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SIUSLAW NEWS | SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 2018 | 3B Florenoe to host ATV grant subooccittee next week Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) Grant subcommit- tee will hold a business meeting from 9 to 11 a.m. in Florence on Wednesday, June 13. The meeting will be on the sec- ond floor of the Siuslaw Valley Fire Little & Rescue building, 2625 Highway 101, in Florence. The public is invited to attend. The agenda will include an intro- duction of three new ATV com- mittee members, as well as diiscus- sions on the ATV Grant processes, budgetting for the next biennium, confi dence in his decisions about players and their posi- tions. During my second season at Pacifi c, a transfer quarterback from Arizona State University convinced me my quarterback days were numbered. Coach called me into his offi ce aft er three games and in- formed me I was moving to the other side of the ball to the safe- ty position. Our next opponent, from 1B yelled, “Hey Warrenton Flash! I thought you were a quarter- back!” My senior, year I threw more than 20 interceptions and was not so sure quarterback would be my college position. Yet he was confi dent in my abilities and I became the No. 2 quarterback. I also started sev- eral games that fall. He left no doubt as to his Special Pricing thru June (Flooring must be ordered by June 29th to qualify for discount) and provide updates on recently passed ATV legislation (SB344). No grant applications will be reviewed at the meeting. New member orientation will be from 8 to 9 a.m. The ATV Grant Program pro- vides funding statewide for the Linfi eld Wildcats, was the league favorite each year — and Coach made changes to try for an upset win. Eventually, a missed fi eld goal as time expired preserved that upset victory; it was his be- lief in us that carried the day. When we played College of Idaho my junior season, Coach called me into his offi ce; there wasn’t enough room to take all special team players, so I was assigned the kicking duties. I was not sure why he asked me because I hadn’t kicked in more than two years, while at War- off-highway vehicle (OHV) recre- ation. Grant funds come from ATV user permit sales and a percentage of gasoline tax money. More information about the grant program is available online at w w w. ore gon . gov / oprd / AT V / Pages/Grants.aspx. renton. In the end, I made 7-of-8 and, later that season, I was 5-for-5 against Southern Ore- gon University. Coach had ways to challenge my competitive nature. With my fi rst six football coaches, we ran six diff erent off enses. Because of this, I thought I knew football. As it turned out, I knew very little. Coach taught me the game of football. I not only learned of- fense and defense, I learned the “why” in calling plays from of- fense and defense perspectives. 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For those of you thinking it was “just” an eight- man football school, Coach would say: “Nothing is ‘just’ unless you let it be.” Because of him, I understood I was not “just” an eight-man football coach; I was Spray’s eight-man football coach. Coach allowed me to have my Spray players be inside the locker room to hear his pre- game talk before the Whitman game in 1975. He also traveled to Spray to speak at the Spray athletic awards night. He knew there were no recruits for Pacif- ic University, yet he made every athlete in attendance feel like they were important. I think the emotional inten- sity of Coach may have rubbed off on me. During the South- ern Oregon University game, Coach was given three un- sportsman-like penalties in a row when the offi cials called a deceptive play illegal. I, on the other hand, was once removed from the Cot- tage Grove gym during a girls JV basketball game when I, too, disagreed with an offi cials’ call. Coach passed away last year but his legacy of character building lives on through his wife, four children, me and my four children, and the hundreds of players and opponents he in- fl uenced. Not a day goes by that I don’t thank him for the extra layers of competitiveness and determi- nation to win he showed me. My toughest opponent today is Multiple Sclerosis. When I was diagnosed in 1986, MS be- came my challenge. I use the same determination Coach used as, week aft er week in 1970, he prepared us for vic- tory that never came. He did not quit on us. Two years later, we were ranked sixth in the nation. My strength to fi ght MS was for- mulated from my days at Pacifi c University, and the time I spent around the most intense and competitive person there. Today, my team is my wife, family and friends. Th ey sup- port me without sympathy; they allow me to struggle in some everyday activities that were once easy — and yet know when it is time to help me. So far, this attitude assists me in re- taining my own independence. MS is my lifetime opponent. I may not win but I am giving MS one tough game. If there is a coach in your past that greatly infl uenced you, write them a letter and let them know how you are doing — and what their example meant to you. Rotary Club of Florence Youth Exchange NEREA TREJO-CANOS 17 year old • Junior at Siuslaw High School • From Picanya Spain Her sister in Spain is Yaiza and her host sister in Florence is Brooklyn She loves to Travel and to learn all new languages. She is a wonderful student and is enjoying her time here in Florence Meeting Location: Tuesday - 12:00 PM Florence Events Center, 715 Quince Street, Florence, OR 97439 (541) 997-1994, President Craig Sanders