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Hometown Hero
Lifesaver • (center) Taelyn Nilson receives first place in Job Skills Demonstration at last year's SkillsUSA Middle School Conference. On Dec. 19, Nilson put the skills she demonstrated - cardiopulmonary resuscitation - to use, saving the life of an infant. Nilson is a freshman at Summerland Public School.
When an infant needed a lifeline, a 15-year-old Ewing teen sprang into action without hesitation.
Little did Taelyn Nilson know the CPR skills she acquired through SkillsUSA - a career and technical education organization at Summerland Public School - would save a life on a cold December night.
"I just thought it would make a good speech," Nilson said.
On Dec. 19, after a basketball game in O'Neill, Nilson opted for a ride home with her mom instead of the school bus, craving a McDonald's $5 meal deal.
"I wanted McDonald's, so I rode home with my mom," she said.
While in her upstairs bedroom, T...
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