Local Medics to receive medals of valor; Fishermen serving up seafood to fund ice machine; MS Cross Country runners acheive reinstatement...

Local Medics to receive Medals of Valor…

Two Western Lane Ambulance medics will awarded Medals of Valor in October for their lifesaving efforts in the Peace Harbor Hospital Emergency Room in March. EMT Paramedic Matthew House and EMT Intermediate Danielle Earle were delivering a patient to the E-R when a man already in the emergency department complained of feeling faint. House checked on him, as Earle continued to attend to their original patient. The second man lost consciousness and the heart monitor showed his heart rhythm was approaching dangerous levels. House immediately called for assistance from the Peace Harbor staff, but the Emergency Room Supervising Physician was already working on a life threatening situation. House assessed the situation and administered a shock using a defibrillator. The E-R doctor arrived a few moments later and supervised as House continued to provide emergency care. The second patient was eventually stabilized and transferred to another facility that had cardiac care available. The pair will receive their awards in Portland, October Second. The Oregon EMS Awards Program is intended to recognize excellence and honor those who’s acts and deeds stand out.

One method that the Siuslaw Fisherman’s Association has used to help raise money for the new commercial ice plant on the Old Town Wharf has been an annual seafood barbecue… This will be the third year.
207 – “It’s the fifth and sixth of September, on the Boardwalk with the Old Town Market. We’re going to have tuna and cole slaw, a bun, ear of corn, at ten bucks.”

Fisherman Bud Saulsgiver says the feed will run both days and in addition to food, they’ll have live music, silent and live auctions and drawings.

Outside fundraising and user fees will allow for the reinstatement of many sports programs at Siuslaw Middle School, but it was the effort put forth by members of the Cross Country and Track programs that impressed one donor in particular.
215 – “They just seemed overwhelmed and very supportive of these two particular programs and felt like it was just very amazing that these kids were out there really working as hard as they were, trying to earn their programs back.”

Rachel (ruh-SHELL) Krause-Campbell said the donor was impressed enough to write a significant check.
216 – “It was a thousand dollars and she wrote the check right there. And, I was… it totally blew us out of the water.”

Through the efforts of students, the Middle School Cross Country program was fully reinstated. Other sports, such as Varsity Baseball, Softball and Wrestling still need to make fund raising goals before they can return.