NED HICKSON , SPORTS EDITOR
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WEDNESDAY EDITION
❘ DECEMBER 30, 2015 ❘
SECTION B
Siuslaw News
Sports & Recreation
S PORTS
W HALE
Calendar
Jan. 5
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NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS
Whale watching outlooks are locat-
ed in 24 spots along Highway 101.
WATCHING CONTINUES
Whale Watching Week along the
Oregon coast began Sunday and con-
tinues through Thursday, Dec. 31, with
the Oregon Parks and Recreation
Department (OPRD) hosting 24
“Whale Watching Spoken Here” sta-
tions at various points along scenic
Highway 101 overlooks.
Whale enthusiasts and visitors to
the coast are invited to watch for
migrating whales with trained volun-
teers during this week’s annual winter
migration period.
Volunteers will be stationed at the
designated sites from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
each day to help people spot gray
whales heading south to Mexico.
Visitors will also learn about whale
migration and feeding habits. The
winter migration typically lasts from
now until mid-January.
A map of the watch sites is available
online at www.whalespoken.org.
Camping, including yurts and cab-
ins, is available at state parks along the
coast by visiting www.oregonstate
parks.org and checking availability
and making a reservation.
OPRD reminds visitors to check
www.oregonstateparks.org and www.
tripcheck.com for weather-related
alerts and closures before heading to
the coast.
Be safe and aware of winter storms
and high waves, and respect beach
closures, stay off the sand and watch
storms from an elevated location.
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Siuslaw News
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T IDE T ABLE
Entrance Siuslaw River
High Tide
Low Tide
Dec. 30
3:33am / 6.9
2:57pm / 6.5
9:24am / 2.9
9:36pm / 0.8
Dec. 31
4:15am / 6.9
3:49pm/ 6.0
10:21am / 2.9
10:17pm/ 1.4
Jan. 1
5:04am / 6.8
4:52pm / 5.4
11:26am / 2.9
11:07pm / 1.9
Jan. 2
5:50am / 6.8
6:04pm/ 5.1
12:32pm / 2.6
11:58pm/ 2.5
Jan. 3
6:37am / 6.9
7:22pm / 5.0
1:35pm / 2.1
NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS
Jan. 4
7:24am / 7.1
8:35pm/ 5.2
12:54am / 2.9
2:31pm/ 1.6
Jan. 5
8:09am / 7.3
9:36pm / 5.5
1:52am / 3.2
3:19pm / 1.1
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Siuslaw senior post Taylor Dotson re-enters the court after a timeout.
The Viks will do the same after winter break next Tuesday at Elmira.
WEEKLY
FISHING REPORT FOR
The Lady Vikings finished out the last
of their holiday break preseason games
late last week on the road in Philomath at
the Warriors’ annual holiday basketball
tournament.
Taking on Hidden Valley, the Vikings
were hot from the field thanks to senior
guard Sierra Potter, who had four 3-point-
ers in the game and claimed 16 points.
Junior guard Destinie Tatum also had 16
points in the matchup, along with a team-
high 11 rebounds against the Mustangs.
The Viks only had three free throws in
the game, all of them attempted — and
sunk — by Tatum.
The Viks also got scoring from senior
post Taylor Dotson, with four points and
five rebounds, as well as two points and a
pair of boards from junior point guard
Abby Watkins.
Freshman guard Annabel Tupua had
five rebounds, with two rebounds from
freshman post Madison Reynolds and one
rebound from sophomore guard Nikki
Launius.
Despite the effort, the Viks fell short,
55-38, to go 1-6 heading into next
Tuesday’s nonleague road game at Elmira.
Siuslaw will wrap up its preseason play
Jan. 8 at Phoenix High School, during the
Sky-West Crossover Tournament, which
will include all the Far West League teams
and a chance to preview the competition
before the official start of league Jan. 15 at
South Umpqua.
The Vikings’ first home game of the
FWL season will be Jan. 19, when they
host Marshfield at 6 p.m.
Next Tuesday’s game against the
Falcons tips off at 5:45 p.m., followed by
the boys’ game at 7:15 p.m.
THE LOCAL REGION
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MID COAST LAKES
The coho salmon fish-
eries in S ILTCOOS and
T AHKENITCH lakes are
slow to fair. This time of
year is typically the most
productive. Recent rains
and big tide should help to
move new fish into the
lakes.
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FISHING 3B
South Jetty
crab dock
closed to public
The crabbing dock along
South Jetty Road south of
Florence has been closed
because of unsafe conditions.
Persistent rains have erod-
ed and destabilized the access
trail from the parking lot to
the dock, prompting the clo-
sure from Siuslaw National
Forest and Lane County
Parks officials.
The public is urged to
respect the closure for their
own safety. Officials are
reviewing the damage, but
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CRABBING 3B
Friday’s annual Peace Hike to take alternate route
YACHATS — Last month, the
Amanda Trail Bridge and Amanda
statue, which were to be the destina-
tion for the sixth annual Yachats New
Year’s Day Peace Hike, were washed
out following several weeks of heavy
rain and storms. Due to the continuing
instability and dangerous conditions of
the area, this section of the Amanda
Trail is now closed indefinitely to all
hikers and visitors while the Oregon
Parks and Recreation Department
determines next steps for a recovery
plan.
As a result, previously announced
plans for the Peace Hike have
changed. If weather and trail condi-
tions permit, there will be an alterna-
tive hike of about 3.5 miles round trip
from the Yachats Commons (441 N.
Highway 101 in Yachats) to the 804
Trail, Ya’Xaik Trail, Gerdemann
Botanical Preserve and back.
All other related activities, includ-
ing the traditional Peace Ceremony,
will now take place at the Yachats
Commons rather than the Amanda
Grotto.
Anyone wanting to participate
should meet at the Commons at 9:45
a.m. on Friday, Jan. 1, 2016.
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introduce Doc Slyter, Elder, Tribal
Flutist and Tribal Council member for
the Confederated Tribes of Coos,
Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians
(CTCLUSI) who will tell the story of
Amanda, a blind woman forced to
leave her young daughter and march
barefoot through rocky terrain to the
Alsea Sub-agency internment camp in
Yachats in 1864.
It is through the Tribes’ and commu-
nity's endeavors with the Amanda Trail
that many people have become more
aware of the great need to acknowl-
edge the wrongs of the past; and to be
more conscious of the need to treat
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people of all cultures throughout the
world with honor, dignity and respect.
Though the fate of the missing
Amanda statue is uncertain at this
time, her spirit and story remain
resilient and will be celebrated this
day.
Participants will then gather at the
covered shelter behind the Commons
where a ceremonial fire will be it and
the group will have the opportunity to
contemplate and offer blessings for
peace in the new year.
During the ceremony, Native
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