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By Lloyd Little
Retired teacher, coach and
game offi cial
Community
&
Lifestyle
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.
Points of view
ODFW REGIONAL
FISHING REPORT
www.dfw.state.or.us/RR
SIUSLAW RIVER: Fall
Chinook
Fall Chinook fishing continues
to be fair on the Siuslaw River.
Most of the fish are staging in
the upper estuary waiting for
more rain. The forecasted rain
this week should stir things up
and get these fish on the move.
Expect good conditions for fall
Chinook fishing after the rain
throughout the Siuslaw River.
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.
Cutthroat trout fishing closed
for the season on Oct. 31. Last
updated 11/4/20.
SILTCOOS and
TAHKENITCH LAKES: Coho
Coho fishing in Siltcoos and
Tahkenitch is still slow but
should improve this week with
the forecasted rain. A good shot
of rain will move more fish into
the lake and get them staging in
the creek arms waiting to spawn.
These fisheries typically pick up
in late October, peak in
November, and fish well into
December. Last updated
11/4/20.
ALSEA RIVER: Fall Chinook
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First place photo submitted by Dolly Brock, titled ‘A Gal and Her Pup in the Siuslaw Mist’
T
he Siuslaw Watershed
Council announced the
winners of its recent Fall
Photo Contest. The theme of
the contest was “Water” and
there were more than 30 en-
tries, which represented many
different and beautiful aspects
of the Siuslaw Watershed.
The first place photo, “A Gal
and Her Pup in the Siuslaw
Mist,” was submitted by Dolly
Brock. Second place went to
Jane Pittenger for her photo
“Milky Way Over Cleawox.”
Tres Tucker placed third with
his photo titled “Genesis.”
The SWC plans to conduct a
photo contest each season, with
the upcoming winter contest
themed “Birds,” commemorat-
ng the winter/Christmas bird
count that occurs each year
conducted by the local Audu-
bon Society.
The winter photo contest
deadline is Jan. 31, 2021.
The SWC is a non-profit,
member-based, community
organization that depends on
membership in order to serve
and represent our community
and conduct watershed resto-
ration and education.
For more information about
the SWC or its photo contests,
visit www.siuslaw.org/congrats-
fall-2020-photo-contest-win-
ners.
Second place photo submitted by Jane Pittenger, titled ‘Milky Way Over Cleawox’
FISHING 3B
Tide Tables
Entrance Siuslaw River
High Tide
Low Tide
Nov. 21
5:28am / 6.4
4:26pm / 6.4
11:00am / 3.6
11:30pm / 0.6
Nov. 22
6:28am / 6.4
5:42pm / 5.9
12:21am / 3.5
Third place photo submitted by Tres Tucker, titled ‘Genesis’
Nov. 23
7:21am / 6.6
6:59pm / 5.6
12:30am / 1.1
1:35pm / 2.9
Nov. 24
8:06am / 6.8
8:11pm / 5.6
1:26am / 1.5
2:34pm / 2.3
Nov. 25
8:43am / 7.1
9:12pm / 5.7
2:17am / 1.8
3:22pm / 1.6
Nov. 26
9:17am / 7.3
10:05pm / 5.9
3:02am / 2.1
4:02pm / 1.1
Nov. 27
9:48am / 7.6
10:51pm / 6.0
3:42am / 2.4
4:39pm / 0.6
State Parks fee to be waived day after Thanksgving
Oregon Parks and Recre-
ation Department (OPRD)
invites Oregonians to head
outside for some fresh air
the day after Thanksgiv-
ing, Nov. 27, also known as
“Green Friday.”
OPRD will waive day-use
parking fees that day in 25
state parks across Oregon.
“We recognize that being
outdoors makes us feel bet-
ter and is a break from the
stresses of 2020,” said direc-
tor Lisa Sumption. “In this
unconventional year, we
feel it is especially import-
ant to honor this tradition
as thanks to Oregonians for
supporting us through our
toughest times.”
Thanksgiving
week-
end falls squarely within
the Governor’s Two-Week
Freeze, Nov. 18 through
Dec. 2.
Accordingly, OPRD di-
rects people to limit gather-
ings at parks to six people
and two households.
This is in addition to
longstanding direction to
stay local, wear face cover-
ings and maintain a 6-foot
distance from other visi-
tors.
“Following these pre-
cautions is particularly
important in the coming
weeks to support statewide
efforts to stop the spread of
the virus,” Sumption said.
“When visitors prepare and
care, it keeps parks safe for
everyone.”
Green Friday typically
kicks off a series of holiday
events in state parks, but
this year OPRD opted to
cancel these events.
“The pandemic challeng-
es all of us to find new, cre-
ative ways to celebrate the
holidays,” Sumption said.
“We look forward to the
safe return of these holiday
traditions, and until then,
parks are open and here for
you.”
The parking waiver ap-
plies from open to close
Nov. 27 at the 25 parks that
charge a $5 daily parking
fee.
A list of parks that re-
quire day-use parking per-
mits is available at www.
stateparks.oregon.gov.
Parking is free year-
round at the majority of
Oregon’s 250-plus state
park properties.
“Judge Judy” does not allow
the litigants to testify as to how
another person is thinking or
feeling. She says, “It is not pos-
sible to know the operation of
another person’s mind.” Th is
statement brings to mind the
multiple viewpoints that are
present at every athletic com-
petition. In my byline, I have
been described as a teacher,
coach and game offi cial.
To this historical reference I
would add athlete, parent and
spectator to literally thousands
of sports competitions. Th e life
lessons and experiences gained
in the process are unique to me
alone. How I watch and inter-
pret a competition can diff er
wildly from any other person
watching the same contest.
In 1998, while watching
my son playing quarterback
against Myrtle Point, I turned
to my wife and said, “Now I
understand why parents can
have tunnel vision when their
athlete is competing.”
My revelation went back to
when my mom watched my
brother and I play football at
Warrenton High School. She
said to us she only watched to
make sure we got up aft er get-
ting tackled in each game.
Like my mom, my wife and I
certainly wanted our son to get
up aft er each hit. However, the
coach in me watched how my
son was quarterbacking the
team down the fi eld.
As a coach, why did it take
me so long to understand the
emotional commitment of
a parent to the physical and
emotional well-being of their
athlete? My tunnel vision that
night was probably similar to
hundreds of parents whose
athletes I had coached.
Th e movie title “Th e Hills
Have Eyes” might be akin to
“Th e Stands Have Eyes,” with
the parents of athletes watch-
ing every move of their athlete
as well as their coach.
Th ere was a time when a
parent became so frustrated
at the lack of playing time for
his son that he called a meet-
ing that went all the way to the
superintendent. At this meet-
ing were the athletic direc-
tor, school principal, district
superintendent, the dad and
myself.
I brought with me proof of
missed practices, late practice
arrivals and the lack of ac-
quired knowledge to play the
position he asked to play.
I was instructed to play
this person in the next game
even though doing this was
contrary to all my coaching
instincts. He had not earned
the right to be moved ahead
of a more dedicated and hard-
er-working player.
But I started him anyway as
instructed.
I would like to tell you he
was beaten on a touchdown
pass on the fi rst play, but it
took three costly plays for the
receiver and quarterback to
connect on that pass. Essen-
tially, I let down 10 other play-
ers when I started an unde-
serving player on the fi eld.
Parents do not always see
the short comings of their own
children. It is the unbiased
and knowledgeable coach who
should make the call on who
plays — and who does not.
It would be the last time in
my 15 future years of coaching
I would allow myself to be
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