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SN Siuslaw News Community & Lifestyle ODFW REGIONAL FISHING REPORT THESIUSLAWNEWS.COM WEDNESDAY EDITION | JANUARY 27, 2021 | $1.00 SHS to host 7-on-7 football game vs Sweet Home No spectators can attend in-person but the game will likely be live-streamed on the NFHS Network B Y N ED H ICKSON Siuslaw News While there won’t be a crowd cheering from the stands due to current COVID-19 guidelines, members of the Siuslaw Vikings football team will still have a chance to hit the gridiron this Friday in a 7-on-7 match-up against Sweet Home at Hans Petersen Field. Due to a 50-person limit in or near the stadium, no specta- tors can be allowed into the stands or even around the field, including the fence line. According to SHS athletic Director Chris Johnson, any violation of that restriction will force the immediate cancella- tion of the game. However, fans should be able to live-stream the game on the NFHS Network for a small online fee. It’s been more than a year, early November 2019 in a play- off game at Hidden Valley, since Hans Petersen Field has had Vikings on its hash-marked grasses. However, unlike the last game in 2019, the Viks will field a starting line-up of just seven players this Friday, with the game being divided into two 30-minute halves and a 5-minute halftime. Head coach Sam Johnson said he the team are excited to play against The Huskies. “They have some really tal- ented players on their team. They have a player who has already committed to Western Oregon to play quarterback,” Johnson said. “It will be a great opportunity for our kids to get some exposure to tough com- petition from the 4A division.” The Vikings football team remains in the 3A classification this season following the OSAA-decision to allow the team to drop down a classifica- tion two years ago. For Friday’s contest, coaches will be in charge of maintaining the proper in-person limits by monitoring the entrance and maintian the 50-person limit for teams and coaches. Currently, football still hasn’t officially been added to the fall sports line-up by the state or the Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA), whose Executive Board will meet again Feb. 8 to reach a final decision, at which time the board is expected to announce its plans for sports through the end of the school year. That same day, on Feb. 8, football practice are scheduled to begin, with the Vikings in hopes of kicking off their sea- son March 5 at La Pine —pend- ing OSAA and state approval. If not, football could poten- tially be moved to mid May, along with other contact sports such as basketball and wres- tling. www.dfw.state.or.us/RR SBSA to hold virtual meeting to discuss season 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. See FISHING 5B Tide Tables Entrance Siuslaw River High Tide Low Tide Jan. 27 10:33am / 8.1 4:46am / 3.6 5:44pm / -0.7 The Siuslaw Baseball & Softball Association (SBSA) will host its annual meeting Feb. 18 to discuss the upcom- ing season, options and over- view of plans for the 2021 season. The meeting will be held virtually, beginning at 6 p.m., via Zoom. The link is https://us04web .zoom.us/j/2882299857?pwd =cHRraUJ0bkJiZkVIcUpm R0RBK3Eydz09. The meeting ID is 288 229 9857, with the Passcode: 6QumcB. For more information, visit the SBSA website at www.tshq.bluesombrero. com/Default.aspx?ta- bid=1887770 or at the the group’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/siuslaw baseballassociation. Top finishers in the 2021 Diorama Set Design Challenge included a Lego set re-creation of a scene from “The Wiz by Chase Huber (above) for first place; second place went to Che Bruce for her scene from The Little Mermaid.” (right) Florence Soroptimists announce annual Marilyn Miller Award COURTESY IMAGES CROW kids keep creativity alive with art contest Jan. 28 12:20am / 6.4 11:15pm / 8.3 5:28am / 3.3 6:21pm / -1.0 Jan. 29 12:54am / 6.6 11:57pm / 8.3 6:11pm / 3.0 6:57pm / -1.0 Jan. 30 1:29am / 6.8 12:40pm / 8.2 6:54am / 2.7 7:33pm / -0.9 Jan. 31 2:04am / 7.1 1:26pm / 7.8 7:41am / 2.4 8:11pm / -0.5 Feb. 1 2:40am / 7.3 2:15pm / 7.3 8:31am / 2.1 8:49pm / 0.1 Feb. 2 3:18am / 7.5 3:12pm / 6.6 9:27am / 1.8 9:29pm / 0.9 C ROW (Children’s Repertory of O r e g o n Wo r k s h o p s ) recently announced the win- ners of the 2021 Diorama Set Design Challenge. Students won exciting priz- es including gift certificates to local arts supply store, BeauxArts. The first-place winner was Chase Huber for his Lego set creating a whimsical scene from “The Wiz.” Second place was awarded to Che Bruce for her imaginative underwater and above- ground scene from “The Little Mermaid.” Third place went to Violet Ory for her very detailed, character driven interpreta- tion of “The Wiz.” Honorable Mention was awarded to William Owens, who only lost by one point for his amazing small town from “The Music Man.” The dioramas were scored on a 100-point rubric by five judges, each of whom scored entries based on design, artistic impact, degree of dif- ficulty and quality. Individualized comments were then emailed to all of the kids who entered, high- lighting the strengths of their creation. “We have worked really hard to keep the arts alive in the minds and hearts of our CROW kids since the pan- demic began,” said Artistic Director Melanie Heard. “COVID has been really hard on our students — particu- larly impacting their sense of self and belonging. We truly hope that these projects brought some joy into their lives and reminded them that CROW really cares about them.” Since last March, CROW has provided a number of artistry boosting challenges that still allowed for all COVID-19 safety measures to be firmly in place. Examples included a Broadway costume design contest, Broadway pet cos- tume design contest, pump- kin carving contest, a few online dance classes, a “Creative Kids” Facebook collage and a Supercalifragil- isticexpialidocious mash-up video that was shown on a local news station. All of these challenges were done virtually, and many of them included prizes to help spark a friendly spirit of competition. The infamous “Tutu Dads” even helped with morale by providing some hilarious memes on social media. The Diorama Challenge was a uniquely creative expe- rience in that it asked the kids to imagine themselves as scenic artists and set design- ers. CROW kids were invited to use any materials that they See CROW 2B This award is in memory of the late Soroptimist, Marilyn V. Miller who owned and operated a tele- phone answering service as well as several other ser- vices. She was an avid environ- mentalist, long before it was fashionable, and keenly aware of the negative human impact on local lakes. She also volunteered and served on boards for Dunes City throughout her life- time. This monetary award is given to a woman who is sole support of her house- hold, who needs to further her education to advance in her current career, is open- ing her own business in the Florence area or who needs to upgrade current location, facility or equipment for her existing business. Applications must include expression and demonstra- tion of need, declaration of use of an award, contact information and at least one personal reference. Send applications to Soroptimist International Florence, P.O. Box 1209, Florence Ore., 97439 c/o Jo Hine, chair. 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