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T IME
Out
By Lloyd Little
Retired teacher, coach and
game offi cial
Sports &
Recreation
With more than 55 years
as an athlete, coach, parent
and spectator, Lloyd Little
has gained some insights and
perspectives regarding athletics.
Each week, he shares what he's
learned about sports from his
multiple points of view.
Calendar
Gender Verifi cation
June 15-16
• SBSA All-Star
Baseball Tourney
at Miller Park
June 19
• Florence Softball
League opener
at Miller Park
5:30 p.m. —
ACC vs Lofy;
Beachcomber vs
Welton
7 p.m. —
Welton vs ACC;
Lofy vs Beachcomber
COURTESY PHOTO
Gary “G” Armstrong will compete in the 2019 Northwest Pro 2 Car Race Series this year.
L OCAL RACER SWITCHES GEARS
Florence resident and
sand drag racer Gary “G”
Armstrong will compete in
the 2019 Northwest Pro 2
Car Race Series driving his
new Yamaha YXZ1000r SS
UTV.
For the past nine years,
Armstrong has raced a
modified ATV in the ATV
category of the Series, along
the way winning two cham-
pionships, two champion-
ship runner-ups and 62
podium finishes.
Over this year’s off-sea-
son winter months, he tran-
sitioned from racing ATV’s
to his new UTV race car
that was provided with the
help of sponsor Florence
Yamaha.
“It was time to do some-
thing fresh and these new
UTV’s are the rage of the
rapidly growing recreation-
al off-road industry in the
U.S.A.,” Armstrong says of
the transition.
The first race of the Series
is today and tomorrow, June
16, at Albany Sand Drags in
Albany, Ore.
Armstrong’s other spon-
sors include Fullerton Sand
Sports Tires and Wheels,
Dasa Racing Products,
Redline Racing, Direct
Drive CNC, Oneal Racing
Gear, Dirt Wheels Mag-
azine, Santa Cruz Bicycles
and local Florence busi-
nesses Jack Smoot Welding
and Siuslaw Signs &
Graphics.
June 22
• Kiwanis Golf
Tourney
10 a.m.
Tide Tables
Entrance Siuslaw River
High Tide
Low Tide
June 15
12:06am / 5.8
5:25pm / 2.2
5:43am / -1.1
11:24pm / 7.9
June 16
12:57pm / 6.0
6:27am / -1.4
6:11pm / 2.4
PHOTOS BY MORGAN HEIM
June 17
12:04am / 7.9
1:42pm / 6.0
7:08am / -1.5
6:56pm / 2.6
The Fivemile-Bell Watershed is part of a five-year-long restoration project covering
nearly 5,000 acres located approximately 10 miles south of Florence.
7:48am / -1.4
7:39am / 2.7
Local watershed project
receives restoration award
June 18
12:44am / 7.7
2:25pm / 6.0
June 19
1:22am / 7.4
3:07pm/ 6.0
8:27am/ -1.2
8:22pm/ 2.8
June 20
2:01am / 7.1
3:48pm / 5.9
9:06am / -1.0
9:07pm / 2.9
June 21
2:41am / 6.6
4:30pm/ 5.8
9:45am/ -0.7
9:54pm/ 3.0
The Fivemile-Bell
Watershed Restoration proj-
ect, located about 10 miles
south of Florence in the
Central
Coast
Ranger
District, has been selected
for the 2019 Western
Division of the American
Fisheries Society (WDAFS)
Riparian Challenge Award in
the United States Forest
Service category.
WDAFS presents this
award to managers and
resource specialists to recog-
nize their efforts in maintain-
Just one of the thousands
of wildlife residents that
call the Fivemile-Bell
Watershed home.
ing, restoring and improving
riparian and watershed eco-
systems.
The Fivemile-Bell resto-
ration project is a decade-
long innovative project that
covers about 5,000 acres of
national forest land working
to restore a critical floodplain
to dramatically improve habi-
tat for Oregon Coast Coho
salmon, a federally threatened
species, and other aquatic and
terrestrial animals.
See
AWARD 2B
Scientists discovered ways
to help severely burned vic-
tims and people riddled with
diseases recover and regener-
ate new muscle mass. Along
the way, athletes discovered
these wonder drugs could
assist them in their personal
quest for fame and riches.
Th e performance enhanc-
ing drugs (PEDs) have been
around for decades. Athletes
using PEDs try to stay a step
ahead of the tests needed
See
LITTLE 2B
ODFW R EGIONAL F ISHING
R EPORT
www.dfw.state.or.us/RR
MID COAST LAKES
Stocking of the mid-coast
lakes began the first week of
February and will continue
into June. Check the stocking
schedule online for dates and
locations of stockings. These
early stockings include: Alder
and Dune Lake, Cleawox,
Lost Lake, Munsel Lake,
Thissel Pond, Mercer Lake,
Big Creek Reservoirs, Ollala
Reservoir and Devils Lake.
Warmwater fisheries are
improving in several lakes
around the Florence area
including: Siltcoos,
Tahkenitch, Mercer, and
Munsel.
Note: Ollala Resevoir has
been re-opened and stocked.
Check the stocking schedule
for future stockings.
SIUSLAW RIVER:
Cutthroat trout
Trout fishing in streams
reopened May 22. Check the
regulations for open areas and
gear restrictions.
ALSEA RIVER: Cutthroat
trout
Trout fishing in streams
opened on May 22, time to hit
the river. Check regulations
for open areas and gear
restrictions.
SALMON RIVER:
Cutthroat trout
Trout fishing in streams
reopened May 22, time to hit
the river. Check the regula-
tions for open areas and gear
restrictions.
SILETZ RIVER: Summer
steelhead, spring Chinook, cut-
throat trout
The Siletz River is open
year-round for steelhead and
summer steelhead fishing has
improved. Anglers are catch-
ing summer steelhead
throughout the system but the
best fishing is in the
Moonshine and gorge areas.
The summer steelhead fishery
picks up in May and peaks in
June and July.
Summer steelhead in the
Siletz River offers a great
See
FISHING 3B
Summer-long special events continue today at Cape Perpetua Visitor Center
In addition to the camping,
hiking, tidepooling and picnick-
ing, visitors to the Cape Perpetua
Visitor Center can choose from an
array of activities this summer.
Events kicked off June 1 and
continue throughout the summer.
Upcoming events:
• Today, June 15 — Amanda
Trail Volunteer Work Party.
Volunteers will work on clean-
ing up and further preparing the
new Amanda Bridge site for up-
coming construction work.
There will be a celebratory pot-
luck for participants following
the work. Volunteers who plan
to attend the work session or the
work session and potluck on June
15 should RSVP to Joanne Kittel
by calling 541-961-8374 or email
her at jnkittel@peak.org for more
information.
The clean-up will begin at 9
a.m.
Ongoing events this summer at
Cape Perpetua:
• Mondays, now through Sept.
2 — Walk with a Ranger. Begins at
noon at the Visitor Center.
Join retired Chief Park Rang-
er Michael Noack for an easy to
moderate hike where he will be
sharing information about the lo-
cal flora and fauna.
Hikes will last 75-90 minutes.
• Wednesdays, May 29 through
Aug. 28 — Under the Sea from 10
a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Visitor Center.
Oregon doesn’t stop at the
beach. Take a deeper dive into
the Cape Perpetua Marine Re-
serve by joining Tara DuBois,
See
CAPE 3B