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WEDNESDAY EDITION
❘ JULY 12, 2017 ❘
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Siuslaw News
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S PORTS
Calendar
On the
Bite
FOR SPEED
• JULY 15
A
SAND MASTER JAM
WEEKLY
FISHING REPORT FOR
S ANDBOARDING EVENT
AT S AND M ASTER P ARK
2 TO 5 P . M .
THE LOCAL REGION
www.dfw.state.or.us/RR
UPCOMING
• AUG. 7-10
MID COAST LAKES:
Most of the North Coast
lakes were stocked with
trout recently. Water temps
are great and fish should be
hungry, so go catch them.
Stocking of Mid Coast
lakes has ended for the
year. The 2017 trout stock-
ing schedule is available
online.
SIUSLAW RIVER: Trout
Trout season opened
May 22, and there should
be some nice cutthroat
around.
Remember the limit on
streams and rivers is two
per day over 8-inches.
ALSEA RIVER: Trout
Trout season opened
May 22, and there should
be some nice cutthroat
around. Remember the
limit on streams and rivers
is two per day over 8-inch-
es.
SALMON RIVER: Trout
Trout season opened
May 22, and there should
be some nice cutthroat
around.
Remember the limit on
streams and rivers is two
per day over 8-inches.
SHS FOOTBALL
A NNUAL KIDS CAMP
H ANS P ETERSEN F IELD
K THRU 4 TH GRADE :
NOON TO 1:30 P . M .
5 TH THRU 8 TH GRADE
3 TO 5 P . M .
• AUG. 18
SHS HALL OF FAME
I NDUCTION
T HREE
CEREMONY
5:30 P . M .
R IVERS C ASINO
T IDE T ABLE
Entrance Siuslaw River
High Tide
Low Tide
July 12
2:10am /6.8
3:39pm/ 6.1
9:03am /6.8
9:13pm / 2.3
July 13
2:51am / 6.5
4:17pm / 6.2
9:39am/ -0.5
10:02pm/ 2.2
July 14
3:37am /6.1
4:56pm/ 6.3
10:18am /-0.1
10:57pm / 2.0
July 15
4:32am / 5.07
5:40pm/ 6.5
11:00am /0.4
DIRT-N-DUNEZ PHOTO
Florence’s Gary “Gee” Armstrong races his Yamaha YFZ to eighth place at last week’s Northwest’s Best—Top 10
Fastest race in Albany, Ore.
Armstrong nabs 8th in Albany
Florence based ATV sand-drag racer
Gary “Gee” Armstrong raced his
Yamaha YFZ into the number 8 spot in
the Single Cylinder Class in the recent
Northwest’s Best—Top 10 Fastest race
held at Albany Motorsports Park in
Albany, Ore.
“Mine is the smallest motor to make
it into the Top 10 Fastest Single
Cylinder Class,” Armstrong said. “I
enter this heads-up race in the
Northwest every year to see how we
stack up against single cylinder motors
that are 20 to 50 percent larger than
mine, and we did pretty good claiming
that number eight spot.
“Drag racing isn’t all about motor
size, it’s also about a driver’s racing
skills.”
As a Pro Sand Drag Association
racer, Armstrong competes in Pro ATV
racing events around the Western
United States. His sponsors include
Florence Yamaha/Polaris, Fullerton
Sand Sports Tires and Wheels, Redline
Racing Motors, DASA, CP Carrillo
Pistons, Oneal MX Clothing, Direct
Drive CNC and local Florence busi-
nesses Red Artworks, Inc., and Jack
Smoot Welding.
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FISHING 4B
Texas 4000 cyclists to roll through Florence Friday
Seventy-one cyclists will take on a 70-day journey to Alaska benefiting cancer research
July 16
5:38am /5.2
6:27pm/ 6.7
12:00am /1.7
11:48am/ 1.0
July 7
6:56am/ 4.29
7:19pm / 7.0
1:08am / 1.2
12:44pm /1.4
July 18
8:19am / 4.8
8:14pm / 7.4
2:17am / 0.6
1:48pm / 1.9
S IUSLAW
N EWS
148 Maple St.
Florence
541-997-3441
On the longest annual charity bicy-
cle ride in the world, the Texas 4000
team will be rolling through Florence
on Friday, July 14, just 42 days after
departing from Austin, Texas, on their
way to Anchorage, Alaska. While in
Florence, the 2017 Texas 4000 Team
will share hope, knowledge and chari-
ty with friends and family before con-
tinuing on their 70-day journey.
The 71 undergraduate and graduate
students from The University of Texas
at Austin will brave the rain, sleet,
wind, snow and heat while pedalling
more than 4,000 miles in the fight
S AFETY
against cancer.
After 18-months of leadership
development training, volunteering,
fundraising and cycling, riders are put
to the test throughout their summer
ride to Alaska. Along their journey,
they visit with cancer survivors,
patients, caregivers and communities
to make educational presentations
about cancer prevention and early
detection.
They also use this time to offer
hope, encouragement and share their
personal stories to cancer fighters of
all ages and to those who have been
affected by the disease.
Every encounter is an inspirational
story the riders carry with them on
their journey and quest to fight cancer.
Each of this year’s riders will take one
of three different routes to Alaska :
• Sierra Route: These riders will
head northwest from Austin and cycle
through the Southwest to California,
then north along the West Coast and
into Canada. Major cities along the
route include: Santa Fe, N.M.; Davis,
Calif.; San Francisco, Calif.; Portland,
Ore.; Seattle, Wash.; and Vancouver,
B.C.
• Rockies Route: These riders will
head north from Austin and cut over to
the Rocky Mountains. They’ll ride
through the western U.S. before cross-
ing the Canadian border into Alberta,
Canada. Major cities along the route
include: Dallas, Texas; Oklahoma
City, Okla.; Denver, Colo.; Missoula,
Mont.; and Calgary, Alberta.
• Ozarks Route: These riders will
head east from Austin and cut north-
east through the American Midwest
before crossing the Canadian border
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CYCLISTS 2B
CONCERNS PROMPT CHANGES TO BASEBALL , SOFTBALL RULES
Beginning Jan. 1, 2019, all balls
used in high school baseball competi-
tion will be required to meet the NOC-
SAE (National Operating Committee
on Standards for Athletic Equipment)
standard at the time of manufacture.
This revision in Rule 1-3-1 was one
of the four changes recommended by
the National Federation of State High
School Associations (NFHS) Baseball
Rules Committee at its June 4-6 meet-
ing in Indianapolis, Ind. All changes
were subsequently approved by the
NFHS Board of Directors.
“We are excited that our member-
ship will now have equipment that
meets a standard that is consistent
across the country,” said Elliot
Hopkins, NFHS director of sports and
student services and staff liaison for
baseball. “We are comfortable know-
ing that all baseballs for high school
play will be the same size, same
weight and have similar playability.”
The committee also revised Rule 1-
5-3, which will require catchers to
wear a chest protector that meets the
NOCSAE standard at the time of man-
ufacture, effective Jan. 1, 2020.
The NOCSAE standard has been
developed to protect the heart and the
cardiac silhouette from commotio
cordis, which continues the commit-
tee’s focus on minimizing risk of
injury for players.
“Being aware that a standard exists
to protect players, this decision was
easy to make,” Hopkins said. “When
our catchers wear this chest protector,
we are confident that the best protec-
tion for their heart is constructed into
this equipment.”
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RULES 3B
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