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Students show ‘creativity and brilliance’
Community
&
Lifestyle
T IME O UT
By Lloyd Little
Retired teacher, coach and
game offi cial
With more than55 years as an athlete,
coach, parent and spectator, 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.
Before the Siuslaw
Hall of Fame
(Part 8)
Jeff McClellan
I wondered why a potential
state champion track athlete
would switch from track to base-
ball his junior year, but I could
not complain receiving such a tal-
ented player as future HOF mem-
ber Jeff McCellan. As a fi rst-year
Siuslaw varsity baseball coach, I
needed talent. His fi rst year base-
ball statistics were outstanding.
His .475 batting average earned
him Far West League fi rst team.
Unfortunately, due to a coach
(me) deciding to fi x what was not
broken — Jeff ’s batting aver-age
— I coached Jeff all the way down
to a .295 hitter his senior season
as I experimented with Jeff as a
switch hitter (my bad).
When his fi rst year of baseball
ended, we took a javelin from the
See
LITTLE 2B
Tide Tables
Entrance Siuslaw River
High Tide
Low Tide
June 20
1:12pm / 5.7
8:25pm / 6.2
6:38am / -1.1
6:17pm / 2.9
June 21
12:05am / 7.5
1:53pm / 5.8
7:16am / -1.3
6:58pm / 2.9
June 22
12:43am / 7.6
2:35pm / 5.9
7:55am / -1.5
7:40pm / 2.9
June 23
1:24am / 7.6
3:18pm / 6.0
8:35am / -1.5
8:26pm / 2.9
COURTESY PHOTOS
Mapleton schools’
annual art show
moves online
T
his year, Mapleton
School District’s annual
Sforza Faire art show
has moved to an online
platform. People can view some
of the art and projects produced
by Mapleton students at sites.
google.com/mapleton.k12.or.us/
sforza2020.
All school year, including
during students’ home schooling
under COVID-19, students
worked with district art teacher
Jessica Nelson on a variety of art.
“Welcome to the virtual 2020
Sforza Faire,” the district wrote on
the homepage of the virtual art
show. “We hope that you will take
the time to look through for a
mere sampling of the creativity
and brilliance of our Mapleton
students.”
According to the website, not
every student was able to be
included this year due to the
COVID-19 shutdown, though
efforts have been made to contact
all students and families.
“We celebrate the creativity and
hard work of ALL of our stu-
dents. We have made every effort
for accuracy and representation,”
the district stated.
In the Sforza Faire, categories
included kindergarten, first and
second grades, third and fourth
grades, fifth and sixth grades,
middle school and high school.
Kindergarteners produced col-
lages, including mixed media and
yarn paintings, as well as draw-
ings, coloring pages and tan-
grams. Work was inspired by
Miro and Frida Kahlo.
First and second graders
See
ART 2B
From top: 5-6 grade watercolor and
ink by JB; 3-4 grade mixed media by
KC; Middle school What’s the Tea,
Sis? Linoleum block print on linen,
paper by JT; 1-2 grade oil pastel
by IT.
June 24
2:07am / 7.4
4:02pm / 6.0
9:17pm / -1.4
9:17pm / 2.8
June 25
2:55am / 7.0
4:47pm/ 6.1
10:01am/ -1.2
10:15pm/ 2.7
June 26
3:49am / 6.5
5:34pm / 6.3
10:47pm / -0.8
11:21pm / 2.4
As summer approaches, avoid ‘helping’ young wildlife
Oregonians are getting back
outdoors just in time to encoun-
ter newborn fawns, elk calves
and other young wildlife in the
wild or even in their backyard.
This is the time of year when
deer fawns are born — and there
is a chance you will come upon
one that’s all alone.
Don’t assume any young an-
imal is orphaned just because
it’s alone — and don’t pick it up.
It’s natural for mother animals
to leave their young alone for
extended periods of time while
they go off to feed.
The mother will return when
it’s safe to do so (when people,
pets or predators aren’t around).
Unfortunately, every year
around this time, ODFW offic-
es and licensed wildlife reha-
bilitators are flooded with calls
from people who picked up a
deer fawn, elk calf, fledgling bird
learning to fly, or other young
animal they assumed was or-
phaned because it was alone.
Wildlife rehabilitators are li-
censed and trained to care for
truly orphaned or injured wild-
life and return them to the wild,
but spots in their facilities need
to be saved for real cases — es-
pecially this year, as the coro-
navirus has led to more limited
capacity at these facilities.
Animals taken away from
their natural environment miss
the chance to learn important
survival skills from their parents
like where to feed, what to eat,
how to behave as part of a group
and how to escape from preda-
tors.
Usually this leads to a short-
ened life span for the animal —
or a life in captivity.
Because of the damage it can
do, removing or capturing an
animal from the wild is a viola-
tion of state law (ORS 497.308)
Never assume an animal is
orphaned. Marine mammals in
distress should be reported to
OSP’s hotline at 1-800-452-7888.