NED HICKSON , SPORTS EDITOR
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SATURDAY EDITION
❘ JULY 29, 2017 ❘
SECTION B
Siuslaw News
Sports & Recreation
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B Y L LOYD L ITTLE
Retired teacher, coach
and game official
(With more than 55
years as an athlete, coach,
official, parent and specta-
tor, I’ve gained some
insights and perspectives
regarding athletics. In this
weekly column, I share
what I’ve learned about
sports from these multiple
points of view.)
n October 1965, I
ignored basic rope-cut-
ting safety and sliced
my forehead. My Dad took
me to the emergency room
for eight stitches. I was the
quarterback for our eighth-
grade football team, which
was undefeated with two
games left in the season.
With a serious pressure
bandage on my head, I
asked my dad if I could play
football. He said it was up
to me, so I did because it
was important to me to
compete for my team.
Though the helmet pad
stretched the stitches when I
was hit, there was no fresh
blood. I still have a faint
scar from that non-football
related injury, but the dis-
comfort was worth it to me
because we won the game
and ended an undefeated
season one week later.
Local racer wins
sand drag shootout
TIMEOUT 2B
T IDE T ABLE
Entrance Siuslaw River
High Tide
July 29
5:03am / 5.6
5:45pm / 6.6
July 30
6:08am / 5.0
6:33pm / 6.5
12:20am / 1.3
12:03pm /1.6
July 31
7:22am/ 4.6
7:24pm/ 6.4
1:26am / 1.2
12:58pm/ 2.2
Aug. 1
8:41am / 4.5
8:16pm/ 6.4
2:31am / 1.1
1:59pm/ 2.7
Aug. 2
9:53am / 4.7
9:07pm/ 6.5
3:29am / 0.7
3:01pm / 2.9
Aug. 3
10:49am / 5.0
9:55pm / 6.5
WEEKLY
FISHING REPORT FOR
THE LOCAL REGION
MID COAST LAKES
COURTESY PHOTO ARMSTRONG MOTORSPORTS
Florence sand drag racer Gary Armstrong continues to climb the circuit polls.
D
espite racing in 92 degree heat,
Florence-based ATV sand drag
racer Gary “Gee” Armstrong
won the Pro 4.6 Index Race at last
weekend’s Pacific Northwest Shootout
in Albany, Ore.
A major three-day Western Regional
drag race, the Shootout attracted ATV
sand drag racers from Canada, Oregon,
Washington, California and Arizona to
battle it out on the track for plaques and
cash payouts in a variety of drag races
and classes. Armstrong and his Pro
Stock Yamaha YFZ ATV are currently
ranked the eighth-fastest single cylin-
der on the Northwest’s Best list.
Armstrong is sponsored by Florence
Yamaha/Polaris, Fullerton Sand Sports
Tires & Wheels of California, Redline
Racing Motors, Direct Drive CNC,
DASA Racing, Oneal MX Clothing,
CP-Carrillo, Santa Cruz Bicycles and
local Florence businesses Red Art Inc.
and Jack Smoot Welding.
Low Tide
11:15am / 0.9
A
www.dfw.state.or.us/RR
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See
On the
Bite
Fall salmon season nets mixed forecast
The popular Buoy 10
fishery at the mouth of the
Columbia River opens
Tuesday, Aug. 1, with a
mixed
forecast
for
Chinook, coho and steel-
head returns.
The biggest change for
the 2017 fall season are
restrictions on steelhead
retention which include
area-specific, 1- to 2-
month steelhead retention
closures and a one-steel-
head bag limit when reten-
tion is allowed.
NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS
Facing low expected
returns of upriver summer Predictions of lower salmon returns will likely mean
steelhead, fishery man- smaller bag limits and potentially shorter seasons.
agers adopted a series of
“rolling closures” that
head return to reduce the take of both
progress upriver following the steel- hatchery and wild fish.
All steelhead (hatchery
and wild) must be released
as follows:
• Buoy 10 upstream to
The Dalles Dam during
Aug. 1-31
• The
Dalles
Dam
upstream to John Day Dam
during Sept. 1-30
• John
Day
Dam
upstream to McNary Dam
during Sept. 1 through Oct.
31
• McNary Dam upstream
to Hwy. 395 during Oct. 1
through Nov. 30
Night angling is also pro-
hibited except for registered
anglers targeting Northern
pikeminnow.
See
Olalla Reservoir has
been stocked with over 50
surplus summer steelhead
from the Siletz Falls trap,
so far this season. These
fish get fairly active in the
lake and offer a unique
fishing experience.
Once in the lake they are
considered “trout” and do
not require a Combined
Angling Tag.
Anglers are reminded,
however, that only one
trout per day over 20 inch-
es may be retained, and
these fish will almost all be
in that size range.
Mid Coast lakes been
stocked with trout through-
out the spring. Trout stock-
ing is over until the fall but
there still should be fish
around to catch. Water
temps are great and fish
should be hungry, so go
catch them.
SIUSLAW RIVER: Trout
Trout season is open 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 is open and
there should be some nice
cutthroat around.
Remember the limit on
streams and rivers is two
per day over 8-inches.
SALMON RIVER: Trout
Trout season is openand
there should be some nice
cutthroat around.
Remember the limit on
streams and rivers is two
per day over 8-inches.
SILETZ RIVER:
Steelhead, Chinook, trout
The Siletz River opened
for wild Chinook on April
1 (1 per day and 2 per sea-
son). Spring Chinook and
summer steelhead are
being caught, and fishing
should continue to
improve. Recycling
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S PORTS
Calendar
UPCOMING
SALMON 2B
• AUG. 5
GOLF TOURNEY
4:20am/ 0.4
3:58pm/ 2.9
C OOL
AT
Aug. 4
11:34am / 5.3 5:04am / 0.0
10:39pm/ 6.9 4:48pm / 2.8
S IUSLAW
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Florence
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FISHING 3B
Go fly a kite — and help Habitat for Humanity
Saturday, Sept. 9. will be the date for
this year’s BeachWalk to raise funds for
low-income families in Florence. The
mission statement of Florence Habitat
for Humanity (FHFH) is to “make a
world where everyone has a decent
place to live,” and anyone in the com-
munity can share in helping meet that
goal by supporting the FHFH
BeachWalk — either by being a spon-
soring organization or by getting dona-
tions of support as a beach walker.
Walkers will be gathering at 9 a.m. at
the North Jetty to sign in, bring dona-
tions and receive T-shirts or hoodies
this year, along with a limited number
of scarves for dogs accompanying par-
ticipants.
After walking up the beach to
Driftwood Shores, there will be a kite
demonstration from Rogue Valley
kiters Archie and Jeanie Clay, along
with live music by Robin DeVour to
greet those completing the walk.
Driftwood Shores will also provide
food.
The money raised will help FHFH
build future new homes, as well as
rehabbing existing homes through the
Neighborhood Revitalization program,
which began in 2014.
“This is our biggest annual fundrais-
ing event of the year to bring safe and
affordable housing to the Florence
community,” said Linda Stent, interim
executive director.
This annual Florence event began in
1999, making this year’s gathering the
18th BeachWalk. With the money
raised in the past, FHFH has built 28
new homes over the past two decades.
These homes were bought by fami-
lies who not only qualified for their
loans, but also put in the required
amount of 500 “sweat equity” hours
during the building stages of their hous-
es. The latest home FHFH built was
dedicated just at the end of last May
and now houses a family of six who are
proud first-time homeowners.
“Given how tight the job market is in
the area, FHFH’s work continues to be
vital to this growing community,” said
Stent. “As new people move into our
town for work, they desperately need to
find decent and affordable housing for
their families.”
For more information, contact Stent
at stentlinda@yahoo .com or call her at
541-844-5573.
C OAST
O CEAN D UNES
10 A . M .
AT THE
• AUG. 7-10
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. 12
VIKING CUP
GOLF SCRAMBLE
AT
O CEAN D UNES
9 A . M .