Lincoln City, OR – Ever wonder what resources are available in Lincoln County for your baby’s growth and development, and for you as you grow into parenthood? Find out at a free, fun event called Birth to 5—Ready, Set, Thrive!
Sponsored by Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital, the event will take place Tuesday, May 8, from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Health Professions Education Center at Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital, 3011 NE 28th St. in Lincoln City.
Stop by any time to enjoy giveaways and light refreshments, and the opportunity to meet representatives from numerous services in Lincoln County, including but not limited to:
Samaritan obstetricians and pediatricians
Advantage Dental
Capitol Dental
Driftwood Public Library
Parents As Teachers (PAT) Team
Lincoln County School District
Reach Out and Read
Rustic Bloom Photography
Clara’s Closet
Lincoln County Health and Human Services
Samaritan Early Learning Center
For more information, call the hospital at 541-994-3661 and ask for Christy Anderson or Susan Leskody.
Lincoln City, OR – Driftwood Public Library will celebrate Community Days this year with a performance from local band Pipedance. The family program will begin at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 18th and all ages are invited to come listen, dance and enjoy the band’s Celtic sounds.
Pipedance was formed out of a true love for Irish music and dance. The now Lincoln City, OR-based husband and wife team of Gary Burman and Nora Sherwood began to perform together in 2001. The duo’s traditional sound is complemented by Nora’s percussive sean nós dancing – this duo is not only fun to list to, they are fun to watch.
Gary Burman is a lifelong musician who plays uilleann pipes, guitar, flute and whistle, among many other instruments, and is also a balladeer. He is a craftsman who builds his own pipes and will be playing instruments he built himself.
Nora Sherwood is a retired champion Irish step dancer who ran an Irish dance school in Colorado before moving to Oregon. She plays whistle and bodhrán, and sings and dances in the traditional sean nós style. She was named Folk Musician of the Year at the Long’s Peak Scottish/Irish Festival in 2008 for her sean nós singing.
Driftwood will also be announcing its 2018 Lincoln City Reads title at this program.
This concert is sponsored by the Driftwood Library Foundation and is free to all who wish to attend. Questions about the program may be directed to Ken Hobson at Driftwood Public Library: 541-996-1242 or [email protected]. Driftwood Public Library is located at 801 SW HWY 101 in Lincoln City on the 2nd floor of the City Hall building, across the street from Burger King and adjacent to McKay’s Market.
In an effort to reach the entire population of Lincoln City news readers, we have created our own newspaper! Its called the Homepage-Mini. Welcome to our Beta test. You may see these floating around the community at random at first but rest assured we will keep up with any demand.
We do not have any plans to charge for the Homepage-Mini.
WARNING: You may need a magnifying glass to read the new Homepage-Mini.
Feel free to print this out at home and have your very own Lincoln City Homepage Mini-newspaper.
Lincoln City Homepage, now a multi-media news source.
If you have a duplex printer, set your print options to landscape and flip on the short end.
If you are interested in having a supply of the new Homepage-Mini at your place of business, community center, or home, please let us know and we will be there. [email protected]
The Struggle is Real
Creating the Homepage-Mini was no easy task. It took many tries to get the format right. Check out Homepage-Mini Version 1.0:
Things were not much better with Version 2:
Version 2
Things looked pretty grim for the Homepage-Mini after V-2 and the project was almost shut down. After a quick stop for dinner and a rousing speech from the publisher, the Homepage-Mini team was back to work with renewed vigor.
“Why not make it a tri-fold letter sized newspaper to save trees?” Someone said.
Enter Version 3.3.
Homepage-Mini Version 3.3
Other than being upside down and having a few blacked out pictures, Version 3.3 was a hit. Our test group was freaking out. We knew we had struck gold. Except for one tiny problem. You need a magnifying glass to read the thing.
We sincerely hope you enjoy the newspaper and we are only doing it out of love for the Lincoln City community.
Brayan Mateo won both sprints, Austin Winters won the 1,500, Joshua Ruiz won the shot put and Kaden Hindman won the javelin to lead Taft to the boys title Wednesday in a West Valley League middle school track and field meet at Amity.
Josh RuizZayden Parsons
Kadence James took first place in the high jump and Taye Johanson won the long jump for the Lady Tigers, who placed third behind Amity and Dayton.
Kadence James
Taft defeated host Amity 173.5-158 in the boys meet behind Mateo’s sweep of the 100- and 200-meter dashes.
Ryan Riggs was second in the 800 and MaKaden Melton runner-up in the 100-meter hurdles for the Tigers.
Jayden Howland placed third in the 800- and 1,500-meter runs, while Sammy Vasquez placed third in the 100 and Juan-Jose Lupercio third in the long jump.
Jaelyn Olmeda was third in the 200 and Makaia Kessinger third in the 1,500 for the girls.
Taft returns to action Tuesday, April 17, in a Mid Valley Central Coast League meet at Newport.
4-12 | The Oregon State Police would like anyone who witnessed the pedestrian between Faith Baptist Church and Neotsu Drive the night of the crash to call (541) 265-5354 refer to Trooper Wertz.
4-11 | Herbert Ware was not arrested for DUII. The case will be referred to the Lincoln County District Attorney’s Office. Ware voluntarily submitted to blood tests and was allowed to go home.
Lincoln City, OR – On April 10, 2018 at approximately 8:25 p.m., Oregon State Police and emergency personnel responded to a vehicle versus pedestrian fatal crash in US Hwy 101 near Milepost 112 (near Neotsu).
A resident from Otis, Thomas H. Wilson, 43, was struck in the southbound lane of Hwy 101. Wilson was pronounced dead at the scene.
The vehicle that struck Wilson was a 1990 Chevrolet Suburban and was driven by Herbert E. Ware (age 71, Otis). Ware and his passenger, Janie L. Ware (age 53, Otis) were not injured.
At the time of the crash, Herbert Ware was showing signs of impairment. Ware was arrested for driving while under the influence of intoxicants (and/or controlled substance). Ware was released from Lincoln City Police Department.
The case is being referred to the Lincoln County District Attorney’s Office for review of criminal charges.
Oregon State Police was assisted by Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, Lincoln City Police Department, Oregon Department of Transportation, North Lincoln Fire and Rescue, and the Lincoln County District Attorney and Medical Examiner.
Salem, Oregon – The Task Force on Autonomous Vehicles, created by House Bill 4063 and signed by Gov. Kate Brown on April 10, will hold its first meeting at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, April 18, 2018.
House Bill 4063 designates the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) the state’s lead agency responsible for coordination of autonomous vehicle programs and policies and directs ODOT to convene the task force.
The Task Force on Autonomous Vehicles will look into issues including how autonomous vehicles intersect with licensing and registration, insurance and liability, law enforcement and accident reporting, and cybersecurity and report to the legislature with legislative recommendations by Sept. 15, 2018.
HB 4063, which was sponsored by Rep. Susan McLain of Forest Grove, names 31 stakeholders to be members of the Task Force. Under the legislation, four legislators will be named by the Senate President and House Speaker, with the remaining 27, including six state agency representatives, named by ODOT Director Matthew Garrett.
“We are eager to get everyone together to start working on this complex and quickly changing transportation topic,” Director Garrett said. “We take this responsibility very seriously,” Director Garrett said. “House Bill 4063 will allow the state to take an informed step toward putting in place a policy framework for this new industry, keeping safety and increased mobility at the forefront.”
The group has a lot of work ahead of it on a short deadline. Subcommittee meetings will be scheduled soon after the initial task force meeting.
The April 18 meeting will take place at 9 a.m. in Room 101 at the Chemeketa Center for Business and Industry (CCBI), 626 High St. NE, Salem, OR 97301.
Accommodations will be provided to people with disabilities. To request an accommodation to participate in this meeting, please call Alyssa Rash at 503-986-3998 or call statewide relay at 7-1-1 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.
Accessible parking is located directly behind the CCBI building.
Ella Knott won two events and Autumn Ellis one for the girls, while Preston Nightingale, Gabe Arce-Torres, JJ French and Logan Mclendon won individual titles for the boys to lead Taft High to both team championships Tuesday in a track and field meet at Voris Field.
The Tigers defeated Amity 79-63 for the girls title and 101-57 for the boys in the four-team West Valley League event that included Horizon Christian and Dayton.
“We have a very young team,” first-year Coach Joey Arce-Torres said. “We are raw in technique, but make up our limited experience through tenacious competitive drive.”
Knott won the girls 200-meter dash and javelin, while Ellis captured the 1,500-meter run. Nightingale claimed the 800- and 1,500-meter boys championships, with Arce-Torres first in the 200 and 400, French first in the pole vault and Mclendon first in the long jump.
Jacob Mayoral joined Mclendon, Nightingale and Arce-Torres for victory in the boys 4×400 relay.
“We overcame a big lead in the 4×4 by Horizon to catch and passed their best runner to win the event in dynamic fashion,” Arce-Torre said. “Our kids ran as if losing wasn’t an option.”
Kaden Wright was second for Taft in the boys 100- and 200-meter races.
Also earning runner-up finishes in boys competition were David Jin (110-meter hurdles and pole vault), Juan Perez (1,500), Micah McLeish (3,000 ), Mad Scott (javelin), Elin Fitch (high jump) and Oscar Rodriguez-Meza (long jump). Brigido Zacarias was third in the 3,000-meter run and Alex Del Valle third in the high jump.
Ellis was second in the girls 800 and third in the 400, while Knott was second in the pole vault.
Jordan Ramsey was second in the 1,500, while Lydia Prins placed second in the 3,000 and third in the 1,500. Maleah Smith was second in the shot put.
Margery Price placed third in the 100 and long jump, Brooke Orendorff third in the 3,000, Noe Napoleon third in the discus and Kayla Brown third in the high jump and pole vault.
Price, Ramsey, Savannah Russo and Olivia Williams were second in the 4×400 relay.
“Our field participants took advantage of our better-than-expected weather and mustered out multiple PRs,” Arce-Torres said.
Taft returns to the track Saturday for the Prefontaine Rotary Invite at Marshfield High School.
“We feel like a team, we practice hard and we celebrate humbly,” he said. “I like where we are this season to date.””
Additional comments from the coach:
“I push our kids to their limits on a daily basis and most had never been challenged in that way within their short varsity lives. I remind them continually that although their minds are telling them they are not ready or incapable of completing a event, I have conditioned them physically to make it happen, thus simply needing to trust their bodies for they are strong and capable.
“As a coach hosting a meet, I cannot assist them as they are accustomed to, all the assistant coaches were also tied up with events and being official judges so they too were not able to coddle kids. Our athletes warmed up on their own, assisted with set-up and made sure they were prepared to compete with little communication from me or the rest of my staff.
“They rose to the occasion and established themselves as a team to be reckoned with. I am more impressed with their awareness and maturity of being a student-athlete at this point than even their athletic prowess. My goal is simple, get these kids a diploma first and assist them in building their overall confidence to a point that obstacles are simply hurdles to clear over (with good technique) or shin splits to ice, they know how to handle it. The times and distances are just plots in their timelines but, yes, they are doing well and I look forward to districts.”
They say a win is a win is a win, but you’d never know it from Taft High softball Coach Sandy Stuart despite her team’s 5-4 extra-inning league home victory Tuesday over Santiam Christian.
“Tonight was a rough game for us,” she said. “We did not come out with the enthusiasm and the offense that we started the season off with.”
The Lady Tigers did emerge with the victory, however, on the strength of sophomore starting pitcher Emma Coulter’s leadoff hit in the bottom of the ninth inning that landed her on third base. Junior outfielder Caitlyn Rundstrom then slapped a hit out of the infield to score Coulter for a West Valley League victory that returned the Lady Tigers to the top of the state’s Class 3A rankings.
Emma Coulter’s leadoff hit in the bottom of the ninth inningCaitlyn Rundstrom winning hit
“Overall, I was a little disappointed in our lack of effort and drive today,” said Stuart, whose team improved to 8-5 and 2-0 in league play. “We have been working so hard in practice on relaxed offense, and I don’t feel like the competitive team we have had showed up tonight.”
Senior third baseman Naomi Rini had four hits, drove home two runs and scored twice in five plate appearances for Taft.
Naomi Rini
Senior centerfielder Alyssa Tanksley, sophomore catcher Hailee Dannecker, freshman shortstop Claira Tolan and Coulter had two hits each for Taft.
Tanksley and Rundstrom also drove home runs for the Tigers, while Tolan and freshman second baseman Kayla Lininger also scored for the Tigers.
“We were timid and nervous and got down on ourselves after a couple of costly mistakes,” Stuart said as Taft fell behind 4-1 in the top of the sixth against the 25th-rated Eagles (3-4, 2-2) before rallying for three runs to tie the game in the bottom of the inning.
Coulter struck out 11 and walked two in earning the victory.
Emma Coulter
“I am happy that we pushed through to the end and came back from being down to win, and I am happy that Emma was able to throw hard all nine innings,” Stuart said. “But I am frustrated that we did not play our game. We are a playoff-caliber team that had a bit of an off day. We will learn from it and move on to the next.”
Taft is scheduled to travel to Willamina (2-12, 0-3) for league play at 4:30 p.m. Friday and to Pleasant Hill (2-10, 0-3 Class 3A Mountain View) for non-conference action at 1 p.m. Saturday.
Taft 5, Santiam Christian 4
SANTIAM CHRISTIAN AB R H BI
A Atkins 4 0 2 0
J Risinger 4 2 2 0
S Carley 5 1 1 0
I Montoya 4 0 2 2
K Boruff 4 1 1 0
L Penner 3 0 0 0
S Roberts 4 0 1 0
C Wilfong 4 0 0 0
A Lee 4 0 0 0
TOTALS 36 4 9 2
TAFT AB R H BI
Kyla Knott 2 0 0 0
Makena Cole 3 0 0 0
Naomi Rini 5 2 4 2
Hailee Dannecker 4 0 2 0
Emma Coulter 5 1 2 0
Alyssa Tanksley 5 0 2 1
Caitlyn Rundstrom 3 0 1 1
McKenzie Evenson 2 0 0 0
Kayla Lininger 2 1 0 0
Claira Tolan 4 1 2 0
Madison Clanton 4 0 0 0
TOTALS 39 5 13 4
SANTIAM CHRISTIAN 102 001 000 — 4
TAFT 100 003 001 — 5
LOB–SANTIAM CHRISTIAN 8, TAFT TIGERS 12. ERR–C Wilfong (2), A Atkins, I Montoya, Hailee Dannecker (2). 2B—J Risinger, A Atkins, S Carley, Naomi Rini (3). HBP–Hailee Dannecker. SACB–L Penner, Kayla Lininger.
They have a 10-run mercy rule in Oregon high school baseball for a reason — and that reason might be pitching ace Jack Stempel and the players supporting him at the plate and on the field for the Taft High Tigers.
The senior right-hander notched his second 10-0 West Valley League home win in four days Tuesday with a two-hit, six-inning victory over Santiam Christian.
Ace Jack Stempel
“We’ve been looking forward to this game all week,” senior hitting star Caleb King said, “so, to see our lineup hitting top to bottom and putting constant pressure on them was a great sight. Jack threw an absolute gem, and our defense was everywhere to back it up.”
Caleb King
Stempel struck out six and walked none on the heels of a nine-strikeout, no-walk one-hitter Friday over Amity in five innings.
“We played outstanding tonight, offensively and defensively,” Stempel said. “I felt confident on the mound, and our defense made all the plays.”
King, a senior outfielder and fellow pitching star for the Tigers, had three hits, drove in two runs and scored three times in support of Stempel, who benefitted from a five-run first inning.
“We came out ready to play today,” said first-year Taft Coach Matt Hilgers, whose Class 3A Tigers (11-2, 4-0) took over the state’s top ranking with the win. “We were focused from pitch one. Everybody, including guys in the dugout, wanted this one.”
The 12th-rated Eagles, who shared first place with Taft entering Tuesday’s game, fell to 8-5, 3-1 as the Tigers followed their five-run opening frame with two runs in the second inning, one in the fourth and two in the sixth — the last coming on an RBI single from junior Kameron Kessler, who made several key grabs at third base.
Kam Kessler
“We had another solid pitching performance from Jack and made plays behind him,” Hilgers said. “We put the pressure on them early and that propelled us throughout the game.”
Senior shortstop Josh Salsbery had two hits and scored twice from the leadoff spot, and sophomore catcher Eli DeMello drove in a run and scored three times for the Tigers, who won their fifth straight.
Josh Salsbery
“Eli DeMello was a wall behind the plate and threw a few guys out in big situations,” said Stempel, who had two hits and scored a run from the cleanup slot.
Eli DeMello
Junior outfielder Tyee Fisher doubled in two runs for Taft.
Tyee Fisher
The Tigers are scheduled to compete again at 4:30 p.m. Friday in a league game at Willamina (0-4, 2-10) and at 1 p.m. Saturday in a non-conference contest at Pleasant Hill (5-3, 2-0 Class 3A Mountain Valley).
“We look forward to playing Willamina on Friday and hope to carry this momentum into the rest of the season,” Stempel said.
Spider-DeMello
Taft 10, Santian Christian 0
SANTIAM CHRISTIAN AB R H BI
Patrick Otis 3 0 0 0
Ryan Hall 3 0 1 0
Grant Carley 2 0 0 0
Sean Riley 2 0 0 0
Mason Wirth 2 0 1 0
Vandon Haugen 2 0 0 0
Ryan Mendenhall 2 0 0 0
Zeke Gilbert 1 0 0 0
Ben Galceran 2 0 0 0
TOTALS 19 0 2 0
TAFT AB R H BI
Josh Salsbery 3 2 2 0
Eli DeMello 4 3 1 0
Caleb King 4 3 3 2
Jack Stempel 4 1 2 1
Cody Knott 3 1 1 0
Kam Kessler 4 0 1 1
Tyee Fisher 3 0 1 2
Bleiz Kimbrough 3 0 0 0
Trenton Fisher 3 0 0 0 TOTALS 31 10 11 6
LOB–SANTIAM CHRISTIAN 2, TAFT 7. ERR–Vandon Haugen, Ryan Mendenhall, Ben Galceran (2), Zeke Gilbert (3), Kam Kessler. 2B–Caleb King, Tyee Fisher. HBP–Zeke Gilbert, Josh Salsbery. SB–Josh Salsbery (2), Eli DeMello (2), Jack Stempel.
SANTIAM CHRISTIAN IP H R ER BB SO HR
Grant Carley (L) 2.00 6 7 4 0 2 0
Sean Riley 3.33 5 3 3 1 2 0 TAFT
Jack Stempel (W) 6.00 2 0 0 0 6 0 WP–Jack Stempel. BB–Cody Knott.
Austin Winters won the 1,500-meter run, MaKaden Melton the 100-meter hurdles and sprinter Aubrey Sciarrotta was second in two events Monday in a Coast Valley League middle school track and field meet at Voris Field.
The Tigers placed second to Nestucca Valley 86-75 in the boys competition, and runner-up to Amity 130-39 in the girls. Toledo and Gaston also competed in the five-team event.
Brayan Mateo was second in the 100- and 200-meter dashes for Taft, while Sciarrotta paced the girls by finishing second in the same events.
Mario Frias Cortes was third in the 800-meter run, Jayden Howland third in the 1,500 and Nasj Kehr third in the 100-meter hurdles.
Sammy Vasquez was fourth in the 100 and third in the 200.
Gavin Koceja, Riley Ellis, Eston Whisler and Cortes finished third in the 4X100-meter relay.
In boys field events, Joshua Ruiz was second in the shot put and J.J. Lupercio second in the long jump.
Makaia Kessinger was second in the 1,500 and third in the 800 for the girls.
Shelline Nerup finished third in the shot put, Aleah Bailey third in the javelin and Kadence James fourth in the high jump.
