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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 2015
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NEWPORT — A massive
audience, camera crews, exotic
filming locations and a
Hollywood smile — most peo-
ple think that is the recipe for
being an ambassador for
nature.
At the Oregon Coast
Aquarium, folks will find none
of that necessary. Interpretive
volunteers collectively connect
with over 400,000 visitors each
year.
Speaking on behalf of ani-
ODFW
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publisher of Grays Sports
Almanac, have the Cubs win-
ning the World Series.
There are, of course, holes
in the theory. For one, it
implies that the flux capacitor,
a Y-shaped set of three incan-
descent lamps set in a box that
makes time travel possible,
has been invented, and that
Marty McFly has successfully
harnessed the power of light-
ning, traveled both forward
and backward in time and
imparted this knowledge to us.
But at least we know that
the robot vacuum kind of
works. Even the hover board
seems plausible, more plausi-
ble than a team stocked with
confident rookies announcing
their plans to win the National
League Central.
Even their new manager,
the astute Joe Maddon, has
taken to calling the Cubs’
spring
training
“Cub
University.”
They can be like Royals,
they say. You know, young
and optimistic. They can win
it all if they want, history be
damned.
“Hey, that’s what we expect
mals and their environments is
no simple task, which is why
the Oregon Coast Aquarium
treats its volunteer recruits to a
six-weekend crash course,
which starts on April 4, on the
coastal and marine fauna of
Oregon.
Upon graduation, these vol-
unteers spend a few hours each
week speaking on behalf of
Oregon’s marine animals and
their environments to aquarium
visitors. This exposure pro-
vides people a tremendous
opportunity to make a positive
impact for their local environ-
ment, and the ocean on a glob-
al scale.
“When a volunteer connects
with a visitor about a particular
animal, or a conservation issue
like marine debris, they make
an impression that may last a
lifetime,” said Beth Hawkyard,
Volunteer Services Manager
for the Aquarium.
Additional perks for aquari-
um volunteers include:
• Complimentary Aquarium
membership.
• Invitations to participate in
exclusive lectures and continu-
ing education programs.
• A behind-the-scenes look
at a marine science exhibition
facility that is consistently
ranked among the 10 best in the
U.S.
• Subscription to the month-
ly newsletter, The Upwelling.
• Discounts at the Wildlife
Trading Company gift shops in
the aquarium.
• The opportunity to join
rank with nearly 350 other out-
standing volunteers that share a
passion for marine science.
To learn how to become one
of the newest voices of
Oregon’s marine and coastal
environments, visit www.
aquarium.org or contact the
aquarium’s Volunteer Services
department at volunteer@
aquarium.org.
and How from the menu.
ODFW Family Fishing
events along the coast include:
North Coast
• April 18, Hebo, Hebo
Lake, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• May 2, Vernonia, Vernonia
Pond, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Mid-Coast
• May 16, Waldport, Eckman
Lake, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• June 6, Florence, Cleawox
Lake, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
South Coast
• April 18, Coos Bay, Middle
Empire Lake, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• June 6, Lakeside, Eel Lake
in Tugman State Park, 9 a.m. to
3 p.m.
and that’s what we believe,”
Cubs first basemen Anthony
Rizzo told reporters this
spring. “And that’s what we’re
going to do,” he adds.
And that’s where the road
ends. For the past five years,
it's led to fifth place. Maybe
this year, with guys like Jon
Lester on the mound, a proper
sense of history will take hold.
Lester, born in the ’80s and a
party to the Red Sox exor-
cism, averages 16 wins per
year, and that’s usually how
far out of first place the Cubs
are.
Vegas has them at 14-1
odds.
Marty McFly’s Cubs were
listed as 100-1 longshots. Of
course, they were said to have
beaten Miami in a five-game
sweep, something pretty much
impossible to do today, but as
they say, tomorrow never
knows, and when you’re at a
Cubs game this summer, sit-
ting back with an Old Style
and a "sassage," you won’t
care where the road leads ...
perdition be damned.
From Mesa to the Northside
you don't need roads. The
Cubs are eternal winners in
the mind’s eye.
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