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SATURDAY EDITION
❘ AUGUST 19, 2017 ❘
SECTION B
Siuslaw News
Sports & Recreation
Mapleton set to host return of annual Salmon Run 5K
B Y N ED H ICKSON
Siuslaw News
While working as an intern with the
Siuslaw Watershed Council in 2006,
Deadwood resident and Mapleton
High School graduate Shiloh
Sundstrom began the Salmon Run 5K
as a fund raiser for its watershed pro-
grams — particularly its summer
camps for kids, where hands-on expe-
riences introduces kids to the area’s
ecosystem, wildlife and the impor-
tance of conservation.
The run lasted three years before
trickling off after Sundstrom went to
college, where he earned a masters
degree in forest resources from
Oregon State University in 2009.
He dedicated much of his time to
the watershed over the years before,
two years ago, a tragic hit-and-run
accident took Sundstrom’s life at age
34.
In February 2016, while accepting
the “Spirit of the Siuslaw” award on
behalf of his son, Johnny Sundstrom
challenged the board to start the run
again.
“The board thought it was a great
idea to get that tradition going again,”
said Tom Burke of the SWC.
Last year’s revival of the race drew 74
participants, with those finishing in first
place in each division receiving a hand-
made commemorative wooden medal.
This year, organizers of the Salmon
Run hope to increase that number to
100 or more.
“It means a lot to see so many peo-
ple turn out for this event,” Johnny
Sundstrom said at the start of last
year’s run. “Shiloh believed in giving
back, and having this race up and run-
ning again in his memory and raising
money for conservation education and
projects is a wonderful way of contin-
uing his legacy.”
This year’s race will be held
Saturday, Aug. 26, with check-in
beginning at 8:30 a.m.
In addition to the 5K run, there is also
a 3K fun run/walk.
See
SALMON 2B
Time
Out
S PORTS
Calendar
• AUG. 25
B Y L LOYD L ITTLE
SHS FOOTBALL
Retired teacher, coach
and game official
BLUE AND GOLD
GAME
H ANS P ETERSEN F IELD
7 P . M .
(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.)
• AUG. 26
SALMON RUN
AT MAPLETON HS
8:30 A . M .
• AUG. 31
M
ost games from
grade school
through high
school are won by the bet-
ter team. The outcome of
two equal teams is less
likely to predict.
In football, an advantage
can be earned with a com-
prehensive scouting report.
From the 1977 through
1981 football seasons, I
watched more Reedsport
football games than
Siuslaw games.
Why?
The Far West title went
through Florence or
Reedsport in those years.
Coach Len Lutero assigned
SHS VOLLEYBALL
HOSTS
J. C ITY
4 P . M .
• SEPT. 1
SHS FOOTBALL
HOSTS
E LMIRA
7 P . M .
T IDE T ABLE
Entrance Siuslaw River
High Tide
Low Tide
See
Aug. 19
11:28am / 6.1 4:58am / -1.1
10:52pm / 7.9 4:55m / 2.1
LITTLE 2B
MARK BRENNAN/SIUSLAW NEWS
Aug. 20
12:14am / 6.5 5:48am / -1.3
11:45pm / 8.0 5:50pm / 1.6
More than 250 Ford Bronco enthusiasts are wrapping up a week-long round-up in Florence today.
S AND - BUSTIN ’ B RONCOS
On the
Bite
Aug. 21
6:40pm/ 1.2
6:33am / -1.4
12:57pm/ 6.8
B Y M ARK B RENNAN
Siuslaw News
Aug. 22
12:35am/ 8.0
1:37pm/ 7.0
7:16am / -1.2
7:28pm/ 1.0
Aug. 23
1:23am / 7.7
2:15pm / 7.1
7:57am/ -1.0
8:14pm/ 0.8
Aug. 24
2:09am / 7.3
2:53pm/ 7.1
8:36am / -0.4
9:00pm / 0.8
Aug. 25
2:56am / 6.7
3:30pm / 7.0
9:14am/ 0.3
9:47pm/ 0.9
S IUSLAW
N EWS
148 Maple St.
Florence
541-997-3441
T
he last few months have seen the
arrival of tourists from all over
the country and from all walks
of life, to Florence.
The Solar Eclipse is the highest pro-
file event of the weekend but the 2017
“Northwest Bronco Roundup” (NBR)
just may be the way to have the most
fun.
One of the event’s organizers, Tom
Dummer, has been involved since the
first Roundup in 2010 and the stocky,
jovial man beams proudly when
describing the growing popularity of
the four-day event.
“This year we have about 175 pre-
registrations and last year we had that
many about this time,” said Dummer,
“But by the time the car show came
around we had 250. The first year of
the Round Up, we had 67 pre-registra-
tions and about 100 the day of the show
— so we have grown a lot in the last
few years.”
The star of the NBR weekend is the
semi-legendary Ford Bronco. Ford pro-
duced five versions of the vehicle,
beginning in 1966. The original Bronco
was an off-road vehicle intended to
compete primarily with the Jeep. The
public’s acceptance of the Bronco was
immediate and clearly continues to this
day. This original design was produced
from 1966 until 1996.
The truck’s small size and 92-inch
wheelbase made it extremely maneu-
verable. But the small bodied tuck had
limitations, most notably in it’s ability
to comfortably tow heavy vehicles. The
Bronco was considered an under
achiever by Ford for that purpose, sell-
ing just over 230,000 units in 12 years.
The Bronco was Ford’s first compact
SUV and was conceived by Donald
Frey, the visionary who also created the
immensely popular Mustang.
In 1978, Ford significantly changed
the design of the Bronco in an attempt
to compete with larger size trucks and
SUVs made by General Motors and
Chevrolet.
The company incorporated a larger
frame, body and a more powerful
engine into the newly designed Bronco.
See
BRONCOS 2B
Northwest’s best Jr. Golfers at Sandpines
B Y N ED H ICKSON
Eighty-seven junior boys golfers,
along with 34 junior girls, teed off
Monday at Sandpines.
Siuslaw News
All last week, mowers and
greenskeepers were out on the course at
Sandpines Golf Links prepping the
greens and fairways by 5:30 a.m. each
day as junior golfers from throughout
the Northwest competed during five
days of PNGA tournament play.
A total of 121 golfers — 87 boys and
34 girls ranging in age from 12 to 18 —
came from British Columbia,
Washington, Idaho and Oregon to play
on the internationally recognized
course for the first time.
See
NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS
PNGA 2B
A
WEEKLY
FISHING REPORT FOR
THE LOCAL REGION
www.dfw.state.or.us/RR
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.
MID COAST LAKES
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
See
FISHING 2B