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Siuslaw News Wednesday, June 3, 2026 Florence, Oregon
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Memorial Day Ceremony Success Despite Weather By CAL APPLEBEE Contributor
Extremely inclement weather did not dampen the enthusiasm for the scores of locals who turned out Monday, May 25th for the annual Memorial Day Ceremony held at the Veterans Memorial Park on Bay Street in historic Old Town Florence. Conducted by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3232 in Florence, the program was abbreviated due to the weather conditions which included blowing rain the entire time. American Legion Post 59 and Disabled American Veterans Chapter 23 assisted in the program. Opening prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, rifle salute and taps were performed by various Veteran community members and organizations. The Star Spangled Banner was performed by Haylee Cole. Gold Star family members Annette Howard and Yvonne Sculley were presented bouquets by a member See CEREMONY, Page A6
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Outage affects 2,600 in Florence
Siuslaw to send 126 grads into the world
Abby Jones
Adylin Holbrook
Andrew Hester
Camden Linton
SIUSLAW NEWS STAFF
Danin Lacouture
Matin Zhen
Kiera Koszuta
Kylee Stinger
Mia Snyder
Nyx Harklerode Owen Burtt handful are GED students, most are graduates. One graduate is a homeschooler. We have new policy This is going to be a big that allows us to include graduating glass. As many as 126 graduates will be crossing the stage. While a See SIUSLAW, Page A6 MIKE HARKLERODE Principal
Will Johnson
Logan Harris
Natalee Stevens
Ramil Beers
Known for its small and personable graduation ceremonies, Mapleton High School will see 11 seniors walk to get their diplomas before venturing into adulthood. Among them will be Valedictorian Ramil Beers and Salutatorian Natalee Stevens.
Students Brooklyn Beecher, Jacob Burchell, Tylee Cornelius, Asher Geil, Jostin Harrington, Sean Hazelwood, Savanalin Morley, Oliver Ramsey and Averie Walker will take their last steps in Mapleton High School Saturday, June 6 at 2 p.m. in the school gym.
Sailors to graduate in Mapleton
Dance showcase highlights local and regional talent SIUSLAW NEWS STAFF
Months of practice showed when dozens of dancers took the stage at the Spring Dance Showcase put on by Children’s Repertory
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of Oregon Workshops (CROW). The two-night performance at Florence Events Center also featured dancers from out of the area, particularly See DANCE, Page A6
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A power outage in Florence that affected several neighborhoods was found to have been caused by a feeder line, according to Central Lincoln Public Utility District Just before 8 a.m. May 24, the outage caused traffic lights to go out, forcing drivers to treat them as four-way stops. CLPUD Spokeswoman Megan Walters said it was a single outage that affected multiple areas of See OUTAGE, Page A6