The Taft High boys golf team used a team-leading 87 from junior Logan Merry on Monday in preparations this weekend for next week’s Class 3A Special District 2 Championships in Gleneden Beach.
Merry was followed by junior William Brooks, who continued his comeback from a hand injury with a 92 under cloudy skies and a cool wind off the mountains at the Meadows Course at Sunriver.
“This score was a highlight in a day where the top golfers struggled a bit with the cold weather,” Taft coach Andy Morgan said.
Senior Bonny Patel, playing in the No. 2 position for the fifth time this season, shot 95 in his quest to lower his scores into the 80s at Districts.
Senior twin brothers Dawson and Ean Wood, who have battled virtually daily for the fourth spot in weekly tournaments, also played Saturday at Tokatee Golf Course and Sunday and Monday at Sunriver in the tune-up for Districts.
“They are extremely competitive with one another, pushing their scores lower on their cards,” Morgan said.
Dawson Wood shot 108, and Ean 124 Monday at Sunriver.
Taft shot 382 as a team, while Blanchet Catholic again dominated play at 358. Regis, with an incomplete roster of three players, turned in cards of 73, 81 and 91.
Taft stands second in the Class 3A Special District 2 standings entering the District Championships, Monday and Tuesday at Salishan Spa & Golf Resort, where La Pine, Santiam Christian, Blanchet, Regis, Creswell, East Linn, Salem Academy, Amity and Waldport will compete.
“Taft will spend a short week back home working hard to fine-tune their game,” Morgan said.
Caring for someone who is nearing the end of life is not the same as caring for someone who will get better. To help clinical staff, family caregivers and others to understand the process, Samaritan Hospice Services is hosting an informative session quarterly this year.
At each session, participants will watch two videos that were created by Barbara Karnes, RN, a nationally known hospice care author and educator. One is “New Rules for End of Life Care” and the other is “Care for the Caregiver.” The videos will be followed by a question and answer forum led by Samaritan’s hospice professionals.
The next session will be held from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 3, at Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital in Lincoln City; and on Wednesday, May 2, at the Center for Health Education in Newport.
The DVDs are filled with ideas and guidance for the nurse, social worker, nurse’s aide, chaplain, physician, end of life doula, eleventh hour volunteer or caregiver. Anyone who is immersed in the responsibilities of supporting, educating and guiding a person and their family through the dying experience can find insight into making their work healthier.
As a former hospice nurse, Karnes was at the bedside of hundreds of people during the dying process. She was driven to explore the dynamics of dying when she noticed that each death followed a near identical script, that each person went through the stages of death in almost the same manner and that most families had the same questions. These realizations led Karnes to write books, speak and teach on the topic of end-of-life care. She brought her message to Lincoln County last year and through the video class sessions will be able to reach an even larger audience.
Coffee and water will be offered. Resource materials will be available for purchase at $2, cash only.
For information and to register: 541- 996-7328 or 541-574-1811.
Here are some of the salary’s listed in the 2018-19 budget, and I am sure as citizens you are going to find the numbers hard to believe.
The average cost for all employees from lifeguard to city manager, salary plus benefits, is $95,667.50. The total cost of all employees is $13,882,439.
The city manager is proposing an increase for the budget year of $681,631 for salaries and benefits.
Here are some of the salary plus benefit costs for administration and department heads: City manager $203,158; city attorney $182,212; finance director $167,353; police chief $191,114; public works director $170,510; VCB director $167,355. For 6 employees this is a total of $1,081,702, or an average for each of these employees of $182,283, with 64% overhead.
The city has 143.48 employees which makes one employee for every 57 citizens in Lincoln City.
The city manager is asking for a 3.9% permanent rate increase for sewer and water. With a small usage of 700 cubic feet per month, your bill will have increased by 79% since 2006. The city council has approved rate increases every year for over 10 years. I have watched city council pass rate increases without any rate studies and without hardly any questions.
We elect people to the city council to represent the citizens in this community, however in my opinion they have failed in their responsibility to the citizens over the last ten years.
Do you make your voice heard? It is time for change.
Taft High 7-12 was one of 11 high schools honored Sunday night in Portland by the Oregon Association of Student Councils (OASC) for outstanding achievement by its governing body.
“I think it really shows how far we’ve come,” Associated Student Body President Margery Price said. “We’re one of the smallest schools to get Gold Council, and it’s proof of years of hard work and dedication to what we do.“
The schools were recognized at the annual Spring Conference banquet at the Red Lion Hotel on the River. Senior Alyssa Tanksley is ASB vice president, and seniors Maya Hatton and Naomi Rini are Taft Senior Class co-presidents.
“I’m proud of our students’ dedication to their school,” Taft High Principal Majalise Tolan said. “They continue to volunteer to help make Taft 7-12 and Lincoln City a better place to learn and grow.”
Tolan said Taft school leaders set a goal at the beginning of the year to apply for OASC recognition and submitted a Gold Level portfolio in quest of the highest honor available. Taft ASB students have been reviewing recognition requirements for two years and made it a goal to see the portfolio development through to completion this year.
“This was truly a school-wide effort,” she said.
The OASC-sponsored award sets high standards for councils and recognizes their accomplishment when standards are met, OASC Executive Director Sara Nilles said.
“Student leaders have the opportunity to make a tremendous impact on the culture and climate of their school and the academic success of their student body by the activities they sponsor,” she said.
In order to receive the award, councils must be involved in community service, activities that promote school spirit and pride, sportsmanship, unity, recognition and involvement in leadership training.
Councils begin by setting goals in the fall and work hard all year to achieve them, Nilles said.
The OASC serves middle and high school student councils around the state and is a department within the Confederations of Oregon School Administrators.
High Schools will be recognized again at the annual Fall Conference in November in Seaside.
“Taft is making a name for itself in the OASC circles,” Price said. “I have no doubt we will continue the trend in the future.”
EDITOR’S NOTE: This post was written by Mark Meister, Administrative Patrol Sergeant, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office will be joining other police agencies throughout Oregon to enforce traffic occupant protection and other traffic related laws during the safety belt enforcement blitz scheduled May 14 through May 27.
The enforcement blitz is funded through the Oregon Department of Transportation. Overtime patrols are scheduled through the blitz period with enforcement focused on safety belt/child safety restraint systems and juveniles riding in open pickup beds.
Oregon law requirements for Carrying Minor on External Part of Vehicle 811.205:
No person may operate a vehicle upon a public roadway while carrying a person under 18 years old on any external part of a vehicle which includes the open bed of a vehicle.
Additional information regarding child safety seats can be located at the ODOT web page: ODOT
Your sheriff’s office would like to remind you to buckle up- it’s the way to go!
Underwater robots were everywhere at the Lincoln City Community Center for the 2018 MATE ROV competition. Elementary school, high school and college level teams demonstrated their robots in the Lincoln City Community Center pools.
Over 40 teams brought their remotely operated vehicles (ROV) to Lincoln City with the intent to perform underwater tasks and get the most points. Points were given for smallest and lightest vehicle. Points were also given for performing tasks such as recovering a plane tail section and installing power generation equipment. Additional points were awarded for a presentation on how the team would get the job done and keeping to a budget.
The top teams from the Explorer (college) and Ranger (high school) levels will be qualified to go to The 2018 MATE international ROV competition, which will take place June 21-23 at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way, Wash., USA.
Taft High players traded prom-night formals for game-day jerseys Saturday and waltzed off with a non-conference doubleheader home sweep of Colton.
“Today was an interesting day,” said Taft softball coach Sandy Stuart, whose squad overcame illness and injury to slay the Vikings in two games shortened by the state’s 10-run mercy rule.
Emma Coulter
Sophomore starter Emma Coulter conquered Colton with a pair of four-hitters for 11-1 and 12-2 victories despite fighting off the effects of a fever. Sophomore catcher Hailee Danneker went 3-for-3 with three runs in the first game, while freshman outfielder Kyla Knott went 4-for-4 with three runs in the second.
Hailee DannekerKyla Knott
“Emma has a lot of weight on her shoulders being sick and the only pitcher on the team,” Stuart said. “She has to come out and throw when she isn’t feeling good at all. She pushed through and was able to throw both games.”
Coulter pitched nine shutout innings — surrendering just one run in the third inning of the six-inning first game, and two in the third inning of the five-inning second – to help the Lady Tigers improve to 14-7 in the non-league twinbill.
“We are still battling the same illnesses and injuries as before,” Stuart said, “but we made some solid contact at the plate, which was important.”
Free-swinging freshman Claira Tolan returned to the lineup at shortstop after suffering a sprained ankle and contributed three hits in six trips, including two doubles, scored three runs and drove in one for the Tigers.
Claira Tolan
“Having Claira’s bat back in the lineup was huge for us,” Stuart said. “She is aggressive and makes good contact.”
Corey VanDamme
Sophomore Corey VanDamme had two hits and three RBIs in the opener for the Tigers, who scored seven times in the fourth, while freshman Kayla Lininger drove in two runs.
Kayla Lininger
Lininger drove in four runs, and Coulter three in the second game, while Danneker went 3-for-3 with a triple, two runs and an RBI. Senior Naomi Rini, junior Anna Ortiz and Tolan also scored two runs each for the Tigers, who scored four runs in the third inning and six in the fourth.
Naomi Rini
Knott stole three bases in the sweep for fourth-ranked Taft, in first place and undefeated in West Valley League play at 4-0.
Freshman first baseman Madelyn Robinson had three of the eight hits, including a triple, for the Vikings (6-9, 3-2 Class 3A PacWest).
Taft resumes league play at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at Amity (7-6, 3-2).
“Now we need to rest and get ready for Amity,” Stuart said. “Hopefully, some of these ailments will start to go away.”
Familiar faces in crowd
Taft 11, Colton 1
COLTON AB R H BI
Madison Olsen 3 0 1 1
Anna Wimsatt 3 0 0 0
Brooklyn Olsen 3 0 1 0
Courtney Weinberger 3 0 0 0
Madelyn Robinson 2 0 2 0
Madelynne Pierce 2 0 0 0
Katelyn Dutton 3 0 0 0
Kaia Schrosk 2 1 0 0
Renee Richardson 1 0 0 0
Lauren Reed 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 23 1 4 1
EDITOR’S NOTE: This was written by Virginia “Jenny” Demaris, Emergency Manager,
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. [email protected]
USS Portland
Lincoln County Emergency Managers participated in a VIP tour of the new USS Portland on Tuesday, April 17th. The invitation to Coastal Emergency Managers was an extension of the relationship building and continued planning efforts for a Cascadia earthquake and tsunami response with Federal Naval partners.
County Emergency Managers (left to right), Jenny Demaris, Lincoln County, Oregon, Chuck Wallace, Grays Harbor County, Washington, Tiffany Brown, Clatsop County, Oregon
As part of the tour of the USS Portland, County Emergency Managers with representatives from the Port of Portland, Northwest Natural Gas, and Oregon Military Department and Naval dignitaries continued discussions on resource needs, capability assessments, communication strategies and ship-to-shore deployments of resources.
Lincoln County, Oregon:
“The ship-to-shore pre identified locations is one of the most valuable pieces of information for a local Emergency Manager and Planning Team” said Lincoln County Emergency Manager, Jenny Demaris. “Knowing in advance where marine or military assets may come ashore allows us to validate our pre staging locations and community points of distribution for supplies to local communities. Once we receive the preferred locations from our naval partners we will match up our on shore locations and map out routes to receive supplies and resources from marine assets. It is important to note these are planning assumptions; the devastating effects of the earthquake, tsunami and current weather conditions at the time of the event may change our original plans but we feel confident our overall strategy will decrease confusion and response time.”
The next steps for planning partners will be to convene a local meeting of subject matter experts to vet the identified ship-to-shore locations (once received) with local US Coast Guard Officials, Oregon State Parks, Public Safety Officials and local Fishing Industry partners who provide valuable knowledge of our coastal waters and behavior.
LCAC, Landing Craft – Air Cushion
Clatsop County, Oregon:
Tiffany Brown, Clatsop County Emergency Manager also suggested the meeting was timely from a citizen perspective. “Coastal communities are beginning to understand the vital role off-shore resources will play in the response to a Cascadia event and with their increased awareness and understanding are seeking more answers to the ‘what if’ questions. Beyond the obvious benefit to those of us responsible for catastrophic planning, efforts like the VIP event and the Lincoln and Grays Harbor County demonstrations provide answers to some of those questions while sending an important message we aren’t just talking—we’re doing something about it.”
“The prospect of the Cascadia earthquake/tsunami may be worrisome or even overwhelming for the general public, so understanding the military plans to make haste to assist local communities when it happens provides a degree of comfort for citizens and first responders alike. Seeing the resources up close is helpful from a planning standpoint and tends to increase that sense of comfort for people, but the promise isn’t made whole until we’ve managed to come together and plan extensively for that anticipated coordination.”
Ospreys Aircraft
Grays Harbor County, Washington:
Chuck Wallace, Grays Harbor Deputy Director Emergency Management stated “The coordination, cooperation and alliance we have built with the Navy and all other military branches, continues to grow stronger, benefiting all coastal jurisdictions as well as disaster military operations. During times of disaster, we are all dependent upon the ability of the Navy and other military branches to arrive and assist affected communities who may be isolated or completely impacted by disaster. As potentially disaster impacted communities, we must continue to be forthcoming with our vulnerabilities, abilities, risk and hazard to all types of disaster to assist the Navy and other military branches in their abilities to assist our communities. A partnership between all coastal communities and the Navy and other military branches has been cultivated. Through our continued cooperation and communication, it will mature and flourish, reducing the impact of disaster upon our people and the communities we all live in.”
The USS Portland (LPD-27) is the third Navy ship to be named Portland, but the first to be named exclusively for the great maritime city Portland, Oregon.
She is a San Antonio class amphibious transport 684 feet long and displaces 25,000 tons.
USS Portland (LPD-27) will be commissioned in Portland, Oregon in the winter/spring 2018.
The first USS Portland was named for the city in Maine.
The USS Portland (CA-33) was a Portland-class heavy cruiser.
This famous WWII ship was launched in 1932 and decommissioned in 1946.
She was 613 feet long and displaced 9,800 tons.
During her extensive service she accrued 16 battle stars, making her one of the most decorated ships in WWII.
The second USS Portland (LSD-37) was named after both the Maine and Oregon cities.
The USS Portland (LSD-37) was an Anchorage-class landing ship dock in service from 1970 to 2003 and was an east coast-based ship 553 feet long and displaced 14,000 tons.
USS Portland VIP Tour, Oregon Military Department, Naval Dignitaries, Local Emergency Managers
Senior distance runner Preston Nightingale won two events to lead four individual winners on the boys side, and five girls claimed gold medals Thursday in a sweep of team competition at a Northwest Oregon League track and field meet in Nestucca.
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The Tigers defeated Delphian 212-136.5 to capture the boys title, and Neah-Kah-Nie 181.5-153 to claim the girls.
Senior Gabe Arce-Torres won the 200-meter dash, junior Mad Scott the javelin and freshman JJ French the pole vault for the Taft boys.
Nightingale won the 800-meter and 1,500-meter runs.
Ella Knott
Senior Noelani Napoleon won the discus, junior Savannah Russo the javelin, junior Kayla Brown the high jump, senior Margery Price the long jump and sophomore Ella Knott the pole vault for the girls.
Sophomore Kaden Wright (100), junior Brigido Zacarias (800), junior Micah McLeish (1,500) and sophomore Elin Fitch (300 hurdles) posted runner-up finishes for the boys.
Sophomore Edison Fuentes (100), senior Juan Perez (1,500), junior Jacob Mayoral (300 hurdles), freshman Degan Sawyer (javelin), McLeish (3,000) and Scott (discus) posted third-place finishes.
William Calderon and Alex Del Valle joined Wright and Arce-Torres for first place in the 4×100 relay. Nightingale, Mayoral, Wright and freshman Jose Flores won the 4×400 event.
Freshman Jordyn Ramsey (800, 1,500), junior Maleah Smith (shot put), sophomore Brooke Orendorff (high jump), Russo (200) and Brown (pole vault) placed second for the Taft girls.
Freshman Brie LeBoeuf (100, 200), junior Lydia Prins (800, 3,000), freshman Elizabeth Kirkendall (discus) and Napoleon (shot put) had third-place finishes.
Knott, Russo, Price and Ramsey teamed to win the 4×400 relay.
Taft returns to the track Thursday, May 3, for a West Valley League meet at Sheridan.
Each May, health care organizations across the nation recognize and celebrate the collective efforts of nurses and other health care professionals by recognizing both National Nurses Day and National Hospital Week, May 6-12.
Locally, Samaritan Health Services is fortunate and grateful to have a team of dedicated and compassionate employees working every day to support our mission of “Building Healthier Communities Together.”
Each of our employees plays an important role as part of our care team. Their passion and commitment to excellence is what allows us to be a trusted provider of health care for our residents and visitors. We are pleased to take this opportunity to say thank you to these talented professionals for the exemplary work they do every day.
Signed,
Lesley Ogden, MD
Chief Executive Officer
Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital
Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital
