SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 2015
from 1B
A: Actually, Mary, since
the dawn of man, fires have
been an integral part of our
celebrations... whether pro-
viding warmth in the form of
a bonfire or firing the grills
upon which we are preparing
the sumptuous feasts for the
occasion.
Dancing around a fire is
one of our more primal forms
of celebration. Seeing that it
was 1 a.m., and with temper-
atures in the mid-teens, col-
lege students were smart
enough to know that they
needed a source of heat.
It would seem to us that
college officials would be
smart enough to recognize
this and provide a safer alter-
native for students — per-
haps bonfires staffed by actu-
al firemen in streets cordoned
off by officers of the peace
who were there for the stu-
dents’ safety, instead of the
way it was handled in
Columbus, Ohio, after the big
win.
No, there they decided to
just attack students with tear
gas and threaten their arrest,
fanning the flames of riot and
civil disobedience. Brilliant!
Q: Just watched the
video (of the “riots”).
Cammo? Really? It would
seem that in confronting a
crowd, the goal would be to
announce a police presence,
not make them blend into
the shrubbery.
— Reader in Columbus
A: Maybe the Ohio offi-
cials were caught by surprise,
what with Cleveland and
Cincinnati’s rich tradition of
winning professional cham-
pionships year-in and year-
out.
Maybe they figured fans
wouldn’t care and would just
go to bed after the game.
Maybe they thought that
Ohio’s pristine reputation for
coddling students during
campus protests — and not in
any way, shape or form
inspiring protest anthems
from Crosby, Stills, Nash and
Young — would be enough
of a deterrent.
Maybe the police were on
a mission from the Knights
Who Say “Ni!”
Was this even a question?
Congratulations, Ohio
State.
Siuslaw Volleyball Club starts season with smash
The Siuslaw Volleyball Club opened its season last Saturday, Jan. 10, with its 12U (left) and 14U teams each winning tournament titles in Albany. (cour-
tesy photos)
The Siuslaw 12U gold team
started the volleyball season
last Saturday, Jan. 10, in
Albany, winning all five match-
es en route to an undefeated
day.
This young team of talented
players dominated from the
beginning, with Camryn Rose
serving up an ace on match
point to sweep the opener in
two games.
Throughout the day all the
girls served very well, said
coach Cori Hanson.
Hailee Outlaw, in two sepa-
rate games, served aces for the
win to help propel the Vikings
into the championship match
Cheer
from 1B
and Andrea Sanchez.
“We don’t have a feeder pro-
gram,” says Conlee. “For the
freshmen, it’s their first year,
learning all the basics, dancing,
showmanship. We have to
build from the bottom up.”
The work culminates on Feb.
14 in Portland, where the state
finals will be held at Veterans
Memorial Coliseum, the for-
mer home of the Portland Trail
Blazers.
Flu
from 1B
results for the HPAI H5N2
found in the Fern Ridge mal-
lard yesterday. It is the same
strain that was detected in a
pintail duck in northwestern
Washington state last month.
The strain has not caused
noticeable disease for Oregon’s
wild waterfowl, which have
evolved with the virus and usu-
ally do not get sick. The mal-
lard did not show signs of sick-
ness and there have been no
reports of any recent waterfowl
die-offs related to avian
influenza anywhere in North
against NCVBC Red from
Portland.
In that match, Brea
Blankenship, Savannah Colton
and Lauren Bogart each had
key kills to secure the first
game, 25-21. Then, in game
two, Siuslaw sailed to a com-
fortable 25-12 win behind Kya
Blake’s nine consecutive serv-
ice points.
“The team stayed very
focused throughout the day, we
served big and returned even
better. It was a real team
effort,” said Hanson.
The following day, the 14U
team also traveled to Albany,
where they turned in the same
dominating performance as the
12U team, winning all four
matches on the day to go unde-
feated.
In the championship match
against CCE of Salem, Siuslaw
took an early lead with Lakelee
Charlton serving up five
straight service points.
Raelee Dimon continued that
momentum with a block on the
attack to reclaim the serve.
With great volleys and fast
footwork by Siuslaw libero Zoe
Timmons and Falon Borgnino,
the team went on to win the
first match 25-15.
CCE had solid serving, but
the play of Lupita Figueroa and
McKenzie Colton keep the the
ball in play. That, along with
Samantha Scheer’s serving,
gave Siuslaw an early and com-
manding lead.
Kendall Robinson, who pro-
vided effective setting through-
out the tournament, scored on a
tip-kill for the championship
win, 25-16.
“The team played some great
volleyball.” said coach Kelly
Potter. “Even the parents and
coaches from the other team
congratulated us on how we ran
our rotation and how well we
returned serve.”
The club currently has two
teams with a total of 25 players
ranging in age from 9 to 18.
Players practice two to three
times a week from mid
November through April.
Through the generosity of
Siuslaw School District, the
club uses the Siuslaw Middle
School gym for practices. The
teams play in one to two tour-
naments per month, competing
against teams from all over
Oregon
and
southern
Washington.
These tournaments are usu-
ally one-day tournaments that
start at 8 a.m. and continue into
the early evening, with each
team playing an average of five
matches each day.
It will be a major challenge
for the Vikings and their coach.
“We have an all-new rules
system, and it’s kind’a scary,”
admits Conlee. “They wanted
Oregon’s competition to be
more comparable to the nation-
al championships, so they made
it more rigorous and challeng-
ing.
“We take it as a challenge,
and I think we’re up to it.”
Siuslaw will be competing in
the 4A small schools bracket
(12 or fewer females), unless
there are fewer than five
squads. Then they will be
bunched with the 4A large
schools (13-20 females).
“It’s not fun to be thrown
together (with the bigger
schools),” says Conlee. “It has-
n’t happened in a while, but
one year we got (only) third
because we got thrown togeth-
er.”
First up for the Vikings is the
Sheldon
High
School
Invitational Jan. 31, in Eugene,
then the Tualatin High School
Last
Chance
Cheer
Competition Feb. 7.
Then comes the state cham-
pionships on Valentine’s Day.
“We have some beautiful
tumblers and jumpers,” says
Conlee, who credits gymnas-
tics programs in North Bend
and at Coast Fitness in
Florence.
“This is the first year I’ve
had this calibre of jumpers,”
says Conlee.
There are 16 sanctioned
events this school year for
schools wishing to qualify for
the state championships. Teams
must compete in at least two,
beginning with the Mt. Hood
Cheer Competition in October
at Centennial High School.
The Vikings will be compet-
ing in two of the final three
events heading to states.
“They’re young and really
talented,” Conlee says of her
team. “If we can keep them
together, they’re going to be
amazing their junior and senior
years.”
That would be for a five-
minute shot at fame.
Two and a half minutes each
year.
America.
This detection follows a
December detection of another
avian influenza strain, HPAI
H5N8, in backyard poultry near
Winston, Ore. It marks the sec-
ond highly pathogenic avian
influenza virus identified in
Oregon.
The detection is not a sur-
prise for wildlife managers.
“After seeing initial results
from other states, we suspected
the HPAI strains (H5N2 and
H5N8) would be found in wild
waterfowl in Oregon,” said
Brandon Reishus, ODFW
migratory bird coordinator.
“California has also document-
ed the virus in waterfowl and it
has been found as far west as
Davis County, Utah.”
This time of year, migratory
waterbirds (ducks, geese,
shorebirds) are on wintering
areas throughout the Pacific
Flyway, which extends from
Alaska to South America.
In the coming months these
birds will migrate back to nest-
ing areas to the north, potential-
ly spreading the virus to new
areas. Wild birds can pass the
influenza virus to their species
or other bird species inhabiting
shared wetlands or through
predator and prey interactions.
While this strain often does
not sicken waterfowl, it may be
a threat to falcons and hawks,
which can exhibit symptoms
and die. ODFW is advising fal-
coners to refrain from hunting
wild waterfowl or feeding their
birds wild waterfowl meat or
organ tissue.
Hunters need to practice safe
bird handling.
The strain of avian influenza
found in Oregon and other
western states is no immediate
threat to human health. But
hunters should always practice
safe bird handling and cooking
techniques:
• Wear rubber or latex gloves
when handling and cleaning
game birds.
• Do not eat, drink, smoke or
touch your face when handling
birds.
• Keep the game bird and its
juices away from other foods.
• Thoroughly clean knives
and any other equipment or
surfaces that touch birds. Use a
solution of one third cup of
chlorine bleach per one gallon
of water.
• Wash your hands with soap
and water for at least 20 sec-
onds after handling birds (or
with alcohol-based hand prod-
ucts if your hands are not visi-
bly soiled).
• Cook all game meat thor-
oughly (up to at least 165° F) to
kill disease organisms and par-
asites. Use a food thermometer
to ensure the inside of the bird
has reached at least 165° F.
Upland bird and waterfowl
(duck, goose) hunting seasons
are open through Jan. 25 in
Oregon. Goose hunting is also
open in parts of the state during
late January, February and
March.
Any sick domestic birds
should be reported to the State
Veterinarian’s office at 1-800-
347-7028 or USDA at 1-866-
536-7593.
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