NED HICKSON , SPORTS EDITOR
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SATURDAY EDITION
❘ MARCH 5, 2016 ❘
SECTION B
Siuslaw News
Sports & Recreation
Signs of Spring
Learn about
history of
Amanda
Trail today
On the
Bite
A
WEEKLY
FISHING REPORT FOR
YACHATS — The pain
and brutality of the forced
relocation of several coastal
tribes is embodied by the
story of a tribeswoman
known today only as
“Amanda.”
Amanda,
blind
and
forcibly separated from her
8-year-old daughter, was
marched with other displaced
Indians from their south-cen-
tral Coastal territories to the
Alsea sub-agency relocation
camp near Yachats in 1864.
Stumbling repeatedly over
the rocky headland of Cape
Perpetua, the blood shed
from her injured feet was so
profuse, an escorting soldier
later wrote it was “sufficient
to track her by.” A trail along
the northern face of the
promontory within the Cape
Perpetua Scenic Area now
bares her name.
“Amanda: How A Trail
Brought
Truth,
Reconciliation
and
Collaboration To A Divided
People” retraces the harrow-
ing plight faced by coastal
tribes during the era of white
resettlement.
It will be the topic of the
next Winter Discovery Series
at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March
5, at the Cape Perpetua
Visitor Center, 2400 S.
Highway 101, three miles
south of Yachats.
The presentation will
describe the rich culture of
the Ya’Xaik People, a
See
THE LOCAL REGION
www.dfw.state.or.us/RR
Stocking of rainbow
trout will begin soon in
many mid coast water bod-
ies. Look at the stocking
report to see the full stock-
ing season.
Fishing for the various
warm water fish species
tends to be slower during
the winter months. There
are numerous lakes in the
Florence area that can pro-
vide good opportunity and
have both boat and bank
access.
SIUSLAW RIVER:
Steelhead
The winter steelhead
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PHOTOS BY NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS
V
iking baseball players
were among the spring
athletes taking advan-
tage of a break in the weather
to run practices outside
Thursday as head coach Tony
Castro (left) and assistant coach
Dave Snow (right) worked with
members of Siuslaw’s under-
classman-dominated team.
“We have a really great
group of young players return-
ing, and the improvement
between last year at this time
and this year is very encourag-
ing,” said Castro.
Siuslaw’s baseball team will
be the first spring sports team
to compete this season, when it
hosts Cottage Grove on March
14, at 4:30 p.m.
TRAIL 3B
S PORTS
T IDE T ABLE
Entrance Siuslaw River
High Tide
Low Tide
March 5
8:38am / 7.2
10:06pm/ 6.2
2:43am / 3.1
3:39pm/ 0.2
March 6
9:33am / 7.6
10:46pm/ 6.7
3:39am / 2.6
4:24pm/ -0.2
March 7
10:25am / 7.9 4:30am / 1.9
11:24pm/ 7.2 5:06pm/ -0.5
March 8
11:15am / 8.2
Calendar
U PCOMING
March 14
• SHS BASEBALL
HOSTS
FISHING 3B
C. G ROVE
4:30 P . M .
5:17am / 1.2
5:47pm / -0.6
March 9
8:38am / 7.2
10:06pm/ 6.2
2:43am / 3.1
3:39pm/ 0.2
March 10
9:33am / 7.6
10:46pm/ 6.7
3:39am / 2.6
4:24pm / -0.2
March 11
10:25am / 7.9 4:30am / 1.9
11:24pm/ 7.2 5:06pm/ -0.5
March 17
• SHS SOFTBALL
AT
S IUSLAW
N EWS
W ALDPORT
4 P . M .
• MHS TRACK/FIELD
AT
R EEDSPORT
2 P . M .
Watch for newly marked plover nesting areas
REEDSPORT — The Western
snowy plover nesting season doesn’t
begin until Tuesday, March 15, but
beachgoers will be noticing fences
and enclosures earlier this year.
Because high tides will prevent the
safe installation of fencing next week,
• SHS TRACK/FIELD
S IUSLAW I CEBREAKER
4 P . M .
&
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Florence’s Oldest
& Largest Heating
Contractor
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Forest Service employees erected rope
enclosures in advance around desig-
nated nesting sites on the Siuslaw
National Forest and within the Oregon
Dunes National Recreation Area.
The Western snowy plover is a fed-
erally protected shorebird.
Seasonal restrictions generally run
from March 15 through Sept. 15
reduce disturbances while the birds
are nesting.
Campfires, pets, bicycles, off-road
• Heating Systems
• Heat Pumps
• Sales / Service
• Ductless Heat Pumps
1645 Kingwood ~ Florence
(541)
997-2422
www.trane.com
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PLOVER 3B
148 Maple St.
Florence
541-997-3441
CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK
MID COAST LAKES