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SN Sports & Recreation ODFW R EGIONAL F ISHING R EPORT www.dfw.state.or.us/RR THESIUSLAWNEWS.COM SATURDAY EDITION | JULY 20, 2019 ODFW sets temporary coastal river fall salmon seasons Reduced bag limts, closures this year due to poor returns of wild Chinook For the second year in Christine Mallette, ODFW’s a row, fishing for wild fall Ocean Salmon Technical Chinook salmon will be Resources Manager. “We restricted in coastal rivers, appreciate anglers’ under- due to poor escapement in standing and their input to 2018 and poor forecasted the proposed conservation returns this year. measures that were dis- Most of these temporary cussed with different coast- regulations will be in effect al communities during six from Aug. 1 through Dec. public meetings earlier this 31, though a few don’t start summer.” until Sept. 16 or Oct. 1. Most anglers who attend- NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS Bag limits vary by basin, ed expressed support for and a few rivers and creeks Temporary bag limits on fall ODFW’s proposed conser- will be closed entirely, Chinook salmon will begin Aug. 1. vation measures. due to expected low water Poor out-migration and and low forecasts for this year, conditions (until flows in- ocean conditions in recent we need to take steps to protect years, particularly higher than crease later in the fall). “Due to poor runs last year these wild populations,” said normal water temperatures, are MID COAST LAKES: Stocking of the mid-coast lakes began the first week of February and will continue into June. Check the stocking sched- ule online for dates and loca- tions 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. See Retired teacher, coach and game offi cial 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. July 20 • Sandmaster Jam at Sand Master Park 2-5 p.m. • Flo. Softball Assoc. Homerun Derby at Miller Park 10 a.m. Entrance Siuslaw River High Tide Low Tide July 20 2:21am / 6.6 3:48pm / 6.0 9:14am / -0.5 9:25pm / 2.4 June 21 3:01am / 6.2 4:23pm / 6.0 9:48am / -0.2 10:11pm / 2.4 July 22 3:43am / 5.8 4:59pm / 6.0 ACTN 3 JARED ANDERSON/SIUSLAW NEWS Tide Tables 10:22am / 0.4 11:02pm / 2.2 SALMON 2B By Lloyd Little Calendar • Florence Softball 5:30 p.m. Beachcomber vs Lofy (North) ACC vs Welton (South) 7 p.m. ACC vs Beachcomber (North) Lofy vs Welton (South) See T IME O UT FISHING 3B July 24 likely the reason for low Chi- nook salmon returns. Drought conditions while rearing in their native streams and lin- gering effects of the blob (large mass of warm water in the Pa- cific Ocean) both contributed to poor survival. “Longtime anglers will be fa- miliar with the ups and downs of salmon and steelhead abun- dance due to the cyclical nature of their runs,” said Mallette. “While we believe salmon runs will improve, we need to imple- ment additional conservation measures now to protect The new BSS 300 surface is a high-level track that is softer, making running easier on the legs, with better grip and a longer-lasting seal. SHS TRACK GETS MAJOR UPGRADE By Jared Anderson Siuslaw News S tudents in the Siuslaw School District will be greeted with a newly completed track at the Hans Petersen Memorial field, made possible by a large estate bequest from an anon- ymous benefactor. “For any school, especially of our size, to have a surface of this quality is really awe- some,” Siuslaw High School Athletic Director and Track and Field head coach Chris Johnson said. “It’s really great for our kids. Our community is so supportive of our schools and athletics. We couldn’t be more pleased for the opportunity to train and run on this thing.” When the track was first installed 20 years ago, the plan was to resurface the simple polyurethane service. Instead of replacing the track, a structural spray would be placed on top of it. While some resurface work had been done eight years ago, the dream of a state-of- the-art track never material- ized, while other facilities, such as the gym, were getting routine maintenance. “If you look at the gymna- sium, that’s something they re-do all the time. It’s not just for volleyball and basketball. There’s also gymnastics and PE in there. But when you’re doing a track resurface, it gets really expensive,” Johnson explained. “The way school districts are, the roof goes bad or you need some- thing that’s more pressing, the track gets pushed along.” And as the project got pushed along, the track had fallen into disrepair. Some areas were buckling, while in other areas the surface was falling off the side. Rainwater was seeping down to the asphalt base. “There were places where the grade had slipped, things had shifted,” Johnson said. “Sooner or later, it would have been impossible to con- test a track meet on a track that has big gaps and the rubber is becoming delami- nated from the underlayer of asphalt.” It was getting to a point where an entire replacement was needed, which would have been financially prohib- itive for the cash-strapped district. However, an estate bequest of $165,653 from an anonymous benefactor was given to the district for the sports program. Considering the condition of the track, and the track and field pro- gram fulfills Title IX require- ments, the district asked the estate if the project was something they were inter- ested in funding. “To throw [the donation] to one sport, that could be something where the family might not be happy about it,” Johnson said, but the family believed it was what their father would want and gave the blessing for the project to go forward. “The family who donated it is unbelievable, what a great gesture,” Johnson said. “Without that generosity, it possibly could have been done, but it wouldn’t have been the track that we’re for- tunate enough to have now.” See Skeletal muscles are respon- sible for human movement. All athletes have the same number of muscles. Th ese muscles are com- prised of fast twitch fi bers for power and speed and slow twitch fi bers for endurance. Most humans have a near- ly equal distribution of each group. Specifi c training meth- ods may enhance the utiliza- tion of each muscle group. We also know two equal athletes training and work- ing in fundamentally similar circumstances do not always produce equal results. Why? Th ere comes a time in an athlete’s career when they have reached the absolute limit of their potential. Some fall short of reaching the highest level of an elite ath-lete or profession- al. Th rough no fault of their own, they just do not have the genetic advantages aff orded those athletes with the ACTN 3 genotype. When elite ath- letes were tested, 100 percent of males and 97 percent of female athletes all con-tained the ACTN 3 genotype. How does this help the ath- lete? Simply put: the ACTN 3 genotype has given some indi- viduals an increase in their fast twitch muscles. Th is greatly in- creases their power and speed. Th ink of it in a survivor mode. If in history a person has the ACTN 3 genotype, they may have been more willing to fi ght when confronted with ani-mals or enemies. Th ere is a joke about being a faster runner than the predator, but the one running reminds his companion he only has to TRACK 3B See LITTLE 3B July 23 4:33am / 5.3 5:37pm / 6.0 10:58am / 0.9 11:59pm / 2.1 July 24 5:32am / 4.8 6:18pm / 6.2 11:38am / 1.4 July 25 6:44am / 4.5 7:03pm/ 6.3 1:02am/ 1.7 12:25pm/ 2.0 July 26 8:05am / 4.4 7:52pm / 6.6 2:06am / 1.2 1:22pm / 2.5 SHS B OOSTERS TO HOST ‘H AVANA N IGHT ’ Join the Siuslaw Athletic Booster Club for one hot “Havana Night” on Saturday, Aug. 10, for this year’s Booster Club Auction. Tickets are $45 each or $360 for a table. Tickets and tables can be reserved through Tracy at www.siuslaw.booster. auction@gmail.com or by text at 541-999-2341. To make a donation of any item, contact Tracy. Doors for the event open at 5 p.m. It will be a sit-down dinner with salads being served at 6:30 p.m. In addition, a silent auction will be available before and during dinner with the live auction beginning at 8 p.m. Come join the fun and help the Siuslaw Booster Club raise money for local middle and high school athletes and athletics. SNF GIVES SECOND SUMMER PRESENTATION On July 12, the second summer presentation by the Siuslaw National Forest was provided at the Harbir Vista Park amphitheater by SNF field rangers. Both are college students working in the summer months under a grant from the Student Conservation Association. Their talk explored the different plants that grow in area forests, determined which were edible or not, and revealed other interest- ing facts about local plants Participants from the park and neighborhood enjoyed a campfire during the informative talk. Some campers were able to see and hear the presen- tation from afar thanks to the high-powered projector donated by Lane County See RANGERS 2B
