Purchase tickets for salmon derby
The Coos Basin Amateur Salmon Derby is approaching, and tickets are on sale now.
The derby kicks off from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 10, with a barbecue and silent auction to be held for contestants and ticket holders at Menasha Forest Products Corporation, 1515 Sheridan Ave., North Bend.
The derby, which runs that Saturday and Sunday, raises money for local fisheries projects, as well as children’s fishery educational programs.
Tickets for the derby can be purchased for $20 each from Englund Marine, Y-Marina, Coos Bay Marine, The Bite’s On Bait and Tackle Shop and Butlers Pronto Print, all in Coos Bay, and North Bend Lanes in North Bend. Tickets are also available for purchase at the following boat ramps the day of the derby: Eastside Ramp in Coos Bay, California Street Ramp in North Bend, Doris Ramp, the Millicoma and Myrtle Tree Ramp and the Coos River.
