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.
In the Volcano second, the
six runs came on four singles,
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Junior Amion had two each.
July 28: Hillsboro 10,
Volcanoes 0
The host Hops took the
rubber game of this series, also
giving the Volcanoes a losing
record for the trip.
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Miguel Gomez’s hitting streak,
at 22 games. He came close
in his last time at bat, with a
line drive to deep right fi eld,
but Stephen Dezzi caught it to
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For 6-1/2 innings, it was a
contest. Hillsboro was ahead
but only 2-0. In the bottom of
the seventh, the Hops scored
six runs on two singles, a dou-
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