NED HICKSON , SPORTS EDITOR
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SATURDAY EDITION
❘ JUNE 11, 2016 ❘
SECTION B
Siuslaw News
Sports & Recreation
On the
Bite
A
In the State of Oregon, a
boater education card is
required for all persons oper-
ating any type of watercraft
over 10 horsepower and
youth 12 to 15 years old
operating any type of power-
boat.
The U.S. Coast Guard
Auxiliary is presenting an
Oregon State Marine Board
approved class to obtain a
mandatory boater education
card.
The class will be held
Saturday, June 18, 8:30 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m. at the Port of
Siuslaw office, 100 Harbor
St.
Cost is $15. Pre-registra-
tion is required and space is
limited. To register, contact
Rick Parsons, U.S. Coast
Guard Auxiliary, at 541-463-
1797.
WEEKLY
FISHING REPORT FOR
THE LOCAL REGION
www.dfw.state.or.us/RR
MID COAST LAKES
Rainbow trout stocking
is underway in many loca-
tions along the mid coast.
Look at the stocking report
to see the full stocking sea-
son.
Fishing for the various
warm water fish species is
good this time of year as
fish move to the shallows
for spawning. There are
numerous lakes in the
Florence area that can pro-
vide good opportunity and
have both boat and bank
access.
ALSEA RIVER:
The river is now open to
cutthroat trout fishing.
Casting small spinners,
spoons or fly fishing
streamers or dry flies can
be very effective. Bait is
not allowed above the head
of tide until Sept. 1.
C OMMUNITY
Boosters elect
new officers
Tuesday
TURNS OUT
The Siuslaw Athletic
Booster Club will hold a spe-
cial membership meeting on
Tuesday, June 14, at 6:30
p.m., in the Siuslaw High
School library to nominate
and vote in new board mem-
bers for the 2016-17 school
year.
Anyone interested in vol-
unteering to help support the
athletic programs of the mid-
dle school and high school
are invited to attend the meet-
ing.
Regular
membership
meetings are held once a
month at the high school. The
SABC has supported athlet-
ics by providing funding for
team uniforms and equip-
ment, scoreboards, track
resurfacing, the Ian Foster
Scholarship Fund (for partic-
ipation fees) and, new this
SALMON RIVER:
The river basin is open
for cutthroat trout fishing.
Casting small spinners,
spoons or fly fishing
streamers or dry flies can
be very effective. Bait is
not allowed above the head
of tide until Sept. 1.
See
FISHING 2B
T IDE T ABLE
Entrance Siuslaw River
High Tide
Low Tide
June 11
5:12am / 5.7
6:36pm / 6.2
11:51am / 0.3
June 12
6:18am/ 5.1
7:25pm/ 6.3
‘F ORE K IDS ’
B Y N ED H ICKSON
Siuslaw News
W
hen last Saturday’s annual Fore Kids golf tour-
nament got underway with a shotgun start, 30
teams were on the fareways at Ocean Dunes
Golf Links to tee off in a fundraiser for the local Boys and
Girls Club.
The number of teams was a 38 percent increase over
last year’s event, helping to secure $7,000 more than the
2015 event.
“It was a great success,” said Michael Pearson, vice
president of the Boys and Girls Club board. “It was good
for Ocean Dunes, good for the community, but most of all
it was great for our kids and the program.”
Money collected through the event’s entry fees, raffles,
mulligan purchases and other venues all go toward sup-
porting the club’s programs. Particularly its summer pro-
gram, which this year is providing $15,000 in scholar-
ships for families that can’t afford it.
12:50am/ 2.2
12:43pm/ 1.0
See
See
BOOSTERS 3B
FORE 3B
S PORTS
June 13
7:30am / 4.8
8:12pm/ 6.4
June 14
8:43am/ 4.7
8:56pm/ 6.5
June 15
9:50am / 4.8
9:37pm/ 6.7
1:58am/ 1.9
1:37pm/ 1.4
Calendar
Clockwise from top: Boys and Girls
Club board vice-president Michael
Pearson addresses the 120 golfers
who participated in this year’s tour-
nament; Apex Helicopter releases
golf balls from above the 18th hole;
and carts leave for the shotgun start.
2:59am/ 1.4
2:30pm/ 1.8
3:52am / 1.0
3:22pm/ 2.1
June 11
• CAPE MT. TRAIL
RUN
9 A . M .
USFS C OAST
H ORSE T RAIL
PHOTOS BY NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS
June 16
10:47am / 5.0 4:37am / 0.5
10:16pm/ 6.9 4:10pm/ 2.3
June 18
• BOAT SAFETY
June 17
11:36am / 5.2
10:53pm/ 7.1
Emeralds to host opening day June 17
5:18am / 0.0
4:54pm/ 2.5
S IUSLAW
N EWS
148 Maple St.
Florence
541-997-3441
EUGENE
— The
Eugene
Emeralds, a second-year affiliate of
the Chicago Cubs, will begin their
season by hosting the Boise Hawks on
June 17, at 7:05 p.m., in their home,
P.K. Park.
The team, who has been as unlucky
as its big league affiliates, The
Chicago Cubs, are confident that this
will be their year. Fans can come out
to the ball park to help “Reverse the
Curse” and start the season with a
win.
The first 1,000 fans through the
Home Plate gate will receive a special
edition “Reverse the Curse” T-shirt,
presented by Pepsi, and a 2016 playoff
voucher.
Last year, the Ems failed to reach
the playoffs by only a single game.
The team hopes to turn around its for-
tune this season.
The opening game will be the first
chance for fans to see the newest gen-
eration of the Emeralds take the field.
Fans will also be encouraged to stay
after the game to watch a jam-packed
laser light show, presented by Pepsi.
During each home game, the
Emeralds will feature a local nonprof-
it through the Kendall Community
Spotlight.
This program helps shine a light on
some of the nonprofits in the Eugene
and Springfield area, and bring aware-
ness to all the hard work the organiza-
tions do on a daily basis.
For Opening Day, Alvord-Taylor
will be the Kendall Community
Spotlight. Alvord-Taylor works to
empower people with intellectual and
developmental disabilities to have
quality experiences at home, at work
and in the community.
To find out more, visit their website
or come see them on the concourse at
PK Park.
The Eugene Emeralds are the short-
season Class A team of the Chicago
Cubs. In 2015, six of the top 30 Cubs
prospects spent time in Eugene,
including Ian Happ, Donnie Dewees
and Eloy Jimenez.
With 61 years of tradition behind
tham, the Emeralds are the longest-
See
EMS 2B
COURSE
8:30 A . M .
C OAST G UARD A UX .
P ORT OF S IUSLAW
• BASEBALL
GEHLKE TOURNEY
D AY ONE
9 A . M .
M ILLER P ARK
June 19
• BASEBALL
GEHLKE TOURNEY
D AY TWO
9 A . M .
M ILLER P ARK
CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK
Earn OMB
Boater Ed.
card June 18