SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 2016
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Local Coast Guard participates in Torch Run
M
embers of Coast
Guard
Station
Siuslaw River partic-
ipated in part of the nationwide
Law Enforcement Torch Run
(LETR) last week.
On July 5, they received the
Flame of Hope from members
of Coast Guard Station
Umpqua River, located in
Winchester Bay, and the torch
was later passed to members of
Station Yaquina Bay, located in
Newport.
Each year local, state, feder-
al and military law enforcement
members carry the torch across
the country to raise awareness
for Special Olympics.
The LETR engages law
enforcement personnel to
champion the acceptance and
inclusion of those with intellec-
tual disabilities, through athlet-
ic empowerment and participa-
tion.
This leg of the run went from
south of the Siuslaw River
Bridge to Fred Meyer on
Highway 101 and was escorted
by a Siuslaw Valley Fire and
Rescue engine for the three-
mile trek. The torch made its
way inland to the 2016 Summer
State Games in Newberg on
July 9.
“This event gives the crew an
excellent opportunity to partner
PHOTOS BY DEBORAH HELDT CORDONE
U.S. Coast Guard Station Siuslaw River members take part in the Law Enforcement Torch Run on July 5.
with local response agencies and
the community to demonstrate
support to the athletes competing
in the Special Olympics,” said
Senior Chief Petty Officer Tim
Tregoning, commanding officer,
Station Siuslaw River. “We par-
ticularly enjoy the camaraderie
and look forward to the Law
Enforcement Torch Run every
year.”
—Submitted by Deborah
Heldt
Cordone,
Auxiliarist
USCG
Kiwanis announces winners of annual July Fourth Duck Race
Florence Kiwanis Club’s
19th annual “Great Florence
Duck Race” ran on the Siuslaw
River on July 4. Only 2,000
tickets were available and all
proceeds from the race stay in
the community for scholarships
and helping area children.
The winners of the prizes ,
including gift certificates, are:
Two paintings, “Peasant
Children” — Jim Smith
Anchor
Pier
Lodge,
Oregon Coast Aquarium, tour
and Mo’s Restaurant — Glenda
Ryall
Oregon Jamboree —
Jennifer Taylor
Has it been 5 years or more since your
tank was pumped? Then it’s time!
Call us to today to schedule an appointment.
Adobe Resort — Steve
Skidmore
Ray Wells rock — R&R
King Logging
Ocean Dunes Golf Links
— Asher Sheruin
Oregon Coast Aquarium,
tour and Mo’s Restaurant —
Steve Crowe
Coastal Fitness certificate
— Copeland Lumber
Les Schwab Tire Center
certificate — Fred Calosso
Pro Lumber certificate —
Deb Lamb
City Lights Cinemas mem-
bership — Jane Eby
On Your Feet With A
Splash certificate — Dina
Pavlis
On Your Feet With A
Splash certificate — Susan
Gutierrez
Mo’s Restaurant — Kelly
Rivas
Mo’s Restaurant — Jeff
Noonan
Ron’s Paint certificate —
Isreal Leon
Siuslaw Glass and Mirror
certificate — Linda Aurich
Beachcomber Pub. — Jim
Brandt
Krab Kettle Market certifi-
cate — June Sathe
Tony’s Garage certificate
— R&R King Logging
Bob’s Fishin’ Barn rod and
reel — Copeland Lumber
Ken Ware Chevrolet North
Bend certificate — Craig
Sanders
Ken Ware Chevrolet North
Bend certificate — Clara Kuhn
Bay Street Grill — Jeff
Barrett
Shippin’ Shack certificate
— John Newsum
Angie’s Alterations certifi-
cate — Jeanne Kimball
Abby’s Pizza — Gary Rose
Silver Sand Dollar certifi-
cate — Dick Shores
Bridgeport Market certifi-
cate — Tammy Easter
1285 Restobar Restaurant
— Carol Shaw
Los Compadres Restaurant
— R&R King Logging
Florence In Bloom florist
certificate — Vicky Bowden
Premier Landscaping cer-
tificate — Three Rivers Casino
Resort
Copeland Lumber certifi-
cate — Clara Kuhn
Rosa’s Cantina — Zachary
Neuroth
McDonald’s — Alva
Bracey
McDonald’s — Janet Engel
Ixtapa Restaurant — Alicia
Spooner
City Lights Cinemas gift
pass — Joe VanPelt
City Lights Cinemas gift
pass — Anna Hendrickson
A&W Drive-In — Fred
Colosso
A&W Drive-In — Gary
Rose
A&W Drive-In — Jodie
Cole
Jam
the “sandboard.com domain
name. “Within a week, I had peo-
ple finding us and asking ques-
tions about how to get started.”
Beale credits the Internet with
propelling the sport’s legitimacy
by allowing enthusiasts from
around the world to establish
rules and structure to the sport
and competition.
“Before that, it was all a very
informal thing,” explains Beale,
who has traveled the world as an
ambassador of the sport. “We
were pioneering the sport every
step of the way because whatev-
er we were doing, it had never
been done before.”
The creation of Dune Riders
International, the worldwide gov-
erning body of the sport, set
guidelines, rules and a format for
all sandboarding competitions to
follow. In addition, each country
participating in world competi-
tions has a director, including two
in the U.S., and one each in Peru,
Chile, Egypt, South Africa, Spain
and France.
Each sanctioned competition
allows sandboarders to earn
points. At the end of the world
tour, the sandboarder with the
most of points wins.
What makes the Sand Master
Jam so important?
“It has three different competi-
tions, and each one can earn as
much as 10 points for the win-
ner,” Beale explains. “Win all
three, and you can have 30 points
— which is huge.”
Events include:
Rail jam — Sandboarders
slide onto a metal rail and ride it
while performing stunts. Judges
score on performance and diffi-
culty.
Slalom — Like Slalom skiing,
sandboarders race down a dune
face Slalom style for the fastest
time.
Sand drags — Sandboarders
are pulled across the dunes by a
dune buggy to achieve a top
speed. The sandboarder with the
fastest speed wins.
Twenty-year-old
Logan
Livingston, the current co-U.S.
Amateur champion and a
Florence resident, hopes to
defend his title this year and
eventually claim the pro division
title.
His favorite event?
“It’s a tie between the Slalom
and drag,” says Livingston, who
is an instructor at Sand Master
Park, along with top pro-division
contender Gabe Cruz, last year’s
pro division winner of the Jam. “I
love the speed of those events.
“I’m not a big fan of the rails,
though. I’m not sure anyone is,”
he laughs. “We all want to go
fast.”
Saturday’s competition begins
at Sand Master Park with the
rails competition at 2 p.m.
Events then move to
Honeyman State Park for the
Slalom and sand drag.
“It’s going to be a good time,
with some of the world’s best
sandboarders,” says Beale. “It’s a
great way to spend a sunny after-
noon.”
Admission for spectators is
free.
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in 2000, where the annual Jam
has taken place ever since. “The
sport has come a long way in the
last 20 years.”
While the sport was already
catching on in places like Peru
and South America in the early
1990s, sandboarding was still a
fledgling activity that hadn’t
caught on yet in the U.S. when
Beale began boarding.
Then the Internet happened.
“I did an Internet search for
‘sandboarding’ and came up with
zero hits,” laughs Beale, who
instinctively bought the rights to
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