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WEDNESDAY EDITION | JULY 3, 2019
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Sports &
Recreation
July 3
• Florence Softball
5:30 p.m.
ACC vs Welton (North)
Beachcomber vs
Lofy (South)
7 p.m.
Lofy vs Welton (North)
Beachcomber vs ACC
(South)
• SHS cheerleaders
bottle and can drive
at SHS 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Tide Tables
Entrance Siuslaw River
Low Tide
July 3
12:21am / 8.2
7:29pm/ -2.1
Florence UTV sand drag racer Gary “G” Armstrong battles his way into third during last
weekend’s UTV Takeover Side by Side Wars in North Bend over the weekend.
A RMSTRONG ‘T AKES O VER ’ THIRD AT B OX C AR
July 5
High Tide
PHOTO COURTESY OF DAVE DAVE PHOTOGRAPHY
Driving his 2019 Yamaha
YXZ1000 UTV race car,
local sand drag racer Gary
“G” Armstrong battled his
way into the semi-finals and
a third-place finish at the
annual UTV Takeover Side
by Side Wars at Box Car
Dunes in North Bend last
weekend.
This year’s event drew an
estimated 20,000 UTV
enthusiasts to the Oregon
Dunes for a week of camp-
ing, recreational riding and
sand competitions. UTV’s
— also called “side by sides”
because they can accommo-
date up to four people — are
a fairly new breed of
4-wheeled
recreational
vehicle that have become
increasingly popular due to
their car-like characteris-
tics, safety and handling.
UTV Takeover hosts four
similar events in the U.S.
each year.
Armstrong, of Florence,
will compete in the Albany
Sand Drags this weekend to
qualify for the NW Pro Car
Sand Drag Championship
Race Series, where he is cur-
rently tied for fourth place
in the standings.
Armstrong’s racing spon-
sors are Florence Yamaha/
Polaris/CanAm, Fullerton
Sand Sports Tires and
Wheels, Dasa Racing prod-
ucts, Direct Drive CNC,
Redline Racing, Oneal
Racing Clothing, Dirt
Wheels Magazine, Santa
Cruz Bicycles and local
Florence businesses Jack
Smoot Welding and Siuslaw
Signs & Graphics.
2:05am/ 6.2
7:19pm/ 2.4
M ASTERING THE S AND — P ART II
July 4
1:08am / 8.2
2:50pm / 6.3
8:14am / 2.1
8:10pm / 2.3
July 5
1:57am / 8.0
3:37pm/ 6.5
8:59am/ -2.0
9:05pm/ 2.2
July 6
2:49am / 7.5
4:24pm / 6.6
9:45am / -1.6
10:04pm / 2.0
July 7
3:46am / 6.9
5:13pm / 6.7
10:33am / -1.1
11:10pm / 1.8
11:24am / -0.3
June 9
6:01am / 5.6
6:55pm / 7.1
Siuslaw News
(Editor’s Note: In Part II of
our look at the exponential
growth of Sandboarding in
South America and, most
recently, Saudi Arabia, we talk
with Sand Master Park owner
and sandboarding guru Lon
Beale who, in addition to relo-
cating his park next to Fred
Meyer, will soon be working as
a consultant to establish a
multi-million dollar sand-
boarding park in Saudi
Arabia.)
“W
July 8
4:49am / 6.2
6:04pm / 6.9
B Y J ARED A NDERSON
12:21am / 1.4
12:17pm / 0.5
hen they have a
sandboarding
tournament event, there’s 100
competitiors. When we have
an event here in the U.S.,
there’s 20 competitors. The
difference is, people that
come to sandboard here in
the U.S. do it as recreation,”
said Beale. “They do it to have
fun and have a good time. So
that’s what we cater to. But in
NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS
A sandboarder surveys the terrain from atop a dune at
Honeyman State Park.
South America, they want to
compete. They want to see
who’s the best. As far as com-
petition goes, there’s a world
sandboard tour, and what
they’re doing is just amazing.
They’re every bit at the level
of snowboarding. Whatever
tricks they’re doing on snow,
they’re doing on sand now.”
As to why Americans don’t
want to compete, Beale called
it “the question of the day.”
“We live in Florence. There
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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
been improving on Siltcoos
and Tahkenitch lakes. The
recent warm weather is warm-
ing up the water and getting
the fish more active. We are
now in the post spawn time of
year, fish will start to move
out the shallows and disperse
throughout the lakes into a
variety of habitats. Warmwater
fishing will continue to be
good through the summer
and into the fall.
Siltcoos also gets stocked
rainbow trout, check the
stocking schedule for num-
bers and dates of stockings.
SIUSLAW RIVER:
Cutthroat trout
Trout fishing in streams is
open. Check the regulations
for open areas and gear
restrictions.
ALSEA RIVER: Cutthroat
trout
Trout fishing in streams are
open. Check regulations for
open areas and gear restric-
tions.
SALMON RIVER:
Cutthroat trout
Trout fishing in streams has
reopened, time to hit the river.
Check the regulations for
open areas and gear restric-
tions.
SILETZ RIVER: Summer
steelhead, spring Chinook, cut-
throat trout
The Siletz River is open
year-round for steelhead and
summer steelhead fishing has
been slow so far this season
but should improve towards
the end of June and the early
part of July. 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.
Fishing peaks mid-June
through August and then con-
tinues to produce fish until
the heavy rains come in the
fall.
The 4.0-mile bridge (aka
Steel Bridge) in the Siletz
gorge is open to motorized
vehicles but is only open to
public vehicles on the
SAND 2B
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FISHING 2B
F REE SUMMER FAMILY EVENTS CONTINUE AT C APE P ERPETUA THROUGH A UGUST
Throughout the summer, at
Cape Perpetua Scenic Area, field
rangers and local experts are
hosting a variety of free family
events at Cape Perpetua.
Visitors can choose from any
of the activities below to experi-
ence these special places in new
ways:
• July 6 and Aug. 3 — Trees to
Sea: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the
Visitor Center
Learn about the interconnect-
edness of the forest and ocean
ecosystems through a variety of
hands-on stations, presentations
and hikes.
• July 22-23 and July 29-30 —
Marbled Murrelet Survey: 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Visitor
Center.
Contribute to research aimed
at saving this threatened seabird.
Join scientists and land managers
to learn about murrelet nesting
and feeding habits, then help
identify and count birds as they
fly between the forest and ocean.
RSVP at www.goo.gl/forms/
KgY1ESmcep 91uQ8I3
• Friday, Aug. 9 — Smokey
Bear’s 75th Birthday Party: 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Visitor
Center
Join in celebrating Smokey’s 75
years of preventing wildfires.
Enjoy birthday cake, learn about
fire ecology on the Siuslaw, and
tell happy birthday to Smokey
himself.
• Mondays through Sept. 2 —
Walk with a Ranger: Noon; meet
at the Visitor Center
Join, retired Chief Park Ranger,
Michael Noack, for an easy to
moderate hike where he will be
sharing information about the
local flora and fauna. Hikes will
last 75-90 minutes.
• Wednesdays through Aug. 28
— Under the Sea: 10 a.m. to 3
p.m.; meet at the Visitor Center
Take a deeper dive into the
Cape Perpetua Marine Reserve
by joining Tara DuBois for inter-
active exhibits at the Visitor
Center.
To learn more about fami-
ly-friendly activities on the for-
est, visit www.go.usa.gov/x5Xrq.
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