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SATURDAY EDITION | JUNE 22, 2019
B UILDING ATHLETIC MOMENTUM IN M APLETON
S TORY AND PHOTOS B Y J ARED A NDERSON
Siuslaw News
J
ack is still trying to figure out if
he likes basketball.
“I like that it’s hit or miss,” he
said. “It’s a hit or miss thing. When
you hit it, if it feels good when you
shoot the ball.”
But missing isn’t a problem for the
soon-to-be fifth grader.
“It feels encouraging to do it more,”
he said.
Jack had been doing drills for the
past three hours at the newly estab-
lished Mapleton School District
Basketball Camp. The coaches were
just getting lunch ready, and the
group of students — all. between
from first to fifth grade — were
winding down.
“Basketball can be fun,” Jack said
when asked what he learned at the
camp. “Even if you’re just practicing
drills.”
“I like stealing the ball!” first
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MAPLETON 3B
Mapleton sophomore Opal Burruss (left) works
with an elementary schooler on freethrows.
S WINGING INTO SUMMER
June 22
• Kiwanis Golf
Tourney
10 a.m.
By Lloyd Little
Retired teacher, coach and
game offi cial
June 26
With more than55 years as an
athlete, coach, parent and specta-
tor, 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.
• Florence Softball
5:30 p.m.
Lofy vs. Acc (North)
Beachcomber vs
Welton (South)
7 p.m.
ACC vs Beachcomber
(North)
Lofy vs Welton
(South)
A Ripple in the Pond
Tide Tables
Entrance Siuslaw River
PHOTOS BY NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS
High Tide
Low Tide
June 22
3:24am / 6.2
5:12pm / 5.8
10:25am / -0.2
10:47pm / 3.0
June 23
4:11am / 5.7
5:55pm / 5.8
11:06am / 0.2
11:47pm / 2.8
June 23
5:06am / 5.2
6:39pm / 5.9
11:49am / 0.7
12:52am / 2.5
12:36pm / 1.2
June 25
6:11am / 4.8
7:22pm / 6.0
12:52am / 2.5
12:36pm / 1.2
June 26
7:25am / 4.5
8:05pm/ 6.3
1:57am/ 2.1
1:26pm/ 1.6
June 27
8:40am / 4.5
8:47pm / 6.6
The Florence Softball League
season opened Wednesday
afternoon at Miller Park, with
two games scheduled each
Wednesday at 5:30 and 7 p.m.
on the north and south fields.
Games will continue each
Wednesday through Aug. 14,
with the end-of-season
tourney taking place Saturday,
Aug. 17. Games are free and
open to spectators, so grab
dinner to go some Wednesday
night this summer and come
catch some adult co-ed
softball action.
2:56am / 1.4
2:19pm / 2.0
Visitors to the Cape Perpet-
ua Visitor Center can choose
from an array of activities this
summer. Events kicked off
June 1 and continue through-
out the summer.
Ongoing events this sum-
mer at Cape Perpetua:
• Mondays through Sept. 2
— Walk with a Ranger. Begins
at noon at the Visitor Center.
Join, retired Chief Park
Ranger, Michael Noack, for
an easy to moderate hike
where he will be sharing in-
formation about the local flo-
ra and fauna.
Hikes will last 75-90 min-
utes.
• Wednesdays through
Aug. 28 — Under the Sea (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
Reserve by joining Tara Du-
Bois, Communications Coor-
dinator for the Cape Perpetua
Collaborative, for interactive
exhibits at the Visitor Center.
At 3 p.m., DuBois will lead
a stroll on the Captain Cook’s
Trail to explore the rocky
shoreline and marine reserve.
• Thursdays through Aug.
29 — Lunch with Dr. Jim
Nechols, beginning at noon
It’s actually more like a can-
nonball in the pool. Th e NFL
decided to further the study of
marijuana for pain manage-
ment for the players.
Th is decision has many
ramifi cations. Will other pro-
fessional sports leagues join?
Will colleges allow marijuana
pain relief use? What about
the teams located in states
where marijuana is still illegal,
can players still use it? Who
will prescribe the “pain” med-
ication? How will players use
it? Will they smoke it or use
the oils and creams containing
the CBD and THC pain relief
qualities?
Gone are the days when a
coach can tell a player in pain
to “run it out.” Th e only pain
modifi er I used in my 20-some
years of athletic participation
would be ice. One of the fi rst
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LITTLE 2B
ODFW R EGIONAL F ISHING
R EPORT
www.dfw.state.or.us/RR
Cape Perpetua summer programs continue
June 24
6:11am / 4.8
7:22pm / 6.0
T IME
O UT
at the Visitor Center.
Dr. Jim Nechols, retired
professor of Entomology
from Kansas State University,
will present “Alien Invaders:
Invasive Plants of Siuslaw Na-
tional Forest” and “Self De-
fense 101 for Insects: Insect
Defense Mechanisms.”
• Saturdays through Aug.
31 — Ranger F.E.D Talks, be-
ginning at noon at the Visitor
Center.
Join Siuslaw National For-
est Field Rangers for a fun
and informative “Forest, Ex-
plore, Discover” Siuslaw
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CAPE 3B
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.
SILTCOOS &
TAHKENITCH LAKES:
Warmwater species
Warmwater fishing has
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FISHING 2B
Local racer opens Pro 2
Series with tie for fourth
Racing in the first two
Rounds of the NW Pro 2 Car
Sand Drag Championship
Series last weekend, Gary “G”
Armstrong and his Florence
Yamaha YXZ UTV ended up
taking fourth-place tie in the
championship points stand-
ings in the 11-car Pro 2 Class.
“I’m stoked to be in the top
5 in the championship points
after my very first race driv-
ing a car instead of my ATV,”
Armstrong said of his week-
end. “I made a lot of mistakes
but I’m a quick learner and
this is a better than expected
start.”
Rounds three and four of
the Championship Series
take place July 5 and 6 at Al-
bany Sand Drags in Albany,
Ore.
The 10-race series runs
through
October
with
monthly races.
COURTESY PHOTO
Florence’s Gary Armstrong is racing in the Car Sand Drag Series for the first time this season.