NED HICKSON , SPORTS EDITOR
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SPORTS @ THESIUSLAWNEWS . COM
WEDNESDAY EDITION
❘ NOVEMBER 25, 2015 ❘
SECTION B
Siuslaw News
Sports & Recreation
Cape Perpetua begins ‘Discovery Series’ Dec. 5
S PORTS
Calendar
Winter
basketball
season
openers
Dec. 2
• MHS BOYS BB
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get, while learning facts about the life
and behavior of this secretive and
often-maligned creature.
Thompson, the Siuslaw National
Forest’s interpretive specialist, shares
his story at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, as
part of the Cape Perpetua Winter
Discovery Series at the Visitor Center,
three miles south of Yachats.
The Cape Perpetua Winter
Discovery Series is an opportunity to
explore topics and resources relevant
to the Oregon Coast during the off-
season months between November
and March.
All presentations and guided walks
are free, but a Northwest Forest Pass,
Oregon Coast Passport or $5 day-use
fee is required within to the Cape
Perpetua Scenic Area.
Upcoming Winter Discover Series
events will include:
• Dec. 19, at 2 p.m. — Old-Growth
Forest Hikes: Learn about the charac-
teristics and ecology of coastal old-
growth forests during ranger-led hikes.
All ages and hiking abilities wel-
come; no RSVPs necessary.
• SHS GIRLS BB
FIT FOR FUN
C OQUILLE
6 P . M .
On the
Bite
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• SHS BOYS BB
HOST
• Dec. 27-31, from 11:30 a.m. to
1:30 p.m. — Whale Watch Week:
Volunteers trained through Oregon
State Parks’s “Whale Watch Spoken
Here” program will be at the Cape
Perpetua Visitor Center and view-
points throughout the Cape Perpetua
Scenic Area to help visitors spot and
learn about grey whales during the
mammals’s winter migration to their
breeding grounds off Baja, Mexico.
No RSVPs necessary.
For more information, call the
Visitors Center at 541-547-3289.
P OWERS
7 P . M .
Dec. 4
HOST
YACHATS — Dave Thompson was
a summer seasonal ranger in
California’s Redwoods National Park.
He lived an idyllic life in a trailer with-
in the park, where most evenings he’d
set out a chair to observe the bear, elk
and even mountain lions, which fre-
quented the property.
It was a peaceful co-existence until
the night Thompson found himself in
the middle of a hunt, standing between
a mountain lion and its prey.
Hear the harrowing story neither
Thompson nor his audience will for-
WEEKLY
FISHING REPORT FOR
C OQUILLE
7:30 P . M .
THE LOCAL REGION
www.dfw.state.or.us/RR
Dec. 10
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MID COAST LAKES
B ROOKINGS
6 P . M .
T IDE T ABLE
Entrance Siuslaw River
High Tide
Low Tide
PHOTOS BY NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS
Nov. 25
10:48am / 6.6 4:47am / 2.0
5:42pm/ -1.4
Nov. 26
12:07am / 7.1 5:36am / 2.2
11:32am / 9.0 6:28pm / -1.5
Nov. 27
12:56am / 7.2 6:24am / 2.4
12:16pm/ 8.7 7:13pm/ -1.4
Nov. 28
1:45pm / 7.1
1:01pm / 8.4
7:13am / 2.7
7:58pm / -1.1
Nov. 29
2:34am / 7.0
1:47pm /7.8
8:03am / 2.9
8:43pm / -0.6
Nov. 30
3:23pm / 6.8
2:35pm / 7.2
8:57am / 3.1
9:30pm / 0.0
Dec. 1
4:14am / 6.7
3:29pm/ 6.5
9:58am / 3.2
10:19pm/ 0.7
S IUSLAW
IUSLAW
N EWS
148 Maple St.
Florence
541-997-3441
SIUSLAW RIVER:
Chinook, cutthroat trout
Fall Chinook fishing is
producing fair results with
a lot of fish moving to the
upper tide water reaches
and above. Trolling her-
ring, spinners or bobber
fishing can all be produc-
tive.
The wild coho fishery is
closed for the season.
Families find fun,
fitness at fair
ALSEA RIVER:
Chinook, cutthroat trout
The fall Chinook fishery
is producing fair to good
results for both bank and
boat anglers. Recent rains
have helped to move a lot
of chinook into the good
river bank access sections.
Casting lures or bobber
fishing is producing
depending on the section
and conditions.
The wild coho fishery is
closed for the season.
B Y N ED H ICKSON
Siuslaw News
The Florence Community Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
teamed up with the Siuslaw Athletic Booster Club (SABC) on
Saturday to encourage health and fitness.
The two-program event included the PTA’s annual Fall Fitness Fair
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Siuslaw Middle School.
Local organizations were on hand to promote exercise, good health
and how to stay safe. Organizations that participated included the
PTA, Coastal Fitness, Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue, the dental
office of Dr. Tom Hunt DDS, PeaceHealth, SAPPSA, the Boys and
Girls Club and more.
For fun, there was an inflatable obstacle course, various activities
and healthy snacks provided by the PTA.
See
FAIR 5B
SALMON RIVER:
Clockwise from top: Participants the 3K
Civil War Fitness Challenge walk/run begin;
an elementary schooler climbs the final
stretch of the obstacle course at the Fitness
Fair; children put their own spin on various
exercise devices; and a young Fitness Fair
attendee gets the eye from an anatomic
mannequin.
Happy Thanksgiving!
In this season of gratitude, I want to say “thank you”
for allowing me to help with your real estate needs.
Hope you ALL have a safe and happy
holiday season.
Lynnette Wikstrom
Broker
Cell: 541.999.0786
The coho salmon fish-
eries in Siltcoos and
Tahkenitch lakes are just
getting going. With some
recent rain and big tide
series fresh coho should be
migrating into the lakes.
Look to fish near the lake
outlet and by the major
tributaries that enter the
lakes.
Casting or trolling spin-
ners or various plugs can
be effective.
Fishing for the various
warmwater fish species is
fair to good. There are
numerous lakes in the
Florence area that can pro-
vide good opportunity and
have both boat and bank
access.
lynnette@cbcoast.com
100 Hwy. 101, Florence, OR • 541.997.7777
“We’re next to the Bridge.”
Chinook, cutthroat trout
The fall Chinook fishery
is producing fair to good
for both boat and bank
anglers. Recent rains have
moved a lot of fish out of
See
FISHING 5B
COAST REAL ESTATE