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SN THESIUSLAWNEWS.COM SATURDAY EDITION | JANUARY 23, 2021 | $1.00 Community Voices — Siuslaw News Natural Perspective ditions may not seem ide- In contrast to the duck’s Community & Lifestyle By Emily J. Uhrig, Ph.D ODFW REGIONAL FISHING REPORT Special to Siuslaw News Grebes of a feather www.dfw.state.or.us/RR LAKES and PONDS North Coast lakes are done with trout stocking until next spring, but many lakes have holdover trout from earlier sea- son’s stockings. Warmwater fish- ing should be over for the year as water temperatures are too cold to keep those species active. Mid-coast lakes will receive trout stockings the first couple weeks of February. These lakes include: Cleawox, Munsel, Alder, Dune, Thissel, and Big Creek Reservoirs. RIVERS and STREAMS: Steelhead season is in full swing on most north coast rivers (when conditions allow). For the third straight week the North coast is experiencing a high-wa- ter event that has most rivers blown out. If the weather and flow predictions are correct, however, most of them should be back in shape by the week- end. During high water, fishing large presentations and bright colors, while targeting areas with softer water (less current), should increase the odds of suc- cess. The Siletz, Alsea and Siuslaw Rivers will all have steelhead in them when the river levels drop back into shape later this week and into the weekend. SIUSLAW RIVER: Winter steelhead Winter steehead fishing has been blown out on the Siuslaw. The river will be dropping through the weekend and will fish well next week. Expect fish See I n true Oregon coast style, winter has brought gray skies, crashing waves, and, of course, rain. These con- By Lloyd Little Special to Siuslaw News Hot Wired During stormy weather there may occur an elec- trical outage in and around the Florence community. The electricity in your household make flicker on and off. It may also shut down completely. Central Lincoln PUD will send out repair trucks By Christopher Schwartz Special to Siuslaw News High Tide My Close Encounter with COVID-19 Jan. 23 1:09am / 3.6 2:55pm / 1.2 Jan. 24 8:17am / 7.3 10:24pm / 5.6 2:13am / 3.8 3:43pm / 0.6 Jan. 25 9:05am / 7.5 11:07pm / 5.9 3:10am / 3.9 4:26pm / 0.1 I think for me to say I dodged a bullet would be an understatement. One of my golfing four- some is one of the most cautious people I know 4:01am / 3.8 5:06pm / -0.3 Jan. 27 10:33am / 8.1 4:46am / 3.6 5:44pm / -0.7 By Karen D. Nichols Special to Siuslaw News Jan. 28 12:20am / 6.4 11:15pm / 8.3 5:28am / 3.3 6:21pm / -1.0 Challenge of the Imps W Jan. 29 12:54am / 6.6 11:57pm / 8.3 6:11pm / 3.0 6:57pm / -1.0 FEATHER 2B to repair the electricity as quickly as possible. An MS warrior may also experience a momentary shutdown of their nervous system. There are no repair teams sent to fix the nerve signals in the warrior. When I wake up, I expe- rience a heat sensation in both my legs. I imagine it as similar to an overloaded electrical circuit that heats up. When an electrical cir- cuit in the home overloads a circuit-breaker shuts down the lights to prevent a potential fire. I have no circuit breakers in my body so the nerves just continue to heat up. This heat sensation is in- ternal only as my skin does not feel warm. During the years my three daughters all used their hair dryers at the same time our circuit breakers were shutting down on a regular basis. Inserting a larger circuit reduced the number of out- ages considerably. I wish my nervous system could insert a larger breaker to get my system working again. Cardiologists speak about alternate blood path- ways that sometimes enable a heart attack victim to sur- vive as the blood bypasses the blockage through the alternate path. There are no such alter- native nerve fibers to go around the lesions (scar tis- sue). Even as I feel the heat See MS 2B when it comes to being careful about COVID-19. My 62-year-old friend, Jim, was an elementary school teacher for 30-plus years. The reason for his cau- tion is that his wife’s health (they just celebrated their 40th) is extremely com- promised due to previous health issues. They saw the handwrit- ing on the wall last spring (2020) and both took leaves of absence before spring break to avoid possibly contagious people in the schoolhouse setting. Also, they did not think the local school adminis- tration was taking this pan- demic very seriously. They isolated at their ru- ral home through the sum- mer and grew very appre- hensive as the new school year approached. When Jim was called to start the new year of teaching, he simply could not put himself in the situation he witnessed in his school building where masking and social distanc- ing lacked serious practice. So, he took what he con- sidered the best step for himself and his wife by re- tiring from teaching. Sometime shortly after that he felt that we, his pals, were playing it safe with social distancing and ap- propriate use of masks even while on the golf course, so he rejoined our thrice weekly game. All went well See US 2B The Moral of the Story — Jan. 26 9:50am / 7.8 11:44pm / 6.1 See Us TOO Florence — Tide Tables 7:29am / 7.1 9:29pm / 5.2 flat bill, grebe beaks have a pointed tip. Grebes spend most of their time in water. They aren’t often seen on land, and when they do come ashore, they’re quite awk- ward. The Latin name for the grebe family means “rump foot,” in reference to their feet being far back on their body. This arrangement is great for swimming but gives them an odd gait for walk- ing. In water, grebes paddle agilely along and are expert divers. While most birds Life with MS — FISHING 3B Entrance Siuslaw River al for wildlife viewing, but this can nonetheless be a good time for birdwatch- ing. Look to the river, and you’ll likely see waterfowl bobbing among the white caps. Some are ducks, but look closer, and you might notice others are a bit dif- ferent — these are the grebes. During winter, it’s possi- ble to see all 6 of Oregon’s grebe species on the coast. Grebes are similar in size to ducks, and have rather drab plumage in winter, so observers may find beak shape to be the most dis- tinguishing characteristic. hat more could hap- pen in the wake of 2020 distress? However, important things occur. Often, they arrive in threes. (I’ll number them.) The printer doesn’t work! Pox! I am bereft! After an extensive search, my Print- er Basics Manual has been confiscated by the imps that live in my world. Okay, maybe the ink sup- ply of a new printer is mar- ginal in volume. One color of ink ran out after printing a couple of cards. Order new ink. Install the ink. But the imps have invad- ed my printer. My brand new, expensive, super, duper, Sure Color printer printed my cards in a blur of faded colors. Who would think to nozzle check and clean the heads after min- imal use? 1) Abruptly, I find my manual right in a very log- ical place. Yeah! A techie number! He recommended a thorough all-day process, then turn off the printer and let stand overnight. Repeat the process the next day. This morning I wake up to face the weight of my secondary all-day process. Dark clouds encircle my mind. I turn over in my warm bed and stare out the window into the forest that surrounds my house. 2) The brilliant sunshine suddenly bursts through the clouds and glistens on the diamonds of raindrops resting on the leaves. One dazzling Cobalt Blue droplet catches my eye. Involuntarily, a smile cap- See MORAL 2B Time Out By Lloyd Little Retired teacher, coach and game offi cial 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. Let It Snow From 1957 until 1963 I lived in Hermiston, Ore. Th ere was snow and cold weather. My sister, brother and I would ice skate on frozen ponds and sled down local streets, closed for sledding. We did not ski. From 1963 until 1970 I lived in Warrenton. We occasional- ly had snow, so we sledded or used our nylon jackets to pro- pel down a hill on our backs. Th e fi rst one down would catch or slow down the rest of us as the tracks became swift er. In 1975, I was invited by a friend to go skiing at the An- thony Lake Ski Resort. I had no skies but Steve said he had a pair for me. As we drove to the mountain, I was given a tuto- rial on how to ski. I dressed as warm as I could. My attire did not include any current snow wear. Th e long-johns, bib overalls, cotton gloves under leather gloves, a Christmas sweater, coat and a ski hat. It was a chilly 15 de- grees. Th e skis I was given were over six feet long. Steve adjust- ed my bindings, so when I fell — and it would be oft en — my legs would be free to move and avoid potential injury if a ski got stuck. My fi rst obstacle was the rope tow. I was expected to hold onto a rope and my ski poles as I was pulled up a gen- tle slope to the top of what was called the “bunny hill” for be- ginners. When I reached the top, Steve was already at the bot- tom motioning me to “come on down.” I moved as he had instructed me but failed to re- alize how fast I would be going as I neared his location. Not knowing how to stop, I threw my body onto the snow. It was funny for him but not for me. My next trail was called Broadway. We approached the ski lift and were pulled onto the chair and up the mountain. I got off and Steve continued up the mountain for more dif- fi cult trail. I fell no less than a dozen times trying to get down Broadway. Th e trail was wide, gently sloped and smooth. It was so much fun — except for the cold. As I got in position for my second chair lift ride, I was unable to hold onto my poles as I grabbed for the chair. I dropped them and then I dove off my chair into the snow to get them. Th e lift operator looked down at me and asked, “Why did you do that?” I replied, “Mister, I had a very hard time getting down the trail with my poles, I would not make it without them.” He answered that my poles would have been sent up on a follow- ing chair. I thought they should have put that on the instruction sheet: Number 1 — If you drop your poles, they will be sent up to you on a following chair. Well, I had my poles and went up the mountain again. Each time went down the hill, I fell fewer and fewer times un- til, eventually, I went without falling. Th en I got overconfi - dent. Aft er lunch Steve asked if I wanted a more diffi cult trail to try. See LITTLE 3B
