SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 2017
STEM
cult for us to fit into a packed
curriculum and nights like this
allow us to capitalize on a kid’s
sense of wonder.”
STEM curriculum is impor-
tant, but the money to pay for
this type of event comes from
an endangered federal grant
program.
The
21st
Century
Community Learning Center
Grant is the source of funding
for all district after school pro-
grams for the past nine years.
Unfortunately, the current
administration has proposed
eliminating all federal funding
for after school programs to the
tune of 1.2 billion dollars.
This money currently sup-
ports after school learning
assistance, evening meal pro-
grams for students in need and
events like last weeks Science
Night.
The cuts to after school
learning programs are just part
of the administration’s pro-
posed reductions to the budget
for the Department of
Education, which, if enacted,
would total more than 9 billion
dollars less for next year.
Lisa Utz, special programs
director for the district, is con-
cerned with the proposed
reductions and hopes the fund-
from 1A
“STEM is a focus for us and
many other districts because it
incorporates multiple disci-
plines in projects. Students see
the connections between math
and science in the applications
of engineering and technolo-
gy,” Grzeskowiak said. “STEM
projects help students round
out a comprehensive learning
activity which includes com-
munication, critical thinking
and presentation skills.”
One of the more interesting
aspects of the evening was the
genuinely good time that adults
and students seemed to be hav-
ing.
The gym was filled with
long tables. Several types of
STEM related puzzles, exam-
ples and demonstrations were
placed end to end and next to
each other to encourage stu-
dents and parents to actually
pick up and hold the materials
or experiments.
“This is the fun stuff.
Learning how things work,
how parts fit together and how
to solve challenges and puzzles
are all very important to devel-
opment,” said Harklerode.
“However, they are very diffi-
ing for this type of event can
be replaced if the current pro-
posed budget reductions to the
Department of Education are
passed.
“This program only has one
more year of grant funding, it
is funded by a 21st Century
grant for after school pro-
grams. They provided the
funds to bring the STEM trail-
er to the gym, which has all
the interactive activities in it,”
Utz said. “A lot of people
have probably heard of this
grant because of the executive
order to cut them. So we are
trying to lobby for their con-
tinued funding, so we can
continue our after school pro-
grams and events like Science
Night.”
On a related note, Siuslaw
Middle School will be having
a STE(A)M Fair during
Rhody Days, with the addition
of “Art.” The fair will be
setup in the gym and open to
the public from 11 a.m. to 3
p.m.
There will be hands-on
activities for people to engage
in while they tour the student
project displays.
There will also be prizes for
those who complete all of the
activities.
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Investigation from 1A
In describing the events
that led up to Brickey’s death,
Perlow said,
“Brickey
had
been
disruptive
the entire
time he had
been in jail.
He was par-
David Brickey t i c u l a r l y
disruptive
the morning he was to be
released. Officer Larson went
to Mr. Brickey’s cell, No. 10,
to tell him, ‘You’re going to
be released today.’ Larson
went into the cell and was
attacked. He was beaten
unconscious.
“Officer Sansom heard
Larson’s cries for help and
ran down the hallway to Mr.
Brickey’s cell. She entered
the cell, then backed out to
get her Taser.
“Both Officer Larson and
Officer Sansom were severe-
ly assaulted. Inmates in the
jail were calling for help for
the officers and for an ambu-
lance to be called because
they believed those two offi-
cers were going to be killed.”
The entire event was cap-
tured in a disturbing in-house
jail video that shot one frame
every three seconds, creating
a jerky recreation of the bru-
tal attacks described by
Perlow.
According to Perlow,
Larson was lying unrespon-
sive on the floor of Brickey’s
cell outside of the camera’s
view. Brickey chased down
and assaulted Sansom as she
tried unsuccessfully to Taser
him.
“She was badly beaten. Her
head was slammed against
the concrete floor and her
head was stomped at that
point.
“She runs to get help and
Mr. Brickey chased her into
the booking area,” Perlow
said. “He was holding her by
her hair and punching her as
Sergeant Ott and Commander
Pitcher came in after hearing
her cries.”
Pitcher and Ott can be seen
on the video attempting to
Taser and subdue Brickey,
while Sansom tries to go back
into the cell and attend to
Coast Guard from 1A
acting
with
Children’s
Repertory
of
Oregon
Workshops, playing with
Siuslaw
Youth
Soccer
Association
and
being
involved with Scouts and addi-
tional sports and programs,
Coast Guard members and
their families are vital commu-
nity members.
“During the parade, it’s
good to show who we are —
that we’re out here,” Tregoning
said.
Station Siuslaw River
opened in 1917, with the first
officer in charge reporting that
December. Over the years, it
has protected the Siuslaw
River bar as a U.S. Lifesaving
Larson.
“Sergeant Ott and
Commander Pitcher tried
to physically constrain
Brickey. Tasers had been
deployed but were inef-
fective. After an approxi-
mate three-minute strug-
gle, Ott and Pitcher were Officer Ken
Officer
able to subdue Brickey
Larson
Stephanie
with handcuffs and ankle
Sansom
restraints,” Perlow said.
“Brickey was not hog tied, disruptive. There was a
he was not physically thread of bad behavior from
restrained in any way that him from minute one.”
would impair his ability to
Perlow said Brickey had
breathe,” she added.
prior arrests in Montana and
When paramedics arrived, California on assault charges
they began treating the two before moving to Florence in
badly beaten officers. Then, March. Since March, Brickey
according to Perlow, Ott has had several run-ins with
noticed that Brickey, who had Florence police.
quieted down, was unrespon-
Florence Police Chief Tom
sive.
Turner said, “The two offi-
“Ott began performing cers have been released from
C a r d i o p u l m o n a r y the hospital but unfortunately
Resuscitation (CPR) on they still have to make visits
Brickey,” Perlow said. “Then to the hospital. The head
the medics were summoned injuries are difficult to deal
over. Brickey had a pulse at with. We are very thankful
that time, but when he was that they are alive and sur-
transported to the hospital, he vived this event. They are on
succumbed. CPR was per- administrative leave for as
formed for another 30 min- long as it takes to recover.”
utes before Brickey was pro-
Grice said the eight-day
nounced dead at the hospi- delay in announcing the name
tal.”
of the deceased was that it
According to Perlow, an took time to locate and con-
autopsy was performed and tact Brickey’s family mem-
showed there were no serious bers in California.
injuries on Brickey from the
Turner said, “I am so
altercation. It did find that thankful that the officers sur-
Brickey had an enlarged heart vived this and that makes a
and had a severe blockage in great deal of this better than it
one of the arteries leading could have been. We look for-
from his heart.
ward to getting these officers
“The final results of the back up to speed and back to
autopsy will not be returned work.”
from the medical examiner
Being short-staffed during
until the full toxicology the busiest weekend of the
report is received,” Perlow year is also a concern for
said.
Turner.
“There were no injuries on
“We are dealing with this
Mr. Brickey that would have as well as can be expected.
caused his death. My assump- This is a small operation. We
tion is that he suffered a coro- have to immediately gear up
nary episode as a result of for
the
Rhododendron
exerting tremendous energy Festival this weekend, which
while assaulting the two offi- is our busiest weekend of the
cers and running through the year,” he said.
jail,” she added.
Turner said the department
IDFIT team member and could feel the support of the
Springfield Police Detective local community.
David Grice said, “There is
“It is always wonderful to
nothing to give us any sort of work in a supportive commu-
motive. We know that from nity. It has been a very unique
May 4, when he was booked and difficult situation, but we
into the Florence jail, until are persevering,” he said.
the moment that he was going
to be released, he had been
Service, as an outpost and as a
full station.
The station’s current build-
ings were built in the 1970s.
Tregoning plans to hold an
open house at the station some-
time later this year.
Tregoning said Rhody Days
kicks off summer activities for
Station Siuslaw River.
“Now that Rhody Days is
here, and now that halibut
openers are happening, we’re
in summer mode,” Tregoning
said. “We’re going to get more
involved in the public affairs
side.”
A full summer includes safe
boating classes; interagency
training with area EMTs,
police and hospitals; the Law
Enforcement Torch Run; and
increased training.
“We’re trying to promote the
interagency
support,”
Tregoning said.
This includes working with
Lane County Sheriff’s office to
learn area lakes better to help
prevent the loss of summer
recreationists.
For Tregoning, Rhody Days
starts a summer of fun with his
wife, Amy, and their children
Jon and Berkley.
“Every year I participate in
the motorcycle run and the kids
love the carnival. I like going
out and checking the car show.
I only get to see one aspect of
the parade, but it is definitely
worthwhile,” he said. “The
recognition for the Coast
Guard is overwhelming when
we go through the parade.”
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