As Taft High’s winter sports seasons wind down, Homepage honors the senior student-athletes who competed for the Tigers this year with the following photo gallery featuring the pictures of free-lance photographer Lon French.
Boys Basketball
William Brooks, Ray Darrington, Tyee Fisher, Clay Nelson
Girls Basketball
Emeli Canales, Sophia Kavadas, Jazmyn Reyes, Savannah Russo, Maleah Smith
Swimming
Sam Anderson, Joram Hoff, Tanner Landry, Micah McLeish, Lydia Prins
Wrestling
Eriq Aquino, Autumn Barela, Jared Bryan, Biz Byrum, Victor Carrasco, Jace Fostveit, David Jin, Cody Knott, DeVon Lindquist, Jacob Mayoral, Gio Salazar
National Weather Service Portland has updated a Winter Weather Advisory for the Central Oregon Coast calling for an inch of snow through 7 p.m. tonight.
“Its not a slam dunk, but the coast will see some snow,” said National Weather Service Meteorologist Miles Higa said Friday. “Its high enough of a chance that we put it in our forecast and issued an advisory.”
The urgent weather message for the cities of Lincoln City, Newport, Cape Foulweather, Yachats and Florence says to expect snow covered roads and limited visibility while driving.
Call 511 for weather updates and visit tripcheck.com to see cameras along your route.
From left, Tanner Landry, Joram Hoff, Hunter Lunstedt and Sam Cortes are all smiles Friday after advancing to the finals in two relays.
Mother Nature rudely joined the usual suspects from Taft High on Friday and stormed into Saturday’s finals of the Class 4A/3A/2A/1A Special District 1 Swimming Championships at the Newport Aquatic Center.
“We have quite a few kids that made it to the finals and in the top six, which is quite encouraging,” Taft coach Lissa Parker said Friday night following preliminary heats while warning of Saturday’s forecast for cold, snowy weather, making transportation to the meet difficult.
The top 12 in each event advance to the finals, while the top six remain the most serious contenders to score points for their respective teams.
“The only thing we’re a little worried about is what the weather’s going to do in the morning,” Parker said. “We hope we can get back down to Newport and the other teams get home to the Valley, like in Rainier and up north for Astoria.”
Taft senior Joram Hoff was second in the 100 back and third in the 200 free; freshman Sam Cortes second in the 200 free and fourth in the 100 back; freshman Dylan Barrera third in the 100 fly; junior Hunter Lundstedt fourth in the 50 free and 100 breast; sophomore Jose Segura fifth in the 200 IM; senior Micah McLeish sixth in the 200 and 500 free; freshman Angel Moreno sixth in the 100 fly; and senior Tanner Landry sixth in the 100 free.
On the girls side, junior Sammy Halferty was second in the 100 breast and sixth in the 200 free; senior Lydia Prins third in the 200 IM; junior Napy Meyer fifth in the 100 fly and 500 free; and freshman Aubrey Sciarrotta sixth in the 100 free.
Taft’s 200-yard boys medley and 400-yard freestyle relay teams — comprised of Hoff, Cortes, McLeish and Landry — placed second in Friday’s prelims.
The Lincoln City Police Dispatch Daily Desk Log is a public record of police calls. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Saturday, Feb. 2
Suspicious Activity – 12:47 a.m. – SE 51st St. & SE 47th St. – Report of a pickup truck parked on side of bus barn with a male sitting inside. Daniel Alvarez (1/15/87) taken into custody on probation detainer and transported to Lincoln County Jail.
DOA – 4:15 a.m. – Keith K. Crockett (12/26/43)
Welfare Check – 10:06 p.m. – 1803 SE 14th St. – Welfare check initiated over Facebook posts. Weapons voluntarily surrendered for safekeeping.
Sunday, Feb. 3
Impound Tow – 11:32 p.m. – Chinook Winds Casino RV Parking Lot – Traffic stop for failure to yield to a traffic control device. Cited driver for driving while suspended, no insurance and warned for failure to stop. Initiated impound tow at property owners request. Towed by Lincoln City Towing.
Monday, Feb 4
Assisting Other Agency – 2:19 a.m. – Chinook Winds – Bailey L. Bates (7/12/94) cited and released on a Lincoln County warrant for giving false information to a police officer.
Welfare Check – 8:20 p.m. – 3796 SE Highway 101 – Jose Damien Beltran (8/15/89) taken into custody for probation violation after a report of an intoxicated male waling in the roadway.
Found Property – 8:57 p.m. – Lincoln City Warming Shelter – Officer seized property that had been left at the shelter for two nights.
Tuesday, Feb. 5
Harassment – 3:41 a.m. – Chinook Winds – Male hit by female and wishes to press charges. Trisha Butler (7/25/78) cited and released for harassment.
Recovered Stolen Vehicle – 1410 SE Highway 101 – Two stolen U-Haul trailers turned into U-Haul depot. Report taken. Removed from LEDS/NCIC.
Found Property – 12:07 p.m. – Caller found a backpack in her driveway. Property brought to LCPD. Owner: Jose Damien Beltran (8/15/89).
Warrant Arrest – 4:13 p.m. – 2020 NE 22nd St. – Sophia M. Tasker (4/16/86) arrested on Lincoln County warrant and transported to Lincoln County Jail.
Wednesday, Feb. 6
Assisting Other Agency – 2:17 a.m. – Chinook Winds – Alexis Fisher (5/21/99) arrested on felony failure to appear warrant for possession of heroin and supplying contraband to a correctional facility. Fisher was transported to Lincoln County Jail.
Warrant Arrest – 4:11 p.m. – 2333 NE 29th St. – Daryl David Donat (10/13/59) taken into custody on Lincoln County warrant for fourth degree assault and harassment. Donat transported to Lincoln County Jail.
Suspicious Activity – 5:33 p.m. – 1819 SE 14th St. – Report of yelling and loud banging at residence. Located subject in detached garage, refusing to come out. Officer determined subject was alone and no one was in danger. Report taken.
Thursday, Feb. 7
Assisting Other Agency – 7:32 p.m. – 1500 SE East Devils Lake Rd. – Report of an unknown person lying on the ground of upper parking garage. Sara Jean Chavez (4/2/83) taken into custody for probation violation and transported to Lincoln County jail.
Found Property – 12:29 p.m. – Driftwood Public Library – Property found at library and returned to owner.
Theft – 12:33 p.m. – Lakeview Senior Living – Employee reported theft by another employee. Officer responded and took report.
Burglary – 3:17 p.m. – Coho Inn – Break room storage and liquor area broken into. Report taken.
Warrant Arrest – 3:21 p.m. – City Hall – Tyson James Geck (11/30/95) taken into custody for felony warrant out of Columbia County for possession of amphetamine, felony supplying contraband and failure to register as a sex offender. Geck was transported to SNLH for medical evaluation.
Warrant Arrest – 3:32 p.m. – Comfort Inn and Suites, 136 NE Highway 101 – Anthony Dewayne Buckley (9/1/67) taken into custody for warrant out of Crook County for probation violation on third degree theft. Buckley was transported to Lincoln County Jail.
Warrant Arrest – 4:24 p.m. – 2130 NE Highway 101 – Shelly R. Rivera (11/3/75) taken into custody on warrant out of Marion County for possession of meth after setting up a tent in parking lot.
As temperatures drop and snow is expected tonight in Lincoln City, the Red Cross shares these 10 steps to help you stay safe during cold weather.
Layer up — Wear layers of lightweight clothing to stay warm. Gloves and a hat will help prevent losing your body heat.
Don’t forget your furry friends — Bring pets indoors. If they can’t come inside, make sure they have enough shelter to keep them warm and that they can get to unfrozen water.
Remember the three feet rule — If you are using a space heater, place it on a level, hard surface and keep anything flammable at least three feet away – things such as paper, clothing, bedding, curtains or rugs.
Supervision Required — Turn off space heaters and make sure fireplace embers are out before leaving the room or going to bed.
Don’t catch fire — If you are using a fireplace, use a glass or metal fire screen large enough to catch sparks and rolling logs.
Protect your pipes — Run water, even at a trickle, to help prevent your pipes from freezing. Open the kitchen and bathroom cabinet doors to allow warmer air to circulate around the plumbing. Be sure to move any harmful cleaners and household chemicals out of the reach of children. Keep the garage doors closed if there are water lines in the garage.
Better safe than sorry — Keep the thermostat at the same temperature day and night. Your heating bill may be a little higher, but you could avoid a more costly repair job if your pipes freeze and burst.
The kitchen is for cooking — Never use a stove or oven to heat your home.
Use generators outside — Never operate a generator inside the home, including in the basement or garage.
Knowledge is power — Don’t hook a generator up to the home’s wiring. The safest thing to do is to connect the equipment you want to power directly to the outlets on the generator.
For more information and tips, visit our web site at www.lincolncountysheriff.net and Like us on Facebook at Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office – Oregon.
The Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife (ODFW) hopes to lure new fishermen throughout the state during its Fish for Free program Feb. 16-17.
ODFW seeks to hook residents and visitors on the sport of fishing with the opportunity to experience fishing, crabbing and clamming without the cost of a license or tag.
No registration is required, but established fishing regulations and bag limits apply.
Upcoming free fishing dates are June 1-2, Aug. 17-18 and Nov. 29-30.
Taft High prepped for its bid to challenge for Special District 1 supremacy and goal of qualifying a school-record six wrestlers for the Class 3A State championships Thursday in its final home match of the season.
“I’m super-proud of our senior wrestlers tonight,” Taft coach Robb Ellis said as 11 departing seniors saw the final home meet of their careers come and go in the high school gym. “They went out with a bang.”
No team scores were kept in the dual matches against Rainier, Dayton and Amity, but seeding was on the line for the District tournament, Friday, Feb. 15, at Warrenton. The State championships are scheduled Feb. 22-23 at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland.
“Cody Knott got revenge by dominating and pinning a wrestler from Rainier he lost to at Districts last year,” Ellis said. “DeVon Lindquist wrestled tough against last year’s District champion from Rainier in a close and ‘questionable’ loss, but showed he will be going into Districts wrestling well.”
Ellis said seniors Biz Byrum, David Jin, Jared Bryan, Vic Carrasco and Gio Salazar “also made us proud with strong efforts in their final home matches of their careers.”
Seniors Jace Fostveit and Eriq Aquino were sidelined with injuries, but Ellis said he is hoping they will heal in time for Districts.
Senior Autumn Barela had the flu and was unable to wrestle, “but may have a spot at boys Districts to keep her career going for one more week.”
Ellis said the match of the night belonged to senior Jacob Mayoral, who beat a State qualifier from Rainier with a third-round pin.
“I’m going to miss all these guys and gal a lot,” he said “We are going to have some big shoes to fill in the room next year.”
Children will not be able to attend school or child care starting Feb. 20 if their medical records indicate missing immunizations, Oregon Immunization Program officials said.
Under state law, all children in public and private schools, preschools, Head Start and certified child care facilities must have up-to-date documentation on their immunizations, or have an exemption.
If school and child care vaccination records are not up-to-date on Feb. 20, the child will be sent home.
“This year’s School Exclusion Day reminder has taken on added urgency as the Pacific Northwest confronts the worst preventable measles outbreak in more than two decades,” Stacy de Assis Matthews, school law coordinator in the Oregon Health Authority Public Health Division, said. “Immunizations are the most effective way to stop the spread of measles and other communicable diseases that put children and others at risk.”
In 2018 local health departments sent 24,725 letters to parents and guardians informing them that their children needed immunizations to stay in school or child care.
A total of 4,349 children were kept out of school or child care until the necessary immunization information was turned in to the schools or child care facilities. This year letters to parents were mailed on or before Feb. 6.
Parents seeking immunizations for their children should contact their health care provider or local health department, or call 211Info — just dial 211 or go to 211info.org. No one can be turned away from a local health department because of the inability to pay for required vaccines. Many pharmacists can immunize children 7 and older. Contact your neighborhood pharmacy for details.
Additional information on school immunizations can be found at the Immunization Program website at http://www.healthoregon.org/imm. Follow the Oregon Immunization Program on Facebook.
St. James Santiago School students gather Thursday in front of their new building (Photo by Justin Werner)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to snow forecast for the Lincoln City area, Bishop Michael Hanley of Portland will not attend Saturday’s dedication. Blessings will be made by St. James Santiago Episcopal Church Rev. Chris Hertlein.
Opened in fall 2013 with just three teachers and eight students, educational opportunities for youth in Lincoln City will be enhanced Saturday when the Episcopal Bishop of Oregon dedicates a new building for St. James Santiago School students.
Bishop Michael Hanley
Bishop Michael Hanley will join the school’s nine-member staff and its 45 students from kindergarten through sixth grade for the 4 p.m. ceremony, which will include a walk-through and blessing of each room.
“It will enable the school to accommodate more students and expand to include seventh and eighth grades in the coming years,” school administrator Julie Fiedler said.
Need for more space prompted the construction of a 2,700-square foot building to accommodate the current students who have taken up most of the available meeting space at St. James Santiago Episcopal Church, 2490 NE Highway 101. The school has shared space with the congregation, community meetings and the Community Meal Program, Fiedler said.
The new building will be dedicated to student use with the school continuing to use space in the east end of the church, Fiedler said. The free-standing building has six classrooms, two bathrooms, an office and teacher space.
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The building was made possible by a gift from St. James Santiago Church, parent and community donations and a grant from the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon. It was built by Central Coast Construction, which also built a commercial kitchen at the church for the Community Meal Program several years ago.
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A private nonprofit school driven by tuition and donations of community support with about half of its families receiving need-based financial assistance, St. James Santiago offers a curriculum of reading, writing, spelling, mathematics, science, social studies, art and Spanish.
Using national Core Curriculum standards as a baseline for designing its curriculum, it features small class sizes and multiple teachers who provide students with personalized instruction and attention in a wide range of subject areas, Fiedler said.
“The school’s strong social-emotional program promotes inclusion, physical and emotional safety, teamwork and strong interpersonal relationships,” she said.
Teachers Nora Sherwood and Lee Erickson, shown Thursday, are part of a nine-member staff
Fiedler, former director of Neskowin Valley School, also teaches math and literacy and is joined by eight instructors – John Fiedler, Mallory Migliaccio, Kaline Klaas, Katie Miesle, Amy White, Eric Simpson, Jenny Donnell and Nora Sherwood.
In addition to primary studies in English, math and science, students put on three plays and musical performances per year and tour Lincoln City with teachers on foot most days after lunch.
Numerous field trips and regular visits to the Driftwood Public Library get students involved with the world around them, Fiedler said. Last year, the school displayed student art about Africa at the Chessman Gallery of the Lincoln City Cultural Center.
A member of the National Association of Episcopal Schools, St. James Santiago welcomes applications for 2019-2020 and is raising money towards a matching grant of $25,000 from the Diocese. Donations can be sent to St. James Santiago School, P.O. Box 789, Lincoln City, OR 97367.
Call 541-994-2426 or visit sjsschoollc.org for further information.
Thirty-one motorists were cited or warned in a Lincoln City Police pedestrian safety enforcement campaign Thursday on Highway 101 between D River Wayside and S. 5th Street.
Police used a decoy pedestrian between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. with hopes of raising drivers’ awareness through education and enforcement of right-of-way laws. Officers said they are dedicated to enhancing the safety of both the citizens and guests of the city.
As a reminder, police say safety and courtesy go hand-in-hand regarding pedestrian crossings. Drivers and pedestrians are encouraged to be alert for the right of way issues that affect each of them.
Pedestrians need to exercise caution when stepping into marked or unmarked crosswalks and stay observant and cautious while crossing the road. Drivers must allow ample time and distance in order to stop safely when approaching a crosswalk.
Funding for the enhanced pedestrian safety operations was obtained through a grant from Oregon Impact and the Oregon Department of Transportation.
Meanwhile, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office will be joining other police agencies throughout Oregon to enforce traffic safety laws with a focus on occupant protection laws.
The enforcement blitz is funded by the Oregon Department of Transportation. Deputies will be out in force on Lincoln County roadways working overtime shifts enforcing traffic safety laws, including traffic laws related to safety belt/child safety seat restraint systems use and distracting driving.
We consider our Pedestrian Safety Operation yesterday successful, but not because we issued approximately 30 citations. We consider it successful because there were so many vehicles operated by local businesses that correctly acknowledged and stopped for the pedestrian attempting to cross Highway 101. Thank you to the following businesses for setting a fantastic example for our community, and validating why these operations are important:
PER Logging UPS Terry’s Plumbing
Washington Roofing
Maris Construction
Devils Lake Rock Company
JALC Construction
Main Autobody
B&W Roofing
Tru Team (a construction company)
Taxi 101
JB Hunt
Reeser’s Foods
Frito Lay
Carson Oils
Oregon Beach Vacation Rentals
4Point Trucking
Meredith Lodging
Schneider Trucking
Cushman Trucking
Halvorson Mason
Nataly’s Transport
North Lincoln Sanitary
Food Services of America
Tony’s Top Shop
Coastcom
“I’m super-proud of our senior wrestlers tonight,” Taft coach Robb Ellis said as 11 departing seniors saw the final home meet of their careers come and go in the high school gym. “They went out with a bang.”
