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NED HICKSON , SPORTS EDITOR ❘ 541-902-3523 ❘ SPORTS @ THESIUSLAWNEWS . COM SATURDAY EDITION ❘ JUNE 25, 2016 ❘ SECTION B Siuslaw News Sports & Recreation S PORTS Calendar Upcoming charity golf tournaments O R EG O N G R OW N Sand Master Park’s sandboards take to the skies as coastal reps travel to Japan Aug. 6 • COOL AT COAST R OTARY C LUB 10 A . M . O CEAN D UNES Aug. 13 • VIKING CUP SCRAMBLE V IKING ATHLETICS 9 A . M . O CEAN D UNES Sept. 10 CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK • SIUSLAW OPEN V IKING ATHLETICS 9 A . M . O CEAN D UNES B Y C HANTELLE M EYER Siuslaw News On the Bite A WEEKLY FISHING REPORT FOR THE LOCAL REGION www.dfw.state.or.us/RR MID COAST LAKES Rainbow trout stocking is underway in many locations along the mid coast. Look at the stocking report to see the full stocking season. Fishing for the various warm water fish species is good this time of year as fish See FISHING 3B T IDE T ABLE Entrance Siuslaw River High Tide Low Tide June 25 3:31am / 6.4 5:03pm / 6.3 10:21am /-0.6 10:55pm / 2.2 June 26 4:28am/ 6.0 5:51pm/ 6.5 11:08am/ -0.1 June 27 5:36am / 5.5 6:41pm / 6.8 12:01am/ 1.9 11:59am/ 0.4 June 28 6:54am/ 5.1 7:33pm/ 7.1 1:12am/ 1.3 12:56pm/ 1.0 June 29 8:16am / 5.0 8:27pm/ 7.5 2:22am / 0.8 1:58pm/ 1.4 June 30 9:34am / 5.2 9:20pm/ 7.8 3:26am / 0.0 3:02pm/ 1.8 July 1 10:43am / 5.5 4:24am / -0.8 10:12pm/ 8.1 4:03pm/ 2.0 S IUSLAW N EWS 148 Maple St. Florence 541-997-3441 PHOTO BY JOE HENRY SIUSLAW NEWS FILE PHOTOS South Coast Development Council Executive Director Connie Stopher (right) takes a lesson on sandboarding before her June trip to market Oregon in Japan. Oregon’s dunes are a huge draw for local and international recreationists alike. S outh Coast Development with her on the Doing Business in Council (SCDC) chose one Oregon Trade Mission to Japan. thing to represent the Florence “I was gone June 10 to 18, and area at a recent trade visit to spent a lot of the trip talking about Japan: Sand Master Park’s locally tourism in Oregon and what the made sandboards. Oregon coast has to offer,” Sand Master Park owner Lon Stopher said. Beale and champion sandboarder Her trip to Tokyo allowed her Gabe Cruz welcomed SCDC to talk about Sand Master Park’s Executive Director Connie sandboards with groups who spe- Stopher, Sean Stevens from cialize in international trade. Business Oregon, At a May Florence Mayor Florence “Sandboarding is becoming a bigger City Joe Henry and Florence Council and bigger issue worldwide.” Economic meeting, —Florence Mayor Joe Henry Henry said, Development Committee “SCDC Chairman Mike Rose on May 24. contacted us to see if we have any Stopher wanted to learn to sand- products that we could send along board, a skill she planned to bring for them to market in Japan. We came up with the idea of sand- boards, as Sand Master Park is one of the few manufacturers of sandboards in the world, believe it or not.” Although Stopher was not able to take a sandboard with her to Japan as planned, a lesson with Cruz allowed her to describe a beginner’s first attempt at some of her meetings. “This annual visit is an incredi- ble opportunity to work with eco- nomic development professionals across the state to grow opportu- nities for our local businesses and communities,” Stopher said. Most of the eight Oregon repre- sentatives who attended the trip were from the Portland metro area. “It’s good for the SCDC to take these trips and represent the coast on that level. It really shows our progress,” Stopher said. The Sand Master Park visit also allowed Beale to talk to the SCDC and Business Oregon rep- resentatives about the industry and innovations in his business. “Sandboarding is becoming a bigger and bigger issue world- wide,” Henry said. “Lon has some different ideas for Florence. He has built this into a successful venture and wants to become the sandboarding capital of the world.” Sand Master Park will celebrate its 20th annual Sand Master Jam on Saturday, July 16, from 2 to 5:30 p.m. PHOTOS BY JOE HENRY Above left, Mike Rose of the Florence Economic Development Committee and Lon Beale, owner of Sand Master Park, look on as, at right, Connie Stopher, center, and Sean Stevens, far right, from Business Oregon, receive a sandboard lesson from world champion sandboarder Gabe Cruz at the park in May. Local ‘ham’ radio operators to have ‘Field Day’ Florence amateur “ham” radio oper- ators will join thousands of amateur radio operators worldwide to demon- strate their effectiveness and profi- ciency in providing critical communi- cations this weekend, June 25 to 26. Members of the Central Oregon Coast Amateur Radio Club (COCARC) will establish three ama- teur radio stations capable of commu- nicating all over the Pacific Northwest and the West Coast — and if condi- tions are favorable, all over the world. The club supports, maintains and operates emergency communications stations at the Florence Justice Center and the Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue main station, as well as adjunct equipment in other facilities in town, along with a powerful 2- meter repeater at the top of Mt. Herman Peak. COCARC members will establish and staff four amateur radio stations at Sutton Campground in Group Area A beginning at 11 a.m. today and will operate continuously for 24 hours until Sunday, June 26, at 11 a.m. They will communicate with other stations in Canada, the United States and Oceania to test abilities, equip- ment and practices. One station will be a Get On The Air (GOTA) station for public education and demonstra- tion. This will be an exciting education- al experience for club members, local fire and police department staff, city staff and the community at-large. Field Day is the largest amateur radio event in the world. Last year, more than 2,600 different groups and more than 37,000 licensed operators across the U.S. and Canada partici- pated in this event. This year, ham operators will construct emergency radio stations at fire stations, parks, shopping malls, schools and back- yards all around the country. The Central Oregon Amateur Radio Club invites the public to participate in Field Day 2016.
