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THESIUSLAWNEWS . COM | SIUSLAWNEWS | SATURDAY EDITION | JUNE 2, 2018 | $1.00 @ SIUSLAWNEWS ATHLETES OF THE YEAR “I love to help people buy and sell property” Delbert lb L. "Del" l Phelps hl Real Estate BROKER SPORTS — B Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Northwest Real Estate 1875 Hwy 101, P.O. Box 276, Florence, OR. 97439 Cell - 541-991-7787 dphelps@bhhsnw.com • oregoncoastallistings.com A member of the franchise system of BHHS affi liates, LLC 128TH YEAR | ISSUE NO. 44 FLORENCE, OREGON SERVING WESTERN LANE COUNTY SINCE 1890 A LESSON FROM M OTHER N ATURE Camp fosters enjoyment of outdoors PHOTOS BY MARK BRENNAN/ SIUSLAW NEWS Siuslaw fifth- and seventh-graders participate in this week’s Outdoor Adventure Camp at Camp Cleawox. This annual tradition is a chance for youth to learn about the outdoors. By Mark Brennan Siuslaw News S iuslaw School District gave students the op- portunity this week to get out of the classroom and take a lesson from Mother Nature at the annual Outdoor Adventure Camp. This is the fifth year the event has taken place at the Girl Scout Camp on Cleawox Lake. Program co-founder and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) instructor Ben Wells is happy with the turnout of both stu- dents and volunteers for this year’s camp. “We have about 230 kids taking part in camp this year and close to 70 volunteers helping to pull this off,” he said. “We are lucky to have so many people from the community, includ- ing members of the Coast Guard and the National Forest Service, and peo- ple who just have a passion for be- ing outdoors. They all want to share what they know with our kids… and it’s awesome!” Students at Outdoor Adventure Camp spend the day participating in a number of activities that con- nect them to the natural world in a more interactive way then tradition- al school activities. Archery, kayaking and canoeing, hiking and learning how to set up a campsite and cook food on an open fire are all lessons taught by qualified volunteers. “These are people with high levels of outdoor oriented skills. They are not going to be making copies in the office or helping in a classroom. They have a passion for the outdoors and they want to share their knowledge and experience with the students,” Wells said. “This is a great opportu- nity for people in the community to be involved with the school district in ways that are outside of the class- room.” This year also included classes to familiarize students with skills used by native cultures to identify and gather plants that have nutritional or medicinal properties. Cooking, beadmaking and tie-dyeing options were available, and students were encouraged to participate in as many parts of the program as they wish. While learning outdoor skills and having fun are the focus of the Outdoor Adventure Camp, there are some less apparent benefits to students who attend the four-day camp. “We have a number of goals for the week, one of which is too give our fifth- and seventh-graders an op- portunity to spend a week together, undergoing a number of challenges, to forge stronger relationships with the older students, so the transition from elementary to middle schools won’t be so difficult,” Wells said. See ADVENTURE page 8A Stewarding the outdoors A change in command Station Siuslaw River bids ‘fair winds and following seas’ to Tregoning, welcomes Nilles as officer in charge Siuslaw Watershed Council gears up for another summer of camp By Jared Anderson Siuslaw News Senior Chief Jay Nilles and his family U.S. Coast Guard Station Siuslaw River held a change of command ceremony Friday as outgoing Master Story & Photos Chief Timothy By Chantelle Meyer N. Tregoning Siuslaw News received new or- ders and incom- ing Senior Chief Joseph J. “Jay” Nilles accepted command. “The change of command ceremony is a revered military tradition, which formally restates the continuity and authority of the command,” said Chief Petty Officer Kevin Smith, the master of ceremonies. “It is a for- mal custom conducted before the assembled crew and confirms to the men and women of the unit that the authority of the command is maintained. The ceremony is a transfer of to- tal responsibility, authority and accountabili- ty from one individual to another.” The event was full of symbolism, with sev- eral back and forth moments between then and now, former and current. Through it all, the Station Siuslaw River crew remained standing. Captain Michael Mullen, commander of Sector North Bend, presided over the service. See COMMAND page 7A INSIDE Master Chief Tim Tregoning and his family Classifieds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Community. . . . . . . . . . . . . Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B5 A3 A4 A2 Sideshow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B4 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B This Week on the Coast. . . . A7 Weather Data . . . . . . . . . . . A2 THIS WEEK ’ S Restoration, education and recreation are the key components of the Siuslaw Water- shed Council’s (SWC) annual summer camp, which will run for five days at the end of June for students in fourth- through 12th-grade. “The importance of tying all those to- gether is, you’re not able to recreate in any outdoors unless you’re also a steward of the outdoors,” said SWC’s program manager, Kyle Terry. “That’s a connection that we try and get them to understand. If you want to recreate in this beautiful area, then you also have to be a steward of this beautiful area.” SWC will introduce students to a wide variety of different areas in the region and show how the three components work in tandem to create its unique environmental and economic ecosystem. For example, students will be brought to one of the many tree islands that dot the Oregon coast landscape. See WATERSHED page 8A TODAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY 66 49 58 48 59 47 59 47 WEATHER Full Forecast, A3 oregon coast military museum jeep junction Jeep-only Show & Shine to celebrate the birth of the jeep in WWII and the iconic vehicle it has become! e! saturday, june 16th, 2018 10 a.m.—2 p.m. johnston motor co. on hwy 101 Sponsored by & Johnston Motor Co., Tony’s Garage & Scott Ryland Plumbing S IUSLAW N EWS 2 S ECTIONS | 20 P AGES C OPYRIGHT 2018