Page 14 The INDEPENDENT, August 15, 2012 Sandy River steelhead fishing is AARP offers new employment help closing on August 31 workers are put together in the columns, tips and tools to help From page 4 CLACKAMAS, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) has adopted temporary rules clos- ing the upper reaches of the Sandy River to the harvest of summer steelhead through Au- gust 31. The action applies to Sandy River upstream of its conflu- ence with the Salmon River, and includes the Salmon River. Previously, under permanent rules the upper Sandy was open to retention of steelhead through the end of August. “The closure is necessary to reduce unintended hooking mortality associated with catch and release of wild spring chi- nook incidentally caught by an- glers targeting summer steel- head,” said Todd Alsbury, ODFW district fish biologist. Sandy River wild chinook are protected under the federal En- dangered Species Act. ODFW staff working tempo- rary fish traps in the area re- cently observed large groups of spring chinook holding in pools due to extremely low water conditions that restrict up- stream movement, according to Alsbury. The area will remain closed to angling for steelhead or spring chinook after August 31 under permanent rules. cruit across a level playing field when considering experienced workers. These firms are look- ing for the strong work ethic, maturity, and customer orienta- tion that experienced workers bring to their jobs. Employers who sign the pledge agree that they have: • Openness to the value of experienced workers; • Nondiscriminatory HR poli- cies; • At least some immediate hiring needs at the time of pledge signing. With the integration of LinkedIn information, qualified same space with employers who value those workers. “Over the past decade, the digital world has transformed how most people look for a job,” said Romasco. “Today, Work Reimagined harnesses the power of social media to of- fer great opportunities for expe- rienced professionals to con- nect, to access information and resources, and to leverage their professional network in their pursuit of more fulfilling work and career.” Work Reimagined also of- fers job listings independent of LinkedIn, as well as articles, people navigate today’s work- place. “This service is especially valuable in the face of a difficult economy that has found many professionals unemployed for, in many cases, a year or more,” Romasco added. Among the employers who have taken the Work Reimag- ined pledge are Scripps Health, the top finisher last year in AARP’s Best Employers for Workers Over 50 program; Toys R Us, Inc.; Dollar General; United Health Group; Lowe’s and AT&T. Just for Fun Casey and Kyle by Will Robertson Solve this Sudoku August 1 Sudoku answer …all men make mistakes but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride. SOPHOCLES Greek playwright (496-406 BC)