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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 2015
Tips to keep you floating safely this boating season
Spring is here, and summer
will be here before we know it
and in the coming weeks more
people will be pulling out their
boats from winter storage in
preparation for launch in the
waters of this state.
Here are suggestions which
can contribute to your safety
and add to your boating pleas-
ure.
• Know the legal require-
ments for your size vessel.
Safety equipment must be
accessible and in working con-
dition.
• Wear your life jackets.
Eighty-five percent of the boat-
ing fatalities could be avoided
by wearing a personal floata-
tion device. Remember: It can’t
save your life if you don’t wear
it.
• Have children and non-
swimmers wear a personal
floatation device. Each device
should be of suitable size for
the intended wearer and fit
securely. Ninety percent of
those who die in boating acci-
dents drown.
• Be prepared and carry extra
equipment such as a bailer
(bucket), anchor, first-aid kit,
visual distress signal, tool kit,
flashlight with extra batteries,
and a cell phone.
• Don’t overload your boat.
Follow the recommendations
on the capacity plate of your
boat.
• Capsizing, sinking, and
falling overboard account for
70 percent of boating fatalities.
• If your boat should capsize,
your best chance for survival
and rescue is to stay with the
boat. Pull as much of your body
out of the water as possible to
preserve body warmth.
• Hypothermia can be a
killer; keep your body dry and
warm as possible.
• It is illegal to operate any
boat while under the influence
of alcohol or other drugs. Use
the designated driver concept; a
sober skipper is a must.
• Stressors such as exposure
to sun, wind, cold water, vibra-
tion, noise and alcohol all affect
your ability to react.
ODFW hosts website
photo contest
SALEM — The Oregon
Department of Fish and
Wildlife wants to showcase
your fishing, hunting, crab-
bing, clamming and wildlife
viewing photos on its website,
in promotional materials and
on social media sites.
“It’s a great chance for peo-
ple to share their best shots,”
said
Rick
Hargrave,
Information and Education
Administrator. “Last year’s
photo contest winner in the
fishing category was featured
on the 2014 Sport Fishing
Regulations, and we have
highlighted the photos of
dozens of contest entrants in
other places.”
Guidelines:
• The contest closes June
24, 2015.
• There are five categories:
fishing, hunting, crabbing,
clamming and wildlife view-
ing.
• All photos must have been
taken by you personally in
Oregon.
• By submitting a photo,
you agree that it can be used
by ODFW on its website and
in other promotional products.
• Wildlife viewing photos
must be of native species in a
natural environment.
• If there are people in the
photo, get permission from
them before you submit photo.
• Only high resolution pho-
tos, at least 1 megabyte, will
be accepted.
• ODFW employees are not
eligible to participate in the
contest.
How to submit photos:
Enter your photos via the
ODFW website in the “About
Us” section, in Photo/Video
gallery at www.odfw.wufoo.
com/forms/odfw-photo-sub
mission-form
One winner will be chosen
in each of five categories by a
panel of ODFW judges: fish-
ing, hunting, crabbing, clam-
ming and wildlife viewing.
Each winner will receive a
$50 gift certificate to Cabela’s.
See past winners online, at
www.dfw.state.or.us/images/p
hoto_sumbmissions/july_con
test/
The winning photo in the
2014 fishing category, Greg
Yamada’s self-portrait, was
featured on the 2015 Oregon
Sport Fishing Regulations.
Terry Zolotoff submitted his
photo in 2013 and ended up on
the cover of the 2014-15
Oregon
Game
Bird
Regulations.
Kiwanis Duck returning to Old
Town for June 29 - July 4
After being named “Brian”
by Mapleton Elementary
School students many years
ago, Brian the Duck will
return to Old Town June 29
through July 4 at the Silver
Sand Dollar on Bay Street.
Brian will be celebrating his
18th birthday representing the
Florence Kiwanis Club for its
annual duck race on the
Siuslaw River, July 4, at 2 p.m.
Purchase a race ticket for $5
each at the Kiwanis wagon and
watch approximately 2,000
rubber ducks float into the
trap.
Prizes include gift certifi-
cates from Sandpines Golf,
Ray Wells, KCST, Ocean
Dunes Golf Links, Coastal
Fitness, Les Schwab, City
Lights Cinema, On Your Feet
with a Splash (who also have
tickets for sale), Mo’s, Ron’s
Paint, Siuslaw Glass and
Mirror, The Crab Kettle, The
Beachcomber, Shippin’ Shack,
Angie’s
Alterations,
Bridgeport Market, 1285
Restobar, Flowers by Bobbie,
Dunes Café, Rosa’s Cantina,
Kozy Kitchen, Bay Street
Grill, Pizza Hut, Silver Sand
Dollar, Periwinkle Station,
Abby’s Pizza and Ixtapa
Family Mexican.
Last year this event provid-
ed over $28,000 in grants and
college scholarships, through
the Kiwanis Foundation, for
projects involving the Boys
and Girls Club of Western
Lane County, Florence and
Mapleton Food Share, the free
Thanksgiving
community
turkey dinner, the free lunch
program, and the school back-
pack food program.
All of the money raised is
allocated to projects in the
community; none goes to
administrative funding.
For more inforamtion about
the race or the Kiwanis Club,
contact a Kiwanian or Bill
Craig at 541- 999-8804.
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• Don’t run out of fuel.
Practice the 1/3 rule: 1/3 for
trip, 1/3 for return and 1/3 for
spare.
• Fuel vapors are heavier
then air and collect in the bilge.
Never fill gasoline cans in the
boat.
• When anchoring, use a line
that is several times longer than
the depth of the water and
never anchor by the stern.
• File a float plan. Let some-
one know where you're boating
and when you’ll be back.
• You’re responsible for
damage or injury caused by
your wake. Exercise caution
around other boaters and docks.
• As of January 2009, all per-
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