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THE SPOKESMAN • WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 2021 P5 PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL Index Ravens rolling Continued from P1 Ridgeview caps off first week of ‘winter’ season with wins BY BRIAN RATHBONE The Bulletin REDMOND — Friday night’s game between Rid- geview and Summit girls basketball teams started not with a tipoff, but with Sum- mit passing the ball in to start the game — a sight as strange as starting a shortened winter sports season weeks before Memorial Day. While certain aspects of life prior to COVID-19 are trending toward normalcy, the effect of the pandemic on high school sports has taken a toll. Whether because of the unusual overlap of sports sea- sons this year or COVID-19 complications sending high school athletes into quaran- tine, high school basketball teams are taking longer to find their competitive form — or even field full rosters — after a 14-month hiatus.“We are just grateful to be playing, grateful to have our people in the stands,” said Summit girls basketball coach Lynette Landis. “I think Monday we will have our full team avail- able. We haven’t had that.” Ridgeview won its sec- ond game over Summit in as many days Friday evening, beating the Storm 49-43 to start the season after its state tournament campaign more than a year ago with two wins. Faye Davis led the Ravens with 21 points while fellow senior Paige Pentzer jump- started the ravens with eight of her 10 total points com- ing in the opening quarter. Sophomore Rose Koehler led the way for Summit with 17 points while Mimi Dioguadri added 11. “For not playing for over a year, I am super impressed and I am happy with how it is starting off,” said Ridgeview coach Alicia Love follow- ing the win. “We are miss- ing some kids so it is a good feeling to know that there are more coming in and we are still playing at a high level.” Friday’s game showed Ryan Brennecke/The Bulletin Ridgeview High School’s Faye Davis (44) attempts a shot against Summit High School at Ridgeview on Friday night. how the high school sports world is beginning to sway back to normal for players, coaches, officials and fans who are vaccinated. Vacci- nated players did not need to wear masks while playing. All three officials were maskless as well. As were a large por- tion of the fans in attendance. Per the guidelines of the Oregon Health Authority and the Oregon School Activi- ties Association, people who are fully vaccinated do not need to wear masks at ath- letic competitions. To be fully vaccinated it takes two weeks after the final dose of the vac- cine. High school students have only recently been able to receive the vaccine. Until then, anyone play- ing, officiating or attending a high game who has not been vaccinated must still wear a mask.“It is crazy to see peo- ple in the stands not wear- ing masks, then you look on the court and all the players that are working are wearing them,” said Love. While most of the region’s teams have started the final leg of the high school sports year, two suffered serious setbacks less than a week af- ter starting. The Bend High girls basketball team has yet to play a game this spring be- cause COVID-19 outbreak sent all but a handful of play- ers into quarantine. The Lava Bears are set to play their first game since March of 2020 on Thursday against Summit. e e Reporter: 541-383-0307, brathbone@bendbulletin.com OBITUARY Alvin Clair “Lad” Lash July 1, 1930 - May 14, 2021 Alvin “Lad” Lash passed away in Redmond, OR at his home on May 14, 2021. Lad was born July 1, 1930 to Orville and Mary (Saunders) Lash in The Dalles, OR. He graduated from the Dalles Union High School 1948. He enlisted in the US Navy from 1948-50. He then worked for ODF in the Dalles. He met and married Donna M. Strixner Nov 27, 1955 in The Dalles. He went on to work at the Dalles Fire Department. They had a son Steve in 1955, a daughter Cindy in 1957 and another son Brian in 1960. In the pursuit of an avia} on career, and av er his second trip to Alaska û ying airplanes he rebuilt, Cal Butler <Butler Aircrav = hired him in the Spring of 1965 to û y as a crop duster in the spring and a tanker pilot in the summer. In 1979 Lad started Sherman Avia} on in Wasco, OR. he operated the business un} l 1994. He re} red from Butler Aircrav at the end of the û re season 1997. He was 67 years old û ying a C-130 air tanker number 67. He loved his 7s. Av er his re} rement Lad went on to build numerous aircrav and cars, something he had always done and loved. He enjoyed trips with Mom in their RV to visit friends and especially their annual two week spring trip to Forest Creek in the Mount Hood Na} onal Forest. In Lad9s earlier days he loved hun} ng, û shing, horseback riding, backpacking and camping. He was preceded in death by his loving wife Donna on June 8, 2014. He is survived by his children Steve and Becky Lash, Cindy and Robert Meyers and Brian and Kris} Lash, six grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. A celebra} on of life will be June 5, 2021 at the American Legion Community Park, 850 SW Rimrock Way, Redmond, OR. Starts at 1:00 PM } ll 5:00 PM. Despite adding more jobs, the region still has 4,400 fewer jobs this first quarter. Duy said it was perplexing to have fewer jobs given the tight labor mar- ket in Central Oregon. “If you look at the underly- ing indicators, the shock to the economy is behind us,” Duy said. “We’ll continue to see con- tinued improvement in the form of job growth and that’s what people care about. The upside here and there’s a lot of potential, for job growth to pick up in the sectors most impacted.” The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate, accord- ing to the Oregon Employ- ment Department, was 6.6% in March, down from 6.8% in February, but still higher than it was pre-pandemic when the Deschutes County unemploy- ment rate was 3.3%. On Friday, Deschutes County moved into the lower risk category, which allowed for more dining-in and fitness capacity and more social gath- ering. The county achieved 65% vaccination rate among those 16 and older, a level set by of Gov. Kate Brown. If the growth continues, Duy said, the forecast for the economy is rosy in the months ahead. “The tourism and travel sector did recover, clearly people have flocked to the area and that reflects the outdoor amenities,” Duy said. “We’ve been coming out of this (recession) econom- ically for a while, now it’s more light at the end of the tunnel. e e Reporter: 541-633-2117, sroig@bendbulletin.com OBITUARY Carole Joyce Grover September 8, 1931 - May 10, 2021 Carole Joyce Grover passed away May 10, 2021 in Eugene, Oregon. Carole was born September 8, 1931 in Woodland, Washington to Ralph and Geneva Rhodes. She spent a happy childhood in the Beaverton, Oregon area with her parents and three sisters. They vaca} oned in Long Beach, WA every summer. She married George Wat s on September 15, 1950, and they raised their six kids in Redmond, Oregon. She really enjoyed sewing clothes for her kids, canning vegetables from their garden, and their many cats. She also enjoyed playing the piano at church where she was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Lat er-day Saints. In 1969 she returned to school and received her teaching degree from Southern Oregon University in Ashland, Oregon. Carole taught 3rd grade at Lynch school in Redmond for 21 years. Carole married Wally Grover in 1991. They lived in Bend, Oregon and then moved to Newport, Oregon. Living on the coast was always her dream, and she was able to fulû ll that dream and lived there for 13 years. One of her favorite things was taking walks on the beach with family and friends or even by herself and ea} ng clam chowder and seafood. Cooking, shopping, researching her family genealogy, quil} ng, and croche} ng were some of her talents and hobbies. She enjoyed sharing these talents with others, including making quilts for her children and afghans for her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Carole also really enjoyed traveling abroad. Playing cards was another one of Carole’s favorite things to do. She played pinochle and taught her friends and family to play four-card and nine-card golf, among many other games. Carole was a joy to be around and will be missed dearly. She is survived by her husband, Wally Grover, her children, Chris (Brian) Plat , Sue (Scot ) Richey, Julie Wat s, Brian (Camille) Wat s, son-in-law Don McClaû in, many grandchildren and great- grandchildren, her sisters Nan Thompson, Charlene Mills, Geri Sly. She is preceded in death by her son Craig Wat s, and daughter Terri McClaû in, mother Geneva Rhodes, father Ralph Rhodes, and grandson Steve Plat . A graveside service was held on Saturday, May 22, 2021 at 10:00 am at Redmond Memorial Cemetery.