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THE ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2021
Oregon fi refi ghter helps save life
of runner at Boston Marathon
had traveled by bus to the start-
ing line with him. The doctor
struck Roth’s sternum, in a life-
Nick Haney ran a Boston Mar- saving attempt called a precordial
athon he will never forget.
thump, then Haney and the phy-
The Gresham fi refi ghter and sician assistant took turns giving
paramedic fi nished last week’s her chest compressions. The blu-
race more than seven minutes ish color in Roth’s face began to
slower than his goal of under 2 disappear, Haney said.
hours and 55 minutes, but he did
Within fi ve minutes of
help save a life along the way. And Haney’s arrival, an ambulance
in a twist, it turns out he knew the pulled up and the local paramed-
runner he saved — an acquain- ics took over. Not wanting to get
tance, Meghan Roth, from Min- in the way, he started running
nesota, whom he’d met
again.
through a mutual friend
“I just took off ,”
two years back.
Haney said. So did his
“It’s just so ran-
teammate, the physician
dom and wild,” Haney,
assistant. Together, they
35, told The Oregonian.
processed what had just
“What are the odds? Out
happened.
of 15,000-plus running,
“We talked about it
Nick Haney
and she went down? And
for the next few miles,”
I would be one of the peo-
Haney said.
ple who came to help?”
After a Boston hospital stay,
Haney and Roth have since Roth is now back at her Minne-
talked a few times and texted apolis area home recovering. On
back and forth.
Saturday, she posted a photo of
“Neither one of us has fully herself on Instagram beaming
been able to wrap our heads next to her 9-month-old son, say-
around it,” Haney said.
ing she is so happy to be home
The race was uneventful until with him. Although she wrote
about 7.5 miles in, when Haney that she can’t yet “completely
said he noticed someone stopped carry & hold” him, she is looking
on the course directing runners forward to healing quickly. She is
around a woman, who was on the hopeful, too, that she will be able
ground in cardiac arrest. Her face to train again.
was tinted blue. Two people were
Roth also has expressed her
performing CPR. Haney dove in immense gratitude to Haney.
to help.
When Haney posted a photo
“I didn’t even think about the of himself on Instagram cross-
race at that point,” said Haney, ing the fi nish line, he wrote: “I’ve
a fi refi ghter of 14 years, fi ve in more or less been at a loss for
Gresham. “There will be other words since Monday but what I
races. It was just ‘This person can say is, this one meant a lot
needs help.’”
more and I’ll never forget it!”
When he took a look at the Roth responded, “You saved my
downed runner, Roth, he realized life. I am forever grateful for
he knew her. He and a mutual you!!!”
running friend had had dinner
The story has spread in Min-
with Haney when they were in nesota, in Oregon and across the
Illinois for the 2019 Chicago nation and the running world.
Marathon. He saw her again at Haney’s local fi refi ghters union
the U.S. Olympic trials in 2020, has showered him with praise,
where she was competing and calling him “awesome.” The
Haney was there to watch other American Heart Association in
friends. Like Haney, Roth also is Oregon and southwest Wash-
in her 30s.
ington tweeted “Bravo, Nick
Shortly after Haney stopped Haney!”
to help Roth, a doctor stopped,
Haney said it was all a matter
then a physician assistant, who of chance.
Haney also knew because he
“Right place,” he said, “right
was a teammate of Haney’s and time.”
By AIMEE GREEN
The Oregonian
Dean Guernsey/The Bulletin
Melody Luloff organizes produce in the farm store at Rainshadow Organics.
Food trail highlights central Oregon agriculture
one in Hood River called the Fruit
Loop.
She is thrilled her farm is on the
new trail. It helps people fi nd her
farm, which like many other farms
is off the beaten path, she said.
“We are defi nitely not on a main
road,” Lawrence said.
“It’s a beautiful drive, but it’s not
really on the way to anything.”
The High Desert Food Trail was
created by the High Desert Food
and Farm Alliance and Travel Ore-
gon, which runs the Oregon Food
Trails. The new trail joins eight
other Oregon Food Trails through-
out the state, and is the second east
of the Cascade mountains.
A map of the trail is available on
the food and farm alliance website.
Annie Nichols, who organized
the trail for the food and farm alli-
ance, said brochures with the map
will be available at Travel Oregon
visitor centers across the state and
the Redmond Airport.
The goal is to promote the agri-
culture of central Oregon to visitors
and locals who may not be aware
how many food producers are in the
region, Nichols said.
“Central Oregon has this vibrant
food scene that I think a lot of peo-
ple, especially in western Ore-
gon, are not quite aware of,” Nich-
ols said. “We have this really cool
scene out here that we are trying
to highlight and package in a more
By KYLE SPURR
The Bulletin
A new self-guided tour through
the farmlands of central Oregon will
allow participants to enjoy the food
produced in the region. The High
Desert Food Trail, which launched
Friday, takes people on a tour of 45
diff erent stops through Deschutes,
Jeff erson and Crook counties.
The stops include farms and
ranches, craft beverage producers,
cooking schools and vineyards.
“We are really excited to col-
laborate with other farms in central
Oregon to share our rich agricul-
tural lands with our community and
visitors,’’ said Sarahlee Lawrence,
owner of Rainshadow Organics, a
200-acre farm outside of Sisters.
Lawrence, 39, was born at the
farm, which her family started in
1970. She and her husband, Ashanti
Samuels, opened a farm store on
the property in 2015. At the store,
Lawrence off ers meats, grains and
vegetables all raised on her farm.
Participants on the food trail are
encouraged to visit Friday and Sat-
urday each week, when the store is
open and meals are served, she said.
“We call it farm-driven cui-
sine,” Lawrence said. “We really
are cooking what we grow, and it
changes every week, every season.”
Lawrence is familiar with other
food trails in Oregon, including
exciting manner.”
Jeff Fox, who owns Sun Life
Farm outside of Prineville, said he
is eager to share his property with
visitors on the food tour.
Fox, who grew up in Salem and
worked around the country in web
development and logistics, bought
the 160-acre farm two years ago.
He was drawn to the views and rich
soil, where he now grows 7,000 lav-
ender plants. His farm also features
5 miles of hiking trails and an area
with 19 bee hives where he pro-
duces honey.
“That’s our biggest drive, to
really provide an experience at the
farm,” Fox said. “It’s experiencing
the life, experiencing the products
and experiencing the adventure of
the farm.”
Sun Life Farm is one of four
Crook County farms on the food
trail. Fox hopes people spend time
at his farm and then visit the others.
“We have a pretty good rep-
resentation for our portion of the
trail,” Fox said.
Fox’s farm relies on visitors, who
come to buy lavender and honey
and stop for a meal. He believes
the food trail will bring more peo-
ple, who otherwise wouldn’t know
to visit.
“I see that as the value in the trail
itself,” Fox said. “It does entice vis-
itors to the High Desert area to get
out and see more.”
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