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THESIUSLAWNEWS.COM SATURDAY EDITION | JUNE 27, 2020 | $1.00 Community & Lifestyle ODFW R EGIONAL F ISHING R EPORT www.dfw.state.or.us/RR Best places for local warmwater fishing: • Mercer and Munsel lakes (Florence area) are great warm water fisheries and both of them have stocked trout as well, good place to target both species in one trip • Siltcoos and Tahkenitch lakes (Florence area) both offer good warmwater fishing oppor- tunites as well as good trout fish- ing for stocked trout and resi- dent cutthroat. Fishing SIUSLAW RIVER: Cutthroat trout: Trout fishing opened in the Siuslaw basin (including Lake Creek) on May 22 and has great opportunities to catch a trout throughout the summer months. ALSEA RIVER: Cutthroat trout Cutthorat trout fishing opened May 22 on the Alsea River and trout fishing has been good throughout the basin. The higher water and cooler temperatures See FISHING 2B Tide Tables COURTESY PHOTOS Yachats Brewing Head Brewer Aaron Gillhan (above) brews a batch of First Responder beer with malted barley crafted by Tiller Malt owners Jeff and Alysha Gillies (below). One hundred percent of proceeds from will go to Yachats-area first responders. New brew to benefit first responders A Yachats-area fire- fighter and registered nurse have teamed up with Yachats Brewing to make a special batch of “barley pop” (also known as beer) to benefit local First Responders. When they’re not on the job or raising their two children, Jeff Gillies and his wife Alysha, have a unique way of spending time together: They malt barley. Driven by a desire to find locally sourced ingredients for his home brewing hobby, Jeff realized there was a shortage of locally grown and malted barley. So, the couple worked with local farmers and learned the craft of transforming specialty raw grain into a building block of tasty beer. They formed Tiller Malt Company and now supply lo- cal brewers and bakers with craft malt. Remnants of Yachats’ log- ging roots backdrop the vi- brant color, texture and fla- vor of locally grown produce, pasture raised meats, hand crafted brews and house-fer- mented vegetables. Their Sauerkraut, Kim Chi and Garlic Dill Pickles bring living food fans from far and wide, featuring 30 taps, includ- ing 15-20 of their award-win- ning beers and house made probiotic beverages. Recently, Yachats Brewing’s Head Brewer, Aaron Gillham, collaborated with Tiller Malt to brew more than 2,400 pints of a Session IPA, called First Responder. “First Responders have kept us safe, now it’s our duty to re- pay them,” said Gillham. In collaboration with Tiller Malt Company, Yachats Brew- ing will donate 100 percent of See BEER 2B Entrance Siuslaw River High Tide Low Tide July 1 10:09am / 5.2 9:41pm/ 7.9 3:55am/ -0.3 3:26pm/ 2.1 July 2 11:16am / 5.5 10:29pm / 8.1 4:50pm / -1.1 4:25pm / 2.4 July 3 12:13am / 5.8 11:17pm/ 8.2 5:40am/ -1.5 5:20pm/ 2.5 July 4 1:04pm / 6.0 7:12pm / 6.9 6:27am / -1.8 6:12pm / 2.6 July 5 12:04am / 8.1 1:50pm / 6.1 7:12am / -1.9 7:01pm / 2.6 July 6 12:49am / 7.9 2:33pm / 6.1 7:55am / -1.8 7:49pm / 2.6 July 7 1:33am / 7.6 3:15pm / 6.1 8:37am / -1.5 8:37pm / 2.5 State Fire Marshal: Keep fireworks safe, legal The Office of State Fire Mar- Residents who plan to visit works: keep children and pets shal, the Oregon Fire Service, public lands and parks for the away from fireworks. • Be responsible after lighting natural resource agencies, Ore- July Fourth holiday are asked to gon licensed fireworks wholesal- leave all fireworks at home. fireworks: never relight a dud. ers, and safety experts are asking The use of fireworks is prohib- Wait 15 to 20 minutes then soak Oregonians to “keep it in a bucket of wa- it legal and keep it ter before disposal. safe” when using all • Be aware: use fireworks. only legal fireworks The 2020 Oregon and use them only fireworks retail sales in legal places. season opened June Oregon law pro- 23 and runs through hibits the posses- July 6. sion, use, or sale of The OSFM and its any firework that partners want every- flies into the air, one to know what explodes, or travels fireworks are legal to more than 12 feet use in Oregon with- horizontally on the COURTESY PHOTO out a permit, where Fireworks like these are illegal in Oregon. ground, without a they are allowed to be permit issued by the used, and how to use OSFM. fireworks safely. ited in national parks and forests, Fireworks commonly called “In Oregon, consumer legal on Bureau of Land Management bottle rockets, Roman candles, fireworks can only be purchased lands, on U.S. Fish and Wildlife and firecrackers are illegal in Or- from permitted fireworks retail- properties, on state beaches, in egon, without a permit. ers and stands,” says State Fire state parks, and in state camp- For the last reported five years Marshal Jim Walker. “State reg- grounds. through 2019, there were 1,173 For residents who purchase le- reported fireworks-related fires ulations limit where those fire- works may be used. Starting in gal fireworks, the OSFM encour- in Oregon, resulting in more July, risks for wildfire in many ages everyone to practice the four than $4.9 million in property loss parts of Oregon will be high. Bs of safe fireworks use: and contents damage. Fireworks can also start struc- • Be prepared before lighting During that same period, fires tural fires that threaten lives and fireworks: keep water available resulting from fireworks resulted property, as we have seen in past by using a garden hose or bucket. years.” • Be safe when lighting fire- See FIRE 2B County park fees increase begins today The $1 parking fee increase will be the first in seven years. On July 1, 2020, some Lane County Parks fees will increase for the first time since 2013. The changes include increasing the daily parking fee from $4.00 to $5.00 — although the cost of an annual parking pass will remain at $40. “We are always very cautious about raising our fees at Lane County parks,” said Lane Coun- ty Parks Manager Brett Henry. “But it is import- ant that we reevaluate our fees from time to time to ensure they are in line with other agencies. The parking and reservation fees that we receive pro- vide the bulk of our bud- get for park maintenance and improvements.”* The fee increases are the result of a market fee analysis that considered the fees that comparable See FEES 2B HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY! 294 Lauel St. Unique Old Town property. Land + building for sale. 0.26 acres commercial. Restaurant lease, 2 apartments + woodshop area gross rent approx $3350 a month. 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