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2 B SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, MAY 23, 2015 Coast Guard: Boaters, make safety a priority this weekend The Coast Guard would like to remind boaters there are sev- eral important safety measures they can take prior to going out on the water this Memorial Day Weekend: • Get a free vessel safety check conducted by the Coast Guard Auxiliary to ensure your vessel is seaworthy. Auxiliarists will also ensure you have necessary safety equipment. • File a float plan with a responsible friend, family member or local harbormaster. A float plan should include your information, the informa- tion of your boat, where you intend to go, when you intend to return and other data. If you do not return at the designated time, a search and rescue mis- sion can be initiated for you. • Check the weather before venturing out on the water. Weather conditions at sea can change quickly and without warning. Ensure the weather is safe and if conditions do not look suitable, it is advised you alter your plans until weather conditions improve. If in doubt, don’t go out. • Do not mix alcohol use with boating. If you’re plan- ning to drink alcohol, ensure you have a designated boat operator. Operating a boat while intox- icated is not only dangerous, it is illegal. • Wear a lifejacket. Personal floatation devices significantly increase your chances of sur- vival if you fall overboard. More than 80 percent of drowning victims were not wearing lifejackets. Boaters are also encouraged to purchase and register an Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon. An EPIRB is an important and highly effective piece of life-saving equipment that can send a distress signal to the Coast Guard via satellite. Other essential safety equip- ment includes a fire extinguish- er, a first aid kit and a GPS. It is highly recommended boaters maintain a VHF radio aboard their vessels at all times. A cell phone can be useful, but it should not be relied upon as the primary piece of communi- cations equipment. Cell phone signals can weak- en greatly as you go offshore, Coast Guard suggest making a checklist of safety items before heading out onto the water this Memorial Day Weekend. Ned Hickson/Siuslaw News as well as in some inland areas, and may not be useful during an emergency. Boaters are discouraged from using the term “Mayday” when conducting radio checks; “Mayday” should be used in distress situations only. Flares and emergency signal- ing devices are other key pieces of safety equipment. Boat oper- ators should know how to prop- erly use flares in the event of an emergency. Signal flares are for emer- gencies only. Improper use of flares often becomes a false alarm. Anyone who accidently fires a flare should notify the Coast Guard immediately. While boaters in distress should not hesitate to call the Coast Guard immediately, it is important that mariners remem- ber to notify the Coast Guard if they are no longer in need of assistance. If you do require assistance or rescue, notify the Coast Guard through VHF channel 16 immediately. Boaters in distress should not hesitate to call for help; the Coast Guard does not seek reimbursement for rescue serv- ices provided. The Coast Guard highly advises boaters to not place hoax calls. Hoax calls needless- ly waste time, money and divert resources from respond- ing to actual emergencies. Penalties, under federal law, for knowingly placing a hoax call can include prison time, a $5,000 civil fine, a $250,000 criminal fine and restitution to the Coast Guard for costs incurred while responding to the hoax. Boaters are encouraged to teach children how to properly use the radio for emergencies but also instruct them that it is not a toy. Parents will be held responsible for improper radio use committed by their kids. For tech-savvy boaters, the Coast Guard has released a new Coast Guard mobile app. The smart phone app allows users to find the latest safety regulations, check safety equip- ment, request a vessel safety check and perform several other functions. The mobile app does not replace the VHF radio, which is still considered the primary and most reliable method of requesting Coast Guard assis- tance. PeaceHealth offering free sports physicals to local student athletes On Wednesday, May 27, PeaceHealth Medical Group in Florence will be at the Siuslaw Middle School to provide Free Sports Physicals to students participating in athletics for the upcoming school year starting in September for both Siuslaw and Mapleton School Districts, as well as home schooled stu- dents. Sports physicals are required in order to participate in extracurricular sports in grades 6 through 12, and for some youth sports leagues. PeaceHealth Medical Group provides the physicians and medical assistants. During Sports Physical Day, students receive a Sports Pre- Participation Examination. This examination includes height, weight, blood pressure, and pulse check, eye chart exam and examination by a physician. Also included is a health history questionnaire that asks about the student’s history of injury, illness and conditions, such as asthma, to help ensure that they are being properly cared for and that coaches are aware of any con- ditions a student may have. If a provider encounters a medical issue with a student, this information will be docu- mented on their sports physical form and the parents and/or guardians will be notified by an employee from PeaceHealth Medical Group so any issues can be addressed by their pri- mary care physician. This helps ensure that the student can participate in the sporting activity of their choice. This pre-participation physi- cal exam is an important part of safe sports participation. The exam can help screen athletes for potential illness or condi- tions that may limit or restrict their ability to participate in a school sport. It also helps ensure that students who play sports are physically capable of meeting the demands of the sport in which they choose to participate and don't have any conditions that may be aggra- vated by intense exercise. Welcome to 80 Years of Excellence! We Make All Our Own Ice Cream – Over 50 Flavors – Including Sugar-free Ice Cream & Non-fat Frozen Yogurt in a variety of flavors. “Over 5 Generations of Old Fashioned Goodness!” Tw o l o c a t i o n s i n F l o r e n c e H i g h w a y 1 0 1 N & B a y S t r e e t i n O l d To w n Wa l d p o r t • W i n c h e s t e r B a y • A s h l a n d • S i s t e r s Registration begins for 18th Fore Kids Golf Classic Join the excitement as the Boys and Girls Club of Western Lane County host its 18th annual Fore Kids Golf Classic on Saturday, June 6, at the Sandpines Golf Links. The event will help provide View from 1B and sewer.” I’m not going to go too deep into this situation, but if you’ve ever felt weird about letting somebody use the bathroom in your house, you probably don’t want to think about letting them use the bathroom in your RV where, if you’re not hooked-up to a sewer pipe, you will in essence (no pun), have a souvenir of their visit to your bathroom stored in a tank underneath your bed for days — maybe weeks. But I am not here to dispar- age the use or purchase of RVs in this space or make fun of RVers, for as Father Damian once said to the lepers of Molokai, “I am now one of you.” continued support for Western Lane County youth being served by the Boys and Girls Club. The four-person scramble tournament will kick-off with a shotgun start at 10 a.m. and will feature numerous contests, including putting, closest-to- the-pin, longest drive and a hole-in-one contest. It will be followed by post- tournament awards barbecue, live auctions and raffles. The cost for the scramble is $109 per golfer and includes green fees, cart, range balls, barbecue, raffles, wine, beer and more. Register early by email at jeria@sandpines.com. Many RVers know what they are doing and knew full well what they were getting into before they made their pur- chases. They did the research, maybe they rented an RV for a bit, or drew upon youthful memories of camping or mili- tary experience. Then there are those who buy an RV during a manic phase, midlife crisis or for an application that the RV owner soon will find out he cannot use the RV for without incurring the wrath of the insurance industry. I pondered those things one morning, as I watched the sun rise over the wilderness pines, sipping my hose-water-fla- vored instant coffee, cursing the battery life on my iPad and handing out $100 bills to the mechanic underneath my RV who was securing my water tank to the under carriage, something that is essential for driving but not covered under my warranty, “extended war- ranty” or insurance. It could have been worse, of course — it can always be worse — this could have hap- pened a day’s hike out in a des- olate location in the middle of bear country and not this one, which if I were to hike 75 yards straight through the line of trees in front of me, would take me to the backside of the Kissimmee Panda Express. It was then and there that I decided to gather my thoughts and add them to the din of RV help sites that are scattered around the web. 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