The Beautiful Oregon Coast

I just posted the tides for the next few days and there are some very good days for clamming. The low tides late in the afternoon are at -1FT or more. Should you have questions or just need some general help please contact me.

http://soldiersangels.org/

I was given the above website address from one of my newsletter subscribers. It is an “adopt” a soldier site. All it will cost you is $1.00 to verify you are who you are and commit to write one letter a week and send one care package a month. Postage for letters and packages are the same as if they were domestic. I suggest that you use a priority flat rate box because you can load it up to 50 lbs all for one price regardless where it goes. Please help support our troops.

The commercial dungeness crabbing fleet is having a better that expected year. Last year was miserable for the fishermen, but as of last week the amount of crabs brought into the processors has well exceeded 100 million pounds. Recreational crabbing is also quite good, but as the rains continue and the freshwater pours into the bay the crabs will begin to move further out to sea. A rule of thumb is: the more rain = poor recreational crabbing and better commercial crabbing. The dungeness crabs have a low tolerance for freshwater. Prices in the stores are running about $4 per pound – down almost a dollar over the past couple of years.

I’d like to welcome my step-son’s newest baby to the family. Shawn Allen Hill was born at Bay Area Hospital in Coos Bay on 5 January 2010 and weighed in at nearly 10lbs. This is their parents 3 child and first boy. My other step-son’s family is having twins in March which will make a grand total of 10 grandchildren that God has blessed my wife and myself with and we look forward to this new precious life.

My step-daughter is in the hospital and has been for nearly the past two weeks. She’s undergone 3 surgeries and is very seriously ill. I ask that you would pray for Brandy. You all know me well by now through my blog and my newsletters and that I am a very devoute Christian and from you emails I know that many of you are too. Please keep Brandy in your prayers! Thank you!