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Welcome Central Linn Alumni!
We invite you to browse our Website, get involved, check out the events below and get reconnected. Contact Theresa Wilhelm at the District Office for more information at
(541) 369-2813 ext. 3233 or via Email.
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Female wrestler broke barriers
February 19, 2012
By Jennifer Moody, Albany Democrat-Herald
Katie Babits was a softball standout during her years at Central Linn High School. But in 1997, the student from Shedd took on an additional sports title: wrestler.
The only female wrestler on the team at the time, she said it took her a while to gain acceptance. But by 2000, whenBabits was a senior, she told Democrat-Herald Young Voices writer Crystal Huff that her three years as a Cobra wrestler had inspired her to try the sport at the college level.
“I wrestled there for a year,” said Babits, now 29 and living in Springfield, Mo. “I placed in the top three in a number of tournaments, but my true love was always softball. I actually started wrestling to stay in shape for softball season when I was in high school.”
read more... (The full article is on democratherald.com)
| Class of 1965 January 14, 2012 
This photo, which includes some of the members of the Class of '65, was recently posted on Central Linn's Facebook page. Click here to view a larger version of the photo. |
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Business brisk for quilt shop
October 10, 2011
By Alex Paul, Albany Democrat-Herald
Mari VanderStelt
Photo provided by: Alex Paul @ Albany Democrat-Herald |
From trendy modern fabrics to classic patterns reminiscent of those used by settlers of the Willamette Valley, Mari VanderStelt's Yankee Dutch Quilting & Dry Goods has something for anyone who enjoys quilting.
"I love it," VanderStelt said of why she opened the shop in the former Calapooia Drive-In building at 106 E. Bishop Way, Brownsville. "I especially enjoy the people who quilt."
VanderStelt's shop has been open a couple weeks and she says business has been brisk. Its name comes from the fact that she is a "Yankee and my husband is Dutch," the Shedd native said. read more...
(The full article is on democratherald.com)
Bill Earls Photo provided by: Andy Cripe @ Corvallis Gazette-Times |
August 26, 2011
By Raju Woodward, Corvallis-Gazette-Times
One of your fellow Central Linn Graduates is building high-powered rockets!
"The rocket, dubbed Cobra in honor of his high school alma mater Central Linn, has taken a year to build and has cost him about $7,000. And when he launches it Sept. 16 in Black Rock, Nev., Earls said he expects it to travel at a top speed of Mach 3 (about 2,373 mph) and reach an altitude of 50,000 feet." read more...
(The full article is on gazettetimes.com)
Sydney Running ... you are an Ironman!
July 6, 2011
Article provided by The Times
Sydney RunningPhoto provided by The Times |
Sydney Running, lifelong resident of Brownsville, recently competed in her second Ironman competition in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. The Ironman is a three-event race without a break.
The first event consists of a 2.4 mile swim in the brisk waters, 55 degrees, of beautiful Lake Coeur d'Alene. Athletes exit the water and have a short beach run before transitioning to the 112-mile bike course through rural northern Idaho, which includes plenty of rolling hills. Finally, athletes run a full marathon, 26.2 miles, through downtown and along the bike path bordering the lake. Total miles for the event equal 140.6 of grueling length and harsh race conditions.
To be considered an Ironman, athletes must complete all three events within 17 hours. Race time begins at 7 a.m. — the mandatory swim cut off for the 2.4 mile swim is 2 hours 20 minutes, the bike cut off time is 5:30 p.m., and all finishers must complete their marathon by midnight. Sydney completed the swim in I hour 17 minutes and 42 seconds (1:17:42) placing her 28th in the 25-29 year old women's age group. After completing the 112 mile bike course with a time of 5:38:39, she bumped up to 5th place. Sydney maintained this place crossing the finish line with a 3:46:09 marathon run and completing with a total time of 10:48:17 (nearly shaving off I hour from last year's finishing time). She was 9th overall for the total number of 560 women completers for the event and ranked 212 out of 2,187 total men and women athletes. There were over 2,800 athletes to start the swim at 7 a.m.
Some history taken from Wikipedia ... The Ironman began as a debate to determine which athletes were more fit, runners or swimmers. It was determined the debate should be settled through a race combining the three existing long-distance competitions already on the island of Oahu: the Waikiki Roughwater Swim (2.4 mi) the Around-Oahu Bike Race (115 mi. originally a two-day event) and the Honolulu Marathon (26.2 mi.). Prior to racing, each athlete received three sheets of paper listing a few rules and a course description. Handwritten on the last page was this exhortation: "Swim 2.4 miles! Bike 112 miles! Run 26.2 miles! Brag for the rest of your life", now a registered trademark. Of the 15 men to start off in the early morning on February 18, 1978, 12 completed the race. Gordon Haller, a US Navy Communications Specialist, was the first to earn the title Ironman by completing the course with a time of 11 hours, 46 minutes, 58 seconds. The runner-up John Dunbar, a US Navy SEAL, led after the second transition and had a chance to win but ran out of water on the marathon course.
Anyone completing one of these races within the time limit is entitled to call themselves an Ironman (the term being gender-neutral). Syd was greeted and celebrated with a pit crew of friends and family at the finish line. After recovering and returning home she says, "I could not have had the most amazing, focused, well-executed race of my life this weekend without the incredible support of my friends and family. I could not have been happier with my performance, and I'm so glad I could turn your help into A MAJOR IRONMAN THROWDOWN."
Her friends and family could not be more proud!
40-foot Cobra Dome Mural
December 20th, 2010
Over the years, Central Linn High School students, as groups or as individuals, have left lasting contributions to future generations of students and to the community. As a part of senior project class, many students have done community service projects that have enhanced school grounds or facilities. Rooms have been painted; display cases built, benches, gardens, a patio, and even a time capsule are some of the legacies left by past students. When completed, each project was admired and appreciated, but this year the contribution of one student warranted an unveiling and public dedication. The circumstances were unique and the project was spectacular.
The 40-foot Cobra Dome Mural looms high above the gym floor, with striking cobra and lightning bolts, it threatens athletic opponents and strengthens the home team. But the student artist, who used over 80 cans of spray paint and spent over 40 hours on the project, is far from a hometown boy. Mathias Hansen is a foreign exchange student from Denmark. At Central Linn for just three months before sharing his talents and training with the community, Mathias proposed the project first to school administration, and then to the school board, who welcomed the idea. Immediately after the school board meeting, a teacher in attendance, donated $100.00 for supplies. The Associated Student Body Government held a fundraiser and the work began within two weeks. Mathias completed the project before the first home basketball game and the Cobra was presented to the cheers of a full Cobra Dome.
At the end of this school year, Mathais and the six other exchange students (four boys and three girls total) from around the world will return to their homes far away, but the impact of their visit will be felt, and seen, for years to come. As we welcome different cultures into our community we are enriched by the perspectives and talents of those individuals who have come to the United States to learn more about us. It is my sincere hope that they take away as much as they have given.
The Cobra Dome was painted by Mathias Hansen
Tinker-Hatfield Ceremony
November 5th
Central Linn's Football Stadium is now called the Tinker-Hatfield Stadium!
Thank you for your donation to our school.
About Tinker Hatfield...
He is the renowned designer of many of Nike's most popular and innovative athletic shoe designs, including the Air Jordan III. Hatfield grew up in Halsey in Linn County, Oregon, and graduated from Central Linn High School. In high school he was an all-state selection as basketball player, football player, and an All-American in track and field, leading to him being named as the athlete of the year in 1970 for high school athletes in Oregon. He then attended the University of Oregon where he ran track for coach and Nike co-founder Bill Bowerman, and at one time had the pole vault record at the school. Academically, he studied architecture and graduated from the University of Oregon School of Architecture. He joined Nike in 1981 and in 1985 started working on shoe design.
Alumni Help Central Linn
August, 2010
In August 2010, Alumni from the class of 1970 participated in a service project at the high school. Several alums spent a morning cleaning windows and power-washing the sidewalk and walk-in freezer in the front of the high school.
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