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Wednesday, December 27, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon 11 Outlaws swim team improves Video: Train crew not using electronic devices By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent the locomotive was recorded traveling 78 mph (126 kph), according to the preliminary details of an investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board. The video recording “ended as the locomotive was tilting and the crew was brac- ing for impact.” The train was carrying 85 passengers and crew members as it made its inaugural run along a fast, new 15-mile (24-kilometer) bypass route. Officials have said previously that another person was inside the loco- motive’s cab being trained by the engineer. Federal investigators try- ing to determine the cause of the wreck have gathered data from the locomotive’s event data recorder as well as inward- and outward-facing train cameras. They have said their full investigation could take more than a year. NTSB board member Bella Dinh-Zarr said earlier in the week that the locomo- tive’s emergency brake went off automatically and was not manually activated by the engineer. By Phuong Le Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) – Video from the cab of the Amtrak train that hurtled off the tracks in Washington state, killing three people and injur- ing dozens, shows that the engineer did not appear to be using a cellphone or any other personal electronic device just before the derailment, federal investigators said Friday. The video and audio cap- tured from a camera facing inside the cab also revealed that the engineer was heard commenting about the train’s speed just before the train crashed while traveling more than double the posted 30 mph (48 kph) speed limit. But authorities did not provide a transcript of what he said, saying only in a summary of the comments that “about six seconds prior to the derail- ment, the engineer made a comment regarding an over- speed condition.” The video also showed that the engineer did not place the train’s brake handle in emergency-braking mode as In a week that saw the Sisters High School swim team swell to a total of 35 athletes, the Outlaws showed some strength to go with their depth in a triple dual held at Bend Swim Center on Tuesday, December 19 against Redmond and Ridgeview The Sisters girls beat Ridgeview 70 to 45, but the Panthers edged Sisters 73 to 72 in the team scoring. Top performances by the Outlaws included a big win by the 200-meter med ley relay team o f Meredith Mandal, Brook Robillard, Anna Bartlett and Hawley Harrer in a time of 2:33.43 to start the meet. Mandal came back with a win the 200-meter indi- vidual medley (2:47.75), while Harrer took top hon- ors in the 100-meter free- style (1:09.11). Bartlett took third in the same race and also picked up points with a runner-up finish in the 400- meter freestyle in 6:02.49. In the 200-meter free- style relay, Mandal, Bartlett, Robillard and Harrer picked up second place in a time of 2:09.99. Iris Diez also earned a second-place finish in the 200-meter freestyle, clock- ing 3:34.33. Robillard edged Caitlin Owen of Redmond by .3 sec- onds in the 100-meter breast stroke for an individual win with a time of 1:29.84. She finished the day as part of the victorious 400-meter freestyle relay along with teammates Diez, Mandal, and Harrer with a time of 5:16.76, 25 seconds ahead of runner-up Redmond. “Clearly our team lead- ers are setting a fine example of competitiveness for the younger swimmers on the team, but the newcomers are showing a lot of heart and promise,” said Coach Bryn Singleton. The boys don’t have quite the depth of experience as the girls but showed con- tinued improvement overall according to Singleton, los- ing to Ridgeview 78-36 and Redmond 118 to 23. Off-season training is paying off for sophomore Connor Crowe, who won the 200-meter freestyle in 3:13.45. Jackson Rheuben got third place in the 100- meter individual medley in 3:58.57, and came back with a second-place finish in the 50-meter freestyle in a time of 29.69 seconds. Rookie swimmer Tucker Higgins placed first in the junior varsity 50-meter back- stroke in 1:09, which was faster than the winner of the varsity race by just under a second. The boys finished the meet on a high note with a second-place finish in the 400-meter freestyle relay by Gator Haken, Connor Crowe, Sam Mayes and Jackson Rheuben in a time of 5:28.53. ...the newcomers are showing a lot of heart and promise. — Coach Bryn Singleton “I never dreamed we would have 35 kids on the team this year, but it’s turn- ing out to be both excit- ing and fun as they learn and grow together,” said Singleton. The Outlaws return to pool action on Saturday, January 6 at the Jay Rowan Invitational in Redmond. Servgng th e Sgsters, Camp Sherman and Black Butte Ranch Areas Ponderosa Properties R E A L T O R S 541-549-2002 A N D 1-800-650-6766 L LLC P R O P E R T Y M A N A G E M E N T www. P onderosa P roperties.com 221 S. Ash St., Sisters The Locals’ Chogce for Real Estate Sales Kevin R. 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