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Hercules has nothing Digging in
on McNary graduate
Members of the
McNary High School
football program helped
prepare for the installa-
tion of an artifi cial turf
fi eld at the school Mon-
day, June 29.
Installation of the
new artifi cial surface is
expected to begin by
the end of the month.
Graciano Rubio, a 2009 McNary High School graduate, performs a feat of strength in the Odd
Haugen Strength Classic at the San Jose Fit Expo.
By ERIC A. HOWALD
excited to see people push boundaries. Com-
Of the Keizertimes
pared to 10 years ago, people are doing things
A 2009 McNary High School graduate now that no one then would have believed
stands a chance at becoming one of America’s possible. As soon as that happens, everyone is
strongest men after winning a major light- doing it. I’m excited to see those moments,”
weight tournament in June.
Rubio said.
On June 13, Keizer native Graciano Rubio
Rubio himself only began competing in
competed in the Odd Haugen
strongman events three years
Strength Classic at the San Jose
ago and that was primarily
Fit Expo. The contest featured
because a friend ended up
fi ve tests of strength including
hosting a strongman event
a farmer’s walk, yoke walk,
in Corvallis where he was
log press, deadlift, and Mas
attending school.
wrestling. Rubio won four out
“It’s diffi cult to compete
of fi ve events en route to a fi rst
because you have to travel, but
place overall fi nish and became
that meant the competition
the newest Lightweight Pro
was coming to me,” Rubio said.
Strongman. Rubio, 23, is a
He did not make a lot of
2009 graduate of McNary and
changes to his workout at that
works as a CrossFit instructor
point, but he had to fi ght some
in Gustine, Calif.
natural inclinations.
“Now I’m just looking
“Everyone tends to work
forward to competing against
on the things they are already
some of the best in the world,”
Submitted good at, but there are no points
Graciano Rubio with his hefty beyond fi rst place that will
Rubio said.
The win at the tournament fi rst place trophy.
make up for other weaknesses.
earned Rubio his pro card and
I had to learn to spend time
an invitation to compete in the 2016 Arnold working on the things I wasn’t good at,” he
Amateur World Strongman Championship said. He now tries to compete about three
in Columbus, Ohio, against the world’s best times a year.
lightweight strongman competitors. He’s
Strongmen contests are not comprised of
already slated to compete in the America’s the typical events one fi nds in the weightlift-
Strongest Man competition in October.
ing world. The event names themselves are
Please see RUBIO, Page A12
“It’s exciting in a lot of ways, but I’m most
Fishing Clinic
It has been said many times,
“If you can’t get away to go
fi shing, next best thing is to
talk about fi shing.” Enter into
a conversation on the topic
with Dave Bauer, and if you
leave there without a nagging
urge to grab a rod and head
for the water, you better take
up golfi ng.
I found myself tensing up
ready to set the hook, as he is
describing the excitement of
feeling a salmon, “take, take,
taking, the bait.”
Bauer has a long,and rich
background in fi shing. It be-
gan when he was eight years
old, fi shing with Uncle Mick.
His dad doesn’t fi sh so he goes
with Uncle Mick. “We are
over on the Little Nestucca
River,” Bauer explains. “I’m
dinking around, like eight-
year-olds will do on the river,
and fi nd an old rusty lure in
some driftwood. The hooks
are rusty. One is broken off,
but it’s my treasure. I take it to
Uncle Mick.”
“Well, Davie, I think we
better doctor it up a little.”
“He always called me Da-
vie,” Bauer adds. “He pulls a
Bandaid out of his billfold-
-one of those that had green
dots on it--puts it on that old
Above: Sam Farr, Jason
Sperle and Raymond
Byrd clean excess dirt
off the edge of the
track.
Left: Gage Mance levels
off some of the new
surfacing.
KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald
Compton leads Salem-
Keizer over Spokane
by G.I. Wilson
lure-and catches a 10 to 12
pound silver. To this day, he is
the best fi sherman I know.”
Some 30 years ago, Bauer
and his two fi shing bud-
dies, Mike Gaynor and Joe
Van Meter, wanted to start a
Keizer Fishing Club. They
need to come up with a name.
Someone suggests: since these
guys catch so many fi sh, and
Gaynor being an optometrist,
instead of Vision Clinic, why
not call it the Keizer Fishing
Clinic. The name sticks.
First requirement to join:
Catch a fi sh. These guys are
known for catching fi sh. Big
fi sh. “In those days, we caught
a lot of 40+ chinook in Tilla-
mook,” Bauer explains. “Forty
pounds were common, not
rare like they are today.
One day, on the river, they
see a driftboat get away from a
guy as it is being loaded. The
guys retrieve the boat and
help get it on the trailer. Sec-
ond requirement: Do some-
thing good for someone on
the river.
Joe and Mike are fi shing
Tillamook Bay. Joe hooks a
big chinook. They discover no
net in the boat. Landing a big
chinook can be a challenge-at
times-even with a net.
“You have to completely
tire him out, then work him
up to the boat,” Mike urges.
Joe tires the fi sh out, Mike
reaches over, grabs the heavy
fi sh and scoops it into the
boat. “Every once in a while,
you have to help a guy out,”
he says with a wide grin. Third
requirement: Net someone’s
fi sh.
Over the years, the Fish-
ing Clinic has grown to 18 to
20 members. They have their
own yearly tournament on the
Siletz River.
Bauer’s son, Mike, is a
member of The Clinic. “I
started taking him fi shing
when he was three years old,”
Bauer explains with pride.
“He would climb up under
the front of the boat and go
to sleep. He’s 34 now and runs
Please see FISH, Page A12
KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald
Volcano Brad Moss send a high pop fl y to center fi eld in the game with Spokane.
By HERB SWETT
For the Keizertimes
The Volcanoes evened
their home series with Spo-
kane on Monday with a 7-5
win that featured pitcher Lo-
gan Webb’s best performance
of the season so far.
In his fi ve innings, Webb
got his fi rst win, allowing
four hits including a home
run but striking out fi ve and
giving up one walk.
Leading the offense were
Chase Compton, who had
three singles and a double
and drove in two runs; CJ
Hinojosa, who hit a double,
scored a run and batted in
two; and Julio Pena.
The Indians scored fi rst.
LaDarious Clark singled
to right fi eld, stole second
base, reached third on a wild
pitch and scored when Jamie
Potts struck out but catcher
Brad Moss dropped the third
strike and made a bad throw
to fi rst.
In the Salem-Keizer fi rst,
Ronnie Jebavy was hit by a
pitch from Peter Fairbanks,
stole second, went to third
on a single by Compton and
scored on a wild pitch.
The Volcanoes took a
three-run lead in the fourth.
With two out, Pena hit his
Please see SPOKANE, Page A12