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JANUARY
A Sporting
By Mark Vasto
10 for 2015
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S p o r t s
C a l e n d a r
Jan. 3
• SHS wrestling
At Riddle H.S.
9 a.m.
• SHS girls BB
at Rogue River
3 p.m.
• SHS boys BB
at Rogue River
4:30 p.m.
•
2015
On the
Bite
Into the swing
of things
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It’s that time of year
again when the sports world
sits back and decries the
seemingly arbitrary selec-
tion process that rearranges
so much furniture in the liv-
ing space of our brains.
But if you want to get
down to the real granite
countertops and feng shui
stuff, nothing invites more
earnest discussion than that
little plat in Cooperstown,
N.Y., inspires.
Thirty four names are on
the Baseball Writers’
Association of America
2015 ballot, of which 17 are
holdovers and 17 are new-
comers. My 10 picks are as
follows:
1. Pedro Martinez — The
consumate “villain” pitcher,
Pedro stands out in that he
also was nearly impossible
to hate. From 1997 to 2002,
there was only one power
pitcher that could touch
him, and he’s on the ballot,
too.
2. Randy Johnson — Too
many statistics to choose
from, so I’ll just say he’s the
second best strikeout artist
of all time.
3. Craig
Biggio
—
Biggio missed induction by
two votes last time and
should be a lock this year.
He is the only player in
baseball history with at
least 3,000 hits, 600 dou-
bles, 400 stolen bases and
250 home runs. Biggio is
3
A weekly
fishing report for
the local region
Golf club members keep a full calendar, rain or shine.
www.dfw.state.or.us/RR
MID COAST LAKES:
arol Moore has a number of
dates circled for 2015, includ-
ing Nov. 10 for the Ocean
Dunes
Women’s
Golf
Association awards celebration.
As president of the
S TORY BY
ODWGA,
it’s a day she
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hopes caps a great year
of growth and good fun.
“We finished last season with 32
members,” says Moore. “We really want
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The wild coho salmon
fishery in Siltcoos and
Tahkenitch lakes is slow.
Most fish have migrated
onto the spawning grounds.
to build on that.”
First up is the annual tee-off breakfast
March 10 at the Ocean Dunes Golf
Links clubhouse at 3345 Munsel Lake
Road.
“We’ll also play some golf, if it’s
nice,” Moore says. “If it rains, we’ll stay
in the clubhouse and socialize.
We’re not like the crazy men, who go
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ALSEA
RIVER:
Chinook, steelhead
Winter steelhead season
is underway with reports of
some steelhead being
caught from the lower river
up to the hatchery. Good
numbers of fish typically
start returning over the next
few weeks.
SALMON
GOLF 2B
Stranded turtle warms up at aquarium
RIVER:
Steelhead
Winter steelhead are
starting to show up in most
coastal basins. Salmon
River does get a good
return of wild winter steel-
head and an occasional
stray hatchery fish.
SILETZ
RIVER:
Caregivers cautiously
optimistic about sea
turtle’s prognosis.
Steelhead, Chinook
Winter steelhead season
is underway with a small
NEWPORT — One week into her
rehabilitation at the Oregon Coast
Aquarium, “Solstice,” a distressed
olive ridley turtle, is showing slight
signs of improvement.
Solstice, whose stranding coincided
with the winter solstice, was found
hypothermic and dehydrated on a
beach in Oysterville, Wash. Her loca-
tion alone indicated something was
amiss, as the Pacific Northwest has
much colder water and is far north of
this species’ typical range.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
transferred the turtle to the aquarium,
where it arrived for rehabilitation the
evening of Dec. 22. The aquarium is
one of the few facilities in the
Northwest able to provide the special-
ized care this animal requires.
At 41.5 pounds, Solstice is consid-
ered a sub-adult. Her gender and age
make her an exceptional patient, olive
ridley turtles are classified as endan-
gered and her recovery is important to
the future success of her species.
The aquarium’s team is working
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High Tide
• SHS girls BB
SALEM — The Oregon Fish and
Wildlife Commission will consider a
rule change that will allow salmon,
steelhead and trout anglers to use
barbed hooks on the lower Willamette
River, Youngs Bay, and lower Gnat
Creek when it meets in Salem on
Friday, Jan. 9.
The meeting begins at 8 a.m. at the
ODFW headquarters building, 4034
Fairview Industrial Dr. SE, Salem,
hosts Junction City
7 p.m.
• SHS wrestling
at Marshfield H.S.
FWL dual meet
4 p.m.
&
SHEET METAL, INC.
Low Tide
Jan. 3
10:14am / 8.3 4:17am / 3.0
11:47pm / 6.5 5:16pm / -0.6
Jan. 4
10:56am / 8.3 5:04am / 3.0
5:55pm / -0.7
Jan. 5
12:26am / 6.7 5:48am / 3.0
11:36pm / 8.1 6:32pm / -0.6
Distressed sea tutle Solstice is moved by an aquarium staff member.
(courtesy photo)
around the clock to administer fluids
and slowly raise the 41.5 pound turtle’s
body temperature. At this point, the
aquarists caring for Solstice are cau-
tiously hopeful for her recovery.
“Initial blood tests indicated that she
had no sign of infection and is stronger
than many turtles the aquarium has
received in the past,” said Jim Burke,
the aquarium’s Director of Animal
Husbandry. “Her body temperature has
increased 12 degrees Fahrenheit since
she arrived in Newport, and we hope to
stabilize at her target temperature of 75
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TURTLE 2B
OFWC to reconsider barbless hook requirements
Jan. 8
FISHING 3B
Ore. 97302. The meeting will be
chaired by Michael Finley, who was
recently
appointed
the
new
Commission Chair by Governor John
Kitzhaber.
Finley has been on the Commission
since 2011. He succeeds Bobby Levy
as chair. Levy will continue to serve
on the Commission until a replacement
is named.
The meeting agenda also includes
several informational briefings, to
include an update on implementation
of Columbia River fisheries manage-
ment reforms, progress on the 10-year
update and revision of the Oregon
Conservation and Nearshore strate-
gies, and development of a state man-
agement plan for marine fisheries.
The current barbless hook
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Jan. 6
1:03am / 6.8 6:29am / 2.9
12:14pm / 7.9 7:07pm / -0.4
Jan. 7
1:38am / 6.8 7:10am / 2.9
12:51pm / 7.6 7:41pm / -0.1
Jan. 8
2:13am / 6.8
1:29pm / 7.2
7:50am / 2.9
8:15pm / 0.2
Jan. 9
2:47am / 6.8
2:08pm / 6.2
8:33am / 2.9
9:23pm / 1.2
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