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SN THESIUSLAWNEWS.COM SATURDAY EDITION | AUGUST 24, 2019 G OING OFF THE RAILS Sports & Recreation By Lloyd Little Retired teacher, coach and game offi cial Riding the Oregon dunes Aug. 24 • Vik football Blue & Gold game canceled Aug. 29 Aug. 30 • Vik football SHS Jamboree/BBQ Hans Petersen Field 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. (BBQ 11 a.m. - 2p.m.) • Vik volleyball hosts Bandon (noon) Douglas (4 p.m.) Tide Tables Entrance Siuslaw River High Tide Low Tide Aug. 24 7:38am / 4.6 7:02pm / 6.6 1:17am / 1.1 12:40pm / 3.0 Aug. 25 9:00am / 4.8 8:06pm / 6.8 2:26am / 0.6 1:56pm / 3.2 Aug. 26 10:07am / 5.2 9:10pm / 7.2 3:29am / 0.0 3:11pm / 3.1 PHOTOS BY CHANTELLE MEYER/SIUSLAW NEWS B Y C HANTELLE M EYER Siuslaw News F lorence marks the beginning of the Oregon Dunes National Recreational Area, 31,500 acres of sand dunes, forests and ocean that stretches 40 miles between Florence and Coos Bay. With some dunes rising up to 500 feet above sea level, areas open to motorized vehi- cles are often filled with speeding sand rails, all-ter- rain vehicles, dirt bikes and vehicles with four-wheel drive. All it takes is an orange dune flag and an off-highway vehicle (OHV) permit. Businesses in the area offer rentals of some of these vehi- cles. Both Sandland Adventures, 85366 Highway 101 near South Jetty Road, and Sand A view from one of the smaller, 6-person dune buggies (top) offers riders an up-close-and-personal experience of the Oregon dunes. Dunes Frontier, 83960 Highway 101 in Dunes City, offer dunes tours on smaller, faster sand rails as well as slower, large-group tours on gaint dune buggies. For more information on riding the Oregon dunes, visit www.fs.usda.gov/activity/siu- slaw/recreation/ohv. New bi-partisan house bill creates sportsmanship requirements By Jared Anderson Siuslaw News The Oregon School Activ- ities Association (OSAA), in reaction to legislation passed by Oregon lawmakers this summer, has issued new regu- lations on how spectators are expected to conduct themselves during school sporting events. “All cheers, comments and actions shall be in di- rect support of one’s team,” OSAA regulations read. “No cheers, comments or actions shall be direct- ed at one’s opponent or at contest officials. Some examples of unacceptable conduct include but are not limited to: disrespecting players by name, number of position; negative cheers or chants; throwing objects on the playing surface; use of de- rogatory or racially explicit language; discriminatory ha- rassment or conduct that cre- ates a hostile environment that is disruptive to the educational environment. Spectators shall not be permitted to use vulgar/ offensive or racially/culturally insensitive language or engage in any racially/culturally in- sensitive action.” “Anything that’s not directed toward your team, the OSAA The spectator, the coach, the players, the officials — it’s not the spectators’ job to coach or officiate or play. It’s about understanding what your roll is when you’re there. If you’re there because you’re a fan of the sport, a fan of the team and a fan of the kids, you’re there to “Everybody who is at a support them. We contest has a role — the just want people to to our gym spectator, the coach, the come or our fields and support their team players, the officials. and have every- It’s about understanding — body leave feel- ing good that we what your roll is.” put on a sporting event where all the — Chris Johnson, SHS Athletic Director people involved feel safe and val- is saying doesn’t have a place ued as much as possible.” in high school athletics, which Examples of cheers that are means yelling at the coach, now discouraged include any yelling at opposing players, yell that is intended to antag- ridiculing other players, sin- onize an opponent or detracts gling other players out or yell- from a positive atmosphere, ing at officials,” said Siuslaw such as “Air ball! Air ball!” High School Athletics Direc- booing or “You got swatted.” tor Chris Johnson. “Everybody who is at a contest has a role. See OSAA 3B 4:25am / -0.6 4:15pm / 2.7 A REA RESIDENTS REMINDED THAT FEEDING BEARS IS ILLEGAL Aug. 28 11:45am / 6.1 11:06pm / 8.0 5:15am / -1.1 5:11pm / 2.1 Aug. 29 12:27am / 6.6 11:59pm/ 8.2 6:02am/ -1.4 6:04pm/ 1.5 Aug. 30 1:08pm / 7.0 6:46am / -1.5 6:55pm / 1.0 The Oregon Depart- ment of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) and Oregon State Police (OSP) are remind- ing residents in the Florence and Dune City communities that knowingly feeding bears is against Oregon state law (ORS 496.730) and can lead to habituated bears that be- come a human safety threat. Unintentionally fed bears can lead to the same problem. Fed bears can become a sig- nificant human safety issue as bears lose their natural fear of A new school year is about to begin. It’s a time when par- ents and their student/ath- letes need to decide on which sports they want to participate in. Th ere are many factors to consider before selecting their sports. Travel, equipment costs, time, interest by athlete, desire, experience, teammates and coaches for their chosen sports all need to be consid- ered before making the com- mitment to play. Th e athletes of today attending schools the size of Siuslaw or larger are being asked to do more to prepare for each season. Th e result is fewer athletes electing to play three sports. Schools the size of Mapleton almost through necessity need their best athletes to play every sport season. But the three-sport athlete See ‘Sportsmanship’ from fans a must Aug. 27 11:00am / 5.7 10:10pm / 7.6 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. One, two or three sports? Calendar • MHS volleyball vs F. City, M. Point 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. • SHS volleyball at North Bend 7 p.m. • MHS football at Lowell Jamboree 6 p.m. T IME O UT people and begin associating them with an easy handout of food. This summer, several bears in the area have shown signs of being intentionally fed. Bears have killed a pet, clawed at residential win- dows, and broken into hous- es, garages, and other per- manent structures in the Florence area. ODFW, OSP and other agencies have been forced to euthanize several of these bears already to protect human safety. “Feeding birds, deer, rac- coons, pets, and burning food garbage seem harmless but this often leads to bears getting food and this unin- tentional bear feeding is one of the root causes of the bear problems in this community,” says Jason Kirchner, ODFW district biologist. “We are now receiving bear complaints from the area on a daily ba- sis and expect more bears will need to be put down.” See BEARS 2B LITTLE 2B ODFW R EGIONAL F ISHING R EPORT www.dfw.state.or.us/RR NOTE: Temporary regs for wild Chinook in coastal riv- ers — Due to low forecasted returns this year, wild Chinook fishing will be restricted in most coastal rivers. Most of these temporary regulations will be in effect from Aug. 1-Dec. 31, though a few don’t start until Sept. 16 or Oct. 1. Before planning your fish- ing trip, be sure the check the regulation updates. MID COAST LAKES: Stocking of the mid-coast lakes ended in June. Warmwater fisheries are improving in several lakes around the Florence area including Siltcoos, Tahkenitch, Mercer and Munsel lakes. ALSEA RIVER: Cutthroat trout Trout fishing in streams is open. Check regulations for open areas and gear restric- tions. SALMON RIVER: Cutthroat trout Trout fishing is open in riv- ers and streams. Check the regulations for open areas and gear restrictions. SILETZ RIVER: Summer steelhead, spring Chinook, cut- throat trout The Siletz River is open year-round for steelhead. Summer steelhead fishing con- tinues to be slow so far this season but did pick up last week with some better fishing. Although it has been a slow year so far, anglers are catching summer steelhead everyday primarily in the gorge area and pressure continues to be light. The 4.0 mile bridge (aka Steel Bridge) in the Siletz gorge is open to motorized vehicles, but is only open to public vehi- cles on the weekend. Anglers can walk/bike in the road during the weekdays. If anglers do walk in they can park at the one mile gate and start from there. Trout fishing is open. Check the regulations for open areas and gear restrictions. S I LT C O O S & TAHKENITCH LAKES: Warmwater species See FISHING 2B
