STEP and Seventh Graders work to help restore fish runs
10,810 two-inch long coho salmon fry were marked Friday morning in the space of just under two hours. The project was organized by members of the local Salmon-Trout-Enhancement-Program… STEP. The 18-or-so volunteers were joined by a dozen and a half members of the seventh grade ‘Stream Team’, using nail scissors to clip the adipose fin from each of the young fish. The loss of the fin doesn’t impact the fish in the wild and serves to make of them clearly identifiable as coming from a hatchery.
Armer – “The ultimate goal here is to fin-clip so we have the fishermen out there that can actually keep a coho. Allright? You take a fin-clipped coho you can keep it.”
STEP Hatchery manager Jack Armer says This batch of fish, about three-months old, will be returned to the wild this week.
Armer – “They’re going to be set free either Monday or Tuesday in Ackerly Creek which feeds into Munsel. We have a spawning bed up there we can take the truck up, dump’em right down on the old spawning bed where the other fish have went up and spawned.”
It will take about two-years for these coho to make their way to the Pacific Ocean where they’ll feed and grow, eventually returning to spawn two years after that. Only three-or-four percent of the fish, about 300 says Armer, will actually make the ultimate return. Fish biologists say the work aided by volunteers has helped rebuild fish runs on the Siuslaw River and eventually, once native runs are restored adequately, anglers just could get to keep unmarked fish as well.
A new vice principal has been named at Siuslaw High School. Co-principal, and former VP, Matt Henry says Andy Greszkowiak (griz-KO-ee-ack) will move into Henry’s old office in the fall. Greszkowiak, an Oregon State grad, has been teaching advanced math and science classes since 1995. He also served as Athletic Director for four years before returning full time to the classroom last year. Henry has been sharing co-principal duties with Larry Martindale who will be stepping down at the end of this school year.
A formerly unnamed 141-acre natural area long the Yachats River will be named to honor the memory of Tami Wagner, a highly regarded employee of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Wagner was killed in a traffic crash near Toledo last year. During her career with ODFW she helped coordinate volunteer efforts to maintain the Yachats River tract. The area was initially purchased by the agency in 1970 to provide forage for elk and help reduce damage to surrounding agricultural land. It also offers several wildlife viewing opportunities, hunting, and public access to the nearby Siuslaw National Forest.
Florence City Councilors will hear an appeal tonight on a business license denial. John Cianci (chance) applied for a license in April to operate an “art print and poster” business from the Florence Business Center on 12th street. That was denied by City Recorder Kelli Weese for two reasons. Weese said zoning regulations prohibit retail uses at the former hospital site… and Cianci (chance) had an outstanding warrant for ‘failure to appear’ in court A subsequent review by the city’s attorney overruled Weese on the warrant issue, saying that wasn’t suitable grounds to deny the license. In his appeal, Ciance (chance) clarified his business was focused on “tattoo body art”… in essence a tattoo parlor… that also offers prints of tattoo art for sale. Weese says tattoo parlors are considered a ‘service’ business and are allowable at the business center. She’s presenting three options to the council this evening… they can deny the appeal outright; deny the appeal and allow Cianci (chance) to re-apply as a ‘service’ business’; or grant the business license based on new evidence. The council meets this evening at seven.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
FORT CLATSOP, Ore. (AP) - Authorities say a pilot has died after
his small plane lost power and crashed Saturday night shortly after
taking off from Warrenton-Astoria Regional Airport on Oregon's
north coast. The Clatsop County Sheriff's Office tells KATU that
Kevin Dooney of Ilwaco, Wash., died in the crash. Dooney was the
only person aboard the single-engine Piper Comanche registered to
him.
CLACKAMAS, Ore. (AP) - Authorities say alcohol was a
contributing factor in a rollover crash that injured five men early
yesterday. Clackamas firefighters responded around 5 a.m. to the
wreck in rural Clackamas County. Spokesman Jed Wachlin says the BMW
carrying the five men failed to negotiate a turn, rolled, and
landed in a Christmas tree farm. All five were transported to a
hospital.
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) - Officials with the Rogue River-Siskiyou
National Forest have delayed the annual opening of many mountain
roads to prevent the spread of a tree disease. Phytophera
lateralis, commonly known as Port Orford cedar root disease,
spreads through transportation of infected water, soil and root
grafts. The Mail Tribune reports that soil from the tires of
motorized vehicles, particularly trucks and off-road vehicles, is
thought to have spread the disease. The roads usually open June 1.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Oregon's farmworker union plans to donate
its historical records to the University of Oregon. The
organization is called Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste, or
PCUN, the Spanish acronym for Northwest Farmworkers and
Treeplanters United. Oregon Public Broadcasting says PCUN has
accumulated papers, pictures, tape recordings and other
documentation of its work. The materials will be housed at the
University of Oregon's Knight Library. The donation will occur
today.
BEND, Ore. (AP) - Police say a 69-year-old Redmond man exposed
himself to workers at Bend-area coffee stands at least four times
in the past month. They are investigating him in three other
similar incidents and suspect there are more. Police say when the
man was stopped yesterday by a Deschutes County sheriff's deputy he
was wearing clothing that matched the description of a man who had
exposed himself.
BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) - Sprinklers helped control a fire
yesterday in a paper recycling facility near Beaverton. But the
fire went to two alarms as Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue called
in firefighters from Portland to help douse hot spots. Firefighters
used thermal imaging technology to locate the area where the fire
was burning. They also had to cut holes in the roof of the Far West
Fibers building to help clear smoke. The cause of the fire is still
under investigation.
SEATTLE (AP) - Miguel Olivo (oh-LEE'-voh) hit a tiebreaking
three-run homer off Joel Peralta in the eighth inning and the
Seattle Mariners rallied for a 9-6 win over the Tampa Bay Rays
yesterday. Ichiro (EE'-cheer-oh) Suzuki and Greg Halman each drove
in two runs for Seattle, which has won six series in a row and 14
of 18 games overall. Brandon League pitched a scoreless ninth for
his 16th save.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Taking a look at Coast Radio Sports…
The Oregon State Beavers won three straight games, sweeping the Corvallis regional in the NCAA Baseball tournament over the weekend. The Beavers advance to their first ‘super regional’ since 2007 this weekend and will head to Nashville where they’ll face Vanderbilt in a ‘best of three’ series. Oregon State came from behind Friday night to down Arkansas-Little Rock 7-4; Beat Creighton 5-1 Saturday evening and then got by Georgia yesterday, 6-4.
The inaugural class of the Siuslaw High School Athletic Hall of Fame was announced over the weekend. It includes two former coaches, 11 former student athletes and the first ever state championship team at Siuslaw. Former Viking football coach Len Lutero and longtime girls PE teacher and former Track and Field Coach Liz McCain will be inducted into the hall August 6th. Along with them will be the 1960 Track team. The individuals on the list include Steve Savage, Mary Jacobson, Joe Hill, Shannon Gates McClellan, Mike Roe, Kelli Stonelake, Curtis “Tooey” Emery, Lee Hazen, Kevin Anderson, Bob Duncan and Wes Hines.
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