NED HICKSON , SPORTS EDITOR ❘ 541-902-3523 ❘ SPORTS @ THESIUSLAWNEWS . COM WEDNESDAY EDITION ❘ JULY 18, 2018 ❘ SECTION B Siuslaw News Sports & Recreation Community members host annual layover for cyclists P Two of the 24 riders participating in the annual Texas 4000 stand outside the support trailer during the group's layover in Forence last week. articipating bicyclists in the annual Texas 4000 arrived in Florence with 24 cyclists on July 10. The riders represented the University of Texas-Austin as part of the Texas 4000’s Ride For The Cure organization. It is the 13th year that St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Florence has hosted the group as it pedals its way from Austin to Anchorage, Alaska each summer. The stop in Florence represents day 39 on the group’s 70-day sched- ule. As in years past, the riders were guest in the homes of many hosts in the Florence area, where they did their laundry, interacted with com- munity members and got a good night’s rest. In addition, the annual layover includes a gathering of riders, hosts, cooks and crew members who gather at St. Andrew’s for a large “Thanksgiving In July” feast of tur- key, ham, mashed potatoes, gravy and all the trimmings. The meal is followed by the indi- vidual introduction of each rider and their goals. Following a large Wednesday- morning breakfast, the riders did their traditional “Circle of Commitment” for the day’s ride before heading back onto the road at 8:30 a.m. toward their next stop: Lincoln City. “As you can imagine, getting this all to happen requires the work, com- COURTESY PHOTO mitment and skills of many, many people,” said Terri Pennington, a Florence resident who helps organize the layover each year. “In addition to the St. Andrew’s staff, cooks, kitchen crew and hosts, this year the group was assisted by four Siuslaw High School students — Brendon, Jaxsen, Camp and Caelia — along with Sheila and Ricki, which made this a truly community-wide effort.” Pennington said the community spirit was mentioned by many of the riders. “They commented that they really want to come back here and visit in the near future,” said Pennington. “The recommendations made to this group from past riders was ‘Change the route however you want, but do not skip Florence.’” Support for the stayover also came from Sea Lion Caves and Coastal Fitness. S PORTS T IDE T ABLE Calendar Entrance Siuslaw River High Tide July 19-21 Low Tide July 18 4:36am / 6.3 5:39pm / 7.0 • SHS Mini 11:04am / -0.2 11:58pm / 1.3 Football Camp at SHS July 19 5:42am / 5.6 6:29pm / 6.9 TBA July 21 • Sand Master Jam 11:55am / 0.7 July 20 Sandbording 6:58am / 5.0 7:22pm/ 6.9 1:08am / 1.1 12:50pm/ 1.4 Sand Master park 2-5 p.m. July 21 8:19am / 4.8 8:14pm / 6.9 Upcoming: 2:18am / 0.8 1:50pm / 2.1 Aug. 4 July 22 • Rotary "Cool at 9:38am / 4.8 9:05pm / 6.9 the Coast" 3:21am / 0.4 2:52pm / 2.5 golf tourney Aug. 6-10 July 23 10:44am / 5.0 9:53pm / 7.0 SHS XC Dunes Camp East Woahink Day Use Area 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Aug. 7-10 MARK BRENNAN PHOTOS/SIUSLAW NEWS A golfers in the two-day Florence City Championship held at Florence Golf Links last weekend tees off during the opening round on Saturday. N EW GOLF TOURNEY TEES OFF IN F LORENCE • Viking Youth Football Camp 3 to 5 p.m. H. Petersen Field Aug. 10 • SHS Hall of Fame Induction The inaugural Florence City Championship was played over the weekend at Florence Golf Links, July 14 and 15. In addition to the challenges posed by the 18-hole course, players battled through tough, windy condi- tions on Saturday with gusts up to 37 mph on the course. See 5:30 p.m. July 24 11:36am / 5.3 5:04am / -0.3 10:37pm / 7.1 4:43pm / 2.8 S IUSLAW N EWS 148 Maple St. Florence 541-997-3441 GOLF 4B cermemony at the FEC 4:16am / 0.1 3:50pm / 2.7 From left: Shauneen Scott of Salem; women’s net winner Theresa Schonbach of Santa Monica, Calif.; and women’s gross winner Caroline Mecham of Salem. Happy Summer! Doesn’t it seem that it’s just rushing by. The only good part about that is that our Fall is so lovely! I thought I’d give you a few Market Stats from January through June. For Coldwell Banker, residences sold for that period were 106, lots sold 17, and there was 1 commercial sale for a total of 124 sales that amounted to just under 30 million. The average sales price for a home was $269,378. This compares to the previous period a year ago of 95 sales. This is what Coldwell Banker Coast did. For all of our area with all offices, there were 221 total residences sold. That puts Coldwell Bankers involvement to be 106/221 which is a 48% involvement. Coldwell Banker is a leader in it’s field. Come see us to list or sell your home. Lynnette Wikstrom Broker Cell: 541.999.0786 lynnette@cbcoast.com 100 Hwy. 101, Florence, OR • 541.997.7777 “We’re next to the Bridge.” COAST REAL ESTATE