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Polk County Sports, News
SCOREBOARD
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BOYS
BASKETBALL
CLASS 5A
MID-WILLAMETTE
Team
League
All
Lebanon
0-0
7-3
Central
0-0
6-3
Corvallis
0-0
6-4
Silverton
0-0
5-3
Dallas
0-0
4-5
South Albany
0-0
3-7
Crescent Valley
0-0
2-8
Woodburn
0-0
1-7
Tuesday, Jan. 6 Results
Churchill 78, Corvallis 74 (2OT)
Tualatin 67, Crescent Valley 46
Lebanon 63, Milwaukie 61
Silverton 63, Marist 47
South Albany 72, Hood River Valley 61
Woodburn 47, Aloha 44
Friday, Jan. 9 Results
Central 55, St. Helens 46
Hood River Valley 69, Woodburn 61
Saturday, Jan. 10 Result
Pendleton 75, Lebanon 52
CENTRAL 55, ST. HELENS 46
Friday’s Box Score
ST. HELENS (46) — Ruege 17, Hel-
gerson 9, Bumgardner 8, Poorman 6,
Galvin 3, Falk 2, Mulcahy 1, Alcazar,
Roxey Totals 12 17-27 46.
CENTRAL (55) — Fleming 13,
Bansen 12, Barba 11, Cable 8, Smith 6,
Eltelbany 2, Landers 2, Brinton 1, Stepp,
Barry. Totals 16 20-27 55.
St. Helens
10 19 9 8—46
Central
14 8 19 14—55
3-point goals — St. Helens 5 (Ruerge
4, Poorman 1); Central 3 (Bansen 2,
Barba 1).
Wednesday, Jan. 14 Games
Dallas at Woodburn
South Albany at Central
Corvallis at Crescent Valley
Silverton at Lebanon
Friday, Jan. 16 Games
Central at Dallas
Lebanon at Corvallis
Crescent Valley at Silverton
Woodburn at South Albany
Wednesday, Jan. 21 Games
South Albany at Dallas
Central at Crescent Valley
Corvallis at Silverton
Lebanon at Woodburn
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CLASS 2A
TRI-RIVER CONFERENCE
Team
League
All
Regis
3-0
8-5
Kennedy
2-1
11-3
Santiam
2-1
5-7
Western Mennonite
1-1
8-4
St. Paul
1-1
6-6
Central Linn
1-2
6-7
Perrydale
1-2
5-6
East Linn Christian
0-3
8-6
Tuesday, Jan. 6 Results
Central Linn 60, Perrydale 52
Regis 54, East Linn Christian 44
Santiam 34, St. Paul 31
Kennedy 47, Western Mennonite 42
Friday, Jan. 9 Results
Regis 41, Perrydale 32
St. Paul 46, East Linn Christian 25
Kennedy 56, Santiam 44
Western Mennonite 58, Central Linn 46
CENTRAL LINN 60, PERRYDALE 52
Jan. 6 Box Score
PERRYDALE (52) — Price 23, Jane-
sofsky 17, Trembly 6, Bailey 3, Barnes 3,
Bibler, Cruickshnk, Silver, Fairchild. To-
tals 18 13-22 52
CENTRAL LINN (60) — Hernandez
24, Brown 25, Debban 6, Nightingale 3,
Pettner 2, Wibbens, Barnes, Chapman.
Totals 24 6-11 60.
Perrydale
12 12 12 16—52
Central Linn
11 15 15 19—60
3-point goals — Perrydale 3 (Price 2,
Janesofsky 1); Central Linn 6 (Hernandez
4, Deban 2).
REGIS 41, PERRYDALE 32
Friday’s Box Score
REGIS (41) — Minten 13, Nieslanik
7, Schmitt 4, Reynolds 4, Brown 4,
Keudell 4, Piete 3, B. Woodcock 1, J.
Woodcock 1, Guzman. Totals 15 9-17
41.
PERRYDALE (32) — Price 14, Barnes
7, Fairchild 6, Bibler 2, Bailey 2, Janesof-
sky 1, Silver. Totals 11 8-17 32.
Regis
6 10 14 11—41
Perrydale
4 7 11 10—32
3-point goals — Regis 2 (Minten 1,
Reynolds 1); Perrydale 2 (Price 2).
Tuesday, Jan. 13 Games
Perrydale at East Linn Christian
Santiam at Central Linn
St. Paul at Kennedy
Western Mennonite at Regis
Friday, Jan. 16 Games
Perrydale at Western Mennonite
Central Linn at St. Paul
East Linn Christian at Kennedy
Regis at Santiam
Monday, Jan. 19 Game
Delphian at Western Mennonite
Tuesday, Jan. 20 Games
Santiam at Perrydale
Kennedy at Central Linn
St. Paul at Regis
Western Mennonite at East Linn Christian
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CLASS 1A
CASCO LEAGUE
Team
League
All
Country Christian
4-0
11-1
C.S. Lewis
3-0
5-8
Crosshill Christian
2-1
9-3
Willamette Valley Christ.
2-1
6-3
Livingstone Adventist
1-2
1-2
Falls City/Kings Valley
0-4
2-9
Jewell
0-4
0-13
Tuesday, Jan. 6 Results
C.S. Lewis 47, Falls City 35
Country Christian 44, Crosshill Christ. 31
Livingstone Adventist 66, Jewell 64
Thursday, Jan. 8 Result
Country Christian 86, Livingstone Adv. 20
Friday, Jan. 9 Results
Crosshill Christian 69, Falls City 34
Willamette Valley Christian 41, Jewell 30
Saturday, Jan. 10 Results
Falls City 46, Mohawk 30
Lowell 66, C.S. Lewis 53
Talmage 1, Haskell 1).
FALLS CITY 46, MOHAWK 30
Saturday’s Box Score
MOHAWK (30) — Cunnington 13,
James 7, Smith 6, Bigder 2, Brewer 2,
Culp, Rockuel, Sander. Totals 13 3-8
30.
FALLS CITY (46) — Sickles 16,
Yeager 15, R. Kempfer 7, T. Simmons
4, R. Simmons 4, Young, Loraine,
Smith, Na. Kempfer, Weems, Varney,
Hillard, Ni. Kempfer, Labrado. Totals
22 0-11 46.
Mohawk
12 2 2 14—30
Falls City
10 15 11 10—46
3-point goals — Mohawk 1 (James
1); Falls City 2 (Yeager 1, Kempfer 1).
Tuesday, Jan. 13 Games
C.S. Lewis at Jewell
Country Christ. at Willamette Valley Christ.
Livingstone Advent. at Crosshill Christian
Thursday, Jan. 15 Games
Falls City at Livingstone Adventist
Oregon School for the Deaf JV at Jewell
Friday, Jan. 16 Games
Country Christian at C.S. Lewis
Crosshill Christian at Will. Valley Christ.
Tuesday, Jan. 20 Games
Jewell at Falls City
C.S. Lewis at Crosshill Christian
Country Christian at North Douglas
Livingstone Advent. at Will. Valley Christ.
GIRLS
BASKETBALL
CLASS 5A
MID-WILLAMETTE
Team
League
All
Corvallis
0-0
7-3
South Albany
0-0
6-4
Woodburn
0-0
6-4
Central
0-0
5-4
Dallas
0-0
5-4
Silverton
0-0
4-6
Crescent Valley
0-0
3-6
Lebanon
0-0
1-9
Tuesday, Jan. 6 Results
Beaverton 51, Dallas 49
Central 58, Aloha 39
Corvallis 53, Churchill 29
North Eugene 42, Crescent Valley 37
Lebanon 53, Milwaukie 52
Silverton 49, Marist 47
South Albany 42, Hood River Valley 35
Woodburn 49, McKay 11
Friday, Jan. 9 Results
Forest Grove 58, Crescent Valley 46
St. Mary’s 53, Silverton 45
Saturday, Jan. 10 Result
Pendleton 65, Lebanon 48
BEAVERTON 51, DALLAS 49
Jan. 6 Box Score
BEAVERTON (51) — A. Christiansen
14, McConnell 10, Miller-Moylan 8, Stoll
8, T. Christiansen 4, Mueller 3, Chacon 2,
Smalley 2, Distifeno, Miller. Totals 21 5-
8 51.
DALLAS (49) — Zwicker 14, Fennell
11, E. Ronco 9, B. Ronco 5, Mitchell 4,
Tallon 3, Davis 3, Classen. Totals 14 16-
21 49.
Beaverton
14 10 14 13—51
Dallas
11 9 12 17—49
3-point goals — Beaverton 4 (T.
Christiansen 1, Miller-Moylan 1, Stoll 1,
A. Christiansen 1); Dallas 5 (Fennell 2,
Mitchell 1, B. Ronco 1, Davis 1).
CENTRAL 58, ALOHA 39
Jan. 6 Box Score
ALOHA (39) — Sibert 14, Nordberg
10, Kelsey 4, Hiev 4, Lange 3, Mustafic 2,
Fetahu 2, Rosencrance, Jenkins, Simovic.
Totals 13 8-13 39.
CENTRAL (58) — Hoffman 13,
Tapasa 10, Alvarez 9, Nash 8, Huffman 8,
Omlid 6, Webb 2, Girod 2, White, Hart-
ford. Totals 21 16-26 58.
Aloha
13 5 6 15—39
Central
8 20 12 18—58
3-point goals — Aloha 5 (Sibert 2,
Nordberg 2, Khiev 1); Central 0.
Tuesday, Jan. 13 Games
Woodburn at Dallas
Central at South Albany
Crescent Valley at Corvallis
Lebanon at Silverton
Thursday, Jan. 15 Game
Corvallis at Lebanon
Friday, Jan. 16 Games
Dallas at Central
Silverton at Crescent Valley
South Albany at Woodburn
Tuesday, Jan. 20 Games
Dallas at South Albany
Crescent Valley at Central
Corvallis at Silverton
Woodburn at Lebanon
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CLASS 2A
TRI-RIVER CONFERENCE
Team
League
All
Regis
3-0
12-1
Western Mennonite
2-0
9-4
East Linn Christian
2-1
11-3
Kennedy
2-1
10-3
St. Paul
1-1
9-3
Perrydale
1-2
6-4
Central Linn
0-3
4-9
Santiam
0-3
1-11
Tuesday, Jan. 6 Results
Perrydale 51, Central Linn 37
Regis 35, East Linn Christian 23
St. Paul 71, Santiam 23
Western Mennonite 57, Kennedy 41
Friday, Jan. 9 Results
Regis 42, Perrydale 32
East Linn Christian 47, St. Paul 39
Kennedy 70, Santiam 28
Western Mennonite 55, Central Linn 22
PERRYDALE 51, CENTRAL LINN 37
Jan. 6 Box Score
PERRYDALE (51) — Locke 24, S. Nel-
son 10, Mitchell 4, Newton 4, Perkins 4,
McGill 4, E. Nelson 1, Burbank, Pope,
Kennedy, Griffin, Starr. Totals 17 13-24
51.
CENTRAL LINN (37) — Wright 11, K.
Kaczmarek 8, McLaughlin 7, Vaughn 7,
Black 2, A. Phearson 2, Robb, Neuswan-
der, E. Phearson, C. Kaczmarek. Totals
11 12-16 37.
Perrydale
6 12 14 19—51
Central Linn
7 9 4 17—37
3-point goals — Perrydale 4 (Locke
3, Mitchell 1); Central Linn 3 (Wright 2,
Vaughn 1).
C.S. LEWIS 47, FALLS CITY 35
Jan. 6 Box Score
C.S. LEWIS (47) —Hager 22, Cody
10, Fredrick 7, Grobey 4, Rodsepp 4,
Blair. Totals 20 6-11 47.
FALLS CITY (35) — Simmons 13,
Sickles 8, Yeager 8, Weems 2, Labrado 2,
Simmons 2, Kempfer, Loraine. Totals 13
8-17 35.
C.S. Lewis
14 11 12 10—47
Falls City
7 11 8 9—35
3-point goals — C.S. Lewis 1 (Hager
1); Falls City 1 (Yeager 1).
Tuesday, Jan. 13 Games
Perrydale at East Linn Christian
Santiam at Central Linn
St. Paul at Kennedy
Western Mennonite at Regis
Friday, Jan. 16 Games
Perrydale at Western Mennonite
Central Linn at St. Paul
East Linn Christian at Kennedy
Regis at Santiam
Tuesday, Jan. 20 Games
Santiam at Perrydale
Kennedy at Central Linn
St. Paul at Regis
Western Mennonite at East Linn Christian
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CROSSHILL CHRIST. 69, FALLS CITY 34
Friday’s Box Score
FALLS CITY (34) — Yeager 11, Sim-
mons 9, Sickles 7, Loraine 2, Kempfer
2, Varney 2, Hillard 1. Totals 14 4-11
34.
CROSSHILL CHRISTIAN (69) —
Gille 15, Cubitt 11, Talmage 6, Isa. Ro-
driguez 6, Ism. Rodriguez 6, Holfman 5,
Haskell 5, Blackburn 4, Griffin 3, Overturf
2, Brockman 2, Cotler 2, DeJager 2. To-
tals 31 3-10 69.
Falls City
2 14 6 12—34
Crosshill Christ. 25 8 19 17—69
3-point goals — Falls City 2 (Sickles
1, Yeager 1); Crosshill Christian 4 (Gille 2,
Team
League
All
Country Christian
3-0
10-2
Willamette Valley Christ.
1-1
3-5
Falls City/Kings Valley
1-1
3-10
Jewell
1-2
3-9
Livingstone Adventist
0-2
1-2
Tuesday, Jan. 6 Results
Falls City 41, C.S. Lewis JV 7
Jewell 44, Livingstone Adventist 25
Willamette Valley Christian 44, OSD 27
Thursday, Jan. 8 Result
Country Christian 78, Livingstone Adv. 23
Friday, Jan. 9 Result
Willamette Valley Christian 31, Jewell 23
CLASS 1A
CASCO LEAGUE
FALLS CITY 41, C.S. LEWIS JV 7
Jan. 6 Box Score
C.S. LEWIS JV (7) — Trowbridge 7,
Swan, Espinosa, Huber, Grant, Com-
mack. Totals 3 1-4 7.
FALLS CITY (41) — Reynolds 8, Var-
ney 8, Davis 6, Ziola 6, Ellingson 5, Coker
4, Kidd 4. Totals 16 8-12 41.
C.S. Lewis JV
4 2 1 0— 7
Falls City
20 11 2 8—41
3-point goals — C.S. Lewis 0; Falls
City 1 (Ellingson 1).
Tuesday, Jan. 13 Game
Country Christ. at Willamette Valley Christ.
Thursday, Jan. 15 Games
Falls City at Livingstone Adventist
Portland Lutheran at Country Christian
Oregon School for the Deaf JV at Jewell
Friday, Jan. 16 Game
Falls City at Gaston
Saturday, Jan. 17 Game
McKenzie at Country Christian
Tuesday, Jan. 20 Games
Jewell at Falls City
Country Christian at North Douglas
Livingstone Advent. at Will. Valley Christ.
COLLEGE
BASKETBALL
GNAC MEN
Team
League
All
Western Oregon
5-1
13-3
Alaska Anchorage
4-1
8-7
Seattle Pacific
4-2
12-4
Central Washington
3-2
8-4
Northwest Nazarene
3-2
5-10
Western Washington
2-3
9-6
Alaska Fairbanks
2-3
5-8
Saint Martin’s
2-4
5-11
Simon Fraser
1-4
6-7
Montana State Billings
1-5
3-13
Thursday, Jan. 8 Results
Western Oregon 66, NW Nazarene 59
Western Washington 88, MSU Billings 68
Seattle Pacific 115, Simon Fraser 81
Central Washington 70, Saint Martin’s 68
Saturday, Jan. 10 Results
West. Oregon 78, Cent. Washington 74
Alaska Anchorage 76, Alaska Fairbanks 64
MSU Billings 111, Simon Fraser 104
West. Washington 68, Seattle Pacific 66
NW Nazarene 72, Saint Martin’s 68 (OT)
WOU 66, NNU 59
Thursday’s Box Score
NORTHWEST NAZARENE (59) —
Kinney 21, Hering 14, Birketoft 10, Rima
6, Massey 4, Wright 2, N’Diaye 2, Olivier,
Shedrick, Helgsen. Totals 22-52 10-13
59.
WESTERN OREGON (66) — Avgi 18,
Wiley 16, Alexander 11, Nichols 10,
Sarhan 8, Thomas 2, Hastings 1, Nestell,
DupreeTurner, Schriber, Thompson. To-
tals 24-59 12-15 66.
Northwest Nazarene
34 25—59
Western Oregon
31 35—66
3-point goals — Nor thwest
Nazarene 5-18 (Hering 4-8, Birketoft 1-4,
Kinney 0-1, Shedrick 0-1, Wright 0-2, N’-
Diaye 0-2); Western Oregon 6-17
(Alexander 3-5, Wiley 3-6, Sarhan 0-1,
Nichols 0-2, Thomas 0-3).
WOU 78, CWU 74
Saturday’s Box Score
CENTRAL WASHINGTON (74) —
Stroud 17, Dawn 12, Williams 11, Russell
9, Matthews 8, Rademacher 4, Roppo 5,
Rodgers 3, Jacobs 3, Vaughn 2. Totals
28-54 10-15 74.
WESTERN OREGON (78) — Avgi 23,
Wiley 10, Sarhan 10, Thomas 9, Dupree-
Turner 8, Nichols 7, Alexander 5, Hast-
ings 4, Schriber 2, Nestell. Totals 24-54
24-30 78.
Central Washington
38 36—74
Western Oregon
37 41—78
3-point goals — Central Washing-
ton 8-19 (Dawn 2-4, Williams 2-7,
Roppo 1-1, Jacobs 1-1, Russell 1-3,
Matthews 1-3); Western Oregon 6-15
(DupreeTurner 2-2, Wiley 2-4, Avgi 1-1,
Thomas 1-2, Alexander 0-1, Sarhan 0-1,
Nichols 0-4).
Wednesday, Jan. 14 Game
West. Washington at Cent. Washington
Thursday, Jan. 15 Games
Simon Fraser at Northwest Nazarene
Alaska Anchorage at Seattle Pacific
Alaska Fairbanks at MSU Billings
Saturday, Jan. 17 Games
Saint Martin’s at Western Oregon
Simon Fraser at Central Washington
Western Washington at NW Nazarene
Alaska Fairbanks at Seattle Pacific
Alaska Anchorage at MSU Billings
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GNAC WOMEN
Team
League
All
Alaska Anchorage
5-1
15-1
Seattle Pacific
4-1
12-1
Alaska Fairbanks
4-2
12-4
Western Washington
3-2
9-5
Simon Fraser
3-2
7-6
Central Washington
3-3
8-6
Northwest Nazarene
2-4
4-11
Montana State Billings
1-4
9-6
Saint Martin’s
1-4
4-9
Western Oregon
1-4
4-9
Thursday, Jan. 8 Results
Alaska Anchorage 79, Western Oregon 61
Simon Fraser 103, Northwest Nazarene 86
Alaska Fairbanks 85, Saint Martin’s 77 (OT)
West. Washington 76, Cent. Washington 68
Saturday, Jan. 10 Results
Alaska Fairbanks 74, Western Oregon 65
Alaska Anchorage 74, Saint Martin’s 47
Seattle Pacific 70, MSU Billings 60
Central Washington 66, Simon Fraser 54
West. Washington 85, NW Nazarene 66
AAU 79, WOU 61
Thursday’s Box Score
ALASKA ANCHORAGE (79) —
Mullings 19, Buchanan 15, A. Madison 9,
Robertson 9, Wright 8, Devine 6, J. Madi-
son 4, Dent 4, Afoa 3, Nelson 2. Totals
28-57 17-30 79.
WESTERN OREGON (61) — Motter-
shaw 17, Goddard 16, Howey 10, Os-
borne 9, Akins 6, E. Miller 3, Titus, J.
Miller, Bromagem. Totals 22-50 7-14
61.
Alaska Anchorage
35 44—79
Western Oregon
34 27—61
3-point goals — Alaska Anchorage
6-16 (Buchanan 5-7, A. Madison 1-2, De-
vone 0-1, Robertson 0-1, Dent 0-1, J.
Madison 0-4); Western Oregon 10-20
(Goddard 4-7, Osborne 2-5, Mottershaw
2-6, E. Miller 1-1, Akins 1-1).
AFU 74, WOU 65
Saturday’s Box Score
ALASKA FAIRBANKS (74) — Bulaya
21, Wilson 16, Skjold 12, Smith 10, Kirk 4,
Milton 3, Elleby 3, Toumson 2, Mainville
2, Childers 1, Williams. Totals 26-65 21-
29 74.
WESTERN OREGON (65) — Os-
borne 14, Mottershaw 12, Akins 12,
Goddard 9, Titus 8, E. Miller 5, Howey 3,
J. Miller 2, Bromagem. Totals 24-60 14-
22 65.
Alaska Fairbanks
37 37—74
Western Oregon
32 33—65
3-point goals — Alaska Fairbanks 1-
12 (Kirk 1-7, Elleby 0-1, Childers 0-1,
Skjold 0-1, Smith 0-2); Western Oregon
3-11 (Akins 1-2, Goddard 1-3, Osborne
1-4, E. Miller 0-2).
Thursday, Jan. 15 Games
Western Oregon at Western Washington
Central Washington at MSU Billings
Northwest Nazarene at Seattle Pacific
Saint Martin’s at Simon Fraser
Saturday, Jan. 17 Games
Western Oregon at Simon Fraser
Central Washington at Seattle Pacific
Northwest Nazarene at MSU Billings
Alaska Fairbanks at Alaska Anchorage
Saint Martin’s at Western Washington
Rookie: Monmouth’s Evans
sworn into office on Monday
Continued from Page 1A
His second and third pri-
ority would be to provide
local exemptions to Meas-
ure 5, which limits property
taxes to $10 per $1,000 of as-
sessed value. His idea is to
allow local communities the
ability to approve bonds
and levies for specific local
investments that would
make property taxes exceed
Measure 5’s caps.
“I don’t believe in the
same cookie cutter ap-
proach across the state, and
if a community says they
don’t want to pay more in
taxes for this service, that
should be their right,” Evans
said. “But I want to give
them the tools. I want to
make sure local govern-
ments have the tools they
need to succeed.”
Evans was sworn in and
officially began his first Leg-
islative session representing
District 20, whose bound-
EMILY MENTZER/ Itemizer-Observer
Paul Evans’ bookcase includes a stuffed beaver he has
taken with him all over the world, military service coins,
a folded American flag and a collection of books.
aries include most of Mon-
mouth, Independence and
West Salem, on Monday. He
replaces longtime State Rep.
Vicki Berger of West Salem,
who retired.
Polk County’s other new
face at the State Capitol,
District 23 Rep. Mike Near-
man, did not return several
attempts via phone and
email to contact him for this
story. He was not in his
Capitol office on Friday.
Flu: Vaccination still being
suggested for most people
Continued from Page 1A
Hillebrand said the num-
ber of people showing flu-
like symptoms — fever of
100 degrees or higher,
cough or sore throat —
began increasing around
Christmas. If that trend
holds and patterns follow
previous years, Oregon may
catch up to states with a
high level of cases.
“If the rest of the country
is (trending high), we proba-
bly will get there too, but that
remains to be seen,” he said.
So far this season, 10
cases of the flu were identi-
fied at West Valley Hospital
in Dallas and more than 100
cases were reported in the
West Salem area. Increased
flu activity prompted West
Valley’s parent company,
Salem Health, to limit visita-
tion to West Valley and
Salem Hospital to protect
patients, starting Jan. 2.
With the risk of contract-
ing the virus still very possi-
ble, Hillebrand recom-
mends precautions.
“The biggest message is
for people to continue to do
all those things we like to
see them do to prevent the
spread of the flu,” he said.
That includes covering
coughs and sneezes, proper
hand washing, and avoiding
those who are ill. Staying
home from work or school, if
possible, is recommended if
you are experiencing flu
symptoms. Even those who
don’t feel seriously ill should
take precautions around peo-
ple who may be more at risk.
“The flu is sort of a hitch-
hiker,” Hillebrand said.
“They can still spread the
virus to others.”
Due to the late emer-
gence of flu strain H3N2 —
the virus causing much of
the trouble — flu vaccines
may not be as effective.
Hillebrand still recom-
mends getting vaccinated,
especially for young chil-
dren, those older than 65,
and those with compro-
mised immune systems.
Hillebrand did note peo-
ple testing positive for the
virus aren’t just the very
young or older people, but
range across all ages.
He added that if people
see a doctor soon enough
(typically within 24 hours of
the onset of symptoms), an-
tiviral medication can be
prescribed to treat the flu.
You Can Help
Prevent the spread
of flu by doing the fol-
lowing:
• Cover your nose and
mouth with a tissue or
arm when coughing or
sneezing.
• Wash your hands
with soap and warm
water, especially after
you cough or sneeze.
• Avoid touching eyes,
nose or mouth, and
avoid close contact with
sick people.
• Stay home if you be-
come sick.
• Clean work and
household sur faces
often.
• Wear a mask if you
have a weakened im-
mune system.
• Ask friends and fam-
ily to get their flu shot.
• Get plenty of sleep,
eat well, and exercise.
For more information
about flu vaccinations,
contact your doctor or
Po l k Co u n t y Pu b l i c
Health Depar tment:
503-623-8175.
Source: Polk County Pub-
lic Health
Whites: Dental issues can
disrupt education process
Continued from Page 14A
She said those without in-
surance or adequate cover-
age could explore options
on the Oregon Health Plan
or coverage through the Af-
fordable Care Act.
Comerford contacted
Tigard-based Medical Teams
International and was sent a
packet of information on
how to organize a screening
and dental van. She then re-
cruited a local dentist,
Matthew Woolsey from Dal-
las, to provide donated den-
tal work for referred stu-
dents and community
members on Friday.
She collected donations
to pay for the van, and the
Perrydale Service Integra-
tion Team — a partnership
between Polk County, the
school district and local
agencies who coordinate to
provide resources to families
and individuals in need —
stepped in to pay for the re-
mainder.
Thursday, a group of vol-
unteers performed the
screenings and made refer-
rals when necessary.
The screenings, which
began at 1 p.m. with pre-
school students, were very
basic. Volunteers just shined
a flashlight in the mouths of
each child to look for cavi-
ties and other issues — and
later in the day, those com-
munity members who
showed up — and asked
them a few questions about
their brushing habits.
“Do you brush your teeth
every day?” Comerford
asked each of the students
JOLENE GUZMAN/ Itemizer-Observer
Volunteer Lindsey O’Connor checks Kelso Haught’s
teeth Thursday during a dental screening at Perrydale
School. Only a few students needed dental work.
she screened.
Depending on their an-
swers, she gave them a
“Good job!” or “You really
should brush every day.”
For the most part, the
kids passed the checkups,
but even finding the hand-
ful of children who did need
dental work helps.
“I’ve always been of the
belief that if students have
medical or dental issues, it’s
going to disrupt the educa-
tion process, so whenever
you can fulfill a need, it’s a
great opportunity,” said Per-
rydale Superintendent Eric
Milburn.
Milburn credited Comer-
ford’s hard work with bring-
ing the dental van to Perry-
dale.
“She did a great job of
providing this,” he said.
Thursday, only about a
dozen community mem-
bers attended the screening,
but Friday’s dental van will
be booked with 10 to 12 pa-
tients, students and com-
munity members. During
the hours open to the pub-
lic, Cover Oregon and Polk
County Family and Com-
munity Outreach represen-
tatives, as well as retired
Dallas School District em-
ployees, were on hand to as-
sist people with finding re-
sources.
Co m e r f o rd s a i d s h e
would like to organize at
least one screening and
dental van each year and
hopes that Thursday’s ini-
tial screening will help get
the word out to bring more
people in next year.
“There are people who
live on the outskirts of the
city limits who have trouble
just even getting screened
or knowing that some of
those services are available,”
she said.