Eugene + the SLUG Queen: There’s no place like ‘gnome’

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Not only does Eugene still have a SLUG Queen Competition and Coronation 42 years after the first one was held in 1983, but it’s got a new SLUG Queen.

Her name is Queen Hilaria Gastrognome, but her slimy friends call her “Lari,” (pronounced Larry), and they formed a formidable cheer section Friday night, Aug. 8, at the Park Blocks at East Eighth Avenue and Oak Street. The judges couldn’t help but hear that section every time she took the stage…

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