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Taft softball team swamps Yamhill-Carlton in rainy road win

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Taft softball team swamps Yamhill-Carlton in rainy road win
Taft High sophomore Claira Tolan (File photos by Lon French)

Taft High juniors Emma Coulter and Hailee Danneker hit home runs and Coulter threw a four-hit shutout Tuesday in a 5-0 nonleague softball road win over Yamhill-Carlton.

“We played a great game today in rainy conditions,” Taft coach Sandy Stuart said. “After a slight rain delay part way through the first inning, we were able to control the game and play through the rest of the day.”

Danneker also doubled, singled and scored twice for the Tigers, while Coulter drove home two runs as Taft scored once in the first, twice in the third and once in the sixth and seventh innings.

“Our offense had some great hits and we scored throughout the game, which is important,” Stuart said. “Our defense also played well behind Emma, who pitched a great game.”

Coulter joined Danneker and freshman Addie Gates and sophomore Kyla Knott by scoring for the Tigers.

Taft improved to 6-2, while Yamhill-Carlton, also nicknamed the Tigers, fell to 4-9.

The Tigers return to action Thursday and Friday in 4:30 p.m. games against Santiam Christian and Dayton to start a five-game homestand before opening league play Tuesday, April 9, against Rainier.

“We are definitely getting more comfortable and settled in,” Stuart said.

Taft 5, Yamhill-Carlton 0

TAFT               AB  R  H BI   YAMHILL CARLTON   AB  R  H BI
Hailee Danneker     4  2  3  1   K Slater           4  0  0  0  
Kayla Lininger      1  0  0  0   C Kern             2  0  0  0  
 Makena Cole        3  0  0  0   J Rivas            3  0  1  0  
Emma Coulter        4  1  1  2   J Sibert           3  0  0  0  
Chloe Peterson      2  0  0  0   L Luttrell         2  0  0  0  
Addie Gates         3  1  0  0   K Nagode           3  0  0  0  
Claira Tolan        3  0  0  0   J Lee              2  0  0  0  
Olivia Coulter      2  0  1  0    M Dreger          1  0  0  0  
Lily Hatton         3  0  0  0   A Barnett          3  0  2  0  
Kyla  Knott         1  1  0  0   M Bell             1  0  1  0  
 Cindy Gutierrez    1  0  0  0                                    
TOTALS             27  5  5  3  TOTALS             24  0  4  0

TAFT                          102 001 1 -- 5  
YAMHILL CARLTON               000 000 0 -- 0  

LOB--Taft 4, Yamhill-Carlton 7. E--Kyla 
Knott, Addie Gates, C Kern, A Barnett. 2B--Hailee  Danneker,
A Barnett. HR--Hailee  Danneker, Emma Coulter. SACB--M Bell.

 TAFT                         IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO   HR
Emma Coulter                7.00    4    0    0    3    4    0
 YAMHILL CARLTON            
K Nagode                    7.00    5    5    3    3    6    2

PB--L Luttrell (3). WP--Emma Coulter, K Nagode. SO--Kyla 
Knott, Addie Gates, Lily Hatton, Chole Peterson, Cindy
Guitierrez, Claira Tolan, M Dreger, J Lee, K Nagode (2).
BB--Kyla  Knott, Olivia Coulter, Chloe Peterson, M Bell, C
Kern, L Luttrell.

LCSD makes S.W.E.E.T. offer for summer interns to build work skills

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LCSD makes S.W.E.E.T. offer for summer interns to build work skills
S.W.E.E.T. cadet Darius King at Hatfield Marine Science Center

The Lincoln County School District Summer Work Experience Education and Training (S.W.E.E.T.) program works with students 16 to 21 who participate in Special Education or 504 programs and are making a transition from school to young adult life.

An important component of this transition is learning skills needed for community employment. While some training occurs in the classroom, it is the community-based practice that really helps to build employable skills.

Work Experiences/Internships:

The  S.W.E.E.T. program is partnering with community-based companies to offer our students the opportunity to use learned skills in an authentic employment situation.

Summer Work Experience Internships:

  • Lasts for five weeks from July 1 to Aug. 9 (hours will be based on business needs and cadets schedule).
  • Use the cadet’s learned employment skills.
  • Provide orientation and staff support of the cadet while on the job.
  • Provide Workman’s Compensation through the school district for the student and staff while cadet is working at your business.
  • Provide cadet salary for the 5 – 6 week work period.

Team Support:

S.W.E.E.T Staff is available to support the cadets based on their individual needs. The internship should provide practical experience in time management, quality of work, communication at the workplace, and work readiness. Work schedules are arranged with each community partner in advance.

Business partners help our S.W.E.E.T. cadets in their educational goals as well as with training for future employment. We appreciate your involvement and support in assisting our cadets in becoming valued community members.

For more information about participating in this program as a business partner or as a cadet, please contact the S.W.E.E.T. Program Coordinator Connie Craddock at 360-846-5992, [email protected] by April 15.

Taft girls make gains in preparation for annual home golf tourney

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Taft girls make gains in preparation for annual home golf tourney

Taft junior Sammy Halferty and senior Olivia Baker shot 108 and 114, respectively, Monday to take more than 20 strokes off their scores from last year on the same Creekside Golf Club course in the Blanchet Invitational.

“We were very pleased with the results the girls posted,” assistant coach Lauren Sigman said. “Both Sammy and Olivia were striking the ball extremely well and getting on greens in regulation.

“They both struggled around the greens with their short game and limiting the amount of putts they had. This will be something we continue to work on as we move towards our district tournament.”

Sigman said sophomore Grace Cawley and senior Lydia Prins played nine holes from the 150-yard mark to help with the pace of play and give beginning players experience.

“Both girls played very well and we are excited to see them continue to improve as we go deeper in the season,” she said.

Sigman said the tournament is usually the most mentally trying for her team.

“The course is a very challenging one that requires a lot of strategic planning and technical play in order to keep your ball in play and out of trouble areas,” she said. “It is also much longer in yardage than most that we play, which presents not only a playing challenge but a challenge of their endurance.”

Taft will host its annual home tournament Thursday, April 10, at Chinook Winds Golf Resort.

“The course has just been aerated and is in great condition,” Sigman said.

First responders improve trauma care skills in training exercises

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First responders improve trauma care skills in training exercises
Thomas Ness, left, from the Gaumard company, operates a pediatric manikin while Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital staff provide medical care. From right are Dr. McKaila Allcorn; Michael Fischer, RT; Marion Constable from the Idaho Simulation Network; Justin Cameron, physician assistant student; Karla Rutherford, RN; Tori Clark, EDT; and Megan Fender, RN.

Local emergency responders became better prepared to handle coordinated trauma care in Lincoln County following training involving realistic patient-care situations.

“This training was to help identify gaps across our agencies in how we care for patients experiencing trauma,”  SPCH Emergency Management Coordinator Ericka Mason said.

Working with the Idaho Simulation Network, Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital (SPCH), Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital (SNLH), Pacific West Ambulance, Life Flight Network, North Lincoln Fire and Rescue and Newport Fire Department staff practiced assessment, clinical decision-making and teamwork skills.

“The simulation training held in both our coastal hospitals was designed to provide EMS, hospital and transport teams the chance to practice our collaboration efforts on behalf of emergency patients,” SNLH Emergency Management coordinator Jeff Trapp said.

The drills featured the use of interactive training manikins supplied by Gaumard. The high-tech “dummies” speak to the health-care provider, cry in pain and answer questions, while the clinicians provide care such as starting an IV, inserting an intubation tube and other invasive procedures.

When a person is in a serious car accident, for instance, there are many caregivers who treat that person — those who arrive on the scene, transport the individual to the hospital and work to stabilize the patient. Additionally, the trauma victim may be transferred to another hospital that can provide a higher level of care.

Working together to aid the injured victim requires communication skills and a coordinated response.

Training was held March 26-27 in Newport, with trauma simulations held March 29 in Newport and April 1 in Lincoln City. The sessions were made possible by a grant from the Oregon Office of Rural Health.

“Already, our different agencies work well together, but we want to be even better,” Mason said. “Our goal with this training was, ultimately, to improve the outcome of patients, to reduce wait time for getting the patient to specialized care, and to create a wider understanding of each agency’s capabilities.”

The trauma scenario in Newport was a car crash, while the Lincoln City scenario involved a rolling beach log. The exercises were filmed and streamed live to the hospitals for staff to observe and critique ways to improve communication, speed and hand-off to partner agencies.

“Since we are located in a rural location and frequently must rely on the limited resources available, it is imperative we continue to identify gaps and strengthen our responses,” Mason said. “We want to ensure speedy delivery of trauma patients in our communities to the care they most need.”

It’s tee for two for Tigers in tuneup tourney

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It’s tee for two for Tigers in tuneup tourney
William Brooks hits a tee shot on Monday at Creekside Golf Club in Salem

Two members of the Taft High boys golf team represented the squad Monday at 6197-yard, par-72 Creekside Golf Club in Salem. The following recap is provided by coach Andy Morgan:

Four weeks into the 2019 golf season, the young Tigers have competed in three non-qualifying nine-hole, stroke-play matches. Comprised of a single senior, along with one junior and four freshmen, Taft is considered a rebuilding program. The coaching staff expects this young team to compete for a district title — with some room to grow along the way.

As for the first District qualifying tournament, the Tiger staff elected to bring two golfers. Senior William Brooks and freshman Zac Wil represented Taft at Creekside. As for the remaining Tigers, they remained at their home course, Salishan, for another day of improvement — with their swing instructor, assistant coach Dean Konecny.

Jonathan Freilinger and Eston Whistler

Freshmen Ethan Unruh, Eston Whistler and Julian Baca, and junior Jonathan Freilinger, are managing their swings, and course discipline prior to a nine-hole invitational in Waldport on Wednesday. The following Wednesday, April 10, Taft will host the district teams at Salishan.

The April 10 tournament will be the Tigers’ first 18-hole competition. Hopefully, after proving themselves at home, Taft will travel together for the remainder of the year. Best case scenario, the Tigers will compete, using the five best scorers from each Friday qualifying practice round, to play each of the remaining tournaments.

Zac Wil, Ethan Unruh and William Brooks

We are trying to build a strong, confident group of competitors prior to testing our team against more senior teams in our district. Since we have such a young team, we are building for the future while attempting to be competitive this year — leading up to the District championships at Trysting Tree in Corvallis.

Brooks is expected to be our team leader, both on the course, and in preparing the younger Tigers. Taft’s lone senior has been focused on some mechanical changes and staying focused on his goals as a top competitor in our district — which is led by Tommy Rohde of La Pine.

As a four-year competitor, William has earned the right to lead this team. He has accepted the responsibility to show the youth, particularly Zac, how to enjoy the competition. Zac may be a more calculated competitor, as he is learning the ropes, while William takes everything in stride — as an upperclassman is to be expected to do. The chemistry has been great.

Zac Wil putts in Mondays play at Creekside in Salem

In today’s match, William and Zac carded some good scores and struggled a bit as well.

William was in the first group, as the better experienced scorers usually are — in the early matches. This tends to keep the accelerated pace of play, as is the focus in modern golf. Utilizing new rules, such as the drop from the knee, and leaving the stick in the cup, the front nine was completed in just a few minutes over the two-hour mark. This is an improvement from prior tournaments.

Brooks carded a 48 on the front nine, and Wil followed with a 52. These are decent scores for these two, as they navigate a long and tricky course on a wet and dreary day. Wil finished the first half with a par 4 on the ninth hole, following Brooks’ 5.

The first two holes were tough on the Tigers, as Brooks lost a ball on the first hole, and Wil on the second. The teammates improved on No. 3, as Wil bested Brooks’ par — with a birdie 2 on the short par-3.

The rain increased as the front teams made the turn to the back nine. Wil struggled with his fairway irons, and Brooks fought his normally trustworthy putter. Both teammates lost balls on the way in, and both balanced their struggles with some fantastic shots.

Brooks finished with a 47, added to his 48 out, totaling a respectable 95. Wil struggled more on the back, as is typical with younger golfers, adding 57 in to his 54 out — carding a total score in his first varsity match of 111.

While both golfers are quite capable of better scores, it was a respectable first outing. The two discussed their game during the ride home and their spirits are high. Both are looking forward to adding their teammates to provide scores toward qualifying for the State tournament at Emerald Valley, home of the Oregon Ducks.

Siletz Tribe opposes liquefied natural gas export facility

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Siletz Tribe opposes liquefied natural gas export facility

 

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In a resolution passed March 15, the Tribal Council of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians made official its opposition to the planning, approval, construction and maintenance of the Malin to Coos Bay LNG (liquefied natural gas) transmission line and the Jordan Cove LNG export facility in Coos Bay.

“After careful consideration, the Siletz Tribal Council voted to oppose the transmission line, export facility and all construction that goes with it,” Delores Pigsley, chairman of the Siletz Tribal Council, said “We join other Oregon Tribes and many citizens in the state who don’t want to put land and resources in Oregon at risk.”

The Council listed the following as reasons for its decision:

  • The Siletz Tribe is a confederation of many bands and Tribes whose ancestral homeland combined includes all of Western Oregon from what is now Northern California to the Columbia River and from the summit of the Cascades to the Pacific. This territory includes portions of the proposed Pacific Connector Gas Line route, which would transmit LNG from Malin to Coos Bay, and the site of the proposed Jordan Cove LNG export facility.
  • The Siletz Tribe has never ceded its aboriginal title interests to Coos ancestral territory. The Court of Claims in 1938 found that the historic Coos Tribe (among others) had been removed to, and confederated with, other Tribes on the Siletz Reservation.
  • The gas line poses multiple major cultural, natural resource and environmental/habitat losses and ongoing threats throughout its proposed footprint.
  • The LNG transmission line and export facility are not operated by a U.S. company and do not supply energy to U.S. companies or citizen consumers. It is a proposed Canadian LNG export business.
  • The Siletz Tribe believes construction of the transmission line and export facility will directly negatively affect sensitive aquatic and terrestrial habitat and vitally important species, many of which would be permanent losses that cannot be mitigated.
  • Any long-term operation of the transmission line and export facility would pose an ongoing threat of catastrophic failures during a major Cascadia Subduction Zone seismic event, of which is there is a long-proven geologic record.

Because of these concerns, the Siletz Tribe cannot support the planning, approval, construction and maintenance of the Malin to Coos Bay LNG transmission line or the proposed Jordan Cove LNG export facility, nor the associated proposed Jordan Cove to mouth channel widening, turning basin and shipping berths proposed for the north shore of Coos Bay, and all related planning and construction.

“We really cannot support a project that’s potentially this degrading to the environment and to sensitive habitat for several species, and could compound the disastrous effects of a Cascadia earthquake,” said Robert Kentta, cultural director and a member of the Tribal Council. “We don’t believe this project will continue our tradition of being good stewards of our land, which we need to protect in all ways that we can.”

Delores Pigsley, Tribal Chairman

Alfred “Bud” Lane III, Vice Chairman

Safety corridor designation dropped on nearby Highway 101

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Safety corridor designation dropped on nearby Highway 101

The fatal and serious injury crash rate on the nine-mile stretch of Highway 101 between Depoe Bay and Newport has declined enough to eliminate its designation as a safety corridor.

Beginning April 10, all safety corridor and doubling of fines signs will be removed, the Oregon Department of Transportation said in a news release.

It is one of four remaining Safety Corridors, and becomes the 15th corridor to be decommissioned since the program began in 1989.

“The decommissioning of this corridor, in effect since 1996, reflects the successful coordination and hard work of the Oregon Department of Transportation, Lincoln County, Oregon State Police, and citizens committed to safety,” Nicole Charlson, ODOT traffic safety coordinator said. “It has been our experience that fatal and serious injury crash rates do not increase after a safety corridor is decommissioned.”

Since the first signs were installed, the state has invested in safety improvements in the corridor including:

  • Updated curve warning signs providing consistent curve advisories that meets federal standards. More updates are planned.
  • A public education program including public service ads, billboards, and presentations to schools and civic groups that increased public awareness.
  • Increased police enforcement through overtime patrol grants totaling $135,000. Police enforcement is a very effective way to reduce traffic crashes, because drivers slow down, pay better attention, and follow the laws when they see a patrol vehicle.
  • Road striping through the corridor (most recently in October 2018).
  • Highway sign, pavement marking, and reflector improvements to better direct and control highway traffic.
  • Investigated passing lanes at several locations for No Pass Zones to reduce head-on collisions.

“Our safety efforts aren’t finished yet,” ODOT Area 4 manager John Huestis said. “We are working with community members to continue to find solutions to improve safety in this corridor.”

ODOT will also continue the partnerships that have proven successful, Charlson said

“The community’s commitment to safety is really what has made the difference,” she said. “We will continue to monitor crashes, patrol the highway, provide important education, and work with the community on other ways to further improve safety in the area.”

For more information on transportation safety, visit: https://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/Safety/.

Local safety, health agencies to conduct drill Monday morning at D River Wayside

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Local safety, health agencies to conduct drill Monday morning at D River Wayside

Local fire, ambulance, hospital and Life Flight staff will be working in unison Monday morning at D River Wayside in a training exercise designed to test the communications and response capabilities of the respective agencies and departments.

It is only a drill, according to North Lincoln Samaritan Hospital officials.

Tigers tumble in final game of Madras spring break tournament

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Tigers tumble in final game of Madras spring break tournament
(File photos by Eric DeMello)

Taft High erupted for four first-inning runs but couldn’t hold off Class 4A Cascade despite six innings of work and three hits and two runs from junior starter Eli DeMello in a 7-5 defeat Saturday at the Madras Spring Break Baseball Tournament.

“We played much better today,” Taft coach Matt Hilgers said following a 11-3 defeat to Class 5A Crook County on Friday. “We came out with a lot of energy and it showed the first inning. We need work on continuing to carry that energy throughout the game.”

Senior outfielder Tyee Fisher had the Tigers other hit and drove home a run. Junior Trenton Fisher and seniors Cody Knott and Bleiz Kimbrough scored for Class 3A Taft against the Cougars (2-3) of the Oregon West Conference.

“Cascade was a good team and we competed with them,” Hilgers said. “We have found some of our areas of improvement and we will work on those this upcoming week before we have our final tune-up games and then head into league play the second week of April.”

The Tigers (3-5) open a five-game home stand when they meet Santiam Christian and Dayton in 4:30 p.m. games Thursday and Friday before opening Special District 2 play Tuesday, April 9, at against Rainier.

Cascade 7, Taft 5

TAFT                 AB  R  H BI   CASCADE          AB  R  H BI
Trenton Fisher        4  1  0  0  Jake Whisman       4  1  2  0  
Eli DeMello           4  2  3  0  Colton Gumc        3  1  1  0  
Cody Knott            2  1  0  0  Kyle Mcalister     1  0  0  0  
Tyee Fisher           3  0  1  1   Grayson Reeder    2  1  1  1  
Bleiz Kimbrough       2  1  0  0  Jared Powell       2  0  0  1  
Kaden Hindman         3  0  0  0   Caleb Boyles      1  0  0  0  
Lucas Hindman         3  0  0  0  Tommy Mcguire      3  1  1  1  
FCO Ramos             3  0  0  0  Chance Tobiasson   3  2  1  0  
Ethan Thomas          3  0  0  0  Isaac Schnepp      3  1  2  0  
                                  TJ Marquez         3  0  1  0  
                                  Will Ramos         3  0  1  2  
TOTALS               27  5  4  1  TOTALS            28  7 10  5

TAFT                       400 010 0 -- 5  
CASCADE                    000 412 x -- 7  

LOB--Taft3, Cascade 5. E--Jordan Hall, Chance
Tobiasson, Isaac Schnepp, TJ Marquez (2), Tommy Mcguire.
2B--Tyee Fisher, Eli DeMello. SACF--Grayson Reeder.
SB--Lucas Hindman, Bleiz Kimbrough, Jake Whisman, Tommy
Mcguire, Colton Gumc.

 TAFT                     IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO   HR
Eli DeMello (L)         6.00   10    7    5    1   10    0
 CASCADE                  
Kyle Mcalister          1.00    1    4    1    2    1    0
Grayson Reeder (W)      6.00    3    1    0    0    4    0

PB--Kaden Hindman. WP--Eli DeMello, Kyle Mcalister (3).
SO--Tyee Fisher, Lucas Hindman, Ethan Thomas, Bleize
Kimbrogh, FCO Ramos, Jared Powell, Jake Whisman, Grayson
Reeder, Isaac Schnepp, Caleb Boyles, TJ Marquez, Tommy
Mcguire (2), Colton Gumc (2). BB--Bleize Kimbrogh, Cody
Knott, Colton Gumc.

Beloved local youth coach Summers dies from cancer at age 30

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Beloved local youth coach Summers dies from cancer at age 30

Lifelong local resident Daniel Summers, a beloved and respected youth coach who many say cared for all children like his own and united a community in a common cause, lost his battle with cancer Friday at age 30.

Summers, whose courageous fight was fueled by area and outside interests, local media support and fundraisers inspired by his players, died from osteosarcoma, a form of bone cancer, while surrounded by friends and family at his Otis home.

Summers was adored by the kids he coached
Ryan Best’s car wash earned $2,500 for his coach

“He grew up here and knew so many people,” said Hannah Maben-Best, whose 12-year-old son, Ryan, staged a citywide car wash that generated $2,500 to help ease the financial burden on the family from the many chemotherapy and radiation treatments and long-distance hospital visits and inpatient stays Summers endured. “He has many kids in the community who looked up to him and loved him as a coach.”

Summers, who loved playing mushball and coed softball, “was definitely a fighter during this whole battle with cancer and had a great outlook and positive attitude until the very end,” Maben-Best said.

A graduate of Taft High who served in the U.S. Navy, Daniel Jerome Summers leaves behind his wife, Abbie, and sons, Trenton Lee Battle, 11, and Daniel Joseph Summers, 7.

Daniel Summers and kids
Summers and his kids, Daniel and Trenton

Area residents and friends paid tribute to Summers on social media throughout the night Friday, but his story reached far beyond the borders of Lincoln County. The Willamette Valley Cancer Foundation and employees from Oregon Mutual Insurance of McMinnville contributed to his lengthy fight with Christmastime donations of goods and money.

Born May 9, 1988, in Salem, Summers was diagnosed with desmoid tumors on his spine and sciatic nerve in 2011. He was referred to Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, where radiation treatments to stunt the growth of the tumors began.

Following radiation, Summers enjoyed years of what his family referred to as “normal living,” but began experiencing more pain at the beginning of last year.

In May, scans revealed more abnormalities and a biopsy determined it was bone cancer. Half of his sacrum and a third of his pelvis were removed.

Summers underwent an 11-hour surgery on Oct. 18. When he woke, his doctor asked how it felt to be cancer-free. However, on the day he was to be released, he was informed cancerous cells remained.

After enduring aggressive chemotherapy, he had another operation to remove more of his pelvic bone. Prognosis improved and Summers expressed encouragement late last year before his health took a turn for the worse.

A memorial service will be held at noon Saturday in the commons at Taft High.

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