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SATURDAY EDITION
❘ AUGUST 1, 2015 ❘
SECTION B
Siuslaw News
Sports & Recreation
Flying lesson
A Sporting View
By Mark Vasto
On the
Bite
Martinez
makes his
point
A
FISHING REPORT FOR
THE LOCAL REGION
www.dfw.state.or.us/RR
There was an old journal-
ist I used to run into at the
Greenwich Village Bistro
who looked every bit like
an old journalist hanging
around a Greenwich Village
restaurant sounds like he
would look, complete with
crumpled felt fedora and
wide tie.
One day, I was reading
one of the tabloids, and I
threw it aside with disgust.
There was no real news on
page one, and it had a bunch
of hypothetical trades on
the back.
It was more about what
somebody said he would do
and a bunch of people react-
ing with disdain for the
thing that hadn’t happened.
“Hey,” I said, pointing to
the newspaper, “This is a
very bad newspaper.”
“No, it’s not,” he replied.
“That newspaper is great.
You’re missing the point.”
I realized that he had just
performed some sort of
low-level Jedi mind trick on
me, but I didn’t care. Now I
was free to like that
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WEEKLY
MID COAST LAKES
Fishing for the various
warm water fish species is
fair to good during the
summer months. There are
numerous lakes in the
Florence area that can pro-
vide good opportunity and
have boat and bank access.
SIUSLAW RIVER:
Cutthroat trout
The cutthroat trout fish-
ery is slow to fair. Fishing
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FISHING 2B
S PORTS
Calendar
Aug. 1
• SABC DINNER
AND AUCTION
5:30 P . M .
AT THE FEC
• ROTARY GOLF
TOURNEY
C OOL AT THE C OAST
AT O CEAN D UNES
10 A . M . TEE - OFF
VIEW 3B
T IDE T ABLE
Entrance Siuslaw River
High Tide
Aug. 5
Low Tide
• FLORENCE
Aug. 1
12:44am / 8.0 7:32am / -1.6
1:57pm / 6.9 8:31pm / 0.9
Aug. 2
1:33am / 7.9
2:38pm / 7.2
8:14am / -1.5
8:31pm / 0.9
Aug. 3
2:24am / 7.5
3:20pm / 7.4
8:57am / -1.1
9:25pm / 0.7
Aug. 4
3:18am / 7.0
4:05am / 7.5
9:41am / -0.5
10:23pm / 0.6
Aug. 5
4:17am / 6.3
4:53pm / 7.5
10:27am / 0.3
11:26pm / 0.5
Aug. 6
5:23am / 5.7
5:45pm / 7.4
Aug. 7
6:38am / 5.2
6:43pm / 7.3
SOFTBALL
AT M ILLER PARK
5:30 AND 7 P . M .
Aug. 10-13
• VIK FOOTBALL
NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS
Rising inland temperatures have prompted an exodus-like flow of valley residence and visitors to the coast this
week. Among the most popular activities has been sandboarding, which has kept local Sand Master Park busy with
equipment rentals and instruction. “We’ve been slammed,” said park owner Lon Beale, who will be hosting the
annual X-West Huck Fest “Big Air” competition Aug. 15. The event will include several world champions as well
as amateurs competing in different divisions to see who can grab — and hold onto — the most air.
E LEVATED
11:19am / 1.1
FIRE RISK :
We know that fires frequently occur,
and yet no one seems to think they will
be the victim of a fire. However, hun-
dreds of people are victimized by fire
every year in this country.
There are some precautions we can
all take to reduce the risk of our
becoming the victim of a fire. The fol-
lowing tips are found in the 2015
Emergency Management calendar,
which can be downloaded from the
Emergency Management website at
www.co.lincoln.or.us/ emergency.man-
agement and clicking on “Documents”
under the “Resource Center.”
Tips for protecting your home from
wildfire:
• Create a 30-foot non-combustible
defensible space around your home.
Stack firewood away from the home.
12:34am / 0.5
12:17pm / 1.7
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IUSLAW
N EWS
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Florence
541-997-3441
&
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EXTRA PRECAUTIONS
“When you leave
campsites, drown all
embers with water, stir the
coals and drown again
until it is “dead out.”
— Lincoln County Sheriff’s office
• Trim branches along driveways so
that they are 14 feet off the ground, 14
feet from other surfaces and 10 feet
from the roof and power lines.
• Use non-combustible roofing
materials. Keep gutters free from
debris and screen vents under eaves
and decks.
• Keep yards watered and mowed.
Plant low-growing, less-flammable
plants near homes.
• Post your address in a location that
is visible from all directions for at least
150 feet.
Campfire safety:
• Call before you go — Call your
local forestry or fire district to learn if
there any current campfire restrictions.
• Select the right spot — Maintained
campgrounds with established fire pits.
If campfires are allowed outside camp-
grounds, avoid areas near your tent,
structures, vehicles, shrubs and trees
and be aware of low-hanging branches
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CAMP
SHS
G RADES 2-4,
1 TO 2 P . M .
G RADES 5-8,
3 TO 5 P . M .
F ROSH / SOPH ,
6 TO 8 P . M .
AT
Aug. 15
• X-WEST
SANDBOARD
COMPETITION
AT S AND M ASTER
P ARK
2 TO 5 P . M .
Aug. 22
• SIUSLAW OPEN
GOLF TOURNEY
AT S ANDPINES
9 A . M .
FIRE 3B
• Heating Systems
• Heat Pumps
• Sales / Service
• Ductless Heat Pumps
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(541)
997-2422
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