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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 2015 3 B Shawn Penrod/for Siuslaw News Jordan Kent (seated center) with participants in last weekend’s Jordan Kent Skills Camp at the Boys and Girls Club of Western Lane County Kent from 1B competing in track and field, where he was a four-time NCAA All-American. Kent was drafted by the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks after graduating in 2006, playing for them for 2.5 seasons before going to the St. Louis Rams for a year. For Kent, moving from pro- fessional sports to teaching kids was a natural progression. “I love kids. I remember the impact adults had on me grow- ing up,” said Kent after the camp concluded. “Anything I can do to provide a positive example for the kids. To inspire them to work hard and be the best that they can be, I’ll do it.” He said his favorite part of coaching youth is their authen- ticity. “I just love how genuine kids are. I love the friendships we Buying or Selling? 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All techniques should produce fish, with bobber and bait, back bouncing, bait-wrapped plugs, and casting spinners among the best. Winter steelhead are avail- able in increasing numbers as well. Melody Beaudro Principal Broker 541 991-2151 1749 Highway 101 • 541-997-1200 Want breaking news? More photos? YAQUINA RIVER: Steelhead, Chinook The winter steelhead run is starting to kick in with anglers getting into a few fish along www.TheSiuslawNews.com WORD from 1B dren was on full display durung the camp. With the help of Siuslaw High School varsity basketball team members Trey Cornish and Preston Mitchell, along with volunteer Shannon Anderson-Sheets, the kids went enthusiastically from drill to drill. “It’s all about encouraging kids at this age. Encouraging them to be the very best they can be. A lot of times we have this standard that we think kids should meet,” said Kent. “Every single kid is unique. They have their own character- istics, their own strengths. Their goals shouldn’t be an arbitrary number or mark…If you can encourage a kid to be hard working and look in the mirror to push themselves, you’re going to set them up for success.” Although this was his first time in Florence for the skills camp, Jordan said it certainly won’t be the last. “We’d love to come back in June. We were really humbled by the reception here,” said Kent. “Hopefully the parents and kids enjoyed what we offered,” said Kent. “We would love to be more of a part of this community and help out in anyway we can. “We are definitely going to make plans and hopefully everyone spreads a good word.” the Big Elk as conditions allow. The fall Chinook fish- ery is essentially over for the season as most fish have already spawned. head may be retained per day for a total aggregate of three adult fish harvested daily. Crabbing in Coos Bay has been decent for boat crabbers. The best crabbing has been near the jetties but crabbers are getting legal-size crab all the way up to the BLM Boat Ramp. Clamming is excellent dur- ing low tides near Charleston, off Cape Arago Highway, and Clam Island. before finding the bigger fish. There are lots of smaller yel- low perch that anglers have to sort through to catch enough keepers for a meal. Some of the keeper yellow perch are over 12 inches long. The wild coho season open in Tenmile Lakes is closed. COOS RIVER BASIN: Dungeness crab, bay clams, steelhead Steelhead have been caught this past week on the West Fork Millicoma, East Fork Millicoma, and South Fork Coos rivers. There is bank access on the West Fork Millicoma at the Millicoma Interpretive Center and on the East Fork Millicoma at Nesika Park. Access to the South Fork Coos River is through Weyerhaeuser property and anglers must have the appro- priate permit from Weyerhaeuser. In the Coos Basin, one additional fin-clipped steel- ON THE STREET NEW FEATURE FEA TURE Do you agree it is time to end the U.S. embargo on Cuba? “I don’t think they should. Things have never been good between these countries and I don’t know if they are going to get any better or not. I think it would be taking a chance.” —G ARY N EAL , 78 F LORENCE “Absolutely. It’s long over- due. We’ve only hurt both coun- tries with this embargo. ... Cuba is one of our closest neighbors. Let’s get over this! Let’s pro- mote the future of both coun- tries.” —K ATHY S HAMEY , 69 F LORENCE “It’s a simple question with a complicated answer. But I think we definitely need to do some- thing different. It’s been many years, and nothing has changed. There’s been no result.” —D ANIEL M OLINA , 54 L OS A NGELES “It’s long overdue. The peo- ple of that country are our neigh- bors and we have a long history with Cuba.” —F RANK N EWLIN , 81 F LORENCE HAVE A QUESTION WE SHOULD ASK? TELL US! E DITOR @T HE S IUSLAW N EWS . COM UMPQUA RIVER, SOUTH: Steelhead The South Umpqua is open for steelhead. The peak num- bers of fish normally show up from February to late March. The South Umpqua offers the best chance for catching an adipose-fin clipped steelhead for harvest. The hatchery program for winter steelhead is centered in the South Umpqua. Most hatchery fish are caught from Canyonville downstream. All wild fish must be released unharmed. TENMILE BASIN: Yellow perch, coho salmon Yellow perch are biting on night crawlers or jigs tipped with a worm in Tenmile Lakes. Yellow perch will be concentrated in big schools in deep water. Sometimes anglers need to try several spots WINCHESTER BAY: Chinook, fin-clipped coho Most salmon have already moved upstream. Fishing for bottomfish in the Triangle and South jetty has been success- ful. Crabbing has been good recently. PACIFIC OCEAN and BEACHES: Bottomfish, Dungeness crab The ocean is open again for harvest of Dungeness crab. Fishing for bottom fish, including rockfish and lingcod is open to all depths. The marine fish daily bag limit is seven fish and a separate daily limit of two lingcod. Retention of cabezon is allowed but for only one cabezon per day per angler. P ACIFIC H ALIBUT : The 2014 Pacific halibut seasons have all closed for the remainder of the year. The Halibut Commission will set 2015 quotas later this month. NOW BUYING USED CARS & TRUCKS Under 100,000 miles. Come on in and try the new tastes of Pizza hut. Open: Sunday thru Thursday, 11am - 10pm Friday and Saturday, 11am - 12pm 1940 Hwy. 101 • Florence • 541-997-7770 2150 Hwy. 101 • Florence (541) 997-3475 • 1-800-348-3475