FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 2017
THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS — 7
Outdoors / Sports
Shrine Game co-captains
announced for 2017
Submitted Photo.
Submitted Photo.
Payton Gregory.
Jordan Nerski.
Jordan Nerski.
Jordan Nerski is an 11
year-old boy that fancies
himself the neighborhood
handyman.
He’s often found helping
his granddad out in the
garage or any neighbor
that needs help around the
house or outside.
He’s a very busy boy
that loves to be active and
helping others. He’s played
soccer, Lacrosse, flag
football with neighbors,
baseball and would love to
start Football in the fall.
Jordan has been in Boy
Scouts for the last few
years and worked really
hard to get his Arrow of
Light patch.
He is a very driven little
man and is one of those
kids that has an old soul
that is forever giving and
loving.
He would stay to help
out rather than play with
other kids and was seen
more times last year at the
Shrine Center than even
some adults.
Jordan also has a huge
heart for anyone be it a
baby or elderly person, he
will make time for you.
Some of his goals is to be
become babysitter certified
so he can watch kids at the
Shrine Center for events,
and to eventually become a
Shriner.
He’s waiting for the day
he can join DeMolay.
If he could find a way
to volunteer at the Shrine
Hospital every day, he
would be there with a
smile and a happy heart.
He has made some good
friends with past co-Cap-
tains and he’s excited to be
a part of this process.
Payton Gregory.
Payton is an 11 year-old,
that is a 6th grader at Elton
Gregory Middle School
in Redmond. Payton has
2 older brothers, Trey is
16 and Landon is 14, and
of course Mom and Dad.
Payton is actively involved
with Crossfit at Triumph
Fitness. He also loves to
play soccer and basketball
and loves to swim! Payton
wants to play football for
the Oregon Ducks one
day. He loves the Denver
Broncos (Peyton Manning)
and Camo!
It means a lot to Payton
to be the East Co-Captain
of the East-West Shrine
All-Star Football Game,
Shriners has helped him be
independent and has given
him the ability to play
sports and be active.
Payton was born with a
condition called Arthro-
gryposis, this means some
of his joints don’t move
as much as normal. The
muscle around these joints
are very minimal. He
was born 6 weeks early at
Legacy Emmanuel, weigh-
ing only 5 lbs. 2 oz and 17
inches long.
He had to stay in the
hospital for a week, while
the doctors ran a lot of
tests. There is no cause for
Arthrogryposis, and typi-
cally it never gets worse.
Payton started casting at
just 6 weeks old for his
clubbed feet.
When Payton was about
a year old, his mom and
dad learned about Shriners
Hospital - Portland, and
made his first appointment,
where they met Dr. Suss-
man!
When Payton was about
1 1/2 he had his first
surgery at Shriners where
they put pins in both of his
feet to correct the club feet.
Payton had the cast on for
4-6 weeks.
From that point on, he
has gone to Shriners every
6 months for checkup/
clinic appointments where
he meets with Dr. Sussman
and his Care Coordinator
to decide the next step in
his treatment (x-rays, pic-
tures, clinic, getting new
AFOS, picking out new
crutches, and of course,
checking out the 7th floor
playground).
Since Payton’s first ap-
pointment he has had 4
major surgeries there. Pay-
ton’s second surgery was
to remove one of the pins
that didn’t want to come
out naturally. He then had
a surgery that was to redo
the pins, his club feet were
very stubborn.
At that time he was in
casts for 12 weeks.
His last surgery was
to place pins in his knees
and another pin put in one
of his feet that still didn’t
want to correct.
That was the hardest
surgery of them all, he was
in so much pain and could
no longer be the active boy
that he was used to being.
Every surgery, every
clinic appointment has
been very successful and
the doctor is always very
open to every option
about Payton’s treatment.
Payton more than likely
will always need assistance
to walk, either crutches
or wheelchair and AFO’s,
But he could very likely
surprise everyone someday
and walk without assis-
tance.
Payton’s experience at
Shriners Children’s Hospi-
tal - Portland has exceeded
the expectations and his
family couldn’t ask for
a better place to treat his
condition.
Thank you Shriners
Hospital for Children -
Portland!
Meet East Queen Cymbrie Lagao
My name is Cymbrie
Lagao and I am your 2017
East Shriner All-Star
Queen. I am 17 years old
and will be a jr this up
coming year at RPA High
School.
Here are some things
about me...I enjoy reading,
DC comic superheroes,
Yu-Gi-Oh cards, RWBY,
and my all time favorite is
Harry Potter. I also enjoy
hanging out in my room
listening to music and writ-
ing stories. I enjoy swim-
ming and playing com-
puter games on my iPad
and Computer as well. My
favorite foods are nachos,
tacos, and quesadillas. My
favorite drinks are Apple
juice and Lemonade.
Guess you can say I'm a
normal teenager.
I have a great family!
They are all supportive
and love me a lot. I have
four sisters; Angel, Kelsey,
Codie, and Cylie. My mom
and dad are Phil and Heidi
Lagao. We live in Sisters,
Oregon and spend our
summers and days off in
Baker City at my Nanny
and Pappa's.
I really enjoy hanging
out with Shadow. He is
my ASD-Asperger service
Breaded Dragon. . She and
I like to hang out and read.
She spends all of his time
with me, is one of my best
friends.
You Shriners are amaz-
ing and I feel so lucky
to have you in my life.
Without you, I would not
have my fingers today. Let
me tell you a little about
why I went to the Portland
Shriners Hospital.
A couple years ago
I was climbing on the
freshly stacked hay in the
hay barn at my Nanny and
Pappa's. As I was com-
ing down I slipped and in
doing so, I reached out to
stop myself from fall-
ing and I grabbed the tin
metal roofing ledge. It was
sharp, it cut my four finger
to the bone on my right
hand. At the time, I did not
know how bad it was, I
then started running to the
house for help. My sisters
Codie and Cylie helped
me and called 911. I would
like to thank them now,
without their quick think-
ing I would not be here
today. I then took a ride
in the ambulance to Baker
Hospital.
Once there, the Baker
Hospital doctors said it
was too bad for them to
fix and I needed to go to
Boise Hospital for surgery.
We then took off to Boise
to get my hand fixed, six
hours later in surgery they
were able to reattach my
fingers.
Submitted Photo.
Cymbrie Lagao.
I then started rehab at
Portland Shiners Hospital.
During rehab they were
great and wonderful. Lisa
is my rehab therapist, she
is supportive and helps me.
While there, they helped
me learn to write, pick up
small objects, and hold
items again.
Five years later I have
90 percent usage of my
hand. I had surgery in Oc-
tober two years ago. With
hard work and dedication
the shiners, and my family
we were able to get 90%
back and 105% feeling in
my tips where I did not
have before.
I have always been
around the Shriners and
East-West game. I am
super excited to be able
to have this opportunity
and honored to be the East
Queen again. Thank you
for coming and supporting
our amazing hospital and
making all of this pos-
sible for all of us that are
patients.
I love the Shriners and
all they do for kids like me
and others. You don't just
fix the injury, you help us
all regain the confidence
we lost. With your help I
have become confident and
sure of myself to be able
to stand up in front of you
today.
Thank you all!
Ladies golf
and bridge
The Quail Ridge Ladies Golf and Bridge scores for
June 21, 2017 are:
Golf Winners: 1st Flight Myrna Evans; 2nd Flight
Kathy Hopkins; and 3rd Flight Roxanne McAdams.
Birdies: Myrna Evans
Bridge Winners: 1st Della Steele; 2nd Judy Karstens;
and 3rd Carmen Ott.
For June 28, 2017:
Golf Winners: 1st Flight Jennifer Godwin; 2nd Flight
Sammye Linzel and 3rd Flight Carol Irvine.
Bridge Winners: 1st Joan Colton; 2nd Judy Karstens;
and 3rd Sandy Payton.
For July 5:
Golf Winners: !st flight Linda Taylor; 2nd flight Kathye
Corn; and 3rd Flight Myrna Evens.
Bridge Winners: 1st Joan Colton; 2nd Betty Combs;
and
3rd Carol Arnstein.
For July 12:
Golf Winners: 1st Flight Linda Taylor; 2nd Flight
Kathye Corn; and 3rd Flight Carol Irvine.
Birdie Judy Karstens
Bridge Winners: 1st Marlene Cross; 2nd Kathy Eidson;
and 3rd Janice Smull.
For July 19:
Golf Winners: 1st fight Tie for 1st place Jennifer God-
win and Linda Taylor; 2nd Flight Tie Kathye Corn and
Margo Kenworthy; and 3rd flight Carol Irvine.
Birdie Jennifer Godwin
Bridge Winners: 1st Shirley Dodson; 2nd Martha Cas-
sidy; and 3rd Carol Irvine.
For July 26:
Golf Winners: 1st Flight Jennifer Godwin and Myrna
Evans; 2nd Flight Karen Wollard; and 3rd Flight Carol
Irvine.
Birdie: Jennifer Godwin
Bridge Winners: 1st Della Steele; 2nd Carol Arnstein;
and 3rd Judy Karstens.
Fall salmon
season opens
The popular Buoy 10 fishery at the mouth of the
Columbia River opens on Tuesday, Aug. 1 with a mixed
forecast for Chinook, coho and steelhead returns.
The biggest change for the 2017 fall season are restric-
tions on steelhead retention which include area-specific,
1-2 month steelhead retention closures and a one steel-
head bag limit when retention is allowed.
Facing low expected returns of upriver summer
steelhead, fishery managers adopted a series of “rolling
closures” that progress upriver following the steelhead
return to reduce the take of both hatchery and wild fish.
All steelhead (hatchery and wild) must be released as
follows:
Buoy 10 upstream to The Dalles Dam during Aug. 1-31
The Dalles Dam upstream to John Day Dam during
Sept. 1-30
John Day Dam upstream to McNary Dam during Sept.
1 - Oct. 31
McNary Dam upstream to Hwy. 395 during Oct. 1 –
Nov. 30
Night angling is also prohibited except for registered
anglers targeting Northern pikeminnow.
A total of 614,000 Chinook are expected to enter the
Columbia this fall, which is slightly less than last year’s
actual return of 642,000 returning Chinook. The Buoy 10
fishery is the first Columbia River area that will encoun-
ter returning fall salmon. Effort and catch in other sec-
tions of the mainstem will build as the season progresses.
Chinook retention seasons will vary by area to remain
within harvest quotas.
Coho returns are predicted to be improved this year,
with 319,000 adult coho expected to enter the river
mouth, versus last year’s actual return of 196,000. Hatch-
ery coho retention is expected to remain open throughout
the fall season.
The Buoy 10 fishery is scheduled to be open for reten-
tion of any adult Chinook salmon through Sept. 4 with
a two fish/one Chinook daily adult bag limit. Chinook
retention is expected to be closed during Sept. 5-30.
From Tongue Point upstream to Warrior Rock, reten-
tion of any Chinook will be allowed through Sept. 7, with
a two fish/one Chinook daily adult bag limit. Chinook
retention will continue from Sept. 8-14, but only for
hatchery Chinook.
From Warrior Rock upstream to Hwy. 395 (Pasco,
Wash.), Chinook retention is scheduled to be open all fall
with a two fish/two Chinook daily adult bag limit.
A complete summary of 2017 Columbia River fall regu-
lations are available on the ODFW website.
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