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The News Guard
March 19, 2014
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Taft High 7-12 students compete for plaques and trophies during state competitions throughout the year.
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to showcase what they’ve learned.” SkillUSA follows state standards, which Taft focuses on when preparing for the event, she said. “It’s been a high learning curve, but, over time, they have grown in responsibility and learning to communicate with each other,” Westbrook said. “By teaching, they learn the techniques better themselves, so they still continue to grow and fine-tune their skills.” Students of various interest levels and abilities participate in the club. “Some students just enjoy the culinary class and are here for that,” Westbrook said. “The others, who are always working catering events outside the school day or being involved in competitions, are the ones who are serious about making it a career. They are already intrinsically motivated and excited to compete with others.” Taft also conducts an inhouse competition teachers judge, Westbrook said. “I’s a great way for students to try something new and try to beat out the competition,” she said. Taft already has participated in the Oregon ProStart competition and is preparing for the SkillsUSA and Oregon Coast Culinary Institute Invitational in April. Winners advance to national competition, such as the SkillsUSA
you feel warm inside, “ Pink says as he bustles around the Taft High kitchen last week leading students in cooking for the Lincoln City Chamber of Commerce’s Forum Lunch crowd. Whether it be civic and business leaders or the Oregon Coast Chamber Music Society, the Taft High Culinary Club not only prepares dishes for enjoyment, but for trophies. “I just find it creative,” said Pink, who plans to attend Oregon Culinary Institute in Portland. “You can do whatever you want. There’s no limit.” Under instruction from Westbrook, the club participates statewide in competition designed to get their competitive juices flowing. The state’s ProStart competition prepares students by communicating and working with a team, practicing efficient time management and being creative in dish preparation. Meanwhile, the SkillsUSA Oregon conference prepares students through leadership competition and skill events they compete in individually. “The culinary competition at Skills requires students to already know their techniques when they go to compete,” Westbrook said. “It’s very difficult, but it’s a great way
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event each year in Kansas City, Mo. Freshman and sophomores tend to take basic foods classes, where they learn how to measure and calculate equivalents and other basic techniques. Once they become serious cooks, the time arrives to turn to heat on. – literally. “Culinary is more for those going into that profession, learning management, learning leadership qualities,” Westbrook said. “They’re teaching each other. I’m basically here to help, kind of like a coach.” Junior Joyce Campbell is among those who is taking the training seriously but isn’t sure a career in the field is in the oven. “The others want their lives to be about culinary. That’s what they’re going to do,” she said. “Don’t get me wrong. I love cooking, absolutely adore it, but, ultimately, I want to become a psychologist. I will always still have this as a side passion.” Whether serious or not, at the least, the Culinary Club can help students learn to cook for themselves. For others, participation lights the flame on their burner. “It helps tremendously because they have that confidence going into culinary school,” Westbrook said. “We’re using the same techniques, the same equipment as if they were out there.”
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ger on the roadways. Data from the Newport Police Department show drivers who use hand-held devices are four times more likely to get into crashes serious enough to injure themselves. Text messaging creates a crash risk 23 times higher than driving while not distracted. In 2012, national data shows 3,328 people were killed and an estimated 421,000 were injured in motor vehicle crashes involving a distracted driver.
During spring break 2013, Newport Police conducted a two-week traffic safety campaign that focused on distracted driving. During that enforcement, officers issued 172 traffic citations – 83 were for using a handheld mobile communication device. While many might believe that distracted driving refers specifically to the use of cell phones, Malloy said it is any activity that could divert a person’s attention from the primary task of driving. “All distractions endanger driver, passenger and
bystander safety,” he said. He said distractions include texting or talking on a cell phone or Smartphone, eating and drinking, talking to passengers, grooming, reading maps, using a navigation system, watching a video, adjusting a radio, lighting a cigarette or holding a pet. Malloy said fines for traffic violations other than illegal use of a cell phone could range from $110 to $435 per violation. For more information, visit www.newportpolice.net and click on the distraction. gov link.
Have fun at the Lincoln City Community Center during Spring Break! Recreation Swims: Monday-Friday: 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. / 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Saturday: 1:30 – 4 p.m. / 6 – 9 p.m. Sunday: 1:30 – 4 p.m. Lap Swims: Monday-Friday: 5 – 8:30 a.m. / Noon – 1:15 p.m. / 6 – 7 p.m. Saturday: Noon – 1:15 p.m. / 4 – 6 p.m. Sunday: Noon – 1:15 p.m.
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Special $99++ Salishan room rate Semi-seated dinner featuring potlatch salmon with béarnaise sauce and lemon and carved tri tip steak with pepper corn mélange crust and brandy peppercorn sauce
Proceeds from Corks & Cuisine will be dedicated to the purchase of an expanded automated patient monitoring system for Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital.
Featured varietals will be available by the bottle or the case for purchase with a percentage of sales benefitting the NLH Foundation
RSVP by March 21 • Tickets: $125 per person A portion of the ticket cost may be tax deductible.
Live magnum auction and themed basket silent auction
Basketball gym: Monday-Friday: 11 a.m. – 9 p.m. Saturday: 8:30 a.m. – 9 p.m. Sunday: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Indoor rock climbing wall: Daily: 1:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. Daily admission (pool and /or gym): Children: (up to age 17) $2.25 Adults: $3.25 resident, $5.50 non-resident Daily admission (rock climbing wall) Children: (up to age 17) $4 Adults: $5.50 resident, $7 non-resident
Spring Fun Guide will be out April 2nd!
120-bottle instant wine cellar raffle samhealth.org/Corks
RecKids Day Camp Fun, games, swimming and outdoor activities for children ages 5-11! Monday-Friday: 7:45 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Oceanlake Elementary School Pre-register at the Community Center Weekly rate: $85 resident / $100 non-resident Daily rate: $20 per day / $10 one-half day (five hours or less) L52191
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“Ultimately, the first person available to save you is you, and you can save yourself by playing wisely,” he said. Kusz encourages parents to make beach safety a family affair. “It would be a good idea for parents to take a moment to talk to their children before they get to the beach about safety,” he said. “Make them aware of the sneaker waves, rip currents and the danger of playing on beach logs. That gets the whole family to think about safety.” Lincoln City Police and Oregon State Police troopers are warning motorists about the dangers of driving onto the beach. “We frequently see vehicles get caught in the surf,” Sgt. Jeffery Winn, with Lincoln City Police, said. “Especially at the 15th Street entrance. It is a popular place for drivers to park on the beach.” Signs are posted on the beach at Lincoln City alerting drivers not to go beyond the 15th Street beach access for safety reasons. But Winn said the signs are often ignored. “When we witness motorists driving beyond those signs, we will issue a citation for that,” he said. The citations range from $110 to $435.
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Kusz said the Oregon Coast has numerous and dangerous rip currents and sneaker waves that can quickly knock a person down and pull them from shore. “This year, our advice is keep your children out of the ocean,” Kusz said. “The ocean is not a swimming pool. We discourage even wading in the ocean. Lincoln City offers a pool at the Community Center and a lake for swimming. The ocean is not a safe place for children or even the best adult swimmers.” NLFR crews will distribute information about the ocean dangers at the D River Wayside and at the Roads End State park over the next few months to help educate beachgoers. Kusz said he hopes the direct contact with visitors will raise awareness. “There are warnings posted by State Parks at the waysides about the ocean dangers,” Kusz said. “But how many times do you see people just walk on the beach and not pay any attention to the warning signs that are posted? Many people are on vacation. They don’t think about basic safety.” Lifeguards do not moni-
tor Lincoln City beaches. Last summer, Kusz visited Seaside, a North Coast city that operates a lifeguard program, to see if such a safety effort could be established in Lincoln City. “We have so much beach that lifeguards would not be practical here because of line of sight,” he said. “The area within our district is over five miles of beach. The lifeguards would give people a false sense of security. We would be contradicting ourselves.” Chris Havel, Oregon State Parks Department spokesman, said printed materials, web pages, on-site signs, interpretive programs and beach rangers are used by the department to expose people to the kind of information that can help them make good decisions when visiting the beaches “Some of these incidents are truly accidents, and there isn’t much to be done,” he said.” Some things, though, are within your control if you exercise good judgment. The beach is a natural place, quite wild in many locations. When you enter a wild place, you have to bring your good common sense with you.” Havel said the department makes the signs simple with a clear message: Stay off the rocks, know the tides, be a wary swimmer.
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