SIUSLAW NEWS | SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 2019 | 3B
Horse Club begins soon for local youth
C&M Stables will again
offer Horse Club to area
boys and girls between the
ages of 6 and 18 during the
2019-20 school year.
Horse Club sessions are
held after school, with spe-
cific class days and times
dependent upon the num-
ber of students that partic-
ipate.
Through this program,
children learn about the
day-to-day chores that
take place to have a horse
and be able to ride. Their
interaction with the horses
also enables them to gain
confidence as their skills
and abilities increase over
time.
There are occasional
mini trail rides planned as
students get to a safe riding
level, as well as a trail ride
that includes parents at the
end of the session.
Sign-ups are being ac-
cepted now for the first
session, which begins Sept.
15.
For more information or
to sign up for Horse Club,
stop by C&M Stables be-
tween 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
seven days a week.
C&M Stables was es-
tablished in 1981 by Jeff
Chastain, a Florence na-
tive, and is located just
eight miles north of Flor-
ence at 90241 Highway
101.
For more information,
call the stables at 541-997-
7540.
C&M Stables also offers
beach, dune and trail rides,
as well as an Adult Riding
Club.
Tee it up for Military Museum!
Camp
from 1B
in particular catches
Fleming’s eye — but not
just because of the young-
ster’s efforts.
Fleming wistfully shakes
his head and smiles.
“I remember when his
father came through this
camp at about the same
age,” Fleming remarks
with a chuckle. “One of my
favorite parts of this
[camp] is watching gener-
ations of Siuslaw players
come through here. They
come in as little guys and
then, one day, they’re on
the varsity practice field
with you.”
And then, at some point,
the cycle begins again as
the children of past players
find themselves working
on proper stance at the line
of scrimmage.
Back across the field,
coaches begin calling for a
group huddle to end the
day. Following Viking tra-
dition, players join hands
and jog across the field.
Today, hands of all sizes
join together, with those of
younger players complete-
ly swallowed up by the
larger, beefier hands of
varsity players. Minutes
later, everyone has gath-
ered into a semi-circle of
kneeling players — large
and small — like irregular
pickets making up a com-
mon fence.
“All of you did a great
job today,” says Johnson.
His words draw a few
beaming smiles from the
younger players. After
explaining what to expect
for the final day of camp,
Johnson lifts his hand,
prompting everyone in the
group to jockey for a spot
to pile their hands into the
mix.
“Viks on three” some-
one announces, and the
countdown begins.
“One, two, three …
VIKS!”
The chant has a special
harmony as it echoes into
the warm afternoon air,
made up of voices carrying
the tones of Vikings past,
present and future.
Though the echo fades,
it’s clear that the tradition
that carries it will continue
on for generations to
come.
Florence Golf Links
Saturday
August 24, 2019
Fun and unique event with
different format on each hole!
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$100 per player includes awards
dinner at
Oregon Coast Military Museum!
Forms available at Museum, Beach House
www.oregoncoastmilitarymuseum.com
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A varsity football player encourages a young camper through the barrels.
Little
from 1B
another ring for LeBron.
Th e next $uper$tar look-
ing for a ring wa$ Kevin
Du-rant. He joined the
Golden $tate Warrior$ and
wa$ rewarded with two
ring$.
Th e pre$$er i$ on the
player$.
Gone are the day$ when
loyalty to your team la$ted
year$. Th ere were no le$$
than nine 2019 all $tar
player$ moving to a diff er-
ent team thi$ $ummer. Th e
opportunity to earn a ring
and make million$ of dol-
lar$ ha$ become the only
loyalty for many player$.
Even Zion William$ ha$
said he will leave New Or-
lean$ a$ $oon a$ it looks
like the Pelican$ do not
have the talent to win a
champion$hip.
Trying to stack teams is
nothing new. Colleges re-
cruit as many top players
even if they already have
positions fi lled with qual-
ity players. Keeping other
good players on their ros-
ters prevents them from
having to play against
them. But now the eligi-
bility of college players has
changed. Players are now
allowed to transfer without
having to sit out a full year.
Even the SEC power
league will have fi ve trans-
fer upper class quarter-
backs this season.
Wanting to play on a
winning team goes way
back to when I taught phys-
ical education at Siuslaw
High School. Th ere were
always students trying to
jockey their place in line
so they could stack a team.
Knowing this happens, my
methods of team selection
took this as a challenge. I
used more than the stan-
dard count off by numbers
to choose the teams in my
class — or I just made the
teams up before class.
Profe$$ional
athletes
have been $poiled. Tele-
vi$ion and fan$ are willing
to pay money to produce
and watch game$. Th e
price to watch any pro-
fe$$ional $port ha$ made
attending game$ a luxury
many true fan$ cannot af-
ford. If you want to go to a
live game $tart $aving your
money now.
Hopefully by the time
you have enough $aved
your favorite player will
still be on your team.
Fishing
Temporary fall Chinook
salmon regulations started
Aug. 1. Salmon anglers in
Coos Bay will only be able
to harvest 1 wild Chinook
per day and 5 wild
Chinook for the season in
aggregate from all waters
from Coos Basin,
Coquille Basin, Sixes
River and Elk River. The
South Fork Coos River
will be closed to salmon
fishing upstream of Myrtle
Tree Boat Ramp, and the
Millicoma River will be
closed to salmon fishing
upstream
of
Rooke
Higgins Boat Ramp.
Marine perch species
are available around rocks,
riprap, pilings, and docks
at this time of year.
TENMILE
LAKES:
Trout, warmwater species,
largemouth bass
Bass fishing has been
good on Tenmile Lakes.
Anglers are catching most
of the bass along the deep-
er weedlines and sub-
merged trees, but are also
catching a few on topwater
lures in the mornings and
evenings.
Yellow perch fishing is
picking up with anglers
catching yellow perch
along the edges of weed-
lines. Most of the fish are
under 10 inches long but
there are a few 12-inch
plus fish being caught.
Trout fishing has slowed
down on Tenmile Lakes.
7th Annual
Florence Area
September -, 2019
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from 1B
park at the one mile gate
and start from there.
Trout fishing is open.
Check the regulations for
open areas and gear
restrictions.
SILTCO OS
&
TAHKENITCH LAKES:
Warmwater species
Warmwater fishing has
been good on Siltcoos and
Tahkenitch lakes as well as
many other lakes in the
Florence area. Water tem-
peratures are warm and
fish can be found through-
out the lake in a variety of
habitats. Warmwater fish-
ing will continue to be
good through the summer
and into the fall.
Siltcoos also gets
stocked rainbow trout,
check the stocking sched-
ule for numbers and dates
of stockings.
SIUSLAW
RIVER:
Cutthroat trout
Open to trout fishing.
Check the regulations for
open areas and gear
restrictions.
COOS RIVER BASIN:
Trout, marine perch spe-
cies, salmon
Fishing for rockfish
inside the bay has been
good near the submerged
rock piles. Fishing is typi-
cally best near slacktide. A
jig with a twister tail can
be a great bait for catching
rockfish.
