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Local Florist spreads joy through public arrangements in The Woodlands - hellowoodlands.com

The Woodlands area.After Ann’s friend and fellow florist, Jason Vorse of PollenFloral Works in Castle Rock, Washington, salvaged unused blooms due to theCOVID-19 crisis and installed a public floral arrangement, she felt inspiredand thought, I want to be part of that too. In sharing her vision with a flower supplier and local officials,she received permission plus the needed materials, about 1000 roses and 400hydrangeas, to decorate public areas for the community to enjoy. Ann Engelbrecht, owner of Sprout Fine Floral ConceptsThe first public installments was made this past week at theentrance of The Woodlands where red roses and greenery now adorn the necks ofthe famous deer statues that greet visitors on Woodlands Parkway. The archway located in Hughes Landing is now the home to secondinstallment with white roses.Ann shared, “I wanted to create something nice. People driveby and see the installation, coming upon it unexpectedly. We are all goingthrough a difficult time. Flowers make people happy.”The next installments will be made in Town Green Park, statues surrounding The Cynthia Woods Pavilion, and Oak Ridge North. Ann is grateful to her floral sponsor, Greenleaf Wholes... https://www.hellowoodlands.com/local-florist-spreads-joy-through-public-arrangements-in-the-woodlands/

Castle Rock florist to design 'Parasite' Oscars party - The Columbian

CASTLE ROCK — When Jason Vorse moved home to Castle Rock to start his own floral design shop almost three years ago, he left a nearly two-decade career as a designer in Los Angeles.But his Hollywood contacts haven’t forgotten him.Last week a Los Angeles-based production company hired Pollen Floral Works to design the flower displays and other decorations for an Oscars cocktail party Sunday for “Parasite,” a South Korean film up for six nominations, including “Best Picture.” Should it win that category, “Parasite” would be the first foreign-language film to earn that title.“Depending on how the Oscars go, this (party) has the potential to be one of the biggest parties of the Oscars,” Vorse said Thursday.Vorse is no stranger to designing Hollywood parties. He arranged $5 million malachite crystal urns for Princess Beatrice of York’s Sweet 16 birthday party and set up flowers for Ashton Kutcher’s wedding to Demi Moore.Vorse has even worked “behind the scenes” with Oscars parties before, h... https://www.columbian.com/news/2020/feb/05/castle-rock-florist-to-design-parasite-oscars-party/

LA florists set up shop in Castle Rock - Longview Daily News

CASTLE ROCK — While working as a floral designer in Los Angeles, Jason Vorse created arrangements in $5 million malachite crystal urns for Princess Beatrice of York’s sweet-16 birthday party. He set up flowers for Ashton Kutcher’s wedding to Demi Moore in the middle of the night in unmarked vehicles to avoid the paparazzi.And yet, after working nearly two decades with prestigious floral design studios in Los Angeles, Vorse decided to move back to his hometown and open Pollen Floral Works with his husband, Vicente.Vorse, son of Castle Rock Chamber of Commerce Vice President Mike Vorse, started his first job at All Season Garden Center in Kelso when he was 16. All Season is now closed, but Vorse said his time there was influential.“They kind of installed that interest in the plant world and … I ran with it,” said Vorse, now 38. “I drifted over to the floral side after I started playing with the products that I was growing in my yard.”Vorse attended the Seattle Floral Design Institute and... http://tdn.com/news/local/la-florists-set-up-shop-in-castle-rock/article_9a9186d2-1096-58a0-aa53-0c20a45a6618.html

Free flowers today: 'Petal It Forward' (photos) - OregonLive.com

Portland: Botanica Floral Design; Broadway Floral; Floral Sunshine, Goose Hollow Flowers, Old Town Florist and Solabee Flowers and BotanicalsSandy: Sandy Country FloristTillamook: Sunflower FlatsCastle Rock, Washington: The Flower PotLongview, Washington: Banda's BouquetsVancouver, Washington: Awesome Flowers, Mountain View High School floral students— Janet Eastmanjeastman@oregonian.com503-799-8739@janeteastman... http://www.oregonlive.com/hg/index.ssf/2016/10/free_flowers_to_petal_it_forwa.html

'Flower Girl' welcomes visitors to gardens - Lakewood Sentinel

Fridays; 10 a. m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays, until 9 p.m. on First Fridays. 720-904-1088.Ghost WalkA Ghost Walk and Theatrical Séance will be held at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 14 at Theatre of Dreams, 735 Park Ave., Castle Rock. Dress for the weather. A 45-minute walk will be followed by a séance at the theater. (Limited to 30 spirit seekers.) A Saturday session may be added if interest warrants it. $30 per person. 303-660-6799. Tickets: AmazingShows.com. Reservations required. Lanterns and glow sticks furnished. Costumes encouraged. http://lakewoodsentinel.com/stories/Flower-Girl-welcomes-visitors-to-gardens,236530

11-year-old boy gives flowers to King Soopers employees - ABC News

People are taking action, and that's awesome."March 26, 2021, 7:36 PM• 3 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleThe day after the mass shooting at a King Soopers in Boulder, Colorado, Jody Witmer had to explain to her 11-year-old son, JJ, that a gunman had killed 10 people, including three employees.JJ said he felt incredibly sad for the victims and couldn't imagine how King Soopers workers across the state were feeling having to return to work the next day.To brighten their day, JJ asked his mother if they could distribute flowers at supermarket locations in Brighton, where they live and which is about 30 miles from Boulder, and in Commerce City. Witmer said she wasn't surprised given how often JJ spends time volunteering to help neighbors with chores such as putting out their trash.With money he made as a dog walker, JJ Witmer bought dozens of flowers for King Soopers employeesA florist at the Brighton King Soopers offered JJ a discount to purchase dozens of flowers, which he spent about 45 minutes sharing with every employee at the store, telling him that he appreciated their hard work. They shared hugs and smiles, and some of the employees teared up.Jo... https://abcnews.go.com/US/11-year-boy-flowers-king-soopers-employees/story?id=76708231

Colorado Springs entrepreneur brings flowers and charm to Old Colorado City with Sweetwater: A Flower Market - Colorado Springs Gazette

September, she emerged with a spark of inspiration.The experience she had in the hometown-feeling store and the accompanying flower truck outside the store gave her an idea to open a business in Colorado Springs with the same vision.And with that short seven-day trip, “Sweetwater: A Flower Market” was born. The floral and mercantile store that opened this week is named for Sally, Cline’s mother, who passed nearly three years ago. The logo features lavender, Cline’s favorite scent, and something that calms and attracts her, and she hopes others as well. Cline bought a building at 2419 W. Colorado Ave. in Old Colorado City for the brick-and-mortar business, where she felt the market would fit in with the historic vibe while growing the neighborhood.Cline, 52, created Sweetwater because she wanted to share her experience with a southern charm mercantile store in Nashville with the Colorado Springs community.“It was something about being there, the country, the music, the people,” she said. “It somehow got into my heart and inspired me to bring this to Colorado Springs, where we don’t have flower trucks, and we don’t really have interactive flower markets.”Cline wants Sweetwater to be a place where people can go and have a unique experience. Part of the shop is dedicated to bouquets, and customers are also ... https://gazette.com/cheyenneedition/colorado-springs-entrepreneur-brings-flowers-and-charm-to-old-colorado-city-with-sweetwater-a-flower/article_7dbaedde-77a5-11eb-8fe3-1b45ec1a2d2e.html

Washington court rules against florist in gay wedding case - Albuquerque Journal

A Colorado case involving a baker who would not make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple is pending before the U.S. Supreme Court, according to Lambda Legal. In 2014, the court declined to hear an appeal of a case out of New Mexico that went against a photographer who denied a same-sex couple service.Gov. Jay Inslee lauded Thursday’s ruling, saying it was “in favor of equality for all Washingtonians.”“By ruling that intolerance based on sexual orientation is unlawful, the Court affirmed that Washington state will remain a place where no one can be discriminated against because of who they love,” Inslee said in a written statement.Stutzman had previously sold the couple flowers and knew they were gay. However, Stutzman told them that she couldn’t provide flowers for their wedding because same-sex marriage was incompatible with her Christian beliefs.Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson and the couple sued her, saying she broke state anti-discrimination and consumer protection laws, and the lower court agreed. The state’s nine high court justices upheld that verdict.The court rejected several arguments put forth by Stutzman, including the assertion that since other florists were willing to serve the couple, no harm occurred.“As every other court to address the question has concluded, public accommodations laws do not simply guarantee access to goods or services. Instead, they serve a broader societal purpose: eradicating barriers to the equal treatment of all citizens in the commercial marketplace,” the court wrote. “Were we to carve out a patchwork of exceptions for ostensibly justified discrimination, that purpose would be fatally undermined.”The case thrust the great-grandmother into the national spotlight and she testified before state lawmakers in Indiana and Kansas.Michael Scott, a Seattle attorney who worked with the American Civil Liberties Union to represent Robert Ingersoll and Curt Freed — the couple denied the flowers — had previously told justices he didn’t believe Stutzman’s floral creations constituted speech. By providing flowers for a same-sex marriage, he argued, “she’s not endorsing same-sex marriage. She’s selling what she sells.”Ferguson had said the state’s argument rested on longstanding principle, and uprooting it would weaken antidiscrimination law.After the arguments in the Supreme Court case last November, at a packed theater at Bellevue College, a large crowd of... https://www.abqjournal.com/951260/washington-court-rules-against-florist-in-gay-wedding-case.html

Obituaries for October 8 - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

Private services at a later date. Online condolences: www.ballardfamilymortuaries.com. Survived by son, Ryan (Christina) Cordoban of Honokaa; daughter, Royalan Cordoban of Colorado Springs, Colo.; companion, Linda Anahu of Honolulu; sisters, Loretta (Doug) Whitaker of Charleston, S.C., and Alona (Alan) Kondo of Kohala; seven grandchildren. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.Eric Moani Hori, 55, of Kailua-Kona died July 26 at Kona Community Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he was a heavy equipment operator and cook for Meals on Wheels. Services at later date. Survived by wife, Tammy Awai-Hori of Hilo; daughter, Maluhia Awai of Kailua-Kona; son, Sam Awai of Kaneohe, Oahu; sisters, Kehau Hori of Washington, Gloria Santiago of Hilo, Rose (Gabriel) Edrado, Dayna Gaspar and Brenda Makaila of Oahu; brothers, Ron Hori of Kailua-Kona, Michael Gaspar, Kimokeo (Ramona) Gaspar, Gordon Gaspar, Nelson (Janice Kawai) Gaspar and Michael (Sara) Gaspar of Oahu, Darrel Rodrigues of Hilo and John (Debralynn) Villarimo of Maui; nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.Ronald H. Nagata, 80, of Honolulu, formerly of Hilo, died Sept. 22 in Honolulu. Born in Kealakekua, he was an architect and sole proprietor of his own firm. Private services held. No koden (monetary gifts). Survived by wife, Irene Nagata; son, Dr. Robb (Kelly) Nagata; daughters, Dr. Rene’e Nagata and Rochelle (Jesse Wu) Nagata-Wu; brothers, Raymond Nagata, Larry Nagata and Harvey Nagata; seven grandchildren.Stanley Yasuo Yasuda, 85, of Holualoa, formerly of Kaneohe, Oahu, died Sept. 25 at home. Born in Honolulu, he was a retired carpenter and commercial fisherman, member of Kona Jaycee’s Club, instructor for Hawaii Hunter Education Program and U.S. Marine Corps Korean War veteran. Private services at later date. No flowers or koden (monetary gifts). Survived by w... https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2020/10/08/obituaries/obituaries-for-october-8-6/