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The Boss Bass Intimidated by a bass? We’re talking about Bud, an Oregon logger. A guy that straps on cork boots, throws a 32-inch Stihl over his shoulder, heads up mountains--that would give Lindsey Vonn pause--and falls giant fi rs to make a living. Intimidated by a three pound bass? Really? One of Bud’s responsibilities is fi ve cows and their 500 gal- lon water tank. A fl oat keeps the water level consistent. Mosquitos discover the pond and lay eggs. Hundreds of larvae are soon fl it- ting around the tank. Bud comes up with a solu- tion, fi sh to eat the larvae. He sneaks into a neighborhood pond and commanders a couple of small bluegill. Too many larvae for two puny bluegill. He needs more fi sh power. Back to the pond. Lucky catch. A three pound bass. Larvae soon disappear. Bud is feeling pretty good about solving the tank problem. He comes out one morning and the half-eaten body of a bluegill is fl oating on the surface. Two days later, same with the other one. Boss Bass is eating the blue- gill. A few days later, a rain storm fl ushes a starling nest down the rain gutter into the tank. This has happened before. Bud usually dips out the debris with his hands. On the second dip something grabs his fi nger, jerks his hand down all the way to the elbow. His shriek of pain brings Lucy, by G.I. Wilson the dog barking in fear. Bud’s mangled fi nger is bleed- ing. The bass chewed up a work- hardened fi nger. Bud thinks it has to be a freak incident. An- other bleeding fi nger. Hunger. The bass must be hungry with the larvae gone. Feed the bass. Bud sifts through the compost pile and comes up with a dozen fat nightcrawlers. Night crawlers are snapped up as fast as they are dangled in the water. Boss Bass has to be full. Fin- ger three is now bleeding. Over the next few days Coy, Bud’s sig- nifi cant other, is amused as she watches her tough, logger guy approach the tank cautiously, dangle a crawler in the water, then jump back. He admits, he is totally intimidated by a three pound bass, confi ned in a steel tank. It’s one of those days when the stars and planets are aligned. Bud and Coy have garden work to do. Bud shovels compost into the wheelbarrow, systematically selecting fat crawlers for Boss Bass. Coy carefully wheels the compost past the water tank, weaving her way through cow pies deposited by cows coming for a drink. Old bossy--right out of a Chick-fi l-A commercial--comes for a drink, just as she does ever day at this time. She lowers her muzzle into the cool water, licking her lips in anticipation. Suddenly, she rears up on her haunches, lets out a bellow that would make a raging bull proud. Boss Bass has latched onto her tongue. Now, it gets exciting. She does a half fl ip, with a minus one rat- ing, launching Boss Bass ten feet in the air. Nine hundred pounds of bovine comes crashing down on the nose of the wheelbarrow creating a fulcrum, catapulting Coy--and load of compost--into the air. Bud is in awe of the scene be- fore him. Does he rush to Coy’s aide, or save Boss Bass? Boss Bass is fl opping wildly down the slope, barn cat Tommy, in hot pursuit. Coy has landed in a fresh cow pie, covered with two inches of thick, black compost, a couple of night crawlers dangling from her hair, describing Old Bossy’s ancestors at a pitch beyond the threshold of pain. It isn’t as bad as he thought it would be, sleeping by himself out here in the old rusty camper be- hind the barn. Tommy, the barn cat, can be pretty good company. He seems to enjoy watching Bud jump when he eases a night- crawler into the tank. Ask Mr. Trash Q: What types of glass can be recycled? ©1986 A: Clear/Green/Brown container glass only. That means bottles and jars only. All container glass must be kept separate by color in paper bags, and placed into the small red recycle bin only. Sorry, no cups, dishes, ovenware, mirror, window glass or light bulbs; they will contaminate the recycling process and ruin the newly made containers. JULY 31, 2015, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A11 ROAD, continued from Page A10 pulled a double steal. Pujadas singled both home. Three singles provided the Emeralds’ fi nal run. July 26: Hillsboro 4, Volcanoes 3 Salem-Keizer, visiting the division-leading Hops, got only two hits in the game but scored three runs in the eighth inning and threatened even af- ter that. The game was scoreless through the fi rst seven innings. In the Hillsboro fi fth, Alex Ol- meda singled and Gerard Her- nandez hit a home run. In the bottom of the sixth, Nathan- iel Santiago relieved Volcano starter Logan Webb. With two out, Stephen Dezzi singled and Hernandez doubled, moving Dezzi to third. Nate Irving singled both home. Junior Amion led off the Volcano eighth with a walk. Hillsboro starter Jared Miller, who became the winning pitcher with a 7-1 record, hit Julio Pena and Brad Moss to load the bases. John Riley grounded out, scoring Amion, and Christian Lichtenthaler reached fi rst base on an error that scored Pena. Steven Dug- gar singled Moss home. Webb took the loss, run- ning his record to 3-2. Salem-Keizer’s other hit was a single by Miguel Gomez in the fi fth, running his hitting streak to 21 games. July 27: Volcanoes 9, Hillsboro 2 The Volcanoes were in charge of this one all the way, scoring six runs in the fi rst in- ning. Everyone in the Salem- Keizer lineup had at least one hit except Steven Duggar, but he walked twice, scored twice and drove in a run. This meant a 22-game hitting streak for Miguel Gomez. Starter Drew Leenhouts, going fi ve innings, was the winning pitcher with a 5-2 record. Hillsboro starter Cody Reed was the losing pitcher, allowing seven runs, all earned, before being relieved in the second. 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