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abide by the Oregon Health
Authority’s guidelines in ef-
fect at the time, and to bring
their patience and good
manners when attending,
dining or shopping.”
Friday starts with an
all-comers “Kool Car
Stand-Around” show-and-
shine at the Port of Siuslaw
parking lot at the east end
of Bay Street There will be
food, music and 100+ cars
on display, including the
2019 event winners. Own-
ers of any classic car are
welcome to exhibit along
with the invited vehicles.
Rods N Rhodies’ main
event takes place Saturday
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on
Bay Street. The event also
includes a classic Saturday
night cruise in and around
Old Town, a poker walk
and raffles with lots of
prizes and awards for the
exhibitors.
We are open and
ready to assist you!
Music from the 1950s
to the ’70s will be provid-
ed all weekend by Russ
Strohmeyer, a popular DJ
on the car show circuit.
“He’s a master, a car en-
thusiast, and his DJ equip-
ment is to die for,” said
Cargill.
Bargain hunters can pick
up a guide to the Commu-
nity-wide Garage Sale at
the Siuslaw News office,
148 Maple St., at TheSiu-
slawNews.com and in the
Wednesday and Saturday
editions of the newspaper
that week. Maps will also
be available at Florence-
Chamber.com.
People can then cruise
the bargain trail all week-
end to stop by dozens of
commercial and private
sales all over town.
On Saturday, Bay Street
will be blocked to regular
traffic beginning at 7 a.m.
for exhibitors to enter at
the west end at Kingwood.
From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
cars will be on display
along both sides of the
street, there will be themed
music, and raffle tickets for
sale with a different win-
ner’s name drawn every
half hour.
The awards presentation
begins at 4 p.m. with ex-
hibitors vying for the Mer-
chant Award, Children’s
Choice Award, Peoples’
Choice Award, and Best of
Show Award. Visitors are
invited to vote for the Peo-
ples’ Choice by obtaining
a ballot in Old Town and
returning it by 3 p.m.
According to Cargill,
“Rod” and “Rhody” — re-
tired teachers in blue and
pink overalls like mechan-
ics wore back in the day —
will help kids with a special
ballot for the Children’s
Choice Award. Kids who
vote receive a small goodie
bag.
“The couple will also
inform the public about
the Rods N Rhodies, Inc.’s
Transportation Solutions
Project, which assists lo-
cal families in need with
transportation solutions,”
Cargill added.
At 4:15 p.m., immedi-
ately following the awards
presentation, cruisers will
begin the annual classic car
cruise in and around His-
toric Old Town.
“The cruise is one of the
public’s and exhibitors’ fa-
vorite events during the
weekend,” said Cargill.
“Low and slow is the goal.”
Rods N Rhodies uses this
annual event as a benefit to
highlight Rods N Rhodies,
Inc. and its Transportation
Solutions Project.
“Most of us go through
day-to-day activities with-
out even thinking about
how we will get to where
we want to go,” Cargill
said. “We have the means
of transportation that is
reliable and comfortable.
However, within our com-
munity, there are those
who struggle to make ends
meet and don’t have that
luxury.
“Many families who
do own transportation
may not have the means
to properly maintain the
vehicle for safety and reli-
ability. Sometimes it comes
down to a choice between
the car or food, clothing,
or housing. An unexpected
flat tire has been known to
cost a person a job for mak-
ing them late. A burned-
out headlight or taillight
yields an expensive cita-
tion. Worn out windshield
wipers can impair vision
leading to an accident. We
want to change that for as
many as possible.”
There are multiple levels
of opportunity for busi-
nesses and individuals to
sponsor various aspects of
Rods N Rhodies during
this year’s event or support
their year-around charita-
ble work.
Contact Rods N Rhodies
President Gary Cargill
at 541-999-6513 or flor-
encerodsnrhodies@gmail.
com.
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scribed my pain level at a
7 or 8, I realized, according
to this interpretation, I was
only a 4 or 5 with an occa-
sional 6 during my most
serious exacerbations.
When I looked at the in-
terpretations of pain at the
8, 9 or 10 levels I realized
I have never been to these
levels.
The two pitfalls that
many injured athlete’s
make are:
Saying your pain is a 12
on a scale of 1-10.
2. Smiling and convers-
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pain is a 10.
The description of a lev-
el 8 pain is: INTENSE. You
have trouble talking and
physical activity is severe-
ly limited. A 9 is: EXCRU-
CIATING. You cannot do
regular activities and can-
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ing out. (When I broke my
ankle on my front porch,
about a decade ago, my
conversing probably woke
up the neighborhood and
I apologize for my inap-
propriate language I may
have uttered.) A 10 is:
UNSPEAKABLE. Worst
pain imaginable. Very few
people ever experience this
level.
There is a poster that is
on the wall of many locker
rooms across the country.
It is a quote from the late
Coach Vince Lombardi of
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ers. It says there is no gain
without pain.
I have learned through
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It does not mean there
will not be temporary pain
experienced by most ath-
letes. In my current rehab
from surgery, I was told
pain is to be avoided in my
therapy as the repair may
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while playing. Be watch-
ful if the pain interferes
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