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JULY 6, 2018, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE B1 ENHANCED COLLEGE STUDENT BONUS CASH PROGRAM GRADUATE TO A NEW SET OF WHEELS Keizer GET YOUR $750 BONUS CASH REGISTER at FordDrivesU.com *Program #36236 – $750 Bonus Cash for current college students and recent college graduates who purchase or lease an eligible new 2017/2018/2019 model year Ford Fiesta, Focus, Fusion, EcoSport or Escape. Includes Hybrid and Fusion Energi models. Take new retail delivery from an authorized Ford Dealer’s stock by August 31, 2018. Not available on Focus RS. May not be used with other Ford private offers. Limit of 5 new eligible vehicle purchases or leases. U.S. residents only. Offer may differ by Region. See dealer for complete details and eligibility. 3555 River Road N, Keizer (503) 463- 4853 www.skylineforddirect.com KEIZERTIMES.COM First swim: Holiday outduels Northwood By DEREK WILEY Of the Keizertimes Holiday Swim Club knocked off defending all- city champion Northwood to open the season. Swimming at home on Thursday, June 28, Holiday outscored Northwood 263- 247. Holiday swept the 8-and- under and 11-12 year old medley relays. Holiday also won the girls and boys 8-and- under freestyle relays as well as the 15-18 girls free relay. Individually, Kyra Nor- strom led the Holiday girls, winning the 11-12 medley, butterfl y and backstroke. Claire Hicks placed fi rst in the girls 8-and-under free and breaststroke. Ella Gerig had the fastest times in the girls 9-10 free and breaststroke. Other 8-and-under girls winners were Holiday swim- mers Kaiya Turner in the IM, Olivia Anderson in the fl y and Avelyn Sparks in the back- stroke. Erika Robinett took fi rst in the 11-12 breaststroke. Jaelynn Love touched the wall fi rst in the 13-14 fl y and Kassy Win- ters won the 15-18 fl y. Tessa Talento placed fi rst in the 15-18 backstroke. Haley Vanderweed swam the fastest time in the 13-14 IM. Please see SWIM, Page B4 KEIZERTIMES/Derek Wiley LEFT: Northwood swimmer Molly Eisele, who won the 11-12 girls freestyle, swims butterfl y on Thursday, June 28 at Holiday. ABOVE: Holiday swimmers Jaelynn Love, Kyra Norstrom and Emery Love cheer on a teammate during the meet. Volcanoes sweep Eugene By HERB SWETT Of the Keizertimes The Volcanoes put on a show of hitting, pitching, and fi elding June 28 to whip their Eugene visitors 7-3. Completing a three-game sweep of the Emeralds to reach a 10-4 record, Salem- Keizer prepared for a fi ve- game series in Vancouver. Three of the Volcano runs came in the fi rst inning. Kyle McPherson hit a one-out infi eld single, and David Vil- lar followed with a two-run home run over the center fi eld wall. After another out, Robinson Medrano was hit by a pitch for the fi fth time this season and scored on a dou- ble to right center by Wander Franco. Keaton Winn pitched the fi rst two innings for the Vol- canoes, allowing no runs and striking out three. However, in a move manager Hector Borg explained after the game, he brought in Greg Jacknewitz to pitch the third inning. With two out in the top of the third, Luis Vasquez hit his fi rst hom- er of the year, clearing the left fi eld fence. Jacknewitz retired the next batter and stayed in the game through the seventh inning, allowing one more run, which was unearned. Salem-Keizer added three runs in the fourth. Kevin Ri- vera led off with an infi eld single and continued to sec- ond base on a throwing er- ror by third baseman Ramsey Romano. Mikey Edie moved him to third with a sacrifi ce bunt. Jose Layer singled on a grounder to center, driving Rivera in. McPherson hit his fi rst homer of the season, to right fi eld, and the Volcanoes were ahead 7-1. In the Eugene sixth, Vasquez walked and moved to third on a double to center by Nelson Velasquez. An error by Layer in center fi eld enabled Vasquez to score. Velasquez then stole third base on a call that brought protests from the stands and argument from Borg. Two were out by then, and Jacknewitz struck out the next batter. The last Emerald run came in the eighth. Matt Frisbee re- lieved Jacknewitz to start the inning and walked Fernando Kelli. In an attempt to pick Frisbee off, the throw went wild, and Frisbee went to sec- ond. Please see SWEEP, Page B2 KEIZERTIMES/Derek Wiley Volcanoes third baseman Trevor Adams is hitting .361 with eight doubles, a triple and home run through 15 games. Old Man left plunking for steelhead by G.I. Wilson The rod tip whips wildly as the aluminum bell clangs to the ground. The Old Man struggles out of his lawn chair, shuffl es to his rod, jerks it out of the sandspike and sets the hook. A chrome-bright, win- ter steelhead, blasts out the water. “The Old Man’s got an- other one on,” a nearby angler yells. “Somebody cut his line,” he adds with a laugh. Others come running with the net, and offer the obliga- tory advice, common in these situations. “Keep his head up.” “Watch out for the snag.” Plunking for steelhead has worked once again for the Old Man. He has fi shed this river 45 years. Plunking is a social affair of sorts. Hours of downtime. It is a lay-back way to fi sh. Toss out lure/bait, anchor it in place with a heavy sinker, place rod in sandspike, attach a bell to the rod and wait for a bite. Bells are a key piece in the sys- tem. Some guys can hear a bell at 50 yards and know whose bell it is. Small groups form to visit. Sometimes a campfi re will be built. Many of the same guys come together every year, driven by a passion for a spe- cial fi sh. “Riverside friend- ships” have developed over the years. Telephone networks share current fi shing informa- tion. Some have been riverside friends for 30-50 years. They know each other’s work his- tory, family status, hunting and fi shing backgrounds. Most are on a fi rst name basis. It’s usually fi rst names. In cases where two or more names are the same, something like adding where the person is from: Silverton Ron, Salem Ron, or it could be based on physical stature: Tall Bill. Short Bill, Skinny Tom. The Old Man has the du- bious distinction as oldest of the regulars. One-by-one he has seen the “old guard” fade away. In 2017, he saw the last one pass. It isn’t the same anymore. It was always fun to relive the old days with those who shared them with you. Stories of; numbers of fi sh, numbers of anglers, changes in the river, and the unforgettable charac- ters that fi shed the river. Somehow, stories seem so much more believable when several guys get together and share those experiences. After four decades of drift- fi shing, age--and medical challenges–have relegated the Old Man to plunking. When he was a young man, wading up and down rivers, he and his buddies would make remarks about “those old guys plunking, sitting on their butts and not catching steelhead.” Now, fi fty years later, as he puts it, “I is one.” Being recognized as the oldest on the river has some perks at times. Younger an- glers watch out for him, help- ing untangle lines when ar- thritic hands have trouble. Please see WILSON, Page B2
