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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 2016 Sixth annual Siuslaw Open set for September This year the grand prize at Hole sponsors are Florence the Siuslaw Open is a brand Yamaha, Edward Jones new Ford F150 truck. “All that Investments, Integrity is necessary is to hit a hole-in- Plumbing, The Siuslaw News, one on the S i u s l a w designated Glass and Entry forms are hole,” said Mirror, Elks D a v i d available at SOS, 1576 C l u b , Wiegan, tour- Coldwell West 12th St., Abel nament co- Banker/Coast Insurance, Oregon chair and for- Real Estate, Pacific Bank, the mer golfer. 101 Mini- Siuslaw News, or at “First, get Storage, and www.florencesos.org. On Your Feet the distance correct, then With A hit it straight. Splash. It’s a piece of cake — well, Funds raised support all almost.” SOS programs, including Johnston Motors is once advocacy for victims of again the hole-in-one contest domestic/sexual violence, sponsor at the sixth Annual low-income families, emer- Siuslaw Open. gency assistance and basic This year, the event will be needs for homeless persons. held at Ocean Dunes on The entry fee is $89 per Saturday, Sept. 10, with regis- player or $320 per team, and tration starting at 9 a.m. this year there is an early reg- Also new this year is a istration discount. $5,000 putting contest. One The fee will be $79 per entrant will be selected at ran- player or $290 per team if dom and will have one try to received by Aug. 26. sink a 60 foot putt. “This one Dinner will follow golf and is a lot shorter, and is even eas- prizes will include golf pack- ier,” Wiegan said. ages, gift certificates at Maple The tournament is one of Street Grille and other great the main fundraisers for restaurants, and many other Siuslaw Outreach Services. prizes. Last year netted more than Entry forms are available at $7,000 for th service program. SOS, 1576 West 12th St., Abel This year, the event will be Insurance, Oregon Pacific presented by Bank, the Siuslaw News, and Peacehealth/Peace Harbor and online at www.florencesos. Abel Insurance. org. Eagle sponsors are Oregon For more information, call Pacific Bank, The Firehouse tournament co-chairs Bob Restaurant, Banner Bank and Teter and David Wiegan at Carter Brothers Construction. 541-997-2816. Aquarium introduces two new sea lions NEWPORT — Fans of the Oregon Coast Aquarium’s flip- pered friends can formally meet two of its newest mem- bers at the Pinniped Exhibit this summer: Rosa and Catalina, both rescued California sea lions. Catalina, 3 years old, and Rosa, 2 years old, were strand- ed off the coast of California last year and were rescued by the Marine Mammal Care Center in San Pedro, Calif. After examination by veteri- nary staff in conjunction with federal wildlife officers, Catalina was deemed non- releasable because she is blind in her left eye. She would not be able to successfully hunt for her own food and avoid preda- tors because of her partial blindness. ✔ Rosa was also deemed non- releasable due to her unusually small size for her age, possibly the result of stunted growth. “Fortunately, the Oregon Coast Aquarium was able to give Catalina and Rosa forever homes,” said Ken Lytwyn, the aquarium’s Curator of Mammals, who met the sea lions in San Pedro and accom- panied them on a plane to Portland last summer. “We’re happy to welcome them to the family.” Catalina and Rosa arrived at the aquarium July 14, 2015. For the first 30 days, Catalina and Rosa were in quarantine to assure that they were healthy and could not transfer any dis- eases or infections to the exist- ing population of pinnipeds. They both received a clean bill of health from the aquari- um’s attending veterinarian with the assistance of a blood sample. Both females were then moved to holding pools off-exhibit where they learned some of their basic training behaviors. Once basic training was complete, Catalina and Rosa met the existing population of pinnipeds. First they were introduced to the older female sea lions, Lea and Quill. Next were introductions to the aquarium’s eight harbor seals. Eventually, it came time to meet Max and Koa, the larg- er male sea lions. Lea seemed to take on a maternal role, especially toward Catalina, even making a unique vocal- ization in her presence. She can often be seen hauled out and swimming with Catalina. Catalina and Rosa continue to thrive and swiftly learn new behaviors during training ses- sions. They are also very inter- active with enrichment items, often tossing around their favorite toys. Anyone interested in donat- ing more enrichment items for Catalina, Rosa and the rest of our collection can visit the aquarium’s Amazon wish list atwww.bit.ly/enrichmentwish- es. The public is invited to come meet the aquarium’s newest sea lions on the next visit, or check on them live at anytime via the Aquari-cam at www.aquarium. org/aquari-cam. Remember When.... ✔ You were treated with respect? ✔ You received personal treatment? ✔ Salespeople were interested in helping you? ✔ Your project was given the attention it deserves, whether it was a quart of paint to match your dog’s fur or a brand new kitchen? ✔ People were nice and maybe even fun? ✔ Salespeople were knowledgeable? ✔ They took the time to explain things to you? Orygon Home Center Ken, Dorrit, Dan and James will remind you what it was like! You don’t have to sacrifi ce good service (or good manners) for good prices 1130 Quince Street • Florence, Oregon 97439 • 541-997-1745 Open 8:00 - 4:00 weekdays, weekends or at er hours by appointment. CCB# 38032 L OOKING FOR B REAKING N EWS ? www.TheSiuslawNews.com A weekly roundup of shopping, savings and doings around town. 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