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Lincoln County votes to submit reopening application MAX KIRKENDALL newsguardeditor@countrymedia.net

Oregon is on the cusp of taking the first steps to reopening and beginning to lift its stay at home orders, and after searching for clarity, Lincoln County is gearing up to start the process. Oregon Governor Kate Brown held a press conference May 7, to give details regarding timelines for reopening qualifying counties and what phase one will entail for Oregonians. First, she spoke about the state’s progress in limiting transmission of COVID-19 (Coronavirus). “We’ve taken extraordinary measures to protect our communities as we’ve fought this virus… These sacrifices have prevented as many as 70,000 COVID-19 infections and 1,500 hospitalizations in Oregon,” Gov. Brown said. “We are on track to meeting the goals that doctors and public health experts have laid out for us. That means we now have the opportunity to begin rebuilding a safe and strong Oregon.” Gov. Brown said the state hit a record low last week for hospitalizations due to COVID-19 since the stay home order has been in place, with fewer than 100 statewide. The state has also increased its supply of personal protective equipment and has ramped up its testing and contact tracing throughout Oregon. “Science and data remain my guidepost

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Earlier this year, the Culinary Program participated in “project week” where students chose a project of their choice (a technique or recipe they wanted to learn). They wrote goals, created recipes as needed and assessed their outcomes as well.

Taft students whisk, whip competition

MAX KIRKENDALL newsguardeditor@countrymedia.net

The Taft 7-12 school building may be closed, but that didn’t stop the Taft High Culinary Program from competing in the annual SkillsUSA Oregon competition. It also didn’t seem to have much of an affect on their performance as multiple students took top honors.

This year’s skills competition looked a bit different from year’s past, as students participated virtually between April 23-27, depending on the type of competition. Competitions included interviews via video chat, others required some video recording of their work and/or talk about why they did something the way they did, and others were exams using

the national technology standards. The competition usually draws a large amount of participation from schools across the state, and this year, being virtual, Taft Culinary Instructor Julia Westbrook said it’s hard to say how many schools and students competed this year. “Some students and schools felt it

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100 and Counting: Local resident to celebrate 100th birthday MAX KIRKENDALL newsguardeditor@countrymedia.net

She’s done it all and seen it all. And now Frances Opsahl is celebrating 100 years of life. Currently residing in Gleneden Beach, Frances (Maloney) Opsahl has deep roots in Lincoln County. According to her family, Opsahl is a descendant of pioneers Andrew and Anna Wisniewski, who came to Lincoln County from Poland in the 1880s. Frances’ mother, Sophia, was one of eight children, and they all were farmers in the Lincoln Beach area, as well as working at the cannery on the Siletz River in the early 1900s. Sophia later met her future husband, Frank Maloney of Newport, her family had then built a larger home in Depoe Bay. Frank went off to serve his country in France during World War I, and when he

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Frances (Maloney) Opsahl

returned, he married Sophia and they moved to the Kelso-Longview area. Frances was born on May 19, 1920 and was followed by her sister Mary and brother Pat. While growing up in Kelso-Longview, Frances met Ted Opsahl, whom she married and they started a family. The pair had four children while living in Kelso; Kathryn, John, Donna and Doug. They eventually moved to a farm in Castle Rock, Wash., where they had four more children; Bob, Marty, Chrissy and Craig. Frances and Ted eventually made their way back to Lincoln County and their family continued to grow. Over the decades, Frances has had 18 grandchildren, 30 great grandchildren and four great, great grandchildren. “She has seen wars, epidemics, horse drawn wagons to men on the moon with plans for Mars,” her niece Suzie Sawyer said. “She’s one

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sharp cookie!” Sawyer said Frances is an avid newspaper reader, and her favorite part is the crossword puzzles, which she fills out in ink. “She knows her politics too, so don’t even try to debate her; she has lived the history,” Sawyer said. As Frances still lives at home with the assistance of family and friends, she had been looking forward to her 100th birthday and planning a big bash for the past five years. Unfortunately, she is unable to have that party due to the Coronavirus. However, her family is expecting a whole slew of birthday wishes and hopes to celebrate with her as soon as possible. “Frances is a loving and patient parent, aunt and friend… She has a great sense of humor,” Sawyer said. “She is loved and greatly appreciated by all her family and friends. Happy birthday Sweetie!”

Frances (Maloney) Opsahl circa 1940.

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