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Youth Football Camp Announced Signups for summer Siuslaw Youth Football Camp are going out this week. Students from grades 3 through 8 are being given the opportunity to develop their skills and work in a team environment. The camp will take place over three days, August 7th-9th , beginning at […]
Free Boat Inspections The Lane County Sheriff’s Department, Marine Division, will be offering a boating safety check in the month of June. Sunday June 17th from noon until 2 at the bi-mart location in Florence the sheriff’s department will be checking boats to make sure that recreational boaters are ready […]
Smith Ads to Coaching Staff at Siuslaw Siuslaw High School Head Football Coach Chad Smith has added a couple of names to the coaching staff. One name has been associated with the Vikings for a couple of seasons now. Gerry Fleming has been a line coach for the Vikings and […]
Public Works Says: “Cut Your Grass!” Public works was out last week enforcing code on what might seem like a trivial regulation, but residents who let their grass get above 12 inches got a visit from Dan Frazier of code enforcement. Frazier says the hazard warrants the response. “This time […]
AOTY Honors Friday evening in Florence at Siuslaw High School two student athletes were awarded with Athlete of the Year Honors. For the Boys it was Kyle King for his efforts on the basketball court as well as his contributions during the track and field season. For the Ladies it […]
Watershed Council to Sponsor Camp With summer break looming students will have time on their hands and parents will have to find things for the children to do. One of those things is camp. And the Siuslaw Watershed Council is offering a special outdoor camp that will take in the […]
Lady Ducks Advance Lady Duck Shannon Rhodes’ three-run homer in the sixth inning helped top-seeded Oregon defeat Arizona State 11-6 on Thursday at the Women’s Softball College World Series. Oregon dominated Giselle “G” Juarez, Arizona State’s All-American pitcher. Juarez pitched a complete game, but she gave up 14 hits and […]
Boys and Girls Club Reach Goal The Boys and girls club were hoping to raise enough money in order to receive a matching donation of $14,000. They had until today. It took just under 30 days for the Boys and Girls Club to make their matching funds. After the matching […]
