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SN THESIUSLAWNEWS.COM SATURDAY EDITION | JANUARY 30, 2021 | $1.00 City Lights honors patron by renaming screen By Lloyd Little Siuslaw News 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. Behind the Wheel ODFW REGIONAL FISHING REPORT www.dfw.state.or.us/RR Local 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 and Dune lakes. Wild coho fish- eries in Siltcoos and Tahkenitch lakes are open and provide a unique opportunity to catch a coho in a coastal lake. SIUSLAW RIVER: Winter steelhead Winter steehead fishing on the Siuslaw has been blown out with the recent high water. Expect the first good push of fish to be around when the river drops back into shape this week- end and next week. The Whitaker Creek area is the best place to target returning hatch- ery fish. Hatchery fish are also planted in Lake Creek and are released into hatchery fish will start to show up in December and peak in January and February. ALSEA RIVER: Winter steel- head Winter steelhead fishing is picking up on the Alsea River. The recent high water has put fish on the move headed for the hatchery on the NF Alsea and anglers are catching them. Conditions will be good this See FISHING 3B Tide Tables Entrance Siuslaw River High Tide Low Tide 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 Feb. 3 4:00am / 7.6 4:18pm / 6.0 10:29am / 1.5 10:14pm / 1.6 Feb. 4 4:46am / 7.8 5:38pm / 5.4 11:38pm / 1.2 11:07pm / 2.5 Feb. 5 5:39am / 7.8 7:10pm / 5.2 12:52pm / 0.9 Time Out COURTESY PHOTO City Lights Cinemas is re-naming Theater 1 as ‘The Greene Screene’ in honor of Suzanne Greene (above), wife of Becky Goehring, who established a matching fund to help support the theater. C ity Lights Cinemas idea of the screens going Lights Cinemas brought to recently capped its dark permanently is simply her life.” business-sustaining not an option.” Greene’s brother, Preston, fundraising effort via The GoFundMe campaign agreed. GoFundMe by “It was a true honor for us to host her “My sister was a meeting an unique individual memorial service after her passing, who loved what she impressive $12,000 challenge which seemed appropriate given her loved and did not put up with what she did donation, putting love of the big screen.” not,” he said. “And the effort over the she was not shy about total campaign — Michael Falter, City Lights Cinemas letting you know her goal with a final preferences. She will tally of $71,000. be missed by many. While initially following the wishes of the began in early November Movies were a special love donor to remain anony- after Executive Order 20-65 and especially City Lights mous, City Lights can now shuttered the venue (the Cinemas in Florence.” Falter and Tive wanted to unveil that the mystery third time a closure was acknowledge Goehring’s gift matching donor is longtime necessitated in 2020). patron Becky Goehring. “Having already remod- with a lasting statement and “Michael [Falter] and eled the space for safety and approached her with an idea. In honor of Greene and in Susan [Tive] took a chance comfort, the final closure on Florence in late 2013 was potentially a busi- gratitude for the gift, City when they saw the theater ness-killer,” said Falter. “The Lights is re-christening sitting empty while on a outpouring of support from Theatre 1 as “The Greene vacation trip along the Florence and further afield Screene.” “All of us at City Lights Oregon coast,” recalled for keeping cinema — and a Goehring. “In the seven community space — alive loved Suzanne’s acerbic wit years since, they have turned was truly overwhelming, and her general approach to picking a film to watch — City Lights Cinemas into said Falter.” one of Florence’s treasures.” Goehring explained that which was namely most any- Goehring said she and she and wife Suzanne loved thing we put onscreen, said wife Suzanne Green, who City Lights Cinemas and Falter. “It was a true honor passed away 18 months ago, always looked forward to for us to host her memorial service after her passing, loved the theater and the their weekly schedules. diverse programming. When Greene passed which seemed appropriate “We also loved the way away, Goehring said the given her love of the big that Michael and Susan have GoFundMe challenge screen.” City Lights Cinemas is embraced the community match, “was a wonderful and given back in so many way to honor both her mem- located at 1930 Highway 101 ways,” said Goehring. “The ory and the joy that City on Florence, featuring the Three Rivers Casinos complete UV-C air protection installation Three Rivers Casinos have announced completion of their new UV-C air purifica- tion disinfection systems installation in the Florence and Coos Bay casinos. The advanced ultraviolet air disinfection and purifi- cation systems, V-PACTM Pro, are designed and man- ufactured by Ultraviolet Devices, Inc. (UVDI) and meet both Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) guidelines to help prevent the spread of Covid-19. Richard Colton, Director of Marketing, Three Rivers Casino Resorts, said “We are very happy to have this new system installed. This sys- tem adds another layer of protection for our guests and team members, and continues our commitment to being the safest casino in Oregon. “When guests visit Three Rivers Casino they will find floor stickers right below each of the seven units and the units are labeled for our guests to see.” In addition to the air puri- fication disinfection sys- tems, Three Rivers has pur- chased 14 hand-held UVC sterilizer lights to help disin- fect the casino’s slot machines, table games, chairs and many of our guest touch points throughout the casino. “We purchased the light wands locally from RPAMS in McMinnville, Oregon and the wands are now an integral part of our cleaning process” said Colton. During the time of the closure in the spring of 2020, the Executive Management team had written safety guidelines in accordance with the CDC and Oregon Health Authority. See UV 3B On March 20, 1983, a car’s headlights suddenly appeared coming directly towards us. My future wife, Lisa, and I were traveling south on I-5 to Sacramento, Calif. It was around 1 a.m. when we were faced with a car coming north on the I-5 south freeway. My years of athletic train- ing took over my actions to avoid the head on collision. Drills practiced years ago instinctively helped me in- stantly swerve to the right- hand lane. As we watched the car continue north, on the southbound lanes, we could do nothing. Th e car may have been driven by a drunk driver, but it occurred before cell phones became a common mode of communication. We had been discussing a brief stop at a rest area be- fore continuing on to our destination. Th is encounter was frightening enough to give me an adrenalin rush and we rolled into Sacra- mento an hour later. My athletic experiences were a factor in our not be- coming victims of a head on collision. Flash forward to August 2008. I left Florence driving my daughter’s Exterra. My destination was a Eugene car stereo store to have a stereo system installed in her car. While driving, I oft en use cruise control. It was early and there were few cars on Highway 126. As I was going up the hill on cruise control and ap- proached the fi nal corner before entering the tunnel, I looked and was surprised by a slow-moving truck. As I hit the brake to disengage the cruise control, the Ex- terra failed to slow down. Several options immedi- ately came to me to reduce the chances of an upcoming wreck. My football back- ground and driving expe- rience came up with four options to solve my predic- ament. Options one and two were to try and ditch my car on either side of the road. On the left was a rock wall and on the right was a grav- el pullout and another rock wall. Option three was to rear- end the new luxury car be- ing slowed by the truck, but See LITTLE 2B South Slough Reserve offering nature hikes in February Come for a walk in the woods and explore the flora and fauna on some of South Slough Reserve’s most popu- lar trails. The two-mile loop is well maintained and relatively level. Attendees will meet at the South Slough Reserve Visitor Center. Dress for the weather; wear sturdy shoes and bring plenty of water and snacks. Registration is required, and the event is limited to six participants. Register at www.south- sloughestuary.org • Millicoma Marsh Bird Walk (10 to 11:30 a.m., Feb. 5: Come enjoy great views of the bay and one of the best birding spots in Coos County. Interpreter and binoculars provided. Dress for the weather. Meet in the parking lot directly behind Millicoma Middle School on Fourth Avenue. Registration is required, and the event is limited to six participants. Register at www. southsloughestuary.org. • All About Crab! will be held Feb. 10, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Visitors are invited to learn See HIKES 2B
