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NED HICKSON , SPORTS EDITOR ❘ 541-902-3523 ❘ SPORTS @ THESIUSLAWNEWS . COM WEDNESDAY EDITION ❘ AUGUST 8, 2018 ❘ SECTION B Siuslaw News Sports & Recreation S IUSLAW H ALL OF F AME CLASS OF 2018 TO BE INDUCTED S PORTS Calendar 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 T IDE T ABLE Entrance Siuslaw River High Tide Low Tide Aug. 8 10:51am / 5.5 10:04pm / 7.9 4:20am / -0.8 4:03pm / 2.5 Aug. 9 11:44am / 6.0 5:14am / -1.3 11:01pm/ 8.2 5:03pm / 2.2 Aug. 10 12:32am / 6.4 11:55pm / 8.4 6:03am / -1.8 5:59pm / 1.8 Aug. 11 1:16pm / 6.8 6:50am / -2.0 6:52pm / 1.4 Aug. 12 12:47am / 8.4 1:59pm / 7.1 7:35am / -1.9 7:44pm / 1.1 Aug. 13 1:38am / 8.1 2:42pm / 7.2 8:19am / -1.5 8:36pm / 0.9 Aug. 14 9:02am / -1.0 9:29pm / 0.7 On the Bite A WEEKLY Eight individuals and three teams will be honored at this Friday's induction ceremony LOCAL REGION T his Friday, eight indivuduals and three teams from Siuslaw’s ath- letic past will become part of the Siuslaw High School Hall of Fame’s hal- lowed halls during the Class 2018 Induction Ceremony at the Florence Events Center. Among those being inducted will be Jim Weber (1964), Dwight Chapman (1974), Kenon (Scanlan) Neal (1984), Stephanie (Vavich) Henderson (1989), John Condie (1991), Travis Knabe (1994), Diane Conlee (longtime cheer- leading coach and teacher) and the late Dennis Howell (1964). Teams being honored will include 1991 State Cheerleading Champions (Tracy (Weeks) Brown, Erica (Sanders) DeBois, Mary Girard-Anderson, Kim Murphy, Dawnielle Anderson, Lisa Patterson and Cari Maxwell; 1992 State Cheerleading Champions Tracy (Weeks) Brown, Emily (Harline) Head, Amy Summerfelt, Kim Murphy, Erica (Sanders) DeBois, Dawnielle Anderson and Shannon (Johnson) Vavich; and– 1993 State Cheerleading Champions Tanya (Church) Eckroth, Emily (Clark) Paramenter, Amy Durbin, Karen (Ellison) Parker, Kathy Grange, Julie Gray and Emily (Harline) Head). Doors will open at 5:30 p.m., and tickets are still available for $25, which includes admission and a full dinner. Tickets will be available at the door. Criteria that is considered for induct- ees includes athletic accomplishment during and beyond high school; team success and achievement; contribution as a private citizen to Siuslaw High School athletics; or significant civic or academic achievement beyond high school that reflects well on Siuslaw High School. Siuslaw HOF Inductee spotlight: Dennis Howell Howell saved others rather than himself It was a cold, foggy and stormy morning when Dennis Howell went to work in the woods just outside of Thorne Bay, Alaska, on Oct. 29, 1973. The former Siuslaw High football standout was scheduled to work as the hook tender, a fore- man who guides cables down the mountain to load up logs while coor- dinating operations with his crew. But the lead choker-setter, whose job SUBMITTED BY CHRISTY HOWELL, WIDOW OF DENNIS HOWELL is to attach the cables to the logs, failed to show Dennis Howell (far left), participates in a drill in the week leading up to the 1964 East- up for work, so Howell took West Shrine All-Star football game in Pendleton, Ore. (later moved to Baker, Ore.) on that job as well. Howell was the first Siuslaw Viking selected to participate in the annual All-Star event. Everything seemed to be going smoothly. As he standing alongside a pair of League came close to doing practicing what he preached.” The all-state linebacker repeatedly did throughout co-workers, had an instant to in three seasons during the the morning, Howell fas- react. He pushed both of early 1960s: Get the best of and fullback was the defen- sive linchpin of a 1963 tened bands of logs together them to safety before the log Dennis Howell. “Dennis made a choice – Siuslaw team that went 9-1-1, and blew his whistle, alerting smashed into the stout, mus- the man running the yarder cular, seemingly indestructi- he sacrificed his own life to yielded just 5.5 points per above to drag the logs ble man, killing him instant- save the lives of two others,” game (a school record that ly. Howell’s widow, Christy, hasn’t been broken) and upward. The log succeeded in said. “He had invited Jesus earned the school’s first trip Suddenly, one of the logs hit a stump and swung doing what no gridiron Christ into his life about six See HOWELL 4B around violently. Howell, opponent in the Coast months before. He went out 2:30am / 7.6 3:24pm / 7.3 S IUSLAW N EWS 148 Maple St. Florence 541-997-3441 FISHING REPORT FOR THE ‘Lads, Lassies’ to tee off at SOS Open Eighth annual golf tourney will benefit Siuslaw Outreach Services Sept. 8 The Siuslaw Open presented by Oregon Pacific Bank, Florence Dental Clinic, Abel Insurance and Peace Health, is one of the premier golfing events in Florence and will be held on Saturday, Sept. 8 at Florence Golf Links (formerly Sandpines). “Florence Golf Links features wide open Scottish style fairways along with breathtaking views of the dunes and ocean. We are very excited to be work- ing with the new owners of Florence Golf Links and their wonderful staff,” SOS executive director Bob Teter (left) with Johnston Motor Co., owner Brian Johnston. said SOS Executive Director Bob Teter. “Rick Reed and Kevin White have made the planning an enjoyable process.” said SOS Executive Director Bob Teter. Siuslaw Outreach Services provides advocacy for victims of domestic and/ or sexual violence, homelessness pre- vention and intervention, emergency See SOS 2B www.dfw.state.or.us/RR Tips for fishing during hot weather 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.' MID COAST LAKES: Mid coast lakes stocking schedule for this year is posted online. Stocking of mid coast lakes began in February. Siltcoos Lagoon will not be stocked this year due to continued low dis- solved oxygen. Trout sched- uled to be released in Siltcoos Lagoon will be 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 avail- able. Ollala Reservoir, Mercer Lake, Siltcoos Lake and Tahkenitch Lake have warm water species avail- able. ALSEA RIVER: Cutthroat trout Trout fishing in streams and river opened May 22. Fishing is restricted to arti- ficial flies and lures through Aug. 31. SALMON RIVER: Cutthroat trout Trout fishing in streams and river opened May 22. Fishing is restricted to arti- ficial flies and lures through Aug. 31. See FISHING 4B NEW LISTING! IN PRESTIGIOUS SHELTER COVE Great “Shelter Cove” home on quiet cul-de-sac. Vaulted ceilings and open kitchen w/ center cook island. 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