NED HICKSON , SPORTS EDITOR
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❘ JULY 28, 2018 ❘
SATURDAY EDITION
SECTION B
Siuslaw News
Sports & Recreation
S PORTS
‘S HARK W EEK ’ ENDS , WHALE WATCHING BEGINS ALONG COAST
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NEWPORT — The Oregon Chapter
of the American Cetacean Society
(ACS) is hosting its Seventh Annual
Summer Whale Watch Weekend today,
July 28, and tomorrow at Boiler Bay
State Park in Depoe Bay.
ACS volunteer members and
Certified Naturalists will be on hand
from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day to help
visitors watch for whales and other
wildlife, as well as provide information
on whales, dolphins, porpoises and
their habitats.
This family friendly event is free,
open to the public, and fun for all ages.
No worries about seasickness, this is
an eco-friendly shore-based whale
watch. Observe whales in their natural
COURTESY PHOTO
habitat without causing a disturbance.
Here are a few of the things visitors can Visitors to Boiler Bay in Depot Bay get up close with a migrating whale
learn: What is a cetacean? What are the during last year's “Whale Watching Weekend.”
differences between a dolphin and
non-profit is to protect whales, dol-
porpoise? what is baleen? What whales, myth of resident whales.
Whales are facing many threats and phins, porpoises and their habitats
dolphins and porpoises are found off
the Oregon Coast? What do they eat some species and populations are on through public education, research
(prey) and what eats them (predators)? the verge of extinction. Learn how to grants and conservation actions.
What are the threats affecting them? make a difference wherever you live in Information on the ACS can be found
on the website: www.acsonline.org.
the world.
What can you do to help?
For more information, contact Joy
The American Cetacean Society is
The most frequently observed ceta-
ceans along the Oregon Coast are gray the oldest whale conservation organi- Primrose, ACS Oregon Chapter
whales. Learn about the Pacific Coast zation in the world, founded in 1967. President at marine_lover4ever@
Feeding Group of gray whales and the The mission of this all volunteer yahoo.com or call 541-517-8754.
Upcoming:
Aug. 4
• Rotary "Cool at
the Coast"
golf tourney
Aug. 6-10
SHS XC
Dunes Camp
East Woahink
Day Use Area
9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Aug. 7-9
• Viking Youth
Football Camp
Grades 3-8, 5:30 to
7 p.m.
Grades 1-2, 7:15 to
8:15 p.m.
H. Petersen Field
Aug. 10
• SHS Hall of Fame
Induction
Ceremony
at the FEC
5:30 p.m.
LOCAL REGION
Tips for fishing
during hot
weather
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8:05pm / 2.3
July 30
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July 31
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Golfers leave after a shotgun start during the annual Rotary 'Cool at the Coast' golf tournament and fundraiser.
‘Cool at the Coast’ tourney tees off Aug. 4
Aug. 1
9:41am / 6.2
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Aug. 2
3:49am / 5.8
4:47pm / 6.3
10:15am / 0.6
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Aug. 3
4:43am / 5.3
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LITTLE 3B
www.dfw.state.or.us/RR
July 29
3:04am / 6.2
4:11pm/ 6.2
Sometimes the world of
sports needs some changes
to accommodate a larger
segment of our population
Not everyone is capable
of playing the major team
sports at any level but still
want a feeling of team ca-
maraderie. One such vari-
ation exists in the form of
pickle ball.
Wimbledon has just
FISHING REPORT FOR THE
Low Tide
12:34am / 7.1 7:31am / -0.8
2:01pm / 6.0 7:27pm / 2.4
2:24am / 6.5
3:38pm / 6.1
Variations in
sports
A WEEKLY
July 28
1:47am / 6.8
3:05pm / 6.0
With more than55 years as
an athlete, coach, parent and
spectator, Lloyd Little has
gained some insights and
perspectives regarding ath-
letics. In this weekly column,
he shares what he's learned
about sports from his multiple
points of view.
On the
Bite
Entrance Siuslaw River
1:11am / 7.0
2:33pm / 6.0
By Lloyd Little
Retired teacher, coach
and game offi cial
See
T IDE T ABLE
High Tide
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O UT
There is still time to register for the
Rotary of Florence's ninth annual “Cool
at the Coast” golf tournament taking
place Saturday, Aug. 4, at the scenic
Ocean Dunes Golf Links. Among the
prizes will be a drawing for a six-night
stay at San Diego Country Estates — a
Gold Crown-rated resort with golf, ten-
nis, equestrian activities and wineries
situated on a beautiful 3,000-acre ranch.
Other prizes include: Fiddlers Green
gift certificate, golf for four at Pumpkin
Ridge; an Aero Legends flyover at the
start of the tournament, a two-night
stay at Mercer Lake Resort in Florence
for the ultimate “staycation” and a
chance for a drawing of five players for
a putt-off with one player attempting a
50-foot putt for a $5,000 prize spon-
sored by Ron and Catherine Green.
There will also be unique silent auc-
tion items to bid on and first- through
fourth-place team prizes that include
championship hats, plaques, golf four-
somes and KP prizes for both men and
women.
All of this will take place during a day
of golf with friends, fun and the oppor-
tunity to win prizes.
The Rotary Club of Florence’s
ninth-annual golf spectacular will raise
See
COOL 3B
Fishing can get a little tough
during these hot summer
days – water temperatures
increase, aquatic weed
growth accelerates and fish
get lethargic. Here are some
ideas to help you beat the
dog days of fishing:
• Fish early in the morning
when waters are cooler and
fish are more active.
• Look for fish in deeper
water, where it’s cooler.
• Focus on warmwater spe-
cies like bass, crappie, blue-
gill and walleye.
• Travel to higher elevation
lakes and streams where the
water, and you, will be cool-
er.
• Consider a trip to the
coast where ocean and bay
fishing can be good
throughout the summer.
See
FISHING 2B
10:54am / 1.2
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Marine Board to focus on boat tags, boat readiness
The Oregon State Marine Board, in
partnership with 32 county sheriff ’s
offices and the Oregon State Police,
will be focusing their enforcement
efforts on boaters with lapsed boat
registrations during the weekend of
Aug. 4-5, for “Operation Ship Shape.”
“So far this year, marine law enforce-
ment officers are reporting unusually
high numbers of unregistered boats,”
said Randy Henry, Boating Safety
Program Manager for the Marine
Board. “This means that those regis-
tered boaters who are playing by the
rules are carrying the load for every-
one else. Without adequate revenue,
the agency is forced to cut funds to our
law enforcement programs which ulti-
mately mean fewer patrol boats on the
water
and
longer
response times in emer-
gency incidents.”
“We’re at a five year
high for fatalities so far
this year, and we cannot
afford to reduce our
agency’s services, so
we’re simply making
sure that all motorboats
— any boat with any
mechanical propulsion, whether gas,
electric, diesel or solar, and all sailboats
12 feet or longer, are currently regis-
tered.” Henry added. “The fine for
lapsed boat registration is $265, which
is far more than the cost of the boat
registration itself. Fines do
not come back to the
Marine Board. When col-
lected, those fines go into
the state’s general fund. It’s
better for all of us if you
register your boat now
than wait for a fine.”
Motorboat registrations
are $4.50 per foot, round-
ed to the highest foot plus
$5 for the aquatic invasive species pre-
vention program. For example: a
16-foot outboard motorboat would
cost $77.
Registrations are valid for two calen-
dar years.
Boaters can renew their boat regis-
tration online at www.boatoregon.
com/store, or can visit their local regis-
tration agent. Boaters can print off a
temporary permit after successfully
completing their transaction online or
will be issued a temporary permit
through an agent for an additional fee.
For assistance renewing online, con-
tact the Marine Board at marine.
board@oregon.gov or 503-378-8587.
For a list of registration agents, visit
www.oregon.gov/osmb/title-registra-
tion/Pages/Where-to-Register.aspx.