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Taft music students make history
JEREMY C. RUARK jruark@countrymedia.net
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hree local high school students are making history. Taft sophomore Kaylon Junder plays the clarinet, Taft senior Dylan Rodriguez plays the trombone and senior Ryan Riggs plays the flute in the school band. “The three music students have been accepted into the Oregon Music Educators Association All-State ensemble this year,” Taft 7-12 Band and Choir Teacher Collin Stegner said. “To my knowledge there has never been a student who has been accepted into this ensemble in Taft’s history.” Stegner said the honor is significant. “All-State is a way for the music program to be recognized by individual students on a huge stage,” he said. “It also allows students to have an experience performing with some of the best band students in the state.” Stegner said opportunity for the three Taft 7-12 students to perform with the AllState ensemble underscores the importance of music in their lives. “Benefits of this experience include experiencing music at a very high level with some of the most amazing music educators in the country,” Stegner said. “It will also teach them what it is like to be a professional musician where you have very limited time to perform an amazing performance. In regard to life lessons, it teaches them how to have more self-discipline and that hard work can give you unforgettable experiences in life.” The music conference and All-State Concert will be conducted from January 13 through 16 in Eugene.
Kayon Junger
Ryan Riggs
Dylan Rodriguez
Clearing up the booster shot confusion STAFF REPORT
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he Oregon Health Authority has announced approval and guidance for Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 booster vaccinations, in addition to the previously announced booster approval for the Pfizer vaccine. These vaccines are now also authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Under these recommendations the following groups qualify for booster doses of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccine at least six months after their second shot: • People 65 years and older and residents in long-term care settings should receive a booster. • People ages 50 to 64 years with underlying medical conditions should receive a booster. • People ages 18 to 49 years with underlying medical conditions may receive a booster. • People ages 18 to 64 years who are at increased risk for COVID-19 exposure and transmission because of an occupational or institutional setting that puts them at higher risk may receive a booster (this includes health care workers and teachers, for example). A booster dose for Johnson & Johnson is recommended for everyone who received the vaccine, at least two months after the first dose. National and state health agencies have also authorized “mixing and matching” of the three vaccine brands for boosters, meaning a person may get a booster dose of a different vaccine than they originally received.
Gov. Brown receives her booster COURTESY PHOTO
This is a conceptual drawing of the Lincoln City Pelican Brewing Company location on Siletz Bay.
Pelican Brewing Company takes shape in Lincoln City JEREMY C. RUARK jruark@countrymedia.net
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ollowing a pause for the project several months ago due to the COVID-19 pandemic, work resumed this past spring and is continuing this fall in earnest for the Pelican Brewing Company’s Lincoln
City location on Siletz Bay just off Highway 101. Pelican Brewing Company CEO and part owner Jim Prinzing said his company was preparing to kick off the project in earnest in the fall of 2019. “Our original plan was to begin construction then and open in 2021, of course
the pandemic got in the way and that changed our plans,” he said. “We mothballed the project as soon as the pandemic hit. We pushed the pause button and paused the project completely just to evaluate where everything was going and what was happening.” As the pandemic eased,
Prinzing said the company moved the project back on track and work is proceeding in earnest. “Things are truckin’ right along,” he said. “All of the site work has been completed, the foundation poured, building supports are in
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Oregon Gov. Kate Brown issued the following statement Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 26, after receiving her COVID-19 booster shot and flu vaccine at Salem Health’s Edgewater Clinic. “I am extremely grateful for the protection the Johnson & Johnson vaccine has given me. All three of the vaccines are safe, and incredibly effective at protecting against hospitalization and death. And now, I am grateful to have received extra protection against both COVID-19 and the flu with the Moderna booster shot and the flu shot. “Many Oregonians are now eligible for a booster — I encourage you to have conversations with your health care provider, like I have with my doctor, Dr. Yates, to learn more about the extra protection a booster can offer
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