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New City Councilors to undergo basic training at City Hall

Jim Fossum
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New City Councilors to undergo basic training at City Hall

Lincoln City Council

Three newly elected Lincoln City City Councilors will undergo training on the basics of city governance tonight prior to joining Dick Anderson for his swearing in as Don Williams’ replacement as mayor on Jan. 14.

Mitch Parsons in Ward 1, Diane Kusz in Ward II and Rick Mark in Ward III will be versed in public records, public meetings, ethics, procedures in quasi-judicial and legislative proceedings and related matters at 5:30 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall.

Mitch Parsons
Mitch Parsons (Ward I)
Diane Kusz
Diane Kusz (Ward II)
Rick Mark (Ward III)

Since there may be a quorum of members present for the training, the gathering will be recognized as a public meeting, but no discussion of substantive policy matters will come before the Council and no action taken. There will be no opportunity for public involvement or comment during the training.

“I’m excited to get started,” Parsons said. “I look forward to being sworn in next week and can’t wait to help our city be its best.”

Parsons is replacing Wahlke in Ward I, Kusz is replacing Anderson in Ward II and Mark is replacing Kip Ward in Ward III. Diana Hinton (Ward I), Riley Hoagland (Ward II) and Judy Casper (Ward III) will continue to serve their duly elected terms as councilors.

Mayor Dick Anderson

Anderson, who has identified affordable and workforce housing as his priorities, will be serving his second term as Lincoln City mayor after holding the position from January 2011 to December 2014. He collected 1,425 votes to 1,409 for Susan Wahlke and 1,167 for David Dahle in November’s general election.

Anderson will take the Oath of Office during the first regular City Council meeting of 2019 on Monday, Jan. 14. He has been a Lincoln City City Councilor from 2009-2010 and 2015 to present.

As the elected legislative body of the City of Lincoln City, the mayor and City Council have overall responsibility for the scope, direction and financing of City services.

The City Council meets at 6 p.m. on the second and fourth Mondays of each month. Meetings are held in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, Third Floor, 801 SW Highway 101 in Lincoln City.

Quantity produces quality in inaugural Taft High wrestling tournament  

Jim Fossum
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Quantity produces quality in inaugural Taft High wrestling tournament  

Team scores weren’t kept, but winning titles wasn’t Taft High Coach Robb Ellis’ intent for Saturday’s first Holiday Crab Pools Invitational, where 123 wrestlers from 13 squads battled in the school gymnasium to turn an abundance of mat time into individual improvement.

“The concept was a unique one as we tried to pair wrestlers by skill level into four-man pools and a few three-man and five-man pools, where wrestlers got to wrestle two, three or four matches against wrestlers with similar experience and ability,” the second-year Taft coach said.

With a meet-leading 21 competitors in the crowded field, 14 Tigers placed first or second in their pools.

“Taft showed up and wrestled above their coaches’ expectations,” Ellis said.

In the varsity skill-level pools, Cody Knott (160 pounds), David Jin (170) and Jace Fostveit (195) took first place, while Giovanni Salazar (126), Devon Lindquist (152) and Jace Phippen (220) finished second.

Riley Ellis (145), Jacob Mayoral (160), Jeff Adair (195) and Alec Bosworth (220) were victorious in the JV skill-level pools, while Kevin Acosta (132), Jared Bryan (152) and Elin Fitch (170) placed second in the JV competition.

Freshman Kadence James captured first in the 126-pound girls division, while senior Autumn Barela was forced into a boys group due to having no girls in her weight class.

“The coolest thing to see as a coach was that our first-year and younger wrestlers competed well as a group and outperformed wrestlers with similar skill levels from many of the schools,” Ellis said. “It shows that our approach as coaches to train newer wrestlers must be working.”

Ellis said Saturday’s emphasis on individual improvement should help the Tigers on Thursday when they compete in their first league dual meet against host Willamina, Dayton and Clatskanie. Willamina is the defending State champion and joins Dayton with returning State champions and State placers at multiple weights.

“This will be a time that our wrestlers need to perform well to get seeding for possible better placement in their bracket at the District tournament to try to place third or better and qualify for State,” he said. “If they can win matches against certain top wrestlers at league dual matches, they may have an easier time fighting their way into third place or better at Districts.”

Taft will also compete Saturday, Jan. 12, in the Alsea Bay Classic in Waldport, “where we will see some great competition and some new teams we haven’t seen this year,” Ellis said.

There will also be a girls division competing at Waldport. The girls State qualifier is set Feb. 1-2 at Liberty High School in Hillsboro.

The District tournament is slated Feb. 15 at Warrenton High School.

UPDATED: Taft boys place third, girls fourth in Philomath swim meet

Jim Fossum
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UPDATED: Taft boys place third, girls fourth in Philomath swim meet

Freshman Sam Cortes won the 100-yard backstroke and 200-yard individual medley, while junior Micah McLeish won the 200-yard freestyle Saturday to lead the Taft High boys to third place at the Clemens Invitational swim meet in Philomath.

Senior Jordan Hoff placed second in the 100 back and 200 IM as the Tigers finished behind team champion Salem Academy (492) and runner-up Philomath (386) with 348 points.

Freshman Angel Moreno (100 breast) and sophomore Jose Segura (200 free) also posted second-place finishes for Taft.

Meanwhile, sophomore Napy Meyer led the girls squad to a fourth-place finish behind Salem Academy (424), Philomath (375) and Blanchet Catholic (355) by finishing third in the 100 back.

“We did well at Clemens, regardless of the fact that we were down four boys due to illness and/or injury [Tanner Landry, Hunter Lunstedt, Jonee Wright and Mike Young], plus one girl (Brie LeBeouf),” Taft Coach Lissa Parker said. If we get a full complement of the team back in action we will be able to push even further up in the rankings.”

In addition to Cortes, Moreno and Segura, Meyer joined freshman Dylan Barrera (100 back), junior Bryanna Paget (50 free, 100 back), sophomore Isabelle Serrato (500 free), junior Hannah Weaver (50 free, 100 free) and senior Ayden Woodard (100 free, 100 breast) with personal-best times in the eight-team meet.

McLeish, Segura, Cortes and Hoff teamed to place second in the boys 400-yard freestyle relay, while Meyer, junior Sammy Halferty, senior Lydia Prins and freshman Aubrey Sciarrotta combined for third for the girls in the same event.

“Having some key swimmers out gives the first-year and seasonal swimmers more chances to compete and gain valuable experience,” Parker said. “Those swimmers were able to drop some significant times.”

The Tigers return to action Thursday, Jan. 10, when they host the Taft Invitational featuring Gladstone, Newport, Rainier and Toledo at the Lincoln City Community Center pool.

Team Scores

Complete Individual Results

Taft Individual Results

Taft Relay Results

 

 

K9 police dog Bonni apprehends fleeing subject near Lincoln City

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K9 police dog Bonni apprehends fleeing subject near Lincoln City

carter and bonni

Felix Daniel Garcia-Mendoza

A K9 police dog showed her bark is as big as her bite early Saturday morning in Neotsu.

A 26-year-old Albany man sought on state and federal felony charges was detained and arrested with the assistance of eager police dog “Bonni” following a routine traffic stop.

At about midnight, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Officer Shawn Carter initiated a stop on a vehicle on Neotsu Drive just north of Lincoln City for a minor traffic violation. As the vehicle slowed to a halt, a male passenger took off on foot.

Senior Deputy Carter recognized the male as Felix Daniel Garcia-Mendoza, who was wanted on felony state and federal arrest warrants.

Additional units from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and Lincoln City Police Department arrived to assist Carter as he deployed Bonni to search the area.

Bonni tracked Garcia-Mendoza to the crawl space of a vacant house, where responders commanded the subject to surrender. Garcia-Mendoza ignored the requests and Bonni detained the suspect while Carter took him into custody.

Garcia-Mendoza was treated and released for minor bite injuries before being transported to the Lincoln County Jail. Bail was set at $100,000.

Hobbled Taft boys are own worst enemy in league home defeat

Jim Fossum
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Hobbled Taft boys are own worst enemy in league home defeat

 

Turnovers and missed free throws proved costly as the injury-riddled Taft High boys basketball team opened its conference home season Friday with a 55-43 loss to league-leading Clatskanie.

“We handled their full-court pressure, but struggled in our half court,” said Taft coach Andy Morgan, whose Tigers was missing two injured starters. “We played pretty well. I was surprised that we were behind when I looked at the scoreboard.”

Taft, 5-7 overall and 0-2 in league play, lost its third straight game following back-to-back wins last week in the Kiwanis Holiday Tournament, where the host Tigers reached the title game before falling to unbeaten Toledo, the top-rated team in the Class 2A ranks.

“I felt like we were leading, but we committed 24 total turnovers and missed a ton of free throws,” Morgan said of Friday night’s defeat.

Taft played without junior starters Lucas Hindman, who is nursing a broken hand, and Eli DeMello, who is sidelined with a knee injury, but got double-digit scoring from senior center Ray Darrington.

Eli DeMello out with a knee injury

The Tigers opened their inaugural season in the Class 3A Coastal Range League with a 67-37 loss Wednesday at Rainier.

Clatskanie, ranked eighth in the state, improved to 7-4, 3-0.

Taft plays at 4 p.m. Saturday in a conference game at Warrenton.

The Taft girls fell 68-44 Friday to Clatskanie (8-3, 3-0), winners of five straight, to drop to 2-10 overall and 0-2 in league play with their ninth straight loss.

Details were not reported.

The Tiger girls play at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Warrenton.

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Taft boys lost 43-41 and the girls 63-25 Saturday in their games at Warrenton. The Tigers play two more league games next week — Tuesday at Willamina and Friday at home against Warrenton.

Lincoln City Police Crime Log Dec. 28 – Jan. 3

Justin Werner
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Lincoln City Police Crime Log Dec. 28 – Jan. 3

police dispatch log

The Lincoln City Police Dispatch Daily Desk Log is a public record of police calls. Homepage will run the log every Friday. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Lincoln City Police

Friday, Dec. 28

No activity

Saturday, Dec. 29

DUII – 12:38 a.m. – 3500 Block NW Jetty Ave. – Patrick Covelle (11/8/56) was taken into custody for DUII. Cited and released from LCPD.

Criminal Mischief – 1:51 a.m. – Snug Harbor – A male broke out the front window of bar and left in a purple or maroon vehicle southbound on Highway 101. Report taken.

DUII – 2:12 a.m. – Maxwell’s – Amanda Burke (1/29/92) was taken into custody for DUII. Cited and released from LCPD.

Theft – 10:43 a.m. – Lincoln City Community Center – Theft of a jacket and personal belongings from community center locker room. Report taken.

Theft – 12:39 p.m. – Chinook Winds Casino – Chinook Winds Security reported a guest had $600 stolen after being left in a ticket cashing machine. Suspect came to PD and returned the $600.

Car Clout – 7:21 p.m. – Chinook Winds Casino – Vehicle broken into and items stolen. Report taken.

Domestic Disturbance – 7:57 p.m. – 1111 SW 13th St. – Caller reported her roommate and her roommate’s boyfriend were fighting and the boyfriend possibly damaged the caller’s vehicle. No injuries to either party. Neither party wishes to be the victim of a crime. Report taken.

Follow Up – 9:07 p.m. – 4802 NE Voyage Ave., Apartment A6 – David Rollins (7/1/90) taken into custody on probable cause for 39 counts of telephonic harassment. Rollins was transported to the Lincoln County Jail.

Sunday, Dec. 30

Theft – 6:56 a.m. – 1606 NW 26th St. – Bicycles were taken from back of a pickup. Report taken.

Stolen Vehicle – 4:56 p.m. – 1123 SW 51 st., #59 – Caller reporting theft of a vehicle. Suspect is daughter who has possible mental issues. Vehicle entered into LEDS/NCIC.

Recovered Stolen Vehicle – 6:05 p.m. – 95 SW Highway 101 – Jade Norman (9/15/91) was taken into custody and transported to the Lincoln County Jail.

Monday, Dec. 31

Crash – 6:37 a.m. – NE Devils Lake BLVD. & Highway 101 – White Ford Ranger rollover crash. No injuries.

Crash – 7:17 a.m. – West Devils Lake Rd. & NW 21st St. – Vehicle found on guardrail with no occupants. Report taken and vehicle towed at owners request.

Criminal Mischief – 11:16 a.m. – NE Port Ave. & NE Voyage Ave. – Water Department reported that the water tower was vandalized. Report taken.

Assisting Other Agency – 4:13 p.m. – Highway 101 & N 10th Newport – Jessie Lambert (10/6/90) was arrested on Lincoln County Sheriff warrants and transported to the Lincoln County Jail.

DOA – 4:34 p.m. – 660 SE Jetty Ave. – Cindy A Brink (8/20/60) deceased. Pacific View responded and report taken.

Tuesday, Jan. 1

DUII – 1:41 a.m. – 4031 NW Highway 101 – Austin Hewitt (5/27/93) was taken into custody for DUII. Hewitt was cited and released from LCPD.

Found Property – 100 SW Highway 101 – 10:59 a.m. – Handgun in a nylon holster and magazines found on beach. Items checked and entered into police property.

Found Property – 2:30 p.m. – ID found on the beach. Taken for safekeeping.

Harassment – 7:17 p.m. – 1206 SE 48th Pl. – Caller reports a male and female pulling a knife on people. Report taken.

Wednesday, Jan. 2

Warrant Arrest – 9:14 a.m. – Warrant service. Philip Estes (3/13/65) cited and released at scene.

Overdose – 9:44 a.m. – 800 SE Highway 101 – Possible overdose on medication. Victim transported to SNLH.

Re: Case # 18-2285 – 12:05 p.m. – Caller found a brown purse left on side of the road. Officer returned purse to owner.

Found Property – 4:40 p.m. – S Highway 101 & S 35th St. – Anonymous person turned in a highway reflector. Reflector returned to street department.

911 Hangup – 6:57 p.m. – Corner Cafe – 911 hangup with male answering phone and hanging up. Officers arrived on scene to find open back door where a domestic disturbance had occurred. Male and a child present, female gone. Female located at Tree N Sea SP 23 and transported by medics for evaluation. Travis Cavender (10/26/74) taken into custody for felony fourth-degree assault and transported to Lincoln County Jail.

Warrant Arrest – 8:56 p.m. – Chinook Winds Casino – Isidro Bucio-Rosales (9/17/88) taken into custody for warrant out of Marion County on unlawful use of a weapon charges. He was transported to Lincoln County Jail.

Thursday, Jan. 3 

Car Clout – 7:37 a.m. – 1609 NW 30th St., #D – Vehicle broken into while parked at residence. Broken passenger-side window. Credit cards and Western Union ticket missing. Report taken.

Found Property – 8:50 a.m. – NE 29th Dr. – Neighbor in the area reports a male and female carrying a large black suitcase full of power tools and a generator. Female contacted in Gallucci’s parking lot. Backpack seized as evidence. Report taken.

Burglary – 9:09 a.m. – 1535 NW 26th St. – Caller reports residence was broken into sometime after 6:30 p.m. previous night. Vandalism inside of property and hand and power tools missing. Report taken.

Burglary – 9:12 a.m. – 3733 SW Highway 101 – Laundry room at location broken into and vandalized. Eight walkie-talkies stolen from charging station. Report taken.

Car Clout – 9:23 a.m. – 1609 NW 30th St., #B – Vehicle broken into while parked overnight at residence. DVD, purse and wallet still inside. Report taken.

Found Property – 11:04 a.m. – North Shell – Employee found a wallet.

Warrant Arrest – 12:14 p.m. – Chinook WInds Casino – Marylin Ann Childs (7/1/86) taken into custody on warrant out of Polk County for failure to appear on five counts of dangerous drugs. Childs was cited and released.

Warrant Arrest – 1:15 p.m. – Kieran Hill (3/25/84) cited and released for probation violation warrant for DUII.

Trespass – 1:30 p.m. – South IGA – Laurence Daughtery (4/20/64) taken into custody after a report of transients sleeping in a vehicle. Daughtery was transported to Lincoln County Jail.

Extra Patrol Request – 6:18 p.m. – SE Jetty Ave. – Caller says her neighbor recently passed away and is concerned about her criminal daughter hanging around the area. Location is second home for caller and it is vacant.

Intoxicated – 8:37 p.m. – Value Inn, 1713 NW 21st St. – Report of a very intoxicated female found in a room she doesn’t belong in. Maureen Klobertanz (2/9/60) found on NW Mast behind hotel and taken into custody. Transported to SNLH for evaluation on peace officer hold.

SOUND THE ALARM: Fire response climbs ladder as volunteer staffing declines

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SOUND THE ALARM: Fire response climbs ladder as volunteer staffing declines

NLFR

Perhaps it’s not surprising North Lincoln Fire & Rescue (NLFR) responded to two structure fire calls in the first two days of 2019.

The District has experienced a large increase in call volume over the last two decades.

In 1998, NLFR calls numbered 1,154, but rose to more than 2,000 by 2012, a 54 percent increase. The call volume steadily increased from 2,153 alarms in 2016 to 2,371 alarms in 2017, a 10 percent increase.

NLFR responded to another record of 2,868 calls in 2018; a 21 percent increase from 2017.

At the same time, the decline in volunteers has been alarming.

In 2017, there were 43 volunteer firefighters. Today, there are 28 volunteer firefighters and EMS responders; and 12 paid shift firefighters, with only three or four working 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The paid crews started Aug. 8, 2017.

The increase in calls and drop in firefighters isn’t only a problem locally. The problem exists throughout Lincoln County, the state of Oregon and nationwide.

Newport Fire has seen a decline in volunteers and had a record number of calls in 2018 with 2,308, a 7 percent increase from 2017.

The problem is compounded by the rising number of wildland fires throughout the Western United States.

“Last year, Lincoln County had deployed on five fires in Oregon and California [a record],” Newport Fire Chief Rob Murphy said. “These county Task Force deployments are lasting longer and put extra pressure on the resources within our departments.”

Sending dozens of firefighters and equipment during peak tourism and fire season creates not only a lack of personnel within the borders of a district or department but impacts agencies’ ability to respond for “mutual aid” to assist neighboring districts for large fires or staff additional medical personnel to scenes during multiple EMS calls.

Fire chiefs are looking for answers. but solutions might not come quick enough to catch up with the increase in calls and lack of responders.

 NLFR History

In March 1997, North Lincoln Fire & Rescue District #1 was formed with the merger of two Volunteer Firefighter Districts that have been serving the communities of North Lincoln County since 1937 — TND (Taft, Nelscott, DeLake) Rural Fire District and Devils Lake Fire District. At the time of the merger the District had nearly 100 volunteers responding to just over 1,000 emergency calls annually.

NLFR Today

NLFR  has nine paid employees (Fire Chief, Fire Marshal, Safety Officer, Training Chief, Administrator, Clerk, Mechanics, etc.) who manage administrative tasks and are available during business hours.

Calls are responded to through the service of dedicated volunteer firefighters who provide 24-hour day, night and weekend response from their homes or on standby shifts at two of the District’s six stations. The stations are strategically placed in Rose Lodge, Otis, Oceanlake, DeLake and Taft areas of Lincoln City and Kernville.

Increase in the District’s calls created a need to hire 12 firefighters (three are paramedics) after a Levy measure was passed by voters. The crews started Aug. 8, 2017.

NLFR Commitments 

The District mandate is to provide fire suppression and investigation, as well as respond to medical calls, which account for 77 percent of all calls. The District currently provides services that do not fall under our fire suppression mandate: Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Motor Vehicle Crashes (MVC), and Water Rescue Services.

In addition, the Fire District plays a major role in community response to such potential emergencies as earthquakes and tsunamis, as well as prevention activities like fire inspections, water safety and fire prevention education.

NLFR Geographical Location

The District provides fire and emergency services to more than 80 square miles of Lincoln County, with an estimated residential population of 14,000 people. This population swells with the influx of visitors, particularly on weekends and during the summer months three to four times as many people.

To the north, the District starts near the top of Cascade Head at the Tillamook County line. To the east, it weaves through coastal forest as far as Milepost 10.0 on Highway 18 and Milepost 8.7 on Highway 229. The southern boundary is the Siletz River and the Pacific Ocean provides natural boundaries to the west.

NLFR Training, Facilities and Apparatus

NLFR has made a large investment in training, Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE), facilities and firefighting equipment. The District has purchased seven engines, two tenders, several rescues, staff vehicles and two aerial units (75’ ladder and 100’ platform), replacing 24 of its fleet of 26 emergency response vehicles since 1999. NLFR is committed to the finest training and safety practices, while delivering rapid service to the community and visitors they serve.

On Sept. 11, 2009, the District dedicated a new DeLake Station and on Sept. 8, 2012, dedicated a new training tower at the St. Clair Station in Taft.

 NLFR Service

As North Lincoln Fire & Rescue District #1 continues to grow and expand, these Standard Operating Guidelines (SOGs) serve as the road map for volunteers to understand the critical and lifesaving role they play in the community. These SOGs will give every member of the District information, rules and guidance for continued quality service that traditionally has been the standard given to our community.

Wrestlers to turn Taft gym into fish bowl with Holiday Crab Pools Invite

Jim Fossum
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Wrestlers to turn Taft gym into fish bowl with Holiday Crab Pools Invite
File photos by Lonnie French

Assuming an offbeat event in a unique sport such as wrestling requires an unusual name, try the Taft Holiday Crab Pools Invitational on for size.

Taft High wrestlers will claw like crustaceans in pursuit of takedowns beginning at 10:15 a.m. Saturday when the school hosts a rare home meet against at least 13 schools on several mats in the school gym.

Coach Robb Ellis, right, yells instructions

Amity, Crow, Nestucca, Newport, Reedsport, Sheridan, Siletz Valley/Eddyville, Tillamook, Toledo, Waldport, Willamina/Falls City and Yamhill-Carlton are scheduled to compete in the unconventional tournament.

“This time of the season we usually start to feel ‘the grind,’” Taft wrestling coach Robb Ellis said. “The beginning has excitement and energy, but now the reality of continued grueling practices — mixed with illness, injury, and, for some, cutting down a weight class — can bring what I call the ‘holiday wrestling blues.’  That is why I am starting our first annual Taft Holiday Crab Pools tournament.”

The meet will focus on getting increased mat time and quality matchups for all wrestlers while cutting out some of the typical hype other tournaments feature with podiums and medals, the second-year Taft coach said.

In an effort to finish competition by mid-afternoon, a slicked-down later weigh-in time of 9 a.m. has been slated and a bracketing system designed to facilitate action that often bogs down other tournaments deployed.

“At typical wrestling tournaments, advanced wrestlers will have a bracket where their first two matches are easy and maybe they get one match that challenges them,” Ellis said. “Brand new wrestlers can sometimes go ‘two-and-out,’ where they get two advanced wrestlers for their first two matches and then they are done for the day and have to sit in the stands and watch.

“At our tournament, my plan is to have simple four-man ‘crab pool’ brackets. Each wrestler will get three matches guaranteed.”

Depending on the competition in each weight class, Ellis’ goal is to have seasoned team leaders such as Cody Knott, Jace Fostveit and Devon Lindquist get three competitive matches they will have to work hard in to win.

Cody Knott
Jace Phippen

“Often at normal tournaments, there might be three other wrestlers at their competition level in their bracket and they only end up wrestling one or two of them because of how the bracket is laid out,” Ellis said. “On the flip side, for my newer wrestlers, they will hopefully be in four- man brackets with less experienced wrestlers and have a chance to win every match. It will be fun to see some newer wrestlers possibly finish the day winning all three of their matches if they wrestle well.”

Ellis said he hopes the timing of the event suits the format.

“At this time of year, above and beyond having our team placing high at tournaments, our goal should be that wrestlers get the best matchups possible so they can improve as wrestlers,” he said. “It is fun for team morale and bragging rights to say that we did well at tournaments, but all that really matters is how we perform at the District tournament. Building toward performing well there is the ultimate focus.”

Taft has five road meets, including four league dual matches, scheduled before the Special District 1 tournament Friday, Feb. 15, at Warrenton.

Taft High swamps Seaside in Lincoln City swim meet

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Taft High swamps Seaside in Lincoln City swim meet

Freshman Sam Cortes, junior Sammy Halferty and senior Joram Hoff won two events each to narrowly lead Taft High to the boys and girls team titles Thursday in a dual meet with Seaside at the Lincoln City Community Center pool.

Cortes won the boys 100-yard butterfly and 200-yard freestyle; Halferty claimed the girls 100-yard breaststroke and 400-yard free; and Hoff captured the boys 100-yard backstroke and 200-yard individual medley.

The Taft boys defeated Seaside 82-80, while the girls won, 85-75.

Sophomore Jose Segura (100 breast) and junior Micah McLeish (400 free) also posted victories for the Taft boys, while freshman Aubrey Sciarrotta (100 back), sophomore Napy Meyer (100 fly) and senior Lydia Prins (200 IM) won for the girls.

Freshmen Charlotte Lundstedt and Angel Moreno joined McLeish, Prins, Sciarrotta and Segura with runner-up finishes for Taft.

Freshman Cassandra Galvan, sophomore Isabelle Serrato, junior Ethan Price, Lundstedt and Moreno placed third for the Tigers.

Several of the aforementioned swimmers, in addition to senior Sam Anderson, comprised a group of 10 Tigers who posted their personal-best times at the meet.

Taft will return to the pool at 10 a.m. Saturday against Blanchet Catholic, Junction City, Kennedy, Sisters, Toledo and host Philomath for the Clemens Invitational.

Complete Results

Taft results

 

 

Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital celebrates first baby of the new year

Mary Jo Kerlin
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Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital celebrates first baby of the new year
New Year Baby
Zack Lynch holds Fynnley while new mom Maegan Jones looks on.

The first baby of the new year born at Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital waited a day to meet his fisherman father, who was at sea for the start of the commercial crab season — but the new mother had plenty of family support to help her through.

Fynnley Lee Lynch was born Tuesday, Jan. 1, at 10:31 p.m. to Maegan Jones and Zackery Lynch, of Siletz. He weighed 6 pounds, 7 ounces and was 19-1/2 inches long. He was delivered at the hospital’s Family Birthing Center by Michael Cheek, MD.

Upon his return to port the next day, Zack headed to Lincoln City to meet his son and to join in the hospital’s traditional New Year Baby celebration, which includes a special meal for the new parents and presents for the baby. This is the first child for the couple.

A large gift basket was presented by Leslie James, development specialist for the North Lincoln Hospital Foundation. It included a Welcome Home gift set, two stuffed animals, quilt, baby blanket, clothing hamper, baby comb and brush, Binky Buddy, piggy bank, baby book and three-pack of burp cloths.

Another gift, presented by Sherri Nordyke on behalf of her non-profit organization, Clara’s Closet, was a “baby shower in a box” –diapers, wipes, infant development toy, book, pacifiers, Lovey animal blanket, hygiene kit (baby shampoo, body wash and lotion), hand-knit sweater and hat, hand-knit blanket, blanket, receiving blankets, bibs, burp cloths, Halo SleepSack, newborn clothing, thermometer and infant safety kit.

Baby Fynnley is welcomed by maternal grandparents Misti Arnold and Tony Jones, of Eddyville; and paternal grandparents Kimberly Lynch and Mike Lynch, of Siletz.

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