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PREP CROSS COUNTRY: Jersey's Flowers runs to first at sectional meet - Alton Telegraph

In the boys 1A sectional at SIUE, Pinckneyville won the team title with 56 points, followed by Freeburg, Nashville, Steeleville, Benton, Mater Dei, Herrin, Sparta, Red Bud, McLeansboro, Columbia and Murphysboro. Harrison Thomas of Carterville was the individual champion.CLASS 3AThe Edwardsville girls team grabbed their final spot in the team race as well. The Tigers outdistanced Lincoln-Way North 125-167 at the Normal Sectional Meet. Minooka was the team champ with 20 points, followed by Lincoln-Way Central 113, O’Falon 116, Lincoln-Way East 116 and Edwardsville. Following Lincoln-Way North were Normal, Rock Island, Joliet West, Moline, Joliet Central and Belleville East.Edwardsville runners included Maddie Miller, who was 11th overall in a time of 18:45, Rachel Schoenecker 18:55, Colleen Corkery 19:22, Kirara Delgado 19:28, Julianna Determan 19:36, Melissa Spencer 19:37 and Victoria Vegher 19:45.Reach Pete Hayes at 463-2500 or Twitter @HayeserPete... http://thetelegraph.com/sports/73228/prep-cross-country-jerseys-flowers-runs-to-first-at-sectional-meet

'Throwing darts in the dark': Pensacola floral shops tempering Mother's Day expectations - Pensacola News Journal

Jake NewbyPensacola News JournalPublished 7:00 AM EDT May 5, 2020Mother's Day tends to be a banner business day for floral shops, but low sales for Pensacola florists during the pandemic have most feeling nervous ahead of the holiday this year. "The last six weeks for us, we lost probably 80% of our business overnight," said Mike Paris, co-owner of KellyCo Flowers & Gifts on Tippin Avenue. "We went from 15 to 20 deliveries a day down to three." A Flower Shop owner Keri Hankins painted a similarly grim picture when reflecting on her shop's business since the coronavirus forced closures throughout the community in March."We had an immediate drop in sales in March. March we were down 30-something percent, April probably 35 percent," said Hankins, of her shop on Mobile Highway. "We do two of the three gift shops at the hospitals and of course they're closed. The funeral work went down. We've gotten a lot less (business) from some of our big accounts."The local flower shop industry also has not been immune to layoffs and furloughs as they've tried to survive over a tumultuous six-week period.Curbside pickup and... https://www.pnj.com/story/news/2020/05/05/coronavirus-florida-pensacola-florists-unsure-mothers-day-sales/3077238001/

FiftyFlowers Is Still Shipping Flowers From Partner Farms to Doorsteps During Pandemic - Business Wire

Roeser.About FiftyFlowersFiftyFlowers is an online company that provides wholesale flowers delivered fresh from their partner farms to your doorstep. DIY Couples, event planners and florists come to FiftyFlowers for the variety of flowers available, excellent customer service and dependability of a company that has delivered premium, fresh cut flowers for over 100,000 events. With years of experience, FiftyFlowers is the expert in farm-direct wholesale flowers. Visit: www.fiftyflowers.com or call 877.507.6737. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200330005469/en/FiftyFlowers-Shipping-Flowers-Partner-Farms-Doorsteps-Pandemic

South Minneapolis florist works to keep customers, employees safe during COVID-19 this holiday weekend - KSTP

So it hasn't been flowers so much at the table, but 'hope' at the table, within each family," Strom said.The public health nurse-turned-florist said her team understands the importance of Gov. Tim Walz's stay at home order while still making sure families have flowers over the holiday to make their homes feel alive. "It has a huge financial impact on our business ... However, as a nurse, I realize and appreciate the fact that it's greater than ourselves, the well-being of everyone," Strom said.Full coronavirus pandemic coverageHer team is also practicing social distancing."We can leave the flowers right on their doorstep," Calvin Boone, an employee, said.It's a way to keep both customers and employees safe and healthy."I'm able to just deliver the flowers, go back to my car, call them, let them know that they're on their doorstep and away I go," Boone said.As with the joy of flowers, a little surprise: Playing off Little Free Libraries, Lake Harriet Florist has a Little Free Flower Shop where people can stop by, grab a bouquet and put it in their home this holiday weekend."Gives us an opportunity to bring that joy to their home," Strom said. ... https://kstp.com/minnesota-news/south-minneapolis-florist-works-to-keep-customers-employees-safe-during-covid-19-this-holiday-weekend/5697988/

As Coronavirus Limits Funeral Attendance, Demand Surges for Flower Delivery - The Wall Street Journal

We are doing about four times as much business as normally,” he said. “We could hire a dozen more people.” Allyson’s does most of its business in Cleveland, but it also links up with florists in other cities to fulfill national orders. As the new coronavirus forces big changes in how we work, The Wall Street Journal is looking at how different people are coping with the stresses and risks. Previous articles in the series: The Dr. Fauci of Eastern Ukraine Tackles Coronavirus McKinsey Partner Trades Life on Planes for Virtual Whiteboards and Pillow Fights Intel Is Acting Like Only the Paranoid Survive. The CEO Wants It to Stay That Way. Coronavirus Disrupts Travel Influencer’s Picture-Perfect Business Model a href="https://www.wsj.com/news/collection/makingitwork-aec5a7ef?mod=article_inline" clas... https://www.wsj.com/articles/as-coronavirus-limits-funeral-attendance-demand-surges-for-flower-delivery-11589794202

Flowers: Make a joyful arrangement - San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco florist Rebekah Northway of the Petaler (www.thepetalersf.com) creates arrangements that are joyfully of the garden, if that garden were vibrant and lively like an Eden should be. Getting her start in 2006 with big restaurant accounts like Range, Nopa, Zuni Cafe and Bar Tartine, the New Mexico native took cues from her clients’ similar culinary ethos. “They valued really fresh, local produce, and that really influenced my arrangements, which weren’t necessarily about design but rather about showcasing the beautiful material in a natural way,” Northway says. She likens her work to a wild garden or “rebellious ikebana,” a seemingly untamed modern-day spin on the ancient and ceremonial Japanese art of flower arranging. Professional influences notwithstanding, the root, so to speak, of her calling can be traced back to her family’s robust garden of flowers and ed... https://www.sfchronicle.com/culture/article/Flowers-Make-a-joyful-arrangement-15270753.php

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