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THESIUSLAWNEWS.COM SATURDAY EDITION | NOVEMBER 7, 2020 | $1.00 Time 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. Is soccer exempt from COVID-19? ODFW REGIONAL FISHING REPORT www.dfw.state.or.us/RR SIUSLAW RIVER: Cutthroat trout, fall Chinook Fall Chinook fishing remains fair on the Siuslaw River. Some fish have moved upstream with the rains a few weeks ago and now there are fish staging in the estuary waiting for the next big rain event. Expect more of the same until we get more rain to move the fish around as the sea- son starts to wind down for the year. NOTE: Reminder, Lake Creek, a tributary of the Siuslaw River, is closed to all salmon angling for the 2020 season due to low forecasted returns in 2020. 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 in the Siuslaw basin (including Lake Creek) closes this weekend on Saturday Oct. 31. This is still a great time of year to target these often-over See FISHING 3B Tide Tables Entrance Siuslaw River High Tide Low Tide Nov. 7 5:12am / 5.7 3:40pm / 6.4 10:09am / 4.0 11:08pm / 0.6 Nov. 8 6:15am / 5.9 4:58pm / 6.1 11:33am / 3.9 Nov. 9 7:10am / 6.1 6:23pm / 6.0 12:12am / 0.7 12:56pm / 3.4 Nov. 10 7:58am / 6.7 7:41pm / 6.2 1:13am / 0.8 2:04pm / 2.5 Nov. 11 8:40am / 7.3 8:51pm / 6.4 2:09am / 0.9 3:01pm / 1.5 Nov. 12 9:20am / 7.9 9:54pm / 6.7 3:01am / 1.0 3:53pm / 0.5 Nov. 13 10:00am / 8.4 10:51pm / 7.0 3:49am / 1.2 4:41pm / -0.5 SIUSLAW NEWS FILE PHOTO Vicki Ambrosio (right), Teen Giving Tree program founder and owner of the Twin Lakes Store, along with assistant and program volunteer Karen Crowder prepare for last year’s distribution party, which expanded to include 100 local teens. Teen Giving Tree gets back to its roots The program works to give Siuslaw teenagers ages 12-18 a Christmas they would usually not be able to afford By Ned Hickson Siuslaw News T he lists for the Twin Lakes Teen Giving Tree program, now in its eight year, are often the same: Hair ties, headbands, nail polish, cologne, a phone the distribution of gifts safe and fun for teens and their families to attend. Twin Lakes Grocery and Liquor store owner Vicki Ambrosio said she is taking a cue from other events by hosting a drive-by distribu- tion party. In addition, the Road. This is our neighbor- hood and about all our little store can provide for. “I sure wish I could get every teen in Florence a Christmas present, but un- fortunately the logistics of making that happen is more than I have available.” “I want to put the spirit in their hearts. Many don’t have a Christmas at home, so this is it for them.” — Vicki Ambosio charger, socks, underwear, a “warm fuzzy blanket” — the basic needs for any teenager. And while the items that area teenagers would like for Christmas haven’t changed, the way those requests are being met by the Giving Tree program this year have. Due to restrictions now in place because of the corona- virus, this year’s event will be altered in order to keep Giving Tree program will down-size from last year’s event, which was so large that it was held at the Siu- slaw Valley Fire & Rescue’s main station on Highway 101. “We wish we could put on a big event like last year” said Ambrosio. “But we decided to go back to our original boundary of teens who live from North Heceta Beach The Giving Tree program works to give Siuslaw teen- agers ages 12-18 a Christmas they would usually not be able to afford. Last year, the program expanded its scope to provide presents to 100 teens with the help of local donors. This year, with a smaller venue and to assure proper See TEENS 3B Operation Christmas Child gift collection to begin Florence Evangelical Church is once again the area collection point for Op- eration Christmas Child, the world’s largest Christmas project of its kind. Florence residents, fam- ilies, churches and groups can help spread joy to mil- lions of children around the world by filling shoeboxes as Christmas gifts for them. The gifts can include school supplies, clothing, toothbrushes, and toys for children ages two to 14 (no liquids, lo-tions, candy, or gum please). From the distribution sites boxes are flown to countries around the world, and then delivered to communities by trucks, and even donkeys, camels or canoes. This year’s National Col- lection Week is Monday, Nov. 16 to Monday, Nov. 23. Florence project coordina- tors hope to collect at least 500 shoebox gifts this year. Florence Evangelical Church See GIFT 2B My wife and I take our dog, Traveler, on daily trips around the Florence community. We have been doing this for the last fi ve months as a way to “get out of the house” during the COVID-19 restrictions. As people started feeling saf- er and more comfortable with the guidelines and living with virus, we saw an increase in the number of tourists on Bay Street. In addition, as we drove Miller Park recently, we saw close to 200 individuals on and around the fi elds. Th ere appeared to be sever- al soccer contests taking place involving diff erent age groups. It also appeared to me that the groups participating were no following the Oregon Health Authority for organiza- tions having outdoor activities. Word has it the organizers of these games — and there were organizers — tried to disguise these games as families getting together to play soccer. Since the organizers decided to have teams compete, they should have been required to put into place the OHA-rec- ommended guidelines for large group gatherings. Th ey could have limited parking spaces, prohibited large groups from congregat- ing in the parking lot, enforced the six-foot physical distances for spectators, encourage hand washing and, above all else, mandated the wearing of masks by all persons there. Th e organizers appeared to take no responsibility for the number of people arriving. Th ey provided no monitoring of maintaining social distances when having groups of more than 10 people. With the recent rise in COVID-19 cases in Lane County and across the state, this activity should be held to the same standards of all other athletic organizations planning practices and contests. Calling what took place “a family get together” is shameful in my opinion. I fi nd it uncon- scionable for the adults of that group to knowingly expose the community to an increased risk of spreading the coronavirus at a time it is already rising — and within a community that has such a large at-risk population of seniors. Cape Perpetua’s fall 2020 Speaker Series kicks off virtually today Enjoy a variety of free edu- cational presentations hosted by the Cape Perpetua Collab- orative. Guest speaker presen- tations will be held each Satur- day at 10 a.m., from today, Nov. 7, through Dec. 19 (excluding holidays). Fall presentations will in- clude a special focus on climate change, Black Oystercatchers, lichens, Fivemile-Bell Land- scape Restoration and gray whale migration. & SHEET METAL, INC. “Your Local Independent Trane Dealer” Florence’s Oldest & Largest Heating Contractor All events are free and held virtually on Zoom this season. The full series schedule can be viewed here. The scheduled webinars in the series include: • Nov. 7: Climate Change: Hoax or Apocalypse? During this interactive pre- sentation, Andreas Schmittner will outline the scientific ev- idence for recently observed climate change, human and natural causes, impacts on eco- systems and people, and possi- • Heating Systems • Heat Pumps • Sales / Service • Ductless Heat Pumps ble solutions. Schmittner is a climate sci- entist and professor at Oregon State University with a PhD in physics from Bern University, Switzerland. He has recently written an open textbook, In- troduction to Climate Science. 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