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THESIUSLAWNEWS.COM SATURDAY EDITION | AUGUST 29, 2020 | $1.00 T IME Out By Lloyd Little Retired teacher, coach and game offi cial Community & Lifestyle With more than 55 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. Transitions in sports ODFW REGIONAL FISHING REPORT www.dfw.state.or.us/RR SIUSLAW RIVER: Cutthroat trout Fall Chinook Fall Chinook fishing opens on the Siuslaw River on Aug. 1. Fishing is typically slow during the beginning of August but usu- ally picks up by the end of the month. Anglers are reminded that due to low forecasted returns for the 2020 season bag limits have been reduced. The bag limit for the Siuslaw River is 1 wild Chinook per day and 1 per year for the 2020 season. 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: Fall Chinook, cutthroat trout Fall Chinook fishing opens on the Alsea River on Aug. 1. The beginning of August is typically slow on the Alsea River but things start to pick up at the end of the month. Anglers are reminded that due to low fore- casted returns for the 2020 sea- son bag limits have been reduced. The bag limit for the Alsea River is 1 wild Chinook per day and 5 per year for the 2020 season. the Salmon River on Aug.1. Expect fishing to be slow at the beginning of August but things typically start to pick up at the end of the month and into September. SILETZ RIVER: Steelhead Summer steelhead fishing is See FISHING 2B Tide Tables Entrance Siuslaw River High Tide Low Tide Aug. 29 11:02am / 5.7 10:06pm / 7.2 4:21am / -0.4 4:16pm / 2.9 How Far Can You Go? A custom-built handcycle helps Siuslaw graduate Trevor Denning explore ever further CHANTELLE MEYER/SIUSLAW NEWS 2014 Siuslaw High School Trevor Denning, on his new custom-built handcycle, with Cindy Wobbe (above left) and girlfriend Sarah Nelson; Denning climbs trails in the woods. By Chantelle Meyer Siuslaw News L ast weekend, Trevor Denning rolled into the Siuslaw Interpretive Center, proudly displaying his ReActive Adaptations custom offroad handcycle. The 2014 Siuslaw grad want- ed to show his hometown his new wheels and thank some of the people who helped make them possible. Denning received his $14,000 bike in late 2019 due in part to his own crowd- funding and a generous grant from The Good Deed Project, a 501c3 non-profit founded by Florence resident Cindy Wobbe. As the COVID-19 pandemic progressed, it was more and more difficult to visit the area. “We got the bike in early November, and I’ve just been in college and everything. Then, with COVID happening, I haven’t formally been able to thank Cindy,” said Denning, a junior at Oregon State University. “I wanted to meet up with her and formally say ‘thank you’ and let her see the bike.” Wobbe met Denning and his girlfriend Sarah Nelson at the park in front of the Siuslaw River Bridge, where she kept saying the Bomber model was different than she expected. “I couldn’t be more pleased with the out- come,” she said. “To be able to see it in person and have Trevor show me how it works and See TREVOR 3B Rules are made so individu- als and teams may compete on a “level playing fi eld.” Fair play may also dictate the age and experience of the participants. It would be unfair for a Siu- slaw High School varsity team to have a contest against, say, a middle school in Eugene. As we have all observed a va- riety of athletic competitions, it is fair to say competitors — both individuals and teams — have been selected to play against each other using a set of rules governing the game. Th is includes players who are close to the same age and experience level; parents have shown documentation for age- group competitions to be fair. Watching the NFL fi nals of the Punt, Pass and Kick com- petition on television, I saw one 13-year-old participant with a full beard. You can rest assured parents of boys competing against this young man demanded proof of age. In 1962, I competed in what was then called the Ford Punt, Pass and Kick Contest. Th ere was but one age classifi cation and I kicked my best kick ever to win the local competition. I was awarded a small tro- phy and a San Francisco 49ers jacket. Th e PPK did not have a higher level of competition at that time. But when the NFL took over the PPK, it divid- ed competitors into three age groups to allow younger play- ers a chance to have success. It wasn’t until years later that the NFL added age groups for girls participating in the PPK. I also competed in the an- nual Elks Free Th row compe- tition while in the fi ft h grade in Hermiston, Ore. Th ere were no age groups for competition at that time. I won my grade school contest and then went on to shoot for the city champi- onship. Mike Peters, an eighth- grade basketball player from Hermiston Junior High School, won by making 46 of 50 free throws. He went on to compete for the state title. Yes, we shot more back then but there were fewer See LITTLE 2B Aug. 30 11:47am / 6.0 10:59pm / 7.3 5:12am / -0.6 5:10pm / 2.5 Aug. 31 12:24pm / 6.2 11:46pm/ 7.3 5:55am/ -0.7 5:57pm/ 2.1 Sept. 1 12:57pm / 6.3 6:34am / -0.6 6:38pm / 1.8 Sept. 2 12:28am / 7.2 1:28pm/ 6.5 7:08am/ -0.5 7:16pm/ 1.5 Sept. 3 1:08am / 7.0 1:57pm / 6.6 7:41am / -0.2 7:54pm / 1.3 Sept. 4 1:46am / 6.8 2:24pm / 6.6 8:11am / 0.3 8:30pm / 1.2 Sand Master Park earns Travelers’ Choice Award’ Sand Master Park it’s been a challenging in Florence has been year for travel and recognized as a 2020 hospitality, we want Travelers’ Choice to celebrate our part- award-winner for ners’ achievements. Best of the Best At- Award winners are tractions. beloved for their ex- Based on a full ceptional service and year of Tripadvisor quality. reviews, prior to any “Not only are these changes caused by winners well deserv- the pandemic, award ing, they are also a winners are known great source of inspi- for consistently re- ration for travelers as ceiving great travel- the world begins to er feedback, placing venture out again.” them in the top 10 Sand Master Park percent of hospitality was founded in 2000 businesses around the and quickly became globe. an international fa- “We are honored vorite, attraction SIUSLAW NEWS FILE PHOTO and very appreciative A sandboarder prepares for a downhill run in the dunes of Honeyman State drawing an increasing but humbled to re- Park, just south of Florence. number of tourists ceive this highly re- Florence. “Winners of the 2020 Trav- recognition,” said Kanika garded global award,” To learn more about said Lon Beale, owner of Sand elers’ Choice Awards should Soni, Chief Commercial Offi- this attraction visit them on- be proud of this distinguished cer at Tripadvisor. “Although line at SandMasterPark.com. 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