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SIUSLAW NEWS | SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 2018 | 3B Little from 1B When you need to catch enough fi sh to make money for your family for the year, being close is not good enough; when you need to score the winning basket and you only get it close, you still lose. By comparison, the sport of horseshoe pitching gives you points for being close. If you watch any war movies, then you already know about getting close with a hand grenade. I know from playing horseshoes with my Dad and uncles that get- ting a “ringer” (when you get the horseshoe around the metal stake) counts for 3 points. Th at’s unless your opponent also gets a ringer, in which case it will cancel out your score. Yet if your next shoe is close enough to the stake and closer than your opponent, then you get 1 point. So, at least in horseshoes, close does count. I have seen very few horseshoe pits in my 40-plus years in Flor- ence. Th e shoes tossed weigh close to two pounds. Th e stakes are 48 feet in distance. Given the distance the metal shoes need to be thrown, it’s not a safe game to play around small children. In fact, most young children BUD’ S UPHOL S TERY Fishing B oat T o p s & C ars 10 am-6 pm Mon-Sat. Over 41 yrs Experien ce 4981 Hwy. 101, Complex B 541-997-4856 from 1B diverted to Cleawox Lake. In addition, fishing for warmwater species such as bass and other panfish should improve through June as water temperatures warm and these fish get more active. Ollala Reservoir, Mercer Lake, Siltcoos Lake and Tahkenitch Lake have warm water species available. Ollala Reservoir, Mercer Lake, Siltcoos Lake and Tahkenitch Lake have warm water species available. • Complete Auto & Boat Interiors • Canvas Work Be ready for Summer. We’re booking appointments now! would be unable to toss the shoe the distance. An alternative to this is the game of cornhole, which resembles horseshoes in terms of layout. Two boards are placed 27 feet from base to base. Th e board is slightly angled, and a hole is locat- ed 6 inches from the top. Th e ob- ject is to toss a corn-fi lled bag into the hole to score 3 points. Each player alternates throws with their opponent. Bags landing and staying on the board earn 1 point. Because the distance is short- er and there are no horseshoes involved, it’s a game that is much safer than tossing horseshoes and can be played by all ages. You can ALSEA RIVER: Cutthroat trout Trout fishing in streams and river opened May 22. Fishing is restricted to artificial flies and lures through Aug. 31. SALMON RIVER: Cutthroat trout Trout fishing in streams and See Jim for your auto sales needs! RC from 2B “There’s less and less, but isn’t that the way of things?” Morales said. “It’s all online. We had one here, that’s closed down. There are good ones in Eugene and Corvallis, but they’re having issues. 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Be aware of the regulations for the Siletz, 1 wild Chinook per day and two for the season through July 31. Trout fishing in streams and river opened May 22. • Note: The 3.5 mile bridge (aka Steel Bridge) in the Siletz gorge is now open to motorized vehicles, but is only open to pub- lic vehicles on the weekend. Anglers can walk/bike in the road during the weekdays. If Cutthroat trout Trout fishing in streams and river opened May 22. Fishing is restricted to artificial flies and lures through Aug. 31. everything, like it did for clothes and shoes and everything else.” There’s something lost in that personal exchange. You can’t chat with an expert like you could before, get hands on experience, ask detailed questions. “There’s people behind the counter who have been flying for 30 years, and you can ask them anything,” Morales said. But online? “People give me information that is completely wrong,” he said. Which is what makes clubs like FARCAA so important. It gives novices like myself a chance to learn from friends about the hobby. I felt like I was in good hands. And they have insurance cov- ering hundreds of thousands of dollars. That made me feel better too. WILSON •••• “H ow fast do these go?” I asked Wobbe, preparing to start my first flight. “Some of them will do up over 100 mph,” he answered. “Wait, what? 100? Seriously?” I had a vision of my editor writing the headline, “Reporter kills two with speeding RC plane.” “Most of them are flying the 50 to 60 mph range,” Wobbe said. That made me feel better, until I started taking the nose dive while flying. “Okay, I’m going to bail you out now,” Morales said as he lev- eled out my plane. Boo Sa t at t he F Join Us for the Event of the Summer! RIVER: Steelhead, spring Chinook, trout Summer steelhead are present in decent numbers. 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Without the advent of cornhole, I would not have had such fun with my family. Th e cornhole boards I made with one of our other daugh- ters; my wife is sanding them down and will soon paint a theme on each landing area. Th e game can be played with two or four players. All I know for certain is I want my grandson as my partner. ugust 11th y, A da nce Events Cen t e ur lore r Residential General Contractor river opened May 22. Fishing is restricted to artificial flies and lures through Aug. 31. Th ough I had a commanding 16-4 lead when I moved back to full dis- tance, I went on to become a victim to his rally, losing to him 21-20 He then beat his “Auntie-A,” coming from behind 17-4 to win 21-19. It was clearly a good day for him. I did beat one of my daughters to maintain at least some degree of respect; however, I must admit that, even though she was 38 weeks pregnant at the time, I showed her no mercy. Th e variation of horseshoes to cornhole has fostered a new gen- eration of activity. How big is the cornhole revelation? ESPN recent- ly telecast the United States corn- 8 01 aw sl DAVID L. BECHTOLD CONSTRUCTION KENNETH FLEEMAN CONSTRUCTION have slight modifi cations on the distance thrown to accommodate young players. If you see me wearing a Raid- ers jersey or a Lakers jersey, for one day only, it is because I lost two games to my son-in-law. Th e next day, my grandson came to play cornhole against “Bubba” (the term of endearment my grandchil- dren call me.) I marked 13-and a-half feet for his toss line, keeping in mind he is only 5 years old and feeling I need- ed to make it a fair concession to his young age. I thought wrong. He won the fi rst game, 21-4. 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So, I’m going to bring it around again, and I’m always going to bring it around to the same place until you make a successful turn, and then you’ll keep flying. You ready?” No, but I said yes. “Okay, you got it,” he said, handing over control to me again. “Gentle. That’s it. You’re making that turn. Level it out a little … Or just finish your turn, then ... Okay, I’m going to take it. We try not to fly over people.” Oh jeez. I took over again. There was no way I was going to crash it. I decided to go up. And up. And up some more. “You know there’s a cloud up there, right?” Morales asked as everyone laughed. “This is hard!” I yelled while laughing. But I leveled it out. “You’ve got it!” Morales said. “That was a good recovery, level the wings. Excellent! Now fly straight for a while, then start turning. Turn, turn. Perfect! Now, level the wings. Perfect! Jared, I haven’t helped you for about 30 seconds.” That 30 seconds seemed like a lifetime, but I was so proud when he said that. I was flying high. “We’re getting low on battery, so I’m going to land it,” Morales said. “Oh, thank God,” I quickly said. Seriously, this was nerve wracking. “Your brain is already saying, ‘That’s enough,’ am I right?” Morales asked me. “Oh, yes you are!” I replied. I imagined what it would be like if there were actual people in the plane I was flying. The oxygen masks would have been deployed 20 seconds in, the vomit bags used up by minute three. But when Morales gently landed the plane, it was as if the terrors in the sky never hap- pened. “Okay, you got it down in one piece!” Morales said. “Congratulations student pilot. Nice job! I’ll tell you, for your very first time, you did great.” “Great” is debatable. I would have crashed and burned if it wasn’t for their expertise and camaraderie. But to be honest, as I waved good- bye to Morales, Wobbe, Hokanson and the rest of the FARCAA fliers, all I could think about was turning right around again, picking up the remote control and getting ready for Morales to say again, “Okay, let’s fire it up.”