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SN WEDNESDAY EDITION | JULY 7, 2021 | $1.00 THESIUSLAWNEWS.COM Siuslaw News Sports & Lifestyle Bob Severy chats with visiting and local pickleball players at the FloPiBa group meet up. Local FloPiBa member Sue smiles as her opponents prepare for their next serve. FloPiBa presents Florence with a real pickle(ball) SPORTS CALENDAR To add your activity’s summer sports schedule email Sports Reporter Zeahna Young at By Zeahna Young/Siuslaw News Florence’s Pickleball group, FloPiBa, meets three mornings a week at Rolling Dunes Park to play zyoung@thesiuslawnews.com. A Tide Tables Entrance Siuslaw River Low Tide High Tide July 7 6:33 a.m. / -0.4 1:05 p.m. / 4.7 6:06 p.m. / 2.6 11:51 p.m. / 6.4 t Rolling Dunes Park on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays year- round, you will find local Elder Bob Severy leading Florence community members, but in a different way from his usual role at the Florence Christian Church. Severy is Florence Pickleball group coordi- nator, and the group, also known as FloPiBa, has been playing for four years at this point. Started by John Griffin, a local coach, the league is now led by Severy, a longtime tennis player who has been participating with FloPiBa for two years. The group meets from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. three days a week as long as it isn’t actively raining — Severy uses rollers on the court if it is damp in the morning, but as long as rain isn’t coming down, they’re good to play. July 8 See FLOPIBA page 2B 7:11 a.m. / -0.6 6:49 p.m. / 2.6 Steve serves while Shannon looks on (above). Pickleball teammates position themselves to receive a serve (left). 1:45 p.m. / 4.9 Leave space for bicyclists on the roadway July 9 12:30 a.m. / 6.5 7:48 a.m. / -0.8 2:23 p.m. / 5.0 7:29 p.m. / 2.5 July 10 1:08 a.m. / 6.5 8:24 a.m. / -1.0 2:59 p.m. / 5.1 8:09 p.m. / 2.5 July 11 1:46 a.m. / 6.5 9:00 a.m. / -1.1 3:35 p.m. / 5.2 8:49 p.m. / 2.4 July 12 2:25 a.m. / 6.4 9:36 a.m. / -1.0 4:12 p.m. / 5.3 9:32 p.m. / 2.3 Safety messages to appear north-to- south along Oregon’s coast route A pent-up desire to get out, cou- pled with the unmatched beauty of U.S. Highway 101, can make a ride along the Oregon’s coast an amazing journey — but it can also lead to busier roadways for all road users. This summer, Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is ramping up safety messaging focused on bicycling safety along the Oregon Coast Bike Route. The safety tips of the campaign include reminders to “Look out for each other” and “Give bicyclists plenty of room.” Drivers should be aware that peo- ple riding bicycles — anywhere in Oregon — may take a full lane, especially when there is little to no shoulder, no bike lane, or if there is debris on the side of the road. As a driver, you should only pass a person riding a bicycle if you can safely do so by giving them at least 3 feet of room between your car and them. If the person riding the bicycle has taken a full lane, slow down and stay behind them until it is safe to pass them. Also stay focused on driving until you are safely parked at a viewpoint or your destination. “The coast highway offers so much that can distract people — See BICYCLISTS page 2B New billboards along Highway 101 will highlight bicycle safety. JUNE FISHING REPORT DUNGENESS CRAB Recreational crabbing is open in bays and estuar- ies, and on beaches, docks, piers, and jetties along the entire Oregon coast from the Columbia River to the California border. Recreational crabbing is closed in the ocean from Oct. 16 through Nov. 30. For recreational crab harvesters, it is recom- mended that crab always be eviscerated prior to cooking, which includes removal and discard of the viscera, internal organs, and gills. Because of Oregon’s precautionary manage- ment of biotoxins, the crab and shellfish prod- ucts currently being sold in retail markets and restaurants are safe for consumers. Before clamming or crabbing, call ODA’s shellfish safety informa- tion hotline at (800) 448- 2474 or visit the ODA shellfish safety closures web page at: http://ODA. direct/ShellfishClosures The consumption of crab viscera is not recom- mended. Recreational crabbers will need to mark all float- ing surface buoys with the owner’s full name or busi- ness name and at least one of the following: phone number, permanent address, ODFW Angler ID number, or vessel identifi- cation number. Mark your information in a clear, leg- ible, and permanent man- ner. While this rule does not apply to gear tied to docks, piers, jetties, or beaches, ODFW recom- mends marking buoys on any gear that could become derelict or lost. RAZOR CLAMS CLOSED from the Columbia River to the north jetty of the Siuslaw River near Florence. OPEN from the south jetty of the Siuslaw River to the CA border. MUSSELS Mussel harvest is now open along the entire Oregon coast. OCEAN SALMON In the Central Oregon Coast Subarea (Humbug Mountain to Cape Falcon) Minimum lengths: Chinook = 22” N. of Cape Falcon, and 24” S. of Cape Falcon; coho = 16”; steel- head = 20”; and no min. length for pink, chum, or sockeye salmon in ocean fishery Chinook Season (all salmon except coho): Open through Oct. 31. Two salm- on per day, closed to reten- tion of coho except as listed below for the “selective coho” and the “non-selec- tive coho” seasons. Selective Coho (fin- clipped) Season: Cape Falcon to OR/CA border Open through earlier of Aug. 28 or 120,000 fin- clipped coho quota. Two salmon per day. Open for all salmon, all coho must have a healed adipose fin-clip. Non-selective Coho Season (all salmon): Open Sept. 10-12, and each Fri- Sun through the earlier of Sept. 30 or 14,000 non-mark-selective coho quota. Days open to coho from Sept. 10-30 may be modified by in-season action. 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