For many of us, we have a natural urge to get outside this time of year; the water & SHEET METAL, INC. “Your Local Independent Trane Dealer” Florence’s Oldest & Largest Heating Contractor calls to us,” said Larry War- ren, Director for the Marine Board. “We aim to consis- tently remind people about ways they can stay safe while they’re on the water and in light of COVID-19, we also ask this year that you take additional steps to protect yourself, your family, and the people around you. 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